‘Tales from the Manor’ is officially available on Amazon, and as a little thank you for supporting my work, I have uploaded the second batch of unseen before internal artwork for the Manor & their inhabitants ~ significant parts of each of their story (see captions for Chapters) that might give you more of an impression of the sights and sounds the friends experience on their spooky stay! Enjoy, and please feel free to leave a comment on your favourites ❤ I would love to hear your thoughts!

Press ‘follow/subscribe’ below if you’d like to receive further free artwork sent directly to your inbox in the coming weeks. My instagram will also have further news, reels, and more ~ ‘Tales from the Manor’ is the perfect cosy, eerie Xmas gift for any gothic loving friends in your life, and right in time for the festive season too! 🙂

Link to order in time for Christmas:

Inspired by true events…

In these five stories, the gothic awaits. From eerie oil paintings that come alive, devilish dolls, and a sinister game of hide and seek; there are more than creepy crawlies that lurk in the crevices of Hartshaw Manor. The secrets the structure holds will keep anyone up at night. But is it the work of mischievous spirits, or are they merely horrors conjured from their own frenzied imaginations?
Join Dinah, Peter, Kary, Tony and Violet as they each spend an unforgettable night deep in the folds of the British countryside.

Read on if you dare, because we’ve saved the best till last…

Stay tuned for the HORRORS, which are coming in the next e-mail!!

EEE!! ‘Tales from the Manor’ (or TFTM!) is finally out today! ❤ I’m beyond excited to share it with you all! It is available to order on Amazon on e-book, paperback AND hardcover right this second! (link below!)

November was a wait and a half and I was so impatient for you to get your hands on it! This is for all you friends who share the love for eerie, yet cosy gothic reads, set in rural/country houses, and don’t mind a collection of short stories to get you through these chilly (or downright freezing!) winter months 🙂

Do pop a comment on Goodreads/Amazon if you’d like to share your thoughts, or just message me, I’d be delighted to have a chat with you about it (and finally reveal to you which stories were based on real life LOL!)

Synopsis:

“In these five stories the gothic awaits.

From eerie oil paintings that come alive, devilish dolls and a sinister game of hide and seek; there are more than creepy crawlies that lurk in the crevices of Hartshaw Manor. The secrets this structure holds will keep anyone up at night. But is it the work of mischievous spirits, or are they merely horrors conjured from their own frenzied imaginations?

Join Dinah, Peter, Kary, Tony and Violet as they each spend an unforgettable night deep in the folds of the British countryside.

Read on if you dare, because we’ve saved the best till last…”

Link to purchase:

Lots of love x

So excited to reveal some of the unseen artwork for ‘Tales of the Manor’. You will get glimpses inside the gothic suites the five friends are staying in… which coloured chamber would you choose? Comment below! 🙂

Stay tuned for more artwork coming your way, that corresponds with each of the 5 stories in ‘Tales of the Manor’! Release date *3rd Dec!* ❤

It’s a gloomy old, wet Monday here in UK! The temperature has plummeted and it surely feels like winter has arrived. Comment below something good that’s happened in your life recently? 🙂 For me, I can finally hold the official copies of my new book in my hands, and that’s a cause for celebration ~ For those of you who have shown interest already in the collection- THANK YOU! ❤

The time for release is almost upon us * 3rd of Dec * and the weather already suits the vibe lol >.< perfect if you want to curl up nice and cosy and dip into a collection of gothic, short stories! 

If you missed the floor plan & snippet of the first story, you can find it under my tabs above! I actually can’t wait because some of the stories are based on true events, (as unsettling as that is) and I’m excited to see if you can guess which they are! 

Synopsis:

“In these five stories the gothic awaits. 

From eerie oil paintings that come alive, devilish dolls and a sinister game of hide and seek; there are more than creepy crawlies that lurk in the crevices of Hartshaw Manor. The secrets this structure holds will keep anyone up at night. But is it the work of mischievous spirits, or are they merely horrors conjured from their own frenzied imaginations?  

Join Dinah, Peter, Kary, Tony and Violet as they each spend an unforgettable night deep in the folds of the British countryside. 

