The Bitten Fruit Books Blog

Submission Guidelines Updated 13th March, 2026 Thank you for your interest in Bitten Fruit Books. If and when working with authors, our goal is to give a voice to unusual, less mainstream work within genre fiction, especially for first-time UK authors . We want to help you get off the ground. We are a micro-publisher based in the United Kingdom – we are small, niche, and a family-run business and we don't pretend to be anything other than that. We only work with one author at a time to give you our best, which can mean only publishing, say, two new authors a year. What We're Looking For We are looking for genre fiction which is fast-paced, passionate, creative, intelligent, and somehow different to the norm. We publish new authors under Bitten Fruit Books (contemporary romance, women's fiction, contemporary thrillers) and our brand new about-to-launch imprint, Between Fire & Ice (dark fantasy, paranormal romance, gothic fiction, horror, supernatural thrillers). We get...

With Valentine's Day around the corner and the state of the world the way it is at the moment, we cannot emphasise the importance of taking time out to relax, unwind, and remind ourselves that love, care, humanity, and all those good things actually do exist. We've listed below some heart-warming, soul-inspiring reads for Valentine's Day to keep you going. The Spell of Summer and Summer's End These two gorgeous reads centre around family, friendships, and a second chance at love. Set along the windswept beaches of Cornwall, these novels are a cross between passionate romance and women's fiction. Remember the idealistic way you looked at the world when young(er) and about to set it ablaze? These stories take you right back to those times, and the characters being in their late twenties doesn't detract from that at all, but does the opposite – it reminds you love (new and lasting) is possible whatever age you are and just as strong as it ever was. READ MORE & ...

You can't start in the middle of a series, but you can start at the beginning as long as the cliffhangers aren't painful, and we've got just  the reads for you. Whether you love dark fantasy or contemporary romance, we've got you covered, and we've also got a couple of brilliant standalones. Short, fast, and fun... The Witching Pen , by Dianna Hardy, is a great, light read as long as you love urban fantasy, witches, magic, demons, angels ... actually, there's a lot packed into this little gem. Yes, there are three books that follow it, but the ending of the first book is easy to cope with. If you buy the paperback, you also get the bonus short story prequel, Wilted , at the back of it. And it makes a quirky gift. Unsure? Well, the eBook is free! So you can try before you buy. See it on Amazon All other links Hot, dark, and strictly for adults... This one's for werewolf lovers and those who don't mind bad words, violence, and explicitly written scenes.  R...

2026 and 2027 will see an active expansion to include contemporary romance, women's fiction, supernatural thrillers, and action-adventure in our publishing categories, while our imprint Satin Smoke Press continues to publish dark fantasy, horror, and paranormal romance. We are also planning a bi-yearly magazine to showcase a range of authors' works that cover all the above genres. Further information will be posted here nearer the time, including firm publication dates of forthcoming novels. Our first announced publication date is for novel, On the A162 from York , released on 3rd December 2026, although we may bring out other stories (yet to be announced) sooner: On the A162 from York by Elysa Summers It was 1972. She was running; he was drifting... Felicity Cooper is on the run from the city of York, heading south. It's the summer of 1972, but her parents live in the dark ages, demanding she marry Henry, her father's colleague at the bank. Behind her back, her mother...