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Amid the Vastness of All Else #6
Baroness of the Eastern Seaboard
In a world governed by steel and smoke, Larry Cornish and Sven Erickson live by the code of the Gunfighters Guild — an elite order of twenty-five deadly gunfighters, each marked by a numbered Silver Pin, where becoming the One Pin is everything, and nothing is allowed to stop the gunfighter game.
In the Guild, where advancement comes only by challenging those ranked above you, their love is more than forbidden — it is impossible. For one to rise, the other must fall. Determined to break them apart, the Guild’s iron rules demand challenge or forfeit.
As a way of buying time, the two are forced to part ways. Sven becomes a mercenary for the Peregrine Estate, tasked with hunting down a mysterious woman known only as the Baroness of the Eastern Seaboard — a mission that leads to his capture. Meanwhile, Larry is drawn into a brutal mission of vengeance, partnering with a ruthless Guild rival to hunt a gang of men who assaulted a Paramour — a man protected by a powerful Madam whose influence stretches far beyond her brothel’s walls.
As their paths twist toward violence and betrayal, Larry and Sven face more than just death — they risk losing their love, their future, and each other. With time running out, Larry must race to save Sven before the Baroness’s vicious appetites cost him his life.
Baroness of the Eastern Seaboard is a high-romance, supernatural adventure yarn. The third and final book in the Peregrine Estate Trilogy, a tale of passion, vengeance, and the fearless pursuit of love in a world determined to destroy it.
In the Guild, where advancement comes only by challenging those ranked above you, their love is more than forbidden — it is impossible. For one to rise, the other must fall. Determined to break them apart, the Guild’s iron rules demand challenge or forfeit.
As a way of buying time, the two are forced to part ways. Sven becomes a mercenary for the Peregrine Estate, tasked with hunting down a mysterious woman known only as the Baroness of the Eastern Seaboard — a mission that leads to his capture. Meanwhile, Larry is drawn into a brutal mission of vengeance, partnering with a ruthless Guild rival to hunt a gang of men who assaulted a Paramour — a man protected by a powerful Madam whose influence stretches far beyond her brothel’s walls.
As their paths twist toward violence and betrayal, Larry and Sven face more than just death — they risk losing their love, their future, and each other. With time running out, Larry must race to save Sven before the Baroness’s vicious appetites cost him his life.
Baroness of the Eastern Seaboard is a high-romance, supernatural adventure yarn. The third and final book in the Peregrine Estate Trilogy, a tale of passion, vengeance, and the fearless pursuit of love in a world determined to destroy it.
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First published September 2, 2025
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September 1, 2025
“… because a man doesn’t choose the love, the love chooses him.”
Damnit I’m crying again!! These books are my favorite comfort read. As much gore and horror that lies in these pages, so too does a beautiful love story . CS Humble pays such attention to detail it brings me back to the westerns of old. He brings such a wonderfully diverse cast of characters who all bring their own experience to become incredibly deep and layered. Humble’s prose is so lush and poetic you can’t help but fall in love with everything about these books. His books make me feel like I’m coming home for the first time in years, getting to hang with old friends and new and feel the love in the room with all of us. All the while, knowing there’s danger, and we may never see each other again. This last installment of the Peregrine estate trilogy, which is also the last installment of Amid the vastness of else saga, centers on Sven Erickson and Larry Cornish, two of the silver pins in the gunfighters guild. I adored these characters and want so badly for them to be able to be safe in each other‘s arms for the rest of their lives. If you love a good western and you love horror this is the series for you. It’s incredible. Will always remain my favorite series I’ve ever read. Yes I said it. I just can’t get enough of these characters and if the man writes more, I will keep reading them. I need to find more ways to say how beautiful this writing is because I will never have the proper word to describe how I feel when I read these books. Out tomorrow, September 2. Please go out and pick this whole series up you will not be sorry!
Damnit I’m crying again!! These books are my favorite comfort read. As much gore and horror that lies in these pages, so too does a beautiful love story . CS Humble pays such attention to detail it brings me back to the westerns of old. He brings such a wonderfully diverse cast of characters who all bring their own experience to become incredibly deep and layered. Humble’s prose is so lush and poetic you can’t help but fall in love with everything about these books. His books make me feel like I’m coming home for the first time in years, getting to hang with old friends and new and feel the love in the room with all of us. All the while, knowing there’s danger, and we may never see each other again. This last installment of the Peregrine estate trilogy, which is also the last installment of Amid the vastness of else saga, centers on Sven Erickson and Larry Cornish, two of the silver pins in the gunfighters guild. I adored these characters and want so badly for them to be able to be safe in each other‘s arms for the rest of their lives. If you love a good western and you love horror this is the series for you. It’s incredible. Will always remain my favorite series I’ve ever read. Yes I said it. I just can’t get enough of these characters and if the man writes more, I will keep reading them. I need to find more ways to say how beautiful this writing is because I will never have the proper word to describe how I feel when I read these books. Out tomorrow, September 2. Please go out and pick this whole series up you will not be sorry!
