SpellBound Books Ltd

SpellBound Books Ltd A Female Run Indie Publisher of fiction and non fiction. We bring you the stories that need to be told,
from the voices that need to be heard.

We don't emulate any publishers out there: we are new, relevant, edgy and naturally diverse without it being a box ticking exercise
We plan to make our own mark on the industry. We operate an 'open door' submissions policy and aim to make publishing more accessible to new writers and authors who may not fit into what is thought to be โ€œcommerciallyโ€ attractive fiction. Our submissions remain open

throughout the year and welcome all types of fiction and non fiction.
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If this sounds like what you are looking for, then please send:
the first 5,000 words
or
first five chapters,
a synopsis of up to a page &
a brief bio to

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A very Happy Publication Day to Bernie Fineman for Miracle Mechanic ๐ŸŽ๏ธDownload your copy now ๐Ÿ‘‡ !!If I had a blood test, ...
29/05/2025

A very Happy Publication Day to Bernie Fineman for Miracle Mechanic ๐ŸŽ๏ธ

Download your copy now ๐Ÿ‘‡ !!

If I had a blood test, they'd probably find it was engine oil!'

After being expelled from one school too many, Bernie Fineman got a job in a garage when he was thirteen years old. On his first day he hit the foreman across the face with a broom handle.

Fifty years later he's still working in garages and still has a fiery temper, as anyone who has tried to cheat a customer or seen one of his many series for Discovery UK and Channel 5 will testify.

Not for nothing is Bernie called the Original Motor Mouth. Growing up in the post-war East End with a welder for a mother and a bear-knuckle fighter for a father, life was tough in every sense.
But as well as toughness, Bernie also inherited a determination and willingness to graft from his parents, and despite leaving school with no qualifications Bernie has risen to become one of the most respected and famous mechanics in the UK.

This is the remarkable story of fifty years in the motor trade that has seen Bernie go from Kray Twins fixer to becoming indispensable to the Metropolitan Police, via South Africa, Bangladesh, the jungles of Central America and more.

Dodgy motors and dodgy characters abound in this rollicking and unlikely ride.

After being expelled from one school too many, Bernie Fineman got a job in a garage when he was thirteen years old. On his first day he hit the foreman across the face with a broom handle. Fifty years later he's still working in garages and still has a fiery temper, as anyone who has tried to...

๐Ÿ’‹๐™‹๐™๐™€ ๐™Š๐™๐˜ฟ๐™€๐™ ๐™‰๐™Š๐™’!๐Ÿ’‹We are thrilled to share the cover and blurb for Encore for Murder by T.A. Belshaw. The sixth book in Th...
04/05/2025

๐Ÿ’‹๐™‹๐™๐™€ ๐™Š๐™๐˜ฟ๐™€๐™ ๐™‰๐™Š๐™’!๐Ÿ’‹

We are thrilled to share the cover and blurb for Encore for Murder by T.A. Belshaw.

The sixth book in The Amy Rowlings Mysteries is out 5th June and available to pre order now!

https://tinyurl.com/5ybnrabm

๐—”๐— ๐—ฌ ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š๐—ฆ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—ฆ!

In Encore for Murder, the sixth instalment of the Amy Rowlings Golden Age Mystery series, amateur sleuth Amy Rowlings is pulled into one of her most puzzling cases yetโ€”how can a man be murdered twice?

When gang member Lonnie Firth turns up dead, again, Amy joins forces with Inspector Bodkin to untangle a web of deception, rival gangs, and dangerous alliances.

From the seductive and deadly Bessie Dagger to the scheming Dora โ€˜Birdieโ€™ Lark, everyone has something to hide.

๐˜ผ๐™จ ๐™จ๐™š๐™˜๐™ง๐™š๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ง๐™›๐™–๐™˜๐™š ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฎ๐™–๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™จ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™, ๐˜ผ๐™ข๐™ฎ ๐™ข๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™™ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™›๐™ช๐™ก๐™ก๐™ฎโ€”๐™—๐™š๐™˜๐™–๐™ช๐™จ๐™š ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™˜๐™–๐™จ๐™š, ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ข๐™ฎ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™ข๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™—๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ข๐™ค๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™จ๐™๐™šโ€™๐™จ ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š.

AVAILABLE TO PRE ORDER NOW ๐ŸŽ๏ธ๐Ÿ“ฒWe are thrilled to share the cover and blurb for Miracle Mechanic:Cars, Krays, and Cancer ...
28/04/2025

AVAILABLE TO PRE ORDER NOW ๐ŸŽ๏ธ๐Ÿ“ฒ

We are thrilled to share the cover and blurb for Miracle Mechanic:Cars, Krays, and Cancer by Bernie Fineman.

Out 29th and available to pre order below โฌ‡๏ธ

'If I had a blood test, they'd probably find it was engine oil!'

