How is spring looking where you live? 😍🙌🏻
Took ‘Dormara’ out for its first journey in nature to see the beautiful cherry blossoms! 🌸 they’re so FLUFFY like candy floss clouds, I just want to run and jump into them! 🤩☁️
Scroll to see the behind the scenes! (the weather was honestly chaotic, storm clouds, bright sun then rain all within 5 mins so we chose a good moment) that’s UK for you! 👀
What’s your favourite flower? Mine are roses! 🌹
Happy April friends! x
Sandwiched between some of my favourites…
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Dormara is about nightmares, purging them, but also facing them head on. The Aula Requiem and The Sombre are two of those rooms, acting as mirrors to the soul… and as Serena soon finds out, there’s no escape from yourself.
Which quote stays with you the most? 
Vote below! 
If you enjoyed Mexican Gothic, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and Never Let Me Go, then Dormara will be up your alley! 
It is a gothic romance novel at its heart, but like Never Let Me Go, I wanted to explore some current issues relating to Artificial Intelligence, sentience, (the morality of it at least), in a society like ours that is constantly advancing & searching for something ‘new.’
There’s some deep topics here, so I’d be so interested to know your thoughts.
If not, what are you all reading or watching over this long Easter weekend? 🐣
You voted for florals when I shared my black leather-bounds and their board pages! 🌸 I can’t wait to share more with you soon 👀
We are fortunate to live next to a lot of parks and wildflowers, and I made a little 🐞 friend on my walk ~ scroll down to see my morning blooms! 🌱 if you’d like me to share my daily moments and more chatty style posts let me know down below and I’ll try my best! (Let’s be honest IG isn’t the best place for this & I’d love to document the seasons change a bit more) ☺️
Do you have a favourite flower?
Happy Friday friends, have the loveliest weekend ahead! 🥰🌷
Which room would you visit in Dormara? 👀✨
Dormara is a sanctuary where you can imagine all you desire within the safety of its rooms ❤️
The Lacuna (still waters), for those seeking to relax and stop thinking ~ each pool is equipped with multi-coloured bottles you select according to your fancy.
The Mimesis Court for those longing to dance all night in the masquarade ballroom, or just to live your best Bridgerton revelry!
The Ethereon, to stretch your imagination and imagine anything under the sun, from memories or bookish worlds (or the perfect place for a date!)
Beware though, in places where dreams come too easily, sometimes unwanted things lurk in the darkness. Add a secret romance and a mad creator and you have the perfect recipe for disaster…👀
Scroll down to read the quotes assigned to each room and vote for your favourite! 👇
Synopsis:
Dormara was built to heal.
A sanctuary where powerful algorithms sculpt your perfect dream, and nightmares are rewritten. But for those who enter its doors, waking isn’t always guaranteed.
Tristan Serrano grew up inside its walls, guiding guests through illusions crafted by AI. But the longer he serves the Institute, the more its seams begin to fray – and the more he begins to doubt the life he’s always known.
Serena Montclair came seeking peace. A way to move on from her past. But some shadows refuse to be forgotten. Dormara’s beauty is deceptive, and the closer she and Tristan are drawn to each other, the harder it becomes to ignore the quiet unraveling beneath it all – that not all love was built to endure.
As the borders between reality and dream dissolve, Serena and Tristan must face the secret at the heart of the sanctuary:
In Dormara, not everyone who dreams is meant to wake.
The novel is available now in all three formats ~ eBook, paperback and hardcover on Amazon. ❤️ The hardcover is by far the most popular and the best format for comfort and ease of reading! If you feel like the synopsis appeals to you, I’d be ever so grateful if you could follow the link below 🌹
Until next time friends, stay tuned for more exciting content, interviews, discussions, artwork and quotes! 🙂
I’ve been sitting on this secret for almost a year… 🤫 but finally here it is ~ my new novel ‘Dormara.’ Specially for all you gothic romance lovers out there! 😍
This project challenged me in a totally different way, pushing me to refine the themes I love even more and improve as a writer. I truly hope you fall in love with Tristan & Serena as much as I did while bringing their story (and this world!) to life 🥹
Synopsis:
Dormara was built to heal.
A sanctuary where powerful algorithms sculpt your perfect dream, and nightmares are rewritten. But for those who enter its doors, waking isn’t always guaranteed.
Tristan Serrano grew up inside its walls, guiding guests through illusions crafted by AI. But the longer he serves the Institute, the more its seams begin to fray – and the more he begins to doubt the life he’s always known.
Serena Montclair came seeking peace. A way to move on from her past. But some shadows refuse to be forgotten. Dormara’s beauty is deceptive, and the closer she and Tristan are drawn to each other, the harder it becomes to ignore the quiet unraveling beneath it all – that not all love was built to endure.
