Wards of the Roses Archives

A copy of Complementary lies on a table with various kitchen herbs and tools.

In Character: Elizabeth Mason

August 14, 2024 / In Character

Elizabeth Mason is a woman of many talents – investigation, art, a spot of forgery, and more. Here’s a look at her life and skills.

Complementary, Facets of the Bench, Pastiche, Perfect Accord, Wards of the Roses

Cover of The Magic of Four on a tumble of smoothed rocks. Four students in silhouette on a blue background of a map off the west coast of Wales. Three stand around a table, the fourth is perched on the near corner, leaning forward and gesturing.

Idea to Book: The Magic of Four

May 15, 2024 / Ideas to books, Land Mysteries

Find out the ideas behind The Magic of Four: a love of classic school stories, exploring a second generation of characters, Schola and her magic. And oh, yes. Horses.

Best Foot Forward, Casting Nasturtiums, Chasing Legends, Eclipse, Goblin Fruit, Old As The Hills, Outcrossing, Pastiche, The Magic of Four, Wards of the Roses

Copy of Pastiche on a white wood background, surrounded by golden yellow leaves that pick up on the yellow of the stained glass window on the cover.

In Character : Richard Edgarton

March 13, 2024 / In Character

Explore the history of Richard Edgarton in all his many roles: Lord, Captain in the Guard, magistrate, husband, father, and lover of the land.

Ancient Trust, Four Walls and a Heart, Old As The Hills, Pastiche, Perfect Accord, The Fossil Door, Upon A Summer's Day, Wards of the Roses

Copy of Best Foot Forward lying on a bed of sand, covered by an enamelled Horus medallion. The cover has a deep red background with map markings in a dull purple. Two men in silhouette stand, looking up at a point in the top left. An astrology chart with different symbols picked out takes up the left side of the image, with glowing stars curving up to the title.

Up for a 2024 reading challenge?

December 18, 2023 / Reading

Ideas for 2024 reading challenges (with some help about which of my books fit some prompts.)

Best Foot Forward, Carry On, Chasing Legends, Facets of the Bench, Fool's Gold, Forged in Combat, Four Walls and a Heart, Illusion of a Boar, In The Cards, Magician's Hoard, Mistress Of Birds, Nocturnal Quarry, Outcrossing, Pastiche, Sailor's Jewel, Shoemaker's Wife, The Fossil Door, The Magic of Four, Three Graces, Upon A Summer's Day, Wards of the Roses

Cover of Facets of the Bench: two people in 1920s clothing silhouetted, the man in a wheelchair with forearm crutches visible. She's handing him a necklace, with a jet pendant inset in the top right corner.

Summer (any time) reading fun

June 7, 2023 / Reading

Doing a summer reading challenge? Here are my books that fit specific prompts/bingo squares/etc.

Best Foot Forward, Bound for Perdition, Eclipse, Fool's Gold, Magician's Hoard, Mistress Of Birds, Point By Point, Sailor's Jewel, Seven Sisters, The Fossil Door, Wards of the Roses, Winter's Charms

Cover of Wards of the Roses displayed on a tablet, surrounded by red rose stems, petals, and leaves.

Idea to book: Wards of the Roses

February 2, 2022 / Ideas to books, Mysterious Charm

The ideas behind Wards of the Roses: blindness in the 1920s, the Pact, and ritual magic.

Wards of the Roses

Behind the scenes: Who knows who?

July 30, 2020 / Albion, Mysterious Charm

Connections between characters, and how that works.

Pastiche, Wards of the Roses

Copy of Wards of the Roses on a plain white background, with three balls of yarn next to it.

Recs and notes

August 22, 2019 / Mysterious Charm, Reading

Recommendations and notes about some disability representation.

Goblin Fruit, Magician's Hoard, Outcrossing, Wards of the Roses

Wards of the Roses

August 9, 2019 / Announcements, Mysterious Charm

Wards of the Roses is out – a mysterious house, a problem to solve, and working with the skills you have.

Wards of the Roses