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

COVER REVEAL: A Winter's Kiss, by Clare Dugmore

 

I’m so excited to share the cover for my upcoming festive short story, A Winter’s Kiss, releasing December 2, 2025!

ABOUT

Felicity usually loves Christmas, but this year, her perpetual singleness casts a shadow over the holiday cheer.

To shake off her gloom, she agrees to babysit her niece and nephew, Mia and William, while her sister Emily gets some much-needed Christmas shopping done.

Building a snowman with the kids brings a smile to Felicity's face, but it’s a temporary distraction from the loneliness she feels. When she confides in her sister, Emily teases, “If only Frosty the Snowman could come to life like in the children’s song.”

Later that night, Felicity is startled awake by a strange noise outside. Expecting to find a stray animal rummaging through the rubbish, she's stunned when she sees the snowman she and the kids built earlier moving.

With Emily's teasing words echoing in her mind, Felicity rushes outside, unable to resist the impossible notion that Frosty might have come to life.

Under the winter moonlight, Felicity watches in awe as the snowman sheds his frosty exterior, revealing a breathtakingly handsome snow-elf named Talvi, summoned from the faerie realm by a surge of festive magic.

Felicity’s first thought is to find Talvi some clothes before the neighbours catch sight of his chiselled, naked form. Her second thought is just how irresistibly sexy this snow-elf is.

Inviting him inside, the two warm up over mugs of hot chocolate. Felicity muses that maybe Emily's joke was more than just that—perhaps Talvi has been sent to melt away her loneliness.

Rather than being put off by her theory, Talvi smiles and reveals that in the faerie realm during Yule, there's a tradition for keeping warm—a tradition he'd love to share with her.

Despite his icy origins, things quickly heat up as Felicity leads Talvi to her bedroom, where she soon discovers that his ability to control his body temperature makes for some very tantalising experiences under the covers.

Expect magic, mischief, and a dash of heat under the mistletoe — a short, heartwarming, and slightly naughty holiday romance perfect for curling up with this December.

Pre-order now: https://books2read.com/AWintersKissCD

Writing Update, Future Plans, and Character Art

Greetings readers!

This issue, I have a packed email for you, with Writing Updates, Future Plans, Character Art, so read on for all the bookish goodness...