After being expelled from one school too many, Bernie Fineman got a job in a garage when he was thirteen years old. On his first day he hit the foreman across the face with a broom handle.

Fifty years later he's still working in garages and still has a fiery temper, as anyone who has tried to cheat a customer or seen one of his many series for Discovery UK and Channel 5 will testify.

Not for nothing is Bernie called the Original Motor Mouth. Growing up in the post-war East End with a welder for a mother and a bear-knuckle fighter for a father, life was tough in every sense.
But as well as toughness, Bernie also inherited a determination and willingness to graft from his parents, and despite leaving school with no qualifications Bernie has risen to become one of the most respected and famous mechanics in the UK.

This is the remarkable story of fifty years in the motor trade that has seen Bernie go from Kray Twins fixer to becoming indispensable to the Metropolitan Police, via South Africa, Bangladesh, the jungles of Central America and more.

Dodgy motors and dodgy characters abound in this rollicking and unlikely ride.

After being expelled from one school too many, Bernie Fineman got a job in a garage when he was thirteen years old. On his first day he hit the foreman across the face with a broom handle. Fifty years later he's still working in garages and still has a fiery temper, as anyone who has tried to...

A very Happy International Womenโ€™s Day from Nikki and Sumaira and this small, female run indie publisher. โœŒ๏ธHereโ€™s to st...
08/03/2025

A very Happy International Womenโ€™s Day from Nikki and Sumaira and this small, female run indie publisher. โœŒ๏ธ

Hereโ€™s to strong women everywhere, may we know them , may we support them, may we raise them , may we be the change for our children.

Today we are Celebrating all Women Everywhere โค๏ธ๐Ÿ‘‘

๐Ÿ’šOUT NOW !๐Ÿ’šA very happy publication day to Richard Robinson for The Mainstay, the third book in the Topaz Files . Downlo...
05/03/2025

๐Ÿ’šOUT NOW !๐Ÿ’š

A very happy publication day to Richard Robinson for The Mainstay, the third book in the Topaz Files .

Download your copy now !

๐Ÿ“ฒ https://tinyurl.com/yn9j7t2h

๐—–๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—”๐—Ÿ.We are thrilled to share the cover and blurb for The Mainstay by Richard Robinson.The gripping third instal...
19/02/2025

๐—–๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—”๐—Ÿ.

We are thrilled to share the cover and blurb for The Mainstay by Richard Robinson.

The gripping third instalment of The Topaz Files is out 5th March and available to pre order now!

https://tinyurl.com/yn9j7t2h

๐—” ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐— ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. ๐—” ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ. ๐—” ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜.

When university student Sam Jacobs witnesses the murder of a Unionist MP in Ballycastle, he becomes more than a bystander โ€” he becomes a target. Drawn into a web of politics, crime, and sectarian violence, Samโ€™s world unravels as powerful forces close in to silence him.

Chief Inspector Orla Massey calls on the covert Topaz team to investigate, but corruption in the RUC, political interference, and the ghosts of her own past push her to the brink.

Meanwhile, MI5โ€™s Jones, Jenny Richmond, and Declan McNally face a growing threat from an elusive mastermind known only as The Big Man. Power, politics, and betrayal collide as they race to unmask him before he strikes again.

From the terror of a Belfast safe house to a hanging aboard a luxury yacht, from a brutal ex*****on to the underworld of global crime syndicates, The Mainstay is a gripping, heart-breaking and razor-sharp whodunnit where no one can be trusted. And as the body count rises, one question remains:

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป? ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜?

Coming very, very soon....A new Dr. Carolyn Harkin novel by James Murphy.  Following on from Write Me A Murder, How To B...
11/02/2025

Coming very, very soon....

A new Dr. Carolyn Harkin novel by James Murphy. Following on from Write Me A Murder, How To Be Dead is another edge of your seat thriller.

Here's the blurb to give you a taster and also his long awaited cover reveal. Enjoy.

When the role of a lifetime puts the truth into true crime television, the results can be lethal.

For bestselling author and criminal psychologist,Dr. Carolyn Harkin the return to her native Northern Ireland has been tumultuous.

Having survived an encounter with the notorious How To Be Dead Programme, the dangers of a writing class blurring fact with crime fiction, the resurrection of the ghosts of her past and a threat to her life and the lives of her colleagues, life was now set for a slower pace. Or so she thought.

Now, with news of the death by homicide of the wife of her associate, Chief Constable Brian Hannon and a spate of murders of young men to contend with, Dr. Harkin must face her greatest nemesis and the return of the programme in another tale of fiction being blended with reality, and this time itโ€™s set to be a small screen streaming blockbuster.

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—”๐—จ๐—ง๐—›๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง!We are thrilled to welcome Anne Pelling, another Swanwick: The Writers' Summer School signing to SpellB...
28/01/2025

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—”๐—จ๐—ง๐—›๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง!

