ABOUT ME

I’m Paula Hillman – writer of novels with a literary flavour and a cracking-good storyline.

About me

I’m a writer of novels with a literary flavour, characters to fall for and twists you won’t see coming.
There must be a landscape to lose yourself in, too. If you’re a fan of Susan Fletcher or Delia Owens or even Andrew Taylor, my stories might be for you. As for genre, there is a literary mystery, Seaview House, which came out in February 2023 and a dark romance, The Cottage, which came out in mid June 2023. Blackthorn Wood arrived into the world in November 2023. Chapel Field, my fourth novel, is out on March 28th, 2024, and my fifth novel will be published in June 2024.

Right now, I’m working on novel number six, set in a cemetery, of all places!

I’m always happy to chat about books or anything literary, and spend much of my downtime pounding the pavements of my hometown in search of new ideas. You’ve probably seen me!

I’ve written a memoir, too, about my thirty-two years in the teaching profession: I’ve added a sample chapter as a blog – read it here. The memoir is in a very ‘draft’ state, but I hope, one day, I’ll have the time to shape it into something that might be publishable.

My dream is to write a historical novel that will chart the life of William Gradwell, a man of great influence in the story of our town. To help me with that, I have gained a history diploma with Lancaster University. How I ever had time to be a teacher and deputy-head is beyond me!

Chapel Field

A psychological suspense about silence and its sinister effects on a family and a village.

Laurie and Ed met when they were kids, and as a disillusioned teenager, she joined in with the systematic tormenting of the Diamond family under the guidance of her friend, charismatic Marcus Butcher—until one of his pranks went too far. Now, reunited as adults, Laurie and Ed have lingering feelings of hatred, guilt, and resentment stirring between them—while being inexplicably drawn to each other…

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