My novella (short novel) 'Valérie (or, Red Velvet Nothing)' is now available to buy in bookstores around the world.

'Valérie' au café... (Pictured at Berkelouw Books, Sydney.)

'Valérie' is a love story between two French women whose very different incomes and cultures make happiness together seem impossible. The story follows the courage and growth demanded from them both as they negotiate a combined future, and confront this question: can star-crossed lovers actually work in real-life?

This is a special standalone edition (an "author's edition") of a story from my debut collection Hard Place Rock. The storyworld is inspired by the three years I lived as a writer and artist in Paris, and captures some of the things I observed of that city: its sociopolitical currents, its creative idiosyncracies, and its lesser-known perches for romance.

RedVelvetNothing.com: the official website of the novel.

For more about the novel, including where to buy, visit its page at Scatterpunk Press. At the novel's official website, RedVelvetNothing.com, you can find background features on some of the real-life people and places in 'Valérie', as well as more about the novel and author.