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C.S. Poe


For those who enjoyed my short story, "Love Has No Expiration," part of the "Never Too Late" anthology, I have written a free coda featuring more of Daniel and Keith!
July 16th was National Personal Chef Day, so it felt like a good reason to follow up with these two. Thank you and enjoy!
Free coda: http://authorcspoe.blogspot.com/2015/...
-C.S.

-C.S.

http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/stor...
Blurb: Christopher Hughes is new to a small town in New Hampshire. He’s been hired to save a historical library from closing, but his obstacles include not only fighting for state funding, but a Selectman who wants to tear the building down. Christopher meets Miles Sakasai, a shy, tattooed repairman who divides his time between fixing the library and baking bread. Miles’s skills in the kitchen may end up being the key to saving the library—if his bread can rise to the occasion.
Novel: "Snow & Winter 1: The Mystery of Nevermore" will be released this summer through DSP Publications, Dreamspinner's genre boutique.
Blurb: It’s Christmas, and all antique dealer Sebastian Snow wants is for his business to make money and to save his floundering relationship with closeted CSU detective, Neil Millett. When Snow’s Antique Emporium is broken into and a heart is found under the floorboards, Sebastian can’t let the mystery rest.
He soon finds himself caught up in murder investigations that echo the macabre stories of Edgar Allan Poe. To make matters worse, Sebastian’s sleuthing is causing his relationship with Neil to crumble, while at the same time he’s falling hard for the lead detective on the case, Calvin Winter. Sebastian and Calvin must work together to unravel the mystery behind the killings, despite the mounting danger and sexual tension, before Sebastian becomes the next victim.
In the end, Sebastian only wants to get out of this mess alive, and live happily ever after with Calvin.
New short: Dreamspinner Press has just contracted "Love, Marriage, and a Baby Carriage," as part of the Daily Dose Anthology for 2016. The theme was shifters!
Blurb: Theodore Reinhart is a young man looking for love. In San Diego. At a convention. For penguin shifters. WaddleCon is the go-to event of the year when looking for your life partner, but Theodore isn't comfortable with the game they've turned dating into, nor does the convention provide for the gay community. A mistake in speed dating table assignments puts Theodore in front of Wesley O'Neill, a handsome and confident model who lets it slip that he's definitely noticed the spark of attraction between them.
A perfect date ends prematurely when Theodore finds an abandoned egg in a bathroom trashcan. Unable to leave it behind, Theodore and Wesley end up playing a mad game of cat and mouse across the resort trying to keep it safe, all while growing closer to one another. Wesley may just be the forever partner Theodore came looking for, but their relationship won't work if they don't make room for a little addition to the family.
-C.S.


My short, "Kneading You," came out today in the "Simmer" anthology! Joyfully Jay and Divine Magazine gave the book 4.5 stars each.
Prism Book Alliance gave "Kneading You" 4 stars and the following review: This is my favourite so far. There was good chemistry, a problem to solve that was resolved in the end, books and bread! I really liked both Chris and Miles as well as the library. It was a little feel good story.
-C.S.

Join colorblind antique dealer, Sebastian Snow, and NYPD homicide detective, Calvin Winter, as they find themselves deep in murder mysteries that echo the macabre writings of Edgar Allan Poe.

-C.S.


A short story about penguin shifters finding true love at a singles' convention. 'Love, Marriage, and a Baby Carriage' can be added to your Goodreads shelf today! It goes on sale June 1, 2016.
-C.S.


The Mystery of Nevermore is now available for pre-order!
https://www.dsppublications.com/books...
-C.S.


The Mystery of Nevermore comes out in 2 months! I'm hosting a giveaway on my blog, readers have a chance to win one of two ARC copies.
http://authorcspoe.blogspot.com/2016/...
I've signed 2 more contracts with Dreamspinner Press. "Joy" is a novella in their States of Love book line, about true love in small-town New Hampshire. ETA spring 2017.
"Gunner the Deadly" is a short, Western Steampunk appearing in their new anthology, Once Upon a Time in the Weird West. ETA end of year 2016.
-C.S.

