Only 2 weeks to go! You’re all invited to the launch of The Lore of Silver, sequel to The Book of Gold, in The Gutter Bookshop, Cow’s lane Dublin 2 on the 20th November at 6.30pm. All welcome. Please please please bring everyone you know!
There will be cake!
My Irish gothic romance Wildewood is now available to pre-order here.
And we can now reveal the beautiful creepy cover. The book itself is out in ebook, print and audio on the 9th January 2026.
You don’t need to run, my beloved. Not anymore. It’s time to come home to Wildewood…
The last of the de Wildes, scientist Alex point-blank refuses to believe the family is cursed – even though all her relatives died in mysterious circumstances at their ancestral manor, Wildewood. Now her twin brother has passed away there too. All she wants is to finally sell the old place and move on.
But Nick, the brooding, dangerously hot groundskeeper and her brother’s best friend seems determined to stand in her way. He was a suspect in her brother’s death. And Alex can find no records of him before he came to Wildewood 15 years ago…
Yet, when Alex nearly falls to her death restlessly pacing the shadowy halls in the dead of night, it’s Nick that saves her life. Cradled in his arms at the bottom of the winding staircase, Alex is barely able to stop herself kissing him as a sultry voice from seemingly deep within the house whispers, just give in.
But this near-death experience isn’t the last. Increasingly strange and potentially fatal accidents mount – each with striking similarity to those that claimed her relatives. Alex is forced to dig into her family’s wretched history, with Nick’s help. But are they ready to face just how dark the heart of Wildewood truly is?
This absolutely gripping and unputdownable gothic romance is perfect for fans of Grimstone, Gothikana and Karina Halle.
Today’s the day! The Book of Gold is out in hardback and trade paperback in North America!
To celebrate, here’s a guide to some of the locations in Amberes in the form of an interactive map. The map itself was created by Dewi Hargreaves for The Book of Gold, and the interactive part is thanks to the amazing Jeevani Charika. Photos are my own, and the text is from The Book of Gold.
Click on the links in the maps to find out more about the locations in the books.
Book of Gold Map by Ruth Long
Music is a really important part of my writing ritual and I invariably end up making a playlist for each book. Someone suggested I share the one for Feral Gods – it’s by no means complete and it can be subject to change on a whim, but as I’m deep in edits on The Lore of Silver (out in November 2025) and starting to write Book 3 (title TBA) I thought now was as good a time as any.
The Lore of Silver, Book Two of Feral Gods, will be out on the 20th November 2025 from Hodderscape.
Keep your eyes peeled for the cover reveal, coming soon.
It was a fairly hectic weekend here when it came to all things The Book of Gold.
First up. the wonderful Goldsboro books posted on Instagram the The Book of Gold was one of their January bestsellers – and look at the books its up alongside! 😀
Then the BSFA Awards longlist was released and there it was in the Best Novel section (please vote for it if you can! I’m going to be at Eastercon in Belfast this year!)
And finally, to top it all off, The Book of Gold also appeared on the 2024 Recommended Reading Guide from Locus Magazine!
It has been quite a few days! (including all the stress of an unwell dog, but she’s on the mend now thank goodness – part of the reason why I’m only getting around to posting now…)
So to celebrate, and because you all know my obsession with art, and especially pictures of my characters, I’m over the moon to share with you some beautiful artwork featuring Amberes, Sylvian and Lyta from The Book of Gold by the very talented Running bird Inc (lexiaarts001 on Instagram ; @lexiaarts on Bluesky )
Enjoy, and if you have any Amberes art of your own, be sure to let me know! <3
The Book of Gold is out now and available in all your favourite bookshops!
We had the most amazing night at the Gutter Bookshop last night. Sam Blake hosted the book launch and we had cake – book cake for a book heist – and some Typis Cornellis stickers up for grabs.
Thanks to everyone who made it – my agent Sallyanne, my family and friends, and especially these three – CE Murphy, Sarah Rees Brennan, and Susan Connolly – without whom the book simply wouldn’t have happened and have been a support and sanity check for so long. And in related content, thanks to the ever amazing emotional support husband, always my hero.
For publication day I also wrote about the inspirations and research for The Book of Gold in Writing.ie.
They’re out in the wild.
If you see The Book of Gold on the bookshelves in your local bookshops, or on your bookshelf/reader, tag me with a photo on social media – #FeralGold
As we count down to the release of The Book of Gold at the end of the month, I have a post up on Writing.ie this week about planning a heist with some details of how the Book of Gold’s crew came to be.
Sam Blake will be launching The Book of Gold on the 28th November, at 6.30pm in The Gutter Bookshop. All are invited.
I will also be doing an event at The Secret Bookshelf in Carrickfergus on the 6th December, also at 6.30 pm. There is a charge BUT you also get a copy of the incredibly beautiful shiny and glittery hardback to take home with you. Tickets are available here via eventbrite.
It’s finally November and so begins the month of The Book of Gold, Book one of The Feral Gods, my renaissance inspired fantasy heist book of my heart!
So I’d like to invite you all to come to the book launch on the 28th November, at 6.30pm in the fabulous Gutter Bookshop on Cow’s Lane in Dublin.
You can pre-order The Book of Gold from your favourite bookshop now and there’s also the Goldsboro edition to look forward to.
Buckle up for a heist for the ages!