Novelist, short story writer, comedy, community and crime book reviewer.

 
 
 

Samvida and the Purse of Gold

She married for love. Now it’s all about the money.

After the mysterious death of the founder of a family finance firm, his naive widowed bride is caught up in a web of corruption spanning two continents and three decades. Will Samvida discover the truth about her husband in time to save her own life?

Samvida and the Purse of Gold is the debut novel from Paterson Loarn.

 

About Me

My self-published debut novel 'Samvida and the Purse of Gold', which I self-published in August ‘22, is now live on Amazon, I also write short stories for an online magazine. In my day job I support hearing-impaired university students and am qualified in British Sign Language.

Short Stories

I am a contributing author to a magazine promoting humorous writing by women. My serial is entitled ‘Up the Community Centre’.
I also plan to publish my own collection of short stories. Read some examples of my work by following the link.

 

Download The Thank You Sweets

The Thank You Sweets is a collection of a dozen humorous short stories about a suburban community hub inhabited by funny and endearing characters.

The stories are narrated by Lovage, who volunteers at the hub while she is starting up a one-woman gardening business.

Everything goes smoothly for manager Erica, local matriarch Bub, youth leader Marlon and their friends until their community projects are disrupted by the 2020 pandemic.

 
 

My Blog

Read my blog for book reviews covering comedy, community and crime plus interviews with authors and other news.

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