Signed and dedicated paperbacks of The Medici Mirror and Beyond the Sea by Melissa Bailey (#312)

A hidden room



When architect Johnny Carter is asked to redesign a long-abandoned Victorian shoe factory, he discovers a hidden room deep in the basement. A dark, sinister room, which contains a sixteenth-century Venetian mirror.


A love in danger



Johnny has a new love, Ophelia, in his life. But as the pair’s relationship develops and they begin to explore the mystery surrounding the mirror, its malign influence threatens to envelop and destroy them.


A secret history



The mirror’s heritage dates back to the sixteenth century, and the figure of Catherine de Medici – betrayed wife, practitioner of the occult, and known as the Black Queen.



The Medici Mirror is a haunting story of jealousy, obsession, and murder, perfect for fans of Kate Mosse and Barbara Erskine; a story about the ability of the past to influence the present and of love’s power to defeat even the most powerful of curses.

A year on, and struggling to cope, Freya returns to the lighthouse-keeper's cottage on a remote Hebridean island, where she and her family spent so many happy times.



Haunted by visions of her old life, Freya's dreams are dark and disturbed. And when a stranger, Daniel, is washed ashore during a storm, they turn even more menacing.



As dream and reality start to merge, Daniel seems to be following Freya's every move. What does he want from her and is he everything he seems to be?



Is her mind playing tricks? Or is the danger that she senses very real?

Melissa Bailey grew up in Lancashire. She studied English Language and Literature at Oxford University, then moved to London to study law and practised as a media lawyer for a number of years. She has published two novels, The Medici Mirror (2013) and Beyond the Sea (2015) and is currently working on her third novel, a gothic tale of madness and revenge set in 1850's London.