August 22, 2025
What a fantastic conclusion to an already outstanding series!
I have enjoyed all three books in this series, but this book stood out to me because it features both a love story to die for and a love story to live for. I specifically enjoyed Sven and Larry, two men whose love for each other surpasses historical and supernatural odds. I also loved learning more about the gunslingers and the different personalities that make up the organization.
Another thing that I want to call out is how much representation was included in this series. Not just pertaining to queer relationships, but also dealing with loss of limbs, familial trauma, grief, and more. And the character work in these books was phenomenal. The characters felt real and I instantly connected to them all.
If you're looking for a book set in the Wild West with fantastic writing, compelling characters, and supernatural threats, I cannot recommend these books enough.
Also, I was fortunate enough to meet the author, C.S. Humble, and he is the best.
Thank you to Shortwave Press and C.S. Humble for gifting me these books in exchange for an honest review!!
I have enjoyed all three books in this series, but this book stood out to me because it features both a love story to die for and a love story to live for. I specifically enjoyed Sven and Larry, two men whose love for each other surpasses historical and supernatural odds. I also loved learning more about the gunslingers and the different personalities that make up the organization.
Another thing that I want to call out is how much representation was included in this series. Not just pertaining to queer relationships, but also dealing with loss of limbs, familial trauma, grief, and more. And the character work in these books was phenomenal. The characters felt real and I instantly connected to them all.
If you're looking for a book set in the Wild West with fantastic writing, compelling characters, and supernatural threats, I cannot recommend these books enough.
Also, I was fortunate enough to meet the author, C.S. Humble, and he is the best.
Thank you to Shortwave Press and C.S. Humble for gifting me these books in exchange for an honest review!!
July 24, 2025
Baroness of the Eastern Seaboard marks the end of my Amid the Vastness of All Else journey. And what an ending it was. In this installment, we circle back to Larry and Sven, and how they came to be members of The Peregrine Estate. The way Seth writes romance into these horror westerns is absolutely perfect. It is going to be so hard to say goodbye to this universe. Seth, I need you to write three more books, please and thank you. Also, this Baroness is such an actual piece of shit. She enraged me so much that at one moment I had to set the book down haha. It hurt my heart a little to close this book, as these characters have left their mark on my heart. Seth is an incredible author and I ask you again, please read these books, and any other he has written for that matter. This book #6 releases September 02, 2025 directly from Shortwave Books. And the entire series on ebook is only $9.99, so go get it! Shout out to my bestie Matt for reading the whole series with me!!
July 5, 2025
What a finale!
The last book in the Amid the Vastness of All Else Saga has it all. A bone-chilling villain, a deeply touching love story between two gunfighters, duels to the death, bloody violence, steamy scenes. I was captivated once again by Humble's storytelling, and his character development is superb. A compelling read from start to finish.
I am sad to say goodbye to this world, but I am thrilled to have discovered a new favorite author. Humble has one more devoted follower with me, and I will read everything of his that I can get my hands on.
The last book in the Amid the Vastness of All Else Saga has it all. A bone-chilling villain, a deeply touching love story between two gunfighters, duels to the death, bloody violence, steamy scenes. I was captivated once again by Humble's storytelling, and his character development is superb. A compelling read from start to finish.
I am sad to say goodbye to this world, but I am thrilled to have discovered a new favorite author. Humble has one more devoted follower with me, and I will read everything of his that I can get my hands on.
March 6, 2025
I had the distinct pleasure of reading this early and what can I say except... *perfection*. We have a sexy, sapphic villain. A heartfelt romance between two cowboys. Gunfighters. Ancient rituals. Impeccable writing. Epistolary elements. BISSSSSH LISTEN TO ME JUST READ THIS I AM NOT PLAYING WITH YOU!
September 3, 2025
I read all three of these books that make up “The Peregrine Estate Trilogy", in just two weeks. Each book in this prequel trilogy to “That Light Sublime Trilogy” features characters from the first books and how they essentially came to be working for the Peregrine Estate. A group of men and women from different backgrounds—gunslingers, scientists, gamblers—all working for Judge Ellison to fight against things of the world that most people could never imagine—vampires, werewolves, and the occult.
The Baroness of the Eastern Seaboard is a brutal, breathtaking collision of supernatural horror and human vulnerability. C.S. Humble masterfully contrasts the everyday evils of humanity with the ancient, insidious forces lurking just beneath the surface. It’s a story soaked in blood, cruelty, and dread, but it’s also deeply emotional. An epic love story that refuses to be overshadowed by the darkness surrounding it.
