Peter E. Fenton July News

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July is a busy month as Mann Hunt goes into preorder. This means that the novel is available to buy on all major sites (at least in e-book form) and by the end of July, fans who want to get the book in paperback will be able to place their orders.

On release day on August 29th the book will immediately ship to all who have placed their order early. It is exciting to be the VERY FIRST to read a new book, and it is also exciting to place an order and have something to look forward to … just in time for the September holiday long weekend.

If you are interested in preordering a copy of the book you can click here.

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I was delighted to see my essay on coming out as a writer of gay romance appear in the national edition of the June 29th Globe and Mail. The response to the article was overwhelmingly positive. If you didn’t get a chance to read the article and don’t have a subscription to the paper, you can see a PDF version by clicking here.

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One of the direct impacts of the coverage was that a lot of people googled my name, and googled The Woodcarver’s Model. It appears that the interest in the book led to some sales on Amazon.ca which put the book close to the top 100 in its categories in Canada. It also made the e-book version rank #5700 overall out of millions of possible books. It is a testament to the power of media in getting word of mouth out about a book. As Mann Hunt approaches release, I will be working to get more of this sort of coverage to try and allow as many readers as possible to access the novel.

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My planned appearance in Orangeville for the Celebrate Your Awesome festival has been delayed until 2024. There was a hope to get together a particular group of authors for the event, and getting everyone’s schedule lined up proved to be an insurmountable challenge. With a full year for planning, I look forward to attending next year (and will have two new books to read from and talk about). But there are other exciting events coming up.

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In October I will be travelling down to Portsmouth, Virginia as a registered author for one of the largest gay romance conferences in North America. I will be one of 200 featured authors from around the world, and my participation will include a meet and greet author’s lounge appearance for industry and a full day of book signings at the end of the conference. I am looking forward to meeting other authors from my publisher (some travelling in from as far as Australia), other Canadian gay romance authors and of course … lots of readers who have read my work. For more information on GRL, check out the link here.

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Here’s a few books that I am looking forward to seeing released this summer, starting with Kristian Parker’s Public Affair, the fourth in the Queens Crescent series. The description is below.

London is in the grip of a heatwave, but something else is causing Nihal Varma’s temperature to skyrocket.

The CEO of a PR agency, he’s used to dealing with glamourous and beautiful people. He’s woken up with a lot of them too.

Yet when Carl Carrington, MP and candidate for leader of the opposition, walks into his office, Nihal finds himself a bag of nerves. And that never happens. He soon discovers that not only is Carl stunning to look at, he radiates decency. In Nihal’s world, that’s a very rare commodity.

When Carl insists on working with Nihal only, he’s entranced. Could this MP be interested in a man whose past is…chequered, to say the least? Nihal ‘I don’t do relationships’ Varma really hopes so. Even if getting involved with a client, especially such a high-profile one, is not just crazy. It’s insane.

But for once Nihal is out of control and that makes a man do very strange things…

To preorder a copy of the book, click here.

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Thom Collins is a master of romance and suspense and Cold Day Dawning the fourth installment of his Jagged Shores series is coming out on August 22nd. Here’s the description of the book.

Danger comes in the cold of morning.

It should be the perfect weekend away. Dalton Caine makes the long journey to Nyemouth to attend a party hosted by his sister. Catherine is estranged from most of the family, but Dalton feels the time has come to build bridges between them. Things don’ t turn out how he wants, however, when Catherine gives him a cold reception at the party. But the evening is not a complete waste of time when he meets local photographer Antoni.

Following a near-fatal attack six months earlier, Antoni has struggled with his physical and mental recovery. Catherine’ s party is the first time he has been out at night since then, and he’ s ready for an early exit when he meets Dalton. The stranger is warm, friendly and incredibly handsome. When Antoni overcomes his reservations and accepts a drink at Dalton’ s hotel, it could be the start of something new for them both.

Despite the joy of fresh romance, things soon take a darker turn. The morning after the party, Catherine’ s boyfriend reports her missing. Dalton isn’ t initially concerned. Catherine has disappeared of her own will before, and he’ s more interested in getting to know Antoni, but the men soon find themselves at the centre of a twisted mystery, one that puts both of their lives at risk.

To place a preorder for the book, click here.

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You’ll be hearing from me a little bit more regularly as I get closer to the launch of Mann Hunt including deleted scenes from the book, an interview, early reviews and information on media coverage and events. In the meantime, thanks for reading, and I look forward to sharing more news with you in the upcoming weeks.

Best Regards,