Author Christopher Kelly

Great news! 📕 We’re signing at READERS TAKE DENVER 2024.

Come join us for four fun-filled days with two signings, over 300 authors and narrators, panels, special Red Carpet events, evening parties, Karaoke party, Casino night and more!

When: April 18 - 21, 2024

Tickets: readerstakedenver.com

Hope to see you there. 🖊️

We know we’re biased, but Marks might just be the perfect Halloween read! 🎃 📖

Check it out on Amazon, where Kindle Unlimited subscribers read for free.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B09THQ34W9

We love being in a city where creativity lives and breathes all around us, and we are proud to be two of the many creatives who call Nashville home! 🤩 We often draw inspiration from the great singers and musicians in Music City.

Did you notice that Thirsty Creek, the fictional city in our debut novel, Marks, is located in Middle Tennessee? It's a small town, not far from Nashville.

We have a new supernatural thriller novel coming in 2023 and can't wait for you to read it! It's about a father and son who find strange things happening in their tiny Southern town when the sun goes down.

Read the blurb: christopherkellybooks.com/novels/counting-sheep.

Happy reading! 📖

We love seeing the Bookstagram images readers make with our covers. Thanks to for this beauty! 🥰

In any great partnership, you utilize each person’s strengths to make something new that’s different from what either of you could create alone. It becomes a living, breathing thing that takes on a life of its own. 💪

Christopher + Kelly are at it again as we work on our next novel. 📖

Counting Sheep is coming in 2023!

Read any good books lately? 😀

Glad you’re satisfied, Dianne! Thank you for your review.

Ooohh, aaahh! ☕️ Soon, this handsome mug will be available to purchase in our online store.

“Freedom lies in being bold.”
—Robert Frost

Happy 4th of July, from us to you. Let freedom ring! 🇺🇸💥

Merch design happening now! 👜 Can't wait to see how this tote looks in person.

That feeling when ideas are flowing and your work-in-progress is humming along. 💪 Christopher (half of the Christopher + Kelly team) is in the groove!

Our next novel, Counting Sheep, debuts in 2023.

“The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can.”
—Neil Gaiman

Thanks, Billie! 😘

Next up from us is Counting Sheep, coming in 2023! 🤩 If you enjoyed Marks, this novel is sure to thrill you. We're busy writing it now.

ABOUT COUNTING SHEEP:
How far will a father and son go to find the answers they seek?

Porter Stern is slick. So slick, in fact, that he’s grown the local church congregation in his tiny Arkansas town to numbers never seen before. People seem drawn to him like moths to a flame, and locals and visitors alike pack the pews to hear his sermons.

Porter’s teenage son, Elijah, has taken notice and wishes to follow in his father’s footsteps. He’s bright and eager, and he wants a taste of the magnetism his dad enjoys.

Only something sinister is happening in their town each night after darkness falls. When townspeople go missing and strange sightings begin, father and son must work together if they want to save their family legacy—and themselves.

Perfect for fans of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Jeff VanderMeer, Counting Sheep will keep you turning pages right up until its pulse-pounding end.

A saber-toothed tiger, in a residential area of modern-day Thirsty Creek, Tennessee? No way. 🐅 Not possible.

Mark Simbas sees it clearly, though. He swears it’s real.

Latent energy pulses from the big cat’s muscles as it waits, ready to pounce. It’s staring at Mark with an evil, predatory look in its eyes. It opens its mouth to growl and huge, razor-sharp teeth glisten in the soft glow of the moonlight. Saliva drips from the teeth and falls onto the sidewalk below. The cat means to attack, that much is clear.

👉 Find out what happens in Marks, available at Amazon and free to read with a Kindle Unlimited subscription.

"Finding the humility to happily walk away from those who don’t get it unlocks our ability to do good work." — Seth Godin

Love it or hate it—that's okay either way. Everyone has their tastes and preferences. But we can promise you Marks is completely original, and the story turned out exactly as we'd hoped. We are pleased!

Have you read our debut novel yet?

How it started, and how it’s going. 😎 Have you read Marks yet?

Reviews of Marks are beginning to come in, and we’re delighted that readers are enjoying the story!

Thanks, Linda, for the kind words. 🥰

It's release day! 😎 We are incredibly proud to bring you Marks, a supernatural thriller about a man whose unusual birthmarks might reveal a tortured past.

This book is the culmination of more than a year of collaboration. We have spent countless hours discussing, planning, and co-writing together, and we've loved every minute of it. Marks is the first of many novels to come under this mother and son combined pen name.

Marks is available in ebook, paperback, and hardcover formats and is free to read with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. We hope you enjoy the story!
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ABOUT MARKS:
Visions of gruesome battles and heartbreaking deaths flare vividly in Mark Simbas’ mind. They haunt him, as he discovers that each vision corresponds to a birthmark on his body.

Dark reflections of the history he teaches at the local high school unnerve Mark when they appear in his own life— with imagery dating all the way back to caveman days.

