The Borderlands: War is out and only 0.99!

Love Contemporary Fantasy? The Borderlands: War, Book Two in 'The Borderlands' trilogy, has launched!

 0.99 for two days only!

The Borderlands: War – Prologue

In the lead up to my next release, The Borderlands: War, I'll be revealing the first three chapters. Here's the prologue – enjoy!

The Borderlands: War – Cover Reveal

It's that time again ...

The Borderlands: War out soon!

Unseelie

"But remember the Second has two courts ... The Unseelie are dark and evil ..."

The Unseelie have various guises, many of them fearsome
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Queen Anwyn

"... a beautiful woman, tall and statuesque with long blond hair that cascaded in braids around her slender frame."

Rosamund Pike has the right look for Queen Anwyn
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Jaral

"When he smiled he looked even more elfish. His eye teeth were extended, like fangs ... His eyes were bright violet, like two amethysts set amongst dark lashes. Then she saw his ears. They came to a delicate fine point."

A young Chris Hemsworth would be a pretty good fit for the role of Jaral
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Gareth

"Gareth, a homeless old eccentric had become her only friend in the world."

A bearded Terrence Stamp would be perfect cast in the role as Gareth
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Fae

"For he comes the human child, to the waters and the wild, with a faery, hand in hand, from a world more full of weeping than he can understand." – 'The Stolen Child' by W.B. Yeats

The Wilds
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Dale

"Her hair was still red. And nobody liked red hair."

A young Rose Leslie would be perfect cast as Dale.
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Cat

One of my favourite characters in The Borderlands: Journey is Cat ...

Cat, the Scottish Wildcat, and a favourite character in The Borderlands: Journey
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The Borderlands

The Borderlands is a major setting in my Contemporary Fantasy trilogy of the same name. If you haven't read the first book, 'Journey' you might want to skip this post as there will be spoilers, not big ones though :)

"Slowly, the trees came into view, along with the promised shoreline. The mists swirled and a jetty was revealed."

Book One of 'The Borderlands' now on sale

It's been a while since I've put The Borderlands: Journey on sale , but with the upcoming release of the sequel later in the year, I thought it was a good idea to get it out there and under some new noses.

All my books are now available in Kindle Unlimited

I've been very pleased with the release of my latest book The Raven and the number of reads it has been getting on Kindle Unlimited.  It's no secret that I'm an Indie author, and as I'm still relatively new to the world of publishing, getting more exposure for my books is crucial. So, I've decided to add my other two publications to Kindle Unlimited and see if I can garner as much interest for them.

All of my books are now available to borrow or buy at Amazon.

'The Borderlands: Journey' — Now available in paperback (read on to win a free copy)

I tend to spend most of my writing time ... writing. Crazy I know. So, jobs like getting around to making my novels available in print take a while to tick off the never-ending 'to do list'.

Finally, I have given myself that swift kick in the rear, and the first book of my 'Borderlands Trilogy' is now available for purchase on Amazon.

The paperback will look good on any bookshelf thanks to cover designer Taire Morrigan.

I always find it a struggle to say what the book is about in one statement, so here's what some of the reviews have said:

"The Borderlands is the first book in a mystery/fantasy series. It is a pleasant mixture of fantasy and magic combined with a coming of age story. The plot contains many twists and turns ending with what the reader would least expect." — Barbara Mojica 

"Borderlands: Journey is the beginning of a great coming of age story and it pretty much has it all, bold characters, wondrous settings and lots of fun twists." — azquim 

"How many of us growing up have had the feeling of not belonging? 'The Borderlands' is a wonderful tale about a girl who didn't fit in--with family or friends--until she discovered the place where she truly belonged." — Ronesa

If you'd like the opportunity to win a free paperback copy of The Borderlands: Journey, simply subscribe to my newsletter before the end of November. The draw is only open to my newsletter readers. The lucky winner will be drawn on the first of December and should receive the prize as a bonus Christmas present!
Good luck :)

Click here to read more about 'The Borderlands' series.

The Borderlands: Journey - Now on Wattpad

Today I started posting the first book of my Contemporary Fantasy series The Borderlands: Journey on Wattpad. Now you can read it for free!


I'll be posting a new chapter every week (Saturday mornings in Australia and NZ, Friday nights in US and Canada, and the middle of the night in UK). At the end of the Journey the second book will be ready for publication.

Click here to read more about The Borderlands.

The Borderlands: Journey is available for purchase at Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, iTunes, and Smashwords.

