Apart from all the upset (literal and figurative) of selling our lovely home in Bordeaux and moving to the rural idyll, I have decided to make things even more painful—I am on the point of un-publishing my Green Woman series and signing a contract with Finch Books, publisher of The Pathfinders series, for a new edition.

Many of you will know my first YA fantasy series that I laboured to self-publish. Many of you, with your support and enthusiasm, were the reason the books were so well received and collected so many good reviews. It’s been a difficult decision to take, but I have reasons.

I love The Green Woman, and her world has become more complex and fleshed out with the subsequent stories—some published, many more gathering dust. It would be wonderful to see all the material published, but most of all, to know that the books are…