Rachael Hardcastle

I'm an Amazon international #1 bestselling author from Bradford, UK, and the founder of Curious Cat Books independent publishing house. ​

As a speculative fiction author, I believe in entertaining my readers by offering a temporary escape from reality. Whilst I aspire to write fun, addictive adventures with characters my readers can relate to, I need to write meaningful and emotive stories alongside them to explore the depths of what it is to be human—in doing so, I can encourage people to also look within.​

I feel through writing we face our darkest fears, explore infinite new worlds and realise our true purpose. Creative writing helps me to understand what my purpose is.

​I have diplomas in Successful Self-Publishing and Journal Therapy, alongside a university Business Studies qualification and many other writing-related achievements. I'm also a trained copy-editor and publishing coach, and now run Curious Cat Books, an indie publishing house designed to help overwhelmed debut authors.