Robyn Cain
Author
SILENT STEPS - book 2 of the STOP series - contemporary
The two people Anna trusted most betrayed her…
he complications of love, commitments and life’s obstacles often require momentous resilience and patience. Anna’s life has never been ordinary. It embraces two cultures, Asian and British. It has always been difficult and busy but now it has become even more complicated.
Alongside maintaining a stable environment for her daughters, she and her writing group face an ongoing murder investigation, and none of them have alibis to exonerate them. With the possibility of a new love on the horizon, she finds herself inveigled into helping an orphaned, dysfunctional child and reaches the inevitable crossroads of disappointments, discoveries and shocking revelations.
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SEVEN STOPS - book 1 of the STOP series - contemporary
Twisted friendships don't come with ground rules...
Anna and Meera are two Asian women banished by their families for marrying for love. Years later when their paths cross, Anna is living life to the full as a wife, mother and teacher, while single parent Meera works as a professional escort, filling the gaps in her time with deception and blackmail. Persuading Anna into child minding her son Jack, Meera then leaves the railway station in disguise and disappears.
As Meera’s absence lengthens, Jack’s disturbing behavior isn’t the only thing that worsens, because the cracks in Anna’s world, once papered over by a life of routine and sacrifice become visible and threatening. Discovering her conniving friend’s ugly secrets, Anna reassesses and reconnects with her own past. Then Jack goes missing and the truth becomes known amidst tragedy and new beginnings.
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Available as ebook and paperback
GOODS BY HAND - supernatural / horror
For centuries the Miller women have protected their community. On the surface, they grind herbs and mix oils for the common illness, but they have another inheritance: a dark, living force they control with their blood.
A series of events force Saffron Miller to intervene in Mina’s life. In order to stop her friend’s adulterous husband from his nefarious activities and ensure that another, better man takes his place, Saffron uses her power to create Adam. Now it’s time to pass on the family gift but to whom? Saffron’s daughter doesn’t have the prerequisite characteristics, but Mina does. Which of the two can be trusted, or should fate be allowed to choose?
FOOTSTEPS OF GALATEA - supernatural / horror
Deviant and volatile, Saffron's daughter Omikia conspired to take over the inheritance; a dark living force controlled by blood...
After five years she has built her own special kind of following. As she attempts to overthrow the magic of her ancestors she foregoes all commitments to the community and the old laws, and will go to any length to satisfy her obsession to have a daughter and re-define the family tradition.
Though the ink helped Saffron's mind to reach a safer place, her body has been left a shell and her blood may no longer be strong enough to protect Mina from her former friend Omikia's plans.
Meanwhile, caught between two women, Richard now seeks to exact revenge against those he feels crossed him. However, for Mina, he has the cruellest of ideas.
Whoever controls the ink will write the ending - and it may not be a happy one.
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VICIOUS VIGNETTES 1 - mixed genre / flash fiction
This collection of 28 weird, disturbing and occasionally salacious tales that started out as pure light-hearted flash fiction, isn't for the virtuous or conventional. These fiendish snapshots have elongated, evolved, darkened, infiltrated other genres and some spilled into the rhythmic world. If you don’t like your fiction bland, if you’re the suspicious type, if you don’t take anything you see or hear for granted, then this is for you.
Pack your sense of humour; you might just need it.
Available as ebook and paperback
Available as ebook and paperback
Available as ebook and paperback
Available as ebook and paperback
VICIOUS VIGNETTES 2 - mixed genre / flash fiction / prose / poetry
Flash fiction, prose, poetry, barbed and unkind...
This collection of biting shorts grapples with life’s foibles from the past, present and future, and sometimes dives into dream lands. These tales complement each other in weird and disturbing narratives that embody myths, fairy tales, and the day-to-day difficulties that cross our paths when we least expect them.
If you don’t like your fiction bland, if you’re the suspicious type, if you don’t take anything you see or hear for granted, then this is for you.
Pack your sense of humour; you might just need it.
VICIOUS VIGNETTES 3 - mixed genre - flash fiction / prose / poetry
Flash fiction, prose, poetry, barbed and unkind...
This is the third eclectic collection of biting shorts – a mix of short stories, 200-word flash fiction, and poetry – that grapple with our evolving world, lifestyles, technological advancements, political corruption and ecological change. Imagine a world where mysterious parcels reveal dark family secrets; a world where animals fear to go outside; a world of sacrifice; a world of them and us.
If you don’t like your fiction bland, if you’re the suspicious type, if you don’t take anything you see or hear for granted, then this is for you.
Pack your sense of humour; you might just need it.
VICIOUS VIGNETTES 4 - mixed genre - flash fiction / prose / poetry
Flash fiction, prose, poetry, barbed and unkind...
The fourth collection – a mix of short stories, poetry and flash fiction – more risky, digs deeper into the void. Imagine utopia. Imagine extraordinary lives of yellow, gold, silence, aliens and overwhelming planetary changes. imagine the consequences of ignoring warning signs and misplaced trust. Imagine a world of complicity and ignorance. Imagine 24-hr surveillance. Who's watching? Who's controlling who? If you don't like your fiction bland, if you’re the suspicious type.
If you don’t take anything you see or hear for granted, then this is for you.
Pack your sense of humour; you might just need it.
VICIOUS VIGNETTES 4 - mixed genre - flash fiction / prose / poetry
Flash fiction, prose, poetry, barbed and unkind...
The fourth collection – a mix of short stories, poetry and flash fiction – more risky, digs deeper into the void. Imagine utopia. Imagine extraordinary lives of yellow, gold, silence, aliens and overwhelming planetary changes. imagine the consequences of ignoring warning signs and misplaced trust. Imagine a world of complicity and ignorance. Imagine 24-hr surveillance. Who's watching? Who's controlling who? If you don't like your fiction bland, if you’re the suspicious type.
If you don’t take anything you see or hear for granted, then this is for you.
Pack your sense of humour; you might just need it.
VICIOUS VIGNETTES 4 - mixed genre - flash fiction / prose / poetry
Flash fiction, prose, poetry, barbed and unkind...
The fourth collection – a mix of short stories, poetry and flash fiction – more risky, digs deeper into the void. Imagine utopia. Imagine extraordinary lives of yellow, gold, silence, aliens and overwhelming planetary changes. imagine the consequences of ignoring warning signs and misplaced trust. Imagine a world of complicity and ignorance. Imagine 24-hr surveillance. Who's watching? Who's controlling who? If you don't like your fiction bland, if you’re the suspicious type.
If you don’t take anything you see or hear for granted, then this is for you.
Pack your sense of humour; you might just need it.