In January, Marnie Doyle emerged from New Year celebrations with a headache and a bad mood. Her girlfriend had gone off with a past boyfriend, at Marnie’s New Year party. You still have a key to her flat, a … Continue reading Decisions, Decisions (The Chariot, Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Burke
From Ernest Bezzina (bezzinasemporium@outlook.com) To Mandy King (mandyk1968@gmail.com) 28th July, 8:03am. Dear Mandy, Thank you so much for your email and my sincerest apologies for the delayed response. I have only had email set up for a few months … Continue reading Customer Enquiries Part Two (The Emperor, Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Burke
From Mandy King (mandyk1968@gmail.com) To Ernest Bezzina (bezzinasemporium@outlook.com) Subject 75th Birthday Gift Enquiry 15th July, 10:02am. Dear Bezzina’s Emporium, My name is Mandy King, I was given your email address by a friend of a friend. I am looking … Continue reading Customer Enquiries Part One (The Emperor, Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Burke
Read part one here. As she ate, Freja alternately looked out the window and watched Alexandria clean. That smell, industrial kitchen cleaner, felt out of place, somehow. The real world felt further away than it had ten minutes ago, … Continue reading Changing Direction Part Two (The High Priestess, Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Burke
Freja didn’t mean to stop for ice cream. The plan was to walk until she could think of nothing but sore feet, walk a bit further, turn around and limp back to the hotel. She reckoned she could lose … Continue reading Changing Direction Part One (The High Priestess, Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Burke
I’m having huge fun making companion pieces to The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes. You don’t have to have read or finished PATD to enjoy this! Royal Watch Magazine Thursday 28th February The Ascension of … Continue reading Royal Watch: The Ascension of Amelia Interview by Francesca Burke
I dipped my toe back into the Three Kingdoms (there are no spoilers if you haven’t read The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes). Enjoy! The Kingdom Mirror Tuesday, 12th September Princess Amelia’s First Solo Royal … Continue reading The Kingdom Mirror: Princess Amelia’s First Solo Royal Engagement Marred by Accident by Francesca Burke
The Balanced Scales Agency looked from the outside like every private investigator’s office in every film or TV show ever made about private investigators. Its shopfront was a faded green, tucked between two large, corporate, glassy buildings in London’s Square … Continue reading The Balanced Scales Agency by Francesca Burke
I’ve been rereading the Percy Jackson series and this was partially inspired by the spa in The Sea of Monsters. The other part of my inspiration was my almost overwhelming desire to go on holiday. ‘Tony,’ Beverley began. ‘I’ve been … Continue reading The Ambrosia Spa and Hotel (Death, the Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Burke
Bethanie had been meaning to visit Bezzina’s Emporium of Magical Artefacts and Antiquities her entire year at university. Typically, she only managed it on her final day in Southend, when her bags were packed and she knew it was now … Continue reading Help Wanted (The Moon, Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Burke