At its center are the Silver-pinned Guild gunslingers, Larry Cornish and his husband, Sven Erickson. Their relationship is tender, loyal, and heartbreakingly sincere. As much as the world around them is vicious and unforgiving, the love between these two men grounds the novel in something real and profoundly moving. I wasn’t just invested in their survival, I was rooting for their joy, even when it felt impossible.
Then there’s the Baroness. She is ruthless, cunning, and entirely devoted to her occult society’s horrific aims. Her actions are monstrous, but she’s written with such intelligence and presence that you can’t look away. You almost want to show her sympathy, but she absolutely commands respect and fear.
When I say that C.S. Humble is the only author who can move me to the point of uncontrollable weeping, I mean it. I was already sobbing before the first quarter of the book was over. His prose is sweeping and cinematic, filled with urgency and beauty. Every sentence carries weight, and every emotional beat lands exactly where it should. He doesn’t just scare you, he makes you feel, deeply and relentlessly.
This book is vicious. It’s gruesome. It’s soaked in blood and betrayal and the kind of evil that feels all too real. But somehow, amid all that, it has heart. Real heart. The kind that makes you fall in love with the characters, fear for them, mourn with them.
This isn’t just a horror novel. It’s a love story carved into the bones of a dusty world. It will hurt you and you’ll thank it for doing so.
The Baroness of the Eastern Seaboard is a brutal, breathtaking collision of supernatural horror and human vulnerability. C.S. Humble masterfully contrasts the everyday evils of humanity with the ancient, insidious forces lurking just beneath the surface. It’s a story soaked in blood, cruelty, and dread, but it’s also deeply emotional. An epic love story that refuses to be overshadowed by the darkness surrounding it.
At its center are the Silver-pinned Guild gunslingers, Larry Cornish and his husband, Sven Erickson. Their relationship is tender, loyal, and heartbreakingly sincere. As much as the world around them is vicious and unforgiving, the love between these two men grounds the novel in something real and profoundly moving. I wasn’t just invested in their survival, I was rooting for their joy, even when it felt impossible.
Then there’s the Baroness. She is ruthless, cunning, and entirely devoted to her occult society’s horrific aims. Her actions are monstrous, but she’s written with such intelligence and presence that you can’t look away. You almost want to show her sympathy, but she absolutely commands respect and fear.
When I say that C.S. Humble is the only author who can move me to the point of uncontrollable weeping, I mean it. I was already sobbing before the first quarter of the book was over. His prose is sweeping and cinematic, filled with urgency and beauty. Every sentence carries weight, and every emotional beat lands exactly where it should. He doesn’t just scare you, he makes you feel, deeply and relentlessly.
This book is vicious. It’s gruesome. It’s soaked in blood and betrayal and the kind of evil that feels all too real. But somehow, amid all that, it has heart. Real heart. The kind that makes you fall in love with the characters, fear for them, mourn with them.
This isn’t just a horror novel. It’s a love story carved into the bones of a dusty world. It will hurt you and you’ll thank it for doing so.
April 3, 2025
When I first discovered C.S. Humble’s The Massacre at Yellow Hill, I was giddy. That book mixes a gritty western mythos with vampires, secret societies, and cosmic horror, but more importantly, it does what I come to story for: it gave me new people to love.
Gilbert Ptolemy and his adopted son, Carson; Tabitha Miller and her family; these characters appear fully formed on the page, and they assert their reality with every action, every scrap of dialogue, every sacrifice.
It doesn’t hurt that Humble’s prose alternates between razor sharp observation and passages of lyrical beauty not often found in your average horror novel.
As I read on through the trilogy (A Red Winter in the West and The Light of Black Star), it became clear that there was much more at work there. Through this ever-expanding story, Humble wasn’t just spinning a great yarn. He was building worlds.
The 19th century of Humble’s books may sometimes resemble that historical era, but it is most certainly an alternative history with complex, competing occult organizations, all variety of supernatural entities, a highly regimented Gunfighters Guild, a young hero struggling with his troubling destiny, and a deep system of magic that ties all of these disparate parts together, leading up to a final battle.
I’d been hoodwinked. This wasn’t a horror-western series at all. I was reading an epic fantasy.
Ever since, I’ve been an evangelist for these books, the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Hey, you want to have your heart ripped out? Have I got the books for you.
So, when I heard that Humble was releasing more books in the series, I was understandably excited, and when I learned that they were prequels, I was doubly excited. Why? Because in Humble’s world, there is no safety for anyone, especially those characters we love most. So these prequels offer us the opportunity to spend time with those we’ve loved and lost.
