Early copies

Read Book 1 before anyone else does

For now Book 1 lives on my laptop, propped on the bow most mornings while the boat rolls in the swell and I fix one more comma. When the sun climbs over the hill the screen goes pale, so I tilt it into the shade of the sail and keep going. Before the book goes out into the world in May 2027, I would love a few readers to meet Sapphire first and tell me honestly what they found.

My working life is full of writing, from speeches to papers for people making big decisions, and I carry responsibility for serious work at several large organisations, so a promise with a date on it is one I keep. Telling stories is new to me, and Book 1 is my first novel. My dreams have waited in a drawer long enough, so I am finishing all 4 books and sending them out, and every honest review will teach me how to build characters and plots that keep a reader up all night.

Add your name now, and the invitations go out with the cover at the end of January 2027.

Save me a copy

It costs nothing, and an honest review is all I ask in return.

An ebook through BookFunnel, which sends it to your Kindle, gives you a file for Kobo, Apple Books or any other e-reader, or opens it straight on your phone.

Send me a quick note and that is the end of it, with no hard feelings on board.

Please keep it to yourself until Book 1 is out, and then tell anyone you like.

There is no minimum, and a loyal following of any size means a great deal to a new writer.

I choose readers from the list in January, and I will tell you either way.

Warm, with the door open, which is why early copies go to adults only.