Dark Fiction Set in Scotland
For readers who love secrets, betrayal and redemption.
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A small-town scandal. A reinvention in the city. A past that refuses to stay buried.
At sixteen, Isobel is blamed for a tragedy that tears her family apart and leaves her cast out in a town that never forgives. Twenty years later, she has rebuilt her life in Glasgow, but when the past resurfaces, she must confront buried secrets and decide who she really is – and what she's willing to risk to protect the life she's built.
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The Day She Came Home
The emotionally charged debut that started it all – family secrets, gripping twists and a reckoning long overdue.
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Belonging
A family's carefully constructed security unravels when long-buried secrets come to light. A drama about identity, adoption and what it means to belong.
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More Than Enough
Karen's drinking is costing her more than she'll admit – her job, her family's trust, her sense of who she is. A raw, compassionate story of addiction, recovery and learning you are enough.
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Follow Me
Maggie believes she has finally escaped her past – until she realises she is still being watched. Tense psychological suspense with a strong emotional core.
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The Medicine
Haunted by an assault she has never spoken about, Ashley travels to the Peruvian jungle for a plant medicine ceremony – and finds that healing can be dangerous. A taut thriller about trauma, trust and buried truths.
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Launch Pad
The Countdown to Writing Your Book. A practical craft guide for first-time novelists, co-edited with Grace Sammon, with twelve chapters on outlining, character, scene, conflict and point of view.
Learn More →Emma Dhesi is a Scottish author writing dark women's fiction set in Scotland – stories of motherhood, secrets and women rebuilding their lives when everything falls apart.
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