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She loathes him but the cult beckons. 1908, the height of the British Empire. Clara's autonomy is shattered when her long-absent husband summons her to join him at his eerie sect's headquarters, insulated on a sparsely inhabited island in the Bahamas. After a harrowing sea voyage, Clara and her children disembark into an unfamiliar landscape and climate. The children explore the marvels and mysteries of Andros Island and develop friendships with a Bahamian family, while Clara struggles to find her place as a woman within the cult.But what seems at first to be a spiritual haven for Clara reveals itself to be a monster-worshiping cult intent on draining her family of more than their fortune.Must Clara give up her quest for independence to protect her children from the cult's depravity?What lies beneath the surface of Andros Island?With themes of Spiritualism, motherhood, and female empowerment, The Cultist's Wife will appeal to fans of The Ghost Woods and The Quickening.299 pp.

An ambitious young milliner. A shy noblewoman fleeing an arranged marriage. Love is a risk neither can afford.Solange doesn't have time for love. She's too busy working her way up in the Parisian millinery trade. Her goal: to become rich and lift her family out of poverty. So when a beautiful aristo whirls into the millinery fascinated by hat making, Solange isn't interested. Or so she tells herself. Louise-Marie hates the fancy parties she's dragged to at Versailles and never wanted to marry. She just wanted to be left alone, making hats. Running away from home to become a milliner seemed like a good idea but the life of a working-class shop girl is harder than she imagined. And her new coworker doesn't seem to like her much. When they're thrown together in the cramped backroom of a millinery shop and a shared garret room, tensions fray.Buy the book now and immerse yourself in this cosy, low-spice historical sapphic romance set in a Belle Epoque That Never Was, 19th century Paris with a hint of steampunk.