End of 2023

2023 was a year... right?

I feel like a broken record lamenting the woes of creative burnout, but when it strikes, it really can take months, even years, to get over. There's no trick or shortcut, either—it's just something to work through, a time to remember to be kind to yourself, and to take creative pleasures where you can find them! Thankfully, I've been discovering my mojo again in the month of December and I'm confident it'll carry me through 2024.

And I can't wait to show you all what's been brewing on my mental back burners! In the meantime, here's a roundup:

Novels:
Broadway Butchery (Memento Mori: Book Three) | Ebook & Paperback

Audiobooks:
Subway Slayings (Memento Mori: Book Two) | narrated by Kale Williams 

Broadway Butchery (Memento Mori: Book Three) | narrated by Kale Williams

Translations:
Le Mystère du kinétoscope (Snow et Winter: T3) | French, Mnemosyne Lit.

Le Mystère des ossements (Snow et Winter: T4) | French, Mnemosyne Lit.

Le Mystère des esprits (Snow et Winter: T5) | French, Mnemosyne Lit.

À la poursuite de l’Ingénieur (De Magie et de Vapeur: T1) | French, MxM Bookmark

Sur les traces du Gangster (De Magie et de Vapeur: T2) | French, MxM Bookmark

Das Geheimnis der Kuriositäten (Snow und Winter: Buch 2) | German, dead soft verlag

Il mistero del corvo (Snow & Winter: Vol. 1) | Italian, Triskell Edizioni

Reads: December, 2023

We're finishing off the year with only two books I found time to review, but oh God did I love, love, love them both! Check them out:

Christmas Below Stairs by Ellie Thomas

Why the Devil Stalks Death (Death and the Devil: Book Two) by L.J. Hayward

I cross-post my reviews at Goodreads and BookBub and would love for you to give a follow into the New Year!

Sale: End of Year at Smashwords

December 15 - 31, get 25 - 50% off most C.S. Poe titles, only at Smashwords! If you're looking to begin any of my series, now is the time to treat yourself:

Memento Mori
50% off: Madison Square Murders
25% off: Subway Slayings
25% off: Broadway Butchery

Magic & Steam
50% off: The Engineer
25% off: The Gangster
25% off: The Doctor

Snow & Winter
50% off: The Mystery of Nevermore
50% off: The Mystery of the Curiosities
25% off: The Mystery of the Moving Image
25% off: The Mystery of the Bones
25% off: The Mystery of the Spirits

Snow & Winter Collection
25% off: Interlude

An Auden & O'Callaghan Mystery
25% off: A Friend in the Dark
25% off: A Friend in the Fire

A Lancaster Story
FREE: Kneading You
50% off: Joy
25% off: Color of You

Sale: Mystery-romance audio at Kobo

C.S. Poe mystery-romance audiobooks are on sale, only at Kobo! From December 8 - 11, the following titles are $3.99 in the United States and $4.99 in Canada:

Snow & Winter:
1. The Mystery of Nevermore, nar. Derrick McClain
2. The Mystery of the Curiosities, nar. Derrick McClain
3. The Mystery of the Moving Image, nar. Wyatt Baker
4. The Mystery of the Bones, nar. Wyatt Baker
5. The Mystery of the Spirits, nar. Wyatt Baker

Standalone:
Southernmost Murder, nar. Wyatt Baker

Happy listening!

Sale: À la poursuite de l’Ingénieur

À la poursuite de l’Ingénieur (De Magie et de Vapeur 1) is on sale! Until December 31, 2023, the French edition of The Engineer (Magic & Steam: Book One) is 2,99€ with all online retailers, courtesy of Editions Bookmark! Check out the sale here!

Blurb: 1881. L’agent spécial Gillian Hamilton est un sorcier qui travaille pour l’Agence fédérale de la Magie et de la Vapeur.

Il est envoyé à Shallow Grave, en Arizona, pour appréhender un ingénieur fou – connu sous le nom du Bricoleur – qui est à l’origine de l’explosion de la moitié de Baltimore. Gillian s’est occupé de certains des pires criminels de l’histoire de l’Agence, cette mission devrait donc se dérouler sans accroc. Il est toutefois déconcerté par une altercation avec le hors-la-loi le plus célèbre du pays, Gunner le Mortel.

Gunner traque également le Bricoleur, qui ne reculera devant rien pour prendre le contrôle des mines d’argent de la ville. Ni Gillian ni Gunner ne sont prêts à le laisser blesser d’autres innocents, alors ils conviennent d’un partenariat très temporaire.

Si le fait d’être confronté à une pratique illégale de la magie, à des mitrailleuses Gatling et à un ingénieur imprévisible à la frontière américaine n’était pas assez problématique pour un citadin, Gillian doit aussi admettre qu’il apprécie beaucoup son associé.

Mais même s’ils survivent à cette aventure, Gillian craint que l’amour entre un agent spécial et un hors-la-loi n’ait aucune chance.

Reads: November, 2023

2023 has been a creative slog, but at least I've had plenty of amazing books to read! While I've been very busy with my newly found writing mojo, I only had time to write these two reviews for November:

When the Astors Owned New York: Blue Bloods and Grand Hotels in a Gilded Age by Justin Kaplan

Pantaloons and Petticoats (Town Bronze: Book Two) by Ellie Thomas

As always, I cross-post my reviews to both Goodreads and BookBub and would love for you to give a follow!

Sale: Color of You

Color of You (A Lancaster Story: Book Three) is on sale! Until December 31, 2023, only at Kobo, take advantage of a great discount on both the ebook and audio for this sweet and spicy, small town holiday romance with opposites attracting and a single father.

The ebook is $1.99 in US and CA and the audiobook, narrated by Greg Boudreaux, has been heavily discounted in US, UK, CA, AU, and NZ. Check out the sale here!

Blurb: Bowen Merlin—yes, that’s his real name—accepts a position in the quaint town of Lancaster, New Hampshire, as the high school band director. He leaves New York City for the snowy countryside of New England just in time for the holidays. With class, homework, after-school activities, and a surprise Christmas concert to plan and rehearse, Bowen is plenty busy. And since he’s never had much luck with romance, factoring in time to find Mr. Right isn’t a priority.

Until he meets the proprietor of Snowy Ridge Apple Orchard, Felix Hansen. Suddenly, true love seems like a possibility for the first time in Bowen’s life. The two are a perfect match and fill the skipped beats of each other’s hearts. But as wonderful as Felix seems, he’s harboring old scars that could bring an end to their budding relationship after someone in town goes to great lengths to sabotage their careers.

If Bowen is to survive, he’ll need to lean on old friends and new, convince Felix he’s worth any hardship, and prove they can come out of the catastrophe stronger if they do so together.