Awards: Indie & e-Lit winners

This month, Madison Square Murders won first place for Best Mystery in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards and the e-Lit Book Awards, and The Gangster won second place for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy in the e-Lit Book Awards! These nationwide events are not specific to LGBTQ content, so I am extremely humbled and thankful to be representing our positive and affirming content to a much wider audience.

Reads: April, 2022

April was a long month of decompressing, as I realize, looking back, I was very near every author's biggest fear: burnout. I didn't even get much reading done, to be honest. It was a month of committing to healthier routines and getting back on track for the rest of the year, which I am confident I've achieved!

The Hell You Say (An Adrien English Mystery 3) by Josh Lanyon

Father Complex (Hazard and Somerset: Arrows in the Hand 4) by Gregory Ashe

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Pre-order: Subway Slayings

Everett Larkin & Ira Doyle return!

Title - Subway Slayings
Series - Memento Mori
Book # - Two
Cover Artist - Reese Dante
Release Date - September 29, 2022

Pre-order - https://books2read.com/SubwaySlayings

Blurb - Detective Everett Larkin of New York City’s Cold Case Squad has been on medical leave since catching the serial killer responsible for the Death Mask Murders. But Larkin hasn’t forgotten the anonymously delivered letter, nor its suggestion, that another memento—another death—is waiting to be found.

Summer brings the grisly discovery of skeletal remains deep in the subway system, but the circumstances resemble one of Larkin’s already open cases, so the elite detective resumes active duty. When a postmortem photograph, akin to those taken during the Victorian Era, is located at the scene, Larkin requests aid from the most qualified man he knows: Detective Ira Doyle of the Forensic Artists Unit.

With an unsolved case that suffered from tunnel vision, and the deconstruction of death portraits, Larkin and Doyle are descending down a rabbit hole as complex as the tunnels beneath Manhattan. And if this investigation wasn’t enough, both detectives are struggling with how to address the growing intimacy between them, because sometimes, love is more grave than murder.

*Note - Google Play and Smashwords pre-orders available closer to release date.

Translation: Jour de chance

The French edition of Kneading You and Joy are now available in the ebook compilation: Jour de chance!

Blurb: Retrouvez dans ce premier tome, deux nouvelles se déroulant dans la petite ville de Lancaster. 

Pétri d'amour
Christopher Hughes vient d’emménager dans la petite ville de Lancaster, dans le New Hampshire. Pour sauver la bibliothèque qui l’a embauché, il doit non seulement se battre pour conserver les financements de l’État, mais aussi tenir tête à un conseiller municipal qui veut la transformer en centre commercial.

Et alors qu’il commence à travailler en étroite collaboration avec Miles Sakasai, un charmant réparateur du coin couvert de tatouages qui a été engagé pour restaurer l’intérieur historique de la bâtisse, il découvre une forte attirance réciproque et la passion que Miles nourrit pour la pâtisserie. 

Un élan de chance
Gideon Joy a l’habitude d’avoir la poisse. Pourquoi son voyage à travers le pays se passerait-il différemment ? Alors qu’il vient d’arriver dans le New Hampshire, il percute un élan, détruit sa voiture et endommage celle d’un ouvrier local, Silas Bright. Coincé à Lancaster, il doit trouver un petit boulot pour pouvoir payer les réparations. Sauf que, dans une si petite ville, Gideon n’arrête pas de tomber sur Silas.

Mais combien de rendez-vous désastreux Silas supportera-t-il avant de décider que Gideon n’en vaut pas la peine ? S’il veut son happy end, Gideon devra apprendre qu’être le meilleur n’est pas toujours nécessaire et que, parfois, le bonheur se cache dans une petite ville. 

Publisher: Editions Bookmark

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Sale: $7.00 audiobooks

Now through June 30th, four C.S. Poe mystery-romance audiobooks are on sale for only $7.00. This sale is exclusive to Authors Direct (C.S. Poe's official audio storefront and the best method of supporting indie authors and their available audio), Barnes & Noble, Chirp, and Google Play.

Pick up the first three titles in the Snow & Winter series: The Mystery of Nevermore, The Mystery of the Curiosities, and The Mystery of the Moving Image, as well as the Key West standalone, Southernmost Murder.

Nevermore and Curiosities were narrated by Derrick McClain, who has since retired from the audio industry. The very talented Wyatt Baker picked up the torch and completed the series, as well as the narration for Southernmost! Happy listening!

2022: Quarter 2

Welcome to Quarter 2 of 2022!

We're back with another attempt at keeping folks updated on projects and the general turnaround expected of each process, from writing to audio mastering. Quarter 1 had a serious mishap, as I quite literally began January 1st with Covid and was unable to write for nearly the entire month. Despite trying to convince myself to the contrary, I couldn't make up the time lost, and so projects have shifted about one month, which includes the release of The Doctor (Magic & Steam: Book Three). Pushing a release is absolutely the last resort, but it came down to: I push it one month or I skip half of the editing production, and since I would never belittle the editorial process... I really appreciate everyone's understanding, and I hope the next Gillian and Gunner adventure is worth the wait!

April

Writing:
Action on Murder (The Silver Screen: Case Two)

Editing:
The Doctor (Magic & Steam: Book Three)

Research:
Subway Slayings (Memento Mori: Book Two)

May

Writing:
Subway Slayings (Memento Mori: Book Two)

Editing:
The Doctor (Magic & Steam: Book Three)
Action on Murder (The Silver Screen: Case Two)

Release:
The Doctor (Magic & Steam: Book Three) - 05/26/22

 

June

Writing:
Subway Slayings (Memento Mori: Book Two)

Editing:
Action on Murder (The Silver Screen: Case Two)

Release:
Action on Murder (The Silver Screen: Case Two) - date to be determined

Audio Production:
The Doctor (Magic & Steam: Book Three) narrated by Declan Winters

Reads: March, 2022

The Doctor (Magic & Steam 3) once again took up most of my month, but I got a few great reads in, including an old favorite. Mixing pleasure reading in amongst the research definitely does the heart and mind good!

The Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury

Fatal Shadows (An Adrien English Mystery 1) by Josh Lanyon

A Dangerous Thing (An Adrien English Mystery 2) by Josh Lanyon

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