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Restless Spirits – Now Available

Woohoo, it’s out! I’m so excited to share this new series with you all!

After losing the family fortune to a fraudulent psychic, inventor Henry Strauss is determined to bring the otherworld under control through the application of science. All he needs is a genuine haunting to prove his Electro-Séance will work. A letter from wealthy industrialist Dominic Gladfield seems the answer to his prayers. Gladfield’s proposition: a contest pitting science against spiritualism, with a hefty prize for the winner.

The contest takes Henry to Reyhome Castle, the site of a series of brutal murders decades earlier. There he meets his rival for the prize, the dangerously appealing Vincent Night. Vincent is handsome, charming…and determined to get Henry into bed.

Henry can’t afford to fall for a spirit medium, let alone the competition. But nothing in the haunted mansion is quite as it seems, and soon winning the contest is the least of Henry’s concerns.

For the evil stalking the halls of Reyhome Castle wants to claim not just Henry and Vincent’s lives, but their very souls.

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Thank You

It’s hard to believe another year is winding to a close. It was a busy one for me. I published four short stories, two novellas, and two novels, not to mention various collections and audiobooks. On the creative front, I wrote approximately 300,000 words of fiction, which is a lowball estimate considering it doesn’t include all the bits that got cut or extensively rewritten three times before the final version. Or the two or three false starts I had on short stories (Griffin is a pain in the ass).

The reason I was able to do any of this–the reason I can say that, for the first year in over a decade in various aspects of publishing, I’ve made a living wage doing what I love–is you. Your support, whether through a quick review, or a retweet, or any of the wonderful, wonderful things you do to share your enthusiasm for the stories I tell. You made all of this possible, and I am so incredibly grateful.

Restless Spirits Sneak Peek

You’ve already seen this if you subscribed to my newsletter, but for everyone else, here is the prologue and first chapter of Restless Spirits. Restless Spirits is the first installment in a new series featuring man of science Henry Strauss and spiritualist medium Vincent Night. Rhys Ford has said some extremely lovely things about the book already.

Restless Spirits will be out on January 6, and is available as a pre-order from these fine retailers:

Bloodline and Destroyer of Worlds Audiobooks

As fate would have it, the audiobook versions of both Bloodline and Destroyer of Worlds came out together. As usual, both narrators did an incredible job (SPECTR fans, the back and forth between Gray and John…wow!).

You can find Destroyer of Worlds right now on Audible and iTunes. For some reason it’s still percolating through Amazon’s system, but it should be there as well by the end of today.

Bloodline, on the other hand is available on Amazon, as well as Audible and iTunes!

 

Restless Spirits Now Available for Pre-order!

Restless Spirits, the first in my new series, is now available for pre-order on Amazon, ARe, and Smashwords! Unfortunately B&N doesn’t allow me to do pre-orders, but for those of you who read on Nook, it will also be available there when the book comes out.

After losing the family fortune to a fraudulent psychic, inventor Henry Strauss is determined to bring the otherworld under control through the application of science. All he needs is a genuine haunting to prove his Electro-Séance will work. A letter from wealthy industrialist Dominic Gladfield seems the answer to his prayers. Gladfield’s proposition: a contest pitting science against spiritualism, with a hefty prize for the winner.

The contest takes Henry to Reyhome Castle, the site of a series of brutal murders decades earlier. There he meets his rival for the prize, the dangerously appealing Vincent Night. Vincent is handsome, charming…and determined to get Henry into bed.

Henry can’t afford to fall for a spirit medium, let alone the competition. But nothing in the haunted mansion is quite as it seems, and soon winning the contest is the least of Henry’s concerns.

For the evil stalking the halls of Reyhome Castle wants to claim not just Henry and Vincent’s lives, but their very souls.

Coming January 6, 2015
Pre-order here:

Some Holiday Stories to Get You in the Spirit

The fantabulous RJ Scott has organized a big batch of holiday stories for you this. Take a look at the amazing authors listed above! My contribution features Whyborne & Griffin, which you can go directly to here or access through the master list here.

Happy Holidays!

GoodReads M/M Group Awards

It’s that time of year again! If you have been a member since before the beginning of November, you’re eligible to vote in this year’s awards. I’m gratified to have garnered 21 nominations in 14 categories!

