Sydney writes contemporary upmarket fiction featuring smart women.

“What I didn’t say was that I intentionally go by Sam instead of Samantha—so that no one can underestimate me before they even meet me.”

—Samantha Payne in Liquor & Women

Two fast-paced novels.

Packed with twisty drama, witty banter, cultural observations, and stories that cut to the heart of the millennial identity.

  • One woman navigates the power dynamics of London’s glamorous and cut-throat liquor industry

  • A millennial “White Lotus” set in the Swiss Alps at the ultra-luxurious Boundary Resort

Author with a multi-industry, international business background.

Sydney’s novels explore the unspoken dynamics in our relationships—power, gender, ambition, identity, trust. Sometimes, the deepest truths about these things are most clearly revealed in fiction.