Overview
I am a literary agent with 8+ years of working in the publishing industry. I have to be clear from the very beginning, that any work I undertake via Reedsy is completely separate to my career as an agent, and will in no way be an indication of an intention to open a conversation about representation. Basically, if we work together here it does not mean we will work together in another sphere. Really sorry if that sounds harsh, but I want to be as clear as possible from the get-go to avoid confusion.
Having said that
Having said that
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
True Crime
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Romance
Thriller & Suspense
Women's Fiction
Languages
English (AUS)
English (CAN)
English (NZ)
English (SA)
English (UK)
English (US)
Work experience
Sphere (Little, Brown), Hachette UK
Oct, 2017 —
Present
Commissioning Editor working on commercial women's fiction, general fiction and some crime/suspense.
Authors are Carole Matthews, Jenny Colgan, Allison Dickson, Barbara Delinksy, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Chandler Baker, Cynthia Harrod Eagles, Elizabeth Chadwick, Emma Fraser, Erica Spindler, Lisa Dickenson, Isla Gordon, Jenny Ashcroft, Kate Furnival, Maggie Mason, Natasha Lester, Virginia Macgregor, Nina Monroe, Roberta Kray, Sadie Pearse and Vanessa Greene.
Cornerstone, Penguin Random House
Sep, 2016 —
Sep, 2017
(about 1 year)
Editor, working on authors including Lisa Jewell, Katie Fforde, Susan Lewis, Dorothy Koomson, Debbie Macomber, Katie Price, Donna Douglas, Ellie Dean, Evie Grace, Millie Adams and Nancy Revell.
Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House
May, 2014 —
Aug, 2016
(over 2 years)
Editorial Assistant working across a wide variety of authors and genres.
Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House
Dec, 2013 —
May, 2014
(5 months)
Portfolio
Why people love This Child of Ours... 'Excellent... An important and moving story'CLARE MACKINTOSH***** 'This book broke my heart and gently pieced it back together'CATHY BRAMLEY***** 'Thought-provoking, moving and incredibly insightful' AMANDA BROOKE --------... read more
'A cracking good read' Jessie Keane 'Well into Martina Cole territory' Independent'Great writing, gripping story, loved it' Mandasue Heller__________________Lolly Bruce spent several years in the lap of luxury, but now she's back in a world she knows: London's... read more
THE NEW GRITTY CRIME THRILLER: NO ONE KNOWS CRIME LIKE KRAY'A cracking good read' Jessie Keane'Well into Martina Cole territory' Independent'Great writing, gripping story, loved it!' Mandasue HellerSHE'S BEEN BETRAYED. SHE WANTS REVENGE.Judith Jonson has been ... read more
Only the strongest will survive... NO ONE KNOWS CRIME LIKE KRAY 'A cracking good read!' Jessie Keane 'Martina Cole territory' Independent'A compelling mystery' Heather Burnside 'Gripping' Daily Express Cut from the same cloth as Kimberley Chambers, Martina Col... read more
An American soldier and an enterprising photographer brave occupied France during World War II to help give a little girl the one thing she's never had--a family--in this gripping historical fiction from the internationally bestselling author of The Paris Seam... read more
-------------Bestselling author Mary Wood writing as Maggie Mason***Previously published as BLACKPOOL EVACUEE in hardback only***England, 1940Clara is forced to flee her home as the Nazis invade the beautiful island of Guernsey, leaving her mother Julia behind... read more
Blackpool, 1893Tilly has come a long way from the run-down tenements in which she grew up. She has a small but comfortable home, a loving, handsome husband, two beautiful little'uns - Babs and Beth - and she earns herself a little money weaving wicker baskets.... read more
A grand baronial house on Loch Ness, a quirky small-town bookseller, and a single mom looking for a fresh start all come together in this witty and warm-hearted novel by New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan.Desperate to escape from London, single mot... read more
***THE EBOOK BESTSELLER***'Exotic and mysterious - I was gripped' Dinah Jefferies'Island in the East is a stunner' Kate Furnivall 'Evocative, absorbing. . . A rich and satisfying read' Gill Paul 'A moving, stirring love story, and so richly atmospheric' Rachel... read more
***THE EBOOK BESTSELLER***'Exotic and mysterious - I was gripped' Dinah Jefferies 'Beautifully described . . . A moving love story' Tracy Rees 'Emotional, evocative and enthralling.' Kate FurnivallBeneath a Burning Sky is a beautiful and gripping story of love... read more
Meet the Lake sisters... 'Fresh, funny and hugely entertaining' CATHY BRAMLEY'The perfect book!' HEIDI SWAIN'Cracking, cosy, emotional and witty'KIRSTY GREENWOOD 'You are all going to completely fall in love with this story' HOLLY MARTIN 'A feel-good hoot of a... read more
