When every cut can save—or destroy—a life, mercy becomes the sharpest blade of all.
Four years after a scandal shattered her career, prodigy surgeon Dr Wren Lorne walks back through the glass doors of St Iver’s Memorial Hospital with her daughter’s hand in hers. She’s here to rebuild the life she lost—and face the man she once trusted, the one whose silence cost her everything. In corridors that remember, Wren must choose between the truth that could free her and the lie that might protect the child she loves.
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Cassian O’Malley, bespoke glove-maker with a talent for restraint and revelation.
Sneak line: ‘Say it,’ Cassian murmurs, the kid-leather soft against her wrist. ‘Say you want what you came for.’
What to expect: couture-kink aesthetics, courtroom sparks, ritual, consent woven like stitching, a second-chance that hurts and heals.
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Backlist Treat — Bury the Fruit (Devlin Grove)
In Wicklow’s hills, an orchard remembers every betrayal. A woman returns home to unearth a truth buried with the harvest and finds love—and danger—between the rows. Gothic Irish suspense with bruised apples, salt-wet wind, and a promise that refuses to die.
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From the Desk — Why orchards haunt me
Storm-weathered places hold a kind of memory. The Devlin Grove books grew from Sunday walks where the wind tasted of salt and the trees leaned like they were listening. I write about families and the bargains we make with love; orchards keep score. They’re patient, they’re stubborn, and they always, always bear witness.
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