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New Captive Prince Short Story - now available for preorder!

I'm so excited to announce that Green but for a Season the first Captive Prince short story is now available for preorder!



Official release September 20th 2016

Green but for a Season is the first of a series of four Captive Prince short stories. It follows the relationship between Jord and Aimeric and is set during the events of Prince's Gambit.

Preorder Green but for a Season on Amazon | Kobo
(iTunes link coming soon).

Captive Prince Newsletter launch competition!

In the coming weeks I'll be launching my official newsletter, and to celebrate I wanted to run a sign up competition!

Sign up here to receive the official newsletter

Anyone who has signed up before Thursday 31st August goes into the running to receive a signed set of the Captive Prince trilogy as well as a free copy of the new Captive Prince short story Green but for a Season.

All subscribers are eligible, including those who have signed up in past months either online or at live events. The winner will be announced in the newsletter!


The first edition of the newsletter will contain:

An exclusive sneak-peek of the new short story Green but for a Season
Release dates and info on the new short stories
Exclusive behind the scenes news on up-coming projects
A fanart spotlight, which will feature in each newsletter, showcasing my favourite Captive Prince art and artists

Each time a newsletter is released, subscribers will have a new chance to win books and merchandise, with a subscriber chosen at random from the list. Newsletters will be released on average quarterly.

So sign up now for my first ever newsletter!

Events in New York and London in May!

I'm so excited to announce that I'll be doing two exclusive events, one in London and one in New York in May! Come along, chat and get books signed, I'm cannot wait to meet you all!

NEW YORK

Details of this event are to be announced but Monday, May 16th at 7pm I'll be appearing at Book Culture for the most amazing panel discussion, followed by a signing. I'm so excited to unveil all the info about this event - stay tuned!

LONDON

You're invited to the Forbidden Planet London Megastore Saturday 28th May, 1pm for a special author event!

* A special sneak-peek reading from Green but for a Season, the new Captive Prince short story!
* Book signings and chats

Date: Saturday 28th May
Time: Reading at 1pm, signing to follow
Venue: Forbidden Planet London Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR
Details: More details at this link

So come along and bring your friends for an afternoon of Captive Prince wonderfulness!

To be notified about future releases, and for exclusive content and giveaways, sign up for the C.S. Pacat newsletter

Japanese release of Captive Prince!

The Japanese release of Captive Prince is here, featuring amazing art by Chinhatsu Kurahana!

Chinhatsu Kurahara is the artist behind Samurai Flamenco and Uta no Prince-sama, and she was part of Nitro+CHiRAL the team behind Togainu no Chi. Her artwork is incredible!

The Japan release has internal artwork too, so if you love the cover you will LOVE the illustrations! Pre-order your copy via Amazon HERE.

KINGS RISING - ON SALE NOW!

IT'S HERE! Celebrating KINGS RISING release day! I'm so excited to announce that KINGS RISING is now on sale! Grab a copy from your local bookshop or by clicking the links.

USA: Buy US editions
Oz: Buy Australian editions.



I'll be here tonight after the launch if you guys want to hang out in comments like old times! I've made a separate thread for each chapter here at the livejournal post, so you can post spoilers to that thread - and assume that the comments will be a spoiler-full zone!

Explore the world of Captive Prince with this exclusive interactive map

Explore the world of Captive Prince with this exclusive interactive map - in gorgeous colour and with new lore and info!

KINGS RISING - Exclusive first chapter sneak peek!

Kings Rising first chapter is now online! Click here for an exclusive sneak peek at the final book of the Captive Prince trilogy - out Feb 2nd!



You can pre-order Kings Rising now at any online retailer or at your local bookshop! I am so excited you guys!!!

Calling all Melbourne Captive Prince fans!

To celebrate the release of Kings Rising you are invited to a special Captive Prince fan event, held in Melbourne, 6:30pm Tuesday Feb 2nd - release day!

