Born in South Africa, Dominique Valente now lives in the Sussex countryside with her husband and their English Bulldog, Fudge. She writes bestselling women's fiction under her pseudonym, Lily Graham, and is a former journalist for publications like Business Day and Woman & Home.
Dominique Valente is an absolute master of charm, warmth, and cosy magic. Witchlight is a perfect continuation of Witchspark - a true delight to lose myself in, and to be enveloped once more by the arms of the magical living house, Huswyvern. This is a book to curl up on the sofa with on an autumn day and let the magic wrap around you like a favourite blanket. -- Vashti Hardy A joyous conclusion to this delightful duology, filled with all the magical goodness I could hope for. Absolute witchy perfection. -- Bex Hogan A spellbinding sequel, oozing with cosy charm, Witchlight whisks readers back to the gloriously inventive Magic Isles to join Eglantine, Princess Victoria and the gang on another adventure. The perfect treat for lovers of charming historical fantasy. -- Jennifer Bell Witchlight is one of the best, most original and delightful magical stories I've read in a long time! With brilliant well-rounded aspirational characters and some amazingly inventive ideas I've never come across before! It's a whirlwind of joy that feels like you're being wrapped up in the cosiest blanket of magic and wonder. And I never thought it possible to feel so much love for an inanimate object, but this book will have you wanting to be best friends with a coat-rack, a pair of boots and a very excitable footstool. Witchlight has all the same feelings as watching my favourite childhood Disney film. -- Laura Ellen Anderson Witchlight is a wonderfully inventive story brimming with wit, charm and...well, actual charms. Funny, thrilling, and thumping with heart in equal measure - this is the perfect series to bring joy and magic into your life. -- Jack Meggitt-Phillips, best-selling author of The Beast and the Bethany Witchlight is the enchanting sequel to Witchspark: a magical, mesmerising adventure glowing with heart, warmth and friendship, with danger, daring and dastardly villains, a story that held me spellbound as I ventured back to the Magic Isles ... * Book Craic * In this new spellbinding adventure, illustrated by Eleonora Asparuhova, youngsters are swept back to Eglantine's captivating world which features a very unusual teacher and a talking dragon-butler, and a story that is filled with warmth, humour, wondrous adventures, offbeat fantasy, and characters to love. High-flying magic! * Lancaster Post News Syndicate Group * Return to the magical world of witches, royalty and curses in this spellbinding sequel to Witchspark. * Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books blog * I think Eglantine has become one of fantasy's strongest heroines too and through this authentic disabled representation, she is an inspiration to so many. If you loved The Hatmakers, Harry Potter, The House At The Edge of Magic & Encanto then you'll adore Witchlight! * Check 'Em Out Books blog * In this hotly anticipated sequel to Witchspark, young readers have the chance to revisit a magical world of warmth and wonder. * The Sunday Post * Readers who prefer a cosy and charming Halloween to a scary one will adore this series set in a magical world of witches. * The Week Junior *