Emma Sterner-Radley

The impulsive Lady Elisandrine 'Elise' Falk doesn't want to follow dusty old conventions and marry the boring prince. It isn't until she meets Nessa Clay, a shy and insecure farmer's daughter who wants to chase her dreams in the big city, that she decides they should both run away from their respective homes. Their differences should keep them apart and yet they find themselves magnetically drawn to each other, no matter how hard they resist their increasing longing for each other. In the modern and dangerous city of Nightport, brimming with exciting innovations in clockwork and steam power, strange events start to surround them. Unknown men ask questions regarding their whereabouts and small packages wrapped neatly in midnight blue paper with white ribbon start to arrive. With the help of some new friends they meet along the way, Elise and Nessa start to unravel the mysteries - and their feelings for one another.

Making a Tinderbox

Katherine 'Kit' Sorel is new to the cosy but quirky island of Greengage. When she tries to use her talents for plotting to help a friend, she soon discovers that on this British island-anything can happen. Kittens can race, fruit can be sexy, wheelbarrows can be menacing, and straight women might not be so straight after all. In the end, Kit needs to solve the problems of those around her while finding her home. She's certainly not looking for love. But is it looking for her? Escape everyday life, take a trip to a British cosy island by picking up a copy of Greengage Plots. If you like cosy, feel-good romcoms, you'll fall in love with Greengage Plots.

Greengage Plots

The unchallenging and dull life of an assistant in a small London bookshop is where Zoe Achidi feels safe. Bored, but safe. Frequent customer, Rebecca Clare, makes Zoe's days a little brighter. But the beautiful, and impressive businesswoman in her forties seems unobtainable. Zoe's brother and her best friend are convinced that she is stuck in a rut. When they decide to meddle in Zoe's life, they manage to bring Zoe and Rebecca together. It soon becomes obvious that Rebecca is bored with her own uneventful life as well. Unfortunately, their meetings seem to remain all business. As they find the bravery and resolve to allow life to push them along, the question soon becomes - will it push them together or apart?

Life Pushes You Along

Personal trainer Erin lives a solitary life plagued by insomnia. One sleepless night on social media she is drawn to Isabella, a former CEO-turned-writer in Florida. Over midnight cups of coffee, they form an instant bond that will change everything. A long-distance lesbian romance about closing the distance.

Long-Distance Coffee

A. E. Radley

Cherry Hawkins has always loved ice cream. After scraping together enough money, and applying for the correct permit, she has set up her new ice cream trike in the affluent market town of Wilmsford. Unfortunately, her permit-approved spot puts her right outside the Gelato Parlour. Owned by Juliana Martin-Sinclair, the meticulous woman who puts the ice into ice queen. What will happen when these two very different ice cream aficionados collide?

Ice Cream Wars: A Lesbian Romance Novella

Snowblooded

Librarian and solver of mysteries, Kit Sorel, has a lot on her plate this December. The eccentric but cosy island of Greengage can do that to a person. All Kit wants is to settle into her first holiday season on this quaint English isle, torn away from her past home, family and old friends as she is. Instead she has to contend with Laura-her girlfriend who happens to be an island celebrity and current owner of Howard Hall-never having time for her. To complicate Kit's life further, she gets asked to find the missing and naughty "Pinky" for the owner of a local pub. All this while trying to figure out what her Christmas plans will be. Thank goodness Kit has the comical and quirky characters of Greengage to assist. Ethel Rosenthal gives advice, and Rajesh Singh shows her that skipping celebrating altogether is an option. But are these well-meaning people helping or hindering? Can Kit get over her holiday blues? Will Laura find time for them to be together? Oh, and where on earth is Pinky?! Following on from the blockbuster success of Greengage Plots, this heart-warming rom-com novella will answer these questions and give you some comforting holiday cheer, no matter what time of year you read it.

Greengage Holiday Cheer

Once in Sweden

When being captured is a likely outcome, which cage is worse - the one in your mind or the one behind a locked door? Lady Elise Falk and Nessa Clay have happily taken on new identities as a married couple and boarded a steamship to Storsund, a land of frost faires, sprawling cities, and corrupt organizations. As they settle in and make friends - some funnier than others - are Nessa and Elise safe under these frozen winter stars? And will their relationship survive, while they must check every shadow to gauge what is paranoia and what is real threat. Under the old stars, but never far away, the villainous Queen of Arclid has her own threats to battle. As events unfold, Elise and Nessa must overcome their personal issues and challenge themselves. Because now, it is not only their fates that hang in the balance, but also that of two nations. If you enjoy romantic fantasy with a dash of steam and magic, Tinderbox Under Winter Stars, part two of The Tinderbox Tales is waiting for you. Board the steam train by buying Tinderbox Under Winter Stars, the second part of The Tinderbox Tales by Emma Sterner-Radley.

