Elizabeth Chatsworth's Blog

Thank you to Book Riot for naming Grand Tour: The Brass Queen II one of the best new steampunk books! Check out the article here: https://bookriot.com/best-new-steampunk-books/

Arvyn Cerezo of Book Riot writes:

“Grand Tour: The Brass Queen II by Elizabeth Chatsworth. This is the second installment in Chatsworth’s series set in Victorian England.

In book one, rare firearms dealer Constance is saved by spy Trusdale from imminent danger. Constance is then forced to embark on a mission to find a scientist who knows the answers.

In book two, Constance’s father is accused of stealing exotic artifacts from the British authorities, and their home estate is transported to another dimension. To get it back and find her father, she must collect keys scattered around the world. Her love interest, Trusdale, joins her in this electrifying mission. If she doesn’t return the stolen artifacts, she and her team will die.”

I’m delighted to share that Grand Tour: The Brass Queen II won a 2025 IPPY Award! Thank you to the IPPY judges for this special recognition for both myself and everyone at CamCat Books who worked so hard to share this novel with the world. Special thanks to my brilliant editor, Cassandra Farrin!

About the IPPY’s:

Every year since 1996, the Independent Publisher Book Awards have celebrated the best independently published titles from around the globe. Our mission is to shine a spotlight on the thousands of outstanding independent, university, and self-published books that hit the shelves each year.

I’m delighted to share that Grand Tour: The Brass Queen II won a 2025 IPPY Award! Thank you to the IPPY judges for this special recognition for both myself and everyone at CamCat Books who worked so hard to share this novel with the world. Special thanks to my brilliant editor, Cassandra Farrin!

About the IPPY’s:

Every year since 1996, the Independent Publisher Book Awards have celebrated the best independently published titles from around the globe. Our mission is to shine a spotlight on the thousands of outstanding independent, university, and self-published books that hit the shelves each year.

Hello! I hope you are enjoying spring flowers and sunny weather wherever you are in the world today. If you happen to be in Maine or New Hampshire over the next few weeks, I have three book signings coming up. The first is this weekend at the Barnes & Noble store in South Portland, Maine. I’ll have exclusive Brass Queen pins to giveaway, plus letter-pressed invitations to Constance’s coming out ball!   

If you can’t attend in person, you can always order Grand Tour through your favorite bookseller!

Amazon:
The Brass Queen: https://amzn.to/4j6Z4pX
Grand Tour: https://amzn.to/3YzjgbA

All Bookstores
https://linktr.ee/echatsworth

Stay tuned for updates on the third book in the Brass Queen series, RIFT WRANGLERS. 

It’s the final day of the Brass Queen series eBook sale! Available worldwide through Amazon & Apple, plus Kobo in the US, you can pick up both books for 0.99c and $1.99 respectively.  

Amazon:

The Brass Queen: https://amzn.to/4j6Z4pX
Grand Tour: https://amzn.to/3YzjgbA

Apple:

Series: https://books.apple.com/us/author/elizabeth-chatsworth/id624…

Kobo:

The Brass Queen: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-brass-queen-1

Grand Tour: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/grand-tour-10

Until May 18th the audiobook of The Brass Queen is on sale at Chirp for only 0.99c! 

The trade paperback of GRAND TOUR: THE BRASS QUEEN II launches tomorrow! Depending on where you live in the world, you can order the book through any bookstore or website.

Stay tuned for updates on the third book in the Brass Queen series, RIFT WRANGLERS (2026). Sign up for my mailing list today for a free novelette!

Thank you so much for your support!

Elizabeth

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My favorite time of the year is here – the Barnes & Noble pre-order book sale! Pre-order any book from B&N for 25% off with the code PREORDER25. Premium members get an additional 10% off!

I’d love it if you’d consider pre-ordering GRAND TOUR: THE BRASS QUEEN II in paperback. Paperback pre-orders are a great way to support authors, as they make our book more visible to booksellers and can also help to drive up sales rankings on launch day. 

No matter which bookstore, anywhere in the world, you order GRAND TOUR from, drop me a note via this website. I’ll send you information on how you can claim some exclusive gifts including a short story from the Brassiverse. 

Thank you so much for your support!

Elizabeth

Four years ago today, I mailed out the advance review copies of my first novel, The Brass Queen. Today, I found out that the trade paperback of its sequel, The Brass Queen II: Grand Plan, will be published on April 22nd, 2025!

Astonishingly this year, I’ll have eight different versions of my books available – from hardcovers and audiobooks to large print copies! It’s been a fabulous journey from newbie writer to an actual published author, the best part of which was all the new friends I made along the way!

Now, I’m working on book three in the series. More steampunk shenanigans await! Thank you for traveling with me on this madcap journey through time (and occasionally, dimensions!). Your support is appreciated so much!

As a thank you, if you’d like the chance to win a free audiobook or ebook of either novel, drop me a quick note stating your preference via my contact page by January 20th, 2025. I have ten copies of each version to give away, so start the new year off with a fun gift for yourself or a friend!

Hugs and love from Boo and me in this brand new year!

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Today is the big day! I’m thrilled to share that Grand Tour, the second book in The Brass Queen Series, is officially out and available wherever fine books are sold! Board a steam-powered airship and fight dimension-hopping aliens with the motley crew of the Haltwhistle clan and an almost-handsome American spy.

Thank you so much for joining me (and Boo!) on this long journey to publication. I’m delighted that I have this opportunity to share Constance and Trusdale’s madcap adventures with you. There’s more to come, and I hope you’ll fly with us to even more exotic locales in book three. If you enjoy my stories, please take a moment to review them on Amazon, BookBub, GoodReads, or wherever you review books. Even a few nice words can make an author’s day!