Secrets will be uncovered . . .'I was absolutely gripped . . . the atmospheric setting of Greyfriars intertwined with the grim reality of the war camps of Singapore was inspirational.' Linda Finlay'A thought-provoking and atmospheric read.' Evie GraceAn epic, ... read more
Ireland, 1160Aoife MacMurchada is just 14 years old when her father Diarmit, King of Leinster, is brutally deposed, and her family is forced to flee Southern Ireland into English exile. Diarmit seeks help from King Henry II, an alliance that leads him to the c... read more
From New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick comes another long-awaited novel about William Marshall, The Greatest Knight. To save his soul, young knight William Marshall takes the perilous road to Jerusalem, but the greatest danger he faces there... read more
The sixth and final book in the War at Home series by the author of The Morland Dynasty novels. Set against the evocative backdrop of World War I, this is an epic family drama featuring the Hunters and their servants
In 1918 the Great War has taken so much from so many and it threatens to take even more still from the Hunters, their friends and their servants.Edward, in a bid to run away from problems at home, decides not to resist conscription and ends up at the Front. Sa... read more
If only you had listened to us none of this would have happened.Sloane, Ardie, Grace and Rosalita are four women who have worked at the Truviv Inc for years. The sudden death of the law firm's CEO means their boss, Ames, will likely take over the entire compan... read more
The BRAND NEW NOVEL from Sunday Times bestselling author Carrie Hope Fletcher, coming October 2019.Available to PRE-ORDER now!'Reminded me so much of Cecelia Ahern' Ali McNamara'Our go-to for spellbinding stories with a magical edge' Heat______________________... read more
The Sunday Times Bestseller'Enchanting, evocative and utterly magical, When The Curtain Falls is a theatrical delight... I LOVED this book!' Miranda Dickinson'Carrie Hope Fletcher has carved out a lovely niche with her fantastical novels. But this new one - se... read more
********There's laughter, tears and a huge amount of love in HAPPINESS FOR BEGINNERS The new book from BESTSELLING and BELOVED Carole Matthews. 'You can't do better than to sink into Happiness for Beginners' KATIE FFORDE 'Fun, fantastic and brimming with Matth... read more
THE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROMNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR BARBARA DELINSKY'Fans of Jodi Picoult will love this.' Daily Express'If you're a fan of Jodi Picoult you'll love this thoughtful read.' Woman's Way'Warm, rich, textured and impossible to put down.' Nora... read more
Two women are watching each other.Phoebe Miller isn't sure when the rusty car started showing up in the cul-de-sac she calls home, or why its driver would be spying on her. What could be interesting about an unhappy housewife who drowns her sorrows in ice crea... read more
Indigo could never have predicted she’d be running her own London events agency aged just twenty-seven.Organising celebrity parties and glamorous launches is the reward of years of hard work, and when restaurant entrepreneur Connor asks her to plan the opening... read more
‘‘Do you ever wonder if you’ve lived the life you were meant to?’ I ask her. She sighs, and dips her head. ‘Even if I do, what difference will it make?’In 1988, two eight-year-old girls with almost identical names and the same love of ballet meet for the first... read more
The compelling novel from the bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, No Child of Mine and Don't Let Me Go.Kesterly-on-Sea is full of secrets. Some are darker than others; many are shameful. One is even deadly.Andee is an ex-detective whose marriage is brea... read more
The surprising new novel from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors and The Moment She Left . Andee Lawrence is in heaven. Well, L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue to be exact. Ex-detective Andee has switched freelance investigation and a broken... read more
Leanne and her teenage daughter Abby have recently been forced to move from London back to Kesterley-on-Sea, to Ash Morley Farm where Leanne grew up. Leanne's husband Jack, Abby's father, killed himself over a year ago, and the pair are still reeling from the ... read more
THE POST-BREXIT EDITION - brand new chapters with extra EU chaos for Englishman Paul West.An Englishman, Paul West, goes to Brussels to work for a French MEP. There he gets an insider's view of what really goes on in the massive madhouse that is the EU Parliam... read more
"New York Times bestselling author of Red Sparrow"--Cover.
