Lucilla

Just finished a 24,000 word novella called Lucilla. It's a different kind of story for me and it remains to be seen how successful I have been with it. It starts off in a Women's Refuge where our protagonist, Miranda, is second in command. A newcomer is brought in by Social Services, the mysterious Lucy, a small, frail, helpless looking girl who has been attacked but can't or won't give her last name or properly explain what happened to her. She has, though, a way of subtly getting her way and of influencing people - and of killing them too.