The Aphrodite Trilogy

The Aphrodite Trilogy is made up of Aphrodite's Child, Now is all There is and Shadows in the Rock.  It is a story which spreads over two decades about an RAF family posted to Cyprus in the nineties. Romance, drama, family relationships, military life, reinvention, sun-soaked scenery - these books have them all.

Start your journey with Aphrodite’s Child which has 73 reviews with an average of 4.5 stars.

“I really enjoyed reading this book. I don't normally go for romantic novels but thought I'd give it a go due to it being set in Cyprus and at RAF Akrotiri in particular. I spent an amazing 4 years there in the mid '80s and this book brought back some lovely memories of this beautiful island. I'd recommend it at a good read, whether you've spent time in Cyprus or not.” 

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Aphrodite's Child: Book 1

Cyprus 1991

Emily Blackwell is an RAF officer’s wife and has never fitted in with military life, but when her husband, Luke is posted to Cyprus, she sees it as an escape from a job she hates and maybe somewhere she can have her longed-for third child. The reality of living on a military camp hits her hard - it’s a time before FaceTime, emails and WhatsApp and she’s lonely and cut off from her previous life.  When she makes friends with Sophie, her life takes a turn for the better: she begins to throw herself into the social scene. The new blond-haired, tanned, slimmer version of herself embraces everything that Cyprus has to offer. But Luke’s love of all things Air Force, his desire to restrict their family to two children and his off-hand ways culminate in her finding love in someone very different. After a terrible tragedy that befalls them all, her life on the island begins to unravel.  Trust is broken, friendships shatter and Emily is torn between her family and forbidden love. She has fallen in love with Cyprus, the lifestyle and … another man but she’s lost herself.  Can she find herself again before it’s too late?

Now Is All There Is: Book 2

The phone rang.  I picked up the receiver and without waiting to hear who it was, said, “Where are you?  You’re late.” It wasn't him.  A voice said, “Is that you, Emily?  Are you alone?”  The disembodied voice sounded odd; I heard a cough.“Yes … who is that?” My mind was confused.  I was so sure it would be him, I couldn’t understand. “You better sit down.  I’ve got some ... terrible news.” I sat down obediently, feeling like a child.  I knew ... in that moment, I knew.” 

Emily returns to Cyprus, not knowing where her life is going; Luke is distant, her friends have gone, everything has changed.   She meets Beth, a young airman’s wife, whose life is as precarious as hers and they form an unlikely friendship.  At the end of the school year, she goes home to their Cotswold cottage, hoping that life will go on as before and that maybe she’ll find herself again.  But Luke’s unexpected posting leads her to make the biggest decision of her life and pushes her down a road that can only end in tragedy.  Luke has never stopped loving her though and finally, that is what saves her from herself.

Shadows in the rock: Book 3

“I remember that day you told me everything as if it was yesterday; the shock, the disbelief and the fear.  I didn’t understand then, but I do now.  We are the same, you and I.  We live in the now, but the past is always there … buried in shadows.”

England 2015

Abi is on the brink of life; she wants to leave home and country living and strike out as a fashion photographer in London.  The shadows of her parents’ past have haunted her; she needs to find out who she really is.  
Life in London proves to be far more challenging than she imagined though.  Abi ends up working for a nightmare boss and in a foreshadowing of the #metoo era, she encounters bullying and sexual harassment.  On a shoot in Cyprus, she experiences both the worst and the best that life has to offer, forcing her to grow up and face the truth about her background. 

She learns to forgive both herself and her mother and face her future with confidence.

 Love is a State of Mind

Anna McCarthy thought she was leading a good life, but when her husband, David, tells her he has fallen in love with someone else, she has to re-evaluate everything.  She makes some huge changes, both at home and at work and decides to visit her estranged sister in Australia.  Here, she gets a new perspective on her past, her present and her future.Along the way, she faces tragedy, new love and surprising revelations.  But most of all, she learns to accept her new life without bitterness and realises that behind the Facebook facade, nobody’s life is perfect.