'The Borderlands: Journey' discounted at Smashwords

I've finally managed to publish 'The Borderlands: Journey' at Smashwords. Only took me a year! So to celebrate I'm slashing the price for this weekend only.

Only .99c at Smashwords this weekend

So for the 'cheaper than chips' bargain of only .99c (usually 3 bucks) enter the following coupon code in at Smashwords to reap a pretty good story (if I do say so myself ;).

Coupon code: GH26N


And if you have the time to leave a review, I'll be forever in your debt. Well, pretty grateful anyway.

'The Borderlands: Journey' is free this weekend only!

'The Borderlands: Journey' is free for this weekend only at Amazon. So if you're a lover of fantasy fiction now's the time to get your copy.

Enjoy it!

I've been interviewed!

I spent some time recently chatting with fellow fantasy aficionado CJ Jessop about my latest release 'The Borderlands: Journey' and some lessons I've learnt about being an indie author. She's posted the interview on her blog - Off with the fairies

CJ is also an author of fantasy fiction. She has an anthology of shorts called 'Out of the Blue' currently available on Amazon.

Her stories make for a great fireside read!
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'The Borderlands: Journey' Launch!

It's launch time!

I'm excited to announce that the first book in my new trilogy 'The Borderlands: Journey' is now available for purchase at Amazon.

At the price of a cup of coffee - $3.99 - I'm hoping you'll get a lovely escape with this fantasy adventure.

At the moment 'Borderlands' is only available as an ebook, but I'll have updates coming soon about the hard copy, and will be offering my mailing list members the opportunity to win a signed copy (join up in the side bar to be in the running).

I've also developed a separate blog just for The Borderlands trilogy, check it out here.

Thanks so much for your support! I'll look forward to hearing what you think :)

'The Borderlands: Journey' - Prologue

Tomorrow I will be officially launching the first book of 'The Borderlands' trilogy.

We've had the cover reveal -

And now it's time for an excerpt. Below I have the prologue for you, which is quite different from the style of the rest of the story, but it sets the scene for the events that follow. I hope you enjoy it! It's not too late to get a free copy of the kindle book. Just sign up to my mailing list (in the side bar) and I will send you a kindle copy, free.

The Borderlands: Journey - Prologue

The traitor waited at the meeting place atop the mountain. Snow glimmered in the moonlight like dull diamonds. He blew warmth into his hands, rubbing them together as he paced. Time was scant.

“You’ve come, then.”

The voice came from behind, and the traitor jumped and spun. A man, cloaked and cowled, approached.

“What choice did I have?” The traitor’s voice wavered in the thin air.

The cloaked man laughed; his golden eyes just visible beneath the dark hood. “You had a choice. We all have choices.”

The traitor shut his eyes and clenched his teeth. “It’s freezing.”

“Perhaps you harbor doubt. This place is harsh.” The man gestured to the deep valleys and rapids. To the south an avalanche fell; its rumble came to them like lazy thunder.

The traitor eyed it all, and nodded. “I want to come back.”

“Then tell me where she is.” The man’s hiss echoed off the rock.

A shadow fell across the traitor’s brow. When he spoke, vapour billowed from his mouth. “You promise I will return? With all that I need?”

The hooded man inclined his head. “All shall be done.”

“And you won’t hurt her? I mean, she doesn’t even know …” 

The wind blew and lifted snow with it, cold and sharp as steel. The traitor fell to the ground; a great force pinned him down, embedding his face in the snow and thrusting it in. He tried to scream, but could only choke. Icy pain sunk into his teeth, his oesophagus, his stomach, every cell burnt with freeze.  

“I am not a patient man.” He could just hear the words, muffled, through the snow about his ears. “You need not be concerned with the girl.”

Finally, the pressure stopped and the traitor found he could lift his face to vomit out the snow. Tears streamed along his cheeks and froze in thin lines of ice that snapped when he grimaced. In the moonlight his hands were blue. A dark ribbon of blood now lay before him on the snow.  He managed to stand, teeth chattering. The hooded man stood as still as the mountain before him, eyes glowing.

“Now, tell me – where is she?”  His voice, a whisper in the wind.

The traitor closed his eyes and his forehead furrowed all the more, but the words formed and spilled out with the mist from his breath – treacherous words. “Scotland,” he croaked. “Glasgow. That’s all I know.”

He opened his eyes, but the hooded man had gone. He squinted into the night sky. A creature flew over the mountain, its silhouette just visible in the moonlight.