CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

The second edition of the stand-alone dark fantasy short story , Peace Flower,  has just released. This short piece is about a sorcerous struggle to end a decades-long war. Check for a link to your preferred store at the following Books2Read link: https://books2read.com/u/meJ8p9 What's it About? An ancient order. A sacred trust. A partnership. These three things align, but will a young adept come to grips with her power in time to end the war raging across between her kind and the kingdom of man How Does It Start? Shoru fell amidst the fighting. Her basket flew from her hand and disappeared beneath booted feet and metal-shod hooves. The peonies were trampled and the scent of crushed herbs mingled with the smell of blood. Where Do You Find It? The stand-alone version of Peace Flower  can be found in ebook form on a number of platforms: Kobo, Amazon, DriveThruFiction, Smashwords, and GooglePlay for a start, and other sites will follow. Check for a link to your p...

The second edition of the stand-alone dark fantasy short story , Peace Flower,  is now available on pre-order. Releasing on November 21, 2025, this short piece is about a sorcerous struggle to end a decades-long war. Check for a link to your preferred store at the following Books2Read link: https://books2read.com/u/meJ8p9 What's it About? An ancient order. A sacred trust. A partnership. These three things align, but will a young adept come to grips with her power in time to end the war raging across between her kind and the kingdom of man How Does It Start? Shoru fell amidst the fighting. Her basket flew from her hand and disappeared beneath booted feet and metal-shod hooves. The peonies were trampled and the scent of crushed herbs mingled with the smell of blood. She knew better than to scramble after them, and curled against the step that had made her stumble. Someone leapt over her, using her back to reach the doorway. She heard the jingle of spurs as they p...

What do a high priest, a north lands warrior, a wizardess and a spymaster's apprentice without master have in common? It doesn't matter when an ancient power has an altar with their name on it and they're in for the fight of their lives. Released today in its final form :-) and available from multiple distributors, the first book in the Chronicles of a Dark God trilogy, Dark God Emergent , is now live. https://books2read.com/u/3nXnLB    

Released three months earlier than anticipated.   Shadow Trap is the second novel in the Shadow series trilogy . The series started with Shadow’s Rise , which was released on January 1, 2013, Australian Eastern Standard Time, and will be completed by the forthcoming Shadow’s Fall . Exchanged by the gods, so he can better suit their purpose, thargramorg priest Gilzereet Urkhrist must now travel to the distant realm of Thargood in order to discover the Old One’s prison and prevent his escape. Accompanied by Vorgren, Tara, Ailina and four apprentices, he flees the temple of his new god as the current pantheon faces down Beauwallin’s most savage attack yet. With the Old One gathering power more quickly than before, will the support of the gods be sufficient to give them a chance to contain him? Shadow Trap is currently available from Smashwords , Kobo, Kindle , DriveThruFiction, iTunes , and Nook.