It has been nominated in the M/M Romance Group's Members' Choice Awards in Best Cover Art, Law Enforcement, Mystery/Whodunit, and Main Character (Sebastian Snow.)
It can be purchased for 30% off until December 30th with DSP Publications - bit.ly/SWMNDSPP and is currently available in Amazon's Kindle Unlimited program!
The Mystery of the Curiosities (Snow & Winter Book Two) is currently available for pre-order (also 30% off!) bit.ly/SWMCDSPP - release is 3/07/17!
Once Upon a Time in the Weird West was released this month, and my short story, Gunner the Deadly, has received some wonderful reviews.
"...when you’ve got the charming Gunner and tenacious Gillian thrown into the mix, you end up with a fun, fast paced, quirky adventure story." - Joyfully Jay
"I highly recommend this anthology and give it 5 stars." - Gay Book Reviews
"Gillian and Gunner and a madman on the loose in a steampunk world. It's wildly imaginative, it's fast paced, and it's romantic. Loved it. 5 stars." - Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words
"The chemistry between the main characters was great, very real and palpable right from the start. 5 stars." - Divine Magazine
My contribution to Dreamspinner's States of Love series (New Hampshire) is Joy, which can now be added to your GR shelf! Cover reveal and blurb will be released in 2017.
C.S.
xo

Amazon: bit.ly/SWMNAMZ
C.S.
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Nevermore: bit.ly/SWMNDSPP
Curiosities: bit.ly/SWMCDSPP
I've signed a contract with DSP Publications for a standalone mystery-romance, Southernmost Murder! Aubrey Grant, a spunky historian in Old Town, Key West, and Jun Tanaka, a hotshot FBI agent visiting from NYC. ETA 01/2018. More details to come.
I am being featured in International Thriller Writer's magazine on 3/1/17 - The Big Thrill. There's a fun interview inside, with some inside information about The Mystery of the Curiosities!
Check it out here: http://www.thebigthrill.org/the-big-t...
C.S.
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C.S.
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Yeah! I absolutely love Derrick McClain as a narrator. So much so, that I have bought audiobooks for that fact alone. So far I have been pleased and it works out two fold because in turn I happen to come across a book/author that wasn't on my radar to begin with :)
Congrats to you and I will definitely check out your book!

Thank you very much, Steph, for your kind words and support of us both! :)
C.S.

Derrick McClain and a murder mystery? I'm buying!

:D Thank you!!
C.S.

Yay! Looking forward to it!

Thanks! Derrick's gonna make it awesome!
C.S.

Blurb: Dean Stewart recently graduated from a prestigious art college in New York City. Riding the high of a major success that has put him in the spotlight of the art community, there’s tremendous pressure for Dean to unveil his next collection. The only problem is, he doesn’t have one. In fact, Dean hasn’t felt any inspiration in months, and the funds from his first major sale aren’t going to pay for his apartment and work studio forever.
Just when Dean can’t afford a single distraction, he gets noticed by homicide detective Jiro Watanabe, and not in a good way. Without warning, Dean is thrust into a world of mystery and murder, when all he wants is for Jiro to ask him out on a date that doesn’t involve the police station.
The art world just got a whole lot more cutthroat.
Pt. 1: bit.ly/TMCLB01
Pt. 2: bit.ly/TMCLB02
The story is updated every 18th of the month!
C.S.
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Love Has No Expiration: bit.ly/LoveHNEDSP
Love, Marriage, and a Baby Carriage: bit.ly/LoveMBCDSP
C.S.
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DSP Publications: bit.ly/SWMCDSPP
Amazon: bit.ly/SWMCAMZ
Barnes & Noble: bit.ly/SWMCBaN
Kobo: bit.ly/SWMCKobo
Google Play: bit.ly/SWMCGoPl
Be sure to check out the Curiosities blog tour for an exclusive New Year's Eve short story and awesome giveaways!
Part 1: The Novel Approach bit.ly/SWMCBT1
Part 2: Joyfully Jay bit.ly/SWMCBT2
Part 3: Prism Book Alliance bit.ly/SWMCBT3
Part 4: Boy Meets Boy bit.ly/SWMCBT4
Part 5: Love Bytes (3/8)
Part 6: Sinfully Gay Romance (3/9)
Thank you!
C.S.
xo

DSP Publications:..."
How exciting!! Can't wait to read it...Sebastian Snow is my spirit animal ;)

DSP ..."
Yay! I hope you enjoy it!! :)
C.S.