Join us at the free virtual launch party on Zoom tonight – Tuesday, April 23rd from 7-8 pm EDT!

Tonight’s virtual launch event will feature giveaways and a live Q&A. Ask anything you like about The Brass Queen series, how to start (and finish) writing a novel, pitching stories, attending steampunk conventions, raising a feisty Yorkshire terrier puppy, and more!

Register to receive the Zoom link at bit.ly/grandtourlaunch.

Elizabeth Chatsworth is a British author based in New Hampshire who writes of rogues, rebels, and renegades across time and space. From Victorian sensibilities to interstellar travel, she’ll send you on a cosmic adventure filled with quirky characters and a touch of humor. Elizabeth’s Science Fiction and Fantasy works have won the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Gold and the Writers Of The Future Contest. She’s the author of The Brass Queen, an award-winning gaslamp fantasy series set in an alternate Victorian age. When she’s not writing, Elizabeth works as a voiceover actor. There’s a rumor that she possesses the world’s best scone recipe. Contact her at www.elizabethchatsworth.com to see if it’s true!

Gabi Coatsworth is an award-winning British-born author and blogger, who has spent half her life living in the United States. A member of several national writing associations, she’s active in the Connecticut writing community and runs several groups for writers. In 2018, she worked on the inaugural Saugatuck StoryFest, a literary festival in Westport, CT. Her memoir, Love’s Journey Home, was published in May 2022, by Atmosphere Press, who also published her debut novel, A Beginner’s Guide to Starting Over, in April 2023.

You’re invited to join the virtual book launch party for GRAND TOUR: THE BRASS QUEEN II on Tuesday, April 23rd from 7-8 pm EDT!

Elizabeth Chatsworth, author of The Brass Queen series, will be in conversation with award-winning author and fellow British ex-pat Gabi Coatsworth. This virtual event will feature giveaways and a live Q&A. Ask anything you like about The Brass Queen series, how to start (and finish) writing a novel, pitching stories, attending steampunk conventions, raising a feisty Yorkshire terrier puppy, and more!

Register to receive the Zoom link at bit.ly/grandtourlaunch.

This is your last week to pre-order Grand Tour to secure your limited edition goodies!

Email your proof of purchase here to receive your gifts.

GRAND TOUR: THE BRASS QUEEN II continues the adventures of blue-blooded Victorian rogue, Miss Constance Haltwhistle and shady US spy, JF Trusdale.

In a fantastical steam-powered world, eccentric aristocrat and secret arms dealer, Miss Constance Haltwhistle, has been blackmailed into stealing alien artifacts from the crown heads of Europe. Only the shady but annoyingly handsome US spy, “Liberty” Trusdale, can help her execute her perfect palace heists. As Constance creates chaos and mayhem across the Continent, monstrous creatures are plotting an interdimensional invasion of Earth. Will Constance and Trusdale stop bickering long enough to end the war of the worlds before it starts?

Elizabeth Chatsworth is a British author based in New Hampshire who writes of rogues, rebels, and renegades across time and space. From Victorian sensibilities to interstellar travel, she’ll send you on a cosmic adventure filled with quirky characters and a touch of humor. Elizabeth’s Science Fiction and Fantasy works have won the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Gold and the Writers Of The Future Contest. She’s the author of The Brass Queen, an award-winning gaslamp fantasy series set in an alternate Victorian age. When she’s not writing, Elizabeth works as a voiceover actor. There’s a rumor that she possesses the world’s best scone recipe. Contact her at www.elizabethchatsworth.com to see if it’s true!

Gabi Coatsworth is an award-winning British-born author and blogger, who has spent half her life living in the United States. A member of several national writing associations, she’s active in the Connecticut writing community and runs several groups for writers. In 2018, she worked on the inaugural Saugatuck StoryFest, a literary festival in Westport, CT. Her memoir, Love’s Journey Home, was published in May 2022, by Atmosphere Press, who also published her debut novel, A Beginner’s Guide to Starting Over, in April 2023.

Many thanks to Jordan H. Bartlett for inviting me onto the Author Nook podcast to talk about GRAND TOUR, the sequel to my gaslamp fantasy novel, The Brass Queen! Jordan and I chat about everything from explosive gowns and interdimensional time travel to the feminine way to reclaim the globe. I hope you enjoy this episode which is available on both YouTube and Spotify today!

YouTube Link To Explosive Gowns & Interdimensional Travel

Spotify Link To Explosive Gowns & Interdimensional Travel

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Jordan was kind enough to interview me a couple of years ago when The Brass Queen first came out. If you’d like to catch up on that interview, entitled “Steampunk and Narrative Voice” check out the following links:

YouTube Link To Steampunk & Narrative Voice

Spotify Link To Steampunk & Narrative Voice

Are you intrigued by Jordan H. Bartlett, interviewer extraordinaire? Well might you be, as she is the author of the wonderful fantasy series The Frean Chronicles. The latest novel in the series, Queen’s Catacombs, is available now!

Check out my recent interview with Jordan about her series here:

An Interview With The Frean Chronicles Author, Jordan H. Bartlett

You can find Jordan’s works at the following links:

Contest of Queens: https://books2read.com/u/3JEJnX

Queen’s Catacombs: https://books2read.com/b/mK79MB

And here are her social media links:

Website: www.jordanhbartlett.com

Instagram: @jordanhbartlett

Thank you so much to Jordan for interviewing me not once, but twice, for the Brass Queen series. Please check out her novels today!