funny, action-packed and diverse novels
Welcome to Helen's website. If you like books with fast-paced action, lovable characters and either magic, superpowers, or both, you've come to the right place! Read on to find out more about her books for children and young adults.
HELEN'S BOOKS
The Love Interest
Nominated for the YOTO carnegie medal for writing 2025
“With a beautiful blend of brave genuinely funny characters and a focus on the power of standing up for yourself and others, Comerford has perfected an authentically entertaining, feel-good young adult romantic comedy.”
INIS MAGAZINE, Children’s Books Ireland
Seventeen-year-old Jenna Ray lives in the quiet coastal town of Nine Trees. Despite its picturesque nature, it is also the epicentre of the next prophecy. It is said that in the year 2024 a new Hero will emerge in Nine Trees - an event that is usually accompanied by a catastrophic disaster. When Blaze, the new Hero, does arrive, Jenna has the misfortune of being the first person he saves. And, in the eyes of the public, that means one thing: Jenna Ray has already been cast as the Love Interest…
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The Hero Complex
Publishing 5th June 2025
Sequel to the Carnegie Nominated ‘The Love Interest.’
Jenna Ray was the Love Interest, but now she's the HERO. Unfortunately, as it turns out, having actual superpowers doesn't make life any easier.
For starters, being an official superhero means Jenna and Blaze can work together but not be together, no matter how much they are drawn to each other.
Jenna knows she can make it work. She can be 'just friends' with Blaze, keep up with the HPA's intensive training, ignore the country clamouring for the return of King Ron and battle world disasters, all while keeping her own power-triggering panic attacks a secret ... She can be the perfect hero.
As the pressure builds, what more will Jenna have to give up in order to save the world?
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Rising Stars Reading Planet: Trapped In School
Available Now
School has finished for the day, but Ashwin, Naya, Jo and her younger brother, Eddie, find themselves trapped inside as it transforms. Things get worse when Eddie is swept over a waterfall. The children realise some strange magic is at play as they search for Eddie in a jungle, through space and in a fairytale land. Will they find Eddie and figure out how to escape from school?