Writing Dark Tales for Dark Times
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This is no ordinary werewolf novel but a complete re-imagining of Bronte’s Jane Eyre. There are monsters in that book, the most memorable being Edward Fairfax Rochester, a wolf of a totally different order.
Fast forward into the present day andyou’ll find The Last Wolf of Thornfield is not a complete retelling. There is no woman, monstered and mad, held captive in its third floor attic. There is no whiff of bigamy. But there are resonances. The novel is, essentially, still a dark, gothic romance. But at its heart, it is also a full-blooded werewolf of Edward Fairfax, handsome and brooding, who hates what he is and is determined his line should not continue; and of his battles with a remotely related Highland pack which, since he refuses to take a mate, would wrest Thornfield from him and continue the line without him.
So far, so straightforward. Until a young woman, Jane Reid, arrives at the Hall not knowing what she really is or where her true origins lie.
… and that changes everything.
THE FLAMMARK SERIES OF SUPERNATURAL THRILLERS
When Angels Fear
Book One of the Flammark series
A woman escapes from a terrifying past only to find the village she runs to has problems of its own.
Exhausted, desperately seeking sanctuary, Emma arrives at the pretty English village of Flammark. But she cannot rest. A strange sleeping sickness stalks the village and a young woman has disappeared.
Why won’t the police investigate?
As events unfold, Emma becomes embattled yet again, compelled to fight for her life against a deadly curse linked to a past about which she had no knowledge. She is the only one able to vanquish the evil, but doing so will entail confronting an horrific and all-too-familiar enemy. The question is … will she be strong enough?
Signed copies of *Angels* are availabe to buy from my Etsy shop, Sigilhouse Press
ANIMUS
Book Two of the Flammark Series
It’s midsummer. Months after Emma vanquished the Blackstone curse, she still hasn’t decided where her future lies …
… or whether she wants Westen to be part of it.
And what about the earth tremor that came from Seely Tor?
Something is not right in the under-Flammark, something that’s about to arrive which is far deadlier than the spirit she and her friends battled last year.
And one of them has changed …
Signed copies of *Animus* are availabe to buy from my Etsy shop, Sigilhouse Press
The Witch and the Faithless
Book Three of the Flammark Series
While the police are on the hunt for a serial killer, Emma and her friends discover a witch is on the loose. It seems highly unlikely the two developments are unconnected.
They are at a loss to understand why the witch has come to plague the village and, worse, how to get rid of it – though all the signs point to a Blackstone influence. If only Will would come back to help them! But there seems little chance of that.
And of course, the very last thing they can do is tell Westen…
Signed copies of *The Witch* are available to buy from my Etsy shop, Sigilhouse Press
THE LAST SENTINEL
Book Four of the Flammark Series
Deadly shape-shifters, heart-rending ghost-walks, dodgy school inspectors and more are waiting for you inside this short anthology of ten weird and spooky tales. Those familiar with The Flammark Series will be in for a treat as they revisit that most cursed of villages to meet characters they won’t have come across before. With one exception…The final tale is the origin story of the Tarot savant, Darius Thorne, who plays a central role in book four of the Flammark series, The Last Sentinel.
And if you’re not familiar with Flammark, no problem. Each story stands alone and does not depend on a prior reading of the series.
Have fun….
Signed copies of *The Witch* are available to buy from my Etsy shop, Sigilhouse Press
ALL FOUR BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE FROM MY ETSY SHOP – ALL SIGNED -WITH AN INCREDIBLE 12% DISCOUNT!
Love Flammark?
Why not try the companion collection of short stories, Wyrde Flammark?
Deadly shape-shifters, heart-rending ghost-walks, dodgy school inspectors and more are waiting for you inside this short anthology of ten weird and spooky tales. Those familiar with The Flammark Series will be in for a treat as they revisit that most cursed of villages to meet characters they won’t have come across before. With one exception…The final tale is the origin story of the Tarot savant, Darius Thorne, who plays a central role in book four of the Flammark series, The Last Sentinel.
And if you’re not familiar with Flammark, no problem. Each story stands alone and does not depend on a prior reading of the series.
Have fun….
Wyrde Flammark is available in ebook form only.
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