The Haunting of Hero's Bay

Amanda is a powerful storyteller - I loved it * Jenny Colgan *Pacy, cleverly woven and a fabulous adventure … mystery, love, art, smuggling, ghosts and more * Tracy Rees *A sweeping, ghostly tale of doomed love and a celebrated painting’s link with a string of mysterious deaths in a secretive seaside town * Kate Lord Brown *A haunting tale of the wrongs of the past being re-lived in the present … Smugglers and ghosts, but also compassion and love * Sue Lawrence *A rollicking read, shades of light and dark on the Devon coast. The pages just keep on turning * Sarah Maine *The kindly spirit of Daphne du Maurier is definitely watching over this terrific West Country novel: there are smugglers and shipwrecks, secrets and legends, clues hidden in artworks - and in hidey holes. Plus a quirky village full of irresistible characters, not one but two halting and tremulous love stories, and a protagonist whose plight and pluck are equally compelling. The Haunting of Hero’s Bay was pretty much the perfect read. I loved it * Catriona McPherson *A beautifully atmospheric ghost story with a heartfelt centre. Romance-tinged but full of mystery, I loved it. Told with the same emotional human touch that made Amanda’s debut novel so special * Callie Kazumi *

Originally from Devon, Amanda moved to Edinburgh in 2007, where she attained a master’s degree in creative writing. Since then, she’s divided her time between ghostwriting, editing and tutoring.

Amanda’s writing is often inspired by myths and fairy tales, which she uses as starting points to tell new stories. Her work has been shortlisted in contests such as the Bridport Prize and the Mslexia Short Story Competition. The Haunting of Hero’s Bay is her second novel.