Jordan L. Hawk's Blog

I’m so excited to finally share my new book with you! It’s been a long time in coming, so thank you so much for your patience!

Rattling Bone is currently available in ebook, paperback, and hardcover. For those of you curious about the audiobook, Tristan James started recording yesterday! I don’t have an exact release date, but it’s on its way!

Some secrets won’t stay buried.

Oscar Fox grew up suppressing his psychic gifts. Now he and his ghost-hunting team, including his boyfriend parapsychologist Nigel Taylor, travel to Oscar’s hometown in hopes of learning more about his legacy.

A trail of family secrets lures them to an abandoned distillery, still haunted by the ghosts of Oscar’s ancestors. A curse lies upon his bloodline, and if the team can’t figure out how to stop it, he might be the next to die.

Once again, Skyla Dawn Cameron has come through with a gorgeous cover! Feast your eyes:

Some secrets won’t stay buried.

Oscar Fox grew up suppressing his psychic gifts. Now he and his ghost-hunting team, including his boyfriend parapsychologist Nigel Taylor, travel to Oscar’s hometown in hopes of learning more about his legacy.

A trail of family secrets lures them to an abandoned distillery, still haunted by the ghosts of Oscar’s ancestors. A curse lies upon his bloodline, and if the team can’t figure out how to stop it, he might be the next to die.

FAQ:

Rattling Bone will be available to all Patreon patrons at the eBook rewards level and up next week, February 17!Available everywhere else March 17!Yes, there will be a paperback, hardcover, and audiobook!

Preorder today, or check out my Patreon!

I can’t believe it’s been 10 years since the publication of Widdershins. My life has changed in ways I couldn’t have imagined when I hit “publish” that day on Amazon. Thank you all for coming on this journey with me!

I’ve linked directly to each hardcover below, for your convenience:

WIDDERSHINS: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMZMSP7G

THRESHOLD: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMZJWWNP

STORMHAVEN: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMZJH53R

NECROPOLIS: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BNGRYWQR

BLOODLINE: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BNH11Q3S

HOARFROST: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMZDS23L

MAELSTROM: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMZFKJSG

FALLOW: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BNQJLLXD

DRAAKENWOOD: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BNKFJQHJ

BALEFIRE: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMZ9Y1B2

DEOSIL: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMZKXCRF

TALES FROM WIDDERSHINS: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BNJHYVFQ

On December 3, 2012, Widdershins was first published. At the time, I had no idea where this journey would lead me, or how many of you would join me.

I’m very pleased to announce that I’m going to issue a full set of Whyborne & Griffin hardcovers to mark this occasion, including a collection of the W&G novella and short stories as Tales from Widdershins. The hardcovers include these beautiful new cover designs from Markéta Šmídová (aka Bookshirecat). 

The hardcovers will be live December 1, 2022, unless Amazon has some kind of issue. Unfortunately, I’m not able to offer preorders. But follow this space, and I’ll post as soon as they’re live!

Thank you again for all your support over the last decade. It has truly meant the world to me. It’s no exaggeration to say that the publication of Widdershins truly changed my life, and I owe it all to you.

This month only, I’m offering anyone who joins my Patreon at the ebook reward level or above this exclusive enamel pin bearing the logo of the Librarians! Designed by the very talented Markéta Šmídová, this pin will only be available for the month of August before it’s gone. In case you weren’t aware, you can reduce or increase your Patreon pledge at any time after August.

Reserve your pin, and tell the world that Widdershins Knows Its Own!

Great news audiophiles, the audiobook for the latest SPECTR installment, Deceiver of Minds, is now available! Of course it’s narrated once again by the amazing and talented Brad Langer.

At the moment it’s out at Audible and Amazon, but will be making its way through the system to other vendors like Apple Books as the day goes on.

It’s finally here! And head’s up–the audiobook has been finished and will be out soon as well!

John Starkweather is reeling from the discovery that SPECTR, the agency to which he’s dedicated his life, experimented on him as a child. As his true memories continue to return, he has but one purpose: to find the other victims.

When John, Caleb, and Gray discover SPECTR has been tracking their every move, they’re left with only one choice: to go on the run and find the other victims before the agency catches up with them.

But the past isn’t done with John yet, and the truth about one of his fellow victims may hold devastating consequences for the future.