We are thrilled to welcome Anne Pelling, another Swanwick: The Writers' Summer School signing to SpellBound!

Anne was the 2024 Winner of our short story competition "The Retreat"

Anne was born in Birmingham and has lived in Bedford, Yorkshire and Bath. She has boy and girl twins, three stepsons, all of whom have flown the nest, and five grandchildren. Anne lives with her husband, in Westbury, Wiltshire where they own a care business. Inspired by her first Swanwick Writersโ€™ Summer School in 2023, she tested her writing skills by entering the SpellboundBooks competition. Drawing on her, own and othersโ€™ life experiences, The Retreat is her first competition winning novella. Having a keen eye for the comical, she is able to find humour in even the darkest of situations.

Anne's debut novel The Retreat will be published in the Summer.

Welcome to SpellBound Anne!

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—”๐—จ๐—ง๐—›๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง!We are thrilled to welcome Carol Vinyard another Swanwick: The Writers' Summer School signing to SpellB...
27/01/2025

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—”๐—จ๐—ง๐—›๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง!

We are thrilled to welcome Carol Vinyard another Swanwick: The Writers' Summer School signing to SpellBound.

Carol is a writer from London with a passion for poetry and creative writing. After winning a school story competition at age nine, she developed a love for storytelling. Carol later moved to Kent and continued to write poetry and short stories. In 2007, she earned third place in the Dens Poetry Competition,.

Through writing courses at Dacorum College and other institutions, Carol honed her craft, eventually moving into novel writing.
A graduate of Kingston University with an MA in Creative Writing, Carol is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association and the Crime Writers Association.

Carol has signed a multi book contract for her brilliant Pool Diaries series.

๐™‚๐™ž๐™ง๐™ก๐™จ, ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ก๐™ ๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ก๐™ž๐™›๐™š ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™œ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™š๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐˜ฝ๐™ก๐™–๐™˜๐™ ๐™—๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ค๐™ก. ๐™„๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™– ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ก๐™™ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ซ๐™–๐™ก๐™ง๐™ฎ, ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™—๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ, ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ซ๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ-๐™ค๐™›-๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ก ๐™š๐™œ๐™ค๐™จ, ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ž๐™ง ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™™ ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™จ ๐™ก๐™ช๐™ง๐™˜๐™ ๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™˜๐™ง๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง. ๐™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™—๐™ช๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™จ ๐™–๐™จ, ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™š๐™จ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฅ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ž๐™ง ๐™จ๐™š๐™ก๐™›-๐™ข๐™–๐™™๐™š ๐™๐™š๐™ก๐™ก, ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™—๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™š๐™ข๐™—๐™ง๐™ค๐™ž๐™ก๐™š๐™™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™™๐™š๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ช๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™™๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™–๐™ซ๐™š๐™™ ๐™—๐™š๐™๐™–๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง.

Book 1 in the series will be published in the Summer.

Welcome to SpellBound Carol!

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—”๐—จ๐—ง๐—›๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง!We are thrilled to Welcome Eden Stokes to SpellBound. Eden was one of the winners of our Swanwick: The ...
24/01/2025

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—”๐—จ๐—ง๐—›๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง!

We are thrilled to Welcome Eden Stokes to SpellBound.

Eden was one of the winners of our Swanwick: The Writers' Summer School Pitch The Publisher .

Born and raised in the Midlands of England, Eden channels an open mind to craft works that challenge societal perceptions and delve into the taboo. Currently pursuing a Creative Writing BA at De Montfort University, Eden chairs the resident Reading Society while working on novels outside of academic commitments. With SpellBound's support, Eden is on the path to publishing a debut novel.

Eden's chilling, mind-bending thriller debut To Silence An Echo will be released in the Summer.

Welcome To SpellBound Eden. !

SpellBound Books are thrilled to bring you ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐„๐๐„๐๐ƒ๐„๐๐“ ๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐’ a brand new, 2 day London based festival coming in Summer 2...
15/01/2025

SpellBound Books are thrilled to bring you ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐„๐๐„๐๐ƒ๐„๐๐“ ๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐’ a brand new, 2 day London based festival coming in Summer 2026, dedicated entirely to the vibrant world of Independent Publishers, Authors & Artists.

Forget stuffy literary gatherings; founded by four women, 2 Indie Publishers & 2 Best Selling Indie authors, IM aims to be a community hub, fostering connections between writers and readers, offering workshops and panels that delve into the intricacies of Indie publishing and providing a platform for unheard voices to finally find their tribe

IM is more than a festival; it is a revolution, a vibrant declaration that the future of storytelling is diverse, innovative, and independent.

Give our Festival Social Media Pages a like to keep updated with all the news on the hottest new festival in town. ๐Ÿ‘‡

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