My story about a witch and a mermaid who has lost her name is in Jay Henge anthology The Pelagic Zone: Uncharted Waters, edited by Jessica Augustsson. It’s available now in ebook from Amazon – and coming soon in paperback! The blurb Dive into The Pelagic Zone: Uncharted Waters, where the ocean’s depths serve as…
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New pre-order – The Time Machine: Australia Bound
I’m very pleased to announce that pre-orders are now available for the anthology, The Time Time: Australia Bound, full of stories featuring HG Wells’ amazing conveyance being used, and misused, in Australia! The book will be available in both paperback and a limited-edition hardcover. Each copy of the hardcover version will be signed by the…
Read more2024: A big year for me and Sherlock Holmes!
I was looking at all my recent publications and realised what a big Holmesian year I’m having! Of course I’ve written tons of Holmes fanfic and short stories, and this year I’ve played around with some self-publishing of small Holmes tales, to learn that process – so all up I’ve had FOUR Holmesian books come…
Read moreReview: They Watch from Below by Katya de Becerra
Katya de Becerra does a fine line in YA horror, her novels full of young people haunted by sinister events. So often they are grappling with what should be the ordinary trials of family, growing up and finding their place, but these are inevitably intertwined with the weight of secrets, family history and arcane forces….
Read morePre-Order: A Spirited and Most Courageous Prince (Richard III fiction!)
A Spirited and Most Courageous Prince is a collection of short stories with a single aim: to restore the reputation good King Richard enjoyed during his lifetime. Yes, if you haven’t realised by now, I’m a Ricardian, and I’ve written several short stories inspired by this maligned king as well as Shakespeare’s very entertaining (but historically…
Read moreNow in paperback: The Swordmaster’s Secret and Other Stories
I’m so pleased to announced that I wrangled the intricacies of publishing a paperback throught Draft2Digital and can now offer The Swordmaster’s Secret and Other Stories – a collection of short Holmes/Watson stories set after the end of The Adventure of The Colonial Boy – as a hard copy book! It’s a slender but quite…
Read moreAward Nomination: This Fresh Hell
I am absolutely delighted to see that This Fresh Hell has been nominated for a Ditmar Award under the Best Collection category! Congratulations to my fellow editor Katya de Becerra and to all the writers – A.J. Vrana, Annie McCann, C. Vonzale Lewis, Candace Robinson, Chuck McKenzie, Claire L. Smith, Claire Low, Clare E. Rhoden,…
Read moreNew Sherlock Holmes Anthology: When the Rose Speaks Its Name
I’m so please to announce the publication of When the Rose Speaks Its Name, a new queer-themed Sherlock Holmes anthology that is raising funds for ar-risk LGBTQ youth in the UK, via akt. Contributing authors include the splendid Atlin Merrick as well as EC Boss, Linda M. Crate, Anna Graham Doe, Larc Enciel, Alexandra Fox,…
Read moreNew song: Bite Me
Among my many projects, I’ve been slowly turning songs that appear in my books into… actual music! The tenth song from this project has just been released: Bite Me, from the Duo Ex Machina novella #4, Kiss and Cry. The Duo Ex Machina crime/queer romance novellas feature Milo Bertolone and his boyfriend/music partner, Frank Capriano….
Read moreNew pre-order: The Haunting of Baker Street
I’m excited to announce a new tiny ebook of 221B ficlet stories – The Haunting of Baker Street! These wee fics were first published at my Patreon, and together they form the whole story of how Sherlock Holmes and John Watson come to haunt Baker Street and how, in the 21st century, two new tenants…
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