Silver Beasts

Our four mapmaking magicians are back at the Hall of Explorers. As they continue their studies, their journey to find new lands is brought forward following a calamitous event. However, seafaring and exploring turns out to be even more dangerous and complicated than they expected. Soon they have to battle not only the perilous waves, the king's cruel plans, and sea monsters, but also their emotions. Eleksander pines for Hale, who in turn joins Sabina in having feelings for Avelynne. Meanwhile, Avelynne is realising her lack of romantic interest may run deeper than she thought. Meeting new people on their journey makes things even more complex. Feelings will however have to take the backseat as they realise that the magical conspiracy they are part of is even bigger than they thought and that the ocean is full of surprises; some wonderful, but far too many of them dangerous beyond measure. And like the king of Cavarra, the sea doesn't show mercy.

Book Two in the Mapmaking Magicians Series

Golden Sea

Mysteries, taxidermy, and lonely hearts - what is a woman to do? All is not well on the cosy but quirky English island of Greengage. The mysterious rummaging and stealing from an old lady's bookshelf exposes secrets and suspicious behaviour. Then there's a cryptic lovers' quarrel between two pub owners and an eccentric uncle interfering in affairs of the heart. No wonder Kit Sorel-librarian and now reluctant private detective-is busy. To make things worse, she's worried about her relationship with the hardworking businesswoman and lady of the manor, Laura Howard. Add a stuffed badger, dog walking bets, a Barbie balloon and a conundrum regarding the name Susan and you'll be left wondering if Kit can handle these tricky situations? Or will the eccentric, comical Greengagers get in her way as usual? More importantly, will this all be sorted out before this year's kitten race?

Greengage Shelf

Fate has dealt all its cards and now it's time to see how they can be played. Avelynne, Eleksander, Hale, and Sabina are on their way back to Cavarra. They're bringing home extraordinary experiences, found friends, new information, and bushels of grief and guilt. Not to mention their mysterious golden magic. However, foremost in their minds are the king's lethal lies and secrets, which will have to be faced now as everything comes to a head. Sadly, the revolution, the plague of the silver beasts, the unknown creature in the lake, and the enigmatic spell that suffocates Cavarra aren't the four mapmaking magicians only issues. They must face who they are and what they wish to do with their futures. Not to mention their increasingly complex love lives. Do these four choose the paths set out for them? Or do they throw away conventions and forge new roads? All options come with a cost, but some costs will always be worth paying. As long as death doesn't take away their opportunity to choose.

Book Three in the Mapmaking Magicians Series

Copper Throne

Korinne Woodsorrow is trapped. Not only at her parents lumbermill but also in a village where she's shunned. Worse than that, she's stuck sacrificing the life she wants for the person she loves.Next to the lumbermill looms the deadly Whispering Wildwood, with its magical creatures and mystical plants. The wildwood is not to be spoken of and not to be entered.Yet, when disaster strikes, Korinne has to take her brother--who is all muscles and heart but not much brain--with her into the wildwood on a death-defying quest. Guided by a dashing rogue of a pirate and hunted by mysterious monsters, this quest soon goes deeper into a world of fairytales, danger, and wonder.Korinne quickly has to figure out who and what to trust. As well as her new future, her sexuality, and of course - what happens if a quest changes into something completely different while you're on it?

Whispering Wildwood

Tinderbox Under Winter Stars

Pining and loving. Which one carries the highest cost? And what price is worth paying?The quiet, tough Aya Lawson has been forced to leave her career as a professional boxer behind and now scrambles for a purpose.Gwen Davies is a chatty barista, and artist in her free time, who lives with clinical depression.They both have battles to fight but they also have something else in common - pining over the woman of their dreams.When daydreams one day meet reality, things get complicated. Is it best to stay with what's safe? Or to fall and maybe break? If they do take the chance and break, who will get back up?

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