***Winner: NYC Big Book Awards 2025, Medical Thriller*****Distinguished Favourite: The Independent Press Awards 2026, Visionary Fiction**
*Finalist in the Chanticleer Global Thriller Awards 2025*An ancient cave newly unearthed in Yemen.
A scientific research facility in the Norwegian Arctic.
A fertile valley, home to an isolated tribe in prehistoric Kenya.
In the stand-alone book two of
The Children of Sarah series, Dr Eloise Kluft is wrenched from her new-found happiness to join the battle against an emerging biological threat.
In a distant era, an ageing shaman must pit her hard hard-earned wisdom and the gifts of her bloodline against the terrifying dangers she has foreseen for her family.
Looking to an uncertain future, a hopeful young couple navigate the fraught path to parenthood in a world where little makes sense but the courage to love.
The Fire in Their Eyes follows characters first encountered in
Bone Lines, as they negotiate life’s risks and joys... and as the heritage of our remarkable human journey is passed along.
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Arcing back and forth through time, The Fire In Their Eyes is a fast moving, thrilling and absorbing read. At its heart lie questions about the nature of humanity... making it very much a novel for our time.” Jane Johnson, renowned author and editor
"An engrossing, urgent, polyphonic novel about the connections between the planet’s deep past and our present unstable, unpredictable world, driven by a memorable cast of characters. A joy to read." Jude Cook, novelist, literary critic and prize judge
"The excitement is… realistic… an in-the-moment experience. I liked how different all the characters were. Even the prehistoric characters have distinct personalities. I also loved how the language seemed appropriate to the time frame.” Susie Helme, the Historical Novel Society
"Provocative, intelligent and heartbreaking, The Fire in Their Eyes is a richly characterised, complex and compelling read. I highly recommend it." Karen Cole, book reviewer for Alfred Radio FM
"A masterclass... thought-provoking and compelling in its scope. Engaging characters who feel very real." Hannah's Bookshelf, Manchester FM radio
"This engaging sequel to Bone Lines eloquently conjures the far-reaching effects of prehistoric life on today's realities while exploring intersections of science, faith and human nature along the way. A brave polemic for our times." Nicole Swengley, journalist and author of
The Portrait Girl."
A novel of gripping storytelling, literary substance, and lasting insight." Valeria Vescina, author
Born in Hong Kong to a pair of Liverpudlians (and something of a nomad ever since) Stephanie now lives on a cliff in Cornwall, in deep gratitude for her coastal perch. Before returning to her first love of writing fiction, Stephanie spent many years pursuing alternative forms of storytelling, from stage to screen and media to marketing. Meanwhile, an enduring love affair with words has led her down many a wormhole on the written page. Drawn to what connects rather than separates, Stephanie is fascinated by the spaces between absolutes and opposites, between science and spirituality, nature and culture. This lifelong curiosity (and occasional conflict) has been channelled into her debut novel, Bone Lines, a Kindle bestseller, and its follow-up, The Fire in Their Eyes, book two in The Children of Sarah series. Stephanie also writes short stories, such as Human Error and Entropy published in Breakthrough Books' Taking Liberties and Order and Chaos anthologies respectively, and The Right Kind of Medicine for Sunshine Superhighway from J Henge. Various other works in progress keep her busy with authorly procrastination.
