CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

  A murdered lover…loved by all. A creature neither vamp, nor were. Can I catch Nicola’s murderer before he kills again? And what price will I pay to do just that? Shadow Life is the final release for November 2024, and is now available for pre-order. Releasing in two day's time, this dark urban-fantasy short story follows a hunter's investigations into their lover's murder, and the lengths to which they're willing to go in order to solve it. You can find Shadow Life available at a number of locations, listed at this Books2Read link : https://books2read.com/u/47qPaR OR You can find it as part of A Collection of Death and the Undead , a collection of short fiction and poetry found at one of the locations listed at this Books2Read link : https://books2read.com/u/47gVYg OR You can access it as part of the Wanderers and above subscriptions on my ReamStories page , here: https://reamstories.com/cmsimpsonwriter  

Shadow Life is the final release for November 2024, and is now available for pre-order. Releasing in two day's time, this dark urban-fantasy short story follows a hunter's investigations into their lover's murder, and the lengths to which they're willing to go in order to solve it. What's it About? Shadow Life is a short story about a murdered lover…loved by all, and a creature neither vamp, nor were. Can I catch Nicola’s murderer before he kills again? And what price will I pay to do just that? How Does It Start? I took a short cut down the alley. The moon was full, the night was late, and I was alone. None of these things worried me. There were things in the night, and in being alone, that would have made me tremble had I not known them so intimately. Things that still gave me shivers in spite of, and because of, my knowing them so well. My lover waited for me in the alley but, by the time I reached where she was to meet me, she was dead. I saw the blood, on...

It's that time of year where you start to look back at the year that's been. Here are the titles released in Quarter 1, 2024: Jalaya: a science-fiction short story set in and around a yearly tradition, a dance not forgotten, and a planet torn by a long-running war. Hunted by an implacable foe, and driven into the ruins of a town he once called home, Mark Leader, Michael, must try to save his people against savage odds. And try, too, to save the woman he loves. Will the secrets of their past save or doom their future? You can find links to it, here: https://books2read.com/u/3JGvge The Lost Kings : a dark fantasy short story involving 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 thei...

This month I have TWO titles to in the IASFA's cross-genre free and 99c sale - which you can find at: https://iasfa.org/feb24 . What is the IASFA, you ask? Good question. IASFA stands for the International Association of Science Fiction Authors - and includes other genres to boot. For instance, this month we're taking a walk on the wild side and blending our science fiction with our fantasy, or our urban fantasy with our science fiction, or our time travel with... You get the idea. The IASFA supports authors regardless of what stage of career they are at, and have a mailing list with some book giveaways for subscribers. This promotion is in addition to that, and will, in exchange for you joining the list, provide you links to a wide of titles that vary in price from FREE to 99c. I have added two titles, The Unwanted, a werewolf mercenary novel from the Odyssey universe, and Harper's Choice, a science-fiction urban-fantasy short story from the Pixie Dust universe. Both may ...

This month's release is now live: A scouting mission that uncovers more than expected. A rescue mission gone awry. A ploy that preserves a race and brings humanity to its knees. And a plague. And this is just the start of what Oliver and Lewis’s scout team must overcome. Can they do that in time to save their team mates from a force set on the conquest of known space? And can they avoid Delight and Odyssey as they do it? Or will they finally be brought to trial for a bite neither of them regret? And be removed from the field at a time when they are needed most?   The Unearthed , the fourth book in the Strays of Lunar One series , is now available, and can be found at one of the links on Books2Read, here: https://books2read.com/u/3R5L1p