Books by Carmen Bouldin
Listed below are the books I have published in the following genres: Gothic Romance, Poetry, and Recipe books. I have added links to purchase these from Amazon; however, if you would like to purchase a signed copy, please email me at carmenbouldin@gmail.com. I will be able to work with you on the shipping cose to your area. Thank you so much for supporting my writing adventures!!
The Gothic Garden Series
The Rose Bush
The Rose Bush is a gothic romance you should pluck without hesitation of thorns to read and to be bewitched by this intriguing love story. During the 1840s, a young girl, Annabel Allan, knows she has a bright future ahead of her. While unbeknownst to her, tragedy, betrayal, death, and supernatural twists loom around every corner of her life blending the enchantment of darkness with gothic accoutrements. All she wants in her life is to love and be loved, and to be happy. It is not until she moves back to her parental home as an adult that she might find her true love and remain in her kingdom by the sea. She finds out about a family tradition where love is cultivated through a specially chosen rose bush meant just for her. Will the rose bush bind her love forevermore? Or will it be the heartbreaking death of Annabel?
The Asphodels
For this tale, not only does the flower bloom with brilliance, but it becomes the centerpiece in the arrangement of the story for one character, Asphodel Willoughby, named by her father after this gothic flower. Asphodel must find her place in life in this little town where spirits roam and family members dwell. Her greatest force to reckon with is her twin sister, Astra, who is her mirror image in body and soul. Total opposites always opposing each other at every turn, leaving Asphodel working side by side with her father, Thomas, in his funerary business, Willoughby Undertakers, while Astra thrives as the radiant flower in society who wants a life outside the sorrow and death Asphodel embraces.
Other Books
Eclectic Expressions
What does eclectic mean? Eclectic brings in a vast array of different styles or ideas, mixed together to create an authentic style; however, changing and evolving as a person ages. Eclectic Expressions does just that! It is a poetry collection filled with multiple topics over a lifetime of writing. This poetry collection offers seven chapters with themes from education, family, relationships, struggles, traveling, belonging, and nature. Each chapter moves the reader through a lifetime from childhood to middle age, acknowledging the beautiful and the unpleasant occurrences life can offer. Reading these wide-ranging expressions will leave the reader with several emotions, connecting some poetic attributes to his or her own life.
The Flavored Raven: Recipes Inspired from the Six Degrees of Edgar Allan Poe
Pick your Poe "poisonous" recipe to savor not only Poe's works, but legendary libations and tantalizing treats. The Flavored Raven builds recipes from cocktails, appetizers, breads, soups, salads, entrees, sides, and desserts all with a Poe twist. Each recipe is inspired from either one of his poems, short stories, letters, essays, or his only novel all within the Six Degrees of Edgar Allan Poe. Just like the Six Degrees of Separation, there are Six Degrees of Poe: Literature, Horror, Science/Sci-Fi, Surrealism, Pop Culture, and Poe Places. Once you try these recipes, you will be "raven" about them.
Authored by Carmen Bouldin, Jeff Bouldin, and Jeanie Smith.
Poetry Anthologies
Evermore 4 (Evermore: Edgar Allan Poe Inspired Poetry)
by The Ravens Quoth Press (Author), Kara Hawkers (Editor), E. Mery Blake (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
Experience a global homage to Poe's macabre essence as international voices weave dark and chilling tales in this captivating anthology.
My poem, “The Raven’s Mourning,” is included in this anthology.
Evermore 5
by The Ravens Quoth Press (Author), Kara Hawkers (Editor), E. Mery Blake (Editor) Format: Paperback
Evermore: Fifth Edition is the latest in The Ravens Quoth Press’s acclaimed anthology series, uniting poets from across the globe in a shared homage to Edgar Allan Poe. Dark, lyrical, and evocative, this collection weaves themes of death, melancholy, madness, and the supernatural with fresh voices that echo the master of gothic verse while bringing their own originality to the tradition.
The poems within traverse haunted houses, spectral landscapes, ghostly loves, and uncanny dreamscapes. Shadows shift between intimacy and dread, illuminating how the gothic imagination continues to haunt and inspire modern poetry. Each piece carries a deep respect for atmosphere, sound, and symbolism—whether through chilling imagery, romantic melancholy, or unsettling reflection. Together, the anthology reads like a chorus of voices calling through the veil, each poem a candle lit in Poe’s eternal literary house.
Perfect for admirers of gothic literature, students of Poe, and lovers of dark, atmospheric verse, Evermore: Fifth Edition offers both a tribute and a reimagining. It proves that the gothic is not confined to the nineteenth century but continues to breathe, evolve, and enchant today’s readers.
Two of my poems, “Ushering Death Too Soon” and “Cursed Soul,” are in this anthology.
Cherish 2 (Romance Collection)
by The Ravens Quoth Press (Author), Kara Hawkers (Editor), E. Mery Blake (Editor) Format: Paperback
Cherish 2 is a beautifully curated romantic poetry anthology from The Ravens Quoth Press, featuring poems by over twenty international writers. Each piece in this collection reflects the multifaceted nature of love—its joy, sorrow, memory, and magic—told through voices that are intimate, reflective, and achingly sincere.
This edition explores a wide spectrum of romantic experience: young love, enduring devotion, lost connections, and rekindled dreams. Whether steeped in nostalgia, grounded in daily intimacy, or soaring with passion, the poems resonate with readers seeking the poetry of real human emotion. There is a dreamlike softness to some entries, a grounded realism to others, with recurring themes of time, memory, longing, and destiny.
Cherish invites readers to slow down, reflect, and immerse themselves in the language of the heart. A celebration of love in its many forms, this anthology makes the perfect companion for a quiet evening, a heartfelt gift, or a reminder of how deeply poetry can speak to our shared experience of connection.
Three of my poems (“At Long Last,” “The Lore of the Rose Bush,” and “Patience for Nature’s Surprise”) are included in this anthology.
