Celia

Celia Lake spends her days as a librarian in the Boston (MA) metro area, and her nights and weekends at home happily writing, reading, and researching for her books about magical Albion. Born and raised in Massachusetts to British parents, she naturally embraced British spelling, classic mysteries, and the Oxford comma before she learned there were any other options.

The cover of Apt to be Suspicious on a wooden table with a mug of coffee, a key, and two bright leaves, red and orange. The cover is a deep wine-purple, with a silhouetted man and woman. He is pushing a punt with a pole, and they are framed by ivy and a swirl of stars.

Looking forward (coming attractions)

/ Writing and publishing

Time for a quick ‘here’s where we are’ check. I’ll be doing a more detailed version at the end of the calendar year, as usual, but I thought you might like a quick peek at two things on my personal writing horizon: the next 1920s series and my progress towards a series in the 1480s and the time of the Pact. Before we get there, Apt to be Suspicious (Edmund Carillon’s romance in the 1947-1948 year at Oxford) will be out on November 7th. It features cryptic crosswords, punting on the river, a particular mystery, and cryptography, among other joys. All the pre-order links and more details there! And I’m keeping the details close, but there will also be a novella-length Solstice extra coming on December 20th! (You might want some baked goods handy for this one.) Folks on the newsletter or Patreon will hear about it first, though it’ll also get a page here with all my other extras. On to the other plans!

Teal tray holding a copy of Pastiche, the golden yellow stained glass window standing out against the blue-green of the surroundings.

Claiming the tower and my birthday sale

/ Uncategorized

Claiming the Tower Claiming the Tower is here! Hereswith and Bess didn’t set out to change the world, but by the end of the book, they’re on their way to doing that. It’s a f/f (sapphic) romance set in 1854, at the beginning of Hereswith’s time on Albion’s Council. If you’ve read the Mysterious Fields trilogy, you’ve seen her (and a tiny bit of Bess and Hereswith’s later husband, Galahad) later in their lives. Birthday sale! And then I’m turning 50! I’m having a sale for 50% off a wide range of bundles on my direct store, plus the audio of Pastiche and pre-orders for Apt to be Suspicious, Edmund Carillon’s romance at Oxford during the 1947-1948 year. Learn more about all the details at the link, including two new starter bundles of three books each, ideal for introducing a friend to my books.

The cover of Ancient Trust on a tablet, surrounded glasses, bottles of alcohol, and a man in a tailored suit. The cover shows a man with a monocle in silhouette, leaning on a table stacked with books.

Looking for books on sale?

/ Reading

Looking for ways to keep track of sales, find out which books your library has, and more? Check out these tools and tips.

Cover of Facets of the Bench: two people in 1920s clothing silhouetted, the man in a wheelchair with forearm crutches visible. She's handing him a necklace, with a jet pendant inset in the top right corner.

It’s Disability Pride month!

/ Albion

It’s Disability Pride Month 2025. I write a lot of disability represention. Learn more about why and where to find books of interest.

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