I’m sending you this quick note to apologize for the delay in releasing Ghosts Cry, book 4 in my Caldryn Parliament series. It will now be out in November, one year after the release of Rogues Lie.
Unfortunately, Amazon wouldn’t allow me to extend the pre-order period, but instead, cancelled the book. It WILL be out in November and available in Kindle Unlimited. I just don’t have a buy link for it until it goes live.
In better news, all my books are now theoretically available through your local library as digital books via Libby or Hoopla. You just have to convince your friendly librarian to buy them. Pointing them toward my Goodreads page might convince your librarian that I’m not a fly-by-night self-published author. I’ve been at this for a decade (wails about feeling old 😉 ).
Let’s hope the second half of 2026 is less chaotic! Sorry, again, for the delay in releasing Ghosts Cry. Blame life! And in case you’re worrying, I’m fine. Just a busy, distracted bee 🐝
A whisper campaign threatens Vanda Kavanagh’s hard-won position as Warden of Caldryn Parliament, but are the malicious rumors a personal attack or do they mask an uglier plot?
As Vanda investigates, long-hidden truths are revealed leading her to question everything she believed about herself.
In a city steeped in magic and political intrigue who can Vanda trust?
Since you only receive this newsletter when I have a new book out, I want to take this chance to mention a few things.
2025 has certainly been an interesting year. Personally, it’s been a busy one and a few things that I hoped to get done have been pushed back to 2026. Chief among these are audiobooks and paperback editions. I’ve been promising both for years. I’m going to start with my most recent books (the Caldryn Parliament series) and work back from there, filling in gaps. Some of my books are available as audiobooks. None are available in paperback. This will change! ::shakes fist at the sky and dares fate::
Also on the schedule are three new books in the Caldryn Parliament series, Ghosts Cry, False Eve, and By Night. If I’m lucky, I’ll be able to fit in some extra fun stuff, but the schedule is bulging at the seams, so no promises!
If you’re wondering how to keep up with what I’m doing, I have a weekly blog post on Caldryn.com. You can check it out here. I’m also hoping to keep up my weekly Facebook posts, although Facebook drives me barmy.
You can find me hanging out on Bluesky. I’ve consciously curated my feed there to find interesting things relating to science and history, some of which I repost. The politics seems inescapable, but I keep my own posts positive. (All right, occasionally I get cranky and whine for more coffee. And chocolate. So, mostly positive).
If you want to check out my backlist of books you can do so on my website (at Books, broken into Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Paranormal Romance) or on Amazon. All my self-published books are currently available in Kindle Unlimited.
I think that’s it for news and reminders. ::scratches head:: I’ve probably forgotten something.
I hope you have the loveliest of festive seasons, peaceful and hopeful, and launch into the new year with energy to lassoo your dreams.
I’ve been teasing you for ages regarding my secret project. Well, here it is!
Out today is Stars Die, book 1 in my new series, Caldryn Parliament, which mashes together the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and mystery.
And if a new book and series isn’t enough for you, I have a new website devoted to the world of Caldryn Parliament. You can explore it all at Caldryn.com
Welcome to Caldryn Parliament. Golden Age mysteries in the Realm of science fiction and fantasy.
Recalled from the frontier, the new Warden of Caldryn Parliament is well aware she’s not a popular choice, but she never expected to portal into a murder scene.
Nor did she anticipate acquiring such a unique partner.
Now, Vanda Kavanagh must discover the truth of a politician’s death, unravel the mystery of her sabotaged wards, and survive her family.
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Stars Die is a magic parliament mystery. If you’ve ever wished that Agatha Christie included magic or that Sherlock Holmes fought space pirates, this is the series for you!
Caldryn Parliament is my focus this year. There’ll be two more ebooks, Hexes Fly (June) and Rogues Lie (October) before I can turn my attention to audio and paperback editions. I learned my lesson last year. I can’t do everything at once. So, the ebooks are first to get the series established. Then I’ll look at releasing them in all formats – probably not hardback, but who knows?
If you pop over to Caldryn.com you’ll see a SUBSCRIBE button under the main menu. This is for the weekly blog posts I intend to share there. While this newsletter remains for new release alerts only, over at Caldryn.com if you subscribe you’ll get my weekly posts which will talk about the series, but also about other books (book recommendations, yay!), writing, and publishing.
Stuck on Central Transit Station, Sergeant Ryan Dabrowski receives a Dear John letter from his family. The home he fought to protect doesn’t want him. He’s left too much of his body out among the stars. The aug-doctors patched him up better than new, but cyborg freaks aren’t welcome on Earth.
“Don’t ruin your sister’s life.”
But what about Rye’s life?
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Lost is a short Christmas novella about found family, new beginnings, and believing that anything is possible. Merry Christmas! Happy Wishing Tree!
Since my last newsletter I’ve changed webhost and updated a few things on my website. The site won’t look new, but it should work better.
Although email remains a problem. It was a problem with the old site. It is, in a new and interesting way, a problem with the new site. Hopefully, it’s being fixed as you read this. However, if at any point a message to me receives no response, try contacting me on Facebook or Bluesky because I PROMISE I’m not ignoring you. It’s email gremlins!
Also, in transferring to this new site, I lost my old blog posts. It was totally my fault! That doesn’t make it easier to bear. So, this is the first blog post for the new site. (And you’ll be able to comment on it – I learned during the migration that my old WordPress settings had made it next to impossible to submit a comment on a blog post. That has been fixed. Huge apologies).
My author website isn’t the only project I’ve been working on (although it has been hands down the most frustrating). I’m preparing for the launch of my new series in February. I’ve jumped around a few different series (and universes) this year trying to wrap up my ideas. I might yet revisit a couple of the series, but for now, the characters are in a place where I can leave them happily.
Whilst I’m sharing ZERO hints about the new series, I’m working hard behind the scenes so that when it launches you’re hooked. I want readers enthralled so that I can play in this world for at least a year. No more jumping around. Total immersion. If the series is sufficiently successful, I’ll continue it into 2026. So, yeah, I’m investing a lot of hope and energy into this secret project. February will be scary!
As this is my last newsletter for 2024 I want to take the chance to thank you, again, for joining me on this reading/writing/publishing journey. I’d like to wish you a very early Happy New Year! May all of our dreams – and none of our nightmares – come true in 2025 😊
