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Her arranged marriage was a cage.

But in the arms of a vampire assassin, they both found the freedom to love without restraints.

🩸 KISS ME AFTER THE KILL is now complete on Inkitt!

If you love forbidden romance, morally grey vampires, and stories about choosing love over destiny, you can now binge the entire novel from beginning to end.

Read it here:
https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1685437



KMATK Chapters 32 & 33 Are Live!

 


Kiss Me After The Kill chapters 32 and 33 are now life on Inkitt, and an ancient vampire challenges Lucia and Azrael's love...

We're less then a month away from the final chapters, so now is a great time to get caught up.

Read Kiss Me After The Kill for free on Inkitt.

https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1685437

KISS ME AFTER THE KILL is racing towards its finale, and now is the perfect time to catch up before the ending arrives.


 Forbidden love.

Ancient vampire conspiracies.

Assassins.

And only nine chapters remain before everything comes to a head...

KISS ME AFTER THE KILL is racing towards its finale, and now is the perfect time to catch up before the ending arrives.

Read from Chapter One:
https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1685437

Kiss Me After The Kill Update: 🩸LUCIA’S LIFE IS ABOUT TO CHANGE FOREVER.

 

Happy Friday!

We're still in the midst of a heatwave in the UK, so I currently feel like I am melting.

But thankfully, Kiss Me After the Kill continues, and Lucia's life is about to change forever.

Read chapters twenty and twenty-one here: https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1685437

And if you want to know the moment a new chapter drops AND get sneak peeks of the upcoming chapters, please consider joining Azrael's Inner Sanctum — where you’ll get:

🩸 Weekly chapter links (so you never miss an update)
🖤 Sneak peeks of what’s coming next
✨ Early news (including the Amazon release once the serial is complete)

JOIN AZRAEL'S INNER SANCTUM HERE

Until next week, have a fabulous weekend, and take care of yourself.

T.T.F.N



Kiss Me After The Kill Update: 💔After Azrael rejects her, Lucia demands the truth.

 


Hey Besties!

Happy weekend!

In the UK, it's a holiday weekend, with lots of people having an extra day off this Monday.

So, I have the perfect weekend reading for you.

💔After Azrael rejects her, Lucia demands the truth.

Read chapters eighteen and nineteen here: https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1685437

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Join Azrael’s Inner Sanctum

Want the next chapter the moment it drops?

Join the KMATK update list and step inside Azrael’s Inner Sanctum — where you’ll get:

🩸 Weekly chapter links (so you never miss an update)
🖤 Sneak peeks of what’s coming next
✨ Early news (including the Amazon release once the serial is complete)


Kiss Me After The Kill Update: Lucia wants to go with Azrael when he goes hunting 👀

 

Happy Friday, Besties!

I hope you've had a wonderful week!

Kiss Me After the Kill is ramping up to the mid-point, and in the latest chapter, Lucia wants to go with Azrael when he goes hunting 👀

Read chapters sixteen and seventeen here: https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1685437

If you're enjoying Kiss Me After the Kill, I'd love to hear from you!

What's been your favourite chapter so far?

Any predictions on what might happen next?

Until next week, have a fabulous weekend, and take care of yourself.

T.T.F.N



Kiss Me After The Kill Update: Lucia makes plans to get Vaughn out of her life… permanently. 💀

 

Hey Besties!


Happy Friday!

 

I hope you've all had a wonderful week. If you're looking for some spice and intrigue to occupy your weekend, check out this week's Kiss Me After The Kill chapters — Lucia has self-defence lessons from Azrael, and forms a plan to get Vaughn out of her life… permanently. 💀

 

➡️You can read both chapters here: https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1685437


KMATK just hit a turning point and I’m not okay 👀

 

Hey Besties!

It’s story central on Inkitt for me this week!

First, two new chapters of Kiss Me After The Kill have been added. 

After hearing Azrael’s truth, Lucia makes some important decisions about her own future…👀

➡️You can read chapter 12 & 13 here: https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1685437

I also added my space romantasy, The Starbound Lovers collection to Inkitt. The novella Starlight and Stolen Secrets is fully complete with all chapters added. It can be found here: https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1719899

And the novel, The Starlight Prince will have daily updates for the next month. You can read it here: https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1719916

As always, if you want the next chapter the moment it drops, all you have to do is join the KMATK update list and step inside Azrael’s Inner Sanctum — where you’ll get:

🩸 Weekly chapter links (so you never miss an update)

🖤 Sneak peeks of what’s coming next

✨ Early news (including the Amazon release once the serial is complete)

Join Azrael’s Inner Sanctum here: https://2e2f8d.share-eu1.hsforms.com/2q6pua8QzTFeB1bLU-gSbRA

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

I’ll be back in a week with another KMATK update.

T.T.F.N

Clare

The April I Started Finding My Way Back

 


April has been a month of finding my way back—focusing on health, rebuilding energy, and getting things moving again.

I’ve continued posting Kiss Me After the Kill, celebrated new releases of The Starlight Prince and Starlight and Stolen Secrets, and started planning future romantasy projects.