As the borders between reality and dream dissolve, Serena and Tristan must face the secret at the heart of the sanctuary:
In Dormara, not everyone who dreams is meant to wake.
The novel is available now in all three formats ~ eBook, paperback, and hardcover on Amazon. ❤️
(No pre-release this time, I wanted to make sure the quality was perfect before you all got your hands on it!) The hardcover turned out beautifully though🥹(sneak peek in my stories) 👀
Over the next few weeks I’ll also be sharing more behind-the-scenes of writing ‘Dormara’, reflections on ‘Caskets of Ice’ and ‘Tales from the Manor’, and why I shifted from dark fantasy → horror → sci-fi romance ❤️🔥
Would you enter Dormara? 👀
Stay tuned for more updates coming soon friends x
Good morning friends! Happy June! ❤ We’re taking a moment today to appreciate the beauty that is Italian architecture and artwork, whether you like food, street scenes or scenery ~ there’s something for everyone in these upcoming shots! Has anyone been before, and if not, is it on your bucket list? 🥂
Tuscany is the land of ‘Gladiator‘ (the iconic villa wheat scene of his home) and ‘Letters to Juliet‘ (cute ice-cream moment outside the Duomo of Siena) it was so exciting to finally see those rolling hills in person! It definitely didn’t disappoint, and honestly I miss it already 👀 how could you not!
We were also very fortunate to explore a lesser known manuscript gem (rooms and rooms with manuscripts dating back to the 14th Century) that overlooked the Piazza, which had the most peaceful and beautiful sunset views. To think each and every page had to be digitalised and scanned by the staff as well ~ truly incredible.
Stayed tuned for Florence content coming soon, where we got to see Galileo’s preserved finger! 🤪
Let me know which shots below are your favourite! 📸
Enjoy friends and see you for the next post x
Happy Spring guys! Sharing with you Tales from the Manor’s first day out! 🌸🥰 Do you often bring books out with you on adventures? Spring & summer are ideal for those floral, or beachy ☀️ holiday shots, the perfect opportunity to get out and soak in the sunshine ~ and who can tell these are in London 😲 🙌🏻 (Specifically round the Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens area which should be in bloom for the following few weeks.)
Once the roses hit, I’ll try to capture some more to share with you, fitting for ‘Tales’, which incidentally is set during a cool, June day!🌹😍 But for now, let’s appreciate these beautiful cherry blossoms…
What signs of Spring do you have in your area? Share down below! 👇
Until next time friends! ❤
Happy Thursday friends! It’s been a while, but I’m finally back after being a bit under the weather, (winter germs are really no joke), bringing you some more quotes from my new novel ‘Tales from the Manor’!
I’ve visited a fair few stately homes of my own since, which I have decided to share with you below! The Wallace Collection and some gems tucked away in the heart of London. Certainly reminiscent of Violet’s Windsor Suite, (blue room) and stained glass windows from the library you’ll find in our very own Hartshaw Manor. ❤
I’ve been figuring out how best to get my novel out to you all, to answer your questions, open discussions and keep producing fun content for you on here (and over on Instagram!) Let me know your thoughts! 🙂
If you’re up for some suspenseful, psychological tales set in atmospheric houses deep in the English countryside (with a touch of mystery) then look no further! Here is the link to find them below. Enjoy friends, and of course, if you do end up picking it up, I’d love to hear your thoughts! Here, on IG, or over on Goodreads!
Have a great day and stay safe as always x
Happy Thursday! How are you spending the day? The sun has decided to make its appearance, so for that I’m grateful! 🌞 How’s the weather where you are?
Coming to you today with a selection of quotes across my series, predominantly from Book 1 ‘Caskets of Ice‘ to start the ball rolling. (Quotes from ‘Tales from the Manor‘ were uploaded recently, see above in tabs!) Pop over to my Instagram post & stories and you’ll be able to vote for your favourites there too ❤
Hopefully they are able to provide an unbiased range (from different characters, different settings) for you to get a feel of my creations! Ha!
Here we go!
Which was your favourite quote? If you’d like to see more of my writings let me know (especially in their poetry form and I can think about creating more art for them!) Stay tuned for more quotes coming soon 🙂
Stay safe friends! x
Hello friends and happy end of Feb! Spring is in the air, and I for one cannot wait for the weather to warm up in chilly old England! To celebrate the arrival of Spring, I am starting a new series where I post some of my favourite quotes from ‘Tales of the Manor‘. For each of the characters, you’ll be given a chance to vote your favourites below in the comments! As the weeks pass, you’ll be seeing some unseen gems from the ‘Caskets of Ice’ series too. Hope you enjoy!
So without much ado, let us begin! ❤
For more info about ‘Tales from the Manor‘, the link to access is below:
Have a great rest of the week, and don’t forget to wrap up warmly! x
Katewjwhite 