My paranormal m/m short, Angel, is out in second edition today.

It’ll be available exclusively from JMS Books for one week, at 20% off, and then at all good e-tailers.

And via the magic of some complicated distribution deal I don’t pretend to understand, it’s also on Kindle Unlimited (with, I believe, the rest of my books from JMS Books).

How do you know if you’re one of the damned?

As a child, Don wanted to become a priest. Now a grown man mostly at ease with being gay, he’s left the Catholic Church and has chosen instead to help people through his work as a parole officer. His strong faith is shaken when his latest assignment turns out to be Michael, a young man Don hasn’t seen since he took Michael to church as a child—and saw his parish priest cast Michael out of the church as a demon.

Meeting him as an adult re-ignites the obsession Don had with the boy he couldn’t save—but can Michael be saved at all? Or is the strangely compelling demon with a taste for risky sex as damned as he believes himself to be?

I have a lovely new cover for Pricks & Pragmatism, courtesy of Flirtation Designs, which I couldn’t wait to share with you. 🙂

The book itself will be re-released soon – I have it tentatively scheduled for 1st May but *whispers* it may sneak out a little earlier than that. 😉

Kicked out by his father at age sixteen, English student Luke Corbin’s used to trading on his looks and charm to keep a roof over his head until he can make it big as a journalist. He goes for men with money, power and looks, in that order, and he doesn’t let emotions get in the way. But when his lover tells him it’s over, Luke finds himself homeless—just as his final exams are looming.

Moving in with geeky chemical engineer Russell may be a step down for him, but Luke can’t afford to be choosy. Fully prepared to put out as usual, Luke’s confused and frustrated when Russell refuses to take advantage of him—and even more so when he finds out Russell’s saving himself for someone special.

The more time he spends with the shy, honourable man, the more Luke finds himself bowled over by Russell’s sweetness and integrity. But just as he’s coming to terms with his own wish to be that special guy for Russell, Luke has to face facts: he’s fallen for the one man he can’t seem to charm.

I’m chuffed to pieces to hear that my 1920-set historical novel To Love a Traitor is a 2017 Epic Awards Finalist – but also kind of gutted that it’s not on sale right now. 😦

I’m hoping to have it back on the virtual shelves as soon as possible, but still waiting on my rights reversion from Samhain. I’ll post an update as soon as I can.

Hi all! Apologies for the lack of snippetry over the last…ye gods, has it really been a month?  The Samhain closure (and, all right, at least a couple of Saturdays, my social life) has kept me busy of late, but hopefully normal service will be resumed from now on.

For today, here’s a snippet from Angel, which will be released in second edition next week:

“You don’t remember me, do you?” Andras said at last. He laughed, a short, dry sound without much humour in it. “Must be nearly twenty years ago, now. But I remember you, Donnie.” He paused. “Not the sort of thing I’d ever forget, is it? The day I found out I’m a demon.”

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How do you know if you’re one of the damned?

As a child, Don wanted to become a priest. Now a grown man mostly at ease with being gay, he’s left the Catholic Church and has chosen instead to help people through his work as a parole officer. His strong faith is shaken when his latest assignment turns out to be Michael, a young man Don hasn’t seen since he took Michael to church as a child—and saw his parish priest cast Michael out of the church as a demon.

Meeting him as an adult re-ignites the obsession Don had with the boy he couldn’t save—but can Michael be saved at all? Or is the strangely compelling demon with a taste for risky sex as damned as he believes himself to be?

Due out in second edition from JMS Books on 11th March

Available to pre-order: JMS Books | Amazon 

I have some good news to share: I’ve signed contracts with those lovely people at Riptide Publishing to republish my Plumber’s Mate Mysteries and the Shamwell Tales. Dates TBA, but it’s hoped the Shamwell series will be re-released in time for the publication of #4 in the series, SPUN!, on 3rd July.

Muscling Through is to be re-released by JMS Books, with a provisional date of 1st April, and I’m hoping it’ll be available for the first time in paperback!

I’ll be self-publishing several of my books, and the (very) tentative release schedule is as follows:

The plan is for them to appear on KU for the first 3 months, then on other platforms after that.  Dates of publication may change if necessary so as not to clash with books coming out from publishers, but I’ll keep you posted.

Please note that bringing books out in paperback will NOT be a priority for me, so if you want a print copy of one of these books or any of my other Samhain titles, it might be a good idea to order one now.

I’ll let you know re my other Samhain titles: Camwolf, Midnight in Berlin, Wight Mischief and To Love a Traitor, when I have something definite to tell you.

Reminder: all of my Samhain books will be coming down from retail sites from  Wednesday 1st March.

Please make sure you have downloaded and backed up all your purchases!

I’m delighted to say the cover for my first Porthkennack novel, Wake Up Call, has been revealed exclusively at Heroes and Heartbreakers, along with the cover for Joanna Chambers’ historical novel in the series, A Gathering Storm, which looks fantastic and which I can’t wait to read!

See both covers at Heroes and Heartbreakers

And an update re my Samhain books coming out of print on February 28th: I’m currently in negotiations with publishers to bring some of the books out again as soon as possible, and I’m planning to dip my toes into the exciting waters of self-publishing for some others, which has the potential to get them back on sale faster.

As soon as I have some idea of a schedule for the re-releases I’ll let you know. In the meantime, if you’ve previously purchased any of my books, firstly: Thank you! And secondly: please make sure you download and back up your books. I’m not sure what happens to Kindle books bought from Amazon when they disappear from sale on the site, if they’re stored in the cloud, and I’d hate you to lose access to your books.

Sadly, Samhain Publishing is to close its doors at the end of February. What does this mean for my books? The following books will be disappearing from sale until such time as I find them new homes, so if you would like to get them, now is the time (and please, make sure you download and back up all books from Samhain before the end of the month):

Click on the covers for a link to my website where you’ll find blurbs, buy links etc.

The Plumber’s Mate Series

The Shamwell Tales

Standalones:

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I think there’s a rule that any writer who produces more than a handful of novels must, at some time or another, have a writer as a protagonist. Today’s snippet is taken from my romantic suspense Wight Mischief, where I have two – reclusive novelist Marcus, and our second hero Will’s best friend Baz, a journalist who’s  writing a book about ghosts on the Isle of Wight (or at least, he claims to be):

“Right, I’ve got it down to three. Wight Fright, Turned Wight Overnight and Things That Go Bump in the Wight. What do you think?”

Will paused, chilli-laden fork halfway to his mouth, and tried to think of something tactful. “How about you just write the book, Baz, and then give it a title? I mean, surely writing it’s going to be the hard part?”

“Clearly, you have no conception of the travails of a writer. Writing, I’ll have you know, is the easy bit. Finding a decent title, that’s the bugger!”

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Wight Mischief