Red Square, 1985. The naked body of a young man is left outside the walls of the Kremlin, frozen solid―like marble to the touch―missing the little finger from his right hand. A week later, Alex Marston, the headstrong fifteen-year-old daughter of the British A... read more
Recommended for summer reading by TIME magazineLOUISE PENNY says Nicci French's books are "fabulous." JOSEPH FINDER says they're "in the rich vein of Kate Atkinson." And TAMI HOAG calls them "truly unique."Enter the world of NICCI FRENCH with Dark Saturday, an... read more
Sleepless Ones
An unstoppable serial killer. A fifth girl missing. A long-buried secret. A gripping crime thriller perfect for fans of LJ Ross, Mel Sherratt and Mark Billingham.There's a serial killer on the loose in north-east England. Four bodies have already been discover... read more
If i should die is the astounding debut from british author matthew frank. When a homeless man walks into greenwich police station and confesses a killing, it should be the admission that cracks open a murder enquiry. Instead, he stumbles out on to the street ... read more
Before the Dawn
The second sophisticated and dark installment in jake woodhouse's amsterdam quartet, featuring returning series character inspector jaap rykel 'does for amsterdam what rankin did for edinburgh' crime thriller hound. A body is found on a rooftop, the dead man's... read more
What Remains
The Instant #1 New York Times BestsellerFrom the mind of PewDiePie, the #1 YouTuber in the world with 40 million fans and more than 10 billion views, comes This Book Loves You, a collection of beautifully illustrated inspirational thoughts and sayings. In This... read more
Butterfly on the Storm
It must seem strange to you that I've called a book Alanatomy. Anyone who has taken the time to see my stand-up performances or watched my chat show, Chattyman, knows that my body has hardly been kind to me—in fact there've been times when we've actually stopp... read more
The comic autobiography of 2014 A comedian's autobiography? I wonder if he's ever used humour to deflect from his insecurities? To avoid being bullied? Is there heartache behind the humour? I wonder if he's a manic-depressive? Tears of a clown? Yes, all of tha... read more
THE SECOND SAGA IN EVIE GRACE'S MAIDS OF KENT TRILOGY. 'One of the most gifted saga writers writing today’ Bookish Jottings ***Will she break free and change her future? Canterbury, 1853 Agnes Berry-Clay might have been born into rags but she is growing up wit... read more
THE FIRST SAGA IN EVIE GRACE'S MAIDS OF KENT TRILOGY.'An intriguing tale of family relationships and of finding love a second time around . . . I’ll be sure to look out for the next book in the series.' Val Wood ‘An enthralling plotline with unexpected twists ... read more
***PRE-ORDER NOW*** THE SECOND NOVEL IN MILLY ADAMS' BRAND NEW SAGA SERIES. Perfect for fans of Daisy Styles and Nancy Revell. War lands them in the same boat. Can they pull together? Follow Polly, Verity and Sylvia as they get stuck into life on board the nar... read more
War lands them in the same boat, can they pull together? The third book in the heart-warming Waterway Girls series. Perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Nancy Revell.
Set in 1943 this novel follows Polly, Verity and Bet – our three canal girls – as they learn how to run a canal narrow boat from London to Manchester, transporting goods and navigating an unknown world.
