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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 “commercially” attractive fiction. Our submissions remain open

throughout the year and welcome all types of fiction and non fiction.

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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🌸OUT NOW! 🌺A very Happy Publication Day to Anne Pelling for The Retreat. Out now in ebook and paperback 📲📖
31/07/2025

🌸OUT NOW! 🌺

A very Happy Publication Day to Anne Pelling for The Retreat.

Out now in ebook and paperback 📲📖

With dreams of writing a best-selling novel and finding the man of her dreams, she channels her pain into a revenge driven manuscript. But there’s one problem: she doesn’t know how to kill off her fictional villain. Attending a summer writing school in Derbyshire, she hopes crime expert Rich...

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25/07/2025

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A very happy publication day to Val Penny for A Fighting Chance .

The second book in the DS Jane Renwick series is available to download now for the publication promo price of only £0.99 for a very limited time 🥳📲📖

A Fighting Chance : DS Jane Renwick: Book 2.

🌸PRE ORDER NOW🌸The Retreat by Anne Pelling, The winner of our Swanwick Short Story competition, is out 31st July and ava...
24/07/2025

🌸PRE ORDER NOW🌸

The Retreat by Anne Pelling, The winner of our Swanwick Short Story competition, is out 31st July and available to pre order now !

Erica Mills is a woman scarred by a past relationship that shattered her trust and stole her future.

With dreams of writing a best-selling novel and finding the man of her dreams, she channels her pain into a revenge driven manuscript.

But there’s one problem: she doesn’t know how to kill off her fictional villain.

Attending a summer writing school in Derbyshire, she hopes crime expert Richard Noyles can help.

Their rocky first meeting sets the tone for a clash of personalities, but as secrets surface and past wounds reopen, Erica begins to question everything, including her family, her story, and her feelings for Richard.

Can two broken hearts find healing through a shared passion for storytelling?

All publisher royalties will be donated to Swanwick Summer School.

With dreams of writing a best-selling novel and finding the man of her dreams, she channels her pain into a revenge driven manuscript. But there’s one problem: she doesn’t know how to kill off her fictional villain. Attending a summer writing school in Derbyshire, she hopes crime expert Rich...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🅿🆁🅴 🅾🆁🅳🅴🆁 🅽🅾🆆! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿We are thrilled to share the cover and blurb for A Fighting Chance by Val Penny.The second ...
16/07/2025

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We are thrilled to share the cover and blurb for A Fighting Chance by Val Penny.

The second DS Jane Renwick thriller is out 25th July and available to pre order now !

https://rb.gy/uxgwsp

In the second Jane Renwick Thriller by Val Penny, drug cartels collide as crime boss Connor O’Grady returns to Scotland to protect his turf from rival Peggy Cheney, newly released from prison.

DS Jane Renwick and DC Brian Harris are sent to Stirling, where Jane discovers two tragic deaths, A young man and a girl , raising suspicions of a single killer.

O’Grady denies involvement, but can a drug lord be trusted?
Set in Stirling and Gartcosh, this tense police procedural thrusts Jane into the heart of a deadly turf war.

12/07/2025

In 2009, legendary Italian freediver Enzo Maiorca was diving off the coast of Syracuse with his daughter Rossana when something extraordinary happened.
While descending into the blue, Enzo felt a gentle nudge on his back. Turning around, he saw a dolphin — but it wasn’t there to play. It was pleading for help.
The dolphin dove, and Enzo followed. At around 15 meters deep, they found a second dolphin — trapped in an abandoned fishing net. Without hesitation, Enzo called to his daughter for a knife and carefully cut the net loose.
The moment the dolphin was freed, it released a sound Enzo would later describe as “almost a human cry.”
When the dolphin reached the surface, the divers realized it was a pregnant female — and just moments later, she gave birth in open water.
The male dolphin circled the scene, then gently swam up to Enzo, touched his cheek with its snout — like a kiss — and vanished into the deep with his new family.
Later, Enzo reflected:
“Until man learns to respect and speak to the natural world, he can never truly understand his place on this Earth.”
A powerful reminder that nature speaks — if only we’re willing to listen.

Hi Everyone,Obviously you're all aware of Sumaira's situation now and how we're having to scale back SpellBound for the ...
09/07/2025

Hi Everyone,

Obviously you're all aware of Sumaira's situation now and how we're having to scale back SpellBound for the foreseeable future.
So, I have decided to set myself up as East Editing, offering editing, proof reading and cover design (ebook and pb) services.
I'm in the process of setting up my website and setting price lists etc so, for anyone wishing to utilise my editing skills &/or my cover designs, please email me at [email protected].
I would love to work with you.

Nx

After months of writing, crafting, editing and judging the winners of the 2025 SpellBound/Penny Prize, can now be announ...
03/07/2025

After months of writing, crafting, editing and judging the winners of the 2025 SpellBound/Penny Prize, can now be announced.

The winners are:
First Place - Amanda Rose - ‘The Stranger’
Second Place - David Caunce - ‘The Informant’
Third Place - Steve Dawson - ‘The Brompton Deceit’

Congratulations to all the winners.
Thanks also to everyone who entered. The decisions were extremely difficult due to the many high quality entries received.

💋OUT NOW! 💋A very Happy Publication Day to T.A. Belshaw for Encore For Murder. The sixth book in The Amy Rowlings Myster...
05/06/2025

💋OUT NOW! 💋

A very Happy Publication Day to T.A. Belshaw for Encore For Murder.

The sixth book in The Amy Rowlings Mysteries is available to order now!

https://tinyurl.com/5ybnrabm

𝗔𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗦!

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 yet—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 ‘Birdie’ Lark, everyone has something to hide.

𝘼𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙, 𝘼𝙢𝙮 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮—𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚, 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙚.

A very Happy Publication Day to Bernie Fineman for Miracle Mechanic 🏎️Download your copy now 👇 !!If I had a blood test, ...
29/05/2025

A very Happy Publication Day to Bernie Fineman for Miracle Mechanic 🏎️

Download your copy now 👇 !!

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...

💋𝙋𝙍𝙀 𝙊𝙍𝘿𝙀𝙍 𝙉𝙊𝙒!💋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

💋𝙋𝙍𝙀 𝙊𝙍𝘿𝙀𝙍 𝙉𝙊𝙒!💋

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

𝗔𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗦!

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 yet—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 ‘Birdie’ Lark, everyone has something to hide.

𝘼𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙, 𝘼𝙢𝙮 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮—𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚, 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙚.

AVAILABLE TO PRE ORDER NOW 🏎️📲We are thrilled to share the cover and blurb for Miracle Mechanic:Cars, Krays, and Cancer ...
28/04/2025

AVAILABLE TO PRE ORDER NOW 🏎️📲

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 ⬇️

'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 Women’s Day from Nikki and Sumaira and this small, female run indie publisher. ✌️Here’s to st...
08/03/2025

A very Happy International Women’s Day from Nikki and Sumaira and this small, female run indie publisher. ✌️

Here’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 ❤️👑

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