Amanda Geard is a writer, geologist, amateur gardener, experimental chef and enthusiastic restorer of old houses. Having lived and worked from the Equator to the Arctic she is now happily settled in Ireland with her husband and two setters.
When not at her desk, she can be found between the wild Atlantic and even wilder Kerry mountains, getting rained on while planning her next project.
The Distant Daughter (2025) (Secrets of Trelenna House, book 1) Lorna Cook "Transporting and profoundly moving...Full of longing and mystery. The Distant Daughter is a gripping, sweeping romance to break your heart."
The Tarot Reader of Versailles (2025) Anya Bergman "A beautiful epic. Swept me from the emerald hills of Kerry to the glittering halls of Versailles. A captivating tale of two colliding female forces. Rich, complex and sweeping."
The Midnight Carousel (2025) Fiza Saeed McLynn "I LOVED The Midnight Carouseland devoured the entire book in a few days. What a special story this is, full of atmosphere and intrigue, lifted to dizzying heights by Fiza's lyrical writing. Carousels might well spin, but this one wove its way through time and space, plaiting the tale together. A brilliant, absorbing ride, one of the most atmospheric novels I've read in a long time."
The Day I Left You (2025) Caroline Bishop "Affecting, assured, and moving. I can't remember the last time I read a novel with such historical authenticity. An unflinching view of love, in its many forms. It made me ask myself what it takes to be courageous."
The Lotus Shoes (2025) Jane Yang "Stunning, transporting, unforgettable. The Lotus Shoes caught me hook, line and sinker from the first pages and Little Flower is the bravest character I've ever read. Jane Yang is going to be a star."
The Mystery of Haverford House (2024) Rachel Burton "A delicious Big House mystery mirrored from one timeline to the next - I was swept along in this seductive story sewn together with Shakespeare and secrets!"
The Secret Photographs (2024) Jacquie Bloese "A divine and sumptuous portrait of Victorian Brighton, written in gloriously seductive prose, I was enthralled. Jacquie Bloese writes so evocatively, truly drawing on all the senses. A stunning writer and such an absorbing novel."
Roseland (2023) Judy Finnigan "I devoured Judy Finnigan's Roseland. A most intriguing tale of revenge and love wrapped in an evocative Cornish setting. and I was completely captured by the intricate web woven between Roseland's cast of sparkling characters."
The Moonlight Gardening Club (2023) Rosie Hannigan "Frankie and Ruby's voices were beautifully distinct - well done to this stunning writer, Rosie Hannigan is one to watch!"
