T.E. MacArthur

Biography

T. E. MacArthur, author, artist, historian, and amateur parapsychologist wannabe living in the San Francisco Bay Area. She wrote the Steampunk series, The Volcano Lady and the Gaslight Adventures of Tom Turner, as well as the Noir-punk mystery, Lou Tanner, P.I.: A Place of Fog and Murder. She has also written for several local and specialized publications, anthologies, and was an accidental sports reporter for Reuters News.

Her storytelling changed direction recently to embrace the paranormal, her lifelong obsession, with her newest novel set in the Four Corner region of Colorado, not far from where she grew up.

She’s always been in love with ghosts, ancient curses, magic, and things that go bump in the night, and wants desperately to tell you all about it. Just ask her.

You can find her at www.TEMacArthur.com

Where to find T.E. MacArthur online

Books

Doomsday Relic
Series: The Volcano Lady: A Steam Adventure Cliffhanger Series, Book 9. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 63,460. Language: English. Originally Published: March 8, 2024 by Indies United Publishing House, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Alternative history, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk, Fiction » Romance » Sci-fi
1884: Europe is on the brink of war! Scientists are murdered and their laboratories destroyed! An ancient relic is discovered with dangerous secrets! In the center of it all: lady Professor Lettie Gantry and Commander Tom Turner.  Science and Madness collide in this Volcano Lady cliffhanger.  T. E. MacArthur brings the steam-driven world to life in exciting detail and action.
A Place of Fog and Murder (Second Edition)
Series: Lou Tanner, P.I.. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 82,540. Language: English. Published: October 25, 2023 by T.E. MacArthur. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Alternative history, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Mashups
A Place of Fog and Murder -- Second Edition Gumshoe in High Heels -- Lady detective Lou Tanner must thrive in a man's job, but her new client has brought more than his tales of woe. Ruthless gangsters, suspicious cops, & a desperate blackmailer all gum up the works. Gun in hand & wits at the ready, Lou is in a fight for her life. Noir meets Dieselpunk in this twisting tale of 1935 San Francisco.
The Skin Thief
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 92,470. Language: English. Published: March 20, 2023 by Indies United Publishing House, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » Chick lit, Fiction » Romance » Suspense, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Supernatural
Agent Tessa Lancing knew all about death – until she met Death. Accused traitor Jack de Sombras was as good as dead. Innocent people are dying. With an ancient evil after them, can they survive their last mission? The Skin Thief is a paranormal romantic thriller. Ancient secrets, terrifying spirits, and nail-biting action, this is MacArthur's gripping novel of thrills, betrayal, and desires.
Terror in a Wild Weird West
Series: The Gaslight Adventures of Tom Turner, Book 3. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 49,290. Language: English. Originally Published: March 16, 2023 by T.E. MacArthur. Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Alternative history, Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk
The Wild American West was a dream – for some it was a place to die. Lucky Tom Turner has run out of the good fortune that kept him alive for so long. Rescue the scientist, elude enemies, and escape torture – that's all his country asked of him. Ghost trains, evil agents, flooded mines, and a gunfight in the streets of Tombstone all await the no-so-lucky Turner.
The Yankee Must Die No. 1: Huaka'i Po (the Nightmarchers)
Series: The Gaslight Adventures of Tom Turner, Book 1. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 45,730. Language: English. Originally Published: March 16, 2023 by T.E. MacArthur. Categories: Fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Alternative history, Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk, Fiction » Adventure » Sea adventures
August of 1883, the volcano Krakatoa catastrophically exploded, few survived. Lucky Tom Turner was one of those few. Civil War veteran, intelligencer, and former firstmate aboard a madman's airship, Turner was a reluctant Devil. His luck has run out. Now he'll have to confront murderous pirates, ruthless scientists, erupting Hawaiian volcanoes, and the deadly Huaka'i po (the Nightmarchers.)
Death and the Barbary Coast
Series: The Gaslight Adventures of Tom Turner, Book 2. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 44,460. Language: English. Originally Published: March 16, 2023 by T.E. MacArthur. Categories: Fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Alternative history, Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk
There's something nasty lurking in the thick fog of San Francisco, roaring in the dark, waiting to be unleashed. Lucky Tom Turner will have to find out, but first he may be shanghaied, destroyed by former Confederates, or punished for his own past. Mechanical monstrosities show up on every street corner and in every suspicious warehouse, threatening the very fabric of his country.