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In the quiet town of Shepton Rise, theatrical agent Ginny Fellows represents The Dead Actors—a quirky troupe known for their dramatic on-screen deaths. But when real murders strike, Ginny, housebound by panic attacks, must solve the crimes with help from her eccentric clients, her steadfast best friend, and a sharp young cop. Cozy, clever, and full of character, this series proves the drama doesn’t end when the cameras stop rolling.
A quiet English town. A dark stage. And a murder no one rehearsed.
Three children. One genetic curse. And a time machine that only speaks in riddles.
To save their fading brother or sister, the Baxters must follow cryptic clues through history — and hope they can find their way back to the present before time leaves them behind.
Only history holds the cure.
Sometimes the only way forward is back — and even then, the path is never clear.
Join the Runaways — inventors, rebels, and dreamers — as they battle tyranny above the clouds.
In Victorian London, where steam and clockwork drive progress, a chain of events thrusts Oliver, Jake, and Charlotte into conflict with the authorities. Coming from vastly different backgrounds, they form an unlikely alliance with an escaped slave, a street urchin, and a fallen woman —together, they become the crew of the airship Rebel Runaways.
Steam, skyships, and a fight for freedom in a world ruled by gears and greed.
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My Latest Book
A killer’s in the frame—and Ginny Fellows is running out of time to focus.
When a local photographer turns up dead, theatrical agent Ginny Fellows is reluctantly pulled into the case. Ginny must unravel a web of newsroom secrets and hidden rivalries. Panic attacks keep her close to home, but with support from her steadfast friend Adam, her eccentric actor clients, and her clever cat Tuxie, she's determined to bring the truth into focus.
Smart, witty, and refreshingly original, Murder in Focus is a must-read for fans of unconventional sleuths and small-town suspense.
Buy Murder in Focus and follow Ginny as she zooms in on a killer who’s hiding in plain sight.
My new writing space is working so well. Fewer distractions - I sit with my back to the window. I can’t wait to do something creative in there.
I feel it’s been worth taking the time out to make my Writer’s Retreat. So far I finished editing the audiobook to Murder in the Wings in there and I am currently editing my new book, Murder in Focus,
One day in 1860, everything changed for everyone, everywhere.
In London, in an age when steam and clockwork power is all-important, a series of events throws Oliver, Jake and Charlotte into conflict with the authorities. They come from very different backgrounds and join forces with an escaped slave, a street urchin and a prostitute to form an airship crew - The Rebel Runaways. With the country in the hands of the army and beset by street gangs, escape is their priority. When they realise the depths to which the corrupt government and a wicked industrialist are willing to stoop, they turn to face the enemy.
Life will never be the same again for the crew and for the world, but unless the Rebel Runaways can succeed, society will slide into an abyss.
Freedom Skies Reviews
The Rebel Runaways leave Victorian London for Africa to try and stop slave traders. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing on their own doorstep!
A short clip from the audiobook
Stuck 1595: An Elizabethan Adventure
narrated by Rachel Laurence.
The Baxter children have travelled back to Elizabethan times, but it's all gone wrong! They are stuck in 1595 and not only that, James has been kidnapped and Robert and Lucy have no idea where he is!
Imagine visiting another time in history and getting stuck there!
Stuck in Time is an adventure story for children that unfolds over an eventful Easter holiday when the Baxter children visit their Uncle Archie, only for him to vanish! When James develops an unusual, life-threatening condition, it becomes clear that Uncle Archie is the only one who can help. Their search for their missing Uncle finds the siblings transported back to 1940s wartime Britain and racing against time.
Can they find Uncle Archie and solve the mystery that took him back - before they get stuck there forever?
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