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All Is Bright

When Bethan unexpectedly inherits a house from an old family friend, she’s forced to return to the village where she was born – a village she left decades ago to escape homophobia and small-town gossip. She just wants to clear the place out, sell up, and escape back to London before Christmas. And as if being there wasn’t bad enough already, the house over the road has some truly obnoxious Christmas lights.

Everyone in the village loves Mali’s community-spirited Christmas lights. Everyone, that is, except for the rude – and annoyingly beautiful – newcomer across the road. Grieving the loss of a beloved friend, and worried about keeping her job at the local nature reserves, Mali doesn’t have any patience left for entitled interlopers.

But places can change, and people can surprise you – as Christmas approaches, can Bethan and Mali get past their festive feud and see the light?

This novella has one chapter for each day from December 1-25 – it can be read all at once or one day at a time, advent calendar-style.

“A new favourite Christmas read! This novella is the most delicious Advent treat.” – Stephanie Burgis, author of Wooing the Witch Queen and Snowspelled

All Is Bright

But places can change, and people can surprise you – as Christmas approaches, can Bethan and Mali get past their festive feud and see the light?

This novella has one chapter for each day from December 1-25 – it can be read all at once or one day at a time, advent calendar-style.

“A new favourite Christmas read! This novella is the most delicious Advent treat.” – Stephanie Burgis, author of Wooing the Witch Queen and Snowspelled

A Duet for Invisible Strings

Heledd, leader of the first violins, has been in love with her irrepressible conductor Rosemary for years.

A secret from her past means she must hide how she feels, but the time they spend working and performing together is enough for Heledd – until a near miss with a speeding car forces her to rethink everything she thought she knew.

When the orchestra is mysteriously summoned to perform in the Welsh village where Heledd grew up – a village she hasn’t returned to in decades – the life she’s made for herself begins to unravel, and her secrets threaten to escape.

“A truly lovely contemporary fantasy novella, with a sweet romance and a gorgeous mingling of eerie fey magic, beautiful music, and vividly-written contemporary English and Welsh settings.” – Stephanie Burgis, author of Snowspelled and Masks and Shadows

A Duet for Invisible Strings

Heledd, leader of the first violins, has been in love with her irrepressible conductor Rosemary for years.

Sparks Fly

After twenty-five years of single-minded determination, Marianne Gordon has finally achieved her ambition and been promoted to Principal of the Vesper School for Zero-Gravity Artistic Display.

But her moment of triumph is cut short when she discovers that she must share her position with Josephine Knight, a celebrated zero-gravity performer who doesn’t know the first thing about teaching. Deeply insulted, Marianne does her best to carry on as though Jo isn’t there, but Jo has a way of making her presence felt.

When the future of Marianne’s beloved school is threatened, Jo may be the only person who can help – but only if Marianne can learn to let her in.

Sparks Fly

After twenty-five years of single-minded determination, Marianne Gordon has finally achieved her ambition and been promoted to Principal of the Vesper School for Zero-Gravity Artistic Display.

When the future of Marianne’s beloved school is threatened, Jo may be the only person who can help – but only if Marianne can learn to let her in.