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER ‘Nancy Revell knows how to stir the passions and soothe the heart!’ The Northern Echo ***********Sunderland, 1941With a brief break in air raids providing some much-needed respite from the war, things are looking up for head... read more
THE THIRD SHIPYARD GIRLS NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, NANCY REVELL. ‘Nancy Revell knows how to stir the passions and soothe the heart!’ Northern Echo ***********Sunderland, 1941As the world war continues the shipyard girls face hardships at home... read more
THE SECOND SHIPYARD GIRLS NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, NANCY REVELL.‘Nancy Revell knows how to stir the passions and soothe the heart!’ Northern Echo***********1941: it takes strength to work on the docks, but the war demands all hands on deck a... read more
**************THE FOURTEETH CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEANCliffehaven, May 1944 The tension is rising for Peggy Reilly and the inhabitants of Cliffehaven as the planes continue to roar above the town and there is still no news ... read more
THE NEW CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEAN'The Waiting Hours is a gem of a book, which will touch readers' hearts. Ellie Dean effortlessly evokes a sense of time and place, and revisits a fascinating part of wartime history in a st... read more
THE TWELFTH CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEAN‘We’ll just have to carry on in the belief that the end of the war is finally in sight'It is 1944 and Anne Black is making the best of a new life in Somerset, but bringing up her daught... read more
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Debbie Macomber returns with a powerful standalone novel about a woman forced to start her life anew, embarking on the most courageous journey of all—to a place where she learns what love and trust really mean. Shay Benson adored... read more
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Christmas is the season of the heart, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber is here to warm yours with a delightful holiday novel of first impressions and second chances. Merry Knight is pretty busy these days. Sh... read more
THE BRAND NEW BOOK BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR DONNA DOUGLASHer second book in The Nurses of Steeple Street series The Nightingale Christmas Show is available to PRE-ORDER NOW!*****West Yorkshire, 1926. After completing her training in Steeple Street, A... read more
THE BRAND NEW NIGHTINGALES NOVELBY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR DONNA DOUGLAS***It's Christmas, 1945. The war is over, but its scars remain. Matron Kathleen Fox has the job of putting the Nightingale Hospital back together. But memories and ghosts of those ... read more
*******Light up your life this Christmas with the BRAND NEW NOVEL from SUNDAY TIMES Number One Bestselling author KATIE FLYNN.'One of the country's most popular storytellers' Scottish Daily Record********Will she find love in her wartime home? 1939. All over B... read more
Friend
Step inside this beautiful novel to discover friendships, secrets and romance… When Philly starts a new job, working with Lorna in the gorgeous grounds of a beautiful manor house, it marks a turning point in both of their lives.Philly has never been in love be... read more
Twenty-seven-year-old Fran protests that she always wanted to be a farmer, so quite how Fran ended up as a chef in London is anyone's guess. But her childhood dream might be about to come true. Fran has been left a beautiful farm, and she’s made the brave deci... read more
The #1 New York Times bestseller that Entertainment Weekly called “a surefire hit.”NOW A GOLDEN GLOBE AND EMMY-WINNING HBO LIMITED SERIES STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON, NICOLE KIDMAN, SHAILENE WOODLEY, ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD, LAURA DERN, ADAM SCOTT, AND ZOË KRAVITZ ... read more
One single mom. One chaotic family. One quirky stranger. One irresistible love story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars Suppose your life sucks. A lot. Your husband has done a vanishing act, your teenage stepson is being bullie... read more
“Will keep readers on the edge of their seats.”―Publishers Weekly (starred review)Who is THE NOWHERE MAN? He is spoken about only in whispers. He comes to those in greatest need of his protection. There is no enemy he cannot fight. He lives by his own code. He... read more
“Brilliantly conceived and plotted … Read this book. You’ll thank me later.” -- David BaldacciWho is Orphan X? The Nowhere Man is a legendary figure spoken about only in whispers. It’s said that when he’s reached by the truly desperate and deserving, the Nowhe... read more
The PERFECT GIFT for that special grandparent you know so well and love with all your heart but whom you haven't got a clue what to get her for a present. Not a bloody clue. _______________________________________ Grandparents are versatile. They are babysitte... read more
The international publishing phenomenon and ridiculously funny new parody series that helps grown-ups learn about the world around them using large clear type, simple and easy-to-grasp words, frequent repetition, and thoughtful matching of text with pictures.H... read more
