OUT NOW: DEEP WATERS

 

Festive greeting to all. I’m right in the thick of it with family and friends but wanted to take a few minutes out for a quick update and to say Deep Waters, the third book in my Jagged Shores series is released today. The book is available as an ebook and also a stunning paperback edition.

I loved writing this book. From my point of view, it’s the most thrilling and exciting of the series so far. I’ll post more info and updates in the coming weeks, as well as posting details on where you can buy signed editions, but I just wanted to spread the work of the books release today.

 I can also reveal that book 4 will be published next August. In fact, I got my line edits back from the publisher just before Christmas and will be returning them in the new year. It’s taking all my concentration to remember which storyline I’m working on and which one I’m promoting. The jumble of Christmas isn’t making that any easier. 😵‍💫

 

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 Very best wishes for the new year, whatever you have planned. It’s going to be a great one.

 Love Thom

DEEP WATERS - Jagged Shores 3 - Available to pre-order Now

 I'm so excited to reveal that the pre-order links for Deep Waters the third novel in the Jagged Shores series has gone live. 

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The book will be published on December 27th. As if that wasn't exciting enough, I've just completed book 4 in the series. The manuscript needs a final proofread and will be off to my publisher sometime in October for publication next year.

Deep Waters - where love, passion and hate, simmer beneath the surface.

Author Christian Costner is researching material for one of his dark thrillers, and Nyemouth seems like the perfect setting for his next book. The small seaside town has witnessed plenty of trouble over the years, and Christian thinks it will provide him with the inspiration he needs.

He hires local tour guide and fisherman Harry Renner to help him explore the coastline for a couple of days. Harry is knowledgeable and mature beyond his twenty-eight years. Handsome, too, though Christian thinks Harry is far too young for him.

As the weather worsens, Harry cuts short their first sightseeing trip. Heading back to shore, they spot a figure in distress in the water. A difficult rescue is made far worse when they discover that the casualty has a knife wound to his abdomen and dies before they reach the safety of the harbour.

United by the trauma, Christian and Harry find comfort in each other, but when another murder comes to light, they find themselves at the heart of a dangerous mystery and the target of a killer more ruthless than they could ever imagine.

Like the previous books in the series this can be read as a standalone, but with recuring characters throughout, the books will be best enjoyed in order.

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COVER REVEAL: DEEP WATERS - JAGGED SHORES Book 3

I’m delighted to share with you the cover for book 3 in the Jagged Shores Series: Deep Waters. It’s another smart and sexy cover which fits perfectly with the first two books. In the latest instalment we return to Nyemouth, that beautiful town on the north east coast of England for another thrilling story of love, passion and murder. I must admit, while I adore writing about Nyemouth, there’s no way I would want to live there. It’s far too dangerous.

This is possibly the darkest of the series with a plot involving deep secrets, rage and murder. There are some great new characters to fall in love along the way too. Christian is a handsome writer and journalist, who comes to Nyemouth seeking inspiration for a new book. Harry is a hot local tour guide and charter fisherman. Christian hires Harry to show him the rugged coastline. The guys are attracted to each other from the start but maintain a professional distance. Things get dramatic while out on Harry’s boat as the weather takes a sudden turn for the worst. As they return to shore, Christian spots a figure in the water, propelling them headlong into a deadly tale of secrets and tragedy.

It was a joy to write the developing romance between these guys amid the chaos they find themselves in, as well reconnecting with some of my favourite characters from the series such as Dominic, Arnie, Josh and Jacob. I love this one and hope you do too. It can be read as standalone but any readers who have read the first two books will find more to enjoy.

And a quick bit of other news, I’m in the last stage of finishing Jagged Shores 4. It’s too early to reveal anything about this one, other than to say it’s another great thriller. I’ll soon be writing a Jagged Shores short story which will be available free to readers direct from Pride Publishing.

 

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In search of a story, he found murder and romance.

Author Christian Costner is researching material for one of his dark thrillers, and Nyemouth seems like the perfect setting for his next book. The small seaside town has witnessed plenty of trouble over the years, and Christian thinks it will provide him with the inspiration he needs.

He hires local tour guide and fisherman Harry Renner to help him explore the coastline for a couple of days. Harry is knowledgeable and mature beyond his twenty-eight years. Handsome, too, though Christian thinks Harry is far too young for him.

As the weather worsens, Harry cuts short their first sightseeing trip. Heading back to shore, they spot a figure in distress in the water. A difficult rescue is made far worse when they discover that the casualty has a knife wound to his abdomen and dies before they reach the safety of the harbour.

United by the trauma, Christian and Harry find comfort in each other, but when another murder comes to light, they find themselves at the heart of a dangerous mystery and the target of a killer more ruthless than they could ever imagine.

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OUT NOW: STORM WARNING Second edition only $0.99 for limited period

 

My 2020 novel Storm Warning is now available in a revised edition from Amazon in ebook, paperback and KU. If you have already purchased the previous version, then the new edition should automatically update in your Kindle library.

So, what’s new and why?

Well, to make a long story short, the original version did not go down quite how I planned. My intention was that Storm Warning would be the first novel in a series set onboard the cruise ship Atlantic Star. The first few books would be a set of loosely linked standalone romances that would conclude in a final novel which would tie everything together. As the first story, Storm Warning set up the format –a standalone love story between two men, Jamie and Dexter, who meet on the ship. It’s pretty self-contained delivering the happy ending the guys deserve. A short epilogue at the end of the book set up the premise for the series and ended on a cliff-hanger.

And there lies the problem. To say the epilogue didn’t go down well is putting it mildly. It was trashed. Reviewers who admitted they liked the book, marked it down for those last few pages. It seemed like everyone hated it. I should have made it clearer in the marketing that Storm Warning was the first of series, but by then the damage was done. Though I loved the book, the setting and the characters, the backlash cut deep, and I lost all heart for the series.

So now, this second edition revises the book into a complete standalone. The controversial cliff-hanger now appears as a deleted scene with author notes explaining my intention for the series and how it might have developed. Hopefully, fresh readers will be able to enjoy Jamie and Dexter’s story, without wondering WTF when they reach the end.

I love Storm Warning. I knew soon after publication, when I abandoned my plans for the series, that I would rework it into a single title, but it’s taken a little time and distance before I felt able to look at it again. Now that the disappointment of the original release has subsided, I’m delighted to present it again in this new version.

For a limited time the ebook is available for just $0.99

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OUT NOW: THE RUNNER

 The Runner. Book 3 in the Success Series is available in ebook now.

An Olympic hero faces his longest run – to make up for the past.

Alex Schaefer is a sports journalist and commentator at the top of his game. He hosts a successful weekly podcast has just written the biography of a world class football player. With his career on an upward trajectory, Alex has never been busier. There is no time in his life for love or romance.

Ethan Bower was used to success. As a British sprinter, he won a host of silver and gold medals at the Olympics, European and Commonwealth championships, and spent over a decade at the top. Persistent injuries brought Ethan’s career to an abrupt halt in his mid-thirties. Now he has to start over again. Trying to get his foot in the door of athletics commentary and presenting isn’t easy.

Ethan and Alex have history. Eight years ago, at the height of Ethan’s success, Alex was chosen to ghost write his autobiography. An experience they would both rather forget. Ethan hated what Alex wrote about him; a fact he’s made very public. When Ethan attends the launch of Alex’s latest book, they meet again for the first time in years and something becomes apparent to both of them – they have each improved with age. Now in their thirties, they are older and more mature.

Can they put the past behind them and their ambitions for the future to take a chance on each other now? 

121 pages

Publisher: Pride Publishing

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