* Fan Q&A and author talk
* A special sneak-peek reading from Kings Rising!
* Book signings, chats and hanging out

Because I wanted to give something back to fans as a huge thank you for all your support, there will also be gifts and door prizes, and of course you will be able to buy copies of the newly released Kings Rising.

So come along and bring your friends for a night of Captive Prince wonderfulness! To reserve your place, book at the Dymocks ticket booking page.

Date: Tuesday 2 February
Time: Ticketed Event at 6.30pm, signing to follow at 7.30pm
Venue: Dymocks Melbourne, Lower Ground, 234 Collins Street
Bookings: Book at this link
Contact/queries: Louise McNally levents@dymocks.com.au

The venue is friendly and welcoming - I wanted to make this a night for the fans, and I can't wait to see you all there!

KINGS RISING - Competition winners revealed!

Announcing the winners of the Kings Rising competition! Thank you so much to everyone who entered, I was so happy and moved by the outpouring of support. It has meant so much to me!

Congratulations to the following 10 winners (drumroll!)

Dianna Gui
altri_uccelli
Amira Cooper (mockingbelles)
nolechica
Maryann Wyatt
bleep0bleep
qhuinn
leviravioli
williamsnickers
Abi Gafar

Contact me at cspacatcompetition@gmail.com with your details, and I will contact you to arrange sending out a signed copy of the book.

All prizes (including gifts and runner-up prizes from the past week) will be mailed out at the same time, and you can expect to hear from me to let you know when the prizes have been posted.

To all who entered, thank you for your enthusiasm and support, and I hope you will enjoy Kings Rising in Feb 2016!

KINGS RISING - Sneak peek!

A new snippet of Kings Rising, hot off the press! Spoilers note: This is a snippet from Chapter 9, and while there are no big plot spoilers, there are hints and clues so there can be considered to be spoilers in that sense.

Kings Rising - Chapter 9 - snippet

"I'm going to inspect the spears that will be used in the okton. I would be honoured," said Nikandros, "if you would join me."

He said it to Damen. Checking over his equipment in meticulous detail before an okton had been Damen's habit since boyhood, and it appealed to Damen that during the lull between events, the king would tour the tents, view the weaponry, and greet the stewards and those who would be his competitors who were outfitting themselves for the ride.

He stood. They reminisced about past contests. Damen was undefeated in the okton, but Nikandros was his closest competitor, and excelled at throws made from a turn. Damen felt his spirits lift. It would feel good to compete again. He lifted the tent flap, and stepped inside.

There was no one in the tent. Damen turned, to see Nikandros advancing on him.

"What--"

A rough, painful grip closed on his upper arm. Startled, he let it happen, never thinking for a moment that Nikandros was a threat. He allowed himself to be pushed backwards, allowed Nikandros to take hold of a fistful of fabric at his shoulder, and yank it, hard.

"Nikandros—"

He was staring at Nikandros in confusion, with his clothing hanging from his waist, and Nikandros was staring back at him.

Nikandros said, "Your back."

Damen flushed. Nikandros was staring at him as if he had needed to see it up close to believe it. Damen felt stripped, exposed. He knew . . . He knew there was scarring. He knew it extended across his shoulders, down to his mid-back. He knew the scars had been well taken care of. They didn't pull. They didn't twinge, even during the most strenuous swordwork. The smelly salves that Paschal had administered to him had seen to that. But he had never taken himself to a mirror and looked at them.

Now his mirror was Nikandros's eyes, the stark horror in his expression. Nikandros turned him, put his hands on Damen's body, spreading them over Damen's back, as if touch would confirm what his eyes wouldn't believe.

"Who did this to you?"

"I did," Laurent said.








The secret is out! Pre order Kings Rising now!
USA - Amazon | | Kobo | Nook
Australia - Booktopia | Amazon | iTunes | Kobo


Click here to enter the release date giveaway! Or to read the earlier sneak peek, click here.