More importantly, they allow Humble to deepen his world building, slow down to investigate the mythology of The Peregrine Estate, the occult organization fighting for the fate of the world. We also get a deeper look at the mechanics and politics of the famed Gunfighters Guild. All of this while we see the pieces shifting slowly into place to bring us to the plot events of the original trilogy. It’s deeply imagined, fascinating stuff.
But none of that is what matters.
These books are pure character work.
The opening volume, To Carry a Body to its Resting Place, follows the early career of the lovable rogue, Ashley Sutliff. In the original trilogy, Sutliff is a kind of Han Solo figure, drawn into the occult drama against his will. He’d much rather be playing cards, though, naturally, under his brash exterior is a loyal heart.
To Carry a Body to its Resting Place rounds out Sutliff’s character to great effect, humanizing him to an almost unbearable degree.
Ashley is drawn home by the news of his father’s impending death, and while there he uncovers family secrets and eventually rides off on what will become his first action for the Peregrine Estate, but these latter details are almost incidental. The heart of this book is a meditation of fathers and sons, what is owed, and how we say goodbye that more to Larry McMurtry than any horror or fantasy writer. It’s an emotionally wrenching read that suddenly hurtles into action.
San Antonio Mission is a much more plot-driven entry, with my favorite character, Gilbert Ptolemy dispatched by the Peregrine Estate to recruit newly freed slaves to join the cause. Ptolemy, a former slave himself, is partnered with the wisecracking Sarah Lockhart and a member of the Gunfighter’s Guild because there’s no guarantee that the former owner of these people will allow them to leave, even in this post-Juneteenth era.
These suspicions turn out to be correct, but nothing could prepare our team for the depth of the horrors that await them at the mission.
San Antonio Mission focuses more on human horrors, while placing them quite explicitly within their historical contexts, allowing Humble to investigate the horrors of U.S. history itself, and its legacy of racist violence. It also offers a cathartic response to those who set themselves up as tyrants. Add in some romance and the delightful new gunslinger, Oliver Maine, and this second volume feels like a much more complete and self-contained entry into the saga.
The final book in the trilogy, The Baroness of the Eastern Seaboard, does a lot to segue into the original storyline, presenting some of the future Big Bads, while also allowing the reader to access the interior world of the Gunfighters Guild. As with the other volumes, these are mostly details. The center of The Baroness of the Eastern Seaboard is the relationship between Sven and Larry, devoted husbands who also happen to be inching perilously close to each other’s ranks within the Guild. Any day now, they will be forced to compete for rank, meaning one of them must die.
The couples’ attempt to petition the Guild for a way around this impossibility leads to quests for each of the lovers, both of them bloody and harrowing. The most explicitly romantic of the three books, Baroness is a love story wrapped in a Peckinpah movie’s violence and propulsive action.
As a reader, all I wanted to do was protect Sven and Larry, but the facts of Humble’s universe leave no one safe, and things get just about as bad as they can get while still leaving our heroes alive to appear later on in the saga.
All in all, The Peregrine Estate Trilogy is a varied and wondrous treasure trove of stories that situate themselves less as straight prequels than as elaborate midrash, glimpses between the scenes of the larger story, illustrating Humble’s knack for not only storytelling and lush prose, but his near magical penchant for character building. It is a necessary addition to what has become a vast saga. Here���s hoping there’s more to come.
Gilbert Ptolemy and his adopted son, Carson; Tabitha Miller and her family; these characters appear fully formed on the page, and they assert their reality with every action, every scrap of dialogue, every sacrifice.
It doesn’t hurt that Humble’s prose alternates between razor sharp observation and passages of lyrical beauty not often found in your average horror novel.
As I read on through the trilogy (A Red Winter in the West and The Light of Black Star), it became clear that there was much more at work there. Through this ever-expanding story, Humble wasn’t just spinning a great yarn. He was building worlds.
The 19th century of Humble’s books may sometimes resemble that historical era, but it is most certainly an alternative history with complex, competing occult organizations, all variety of supernatural entities, a highly regimented Gunfighters Guild, a young hero struggling with his troubling destiny, and a deep system of magic that ties all of these disparate parts together, leading up to a final battle.
I’d been hoodwinked. This wasn’t a horror-western series at all. I was reading an epic fantasy.
Ever since, I’ve been an evangelist for these books, the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Hey, you want to have your heart ripped out? Have I got the books for you.
So, when I heard that Humble was releasing more books in the series, I was understandably excited, and when I learned that they were prequels, I was doubly excited. Why? Because in Humble’s world, there is no safety for anyone, especially those characters we love most. So these prequels offer us the opportunity to spend time with those we’ve loved and lost.
