Here it is, the second book in Coeursleigh-near-Sea. Mr. Ashcroft’s Inheritance. It’s up for pre-order now, and it will be released on April 21st. The pre-order/new release price is $2.99 until the beginning of May, then it will go up to it’s regular price of $4.99. I’ll remind you before I change the price. There will be a print version too, but that will take a little longer. And a quick update on book 1, it should be free on Amazon now. Here’s the information on Mr. Ashcroft’s Inheritance.

London decorator William Ashcroft has just inherited a house in Coeursleigh-near-Sea, a holiday town that models itself on Bath and Brighton, from an uncle he barely knew. When he arrives in Coeursleigh, he finds a property that, with a little work, will make a profitable investment, and a charming draper’s assistant he’d like to get to know better.

Alan Clarke has decided it’s time to be practical. The sort of painting he’s good at will never get him into the Academy, so won’t make him a living, certainly not enough to live somewhere like London. So he has arrived in Coeursleigh-near-Sea to take up a temporary position as a draper’s clerk in the hopes that it will get him a good recommendation that might lead to a permanent position somewhere more interesting than the village he grew up in. And working Coeursleigh is certainly interesting, particularly with the handsome decorator needing lots of fabric to decorate his new house.

Just as William and Alan settle into a comfortable, if temporary, arrangement, William begins receiving unusual offers for his new house, unusual and suspicious. This is troublesome both because any mystery around his inheritance will interfere with his plan to rent out the house, and because dealing with the mystery is taking up the limited time he has with Alan before they both leave Coeursleigh, something he doesn’t want to think about.

Second in a series of books set in Coeursleigh-near-Sea, a holiday town in Regency England that had fashioned itself on Bath and Brighton, complete with assembly rooms, seasons for the marriage mart, and one thing the other towns don’t have-a Master of Ceremonies known for his match-making skills.

I said I’d have news on the new books in early spring, and it’s early spring, and I have good news on the new books. The first two in my new series are finally going to be coming out. The new series is called Coeursleigh-near-Sea, which is the name of the fictional holiday town in Regency England where they take place (think Bath, or Brighton, or Sanditon). Since book 1 will be free, I’m not going to do a formal pre-order on it. I’ll post links here as I get them. I’ll give book 2 it’s own post in a couple days, but it will go up for a short pre-order at $2.99 and come out on April 21. At the beginning of May, I’ll put it to it’s regular price of $4.99. Print books will take a little longer as usual, but they are coming.

Amazon is a little bit tricky with setting things to free. They don’t let authors do it directly, we request a price match and sometimes they match it quickly, sometimes it takes forever. I’m setting the prince to $.99 there, so at least it’s cheap until it’s free. You can also go to Smashwords, which has DRM free books, meaning you can get the mobi or epub there and sideload it (copy it directly) onto your Kindle. And if you want to use an online reader, Bookshop.org has a pretty good one. (My books are on Bookshop.org now and a couple other places like Fable. I probably should have done a dedicated post for that).
Here’s all the information on book 1, The Minerva and the Poseidon

Percival Fisher has lived above the Poseidon bookshop in Coeursleigh-near-Sea all his life. Which is probably why everyone in town still sees the bookshop as his father’s and not all the improvements Percy’s made since he inherited it. So when the rival bookshop, the Minerva, is purchased by a new owner and his sister, Percy has hopes of an alliance between the shops and some recognition for his work. Hopes that are dashed when, on their first meeting, the new owner gives him the cut direct right in the middle of the street, clearly showing he has no interest in any sort of relationship.

Sidney Weaver has come to Coeursleigh-near-Sea hoping no one asks why a former solicitor and his sister have bought a bookshop in a small holiday town when they know nothing about running a bookshop. Or why they left Norwich to begin with. Or really anything at all about them. Most especially the owner of the rival bookshop. Because he’d know at once that Sidney knows nothing about running a bookshop, not because Mr. Fisher of the Poseidon is handsome and knowledgeable and… and far too clever. No, it’s best they maintain a cordial distance.

But an unexpected meeting during a ball at the assembly rooms—with dancing, and music, and candlelight—reveals their attraction is mutual, and Percy and Sydney begin to think there could be an alliance between them, until the secret in Sydney’s past catches up with him and threatens both his new relationship and his new life in Coeursleigh

First in a series of books set in Coeursleigh-near-Sea, a holiday town in Regency England that had fashioned itself on Bath and Brighton, complete with assembly rooms, seasons for the marriage mart, and one thing the other towns don’t have—a Master of Ceremonies known for his match-making skills.

UpdateLooks like it’s free on Amazon now. And I’ve added a couple more links.