The universe has a sense of humor, it seems

So, while I wasn’t in the mood to fully redo my entire online store and presence, evidently, the universe decided it was time.

How did it tell me, you ask?

Well, by sending credit card scammers to decide to use my Shopify store as a testing ground for stolen credit cards!

When I finally figured out what was going on, there were literally hundreds of transactions that were attempted through my store. Fortunately, very few actually processed, and they were 99¢ ebooks, so there wasn’t a lot of money “coming in.” But I had to refund them all, regardless. I worked with Shopify to put up as much blocking as I could, but they were still coming. We even put up reCaptchas in my checkout cart, and they were still trying to get through that.

How’d I know they were scammers? They all had the same customer name, but addresses that varied by a number or two, and a different email for every one. I tried all the blocks I could but they still kept coming in.

So I put my site on private, and then began the steps of moving everything away from Shopify.

I won’t say I was happy about it, because I absolutely was not. That being said, I’d been wanting to move away from Shopify for a while, and this was the kick in the pants I needed, evidently.

New website, new bookshop, same book boyfriends

So, I have a new website!

And when I finally saw it all put together, I kind of wanted to cry.

It came out stupid pretty, and I adore everything about it. Smooth, clean, fresh, and absolutely tots adorbs.

You can find it at candicegilmer.com. You’ll find my books, series, and blog there, along with links to the retailers where each book is available.

If you like buying books directly from me, my bookshop has moved to candicegilmerbooks.store. Start on the author site and look for Buy Direct on a book’s page, or head straight to the shop and see what catches your eye.

• Ebooks arrive by email from BookFunnel. Their download page walks you through getting the book onto your device.
• Print books are packed and shipped by me. Check the listing if you’re looking for a signed copy or a special edition.
• Checkout offers card payment as well as PayPal.

There’s a Coming Soon page with info about what’s in the future–because there’s a lot.

And if you’re wondering about that whole Tallow Bend and the Halloran Brothers, I have a coming-soon page of their own. They can wait their turn. Probably. Shifters. In Colorado. A special online exclusive set.

Thank you for reading my books, telling your friends about them, and coming back whenever I say, “Okay, but what if this one had a cyborg?”

While it was stressful and exhausting, and of course, right in the same week as Crown’s release, I’m excited to have a new home for all of it.

Come poke around and see what you find.

Candice