More importantly, they allow Humble to deepen his world building, slow down to investigate the mythology of The Peregrine Estate, the occult organization fighting for the fate of the world. We also get a deeper look at the mechanics and politics of the famed Gunfighters Guild. All of this while we see the pieces shifting slowly into place to bring us to the plot events of the original trilogy. It’s deeply imagined, fascinating stuff.
But none of that is what matters.
These books are pure character work.
The opening volume, To Carry a Body to its Resting Place, follows the early career of the lovable rogue, Ashley Sutliff. In the original trilogy, Sutliff is a kind of Han Solo figure, drawn into the occult drama against his will. He’d much rather be playing cards, though, naturally, under his brash exterior is a loyal heart.
To Carry a Body to its Resting Place rounds out Sutliff’s character to great effect, humanizing him to an almost unbearable degree.
Ashley is drawn home by the news of his father’s impending death, and while there he uncovers family secrets and eventually rides off on what will become his first action for the Peregrine Estate, but these latter details are almost incidental. The heart of this book is a meditation of fathers and sons, what is owed, and how we say goodbye that more to Larry McMurtry than any horror or fantasy writer. It’s an emotionally wrenching read that suddenly hurtles into action.
San Antonio Mission is a much more plot-driven entry, with my favorite character, Gilbert Ptolemy dispatched by the Peregrine Estate to recruit newly freed slaves to join the cause. Ptolemy, a former slave himself, is partnered with the wisecracking Sarah Lockhart and a member of the Gunfighter’s Guild because there’s no guarantee that the former owner of these people will allow them to leave, even in this post-Juneteenth era.
These suspicions turn out to be correct, but nothing could prepare our team for the depth of the horrors that await them at the mission.
San Antonio Mission focuses more on human horrors, while placing them quite explicitly within their historical contexts, allowing Humble to investigate the horrors of U.S. history itself, and its legacy of racist violence. It also offers a cathartic response to those who set themselves up as tyrants. Add in some romance and the delightful new gunslinger, Oliver Maine, and this second volume feels like a much more complete and self-contained entry into the saga.
The final book in the trilogy, The Baroness of the Eastern Seaboard, does a lot to segue into the original storyline, presenting some of the future Big Bads, while also allowing the reader to access the interior world of the Gunfighters Guild. As with the other volumes, these are mostly details. The center of The Baroness of the Eastern Seaboard is the relationship between Sven and Larry, devoted husbands who also happen to be inching perilously close to each other’s ranks within the Guild. Any day now, they will be forced to compete for rank, meaning one of them must die.
The couples’ attempt to petition the Guild for a way around this impossibility leads to quests for each of the lovers, both of them bloody and harrowing. The most explicitly romantic of the three books, Baroness is a love story wrapped in a Peckinpah movie’s violence and propulsive action.
As a reader, all I wanted to do was protect Sven and Larry, but the facts of Humble’s universe leave no one safe, and things get just about as bad as they can get while still leaving our heroes alive to appear later on in the saga.
All in all, The Peregrine Estate Trilogy is a varied and wondrous treasure trove of stories that situate themselves less as straight prequels than as elaborate midrash, glimpses between the scenes of the larger story, illustrating Humble’s knack for not only storytelling and lush prose, but his near magical penchant for character building. It is a necessary addition to what has become a vast saga. Here���s hoping there’s more to come.
November 22, 2025
4.5*
This is the final book of CS Humble's latest trilogy. This book is mostly about how Sven Erickson and Larry Cornish come to join the Peregrine Estate.
We also get insight into the Gunslinger's Guild. We see a meeting of the guild, it's hierarchy, it's leadership, a duel, and how they are sent out on jobs.
Larry heads to New Orleans and Sven is hired by Judge Ellison and comes into contact with the supernatural and is captured by The Baroness. A truly evil and depraved character, The Baroness is a member of The Prometheus Society and she's after a stone with mystical properties. She captures Sven and behind to torture him.
Larry finds out Sven is captured and heads to The Peregrine Estate and plans to rescue his love. The love between Larry and Sven is so strong and on display in this book.
This new trilogy has been an excellent expansion to the world CS Humble created. We got to see many of our favorite characters and how they came to The Peregrine Estate. CS Humble writes wonderful character and beautiful prose. I can't wait to see what else this guy writes in the future.
This is the final book of CS Humble's latest trilogy. This book is mostly about how Sven Erickson and Larry Cornish come to join the Peregrine Estate.
We also get insight into the Gunslinger's Guild. We see a meeting of the guild, it's hierarchy, it's leadership, a duel, and how they are sent out on jobs.
Larry heads to New Orleans and Sven is hired by Judge Ellison and comes into contact with the supernatural and is captured by The Baroness. A truly evil and depraved character, The Baroness is a member of The Prometheus Society and she's after a stone with mystical properties. She captures Sven and behind to torture him.