Read on if you dare, because we’ve saved the best till last…” 

Have a great Monday friends! ❤ If you’d like to continue to follow the process and journey of publication, and receive new artwork in the next post, press ‘Follow’ to get updates directly to your e-mail 🙂

Until next time…here’s a little preview for what is to come:

Eek! My book will be out on the 3rd of Dec! I do love a good hardcover and these are so beautiful! 😍🤩 If you missed my cover reveal (tab above) it’s a gothic short story collection set in a spooky manor house in the British countryside! Perfect for my fellow gothic loving pals who want something dark and eerie, (yet cosy!) and can be read in one sitting- perfect for the coming chilly winter months! Brrrr! ❄️🥶☃️🧣

It has a super soft matt cover, a floor plan inside and chapter title art, coming up to Christmas there will be special discounts on Amazon too 🤪 If you want to receive more artwork in the coming weeks, or extra unseen before materials, please feel free to press FOLLOW on this page! We already have a fair few friends here, and I can’t wait to share more of my journey with you!

“In these five stories the gothic awaits.

From eerie oil paintings that come alive, devilish dolls and a sinister game of hide and seek; there are more than creepy crawlies that lurk in the crevices of Hartshaw Manor. The secrets this structure holds will keep anyone up at night. But is it the work of mischievous spirits, or are they merely horrors conjured from their own frenzied imaginations?

Join Dinah, Peter, Kary, Tony and Violet as they each spend an unforgettable night deep in the folds of the British countryside.

Read on if you dare, because we’ve saved the best till last…”

I’ll be posting more goodies in the coming weeks, so stay tuned! ❤️

It’s been a while, but I’m back with another instalment – this time with our final protagonist ~ Orion! He may be considered our side character, but he’s had his fair share of adventure: kidnapped in one of Alden’s ice caskets, trapped in a prison cell in a book; “The Count of Monte Cristo”, meeting all sorts of unseemly villains & ruffians in the process!

He has a story to tell, being older (and wiser? 😝) than the other protagonists. And the road is never easy. So without further ado, let us give him his moment!

Extract from Chapter 2 ~ The Devils Within.

And there you are ~ an extract from each character from the series. If you enjoyed this, don’t forget to send a msg or comment below if you’d like to hear more ☺️

Click on the other tabs for other short stories & access to my poetry & more! 🫶🏻

Of course I will say each extract gets better and better! But here’s the action packed scene you’ve all been waiting for!

For those of you who grew up as an only child and had imaginary friends in their heads ~ this next character is for you! ❤️ I can’t say when or how I dreamt up Peter’s character (ok, I was most likely in Yr 9 and writing stories during IT class…)

However many years later, and here we are! Peter hasn’t changed much.

Always optimistic, cheeky, talented and loyal to a fault. He undeniably draws the short straw in this tale so I was always kind writing him ~ because being trapped in your own hell loop with the tyrannical General (no matter how beautiful the ‘Arabian Nights’ is) will be enough to drive anyone mad!

And he handles it admirably.

Extracts from chapter 16 ~ The Devils Within.

And there you have it! It was between this and a romantic segment with Dinah, (I wouldn’t be able to keep a straight face!) so hopefully you aren’t too disappointed ha…! 🤣

It might come as a surprise that I find Dinah the hardest to write for. To get her voice right ~ a version of ‘me’ I aspired to be when I was younger, mixed with something entirely her own; fiercely loyal, determined, elegant, and more than a match for whatever horrors she encounters in the dreamworld. And sprinkled with a bit of childish glee when she encounters rose gardens, hot air balloons and little critters hiding in forests (especially talking hedgehogs!) ~ okay, maybe we are more alike after all 😂🤪

Here is an extract from chapter 1 of “The Devils Within.”

And there you have it, the beginning of everything that is yet to come… for it’s not easy travelling into books to save people when you have no idea where to start ~ and with nothing but a Dream Devil in your mind for company!

Alden may be our OG Dream Devil, but all villains have an origin story, and I just had to listen to everyone’s clamour for a prequel, which is where my second novel comes in! So here we are, a little extract from our soon to be- pretentious, snarky collector of souls. He is a true appreciator of beauty, centuries spent, dedicated to preserving his beloved caskets of ice. His way into people’s dreams – through the fine threads of dream catchers. So you’d better check, for if you have one, you might be expecting a little visit tonight …👀

Listen on, for more than darkness lurks in the shadows.

“Labyrinth of Souls” ~ Chapter 41

Hope you enjoyed this one! It was extremely hard to find just ONE sample ~ especially if you have a devil standing over your shoulder dictating! Stay tuned for the next extract coming soon.

Our main protagonist Dinah, Alden’s protege in the making…and a girl close to my heart.