Mere Rain's Blog - Posts Tagged "gothic"
Creepy stories coming soon
I signed the contract on my sapphic gothic horror novella, In the Dark Heart of Winter! I'm very excited about this one, which uses some of the mythology I researched for Celebrations in the Season of Long Nights. Like Celebrations, it takes place around the winter solstice, so I'm hoping to release it round that time in December.
In the meantime, I have a horror piece in this year's Queer Speculative Fiction Flash Contest, themed Rise. That anthology, Rise, should be out in October.
I still need a cover for my novella, which is set circa 1860, so if you have a favorite Gothic or historical horror cover, please share in the comments!
In the meantime, I have a horror piece in this year's Queer Speculative Fiction Flash Contest, themed Rise. That anthology, Rise, should be out in October.
I still need a cover for my novella, which is set circa 1860, so if you have a favorite Gothic or historical horror cover, please share in the comments!
Winter Solstice Gothic
NOW AVAILABLE! My supernatural winter Gothic, In the Dark Heart of Winter.
This novella is set in 1860, when respectable young ladies got married. To men, whether they fancied them or not. Heart-broken when her lover and best friend Margaret married and moved away, Isabeau accepted the proposal of a distant cousin, but she regrets this decision even before he insists on taking her to his cold and ruinous ancestral home. Horace does not seem to care about her, either, and soon she begins to wonder about his motives.
Her fears are compounded when strangers arrive seeking refuge from the snow, and her husband's behavior becomes strangely hostile. Vairya and Ranat seem friendly, but why are they in this isolated region at all? It can't be coincidence that they come from Persia, where her husband was until recently stationed as a diplomat.
Eventually one visitor confides in Isabeau, but her claims are so wild they cannot be true. Can they? Should she trust her heart, and perhaps her survival, to this stranger who seems to share her forbidden desires?
You can purchase this book from Amazon or from the publisher, JMS Books. ALSO! JMS is having their annual Advent giveaway of a different free book each day, so check out the site even if you're not sure about my book.
You can also of this story being read by Yule Planet author Angel Martinez
I hope you're all having a good December. Or at least better than these unfortunate characters!
Mere
This novella is set in 1860, when respectable young ladies got married. To men, whether they fancied them or not. Heart-broken when her lover and best friend Margaret married and moved away, Isabeau accepted the proposal of a distant cousin, but she regrets this decision even before he insists on taking her to his cold and ruinous ancestral home. Horace does not seem to care about her, either, and soon she begins to wonder about his motives.
Her fears are compounded when strangers arrive seeking refuge from the snow, and her husband's behavior becomes strangely hostile. Vairya and Ranat seem friendly, but why are they in this isolated region at all? It can't be coincidence that they come from Persia, where her husband was until recently stationed as a diplomat.
Eventually one visitor confides in Isabeau, but her claims are so wild they cannot be true. Can they? Should she trust her heart, and perhaps her survival, to this stranger who seems to share her forbidden desires?
You can purchase this book from Amazon or from the publisher, JMS Books. ALSO! JMS is having their annual Advent giveaway of a different free book each day, so check out the site even if you're not sure about my book.
You can also of this story being read by Yule Planet author Angel Martinez
I hope you're all having a good December. Or at least better than these unfortunate characters!
Mere
After-Christmas Ebook Sale
I hope everyone had lovely holidays! Or peaceful non-holiday time. Or at the very least a better holiday than my poor heroine Isabeau who is dumped, snowed in, threatened by demons, and on top of it all gets no dinner. No wonder she's stabbing people by the end.
If you haven't already gotten all the books your heart desires, check out the annual Smashwords Sale where all my books from JMS are 50% off.
If you've never read my books, consider purchasing 2023 Top Ten Gay Romance, which includes a holiday party fake-dating romance by yours truly and stories by K.L. Noone, Charles Payseur, Ellie Thomas, T.J. Blackley, Holly Day, Nell Iris, Shawn Lane, Eve Morton, and Glenn Quigley.
Now I have to go finish editing this 🔥🔥🔥🔥 m/m contemporary that will be releasing in February. Stay tuned for more about Javier and Brandy's opposites-attract romance after the New Year!
Best wishes to all!
If you haven't already gotten all the books your heart desires, check out the annual Smashwords Sale where all my books from JMS are 50% off.
If you've never read my books, consider purchasing 2023 Top Ten Gay Romance, which includes a holiday party fake-dating romance by yours truly and stories by K.L. Noone, Charles Payseur, Ellie Thomas, T.J. Blackley, Holly Day, Nell Iris, Shawn Lane, Eve Morton, and Glenn Quigley.Now I have to go finish editing this 🔥🔥🔥🔥 m/m contemporary that will be releasing in February. Stay tuned for more about Javier and Brandy's opposites-attract romance after the New Year!
Best wishes to all!
