Made of equal parts Yorkshire grit, Rambo and Delia Smith, Glenda has lived with the Penhaligons at the priory for more than 30 years. She's the ultimate housekeeper, with eyes in the back of her head, a knack for shooting and no love for naughty goats. She has an ancient partner, a brusque telephone manner,... Continue Reading →
Meet Bethany Hazard
From Legacies Unmasked, book 5 of Not the Same River. *** A multicoloured girl sat on a multicoloured sofa, watching us. As we fanned out, Albert towards a shelf of tiny painted soldiers, Lucifer towards a giant, wind-up snow globe, and me towards the windows to figure out where the light came from, the multicoloured... Continue Reading →
Meet Lucifer & Michael (part two)
“We manifest as men,” said Michael, “because there has never been a time when it was favourable to manifest as women.” A scene from Moonstruck Consent, book 4 of the not*the*same*river series. *** I was curled up in my favourite armchair by the empty fireplace in the drawing room, my back to the voices stirring... Continue Reading →
Meet Lucifer & Michael (part one)
On religious paintings ... Lucifer: At least I'm wearing some clothes in this one. Michael: Alas, I'm still dressed as a ballerina. A scene from Roots and Wings, book 2 of the not*the*same*river series. *** “I thought you had horns,” said Ezra. Lucifer looked at him, presumably assessing whether it was a serious observation. “I’m... Continue Reading →
Meet Caleb Morrigan
“Who the hell are you?” The Irish voice came from behind us, and we all spun to see the dark-haired guy standing outside the kitchen doorway in his boxers, t-shirt and socks. He had a box of rice krispies in one hand and an upturned beer bottle like it was a weapon in the other.... Continue Reading →
Meet Si Moore
“Do you ever feel like … life is just waiting there, behind a curtain or something, waiting for you to earn it? Sometimes I feel like there’s this whole tribe waiting. My people. But I don’t know what I need to be to make the curtain fall, you know? I’m stuck.” Context: Violet's crush becomes... Continue Reading →
Meet Kite
“In my dream, this was the beginning. Errol said the domino is a figurative thing. He said the events of this dream signal Newton’s third law. The domino that topples the rest. The start of a new war.” Kite first appears in Of Blood and Oil, the third book in the series. A trans nephilim... Continue Reading →
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