Debut Novel: Malignant

The rural English county of Dunhamshire reels from paranormal consequences after the stoning of an accused witch. Silence Smith, a scullery maid for a noble family, finds herself haunted by spirits of the dead, both benign and malignant. Martin Foster, a servant boy, lives in fear that his magic powers will be discovered and he’ll lose his only friend, the viscount Sir Henry Stanley, who will inherit the Walforth estate and the surrounding lands. When an innocent maid is murdered and left in the courtyard of Walforth, occurrences of the supernatural increase. Martin and Silence’s secrets become inevitably entangled, and they must put their trust in each other to seek justice. Silence struggles with passionate feelings for a handsome knight called Sir Gilbert Manchester, unsure if she can trust him with her true self. Martin realizes a vengeful witch will have revenge upon them all, and if he doesn’t warn the others, he’ll have blood on his hands... again. A long buried mystery will rise like the undead and threaten to expose their magical gifts. The answers they seek may lie in the woods, a forbidden place where only wicked witches dare to go.