10 years ago today, I sat down and typed the opening line of the book that would change my life.

I was late for my appointment with a dead man.

It was the first day of Camp NanoWriMo, 2012 (starting the next year, Camp Nano shifted months so it’s no longer in June). The book didn’t have a title yet, but within a few days became Widdershins.

Mock cover I made for CampNaNoWriMo

I had no idea I was starting an eleven book series that would touch so many people and literally change my own life. In fact, I thought the opposite: only a handful of people were ever going to read it, mainly because it defied the marketing wisdom of the time.

Marketing “wisdom” in 2012:

The book must have a clear genre. LOL, nope! Paranormal romance, but also historical, but also Lovecraftian horror…keeping in mind “paranormal historical” was really a thing back thenReaders hate first person. Strike two.Historicals don’t sell. Strike three.The hero must be a confident, sexy, decisive alpha male type. How about a nervous, socially anxious philologist who forgot to comb his hair and drops his books on his love interest’s foot?

So the book was obviously doomed in terms of sales, but I wanted to write it so bad that it didn’t matter. Once I’d gotten it out of my system, I’d move on to something that would pay the bills. But for now, for this month, I would write the book of my heart.

Needless to say, I was wrong about everything, from getting it out of my system to how many people wanted to follow the adventures of a nerdy philologist who hates telephones. I guess if there’s any lesson here, it’s that no one knows what the future holds, and you should do whatever creative project calls to you, even if it seems like you’re the only audience for it. Because you truly can never tell.

I wanted to mark the day, even if it has significance only to me. Later on in the year, I’ll be doing some fun things to celebrate the tenth publication anniversary (December 3, 2012—the date on Amazon is a weird glitch that happened when I was changing the price before the release of Stormhaven, and makes it look like I wrote Book 2 before Book 1), so stay tuned for that!

In the meantime, to celebrate both the 10th anniversary of that fateful Camp NaNoWriMo and Pride Month, you can download Widdershins for free from THIS LINK for all of June. Chances are if you’re on this blog, you’ve already read it, so please feel free to pass the link on to any friends you think would enjoy it.

And thank you so much for a wonderful decade. I’m so grateful to each and every one of you.

Love,

Jordan

It’s been a while coming, but I’m so pleased to finally show off the gorgeous cover for the next installment in the SPECTR series, Deceiver of Minds. Once again, the cover is by the amazing Lou Harper!

John Starkweather is reeling from the discovery that SPECTR, the agency to which he’s dedicated his life, experimented on him as a child. As his true memories continue to return, he has but one purpose: to find the other victims.

When John, Caleb, and Gray discover SPECTR has been tracking their every move, they’re left with only one choice: to go on the run and find the other victims before the agency catches up with them.

But the past isn’t done with John yet, and the truth about one of his fellow victims may hold devastating consequences for the future.

Deceiver of Minds will be out June 24th, and you can already preorder right here:

Great news for everyone who prefers audiobooks: The Forgotten Dead is now available, narrated by the amazing Tristan James!

The Forgotten Dead Series: OutFoxing the Paranormal, Book 1
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Tags: ghosts, haunted house, slow burn, trans protagonist
ASIN: B09V89164D

"...haunting perfection." - Lisa, The Novel Approach Book Reviews

About the Book

Parapsychologist Dr. Nigel Taylor doesn’t work with psychic mediums. Until, that is, a round of budget cuts threatens his job and an eccentric old woman offers him a great deal of grant money. The only catch: he must investigate a haunted house with a man she believes to have a true gift.

Oscar Fox, founder of the ghost-hunting team OutFoxing the Paranormal, has spent his life ignoring the same sort of hallucinations that sent his grandmother to an insane asylum. When he agrees to work with the prestigious—and sexy—Dr. Taylor, he knows he’ll have to keep his visions under wraps, so his team can get a desperately needed pay day.

Soon after Nigel, Oscar, and the OtP team arrive at the house, the questions begin to pile up. Why is there a blood stain in the upstairs hallway? What tragedy took place in the basement? And who is the spirit lurking in the closet of a child’s bedroom?

One thing is certain: if Oscar can’t accept the truth about his psychic abilities, and Nigel can’t face the demons of his past, they’ll join the forgotten souls of the house…forever.

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