Jodi Taylor, author

Jodi Taylor writes the Chronicles of St Mary’s, Time Police and Smallhope & Pennyroyal, alongside the Elizabeth Cage and Frogmorton Farm series. Her fiction moves between historical adventure, comedy, supernatural suspense and rural magic. Readers can choose a series by its tone and follow that sequence from its opening novel.

The author describes beginning to write after a career in local government. Her own introduction connects the St Mary’s novels with an enthusiasm for history and the people involved in it. The fictional Institute provides a workplace where scholarly curiosity leads into adventure, with comic disorder alongside genuine danger.

The official series guides provide a useful route through the main novels and their shorter companions. The St Mary’s chronology recommends getting to know the series before reading its prequel. Time Police begins its own sequence with Doing Time, introducing another central team within the connected time-travel setting.

A Bachelor Establishment is a separate historical romance. The author confirms that it first appeared under the name Isabella Barclay. Its standalone place makes it an alternative for readers who want a single story before committing to one of the longer sequences.