When the people around him in small-town Tennessee begin to notice his oddities, and his pregnant girlfriend, Reya, finds herself at wit’s end, things turn into a tangle from which Mark must scramble desperately to escape... if he can escape at all.

Perfect for fans of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Jeff VanderMeer, Marks will take you on a thrill ride and keep you guessing right up until its pulse-pounding end.

On Amazon: https://amzn.to/3wTelUz

One of our advanced readers, Aparna, wrote a great review of Marks on her blog. There are some mild spoilers, but take a look if you don't mind those. We're thrilled that she enjoyed the story! 😀

MARKS ( ADVANCED REVIEW COPY) CHRISTOPHER KELLY Book Review ‘Marks’ by Christopher Kelly is an astonishing, excellent, awesome, and one of the most exciting supernatural thriller. I thank Author Kelly Utt and her ve…

Strike a pose! 🌟 New author photos coming soon.

Release week vibes for this mother and son co-writing team 📖🥰

Our first paperback copies of Marks have arrived! They’re gorgeous! 😍📚

6 days until Marks is released! 🤩

Visions of gruesome battles and heartbreaking deaths flare vividly in Mark Simbas’ mind. They haunt him, as he discovers that each vision corresponds to a birthmark on his body.

Dark reflections of the history he teaches at the local high school unnerve Mark when they appear in his own life— with imagery dating all the way back to caveman days.

When the people around him in small-town Tennessee begin to notice his oddities, and his pregnant girlfriend, Reya, finds herself at wit’s end, things turn into a tangle from which Mark must scramble desperately to escape... if he can escape at all.

Perfect for fans of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Jeff VanderMeer, Marks will take you on a thrill ride and keep you guessing right up until its pulse-pounding end.

Preorder your copy on Amazon today!

Behind the scenes: Is this cover amazing, or what? Our designer is a total rock star. 😍 Kudos to Elizabeth Mackey Graphic Design! 👏👏

We can’t wait to see this beauty on the actual finished books. Our print copies should arrive any day now.

Marks officially releases on Friday, May 27.

SO CLOSE NOW! Marks will be released on Friday, May 27, and we can hardly wait. Woo-hoo! 😍

Advance copies have gone out to those who signed up to read and review ahead of release day. Check your inbox!

If you haven't signed up yet and would like an advance ebook copy in exchange for an honest review when you're finished reading, email us at [email protected].

We have a brand-spankin’ new author logo! It’s distinctive, it’s (maybe) a little disturbing, and it’s ready to make its debut along with our first novel that’s releasing soon. 😎 What do you think?

Great movie! 🍿 If you like this flick, there’s a good chance you’ll enjoy our books too.

What are you up to this week? 😀 Us? We're finally typing THE END on the Marks manuscript, then sending it off to our editor.

It's been a long process but we are so proud and excited about the finished product that will be ready for you to read in May.

Preorder your copy on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B09THQ34W9

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Rainy day as a cold front comes in. ☔️🍁 The puppy is snoozing while I work! 💤
—Kelly

Rainy day collab session… with donuts! 🍩 ✍️

Our debut novel, Marks, is coming soon. We can hardly wait for you to read it.

Meet the Christopher in the combined mother-son pen name Christopher Kelly! 📚

He’s hard at work today as we prepare our debut thriller, Marks, for release.

Christopher is a college student at Middle Tennessee State University.

He’s a tremendously talented storyteller who is fiercely devoted to the integrity of his well-developed characters. Lots of adjectives in that sentence because they’re needed to adequately describe the awesomeness. 😎

Watch out, world! 💥 Good things are coming.

Working lunch today! 🍽 We’re busy prepping Marks (our first novel under this pen name) for release.

Can’t wait for you to read it!

We hope you're excited for Marks, our debut novel under this mother-and-son combined pen name, to release. We're pleased to announce that even more is in the works!

Counting Sheep will be just as weird and thrilling as Marks.

We can't wait for you to read it.

ABOUT COUNTING SHEEP
How far will a father and son go to find the answers they seek?

Porter Stern is slick. So slick, in fact, that he’s grown the local church congregation in his tiny Arkansas town to numbers never seen before. People seem drawn to him like moths to a flame, and locals and visitors alike pack the pews to hear his sermons.

Porter’s teenage son, Elijah, has taken notice and wishes to follow in his father’s footsteps. He’s bright and eager, and he wants a taste of the magnetism his dad enjoys.

Only something sinister is happening in their town each night after darkness falls. When townspeople go missing and strange sightings begin, father and son must work together if they want to save their family legacy— and themselves.

Perfect for fans of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Jeff VanderMeer, Counting Sheep will keep you turning pages right up until its pulse-pounding end.

Reserve your copy on Amazon today!

We’ve been planning our first novel for a while now, but today was day 1 of actually writing it! 👏

Marks is coming soon. We can’t wait to share the story with you!