The Clearing
“It’s strange the way the Sentenced run into the forest. There’s more than what meets the eye, a puzzle hidden within their behaviour, and I will be the one to decipher the truth.”
In the last surviving village, Ruby has made a name for herself as a rebellious teen. She challenges the Seers who use their visions to execute criminals before they commit their crimes, and, just like her father, she faces banishment into the forest of the undead.
When a Seer sacrifices themselves to protect her, Ruby believes she has a future worth dying for – one that could help reconnect her village to undiscovered settlements. One worth waging the village's safety, just like her father.
With her friends risking their lives alongside her, Ruby must find someone who understands the psychic-undead link to uncover the Seer's not-so-heroic intentions. The psychic’s prophecy might be against her, but Ruby still has a chance to save her village if she is willing to go against everything she thought she believed in.
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Award Winning Fiction
The Clearing was published by Evernight Teen. It’s a YA dystopian adventure set in a village run by psychics. Head here to get your copy. It was awarded editor’s pick at the press, as well as an Incipere Book Award for dystopian fiction and a five star review from Reader’s Favourite!
Five Star Reviews
'Really difficult to put down!’ ★★★★★ I D., Amazon review
‘The ending to this was so good! I totally didn’t see it coming, and I loved how it totally changed everything!' ★★★★★ Sarah, GoodReads top reviewer
'The icing on the cake was the phenomenal plot! Overall, a pretty solid book, and in my opinion, it doesn’t get better than this in the dystopian genre.’ ★★★★★ Reader’s Favourite
'Great book. A real page turner. Couldn’t put it down. A really good dystopian fiction around a central strong female character.' ★★★★★ Anon, Amazon reviewer
My Journey
In 2015, I had the opportunity to do some work experience at the Catchpole Literary Agency. The agent kindly offered to review the opening of my book - and ripped it to shreds. It is the most grateful I’ve ever been, because it helped me build it up stronger than before, and directly led to THE CLEARING being selected in the pitching costs, #NestPitch 2015.
I left the contest with 5 agent requests but no bites. Next up, the project became featured on Wattpad, shooting to a number #3 spot on their rankings of all books. I stopped working on it to write some other projects, but after the last much-needed edit, I landed a publisher.
My journey has been long and arduous, and isn’t over yet. I’m proud of where I’ve reached so far and can’t wait to see my blood, sweat, and tears in print. This is my first book of many to come, I promise you.
You can listen to more about my story in a video aptly named, ‘My Rejection Story’.
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