C.S. Poe's Blog, page 18
August 16, 2020
Pre-order: A Friend in the Dark
I'm thrilled to announce a new—and my first co-written—project! I've teamed up with the extremely talented Gregory Ashe (Hazard and Somerset Mysteries, Borealis Investigations, Hollow Folk) and we've written Book 1 in the exciting mystery-romance series: An Auden & O'Callaghan Mystery and it's up for pre-order now.A Friend in the Dark can be picked up with all major online vendors (Google Play to come soon) and releases September 8, 2020.
Pre-order links: https://books2read.com/AFriendintheDark1
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Audio: The Engineer
The Engineer (Magic & Steam: Book One) is now available in audio, narrated by new voice to the genre, Declan Winters! You can pick this up at both Amazon and Audible.Blurb: 1881 - Special Agent Gillian Hamilton is a magic caster with the Federal Bureau of Magic and Steam. He’s sent to Shallow Grave, Arizona, to arrest a madman engineer known as Tinkerer, who’s responsible for blowing up half of Baltimore. Gillian has handled some of the worst criminals in the Bureau’s history, so this assignmen...
July 4, 2020
June 2020 Reads
2020 has been a hell of a year so far, hasn't it? I'm just happy I'm getting any pleasure reading done at this point! Despite the pandemic, cancelled work conventions, and a delay in my own moving plans, I'm healthy and still going strong on my production schedule, so I really can't complain.
Below are the links to my BookBub reviews, but they're mirrored at Goodreads, if that's your platform of choice.
Criminal Past (Hazard and Somerset 6) by Gregory Ashe
Hazard and Somerset Off Duty (Off Duty 1) ...
June 30, 2020
Publishing anniversary
June is a pretty terrific month for me, even with all the mud 2020 has been flinging. It's my birthday (I mean, I'm just showing up for the cupcakes), Pride month, celebration of marriage equality, and it's also my publishing anniversary—fifth year!I shifted my business model to 100% self publishing this year too, which allowed me to look at every single project while I got them organized and re-published under my company, Emporium Press.
From 2015 - 2020:
6 short stories
4 novellas
7 novels
1 anthol...
June 2020 Video Games
I used to be a huge video game fanatic when I was younger. I still am, I suppose, but I honestly haven't had the time to play anything in years. I love the classics, especially JRPGs. I still own all of my consoles, from the Super Nintendo to Dreamcast to Playstation 2. (I can't believe the PS5 is coming out this year!)2020 has been wildly busy and stressful—even without the pandemic, cancelled research conferences, and the delay of personal plans (like moving), owning and operating a publishing...
June 17, 2020
The Gangster cover art
I wanted to share the cover art for Book 2 in the Magic & Steam series, The Gangster. This was designed by none other than the very talented Reese Dante! No firm release date yet, although it should be late summer, 2020. Once there are official pre-order links and a blurb I will share that information.The dangers of New York criminal undergrounds don't compare to the dangers of the heart. If Gillian Hamilton can't find a balance between his job in law enforcement and his affection for outlaw, ...
June 16, 2020
Audio: The Mystery of the Moving Image
At last, the long awaited audiobook for The Mystery of the Moving Image (Snow & Winter: Book Three) is live! Narrated by Wyatt Baker and available at Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.Blurb: It’s summer in New York City, and antique shop owner Sebastian Snow is taking the next big step in his relationship with homicide detective, Calvin Winter: They’re moving in together. What should have been a wonderful week of playing house and celebrating Calvin’s birthday comes to an abrupt end when a mysterious ...
June 1, 2020
Interlude (Snow & Winter Collection: Volume One)
I'm very excited to announce a new Snow & Winter project—no, not a new mystery—but the collection of codas I've written over the years are now being compiled and published into ebook and paperback: Interlude (Snow & Winter Collection: Volume One.) I will also be including a few never-before-read codas to celebration the release!
This volume has also been contracted by Reines-Beaux (an imprint of MxM Bookmark) to be translated into French. Release dates for English and French are to be announced.
The Engineer audio & translations!
I am very excited to announce that The Engineer has been contracted into audio with an all-new narrator to the gay fiction genre—more to come on him shortly! Pending the Audible review system, this audiobook will be available in July/August, 2020.
The Magic & Steam series has also been contracted by Reines-Beaux (an imprint of MxM Bookmark) to be translated into French. Release dates to be announced.
Lights. Camera. Murder. 2nd edition
Lights. Camera. Murder. has been re-released through C.S. Poe's Emporium Press! Originally featured in Josh Lanyon's Footsteps in the Dark anthology, this title is now available on its own with all online vendors for $3.99 in ebook format.
The content remains original to the anthology, but the cover art is all-new, designed by Reese Dante! And I am happy to announce this is now Book 1 in an exciting new series: The Silver Screen. Each book will feature PI Rory Byrne at the helm as he navigates bi...
