Lisa C Hinsley was born in Portsmouth in 1971, and grew up in England, Scotland, and America. She now lives on the Wirral, in northwest England, with her husband, three children, and four cats. She hopes not to be thought of as the American cat lady, but some things are just inevitable.

Recently, her novel What Alice Sees placed as runner-up in the 2010 UKA Opening Pages Competition. While her novel Coombe’s Wood finished in the semi-finals of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 2009 and was awarded runner up in the all-genre Book of the Year Awards 2008 on Arts Council website YouWriteOn. Now listed on Amazon Kindle, Coombe’s Wood has sold over 2000 copies. Lisa’s novel The Crocodile was short-listed in the Undiscovered Authors 2006 competition. Several of Lisa’s short stories and poems have appeared in print publications.

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• Wizards on April 18, 2011
  
  I downloaded Wizards with a little anticipation. I’m not the author’s target audience, but I enjoyed reading the Stephanie Meyer vampire novels with my teen daughter, so thought I’d give it a go. I read the first chapter just to get a feel for the book, and couldn’t put it down. Wizards is an engrossing read – but should come with a warning. He ends on a cliff-hanger that makes me wish the next book was out now, as this is surely part of a series. The main character Jake, is a very likable character, fluffing his way through life and finding himself in increasingly tricky situations. He attracts trouble wherever he goes, while at the same time growing enormously as a person as the book goes on, and I was on his side the entire time. He’s the kind of teen boy I wouldn’t mind my daughter coming home with! Reading this has put me on a path to find any other books published by this author. Last note: Hurry up and release another book with Jake, I am desperate to find out what happens next!
  
• On Dark Shores 1: The Lady on April 18, 2011
  
  On Dark Shores is a quick read and the start to what I suspect might be a long series. The saga begins in a town with Victorian undertones, with the dirty streets and the hardships shown in all their glory. Each of the characters seems to have made a sacrifice of some sort, with information being fed slowly to the reader. This is not a story for the faint hearted, there is murder, abuse, and a madman loose within the pages. This is a wonderful debut for JA Clement, and I wish her luck as the lives of the characters she’s created unfolds in later books.
  
• Missing People on Sep. 15, 2011
  
  I hadn’t read anything by Bill Kirton before, so I decided to try his short story – Missing People. I can but recommend this. He starts out with an incredibly strong scene as Molloy finds out his mother has passed away. I felt immediately like I knew the guy, and I certainly didn’t feel like I was reading a story. The detective might as well have been sat next to me, telling me about the case. One thing to note, at the end I really, really wanted to know what Armstrong was going to say! On the strength of this short, I will be moving onto his longer works.
  
• Morgan's Choice on Sep. 29, 2011
  
  This is space opera at its best. Set in a galaxy far, far away, Morgan (a Supertech which in itself is an excellent concept) is lost and unable to find a way home with only a single surviving shipmate to keep her company. Rescued from a one of the dominant species in the area and a questionable future at their hands, Morgan finds herself imprisoned on a ship with another species and under the watchful eye of Admiral Ravindra – a stuck up humanoid alien born into the ruling class. There are fight scenes, conspiracies, ancient alien history to delve into and a romance that takes two characters by surprise. There is an entirely new culture to find out about, with customs and ideals that Morgan finds difficult to adjust to. The author created such an in-depth world, I was sad to end the book. I thoroughly enjoyed Morgan’s Choice and will be looking out for her future novels.
  
• The Inspector Monde Mysteries on Nov. 17, 2011
  
  This is a great collection of short stories. They are linked by a common character – the Inspector himself. The location is Paris, the time a more innocent 1950’s setting. The subject is all kinds of horrors to give you a satisfying chill. Twists in the tale kept me guessing, and as a time starved person, having the self-contained stories were perfect when snatching a few moments to read. I hope eventually, Mr Booth will write more of these spooky tales.
  
• Die Already on Jan. 04, 2012
  
  This is a well-written short, and I enjoyed it immensely. Kipp Poe Speicher has a cruel vision, and he gives the perfect ending. Read on if you dare… And I agree with the last reviewer - cover is very freaky.