Authors

Annabelle Marx

Brought up in Dorset, America, London, Hong Kong and Wiltshire, Annabelle has worked in photography, event production and marketing. But her passions are in food and writing. Running her own cottage industry making handmade jams, jellies and chutneys she became the recipient of two Great Taste Awards. When writing began to take over her life, she joined the Faber Academy and completed their How to Write a Novel course, where she began writing her debut novel, The Herbalist’s Secret, which became an Amazon Kindle bestseller. Annabelle has recently finished an MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and her second novel, The Rebel of Seventh Avenue was published in May ‘25.

Annabelle’s Instagram: @annabellemarx_writes
Annabelle’s website: annabellemarx.com

Annabelle Marx is represented at Jenny Brown Associates by Jenny. For all enquiries contact jenny@jennybrownassociates.com

Books by Annabelle

The Rebel of Seventh Avenue

The Rebel of Seventh Avenue

Storm Publishing, 2025

Fashion, I came to realise, wasn’t just about beautiful dresses, it was about self-respect, freedom of expression and power.

1910, Edinburgh. Young seamstress Maisie McIntyre’s world shatters with her mother’s death. Desperate to escape the grinding poverty that has defined her life so far, Maisie makes a daring choice: she steals a bolt of peacock-blue silk, a stash of money and sails for New York City.

With nothing but raw talent and fierce determination, Maisie’s gift for dressmaking opens doors she never imagined. As she builds her couture empire, designing bold, modern fashions for Manhattan’s elite, Maisie falls for Joseph Jackson, a talented Black architect with dreams as ambitious as her own. But in a world steeped in prejudice, she finds herself facing an impossible choice.

Vividly recreating the glamour and grit of early 20th Century New York – from the devastating Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire to the emerging women’s rights movement – comes a sweeping tale of ambition, love, and a woman determined to fashion not just beautiful clothes, but her own place in a man’s world.

Cover of The Herbalist's Secret

The Herbalist’s Secret

Storm Publishing, October 2023

Two small lifeless bodies lay on the sand, arms carefully placed by their sides. On the other side of the loch stands an imposing house. It’s almost as if it gives a silent howl of distress, echoing over the hills, making the birds turn their gaze down to the beach where the two bodies lie, awaiting discovery.

1889: Kitty Gray dreams of attending university and becoming a doctor, but when she is married off to Charles Maclean, one of Glasgow’s richest and most eligible bachelors, her aspiration suddenly slips far from reach.

Exiled to her new remote home in the Scottish Highlands, with its gargoyles, gothic arches and turrets, Kitty seeks solace in creating a restorative herb garden. Combining her medical knowledge and new-found fascination with herbalism, Kitty spends her days absorbed in a world of herbs and their healing properties until a devastating tragedy strikes…

2003: Caitlin Black arrives at Ardbray House determined to restore the crumbling mansion and Kitty’s walled garden to their former glory, enlisting the help of long-time housekeeper Greer Mackenzie. But as Caitlin delves deeper into the history of this once magnificent home, she uncovers a past haunted by misfortune and grief. And beneath the blood-red roses that climb beside the bay window of the drawing room, a human skull is about to be unearthed.

The truth that has held Ardbray House captive for so long is surfacing, and with it, the heart-breaking secret of the herbalist who once lived here.