Maureen Crisp's Blog

 

It's December Already!!! Where did the year go?

I've got my Books on Sale all Month!

You can go here for The Playbill (FREE) and other neat books.

You can go here for Star Light (FREE) and other neat books for the 10+ age group.

And if you are sneaky you can get 50% off at my Smashwords store in the Big End Of Year SALE

Dec. 15 - Jan. 1 2024

Hi Everybody, It is a warm Summers day in January and I'm thinking about the coming year. Here down under we focus more on the calendar year as our Summer is over the Christmas - New Year- End Of School break. 2022 was a challenging year on the home front with various sick relatives keeping me hopping into planes and traveling up and down the country. I didn't get Book 7 of the Circus Quest series published so....   
Coming in 2023 Clown ChaosBook 7 in The Circus Quest Series
Everyone is feeling happy now the circus is back on the road. The next clue is the trickiest yet. But disaster strikes again. Is this the end of Circus Charles?
I See TonightBook 4 in The Star Light Series.
Tobias gets to pick up the garbage ... in a spaceship. 
There are a couple of secret projects in the works... and I might be able to get out Book 8 in The Circus Quest Series before the end of 2023.
I will be busy with The Underground Bookstore appearances and my weekly roundup for writers over at www.maureencrisp.com I've got various social media plans... like telling people 📣 I have a maureencrispbooks newsletter. 👀
I hope to get more reviews for my books this year... so if anybody wants to give me an early birthday present you can leave a review on Goodreads... or any of the online bookstores... or tell others about my books. The Playbill is a free ebook everywhere. Star Light is 99c  if you want to try out the first books in series.
Happy reading.

 The First Star is the third book in the Star Light Series.

This is Noah's book and things are about to get a whole lot worse.

Noah can’t wait to go home. He doesn’t fit in and his family won't miss him. He never dreamed he would end up living in a nightmare. Who can he trust?

The pirates who take him in, his protector who abandoned him, or is he just bait in an elaborate trap?

 

The First Star continues the story of the Fraser family caught between worlds, hunted by aliens, and holding the key to the survival of Earth.

You can order the book online or from bookshops or the publisher Marmac Media

Clown Chaos is coming soon and because the word chaos is in the title it has not been an easy book. 

There has been one snag after another. 

Irina has made a little process video for me to show how she comes up with an illustration. 

and here is the finished picture.
The new book should be available in September.YAY!

 Uneeda Unicyle sneaked into the circus a month ago but because of print delays didn't get the full welcome. But with all the covid bad news around I decided that we needed some good news and laughter so 

 WELCOME 

Then I thought Star Bright is nearly ready... (It's coming in the same box from the printer) So lets show it some love too.
Both books are available to order now from your favourite bookstore!
 

 It's nearly here...

 I'm super happy with this great review from What Book Next!

The first in a series, Star Light captured me early as I empathised at Caleb’s life. Intrigued at his family dynamics, I wanted to know why his father was hiding them? Who were the voices he heard, and what happened to his mum? Caleb is a likeable character. He’s had to grow up fast with so much responsibility on his shoulders but with his father’s wrath a constant, he trudges through each day.

The sibling dynamics are funny and a sudden change in control on the farm is maddening but riveting at the same time. I flew through the 2nd half of the book and am keen to get my hands on the next in the series – Star Bright – told in Rachel’s point of view.

Great read and I love this cover! When placed in a sea off books on a bookshop shelf, this cover stands out.

Star Light is available in print from Writers PlotThe Underground BookstoreThe Children's BookshopWheelersAll BooksMarmac MediaYou can get Star Light from all eBook retailers. Just click the link below to find your favourite store
https://books2read.com/u/mgg8pD

 

It's been twenty years in the gestation and had countless changes but I'm finally ready to release this book into the world. Fly Free Caleb.

Hidden away, four children are being kept from the outside world. What secrets do they know? Why are their lives in danger if they are discovered? 

 

Caleb’s safe world begins to crumble when he starts to hear voices that no one else can hear. His mother disappeared after she heard the voices. Will this happen to him too? How can he protect his family? The answers challenge everything he thought he knew and change his future on the planet forever. 

 

Star Light begins the story of the Fraser family caught between worlds, hunted by aliens, and holding the key to the survival of Earth.

The Ebook is on sale until January at Amazon, Kobo, and Smashwords.

To Celebrate Accidental Aerial...The Circus Quest Series Book One Ebook is Free everywhere!