There is a story of a widow woman and her two daughters, Snow White and Rose Red, who were the most perfect and darling little girls who had ever lived. This is not—quite—that story. BONE & BLOOD, my newest retold fairy tale, is out on Amazon Kindle today! (The print edition is on its way! I’ll make another big fuss about that! :D) This is my first proper CE Murphy book out in ages, and I’m really excited and hopeful about this one. I think it’s good! I mean not…
I did more creatively in 2025 than I expected, if for no other reason than I started drawing again, which just kind of happened rather than being A Plan. And also 450,000 words written, and as one of my Patreons pointed out (and I’d have forgotten!), making foam armor for my son’s Halloween costume, and…the smallest bit of knitting, too. It was a very creative year, all things told! Novellas written: PEACOCK ON PARADE, OUTFOXING FATE, GORILLA IN THE GROOVE, OWL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS CHIMERA Novels written: THE…
My Virtue Shifters Christmas novella, OWL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, is available now! FURTHERMORE, for four days only – Monday, December 8th through Thursday, Dec 11th – all the Virtue box sets are ON SALE! This sale is the perfect opportunity to introduce yourself (or someone else!) to the Virtue Shifters, or indulge yourself in a cozy holiday re-read of a dozen* happily-ever-after romcoms! Whoo-ooo says you can’t go home? Owl shifter and romcom-film-star Kayla Walsh never intended to come home to Virtue, but it’s the perfect small town for…
ANNOUNCEMENT 1: I will be GUEST OF HONO(U)R at Octocon in Cork, Ireland, along with the inestimable Adrian Tchaikovsky, over October 3-4, 2026! This is an excellent excuse to visit Ireland, right? :D (Seriously, it is: Octocon is an intimate, cozy little convention where you really get to spend time with everybody, and I’d LOVE to see people there!) ANNOUNCEMENT 2: Speaking of cozy! I have just signed the contract for A PINT OF MURDER, a new cozy mystery set in Ireland! I’ll be writing under the name Cate Malone…
My new paranormal romance, GORILLA IN THE GROOVE, is available now! (amazon affilate link) Dancing is no monkey business… Irina has spent her whole life working toward the dream of a lifetime: participating in an Irish dance competition in Ireland itself. And now that she’s here…she’s terrified! But Irina is determined to make the best of it even if she’s afraid—and meeting huge, gorgeous DJ Mick is the first step in the right direction. He’s going ape over her… All gorilla shifter Mick wants to do is reassure his mate…but…