Larry finds out Sven is captured and heads to The Peregrine Estate and plans to rescue his love. The love between Larry and Sven is so strong and on display in this book.
This new trilogy has been an excellent expansion to the world CS Humble created. We got to see many of our favorite characters and how they came to The Peregrine Estate. CS Humble writes wonderful character and beautiful prose. I can't wait to see what else this guy writes in the future.
December 16, 2025
A solid finish to the Peregrine Estate trilogy. We got to see Sven and Larry’s relationship and more importantly, we were graced with seeing the bond that unites them and the impact it has in That Light Sublime trilogy.
We see pleasant cameos from former characters as well that tug at the heart strings, especially coming off the prior two books in the trilogy.
If someone were to ask me, what order should I read the entire saga? I would not hesitate to advise them to start with the Peregrine Estate trilogy. Such a fantastic series that really sets the foundation for TLS.
I wish these books were more broadly available for everyone to pick up and read. Perhaps, this will be my new mission to petition my local book stores to carry these fantastic novels.
Amid the Vastness of All Else is a magnificent saga worthy of every inch of space it inhabits in my book shelf.
We see pleasant cameos from former characters as well that tug at the heart strings, especially coming off the prior two books in the trilogy.
If someone were to ask me, what order should I read the entire saga? I would not hesitate to advise them to start with the Peregrine Estate trilogy. Such a fantastic series that really sets the foundation for TLS.
I wish these books were more broadly available for everyone to pick up and read. Perhaps, this will be my new mission to petition my local book stores to carry these fantastic novels.
Amid the Vastness of All Else is a magnificent saga worthy of every inch of space it inhabits in my book shelf.
June 8, 2025
I received this book as an arc through netgalley and have only read this book and number 4 in the series. If you are as obsessed with the Dark Tower novels by Stephen King as I am, then you will love this book. The character development and scene depictions are magical. I cannot wait to read the rest of this series.
July 29, 2025
This is the final book in the Peregrine Estate Trilogy and the final book of the saga. And what a note to end on. This novel has so much of what made the rest of the series so great. In a saga full of evil forces, human and cosmic, Humble shows us that no matter the odds stacked against us, we always have love. If you enjoy well-written flawed characters, romance, and old fashioned gunslinger duels mixed with weird horror, pick this book (and series) up. It’s truly special.
August 13, 2025
The Baroness of the Eastern Seaboard expands the lore and scope of C.S. Humble’s universe in all the best ways. Set against a backdrop of creeping supernatural danger and political maneuvering, we follow Larry and Sven as their pasts, and the choices that shaped them, come into sharper focus. The House of the Gun Guild’s inner workings are brought further into the light, adding layers to the already rich mythology. Along the way, we check in (briefly) with familiar faces like Ashley Sutliff and Gilbert Ptolemy, while Sarah Lockhart continues to be as sharp-tongued and formidable as ever.
Humble’s prose is as lyrical and vivid as always, balancing action with moments of quiet emotional resonance. The world feels bigger, the stakes higher, and the connections between characters deeper. I loved every page and can’t wait to see what comes next, though I’m still very much hoping for more from the Black Wells series to drop next.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an early copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Humble’s prose is as lyrical and vivid as always, balancing action with moments of quiet emotional resonance. The world feels bigger, the stakes higher, and the connections between characters deeper. I loved every page and can’t wait to see what comes next, though I’m still very much hoping for more from the Black Wells series to drop next.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an early copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
September 8, 2025
C.S. Humble closes the curtain on the Peregrine Estate Trilogy with a thunderous, blood-soaked finale that is as tender as it is ruthless. Baroness of the Eastern Seaboard is a genre-defying work — equal parts queer love story, brutal western, and supernatural fever dream — all wrapped in the smoky haze of a world where emotion is a weakness and power is measured in bullets.
At the heart of this explosive conclusion are Larry Cornish and Sven Erickson, two elite gunfighters locked in a secret love that defies the brutal, hierarchical world of the Gunfighters Guild. The Guild’s twisted meritocracy — climb the ranks or die trying — is a chilling backdrop to their romance, which is both achingly beautiful and fundamentally doomed. In this world, love is not only forbidden; it is lethal.
When the Guild’s cruel rules force them apart, their separate paths spiral into peril and moral decay. Sven’s journey into the shadowy domain of the enigmatic Baroness is filled with psychological horror and visceral dread. Humble crafts the Baroness not as a mere villain, but a gothic force of nature — seductive, monstrous, and wholly unforgettable. Meanwhile, Larry’s vengeful descent into the underworld of brothels and broken men is raw, righteous, and tragically cathartic.
As with the previous entries in the trilogy, Humble’s prose sings with poetic grit. The action is razor-sharp, cinematic, and pulse-pounding, yet never overwhelms the deeply human core of the story: the desperate fight to hold onto love in a world that only knows power, hierarchy, and loss.
