A Cuppa With Catherine
Pop the kettle on and settle in for a cuppa. Catherine Lynwood invites you to share in her updates, reflections, and the worlds and characters she brings to life—like old friends having a natter over tea.
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The Alpha Flame offers raw, honest storytelling, including sex that reveals truth, power, and vulnerability.
If You Loved The Girl on the Train, Try The Alpha Flame: Discovery
Dark secrets, unreliable truths, and raw emotion.
For readers who devour psychological thrillers full of secrets and humanity, The Alpha Flame is waiting.
17 July 2025
The Grit and Heart of The Alpha Flame
Why real emotion matters more than easy answers.
The Alpha Flame isn’t comfortable reading, it’s raw, honest, and deeply human.
15 July 2025
The Scene I Almost Didn’t Write, But Knew I Had To
Some moments demand more than words, and they demand to be written anyway.
One scene in The Alpha Flame: Discovery pushed me harder than the rest. It was graphic. Uncomfortable. Too much, maybe. But I wrote it, and I’m glad I did.
13 July 2025
Meet Catherine: A Q&A with the Author of The Alpha Flame
Answering your questions about writing, life in the 1980s, and telling the hard stories.
In part one of this special Q&A, Catherine Lynwood answers questions submitted by readers, with a little help from her daughter, Samantha.
12 July 2025
The Art of Pacing a Thriller: Lessons from The Alpha Flame
How character evolution and suspense can work together.
Explore how The Alpha Flame balances slow-burn character growth with page-turning tension.
10 July 2025
The Soundtrack of 1983, Music Behind The Alpha Flame
How the songs of the early '80s shaped the mood, memories, and meaning of Maggie and Beth’s story.
From Spandau Ballet to Bonnie Tyler, the music of 1983 pulses through the heart of The Alpha Flame. Discover the songs that inspired key scenes, shaped characters, and anchored the novel in a year of synths, soul, and survival.