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Am Reading

This week, a climate-driven dystopia by Premee Mohamed, a spooky gay romance by Isabelle Adler and a murder mystery with a background gay romance by C. S. Poe. The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed Wonderful novella set in a world ravaged by climate breakdown. Millions have died. Those remaining scrape out an existence … Continue reading "Am Reading"

Elizabeth Noble: The Vampire Guard

Let’s welcome Elizabeth Noble to the blog today with the age-old truth ‘Vampires are cool!’ She’s here to talk about The Vampire Guard series and its myth and background. Thank you, A. L. Lester, for having me in Lester Tower today! (You are most welcome, any time!) Vampires are cool. And they make awesome spies! … Continue reading "Elizabeth Noble: The Vampire Guard"

British Accents now and then

One of the things I love about working with Callum Hale on my audiobooks is his ability to throw himself into pretty much any British accent and bring the character to life. To my British ear each of the people I’ve created sound exactly as I’ve envisaged them as he brings them off the page. … Continue reading "British Accents now and then"

The wheel turns- the sounds of autumn

It’s all gone a bit mists and mellow fruitfulness here at Lester Towers over the last week or so. The garden is having a last frantic burst of activity before everything starts to shut down for winter…there are two roses on the white rose bush outside the bedroom window that I have watched come into … Continue reading "The wheel turns- the sounds of autumn"

Edale Lane: Conceptualizing the Night Flyer

Today Edale Lane/Melodie Romero is here to talk about her Night Flyer series and the release of the fourth book, Missing in Milan. Welcome, Edale! Missing in Milan is the fourth book in the Night Flyer Series, and while it can stand alone, you may enjoy reading the previous adventures of our heroines, Florentina and … Continue reading "Edale Lane: Conceptualizing the Night Flyer"

Announcing The Quid Pro Quo

So, here’s some news! The Quid Pro Quo will be out on the 20th November and here’s the cover and an excerpt! It’s the second in the Bradfield trilogy following The Fog of War and stars Walter, Sylvia’s nurse-friend; and Simon, a local detective who visits Bradfield to investigate a murder. The Quid Pro Quo … Continue reading "Announcing The Quid Pro Quo"

#AmReading

This week, two gay romances, one fantasy, one contemporary, and a contemporary fantasy story with roots set deep in English myth. Seducing the Sorcerer by Lee Welch There’s a magic horse that eats eiderdowns. That’s all you should need to know in order to one-click  this book. Go and get it now. Immediately. Other than … Continue reading "#AmReading"

Interview: Chace Verity

Chace Verity joins us this morning to tell us a bit about themselves and their upcoming sexy Snow White retelling, Illusive Wishes! Welcome, Chace! First questions… why are you doing this interview? Hello! I’m Chace Verity (they/them), author of romances across multiple subgenres and gender pairings/more-ings. I have a nonbinary/nonbinary dark, sexy Snow White retelling … Continue reading "Interview: Chace Verity"

Audiobooks with new covers now available wide!

I have some very exciting news…all three of the 1920s London books are now available wide in audio with new covers! You can find most of my audiobooks at my Authors Direct page—all three 1920s London books can be bought for $20!—but they are also available wide at Apple, Hoopla, Scribd, LibroFM, Kobo, Chirp etc. … Continue reading "Audiobooks with new covers now available wide!"

#TheWeekThatWas

I’ve ground to a halt. Those of you who read my newsletter will have seen on Tuesday that Morris the Dachsund was very unwell. He injured his back a fortnight ago, we think jumping off the compost heap after a rabbit or a rat. He was improving, with rest. And then on Monday, he jumped … Continue reading "#TheWeekThatWas"