If you feel like tossing a vote my way, I would greatly appreciate it. Here’s the list of categories I’ve been nominated in:

Best Established Couples – Whyborne & Griffin and John, Caleb, and Gray (SPECTR)

Best Free Story – Remnant (written with KJ Charles)

Best Book of the Year – Bloodline

Best Historical – Another Place in Time (anthology)

Best Short Story – Eidolon

All Time Favorite M/M Series – SPECTR and Whyborne & Griffin

Favorite All Time M/M Romance – Bloodline and Hunter of Demons

Best Anthology – Another Place in Time

Best Fantasy – Necropolis

Best Cover Art – Necropolis

Favorite All Time M/M Author

Best Polyamorous – Destroyer of Worlds (it’s certainly the strangest polyamorous, anyway)

Best Law Enforcement – Destroyer of Worlds

Best Paranormal – Bloodline, Destroyer of Worlds, Necropolis, Summoner of Storms, and SPECTR: Volume 2.

Thank you so much to everyone who nominated me! I can’t possibly express how much your support means to me.

 

Eater of Lives Now in Audiobook

I’m very pleased to announce Eater of Lives (SPECTR 4) is now available as an audiobook! I’ve really been looking forward to this one, as I always felt narrator Brad Langer would knock the more melancholy scenes in this book out of the park. And did he ever! You can buy the audiobook on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. Perfect for that long ride home if you’ve been visiting family for the holidays.

News Series Coming in January

In case you missed it last week at The Novel Approach Reviews, I have the first book in a brand new historical paranormal series coming out early next year!

After losing the family fortune to a fraudulent psychic, inventor Henry Strauss is determined to bring the otherworld under control through the application of science. All he needs is a genuine haunting to prove his Electro-Séance will work. A letter from wealthy industrialist Dominic Gladfield seems the answer to his prayers. Gladfield’s proposition: a contest pitting science against spiritualism, with a hefty prize for the winner.

The contest takes Henry to Reyhome Castle, the site of a series of brutal murders decades earlier. There he meets his rival for the prize, the dangerously appealing Vincent Night. Vincent is handsome, charming…and determined to get Henry into bed.

Henry can’t afford to fall for a spirit medium, let alone the competition. But nothing in the haunted mansion is quite as it seems, and soon winning the contest is the least of Henry’s concerns.

For the evil stalking the halls of Reyhome Castle wants to claim not just Henry and Vincent’s lives, but their very souls.

Coming January 6, 2015
Add it to your GoodReads TBR shelf!

Parlez-vous Français

I’m very pleased to announce the Whyborne & Griffin series will be translated into French by the lovely people at Reines-Beaux, with Contresens (Widdershins) coming in December and Talisman (Eidolon) in February.

Certaines choses devraient rester enterrées.

Perceval Endicott Whyborne, érudit refoulé, possède deux compétences : lire des langues mortes et se terrer dans son bureau du Musée Ladysmith. Après la mort tragique de l’ami qu’il aimait en secret, il a impitoyablement réprimé tout élan envers les autres hommes. Lorsque le charmant Griffon Flaherty, un ex-Pinkerton, s’adresse à lui pour traduire un mystérieux ouvrage, Whyborne veut tout naturellement terminer la tâche pour se débarrasser du détective privé le plus rapidement possible. Griffon a quitté les Pinkertons suite à la mort de son partenaire, dans l’espoir de commencer une nouvelle vie.

Mais le puissant culte qui a assassiné Glenn a pris racine à Contresens, et seuls les sortilèges présents dans le livre peuvent les arrêter. Des sortilèges en l’existence desquels Whyborne l’intellectuel se refuse à croire.

Tandis que l’enquête rapproche les deux hommes, le charme désinvolte de Griffon menace de briser le contrôle de fer de Whyborne. Lorsque le culte ressuscite un sorcier malveillant capable de manipuler des monstres terrifiants, Whyborne pourra-t-il surmonter sa peur et apprendre à accorder sa confiance ? Griffon pourra-t-il faire table rase du passé et prendre le risque de tomber amoureux ? Ou les secrets de Griffon coûteront-ils à Whyborne son cœur et sa vie ?