Summer Holiday Special: Download The Irresistible Summons FREE

For the next six weeks, I’m making my gothic mystery novel The Irresistible Summons FREE to download at Smashwords, to promote my novels in outlets other than Amazon.


Here’s an introduction to whet your appetite.

In a brief prologue, teenager Naomi Levinson laments the death of her boyfriend, Toby Lane. Toby and his entire family perished in a mysterious house fire, which Naomi comes to believe may have been started deliberately.

Several years later, Naomi is now an accomplished television producer making documentaries debunking the supernatural. When a shoot interviewing a possibly possessed killer in prison goes terribly wrong, the production company Naomi works for faces a lawsuit and possible closure.

Offered what could be her last job, Naomi is initially reluctant to take on filming a promotional video for computer game company Persephone. She considers the task beneath her talents. However, after production gets underway at the Persephone office block on London’s Canary Wharf, strange things begin to happen.

One member of staff inexplicably disappears. Ghosts are sighted, one of whom appears to be Toby. This re-opens old emotional wounds for Naomi, bringing back bittersweet memories of her strictly religious messianic Jewish parents, who disapproved of her secret teenage romance.

As Naomi continues to investigate, she begins to believe she might have stumbled onto a genuine haunting, one with disturbing links to her past, and possibly her future.

A horrifying conspiracy is gradually revealed. Cutting edge technology and ancient evil meet, leading to the discovery of a shocking and terrifying secret – one that could change the nature of life and death as we know it.

The Irresistible Summons can be downloaded FREE from Smashwords here. It also continues to be available for purchase at Amazon. Enjoy!

Download Children of the Folded Valley and The Thistlewood Curse FREE

Two of my novels are available from Smashwords FREE to download (in various formats) until the 1st of January. Click on the links below to get your FREE copies of The Thistlewood Curse (a supernatural mystery thriller), and Children of the Folded Valley (by far my most popular novel to date). As an added bonus, both also feature the first three chapters of my most recent novel, Peaceful Quiet Lives.

Children of the Folded Valley: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/459663

The Thistlewood Curse: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1059037

Download Children of the Folded Valley FREE – for five days only!

Anyone who grew up in a cult, or amid a stifling religious atmosphere, may find my most successful novel, Children of the Folded Valley, resonates with their own experience. Certainly I’d be lying if I claimed my own rather peculiar past didn’t inform this story. Before I wrote it, I knew I would eventually have to confront certain demons when doing so, and for that reason put off the task for as long as possible. But eventually the voices in my head became too loud, so they had to go on paper.

Even if you don’t come from an oppressive religious background, multiple readers claim Children of the Folded Valley is a gripping, page-turning tale. Just check out the many five star reviews.

Download your copy of Children of the Folded Valley FREE from Amazon Kindle here, for the next five days only.

Download The Birds Began to Sing FREE – for five days only!

I love a good, satisfying, emotionally resonant twist ending in a thriller, especially one that you immediately realise ought to have been obvious all along, yet somehow you didn’t see it coming.

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My mystery thriller The Birds Began to Sing has such an ending (don’t just take my word for it, check out the five star reviews here). It’s the story of Alice Darnell, an aspiring novelist who enters a mysterious writing competition at a remote mansion. She and other writers pen their own endings for an incomplete, unpublished manuscript written by a very famous deceased author. The winner of the competition will have their ending published, along with their own novel.

However, once Alice arrives at the mansion, weird stuff starts to happen…

Download your copy of The Birds Began to Sing FREE from Amazon Kindle here, for the next five days only.

Download The Birds Began to Sing FREE – for five days only

Love a gripping, page-turning psychological thriller? Download my novel The Birds Began to Sing absolutely FREE – for five days only!

Here is the blurb from the back of the novel:

When aspiring novelist Alice Darnell enters a competition to write the ending for an unfinished manuscript by late, world famous author Sasha Hawkins, it appears she might have her big break at last.

However, upon arrival at Sasha’s former home – the sinister Blackwood House – Alice is unsettled by peculiar competition rules, mysterious dreams and inexplicable ghostly visions. She begins to question her sanity as she is drawn into a terrifying web of deceit, revenge and murder.

Some review snippets:

“Mystery, drama, conspiracy theory, and some supernatural intrigue. A real page turner!” – Anonymous, Barnes and Noble.

“Well written, poetic in places, funny at times and with a plot that will keep you turning the pages…” – Al Gibson, Amazon.

“What a magical work of art! You’re really missing out if you don’t read this one.” – A Critical Reader, Amazon.

“Absolutely loved this. Properly chilling.” – Alice R Brewer, Amazon.

“This was really a great read and I loved the twist. Did not expect it at all.” – Jennifer, Amazon.

“A terrific read for lovers of suspense and mystery. Big thumbs up!” – Mickey, Amazon.

The Birds Began to Sing can be downloaded from Amazon Kindle FREE here – for five days only.