An artist just tagged me in the first fan art I’ve seen for Strange Beasts! It includes absolutely exquisite renditions of Sam, Hel and Heathcliff the ~fancy~ rat. I can’t even tell you how cool this is! It’s such a wonderful feeling of connection, to have written something that inspired creation. <3. https://www.instagram.com/p/DWy2Jp7jvIo/?img_index=1
We are officially only four or nine days out from release of Wayward Souls!!! Depending, of course, on whether you are of the UK or US persuasion. I’m beyond grateful that this sapphic, supernatural, gaslamp mystery series found its readers <3. To celebrate, I thought I’d take a moment to appreciate a few of the […]
Something very mysterious showed up on my doorstep!! Join me for the unboxing. Not featured: the way I dropped the envelope when I saw it had my NAME on it 😅. Thank you to Inky Phoenix Press and Bindery Books for this wonderfully spooky traveler’s chest for the release of Wayward Souls, coming March 17th! […]
When book 2 is a continuation of the conversation begun in book 1…
Strange Beasts is part of the two for one sale on Audible UK! If you’ve been interested in checking out Strange Beasts, and like your books in your ears, I cannot recommend this lush telling by Amelie Roch enough. Pst. Did you know there’s going to be a sequel? Wayward Souls, the delightfully dark sequel […]
I woke up to a lovely surprise the other day, when I found out Scott Lynch (author of phenomenal The Lies of Locke Lamora) had read Strange Beasts and posted about it on Blue Sky! He called it “rad as hell” and “fucking awesome, uncorking a phantasmagorical 19th century Paris that seethes with “gritty depth, […]
Strange Beasts is an August Kindle Monthly Deal in the UK! That means you can pick up a copy for just £0.99. A purrfect opportunity to catch up before Hodderscape/Hachette UK releases the delightfully dark sequel, Wayward Souls, on 12 March 2026.–In case you’ve somehow managed to escape my shouting about it, Strange Beasts is […]
Can you believe it’s nearly been a full, entire YEAR since Strange Beasts released?? (I can’t.) That means that this Waterstones sale, you can get 25% off pre-orders of the UK paperback of Strange Beasts (not pictured to scale), which is due to release October 9th, 2025. Just use code: SUMMER25 It’s perfect timing in […]
So delighted that my local indie, Brick & Mortar Books is going to be reading Strange Beasts for its Fantasy Book Club, meeting October 8th, 2025, at 6:30pm, which happens to be my birthday!! 🎂 Brick and Mortar may also have some exclusive bookmarks, art, and maybe even an advance reader copy of the sequel, Wayward […]
Interested in Wayward Souls but you haven’t read Strange Beasts? You’re in luck! The audiobook, narrated by the incomparable Emily Woo Zeller for Podium Audio, is now available everywhere audiobooks are sold, and the ebook is on sale for $3.99!





