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The Silence We Reveal: The end of the Overaughs is nigh!
It's out. The Silence We Reveal - Book Three, the last walk through the doors of Moorside House in the modern era before the finale, The Dark Quarters. And if we're being honest with you [...]
Beware the Ides of March
"Beware the Ides of March" March 15th. The day it all began. Not by accident. Never by accident. When we chose the date that opens The Silence We Hide - the night the Overaughs' [...]
Authors of gothic thrillers The Series of Silence to host book reading and gin tasting at Accrington Dome in March
A gothic thriller book series brought to life with gin, ghosts and a real Victorian manor is coming to Accrington next month. Accrington DOME will host a one‑night‑only Series of Silence takeover on Thursday [...]
From House to Page: Local authors bring Moorside House book series to life at Oswaldtwistle Mills event
A story born just down the road is coming home. On Sunday, 1 February at 1:00 pm, Oswaldtwistle Mills will host a unique local event celebrating Lancashire storytelling, history, and Lancashire gin. Visitors are [...]
Accrington’s Lydia Becker helped shape Charles Darwins ideas…now inspiring a special Lancashire Gin
A pioneering discovery from Altham, Accrington, is inspiring a modern creation. Moorside Craft Gin, handcrafted in Lancashire, draws its roots from the groundbreaking work of Lydia Becker, the suffragist and botanist who grew up [...]
The Iraq Third Act: Jarring the reader, professionally
The Iraq third act in *The Silence We Share* is deliberately jarring because it is where the series cashes in the emotional debt from Book One and fully earns the devastation of Moorside. It [...]
Made in Lancashire: Why Place Matters in The Series of Silence
If you have started reading The Series of Silence, you will know that the weather is rarely kind to the Overaugh family. The rain hammers against the single-pane glass of Moorside House. The mist clings [...]
The Slippery Slope: When Survival Becomes Sin in The Silence We Share
We often tell ourselves that we are good people. We pay our taxes. We look after our neighbours. We love our children. But writing The Silence We Share forced us to ask a terrifying [...]
Identity Theft: How We Stole Our Family’s Names for the Overaughs
Writers are magpies. We steal shiny things from the people around us. We pinch a mannerism here, a habit there, or a distinctive way of speaking. But when it came to building the cast [...]
Pizza, Plots, and the Art of Burying Bodies: How The Series of Silence Began
Most families spend their Friday nights arguing over the remote, discussing the football scores, or debating whose turn it is to load the dishwasher. The Groves household is a little different. If you were [...]
‘The Day of the Jackal’ star Ben Hall narrates chilling new audiobook…The Silence We Hide for an Accrington debut author
Star of stage and screen Ben Hall, known for his role as Damian Richardson in the hit British spy thriller television series ‘The Day of the Jackal’, has lent his voice to the brand-new [...]
Spine-chilling Halloween reading brings gothic thriller The Silence We Hide to life
This Halloween, audiences are invited to step into the shadows with new author Heath Groves, who will present a special live reading from his debut gothic thriller The Silence We Hide. The exclusive reading, [...]
Moorside Craft Gin launched as part of thrilling new book series
A brand-new craft gin has been unveiled to accompany the debut instalment of a gothic thriller series and the first novel, The Silence We Hide, based upon the historic Moorside House in Altham, Accrington.Moorside Craft [...]
From tech entrepreneurs to gothic storytellers: The Groves Family launch The Series of Silence
Order Book 1 Order Kindle Edition Lancashire-based entrepreneur, technology leader, and decorated Army Reservist Heath Groves is turning the page on a new chapter in his life, along with his family, as [...]
Blue plaque unveiled at historic Moorside House in Altham by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire
The Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire, Mrs Amanda Parker, has unveiled a blue plaque at Moorside House in Altham, celebrating the property’s important place in the story of women’s suffrage and local heritage. The plaque recognises [...]
Historic Lancashire gem Moorside House now available as a filming location for film and television productions
Moorside House, a striking Grade II listed property in Altham near Accrington, is opening its doors as a unique filming location, offering an evocative backdrop steeped in history, character and atmosphere. Best known as [...]
Accrington Stanley Women announce Moguhl as new front of shirt sponsor
Accrington Stanley Women have announced Moguhl Ltd as the club’s brand-new front-of-shirt sponsor. The partnership will see Moguhl sponsor shirts across Stanley Women’s three open age teams, including the first team, reserves and open age [...]
