Folkloric Is Free for the Next Few Days

And other author news, including a surprise standalone ARC opportunity...

Apr 30, 2026

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Happy May Day, Beltane, Spring—Whatever You Celebrate!

As a spring celebration, Folkloric is free until Monday. Get your copy here. Happy reading!

Folkloric Guile Audio

Audio production is starting in early May, so fingers crossed it should be winging its way to you by the end of May/beginning of June. I’ll have audio ARCs going out for the other books in the series very soon, and then for Guile once it’s released. Watch this space.

The Piano Tuner’s Song Possible ARC and Kickstarter

I sent a newsletter about the Cornish folklore Kickstarter I’m working on in the background as I began that first, but I’m letting you know about things in totally the wrong order. My first Kickstarter, which I’m focussing on at the moment, is a super special edition of The Piano Tuner’s Song.

The pre-launch is almost ready, and I have some great artwork for it. I’m loving the concept and working on the design myself. I’ll let you know when it goes live, but while beavering away on the project, it occurred to me that this book never really got its chance in terms of promotion. It was my first published book and I didn’t know what I was doing, plus it’s hard to advertise a standalone.

It’s one reason why I’m doing the Kickstarter, to give it a chance. It’s a super story and I want to get it out there. And it made me think, should I do a round of ARCs for this book?

It went out to a few people when it was first launched but that was all (I’m eternally grateful to those first ARC readers who took a chance on me—you know who you are, and you are amazing!) So if you think you might like to ARC read it, please pop your name on this form. If I get a bit of interest, I’ll go ahead.

For those of you who don’t know, ARC means ‘Advance Reader Copy’, which involves reading a free copy and reviewing, ideally on Amazon and/or Goodreads. Not so much ‘advanced’ in this instance, but it’s the same principle.

Below is the original cover. The blurb and everything on the Amazon listing needs updating, though I have some new details here (part of what I’m working on for the Kickstarter)…

The Piano Tuner’s Song: A Gothic Romantasy

An old song. An older force. A man who shouldn’t be standing in her doorway.

Violette Romèu fled Paris when her synaesthesia broke through every wall she built against it. Returning to her childhood village in the French mountains, she wants to live quietly… the way other people do.

Then she meets Rémy Rabasten. A master tuner for the Paris Opera. A man who sees colours too, who looks at her as if he knows her completely, whose presence is impossible to ignore.

A man who has been missing, presumed dead, for five years.

Seduced by his world of sublime music, ancient sanctuaries and melodies composed to undo souls, Violette glimpses what Rémy is part of… and what lies in wait.

The diabolical force that rent creation when the first discordant note was struck wants him, and only the gift Violette has spent a lifetime burying stands in its way.

A beguiling standalone where music becomes colour, slow-burn becomes ache, and the discord beneath the melody waits in the shadows.

Spice level: Low steam, max chemistry and tension.

Where this book differs from Folkloric…

It’s probably obvious from the blurb, but there’s a fair bit of romance, not much humour, totally no small prehistoric Men (sorry!). But there is a compelling plot, unique and sumptuous world building, as well as it being based on folklore—oh, and it’s set in the same region of France as well as Paris. There might even have been a little inspiration from The Phantom of the Opera too. In terms of tone, it reads like A Discovery of Witches.

On other matters

Have you had the lovely spring weather? (or autumn if you’re down under.) I’ve been making the most of it by working at the beach when I can. Here in the UK in recent years, our summers are coming earlier. Often I miss out, thinking, hey, it’s not actual summer. And then the summer is cooler. I’m determined to catch the sun this year.

With love, until next time!

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