Thematically, Baroness of the Eastern Seaboard is a powerful meditation on masculinity, desire, and the cost of defiance. The romantic bond between Larry and Sven isn’t just a subplot — it is the driving force, a rebellion in and of itself against a society where vulnerability is fatal. It’s rare to find such a fearless, unapologetic portrayal of queer love in speculative fiction, especially one rendered with such aching sincerity and narrative weight.
This final installment doesn’t just stick the landing — it leaves a crater. Humble offers no easy answers, no tidy resolutions. Instead, he delivers something better: a brutal, beautiful reckoning that feels both timeless and urgently modern.
For readers who want their fantasy with teeth, their romance with fire, and their heroes with real scars, Baroness of the Eastern Seaboard is a must-read.
At the heart of this explosive conclusion are Larry Cornish and Sven Erickson, two elite gunfighters locked in a secret love that defies the brutal, hierarchical world of the Gunfighters Guild. The Guild’s twisted meritocracy — climb the ranks or die trying — is a chilling backdrop to their romance, which is both achingly beautiful and fundamentally doomed. In this world, love is not only forbidden; it is lethal.
When the Guild’s cruel rules force them apart, their separate paths spiral into peril and moral decay. Sven’s journey into the shadowy domain of the enigmatic Baroness is filled with psychological horror and visceral dread. Humble crafts the Baroness not as a mere villain, but a gothic force of nature — seductive, monstrous, and wholly unforgettable. Meanwhile, Larry’s vengeful descent into the underworld of brothels and broken men is raw, righteous, and tragically cathartic.
As with the previous entries in the trilogy, Humble’s prose sings with poetic grit. The action is razor-sharp, cinematic, and pulse-pounding, yet never overwhelms the deeply human core of the story: the desperate fight to hold onto love in a world that only knows power, hierarchy, and loss.
Thematically, Baroness of the Eastern Seaboard is a powerful meditation on masculinity, desire, and the cost of defiance. The romantic bond between Larry and Sven isn’t just a subplot — it is the driving force, a rebellion in and of itself against a society where vulnerability is fatal. It’s rare to find such a fearless, unapologetic portrayal of queer love in speculative fiction, especially one rendered with such aching sincerity and narrative weight.
This final installment doesn’t just stick the landing — it leaves a crater. Humble offers no easy answers, no tidy resolutions. Instead, he delivers something better: a brutal, beautiful reckoning that feels both timeless and urgently modern.
For readers who want their fantasy with teeth, their romance with fire, and their heroes with real scars, Baroness of the Eastern Seaboard is a must-read.
July 7, 2025
I received an eARC of the Baroness of the Eastern Seaboard in exchange for an honest review through NetGalley.
Again, C. S. Humble is one of my favorite authors. I've given all his books 5 stars so far and I expected no less for this one. I did have some doubts in the beginning. I felt the relationship between Larry and Sven a bit too cheesy, but I have learned to trust Humble in his characters and I'm glad I did.
In this third book of The Peregrine Estate trilogy, we follow Larry and Sven, the Nine and Eleven respectively in the Guild of gunfighters. They, being in a relationship, have been called to the House of the Gun to answer to the Gold Pins for the future of their positions in the Guild. Meanwhile, Oliver Maine challenges a Gold Pin. Judge Ellison of The Peregrine Estate comes to the Guild to request one gunfighter for assist in his work.
I didn't connect with Larry and Sven as much as I have previous characters, but I do still love their story. I still say my favorite is Ptolemy, who isn't in the main part of this book. I also really enjoy Oliver Maine, but I do wish we could see more of him. I have not read the two books following The Massacre at Yellow Hill, but I do hope to get more of Maine at some point; if not in those books, maybe Humble will continue to expand on this world.
Even though I still give this book five stars, I think it is mostly the expansion of the world and the prose that puts it there. I wish I had been able to connect more with Larry and Sven and I think I was getting there more towards the end, but their dialogue with each other in the beginning took me out of the story a little. But trust the process! I promise it's worth it.
Again, C. S. Humble is one of my favorite authors. I've given all his books 5 stars so far and I expected no less for this one. I did have some doubts in the beginning. I felt the relationship between Larry and Sven a bit too cheesy, but I have learned to trust Humble in his characters and I'm glad I did.
In this third book of The Peregrine Estate trilogy, we follow Larry and Sven, the Nine and Eleven respectively in the Guild of gunfighters. They, being in a relationship, have been called to the House of the Gun to answer to the Gold Pins for the future of their positions in the Guild. Meanwhile, Oliver Maine challenges a Gold Pin. Judge Ellison of The Peregrine Estate comes to the Guild to request one gunfighter for assist in his work.
