C. M. Lockhart (Chelsea)

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Writing Roundtables: Revising a Novel - Weeknight Writers Are you preparing to revise a novel for the first time? Struggling to understand how the editing process works? Wondering when, or if, you should bring on beta readers or professional editors? Writing...

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Square, red-toned sci-fi promo graphic. Large title at top: “THE LADY WIDOW.” On the left is a 3D book mockup: “The Lady Widow Book 2: Captured Among the Stars” by C. M. Lockhart, showing two women in a spaceship setting, tense and ready to fight, with green laser beams and a crocodile-like alien figure at the bottom. On the right, white text reads: “Book 2 coming May 26, 2026” and: “In this Black space opera, a grieving widow becomes the captain of her late husband’s spaceship to avenge his murder.” Bottom text compares vibes: “Cowboy Bebop x Frieren x Star Trek: Discovery.” A cute star/planet sticker appears in the lower right.

Preorders OPEN ✨🚀
CAPTURED AMONG THE STARS by @clockhartwrite.bsky.social

Captain Kyra Johnson: surviving grief, claiming power, and now… captured by alien crocodiles. 🐊👽 💙📚⚡

PB writteninmelanin.com/store/p/tlw2p

HB writteninmelanin.com/store/p/tlw2h

E writteninmelanin.com/store/p/tlw2e

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So excited!! #BlackBookSky

BOOK REVEAL: Captured Among the Stars by
@clockhartwrite.bsky.social
Coming May 26 2026
PRE-ORDER links below!
Paperback: writteninmelanin.com/store…
Hardback: writteninmelanin.com/store���
E-book: writteninmelanin.com/store…

Run, and pre-order book 2 in the The Lady Widow series!

#booksky #book

🤣🤣🤣
It's gotta finish cooking! I swear, as soon it's ready it's IN 👏🏾 HAND 👏🏾

dope cover but you're telling me i have to wait *checks calendar* 2 more months before i get the sequel?

the anticipation! 🥹😩

(nah but fr fr, ya'll should check this out)

What did he do INDEED 🙃👀🤭

Cover reveal for C.M. Lockhart final installment in her Duo-logy The Lady Widow, book 2 Captured Among The Stars. Text includes: In this Black Space Opera a grieving Widow becomes the Captain of her late Husbands spaceship to avenge his murder. Cowboy Bebop x Frieren x Star Trek: Discovery

Both covers of C.M. Lockhart Dulogy The Lady Widow, book 1 Death Among the Stars and book 2 Captured Among the Stars

Cover Reveal Time 🥳❤️

I get the pleasure to officially announce the upcoming sequel The Lady Widow series written by my friend! @clockhartwrite.bsky.social

Captured Among the Stars will be available in forms May 26 2026!

For one last adventure!

Preorder now! writteninmelanin.com/store/p/tlw2p

Thank you, love! I'm crazy excited to share this one 😆

It's a COVER REVEAL 👀

I'm crazy excited to share the cover for the second book in my novella series, THE LADY WIDOW: CAPTURED AMONG THE STARS 😆

The journey continues where DEATH AMONG THE STARS left off and it's coming to you May 26, 2026!

writteninmelanin.com/store/p/tlw2p

#BookSky #BlackAuthor

Writing Roundtables: Revising a Novel - Weeknight Writers Are you preparing to revise a novel for the first time? Struggling to understand how the editing process works? Wondering when, or if, you should bring on beta readers or professional editors? Writing...

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Episode 4 Bookish Anime Lover.
Premiers Tomorrow 5pm CET
My guest: C.M. Lockhart @melaninlibrary.com
We chat about anime, childhood memories, representation, books & writing.

EP premiers on the YT channel @WhichHobbyIsIt
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This is a very important video to watch. Thank you Ashley the Barroness. One comment from IG was America isn’t becoming Germany. America is becoming America. That really hit home for me. Watch this! Be uncomfortable.

IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN A WEEK!

Kind of fucks you up to realize that these men were using plaintext on gmail to discuss child trafficking, and yet Google and companies just like them want to surveil you and restrict what content you have access to so as to "keep children safe."

No problem! I just like for people to know what they're walking into 💚

This was a fantastic interview! I'm so glad I get to be a part of it 💚

This sounds super fun!

“A grieving widow becomes an intergalactic bounty hunter to avenge the murder of her husband.”

I think it is! 😆

Although, it's definitely got grief in it to, so proceed with awareness!

I'm dropping the sequel to DEATH AMONG THE STARS in 68 days.

Anyone want to read the first book before then? 👀

It comes with a chance to get the second book free 🤭
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Makes sense! Marketing is so hard right now. Everything is changing and I think now's the time to find a new groove.

Keep going, love. I know it's easier to say than do, but truly — keep going! I'm rooting for you!