The Only Light in London is out now!

The picture above is from the writing journal I kept when I first started writing the story. It’s the first book I’ve done that for but won’t be the last!

You’ll see in the picture below an advert for a real Musical and Dramatic Society for the underground, I was so pleased to come across it on the Transport Museum’s website records!

My story follows the lives of a group of amateur dramatic members, and in particular that of Finley and Sebastien, a Jewish refugee, and how they fall in love against the backdrop of war.

It’s a story of friendship, love, and finding the light amongst the dark. (Read on for the full official blurb.)

I really hope you enjoy it!

It’s out now and you can get it here on Amazon UK and here at Amazon US.

Below is the official blurb

She took him in when no one else would. She didn’t expect to fall in love…

London 1939. As war casts a dark shadow in his homeland Germany, journalist Sebastien wanders the grey fog-filled streets. His heart breaks as he remembers his hurried goodbye to his mother and sister. But even if everyone in London looks at him with suspicion in their eyes, he knows he made the right choice. It was the only way to keep his family safe from the Nazis hunting him…

When he sees a notice for a lodger in a pretty house on a cobbled street, he doesn’t allow hope to flare within him. He’s been rejected at every door he’s knocked on. But when Finley, with her warm brown eyes and sparkling smile, agrees to rent him the room, he allows himself to see a chink of light in the darkness. And as they grow closer over cups of cocoa in the cosy kitchen, love begins to develop.

Sebastien knows that he can’t stay hidden in Finley’s warmth forever though. He has to join the fight. It’s the only way to save his family and put a stop to the horrors in the country he once called home. When he leaves, they promise to keep their hope and love alive.

But Finley has something that she hasn’t been able to tell Sebastien; something that makes her life alone in the city all the more dangerous. And as the bombs rain down in London, and Sebastien risks his life in France, will she ever get the chance to share her secret with him?

A completely life-affirming and tear-jerking read about love, friendship and being a light for those who need to brave the dark. Fans of The Nightingale and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society will fall in love with The Only Light in London.