 Read them here: https://www.inkitt.com/ClareDugmore

I also celebrated 16 years of marriage, enjoyed special family time, and may have found a new hobby in loom knitting.

Sometimes progress looks quiet—but it still counts.

Want More?

Read the full April update here:
👉 https://claredugmore.com/blog/the-april-i-started-finding-my-way-back

What’s more dangerous to a centuries-old vampire than sunlight? 🖤

 

Hey Besties!

I hope your week has been wonderful.

It’s certainly been an eventful one for KISS ME AFTER THE KILL, with chapters ten and eleven going livewith Lucia turning up at Azrael’s penthouse apartment demanding answers!  👀

➡️You can read both chapters here: https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1685437

I also launched a 10-chapter ebook sample of Kiss Me After The Kill, if you’d prefer to binge it that way this weekend.

You can get it from BookFunnel here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/uen6bk3d54

And don’t forget, if you want the next chapter the moment it drops, all you have to do is join the KMATK update list and step inside Azrael’s Inner Sanctum — where you’ll get:

🩸 Weekly chapter links (so you never miss an update)

🖤 Sneak peeks of what’s coming next

✨ Early news (including the Amazon release once the serial is complete)

Join Azrael’s Inner Sanctum here: https://2e2f8d.share-eu1.hsforms.com/2q6pua8QzTFeB1bLU-gSbRA

Until next week, have a fabulous weekend, and take care of yourself.

T.T.F.N

Clare ðŸ–¤


KMATK - Two new chapters… and things escalated fast 👀

 

Hi besties,

This week in Kiss Me After the Kill… things escalated. A lot.

Lucia finally gets a moment to breathe — to feel like herself again — and it lasts exactly as long as you’d expect before everything goes horribly wrong.

Knife to throat wrong.

But… Azrael.

And if you thought the rescue was the moment that changed everything?

It wasn’t.

Because instead of disappearing back into the shadows like he’s supposed to…

He takes her for coffee and cake.

(Yes. Really.)

And somehow, that moment might be even more dangerous than everything that came before it.

🖤 Chapters 8 & 9 are now live:

https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1685437

If you’ve been thinking about starting, this is a really good point to jump in — there’s enough there now to properly sink into the story, and things are only getting more intense from here.

As always, thank you so much for reading, sharing, and being here with me. It genuinely means the world.

Clare 🖤

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P.S. You’re also invited to Azrael’s Inner Sanctum — my weekly KMATK update emails with new chapters and sneak peeks: 

https://2e2f8d.share-eu1.hsforms.com/2q6pua8QzTFeB1bLU-gSbRA


New KMATK Chapters Are Live—and the Stakes Just Changed

 

“Her engagement wasn’t love. It was a countdown…to captivity.”

The noose is tightening around Lucia's neck in this week's two new chapters of dark, forbidden love, vampire romance KISS ME AFTER THE KILL.

The more she learns about her fiancé, Vaughn, the worse it gets...

Read the new chapters here.


A Sneak Peek At What's To Come...

Lucia tried attacking him with her body spray, but he easily knocked it out of her hand, and before she had a chance to scream, his palm pressed against her mouth. Even when she bit down on the flesh, her attacker didn’t flinch.

“He told me you were a feisty one,” the man said, using his other hand to reach into his belt and produce a knife, the blade glinting off the single streetlight in the alley.

“Said you needed to be taught a lesson about what happens to disobedient girls,” he went on, pressing the blade to her throat.

She didn’t need to ask who had paid this armed man to attack her, it could only be Vaughn.


If you want to follow along as the story unfolds, I’ve created a KMATK update list — a place where you’ll get:

🩸 Weekly chapter links (so you never miss an update)
🖤 Sneak peeks of what’s coming next
✨ Early news (including the Amazon release once the serial is complete)

If you want in…

👉 [Join Azrael’s Inner Sanctum]

🩸🌹You’re Invited To Azrael’s Inner Sanctum🩸🌹

 

Hey Besties,

This week has been a BIG one for Kiss Me After the Kill — the first six chapters are now live on Inkitt 👀

From here on, new chapters will be dropping every Monday and Friday. The story is fully complete, so there’ll be no delays… just a steady descent into chaos 🖤

I’ve also set up something a little extra.

If you want to follow along as the story unfolds, I’ve created a KMATK update list — a place where you’ll get:

🩸 Weekly chapter links (so you never miss an update)
🖤 Sneak peeks of what’s coming next
✨ Early news (including the Amazon release once the serial is complete)

If you want in…

👉 [Join Azrael’s Inner Sanctum]

Or, if you’d rather start reading right away:

🩸 [Read on Inkitt]

🩸🌹 NEW SERIAL NOVEL 🩸🌹

 


What if loving her meant breaking every rule he’s sworn to obey?

The first three chapters of my forbidden vampire romance, KISS ME AFTER THE KILL, are now live on Inkitt.

Chapters 4 & 5 arrive April 3 — with new chapters every Monday and Friday.

