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Sue was interviewed by Sarah Becker, after her author event at the recent Olney Wordfest event. Sue says, 'it was great to meet so many writers and fellow authors and chat all things books.' Read Sue's interview here.

 Recent Hungarian edition of A Twinkle of Hooves.

Ars young reader editions


Sue loves this set of Ars young readers editions. All new stories, based on Sue's Magic Kitten &Co books. She's delighted to introduce young German readers to Flame, Storm, Comet and friends, before they follow those characters adventures in the book series for slightly older readers.

Faeries. Changelings. A binding curse.


Sue says – ‘I hope We Other chimes with the wildness of your souls. Heats your blood and chills you to the depths of your twisted hearts.’


 Interpretations of the main characters in We Other. With thanks to Sasha Alsberg.

"Awesome, awesome read! I cannot stress enough how wonderfully absorbing We Other was." - Kelliann on Facebook.

Second Skin.


TWO MOONS, TWO HEARTS, TWO SOULS. 


Eighteen-year-old Lady Aledra is Drakkoni — a race of shape-shifting dragons who brutally conquered the Esran lands. Drakkoni are fiercely protective of their pure bloodlines.


Aledra’s father is the powerful Lord Commander Artor Jewel-Wing. Aledra was told her mother is dead, but really she was banished for being part-Esran.


Aledra is raised on a remote farmstead, away from the prying eyes of the Drakkoni court, and mentored to control her secondskin. Which is where her dragon form hides....





Out Now!

book, shape-shifter, fantasy

 

''Love, love, love this book. 5 stars. The end! This is my first read from Sue Bentley. It certainly won't be my last.' ~ @julie_embleton on Instagram


'There is love, there is war, there are dragons and tribes, and a girl who wants nothing more than to have the freedom to choose.' ~ Jessica Belmont on Amazon


"...in the Drakkoni, Sue Bentley has created a far more complex race than your average shifter." ~ @Dramahuman31 on Instagram



Sue Bentley

is the best-selling author of over 80 books for children and adults. Her books have been translated into 20 languages worldwide. Sue enjoys reading, walking, cinema, cooking, researching her books, and painting and printmaking, when she's not writing -- which isn't very often!

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We Other, a #1 Amazon Bestseller!



"Sue Bentley's dark, sensual, magical story will catch you in the gut, move your heart and set your imagination on fire. It' s unmissable." ~ Thea Bennett, Radio Times.


"This is a book to really immerse yourself in. By the end you won't be able to help feeling that you know Jess, and that you have spent time in the world of Faery yourself." ~ Helen Walters - Writing Magazine Columnist


"Sue Bentley's writing is dark and atmospheric, and a hint of menace drips through it." ~ Amazon reviewer


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Recent posts

Sue's World

Thoughts and ramblings for the weekend.

By sue bentley • March 16, 2024
It's almost proper Spring - lighter mornings making it easier to get up, and head straight to my writing desk. My book in progress The Making is going well, after a lot of cuts, and re-writes. I'm planning on delivering it to my agent before too long. There are bound to be more changes that need making, some tightening up that needs doing. But I'm a perfectionist, and have learned to expect this work which will make my book come alive. I want my reader to empathise with my characters, feel immersed in the world they inhabit. It is though, one of the things most authors struggle with. I doubt any one of them, even a winner of the Booker prize, is ever completely satisfied with their finished book. When I pick up one of mine that has sold very well - sometimes around the world, had great reviews, even been featured on the Sunday Times best-seller listing, I still criticise the writing. Making imaginary new edits. Wishing that I'd chosen this word over that one. That's the thing about being meticulous, and I know I owe my readers that level of detail. Only my best is good enough. It comes with the writing territory! Or it should, if you're doing your job well?

New Year Mood

By sue bentley • January 17, 2024
2024 - the year of the mighty dragon!

World Book Day

By sue bentley • March 24, 2022
Hello Readers!

Work In Progress

By sue bentley • November 29, 2021
Lastville Hello again readers, writers and fellow book-lovers! Today I want to share a little about my current WIP. The book is set in Lastville, a fictional town in Northamptonshire, and centred around the death of a brutish and unpleasant shoemaker. Miss Minerva Shaw, twenty-six years old, opinionated, stiff-necked and resigned to being a spinster, forms an unlikely friendship with the dead man's son. Their investigations lead them into the very heart of a secret club, where death itself is currency.
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