But sometimes, it’s not that simple. Babies born in the brothels of sixth century Byzantium don’t live long. So when Anastasia’s sworn enemy Macedonia tells her that the daughter she bore when she was thirteeen somehow survived, and is living at the court of the Vandal King Geilimir in north Africa – she doesn’t believe […]

Incoming calls only. My latest book, A Portrait Under Water, is a new take on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. It’s a story of death, grief, and the unbreakable bonds of passionate love. Eurydice’s husband Orpheus, a well-known musician, disappears from a party boat in Sydney Harbour on his thirtieth birthday. Three days later […]

All the Evils, the sequel to the Byzantine historical adventure Pandora’s Jar, is out now (and both books are discounted until the end of January 23). What’s it about? How do I buy it? Read on… It seems Anastasia, ex-courtesan of Constantinople, is always in the wrong place at the wrong time. After cheating death […]

Now don’t get offended – I can’t think of an author who doesn’t LOVE to have readers. Naturally! But… When I get together online with other writers, it becomes apparent to me that there are two kinds of author. One kind tends to ask, on online forums, ‘What kind of book will readers BUY?’. The […]

Do you believe in life after death? When her musician husband Orpheus disappears from a party boat in Sydney Harbour and is later found drowned, Eurydice goes through all the usual stages of grief. Disbelief, blame, anger, withdrawal. And then finally, she decides to find him. But how do you go about finding someone who […]