DEBUT NOVEL · JUNE 2027
The Mermaid’s Pool
The mermaid always collects.
BOOK ONE OF THE DARK PEAK TRILOGY
PEAK DISTRICT, 1813
About the Book
In the blackened waters of the Mermaid’s Pool, a body lies dead.
While foraging on the moors, local herbalist Isadora Sallow discovers the drowned heir to the local estate. For Richard Bradbury, his heir’s death is the latest in a chilling pattern: generations of men all drowned in the same pool. But the village remembers an ancient tale: a mermaid who rises from the pool, offering unparalleled love to those with pure hearts—or dragging the unworthy to their deaths.
Rooted in the genuine folklore of the Peak District, The Mermaid’s Pool is an alluring gothic tale of female legacy and resilience, buried secrets, and the wild, untamed magic of the moors.
Weyward’s gifted women meet The Essex Serpent’s rumour-haunted village: where a mermaid who rises from a pool high on the moors to take the men who test her promise
BEHIND THE BOOK
The real Mermaid’s Pool
The Mermaid’s Pool is an eerie, magical place, hidden high on the moors of the Peak District beneath the plateau of Kinder Scout. Discover the legend of the mermaid who rises from its dark water, and how the novel began.