Audible: bit.ly/SWMNAUD
Amazon: bit.ly/SWMNAMZ
The Mystery of the Curiosities has also been contracted for audio and has an ETA of summer 2017!
C.S.

Dreamspinner Press: bit.ly/JoyDSP
Amazon: bit.ly/JoyAMZ1
"This was so sweet I freaking CRIED at the end! I really applaud Ms. Poe for being able to elicit so many emotions in such a short span of pages." - Gay Book Reviews
"Poe had done way too good a job with the characterizations and the location. I felt as though I knew these people and that town." - Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words
"Ever have that moment when you read a part in a book, stop, go back and reread it just to experience the emotion it gave you all over again? That was this book for me." - Diverse Reader
It's also Book of the Month with Gay Book Reviews!
C.S.

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https://coastalmagicconvention.com/
* Southernmost Murder has been contracted by DSP Publications and has an estimated release date of 01/2018. A murder mystery set in the tropical paradise of Old Town, Key West. Featuring spunky historian, Aubrey Grant, and hotshot FBI agent, Jun Tanaka.
* The Mystery of Nevermore is still available on KU for those enrolled, or on sale for $5.38! bit.ly/SWMNAMZ
* The Mystery of the Curiosities, Book Two of the Snow & Winter series, is also on sale at Amazon for $5.38! bit.ly/SWMCAMZ
* Joy is on sale at Amazon for $3.03. bit.ly/JoyAMZ1
C.S.
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Nevermore: bit.ly/SWMNAMZ
Curiosities: bit.ly/SWMCAMZ
DSP Publications is offering international readers the same deal. Please use coupon: S&W at checkout for the same $1.99 rate!
DSP Publications: bit.ly/SWDSPP1
*Color of You has been contracted with Dreamspinner Press. ETA December, 2017. A contemporary romance novel with a Christmas theme!
* The Mystery of the Curiosities is currently in audio production with narrator, Derrick McClain! ETA August-September, 2017.
C.S.

C.S.

POLL: bit.ly/PoePoll01
* Southernmost Murder has an official release date of January 9, 2018!
* The audiobook for The Mystery of the Curiosities, narrated by Derrick McClain, has been proofed and is now pending approval with Audible. It should go live within three weeks!
* If you haven't signed up for my newsletter yet, Monday, July 24th I will be sharing the blurb for Southernmost Murder and small snippet outtakes from Snow & Winter 2 that no one has ever read before! Go here to subscribe: https://tinyletter.com/cspoe
C.S.

Edgar Royal is a shy and introverted scholar who's got a crush on wildly famous gaming celebrity, Walter Chase. Edgar's better with the written word, so when Christmastime comes and offers him the chance of a lifetime, he's going to need imagination and courage to come up with the perfect gift to land Walter as a boyfriend, or watch him slip from between his fingers.
C.S.

Audible: bit.ly/SWMCAUD
Amazon: bit.ly/SWMCAMZAUD
iTunes: bit.ly/SWMCITUN
C.S.

DSP Publications: bit.ly/DSPPCSPOE -
The Mystery of Nevermore
The Mystery of the Curiosities
Dreamspinner Press: bit.ly/DSPCSPOE
Joy
Love, Marriage, and a Baby Carriage
Love Has No Expiration
Once Upon a Time in the Weird West
Simmer Anthology

"A terrific mystery told by a terrific narrator... I actually forgot that a single person was narrating the story to me. And that’s the hallmark of a wonderful voice actor." - Hearts on Fire Reviews
Audible: bit.ly/SWMCAUD
C.S.


