It’s been a while coming, but I’m so delighted to finally share with you a new book: A Queer Inheritance. The ebook was released on 1 July 2026 and will soon be part of the Smashwords July sale! The print version will be out around mid-July.
Check out https://books2read.com/aqueerinheritance for links!
AQI has had a long gestation. The early chapters were published as standalone stories before being rewritten to include a paranormal aspect and becoming part of this book about two troubled young men in love.
The blurb:
When Jack Burns quits the army and returns to the only home he knows – his best friend, Elliot Talbott – he is prepared for all sorts of shenanigans. They are what he and Elliot are famous for, after all. He’s not prepared, however, for all the unpredictable events to come.
His unrequited love for Elliot becoming requited at last is one. The crazy maybe-paranormal cases resulting from Elliot’s latest scheme, Talbott and Burns Investigations – We explain the inexplicable are another.
And finally, the unforeseen fallout when Elliot inherits a pocket watch, a secret code and a skeleton in the family closet from his Great Uncle Ricky.
Because Elliot has been hiding something from Jack for the last decade: his ability to read objects and people with a touch; a curse that’s brought nothing but pain.
It’s all fun and games until someone is provably psychic and suddenly Elliot’s world is ending. The only hope for Jack and Elliot might be in getting to the source of Elliot’s queer inheritance.
And look at that gorgeous cover, created by my wonderful and wonderfully talented sister-in-law, Jill Harris. You can explore her original artwork – often featuring flowers from her garden and native birds – at Little Bird Gippsland.
A Queer Inheritance goes on general release as an ebook on 1 July 2026. The print version will follow once I’ve finalised the proof copy, so by mid-July.