Short Stories/Novellas

When Emma, a young English journalist, is required to babysit in a dark country house on the longest night of the year - the winter solstice, 21st December - she must confront both her fear of the dark and her unresolved grief for her much-loved late Great Aunt Sophie. Where will she find the courage she needs to avoid risking an even greater loss?

A light-hearted, old-fashioned short story for the festive season. Find out what happens when a new young Queen, bored of wild boar, challenges her huntsmen to find a new dish fit for the royal Christmas feast. Is this tale the real reason that we eat turkey at Christmas? Probably not, as I made it all up. Happy Christmas to all who read it, whatever you're having for your Christmas dinner.No birds were harmed in the writing of this book.

After 30 years in a joyless marriage and a dead-end job, Juliet Morris is resigned to a humdrum life in her quiet corner of the Cotswolds, until a chance encounter at a dental appointment reminds her of what might have been. Craving an afternoon alone to think, Juliet accepts the offer of an unusual loan car whose satnav seems to have a mind of its own. Following its directions, she begins a remarkable journey of second chances and fresh hopes, leading to surprising destinations. A delightful and original romantic comedy, full of Debbie Young's renowned humour and optimism, with a touch of magical realism. By the author of the Sophie Sayers Village Mysteries and the Staffroom at St Bride's School Stories . Books in both of those series have been shortlisted for the Selfies Award for the best independently-published fiction in the UK - Secrets at St Bride's (2020) and Murder Lost and Found (2021).