Claire Cray's Blog - Posts Tagged "upcoming-release"

For those of you who have taken the time to inquire and those who may be curious and/or irritated (Hidden Talents fans), I thank you very sweetly for your continued interest in my work.

A sudden change in circumstances late in winter forced me to take a hiatus. Though I have not stopped writing, publishing plans have been delayed.

I am in the process of straightening things out and moving my favorite priorities back within reach. My readers are in my thoughts every day and I can only hope they will still have interest in my stories when I begin publishing again in the summer.

My schedule of upcoming publications is as follows:

1. Hidden Talents Book 5 (Summer)
2. Missing Men, a novella (Summer)
3. Hidden Talents Book 6 (Late Summer)
4. William (Working Title) (Fall)

Thank you for your continued interest, your thoughtful reviews, and your astounding patience. None have been overlooked.

Never hesitate to get in touch via Goodreads (best), Tumblr, Twitter, or Email.

xo

Friends! I'm so excited to announce the imminent release of my new m/m romance novel, In Strange Woods:

Wild hearts and hidden passions ignite in the stormy coastal woods of the Pacific Northwest.

James is a moody photographer from New York City whose wealthy family was recently murdered in a high-profile crime, leaving him a massive fortune — including one oddly unexplained piece of property deep in the foothills of coastal Oregon. Convulsed by grief and desperate to get away, he sets out to find it...and is quickly sucked into a bizarre spiral of events involving dead-end logging roads, a mysterious doppelganger, and a soft-spoken, mouthwatering local hunk named Hunter Quaid.

Read the full description and pre-order In Strange Woods on Amazon!

There's a lot of mood in this book, and a lot of music. To capture the vibe, I made a Spotify playlist inspired by all of the songs referenced and not referenced in the story. The backwoods of the Oregon Coast are ancient, lush, and full of mysterious life, and sometimes it really feels like it was directed by David Lynch.

This playlist has flavors of grunge, blues, jazz, rockabilly, and a little hint of psychedelia. Think Nirvana, Roy Orbison, Otis Redding, Janis Joplin...give it a listen and tell me what you think!

Lots of exciting things coming up, believe it or not. Be sure to catch me on Twitter and subscribe to my newsletter for all the updates and freebies I can give ya.

Happy to be back! xoxo

Things you'll find in In Strange Woods when it comes out Friday (pre-order now!):

Crashing waves
Ancient forests
Kurt Cobain
Battered leather jacket
Old diner
Eerie hitchhiking moment
Renovated mid-century trailer
Rainstorm
Masturbation
Blackberry thorns
Lookalike
Whiskey
"Eco-terrorism"
Sexy backwoods eccentric
Tattoos
Standoff on a bridge
More Kurt Cobain
Hot slow sex
Cemetery
Beautiful man muscles
Mood swings
Murder
Elvis
An actual plot
Very good weed
Even better blowjobs
Oregon history
Roy Orbison
Cozy pickup truck
Gun
Scenic river
Slow burn romance
The most unequivocal HEA that's ever come out of my brain
...and more!

1,000 thanks to all the early readers leaving reviews <3 To everyone else, I so hope you dig it! And if you wanna get in the mood before Friday, remember to check out the playlist.

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