Máire Zepf on why verse novels break down barriers for reluctant readers

The first time I opened the pages of a verse novel, I didn’t know what…

Read an extract from The Court of Venus by Bel Banta

In Alvion, magicians have always ruled beside kings. Blessed at birth by one of the…

Sophie Anderson on what fairy tales mean to her

I fell in love with fairy tales at a young age, thanks to my grandmother,…

Book Review: Steelborn by Taylor J. LaRue

In a world ruled by tyrants and thieves, where magic is outlawed and revolution brews,…

Read an extract from An Immaculate Deception by Isabela Livino

Raised in a deeply religious household, Madalena knows Dante’s Inferno by heart and fears her…

Brittney Arena on the importance of disability representation in her romantasy duology

I didn’t know how badly I needed Vasalie’s story. I didn’t initially set out to…

Book Review: Henrietta by Sophie Irwin

If I had to choose an author to continue Georgette Heyer’s legacy, one of the…

Susie Tate: Why Dukes Work In Contemporary Romance

I love the power dynamics of a good billionaire romance, and as my books are…

Embracing the Devil Inside: Happily Ever Afters for Evil Characters

What if I’m not a good person? I’m curious how many of us have asked…

Pippa Dunn on drawing inspiration from the historical elements of London for The Sign of the Raven

London has always fascinated writers. Everyone from Samuel Johnson to Charles Dickens; Oscar Wilde to…

A. J. Lancaster on why writers are drawn to fairytale retellings

Fairytales are so fascinatingly weird. Shoes made of glass, poison apples, gold spun from straw?…

Read an extract from Embrace by Bal Khabra

All Scarlett Kilner wants for her senior year is to overcome her bad reputation and…