For Immediate Release

For One Month Only: The Mysteries of Barcelona Kindle Edition Is Half Price

Randy Elrod’s erotic Gothic serial, reviewed by the Historical Novels Review, drops to $4.99 in the US and €4.99 in Spain through December 5

BARCELONA, Spain — From now through December 5, the Kindle edition of The Mysteries of Barcelona: An Erotic Gothic Serial sells for $4.99 on Amazon.com, and €4.99on Amazon.es, half its regular 9.99 price

Set in 1890, the novel follows Chloé Permanyer, a poisoner who seduces and destroys the powerful men Barcelona refuses to punish, and Baltasar Morel, an immortal clockmaker whose brass automatons begin to want what flesh wants.

“The parallels with our own AI predicament are indeed thought-provoking.”  –Historical Novels Review

“I want this book in the hands of readers who have never heard of me,” said Elrod. “For a month, the price of a coffee and a pastry in the Gothic Quarter buys you a ticket into its tunnels.”

The sale runs through midnight on December 5. Members of Kindle Unlimited can read the book free at any time.

How to Buy It

In the United States (Amazon.com):

1. Go to Amazon.com and search for The Mysteries of Barcelona Randy Elrod.
2. Choose the Kindle edition.
3. Click Buy now with 1-Click.
4. The book arrives within seconds on your Kindle, or in the free Kindle app on your phone, tablet, or computer.

In Spain (Amazon.es):

1. Go to Amazon.es and search for The Mysteries of Barcelona Randy Elrod.
2. Choose the Kindle edition.
3. Click Comprar ya con 1-Clic.
4. The book arrives on your Kindle or in the Kindle app.

No Kindle? Download the free Kindle app from the App Store or Google Play, sign in with your Amazon account, and the book will be waiting.

How to Give It as a Gift

A Kindle book makes an easy holiday present: no shipping, no wrapping, and you can schedule it to arrive on the day you choose.

On a computer:

1. Open the book’s Kindle edition page.
2. On the right side, find the box labeled Buy for others (on Amazon.es: Comprar para otros). Choose how many copies you want.
3. Click the button in that box.
4. Enter your recipient’s email address, add a personal message if you like, and choose a delivery date.
5. Place your order. Amazon emails your recipient a link to claim the book on the date you chose.

On your phone (Amazon app):

1. Search for the book and choose Kindle Edition from the format menu.
2. Scroll down to Buy for others and tap Continue.
3. Choose whether Amazon should email the gift for you, or send the link to you so you can deliver it yourself.
4. Complete your order.

Want to hand it over in person? Enter your own email address instead of your recipient’s. Amazon sends the gift link to you, and you can print it and tuck it into a card.

Giving to a book club or several friends? Choose a larger quantity. Afterward, open Your Orders, find the gift order, and copy a separate redemption link for each person.

Good to Know

• Kindle Unlimited members can read the book free, any time.
• Gifts work within one country. Buy from Amazon.com for readers in the US, and from Amazon.es for readers in Spain.
• Your recipient can choose. When they open the gift email, they can claim the book or exchange it for an Amazon gift card.
• Seeing “not available” on Amazon.es? Your Kindle account may still be registered to another country. Open Content and devices in your Amazon account and change your country to Spain.
• Prefer print? The paperback and hardcover editions are available on Amazon and through bookstores.

About the Book

The Mysteries of Barcelona: An Erotic Gothic Serial (cre:ate Publishing, 2026) is Book One of a series set in fin-de-siècle Barcelona. Beneath the cathedral, in a workshop reached through tunnels older than the city’s name, a poisoner and an immortal clockmaker wage a campaign of vengeance against Catalonia’s untouchable elite, while brass automatons awaken to desires of their own. It is Grand Guignol theater fused with a philosophical thriller, and a meditation on what it means to be conscious, embodied, and free.

About the Author

Randy Elrod is an American writer and artist living in Barcelona. He spent three decades as a creative arts director before trading the American evangelical world for a new life in Catalonia, a journey he chronicles twice weekly in Randy Elrod | Barcelona. He founded and curated the international re:Create conference for eighteen years and has published twelve books. The Mysteries of Barcelona is his first novel.

Learn more: randyelrod.com · randyelrod.substack.com · Amazon Author Page