Books

Information about my published books, and links to purchase in ebook.

Gleam

cover for the novella gleam by victoria audley. a single white candle in a black candle holder is lit, surrounded by darkness. white text above the flame reads: gleam, victoria audley.

A gothic fairytale novella.

Beatrice Collingwood is not giving up.

Sent from her charming countryside home to her cruel stepfather's abandoned manor, Beatrice is haunted by screaming spirits and horrifying helplessness. But there are secrets in this haunted house, and Beatrice is not as easily defeated as her stepfather hopes.

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Crown of Ivy

cover for the novella crown of ivy by victoria audley. on a burgundy background, three gold crowns are arranged in a diagonal line from upper left to bottom right. the crown in the upper left is encircled with small white daisies. the crown in the middle is encircled with ivy, and in the centre, gold text reads: crown of ivy. the bottom right crown has seven sparkling diamond points.

A romantic Greek myth retelling.

A curse lurks in the waves lapping on the shores of Crete. When an opportunity to break it arises, the princess Ariadne is faced with a choice: betray her family and her people, or continue to suffer. She takes a hopeful chance — and loses everything.

Abandoned on a strange island, she meets a mysterious stranger who just might have the key to a brighter future. But he's keeping secrets, and Ariadne must decide if she can afford to take another risk.

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The Hunt and the Haunting

cover for the novella the hunt and the haunting by victoria audley. a grey and foggy forest scene, showing a few pine trees set back in the mist. in the foreground, some brown and orange shrubbery is out of focus. white text in the centre reads: the hunt and the haunting, victoria audley.

A queer regency ghost story.

Agnes Marchdale loved to tell fantastical stories. She never expected to find herself in one.

Everything seems to be looking up for the Marchdale sisters after Marianne's engagement to the rich and handsome Lord Blackett. But when a long-buried scandal rears its head and threatens to overturn everything, Agnes must determine where truth lies or risk greater danger than she ever imagined.

The Hunt and the Haunting is a story about ghosts, both literal and metaphorical; a story about the stories we love, the stories we believe, and the stories that shape the world around us.

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The Sharpest Thorn

cover for the novel the sharpest thorn by victoria audley. on a black background, the statue of eros and psyche embracing by antonio canova is illustrated with purple drapery over psyche's legs. both are nude, and the winged eros reaches down to embrace psyche in front of him while she reaches her arms up and back to embrace him. eros holds a rose in one hand at psyche's breast. white text reads: the sharpest thorn, victoria audley.

A gothic take on Greek mythology.

In an alternate-universe gothic-flavoured Greece, one war consumes the mortal world while another brews in the realm of the gods. Civil war rages on the island of Syros, and Psyche impersonates the goddess Aphrodite in order to win support for her father's cause. When the goddess curses her in revenge, she sends her son, Eros, to finish the job. Newly questioning his place and power, he refuses, and whisks Psyche away to an enchanted palace out of Aphrodite's sight.

Together, Eros and Psyche build a life of their own in defiance of what is demanded of them, but the secrets they keep from each other threaten their ability to keep it. Psyche betrays Eros and they are torn apart, but they know now what life they want and what they're capable of doing to get it. Each of them must challenge their families and embrace their darkness if they want to find each other again in the light.

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