Matilda Lockwood, Author and Artist

Local artist with journals stocked at Indianola Country Store
(restocking regularly since January!)

Book vendor at Kingston Public Market by the ferry (with my drawing of the 1800s City of Kingston)

Cover illustrator for The Patchwork of Us by author Hailey Renee (here is the first sketch…cover to be revealed in her newsletter first!)

October 28th & 29th: Classic Horror Cinema

Join me as my husband and I host this spooky cinema night at the historic (haunted?) Jewelbox theater next door to the the Rendezvous Restaurant in Seattle.

Doors at 7pm, Main Attraction 8PM

$20 Front Row, $15 Second Row, $10 General Admission

October 28

House on Haunted Hill (1958) starring Vincent Price.

October 29

Night of the Living Dead (1968) directed by George A. Romero.

My Recent Projects

My next book WHAT FELL FROM THE SKY is the first I’ve written set here in Washington state. I’ve done a lot of local research on this one all over Tacoma (where the events that inspired the book took place) and would love your eyes on it as an early reader!

This book is a historical mystery novel that follows a newspaper reporter for The Tacoma Times and a harbor patrolman as they search for the truth during the “summer of saucers” that took place June through August, 1947.

Secrets of Castle Rowley

A bookish young woman, an unlikely group of friends, and a mysterious 17th-century castle where hidden passages, dark secrets, and unexpected romance await you in my first novel.

Treasures of Castle Rowley

Hidden treasures, long-buried family secrets, and an unexpected romance intertwine in another mysterious adventure at Castle Rowley.

Timeless Flavor: Hearty English Countryside Recipes

A tasty journey through history, where treasured recipes, forgotten traditions, and the stories behind our favorite foods bring the flavors of the past to life again.

This book is what happened when I combined my culinary school knowledge with my research for the first two historical novels in the same time period!

When Witches Can’t Cast

A witch without magic in 1758 Norwich and a grumpy librarian helping hide her in a house of witches form an unlikely romance in a world full of secrets and superstition.

The Cider Maker’s Secret

A widowed cider maker and a mysterious American merchant try to save a struggling Herefordshire orchard in 1763 where love might be the greatest risk of all.

Whispers on Flowers

The secret language of flowers, a mysterious death, and an unexpected love triangle blooms in the elegant, gossipy streets of Regency-era Bath.