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When my first publisher Amber Quill Press closed its metaphorical doors in 2016, it came as a sad blow to me. I already had the prospect of a new publishing contract on the horizon, which softened the effect. But, for business reasons, that company was not interested in re-publishing any of the eight novels I’d put out through AQP, over a span of 13 years. I had to resign myself to letting them all go out of print as both paperbacks and ebooks.\nThe good news is, last year a friend tipped me off to a company, Crossroad Press, that specializes in re-publishing books that have gone out of print for various reasons. Even better, although they’re open to a range of genres, so far they tend to specialize in horror and paranormal themes.
\nI was fortunate that AQP gave all of its authors full rights to their books, and I already had purchased the cover art for my last two paranormal mysteries, DARK MUSIC and HEX, DEATH & ROCK ‘N’ ROLL. I gave both books a last going-over—not just for typos, but for any necessary pop-cultural updates (both were published in 2013)—then sent them electronically along.
\nDM came out first, and HEX recently joined it on the Crossroad Press site. Both can be purchased on Amazon and many other sites as ebooks; DM is also available as a trade paperback, and HEX soon will be, too.
\nMy spooky books always have sold well at various events around Halloween. I still have a small stash of the AQP paperbacks, but browsers often ask me if they’re also available as ebooks. Now, finally, I’ll be able to say that they are.
\nOf course, I’ll still be selling my Cat Groomer Mysteries, too. But I’m glad to once again have something to offer readers who prefer something darker…especially at this time of year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"