CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

The stand-alone edition of the novelette, The Lost Kings , released TODAY, and is now available for purchase. It can be found individually at any of the platforms on this Books2Read link , and it can be found as one of the stories in: A Collection of Battle and its Aftermath. For those of you wondering what it's all about. Well... The Short Version: It's about secrets, intrigue and family in the fantastical world of Entalamorn. The Longer Version: A city under siege. A dragon under cover. Five kings lost to time. And two orphans running for their lives. Hunted by invaders, Valan races to find his sister before those seeking them. What is it about their past that has an entire army wanting them dead? And who sent it? Can Valan find the only family he has, and escape before the sins of their unknown fathers come to rest upon their shoulders? How It Begins: Valan kept his head down, keeping below the top of the low, stone wall as he moved to get closer to the docks. It wasn’t ...

Nettlefold Princess is a speculation on conflicts that might arise with urban encroachment over land that once belonged to fairies. In this case, a teenager finds out first hand. Here's how it starts: Nettlefold Hollow took its name from the myriad nettles that grew there. Stinging nettles mingled with greater and lesser nettles as well as wood and hedge nettles. Clambering amongst the rocks and mingling with clumps of grass or peeking from beneath the blackberries, the nettles dominated the hollow. With emerald leaves, highlighted in silver and dripping diamonds from the morning dew, the nettles were beautiful… until some unwelcome visitor brushed against them. Rumors of fairies were rife.  can be found in    An Anthology of Worlds was released mid-September 2012 and can be found at Amazon (in print and e-book) and Smashwords.