My Monthly Dispatch Time to catch up on what's been happening this past month, and see what's coming up. Hello Reader. October is here, and it feels like a month made for stories – crisp evenings, golden leaves, and that touch of magic in the air. This year, it’s especially special for me, and I’d love to share a few celebrations with you. A Decade of StoriesI can hardly believe it, but this month marks my 10-year publiversary. Ten years since I first pressed “publish” and nervously sent my...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Hey Reader. In Wales, the second harvest is known as Gŵyl Canol Hydref (pronounced gwill can-ol hud-rev)—the Mid-Harvest Festival. It falls in the turning weeks of September, when grapes hang heavy on the vine and the air carries the first hint of frost. Like many such observances across Celtic lands, it is both a thanksgiving and a warding, but in Cymru it takes on a character all its own: steeped in wine, wheat, and the quiet strength of the oak. In the south, where vines were once...
about 1 month ago • 8 min read
My Monthly Dispatch Time to catch up on what's been happening this past month, and see what's coming up. Hello Reader. It's September! How the hell did that happen? The Puds are back at school, the hot weather appears to be over, and the release date of Ravens and Ruin is inching ever closer. What's it been like where you are? Anyway, what else has happened since last we spoke? Let me tell you... 💙 The manuscript is out with my Critique Partner and Editor, and I'm waiting to hear back from...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
My Monthly Dispatch Time to catch up on what's been happening this past month, and see what's coming up. Hello Reader. I’m so excited to announce that Ravens and Ruin — the penultimate book in the Brodyr Alarch series — is almost ready to spread its wings. And I’d love you to be one of the first to read it! ARC readers get early digital copies in exchange for an honest review. If you enjoy:🐍 Mythic retellings (Grimm meets Welsh deities)⚔️ Impossible quests & forbidden magic💔 Romance where...
2 months ago • 1 min read
My Monthly Dispatch Time to catch up on what's been happening this past month, and see what's coming up. Hello Reader. Remember me saying in the last newsletter that I 'love' summer due to all the sun and the heat? Well, that didn't happen in July! Instead, we had lots of rain, cold days, and massive storms that have caused widespread flooding. And who says the weather isn't interesting, eh?! What's it been like where you are? Anyway, what else has happened since last we spoke? Let me tell...
3 months ago • 4 min read
Hey Reader. In Wales, Lughnasadh goes by another name: Gŵyl Awst (pronounced gwill oust), and like much else in Cymru, it carries its own rhythm and soul. Though it shares echoes with the Irish festival, its heartbeat is a little different, especially depending on where you find yourself. In Ceredigion (once called Cardiganshire), it isn’t the golden fields of grain that take center stage, but the uplands and their keepers. Here, the celebration is known as ffest y bugeiliad—the shepherd’s...
3 months ago • 4 min read
My Monthly Dispatch Time to catch up on what's been happening this past month, and see what's coming up. Hello Reader. That's it - June's done and I'm another year older. We also had the first heatwave of the year, with temperatures rising to 39.6°c/103.28°f! Thankfully, it's cooled down a little now, we've even got rain forecast for the next couple of days, but then the next heatwave is supposed to hit. I'm really looking forward to it!! 😜 My heat intolerance and sun sensitivity absolutely...
4 months ago • 11 min read
Hey Reader. As the wheel of the year turns, we find ourselves once again at the midsummer solstice, or Alban Hefin as it is called in Welsh Druidry — the Light of the Shore. It is the longest day, a time when the sun seems to pause at its zenith, bathing the land in golden fire. Here in Germany, the woods are lush, the air is thick with blossoms, and the earth hums with the heartbeat of life. For pagans and spiritual seekers, this is a powerful festival of fertility, union, and light — a...
5 months ago • 3 min read
🌼 Daffodils and Dreams is out now! The wait is over. Step into a world of myth, magic, and heart with Daffodils and Dreams, the latest chapter in the Brodyr Alarch series. Harri stands on the edge of kingship, but before the crown can settle, fate stirs in the form of a goddess’s whim and a healer’s touch. A lyrical retelling of Little Briar Rose steeped in Welsh mythology, this is a story of rebuilding, believing, and choosing love against all odds. ✨ Meet Ffion. Witness the Heir’s Blessing....
5 months ago • 1 min read