Adele Cosgrove-Bray is a writer and artist. Her writing has been widely published traditionally in magazines and anthologies, and she has also explored self-publishing. Her Artisan-Sorcerer novels have drawn an impressive cult following.
Other activities include photography, gardening and walking with her dogs through the ancient woodlands of the Wirral peninsula in England.
The Artisan-Sorcerer’s sanctuary is in danger. And the one Adept who might help insists Fabian resolves this crisis alone.
When the Peacock King of the Caldy fae makes an offer beyond Fabian's wildest dreams, it could be a golden opportunity. Or it could invite disaster.
Fabian must navigate magic, mystery and murder to save the Artisan-Sorcerers from being dragged into an ancient war.
Love, terror and 21st century life! From the heart of cosmopolitan Liverpool come nine thrilling views of modern living.
Blood-drinkers, killers and secrets. Old sorrows and new beginnings. The light and dark of human life set against the glittering backdrop of a reinvigorated city.
City Stories. Tales of life today.
Grumpets are shy creatures who live in compost heaps. They are small and wrinkly, with many long, pale limbs, and like nothing better than burrowing into fresh grass clippings.
But the heap can be a dangerous place.
Follow the adventures of young Chip Grumpet as ravenous Slimers and the dreaded Time of Turning threaten to destroy the Grumpet's world!
"Little sister, let me tell you this story. It is a simple story. It came to me last night in my dreams...."
So begins this enchanting account of a mystical journey.
Romance, heartache, treachery and death!
Eighteen stories and poems inspired by the sea, from a group of imaginative writers who live surrounded by water on the Wirral peninsula in England.
Tim Hulme * Andy Siddle * Adele Cosgrove-Bray * Peter Caton * Nikki Bennett * Ruth Ann Titley
Five thrilling insights into the secretive lives of artisan-sorcerers! Five stand-alone tales featuring Fabian, Bethany Rose, Rowan, Jason and the Peacock King himself! Discover the people. Explore their world. Taste the magic. Extra content: "Sisters", a free short story.
Widowed at sixteen, Bethany Rose faces huge challenges to build the life she wants. Terrified by a black-robed spectre she turns to Morgan, a member of a mysterious order of sorcerers. But their unexpected love could expose Bethany Rose to ruthless assassins who will stop at nothing. They want to be together. But will love keep them apart?
Rowan lives with secrets. His family know nothing of his life after his mother banished him. Rowan is attracted to the handsome and vivacious Aiden, a member of Morgan Gruffudd's secretive community of artisan-sorcerers.
But blackmail threatens to destroy the new life Rowan has been building. People are dying - and Rowan is caught in the middle of a secret war.
All her life, Dawn has been told she isn't beautiful. Armajeet refuses to compromise when her lover lacks bite. The generation gap provides a meditation on family life. And the witch who welcomes a door-to-door salesman grants an unexpected gift.
Appearances can be deceptive…and nothing is as it seems in these four short stories of womens' lives:- Beautiful; Dear Harry; The Four Seasons.
Three stories of selkies and faeries.
Encounter the notorious fae of Caldy Hill. Meet the secretive selkies who swim beyond Hilbre Island then walk on land in human form. Discover the magic of Wirral's ancient history in these enchanting dark fantasy tales.
Karen's clones built a perfect world - and then they created Karsen...
Can we overcome the prejudice between natural-born people and regenerated clones?
"The Karens" is a satirical tale of gender politics, DNA cloning and the human condition.
A diverse collection of poetry dating from 1983 to 2008.
Many of these poems have been previously published in "Moonstone" and "Touchstone" (the journal of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids.)
Two secret societies. Two very different men. Which will Tamsin choose?
That a tiny minority of the Antiquarian Emporium's customers collect rare manuscripts on the occult is of no concern to Tamsin. Fabian sells his masks through the Emporium. But masks aren't the only things which hide a true identity.
A tale of romance and danger. Choices and consequences. Vampires and ancient magic.
What was the beyond-human being who walked into her dreams? How could mere dreams seem more real than reality?
This enchanting collection of poetry describes the author's long search for answers.
Pirates, selkies and witches battle to survive in this dramatic short fantasy tale.
When Charlie Porter makes a deal with Spanish Jones, he ensnares the Porter family in a vicious centuries-long feud.
Can Charlie's descendent stop the violence?
Set on the ruggedly beautiful Hilbre Island in the Dee Estuary, history and folklore blend to create a magically atmospheric tale.
A collection of short fantasy fiction by Adele Cosgrove-Bray.
Nightmares from ancient myths glide through our thoroughly modern world.
When selkies, faeries, old gods and young mortals rub shoulders, tensions quickly flare.