The Misadventures of an Amateur Naturalist
Aspiring young naturalist Celeste Rossan is determined to live a life of adventure and scientific discovery. But when her father loses everything, Celeste’s hopes of ever leaving her home town are dashed… until she sees a narrow opportunity to escape to Paris and attend the 1867 Exposition Universelle.
Celeste seizes her chance, but the elements overwhelm her before she can make it five miles. In desperation, she seeks refuge in an abandoned chateau only to find herself trapped inside the den of an unknown species: a predator with an intelligence that rivals any human.
It’s the discovery of a lifetime. Or, it will be, if Celeste can earn the beast’s trust without losing her nerve – or her heart – to her in the process.
GENRE: Historical Fantasy, Fairytale Retelling, LGBTQ+
RECOMMENDED FOR READERS AGED: 14+
AVAILABLE IN: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook and Audiobook via your library or favourite retailer.
Cover illustration by Kristina Gehrmann.
Almost Midnight: Three Classic Fairy Tales Retold
Meet Ella, a young woman who has lost everything; Hans, a boy doomed by his father's greed to live as a monster; and Nameless, a lonely mermaid who yearns to be loved. Each seeks their happily ever after, but wishes and magic will only get them so far.
Almost Midnight takes three beloved fairy tales and retells them with new twists and turns, uniting them through the powers of love, courage, hope, and the magic of midnight.
Featuring thirteen original illustrations by Ben Sigas.
GENRE: Fairy tale Retelling, Short Story Collection, Adventure, Romance
RECOMMENDED FOR READERS AGED: 8+
AVAILABLE IN: Paperback and eBook via your library or favourite retailer.
The Edge of the Woods
The odds are stacked against Emma.
Fatherless and poor in a remote village where men, money and faith determine everything, her only hope for a decent life is to marry before her eighteenth birthday. Though her prospects aren’t good and her options aren’t appealing, to live as an unmarried woman is a life sentence of silence and solitude. Emma has to make a match.
But when a beautiful, antlered boy appears in her dreams and tempts her to join him in the forbidden woods, another path opens to her. Finally, after a life devoid of possibilities, Emma has a choice to make:to run from her future, or fight for it.
GENRE: Fantasy with Horror elements, Coming of Age, Adventure
RECOMMENDED FOR READERS AGED: 12+
AVAILABLE IN: Paperback, eBook and Audiobook via your library favourite retailer.
Cover and internal illustrations by Maria Nguyen.