35% off my ebooks and paperbacks from October 2 - 5 with DSP Publications. Pre-order Southernmost Murder for $4.54 or grab The Mystery of Nevermore and The Mystery of the Curiosities in paperback for $9.74 each!
If you are attending GRL, here is my schedule. Please come by and say hello, grab some swag, buy a book, check out Derrick McClain's live reading, or sit in on the storyteller panel!
Thursday:
Author lounge 1:00 - 1:45
C.S. Poe & Derrick McClain Meet-Up 5:30
Friday:
Author lounge 1:00 - 1:45
Murder in Romance with C.S. Poe, Jordan L. Hawk, and Jordan Castillo Price
Saturday:
Featured Author signing 10:00 - 12:30

- Cover and blurb reveal of Color of You on Nov. 20, 2017 at The Novel Approach Reviews. Pre-orders will be available at Dreamspinner Press. Novel releases on Dec. 25, 2017.
- Release of short story, New Game, Start in Dreamspinner Press Advent Calendar anthology, Stocking Stuffers on Dec. 1, 2017. Will be available as an individual title for sale.
- Blog tour with T.A. Moore Dec. 4 - 8, 2017 for holiday short stories.
- Blog tour for Color of You Dec. 18 - 22, 2017.


$3 off $10 or more! Valid from Nov. 16 - 21.
Coupon code: PACKBOOKS
C.S. Poe titles at DSP Publications: bit.ly/DSPPCSPOE
The Mystery of Nevermore
The Mystery of the Curiosities
Southernmost Murder
C.S. Poe titles at Dreamspinner Press: bit.ly/DSPCSPOE
Joy
Love, Marriage, and a Baby Carriage
Love Has No Expiration

Pre-order Color of You for $4.54! A single father, teenage son, and high school teacher together for the holidays. Release day: 12/25/17
Grab the book here: bit.ly/ColorYouDSP

Pre-order Southernmost Murder for $4.54! A historian and FBI agent team up in Key West to fall in love and solve a century old murder. Release day: 01/09/18
Grab the book here: bit.ly/SouthMDSPP



Reviews for 'New Game, Start'
"In a word, adorable." - Hearts on Fire Reviews
"This was an utterly enjoyable little bite of a story and a great way to kick off this year's Advent collection." - Love Bytes Reviews
"This was the cutest thing I read in a long time. I couldn't stop smiling while I was reading it." - Gay Book Reviews

Dreamspinner Press: bit.ly/ColorYouDSP
Amazon: bit.ly/ColorYouAMZ
Barnes & Noble: bit.ly/ColorYouBaN
Google Play: bit.ly/ColorYouGoPl
Kobo: bit.ly/ColorYouKo
iBooks: bit.ly/ColorYouITUN
I have a coda available to read here at Literary Escapism. It's called Beach Livestream and features Aubrey Grant of Southernmost Murder and Sebastian Snow of the Snow & Winter series. This promotes my appearance at 2018 Coastal Magic Convention!

Novels - $4.89, Novellas - $2.79, Short stories - $1.39
C.S. Poe titles with Dreamspinner Press: bit.ly/DSPCSPOE
C.S. Poe titles with DSP Publications: bit.ly/DSPPCSPOE
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Early reviews of my upcoming novels are 5 stars!

Color of You: "C.S. Poe hit all the right notes in this story and it completely charmed me from the first page. Sweet, sexy, romantic, fun and tender, with a touch of holiday spirit." - Sinfully Gay Romance
Southernmost Murder: "...snappy dialogue, scenes blended seamlessly one into another, interesting characters by which I don’t mean only main characters but others too.
To top it all off, descriptions were fantastic. Those were not picture like descriptions, focusing only on color and shapes. No, those brought forward sounds and people." - Gay Book Reviews


Color of You is now available with Dreamspinner Press and all third parties!
Dreamspinner: bit.ly/ColorYouDSP
Amazon: bit.ly/ColorYouAMZ
Barnes & Noble: bit.ly/ColorYouBaN
GooglePlay: bit.ly/ColorYouGoPl
iTunes: bit.ly/ColorYouITUN
Kobo: bit.ly/ColorYouKo
"I loved this book in so many ways - the great characters, both primary and secondary, the depth of the relationship between Bowen and Felix, the quaint/quirky small town setting, and the epilogue was perfect. 4.5 stars." - Gay Book Reviews
"This honestly was one of the best books I've read this year. It hit every note right for me from the first page to the last." - Bayou Book Junkie
"C.S. Poe’s Color of You ticked off so many of my happy compatibility boxes that I think the book and I are in a relationship now." - The Novel Approach


New Game, Start is up for Book of the Month over at Long and Short Reviews. If you'd like to vote, do so here: http://www.longandshortreviews.com/bo...
Pick up Color of You or Joy for 35% off until 11:59 PM EST of Jan. 1st at Dreamspinner Press. Use coupon code: HNY2018
Or save $2.18 on sales of $10 or more until Jan. 5 with coupon code: HAPPY2018
Valid as well at DSP Publications, where you can pre-order Southernmost Murder, out Jan. 9, 2018!


