Apt To Be Suspicious

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2025 from Celia Lake

/ Announcements, Council Mysteries, Liminal Mysteries, Mysterious Arts

Hello! If you’re new to my books, I write cosy historical fantasy romances set between the 1850s and 1940s in the magical community of Britain. This year, I published five books (and read on for how to get a free novella as a solstice treat!) I’ve been delighted to share these romances full of optimism, solving problems in unusual ways, and more than a little magic. All my work is entirely human-made, no generative AI anywhere. I have a lot of stories I want to tell, and more to come in 2026! I’m sharing this year’s books chronologically in order of when they take place. Click the links or the images for more about the book including content notes, or you can check out lists of books about particular experiences, romances, and other aspects for all my books. Each page also has all the order links. If you buy direct from me via Payhip, use the code THANKYOU for 10% off these DRM free ePubs!

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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!

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