I didn't connect with Larry and Sven as much as I have previous characters, but I do still love their story. I still say my favorite is Ptolemy, who isn't in the main part of this book. I also really enjoy Oliver Maine, but I do wish we could see more of him. I have not read the two books following The Massacre at Yellow Hill, but I do hope to get more of Maine at some point; if not in those books, maybe Humble will continue to expand on this world.
Even though I still give this book five stars, I think it is mostly the expansion of the world and the prose that puts it there. I wish I had been able to connect more with Larry and Sven and I think I was getting there more towards the end, but their dialogue with each other in the beginning took me out of the story a little. But trust the process! I promise it's worth it.
May 30, 2025
🐴🌅🩸Love & Horror🩸🌅🐴
Can we say, perfection?
Just a couple quotes that had me gagged, biting my pillow and kicking it up in bed.
"For as long as my life was my own, I gave it to you"
"Let your anger blossom, spring. Let it flourish
in our secret garden"
"I care so little for the whole of the world, now that you have become the world to me"
"I cannot believe you are in the world while I am in it. To have you is everything"
EXCUSE ME!!!! THIS IS A HORROR BOOK!!!
😩❤️✨️
This was so beautifully written, a love letter signed with blood. A story told about two Gunners, trying to defy society while also kicking ass. Did I mention this is a horror romance WESTERN??? 🤠❤️🩸
Ok, now that we got that out of the way, this was such an epic story that I did not want it to end. But once it did i was left so satisfied 😌 I literally cannot wait to hear more people thoughts on this saga, and to read the remaining books. I'm simply obsessed and have not stopped thinking about Larry and Sven! Also we get prospective from the other side (villain) and I was invested and would love a how-they-got-to-here story about them.
This was such an awesome way to wrap up the saga, I cannot wait for my preorders to get here and meet and read about the other characters involved!
I would love to thank NetGalley, Shortwave Publishing, and C.S. Humble for allowing the opportunity to read and review this awesome ebook arc!
Can we say, perfection?
Just a couple quotes that had me gagged, biting my pillow and kicking it up in bed.
"For as long as my life was my own, I gave it to you"
"Let your anger blossom, spring. Let it flourish
in our secret garden"
"I care so little for the whole of the world, now that you have become the world to me"
"I cannot believe you are in the world while I am in it. To have you is everything"
EXCUSE ME!!!! THIS IS A HORROR BOOK!!!
😩❤️✨️
This was so beautifully written, a love letter signed with blood. A story told about two Gunners, trying to defy society while also kicking ass. Did I mention this is a horror romance WESTERN??? 🤠❤️🩸
Ok, now that we got that out of the way, this was such an epic story that I did not want it to end. But once it did i was left so satisfied 😌 I literally cannot wait to hear more people thoughts on this saga, and to read the remaining books. I'm simply obsessed and have not stopped thinking about Larry and Sven! Also we get prospective from the other side (villain) and I was invested and would love a how-they-got-to-here story about them.
This was such an awesome way to wrap up the saga, I cannot wait for my preorders to get here and meet and read about the other characters involved!
I would love to thank NetGalley, Shortwave Publishing, and C.S. Humble for allowing the opportunity to read and review this awesome ebook arc!
July 2, 2025
Horror? I think not.
This is a love story.
Another beautiful story from C. S. Humble. I loved it. I particularly liked what he has done with with duelling – the Gunfighters Guild. What a concept. A great story with beautiful writing and vivid descriptions with well developed characters. An epic love story, a horror about to be released on the earth, a worthy adversary, heartbreaking betrayal and sacrifice and a lot more – all culminating in a short and brutal gunfight.
I will be reading all the other books in this series and anything from C. S. Humble in future.
This is a love story.
Another beautiful story from C. S. Humble. I loved it. I particularly liked what he has done with with duelling – the Gunfighters Guild. What a concept. A great story with beautiful writing and vivid descriptions with well developed characters. An epic love story, a horror about to be released on the earth, a worthy adversary, heartbreaking betrayal and sacrifice and a lot more – all culminating in a short and brutal gunfight.
I will be reading all the other books in this series and anything from C. S. Humble in future.
July 12, 2025
C S Humble….this second trilogy was a wonderful trip back into this world. The Amid the Vastness of All Else Saga blows your mind out of the water.
I’m so glad this story took us deeper into Sven and Larry’s story.
The way all of the stories intertwined was subtle.
There was love, gunfighting, betrayal, and the evil and cruelty of the Baroness really upped the tension.
I’m so glad this story took us deeper into Sven and Larry’s story.
The way all of the stories intertwined was subtle.
There was love, gunfighting, betrayal, and the evil and cruelty of the Baroness really upped the tension.
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