Pick up Southernmost Murder, my newest mystery-romance with DSP Publications!
DSP Publications: bit.ly/SouthMDSPP (paperback 30% off until Feb. 3rd!)
Amazon: bit.ly/SouthMAMZ
Barnes & Noble: bit.ly/SouthMBaN
GooglePlay: bit.ly/SouthMGoPl
iTunes: bit.ly/SouthMITUN
Kobo: bit.ly/SouthMKo
"...fans of Poe's writing are in for a treat, and fans of pirates, treasure-hunts, and mad-dashes through late-night streets after what may or may not be an angry ghost, should get a kick out of it as well. Read up, me hearties, yo ho!" - Love Bytes Reviews
"I've really come to enjoy C.S. Poe's writing style. The mystery is well built, the dialogue is snappy, the characters interesting and the sex scenes are hot." - Sinfully Gay Romance
"Great book - totally would recommend - and makes me push up the author's other works much higher on my TBR pile." - Gay Book Reviews
"I read everything this author writes. If you like a murder mystery with fun characters you'll want to pick this one up." - It's About the Book
2017 January Favorite Book with Joyfully Jay Reviews
2017 January Recommended Read with Gay Book Reviews
2017 January Book of the Week with Love Bytes Reviews


Paranormal Romance Guild has nominated The Mystery of the Curiosities for best LGBT Mystery and Snow & Winter for best LGBT Mystery series in the 2017 Reviewers' Choice Awards!
Voting will be open from Feb. 8 - 18th.


The Mystery of the Curiosities and 'Gunner the Deadly,' featured in Once Upon a Time in the Weird West are both finalists in the 2018 EPIC e-Book Awards. They are up for Best Romantic Suspense and Best Short Fiction, respectively.


The Mystery of the Curiosities is a Lambda Literary Award finalist in Gay Mystery! The 30th Annual Lammy Awards will be announced on June 4th in New York City.
Curiosities also placed in the Paranormal Romance Guild's Members' Choice Awards. 1st Place in Best LGBT Mystery Novel and 3rd in Best LGBT Mystery Series!

Color of You is heading into audio! Greg Tremblay is signed onto the project, and we have an ETA of Summer 2018. More details to follow.

I will be a Featured Author at GRL 2018 in Portsmouth, VA! A schedule will follow as we get closer to the convention dates of October 18 - 21.

I will also be an attending author at the LA Times Festival of Books next month! Stop by Dreamspinner Press' booth 141 on April 21 -22!
Best news for last... I have finished writing Snow & Winter 3! Details to follow soon.
C.S.


I've signed a contract with DSP Publications for the third book in the Snow & Winter series, The Mystery of the Moving Image! Estimated release date is September 2018.

Southernmost Murder has been sub-licensed to Juno Publishing for translation into French! Stay tuned for release date and purchase link details.

On April 21st and 22nd I will be in LA at the Festival of Books! I will be at booth #141 with Dreamspinner Press and signing at the times:
Saturday, April 21
12:00 - 1:00 - C.S. Poe - Southernmost Murder
Sunday, April 22
4:00 - 5:00 - C.S. Poe - The Mystery of the Curiosities (Snow & Winter Book Two)
The festival runs from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. each day. I hope to see you there!
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"Love Has No Expiration" is my contribution. It's been Amazon's #1 best seller in LGBT Short Reads and has been featured in the Top 100 Gay Fiction as well.
It's received wonderful 5 star reviews from Bike Book Reviews, The Novel Approach, and Rainbow Book Reviews.
I'll see you around with more work soon! Thank you!
C.S.