If you love:
🖤 a heroine reclaiming her power
🩸 a vampire assassin bound by brutal rules
🌹 a slow-burn romance that defies everything
…this story is for you.

READ HERE ðŸ‘‰https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1685437

The March When ALL My Plans Went Off Track

 

March has been one of those months where absolutely none of my plans stayed on the track I originally set for them.

At the start of the month, I announced I was serializing The Briardell Chronicles. By the end of it, I was announcing that I’m actually serializing Kiss Me After the Kill instead.

In my latest blog post, I talk about why I made that decision, why Briardell now feels too special to serialize, and what this shift means for my long-term publishing plans as I work towards becoming a hybrid author.

I’m also sharing another big creative decision: pausing The Kindred Creativity Club for the foreseeable future, as well as some personal health choices I’ve made this month.

So yes — March has been full of pivots, rethinking, and a lot of “this was not the original plan.”

Read the full post on my website.

Author Announcement Regarding Tea Leaves, Pages & Starlight

 


I want to start by thanking everyone who has liked, commented on, or shared my recent Tea Leaves, Pages & Starlight posts on social media, and those who read Chapter One and left reviews.

Your support and enthusiasm mean the world to me—and it’s actually because of that support that I’m making this decision.

Earlier this week, while my husband was helping me edit and revise the latest chapter, he asked me a question that really stuck with me:
“Why are you giving this away for free? This is the best thing you’ve written. Why aren’t you querying it?”

So I took some time to sit with that.

There’s something about Tea Leaves, Pages & Starlight—and the Briardell world as a whole—that feels different from anything I’ve written before. I’ve loved every project I’ve worked on, but Briardell feels… special. It’s the most fun I’ve ever had writing, and at the same time it feels surprisingly natural and instinctive.

Over the past year, I’ve grown a lot as a writer, especially since learning that I’m AuDHD and giving myself permission to explore the kind of stories I truly want to tell. Through that process, I’ve realised something important: I genuinely believe the Briardell Chronicles could be the story that opens the door to the next stage of my writing career.

Because of that, I’ve made the decision to pause the serialization of Tea Leaves, Pages & Starlight while I explore other publishing opportunities for the Briardell series, including querying agents and editors.

I still believe strongly in the power of serialized storytelling, and in pursuing multiple publishing paths as a hybrid author—so there will be some serial-related news coming soon.

In the meantime, thank you again for all the love and encouragement you’ve shown me and the Briardell Chronicles. I’m incredibly excited about where this story might go next.

With love,
Clare

 

Tea Leaves, Pages & Starlight Chapter One is Live


Happy Monday! A new week means a new chapter of Tea Leaves, Pages & Starlight.

In this week’s chapter: Bethany Hwathorne's life is at a crossroads, as she loses her job, feels isolated in her home, and a kindly neighbour reminds her that she's different.

📖 Read it exclusively on Inkitt:

https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1653146

New chapters release every Monday.

New to the story? Start from Chapter One here:

https://www.inkitt.com/stories/1653146


COVER REVEAL: Tea Leaves, Pages & Starlight

 

I’m excited to help reveal the cover for my new cosy, romantic fantasy serial TEA LEAVES, PAGES & STARLIGHT; coming exclusively to Inkitt on Monday, March 9, with a new chapter each Monday.

https://www.inkitt.com/stories/165314

A cosy romantasy about magic, belonging, and choosing love in the face of fear. Eventual spice level 3.5-4.

Starting March 9, 2026, with a new chapter every Monday.

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Blurb

Bethany Hawthorne has never felt like she truly belongs anywhere.

So when a regular café customer recognises what she is—a witch—and tells her there’s a place where she won’t have to hide her magic, Bethany does something she’s never done before.

She leaves.

Briardell is everything she hoped for: a secluded village filled with warmth, magic, and people who understand what it means to be different. There’s just one small problem.

No one has a spare room to rent.

No one, that is, except the quiet, charming vampire who owns the village bookshop.

Desperate not to lose her chance at belonging, Bethany accepts Caleb Ashcroft’s offer of a room in exchange for helping in the shop. Between shared cups of tea and long evenings under lantern light, an unexpected connection begins to grow—one that feels as comforting as it does frightening. Because both Bethany and Caleb know how easily love can be lost.

But when a restless spirit of loneliness begins draining the joy from Briardell itself, the fragile warmth they’ve found may be the village’s only hope.

If they can stop running from their pasts long enough to choose a future together.


Momentum, Magic, and Another Year Around the Sun


February has flown by in a blur of revisions, cover reveals, and birthdays. With Kiss Me After the Kill nearing the end of revisions and a brand new cosy fantasy series — The Briardell Chronicles — beginning to take shape, it’s been a month of creative momentum and personal milestones.

From publishing plans to purple-glow celebrations (and a few medical curveballs along the way), there’s a lot to reflect on.

You can read the full update, including details about Briardell’s serial launch and upcoming cover reveal, over on my main blog here:

👉 [https://claredugmore.com/blog/momentum-magic-and-another-year-around-the-sun]