A multi-genre author with something for everyone.

get to know Amy Orrell’s Fantasy, thriller and rom-com projects

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These Gifts Unbound

“You are the daylight, the bearer of warmth, whilst your sister is the dark and cool of night. You are the two halves of a full day; the passing of a year; the light and shadow that bring life into focus. Together, you can do great things.”

Elin was mistaken when she thought that finding her sister would be the hard part.

Though reunited after eighteen years, twin sisters Elin and Bryn have a long way to go to bridge the gulf between them. Elin resents the growing closeness between her sister and best friend, Oran, Bryn blames Elin for derailing her carefully planned life, and their magic refuses to bond.

Elin denies her own feelings, Bryn hides a devasting secret, and meanwhile, Gannon is becoming more reckless and brutal in his quest for revenge against the Outsiders.

The fate of Londyn and Orvaear depend on the twin’s ability to draw energy from the natural world. But Gannon, born with the same rare gift, is feeding his magic from a far more sinister source…

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Coming 2027!

- Estranged sisters
- Elemental magic
- Coming of age
- Belonging and identity
- Power and corruption
- Climate change
- Two worlds collide

Thriller

How do you confront someone you both love and fear?

When Katy falls in love with Jude, she thinks she’s found the one. But a whirlwind romance leaves Katy trapped when Jude’s obsessive compulsive behaviour and intrusive thoughts turn him paranoid and needy. She is the only one he trusts to silence the voice telling him that he will hurt somebody, that maybe he already has.

Determined not to give up on him, Katy seeks support for Jude. After all, how can she walk away from the man she loves, knowing that he will crumble? But when a local woman Jude had befriended goes missing, Katy begins to question if what she thought was her boyfriend’s paranoia, was in fact the truth.

When the missing woman’s body is found, Jude announces an unplanned trip to a remote corner of Norfolk. Will Katy’s love and loyalty be her undoing?

Amy Orrell's thriller work-in-progress artwork

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Drafting

- Toxic relationship
- Missing person
- Isolated location
- Mental health

Rom-Com

When newly divorced mum, Rosa Phillips spots a school PTA poster offering friendship, purpose, and sisterhood, she thinks she’s found salvation. A year on, and now chair of the Parent Teacher Association, Rosa is forced to admit that her best friend was right to warn her – being Chair of the PTA is like being a Gladiator with none of the glamour and double the punches.

Struggling with a stroppy six-year-old whilst prepping her eldest son for high school; undermined by the PTA’s sneaky secretary whilst attempting to organise a fund-raising ball; watching her tiny Victorian terrace fall apart under her brother’s hotchpotch renovations; and constantly comparing herself to her ex-husband’s young and beautiful girlfriend, Rosa’s life has become one long hike through knee-deep mud.

With the arrival of handsome Italian teacher, Luca Caruso, things start to look up. But Rosa isn’t convinced she’s Luca’s type. Besides, any attraction on his part is sure to vanish after she’s forced to dress as a chicken for the school Easter Fayre. Can Rosa persuade herself that she’s worthy of Luca’s attention? And what is it about him that winds the school caretaker, Mr Griffiths, up so much? Amidst it all, Rosa must find the courage to take back what she wants and needs — her time, and herself.

Amy Orrell's romantic comedy work-in-progress artwork

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Querying

- Sexy Italian teacher
- Single mum romance
- Parent rivalry
- Motherland meets Bridget Jones
- Forced proximity
- Sassy best friend
- Mumlife disasters
- Hapless family