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Twins should never be separated.

Aurelia and Marguerite never had a chance at normality. Their parents are vampires. The blood of an immortal deity runs in their veins. And they've been traveling through time since before they were born.

But now there are strange whispers coming from an ancient fountain in Spain's Alhambra Palaces. Voices calling from pathways to the past that are mysteriously closed.
Voices that haunt their dreams, and tug at their hearts.
Aurelia gave up on love a long time ago. Marguerite has never stopped looking for it.

Now love has found them both.
Impossible love.

Love which threatens their ability to find one another again - and to find their way home.

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Seam of Gold is a deeply romantic historical fantasy set between 21st century Granada, Spain, and 19th century Napoleonic Spain. It involves some characters you might already know from the Nightgarden and Woven Sagas, but can be read as a standalone.

 

Want a free read? Download Fleur de Lis, the prequel to the Woven Saga.

Home has never been more dangerous.

Callie never told her best friend that she loves him. Now she may never get the chance. Her memories are fading, along with Jeremiah, and the life she once knew.

Her new life is a Paris brothel owned by a vampire. A werewolf who sent her here but now doesn’t remember her at all. And magical twins who are relying on her to get them back to their parents.

Callie is determined to find a way to return the twins to their home. But she knows there’s no way back for her. Part of her doesn’t mind. Callie has always made a home of whatever place she has found herself in.

Only now, she is realizing that home isn’t a place at all.

Home is Jeremiah.

But with two centuries of time between them, finding him will mean risking everything.

For fans of the Nightgarden Saga, this is Callie and Jeremiah’s story, and is the bridging book between the Nightgarden Saga and the Water Paths series, and Woven series. You can download it for free!

Fleur de Lis is FREE on this site, and also includes excerpts from both the first book in the Woven series, and the first book in the Waterpaths series!

 
 
 

His darkness will kill me . . . or set me free.

A Dark Rip took my brother.

Indigold lords bought my sisters.

Now the Savage King has claimed me.

 

Someone is trying to free the Serpent Queen. It seems they also want to kill me.

Harken wants to use me as bait to catch them. I want to free my siblings from the slave braids that bind us all.

We strike a bargain. I will play the part of his slave for Astria’s glittering season of Revels. He will help me win freedom and riches in the Maverick’s Race.

But Harken trusts no-one, not even the immortal Weavers he is sworn to protect. He keeps his Savage Court locked away behind the Woven mists.

Along with his past.

And his heart.

I have secrets of my own. Secrets that have bound us, body and soul, and shown me the past he guards so fiercely.

I know I should tell him the truth. The Savage King doesn’t tolerate betrayal.

But when the darkness falls, my secret may be the only thing that can save us all.

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This is a gleaming, spicy, new adult fantasy romance inspired by Persian and Greek mythology, featuring rich world building, a complex hero, a strong heroine, and a diverse cast of found family. It’s the first in a series but with an emotionally rewarding finale that makes it a satisfying standalone.

 
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THE NIGHTGARDEN SAGA

A bewitching, heart wrenching YA/NA paranormal romance, full of Southern Gothic atmosphere, supernatural adventure, and shocking twists that will keep you turning pages deep into the night.

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Decadent. Dark. Devastating.

Seventeen-year-old Harper Ellory knows the ruins of the past are a dark place for a new beginning.

Then she meets Antoine Marigny, and discovers just how seductive darkness can be.

The Nightgarden Saga is a seven book, bewitching, heart wrenching YA/NA paranormal romance, full of Southern Gothic atmosphere, supernatural adventure, and shocking twists that will keep you turning pages deep into the night.

If you’re a fan of The Vampire Diaries, Twilight, and romance that rips your heart out, you’ll love The Nightgarden Saga.

 

The Visigoths of Spain

An epic historical fiction series set against a sprawling medieval backdrop

 

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In 2011 Paula moved to Spain and spent several years living in Granada, researching the period of Arabic conquest across northern Africa and southern Europe. 

In late 2016 she began writing The Votive Crown, the first in the epic Visigoths of Spain historical fiction series, centred around the Moorish conquest of medieval Spain.  

The Votive Crown is out now.

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Before you read The Votive Crown, enjoy a FREE prequel novella featuring one of the main characters of the series – the legendary Amazigh Queen, Dahiya. 

Saharan Africa, 670AD:  War is coming.  Dahiya has neither men nor arms.  Her people are divided, and her nearest ally is a thousand miles across the sands.  Her only choice is to fight beside Apsimar, the charismatic leader of the Greek fleet. Dahiya sees an equal.  Apsimar sees the woman behind the sword. 

 Love is about to become a battlefield.


(The Votive Crown) never lets you forget that these love stories and hate stories take place in a wider historical context of a looming war with a powerful and capable people. The elements of the emotional, mystical and the spiritual save the writing from being dry or factual and the sentences are strong and often beautiful.
The Saharan Queen is an entrancing, confident novel that contains lots of suspense and action. It’s also based on really solid research, featuring an intriguing female heroine in Dahiya and an exotic, exciting setting.
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Saharan Journey

 
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Between 2004-2007 Paula made an expedition on foot for 12,500km through eight countries, 7000km of which she made solo with camels through the Sahara. 

Her first two books, Slow Journey South and Sahara, based on the walk and published by Random House, became well known in Australia and internationally. 

 

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