Stories That Begin in the Middle

Intelligent, character-led fiction centred on lives already lived and the unexpected possibilities that come next.

WHO WE ARE

We Are Interested in What Comes Next

We tell stories about people with history. Careers behind them, marriages survived, reputations made and dismantled. Our books explore reinvention, ambition, friendship, loyalty, romance, failure, and the inconvenient persistence of hope.

OUR AUTHORS

Five Voices, One Vision

Breda Stewart - author photo

Anglo-Irish Family Sagas

The women who held everything together

Kitty Brookstone - candid portrait

Nostalgic Cosy Mystery

Murder, mayhem, and faded glamour

Pippa Kine - author photo

Midlife Romantic Fiction

Love doesn’t retire

Daisy Penrose - author photo

Humorous Women’s Fiction

Starting over is always chaotic

Vivienne Knox - portrait

Cosy Thrillers

Every great performance hides a secret

OUR BOOKS

Stories Worth the Wait

A Killer Comeback

Kitty Brookstone

Coming Soon

Last Orders

Kitty Brookstone

Coming Soon

Nobody Warned Me About the Seagulls

Daisy Penrose

Available Now

The Overnight Bag

Vivienne Knox

Coming Soon

The Understudy

Vivienne Knox

Coming Soon

The Sister

Breda Stewart

Coming Soon

The Barmaid

Breda Stewart

Coming Soon

The Wife

Breda Stewart

Coming Soon

OUR PROMISE

The Candyfloss Press Promise

Distinctly British

Rooted in British voice, humour, and sensibility. Our stories are unapologetically local in character and universal in emotion.

Character-First

Plot serves people, not the other way around. Every story is built on complex, believable characters with histories worth exploring.

Midlife Perspectives

We celebrate reinvention, second chances, and the unexpected possibilities that come when life is already well underway.

Warmth & Wit

Funny without being flippant. Moving without being manipulative. Our books find the sweet spot between heart and humour.

Stories That Linger

Books you think about days later. Characters who feel like friends. Endings that satisfy without ever being predictable.

FROM THE BLOG

Latest Stories & News

Reading in the Garden

Why Midlife Fiction Matters

The stories we tell about what comes after forty shape how we see possibility. Here is why publishing needs more voices from the middle of life.

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Behind the Scenes at Candyfloss Press

From first draft to finished book, a look inside our editorial process and what makes a Candyfloss Press novel stand apart.

Rainy Day Reading

Autumn Reading List 2026

Cosy season is coming. Here are the titles from our authors that will keep you company through the darker evenings ahead.

Stay in the Story

New releases, behind-the-scenes updates, and occasional secrets.