She was never meant to burn.

Petra is dead. Tilly is gone. And Juno has no one left to trust.

When the Lady takes control of her isolated school, everything Juno believed in begins to unravel. Her best friend falls under a dark spell. Her classmates whisper and obey. And deep inside Juno, something ancient stirs, a fire that has no right to exist in a world like this.

Alone except for Chax, her kitten, Juno flees to Fairacre, a cliffside town ruled by men, where women are property and silence is survival. But silence is the one thing Juno has never been good at.

Because the fire is growing. And the Lady is still watching.

Juno and the Lady is the first book in The Acre Series, a dark elemental fantasy of forbidden magic, dangerous rebellion, and a girl who refuses to be extinguished.

Perfect for fans of found family, fierce heroines, and worlds where the rules were made to be burned.

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‘Valen and the Beasts’is a prequel to Juno and the Lady, the first book in the Acre Series.

Valen plucked the glass box off the shelf and gently placed it on his desk. Inside, a set of handcrafted metal circles linked to form the body of his new creation. He closed his eyes and willed his enormous hands to steady. The small beast stirred and slowly unwound its coiled body.

A commotion outside brings Valen back to the present. The Faireacre Captain has caught the leader of the sewer rats and is parading her in front of the town’s residents.

Her fate will be determined by the baying townsfolk’s demands for justice.

Valen stands tall and risks everything to defend the leader.

A story of discovery, hope and courage, Valen and the Beasts is a journey of an outsider risking everything to stand up for the people he loves.

Will Valen save the leader of the sewer rats? Will he show everyone his secret? Or will he buckle under the pressures of the old conventions?

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‘Petra and the Sewer Rats’ is the second prequel to Juno and the Lady, the first book in the Acre Series.

Children’s giggling touched Petra’s ears. She stopped walking through the picturesque garden and frowned at the shadows that danced in the murky alley. A friend’s jewel-encrusted hand grabbed her arm and pulled her towards the water fountain. Another giggle floated through the garden.

Throughout the afternoon, the rich residents of the northern district filled the air with the sound of booming laughter, which overshadowed the curious whispers of the children who made their homes in the alleyways.

Petra is a woman of privilege, accustomed to a life of comfort and ease. But fate had other plans for her, as she found herself plunged into the seedy underbelly of Fairacre. The realities of this world were harsh and unforgiving, filled with sadness beyond her wildest imagination.

A story of growth and resolve, Petra and the Sewer Rats is a tale of a young woman who dares to disobey the town’s rules to save its unwanted orphans.

Will Petra’s father, Ernest, still love her? Will her best friend, Nat, stay by her side? Or will they abandon her when she needs them most?

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He was a warrior. Now he can’t feel his legs.

Miles knows what he lost. He felt it the moment that sword came down. The life he’d built, the fighter he was, the future he’d planned.

Now he lies in a borrowed room, willing his toes to move and refusing the draught that would numb the pain.

Because pain means something is still there. And where there is something, there is hope.

When feeling begins to return, Miles makes a decision. He leaves the safety of Dr Viktor’s house and travels east, alone, on foot, through the dead forest, toward Battleacre, the training grounds of the Queen’s Guard.

The dream he thought was finished.

But the road east has other plans. A chance encounter at a roadside inn pulls Miles into a world of shadows, fangs, and a mysterious figure known only as the Soldier. A man who fights like no one Miles has ever seen, and who seems to know exactly who Miles is.

What does the Soldier want with a disabled man on a desperate journey?

Miles and the Soldier is the second book in The Acre Series, a gritty dark fantasy about recovery, resilience, and what it truly means to become a warrior.

Perfect for fans of found family, unlikely mentors, and heroes who refuse to stay down.

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‘Almond and the Lanista’ is the first prequel to Miles and the Soldier, the second book in the Acre Series.

In the far south-eastern corner of the horse lands, a group of slave traders thrust a man and his dog into a world of enslavement.

The Lanista, a just man who has lost more than most, gets invited to take part in the games at the great warrior city of Battleacre. He prepares his warriors for battle. Win, and you gain your freedom. Loose and you lose your life.

The Ludus Capris heads north, entering the famed city prepared for combat. As the games begin, Almond and the gladiators discover they are compelled to battle not simply within the arena’s high walls, but also within the city walls themselves.

Which fight does Almond choose?

Almond needs to make an impossible decision. Fight for his freedom or break the one promise he made to his one true love.

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