THE PERFECT GIFT for people who ride their Harleys to work while wearing guyliner and winklepickers, even in freezing temperatures. __________________________________ Jason's mid-life crisis started one Sunday morning in B&Q when he spotted a tub of boat varni... read more
THE PERFECT GIFT for those who spend a little too much time in the shed. _________________________________ Using your shed as an office is called shedworking. Bunny works from his shed. He is a freelance cow-whisperer. At least, that's what he tells his wife. ... read more
THE PERFECT GIFT for the lonely, the deluded and the desperate. __________________________________ It is Barney and Leigh's wedding day. They have certainly come a long way from their first date. They have learned to supress their personalities and pretend the... read more
The PERFECT GIFT for your long-suffering wife or prospective bride. Or, for any fool of a husband or seriously deluded groom-to-be who hasn't yet understood what he's signed up for. -------------------- Tina is getting married. It is the best day of her life. ... read more
The international publishing phenomenon and ridiculously funny new parody series that helps grown-ups learn about the world around them using large clear type, simple and easy-to-grasp words, frequent repetition, and thoughtful matching of text with pictures.H... read more
THE PERFECT GIFT for the mindless. (Isn't that right?) __________________________________ 'Valentine became a Buddhist because he was interested in dharma. Dharma is a word for cosmic law and order. Valentine is sad. He thought dharma was a type of curry.' ___... read more
The international publishing phenomenon and ridiculously funny new parody series that helps grown-ups learn about the world around them using large clear type, simple and easy-to-grasp words, frequent repetition, and thoughtful matching of text with pictures.H... read more
No good deed goes unpunished...When a police raid in Edinburgh goes horribly wrong, the only silver lining for Inspector Tony McLean is a discovery that could lead to a long-lost girl from his early days on the beat. Haunted by the mystery of what happened to ... read more
Detective Helen Grace gets caught in an inferno of death and destruction in the red-hot new thriller from the author of Eeny Meeny, Pop Goes the Weasel, and The Doll’s House…Detective Helen Grace has never seen such destruction. Six fires in twenty-four hours.... read more
Detective Helen Grace is on the trail of a twisted serial killer in this riveting thriller in the “gripping” (USA Today) international bestselling series.Ruby wakes up in a strange room. Her captor calmly explains that no one is looking for her. No one wants h... read more
From the international bestselling author of Eeny Meeny comes the second thriller in the “truly excellent series”* featuring Detective Helen Grace.A man’s body is found in an empty house. A gruesome memento of his murder is sent to his wife and children.He is ... read more
The “dark, twisted, thought-provoking”* international bestseller—first in the series featuring Detective Helen Grace.Two people are abducted, imprisoned, and left with a gun. As hunger and thirst set in, only one walks away alive.It’s a game more twisted than ... read more
Tamsin and her best friend Michelle have been inseparable since they were teenagers Even now they spend all their time together along with Patrick Michelles handsome husband So when Tamsin hears a rumour that Patrick is having an affair she is furious Unwillin... read more
Witness the rise of the Tudor dynasty—in this concluding volume to Conn Iggulden’s vigorous and commanding retelling of the Wars of the Roses.England, 1470. A divided kingdom cannot stand.King Edward of York has been driven out of England. Queen Elizabeth and ... read more
The brilliant retelling of the Wars of the Roses continues with Bloodline, the gripping third novel in the new series from historical fiction master Conn Iggulden. Winter 1461: Richard, duke of York, is dead—his ambitions in ruins, his head spiked on the walls... read more
The brilliant retelling of the Wars of the Roses continues with Margaret of Anjou, the second gripping novel in the new series from historical fiction master Conn Iggulden.As Traitors Advance...A Queen DefendsIt is 1454 and for over a year King Henry VI has re... read more
The first book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Conn Iggulden’s brilliant new historical series about two families that plunged England into a devastating, decades-long civil war.In 1437, the Lancaster king Henry VI ascends the throne of England after y... read more
The instant number one bestsellerFROM #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR SYLVIA DAY The final chapter in the global blockbuster Crossfire quintetGideon Cross. Falling in love with him was the easiest thing I’ve ever done. It happened instantly. Completely. Ir... read more
A 2018 Goodreads Choice Award Finalist—Top 5 Best Mystery & Thriller * A Suspense Magazine “Best of 2018” Thriller/Suspense Pick “An acutely observed family drama with bone-chilling suspense.” —People “Jewell teases out her twisty plot at just the right pace, ... read more
