13 stories
Nothing Sung and Nothing Spoken
The story of four swingjugend in nazi Germany
A Natural History of Dragons
Lady Trent recounts her extraordinary life as a pioneering dragon naturalist in a richly detailed alternate world. Defying the strict social conventions that confine women to domestic roles, she pursues her passionate study of dragons with scientific rigor and fearless determination. Beginning with her youthful obsession with dragon anatomy, Isabella navigates a male-dominated academic establishment, a complicated marriage, and dangerous expeditions into remote lands to observe dragons in their natural habitats. Through her meticulous observations and personal journals, she documents dragon behavior, physiology, and ecology while challenging prevailing myths and misconceptions. Her journey transforms her from a curious girl into a respected scholar, though not without sacrifice and scandal. Isabella's relentless pursuit of knowledge reshapes both her world and the scientific understanding of these magnificent creatures.
Can't spell Treason Without tea
Reyna and Kianthe dream of running a book/tea shop somewhere and running away from their lives, but the reality turns out to be unlike they imagined
Seasonal fears
Part 2 of the alchemical journeys series
Gwen and Art are not in love
Gwen and Art have been engaged forever which is a shame as they don't actually like each other. All that changes when Gwen catches Art snogging a boy behind the stables and he picks up on her crush on Lady Bridget Leclerc
Beneath the sugar sky
After Rini arrives at the school for wayward children looking for the mother who died before she was even conceived she, with the assistance of her friends must break the one role the school has. No quests.
Middlegame
Rodger and Dodger have been inside each others heads on and off since they were five. Now they about to become entangled in the strange world or alchemy, Dr Reed and Asphodel Baker's Up and Under. I'm aware that I probably should include characters like Avery and Zib, and crow girl, but I think it would be more effective to have actors already in the story playing those roles
River of teeth
In a bayou overrun by hippos Winslow Houndstooth puts together a team for an operation (not a caper)
Magic for liars
Ivy Gamble does not have magic, but her twin sister does. When she's sent to her sisters school to investigate a murder this definitely doesn't complicate her investigation. Neither does her sister's very attractive colleague. Or the prophecy about two of the students. Ivy Gamble is a liar.
The mimicking of known successes
Mossa is set to investigate the disappearance of a man off a far platform on Jupiter. She enlists the help of her ex girlfriend Pleiti to help discover the truth
Margot and me
Fliss and her Mum go to stay with her Grandma Margot in Wales while her mum recovers from chemo. There Fliss discovers Margot's wartime diary and struggles to reconcile the hero of her book with the figure in her life
The Keeper of lost things
Laura inherits a house from her employer Anthony. Unfortunately it also comes with an impossible task - to return as many of the lost things he's collected over the years as she possible can! With the help of Freddie, the Gardener and Sunshine, a friend, she attempts to fulfil Anthony's last wosh
Swordheart
Halla, a widow has inherited a large fortune from her late husband's uncle. Unfortunately that means the rest of his family are determined to remarry her to her husband's cousin. Desperate to find a way out she draws a sword that, unknown to her contains Sarkis, an ancient warrior. They journey to find a lawyer to sort everything out.
