THE GOLD GIFT SERIES **This series will take everything you think you know about alchemy and turn it on its head.**

"A series about the dark side of the art world by a real expert in the art world." Branch's fiction has been featured on Radio 4, Timeout London and The BBC World Service.

BOOK 2: RUST UPON MY SOUL

The Golden Illuminati are biding their time, but they have plans for Abigail Argent.

Handsome architect, Robert Fitzpatrick is one of their members. When he offers Abigail help, she’s suspicious. But Abigail is struggling to reconnect with her elusive gift, and Robert offers her the only thing that could persuade her to give him a chance.

Characters old and new come together to help Abigail and protect her from the most formidable secret society in history, but The Golden Illuminati aren’t her only problem.

With a new threat hanging over her, Abigail tries to focus on deepening her strange relationship with metal, whilst bonds with others begin to spin out of control.

Can Abigail avoid the clutches of The Golden Illuminati and master her gift?

Desires collide in this art and alchemy thriller: Rust Upon My Soul.

BOOK 3: GIRL IN A GOLDEN CAGE

Francesca Milliardo sees something she wasn’t meant to see.

Her dreams of making a big splash as a contemporary artist are on the line if she’s read the situation wrong.

Worst still, her father seems to be involved.

As Francesca searches for truth, her persistent migraines are beginning to run riot.

Some of her symptoms are morphing and she's starting to wonder if there's more to the pain than a pill can cure.

Her father's handsome assistant is a welcome distraction from the confusion of her life, but can he save her from the dangers that lurk?

Or, could he, too, be part of them?

Francesca doesn't know whom to trust or what to do.

It's time for her to make some hard choices

Believe in the people she loves or bet her beloved career on a mystery that's rooted in myth.

'A fast-paced mystery with a hint of supernatural and a dash of romance - Girl in A Golden Cage is a standalone story that introduces a new character into the Gold Gift Series.'

**A dark story full of intrigue, conspiracy theory and art. For fans of Dan Brown, Andy McDermott and Deborah Harkness.**