Essie Foxford lives near Manchester in England, and yes, it does rain a lot, much to the delight of her three ducks. 

Her writing veers away from the overly serious, tending towards romance, adventure and humour with a sprinkling of unusual characters who are in theory fantastical, but can you ever be sure? 

A Twist of Amethyst is the first book in the series of Genius Consultants (a company that employs genies who can now work for themselves). There are two more books gathering speed.

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