Hey, this is Caitlin Ricci and I’d like to talk about my new
book, The Little Crow.
I’ve always wanted to try self publishing, but it felt like
this hugely complicated task of questions and formats, nothing I had any
experience in. But after talking to a few people, getting connected with
someone who can format my book for me that is also affordable and having a
beautiful cover made for me by Tabatha Heart, I knew I had to try it. And
honestly it’s not as scary as I originally thought and now my first self
published book, The Little Crow, comes out this weekend.
The Little Crow came out of a blog hop that a group of us M/M
authors living in Colorado put together earlier this year. We stopped by a blog
and the idea was to write a quick free short story. Another option was to write
that short based on the cover of another author’s book. I thought it would be a
nice challenge and so I chose Michele M. Montgomery’s book Dammit! I didn’t
read the blurb, didn’t ask her about her book at all. The idea was to see what
I would come up with based on only seeing her cover- a man in chains. And so The
Little Crow was born.
I had an amazing amount of encouragement about this little
short. People emailed me often. They wanted to know what happened between Mal
and Jamison. For a while that was it and I didn’t think I’d continue it. I knew
I wanted to self publish it if I ever wrote it into a full length story and the
idea of that was just too scary to be tempted. But then Mal sat up and started
talking one day. He got demanding and I had to listen. There’s no avoiding a
character when they start talking loudly enough to drown out everyone else in
an author’s head.
And so I listened to him and I wrote. My wonderful cover
artist, Tabatha Heart, worked incredibly quickly to get me what is now my
favorite cover of them all. I learned about self publishing and knew I had to
try it. From that little short this book and three more after it were born,
along with a spin off series with one of the characters that you’ll meet in The
Little Crow.
Thank you for reading about how The Little Crow began and I
hope you’ll take a moment to check it out. It’s available at Amazon and many
other online ebook retailers. Here are the links-
All Romance E-books-
Smashwords-
Here’s the blurb to get you started
Detective Jamison Landry knew his job was never going to be
easy. He’s dealt with the worst criminals imaginable and believes in his work
and the community he serves. But he’s never met someone like Mal before. The
mysterious man keeps him guessing, both confuses and excites him and Jamison
isn’t sure how he feels about the man. Things turn from unusual to downright
strange when people start insisting Mal isn’t quite human. And Jamison’s creepy
dreams of crows and graveyards don’t make things any better for him. Will Mal
stay around long enough for Jamison to figure out his secrets or will this
mysterious stranger leave him wanting more?
And my cover artist made me this great book trailer
About Me
Caitlin was
fortunate growing up to be surrounded by family and teachers that encouraged
her love of reading. She has always been a voracious reader and that love of
the written word easily morphed into a passion for writing. If she isn't
writing, she can usually be found studying as she works toward her counseling
degree. She comes from a military family and the men and women of the armed
forces are close to her heart. She also enjoys gardening and horseback riding
in the Colorado Rockies where she calls home with her wonderful fiance, their
dog and Blue Tongue Skink. Her belief that there is no one true path to happily
ever after runs deeply through all of her stories.
Thank you for spending time with me today. Happy reading!
