THE CROWS: Re-Release Final Countdown

It’s the final countdown! Dadalaaada dada la da daaa

UK Preorder/Order Link: https://www.canelo.co/books/the-crows-c-m-rosens/

US Preorder/Order Link: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Crows/C-M-Rosens/Pagham-on-Sea/9781667207285

THE CROWS began life in 2013, with an attempt at writing a murder mystery with a B-plot romance. It did actually work out that way but I pantsed it completely, and it ended up a paranormal romance with a love triangle between Carrie, the house’s “Jack” avatar, and Guy Bishop.

The rewrite included Ricky, a throwaway addition who became the second MC, the murder mystery took a backseat, and it became more about the development of a platonic/queerplatonic relationship between Carrie and Ricky, and the erotic side of things was the unconsummated sparks between Carrie and the house. I was interviewed about it on The Left Page podcast, and more interviews with me can be found here.

To read more on the inspiration behind Fairwood House and Ricky Porter you can check out the linked posts! The Crows has its own page on this website, too, where you can find review links and reader advisory notes.

I was pleasantly surprised by the reception this book had as a self-published title, and the love for my whole series of Pagham-on-Sea novels so far, the shorts and related fiction, and the membership of my Ko-Fi for additional material and various rewards. To make it all as accessible as possible I recorded the audio for my podcast, Eldritch Girl, and you can listen to the full novels and short stories for free there.

(If you would like to support me for that, there’s an appreciation Ko-Fi tier of £1.00 per month that also gives you access to all bonus fiction from 2021-2023.)

I really didn’t expect to be contacted by a commissioning editor for Canelo Horror a little while ago, and to be able to tell you that I’ve sold the rights to The Crows and Thirteenth. That was really surprising. I have really enjoyed working with Canelo so far, and I’m doing a little countdown to 09 May 2024 (the release date for the UK) on social media. Since the timeline of The Crows covers the release day, I thought I’d do an OTD style countdown with a line or two from the novel that relates to each day.

I deeply appreciate everyone’s support so far!