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 Cafe at the End of the World
UK release 30th July 2026
“The perfect balance of cosy, coffee-shop vibes with thrilling, world-saving stakes and all the yearning in between. Comerford weaves together a story that slots right into the terrifying state of our world, but still leaves you feeling safe and hopeful.”
Zeena Gosrani, author of This Dark Heart
THE END IS BREWING ...
Love, lattes, and world-ending drama – life just got a lot less cosy for Lydie, teenage daughter of Death. The cosy romcom/fantasy obsession you didn't know you needed.
Come for the cinnamon rolls, stay for the apocalypse.
Lydie, the daughter of Death, a retired Rider of the Apocalypse, is obsessed with 'cosy'; cosy books, cosy job in the family café, cosy low-drama life.
But then secretive, attractive, and above all annoying, Kai, bursts into the café in a flurry of autumn leaves, with secrets that threaten to change everything.
Big, un-cosy things are coming for Lydie whether she likes it or not, and working with Kai might be the only way to protect her town. Provided she doesn't fall for him first ...
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The Love Interest
“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…
Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing 2025
Longlisted for the Branford Boase Prize 2025
Runner up North Herts School Book Award 2025
Longlisted for the Diverse Book Awards 2025
2nd place in the YA Reader's Choice Diverse Book Award 2025
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The Hero Complex
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?