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Happy Book Birthday, Dead Weight! (G.P. Robbins.)

Newly promoted Detective Jace Smithson has his hands full with solving the murders of ten men and the kidnapping of a unicorn capable of producing diamonds. On the surface, the crime appears to be a classic tale of greed and violence, but digging deeper reveals something sinister has come to Cauldron City.

Securing the safety and security of those he swore to protect is only the beginning of Jace’s problems. Add in his relationship with the dragons of Cauldron City along with a few person...

Upcoming Hardback Editions

At current, there will be three titles / series that will be getting special hardback editions, and these are as follows:

Dead Weight by G.P. Robbins (and the entire Magic, Mayhem, and the Law in Precinct #153)

Life-Debt by R.J. Blain (Science fiction, unnamed interconnected series of books.) (The image is from Life-Debt.)

Moon Tamed by Audrey Green (and all subsequent titles by this author.)

Dead Weight, due to length, will likely cost $49.99, and it will be at most major retailers. (Pr...

Release Date for Whiskers on Kittens to Change Soon.

This year, I’m taking Christmas off. As a result, I will be changing the release date for Whiskers on Kittens to Tuesday December 19, 2023. (Yes, a week earlier.) I need the time to unwind without a book release over the holidays this year.

I figured a week earlier wouldn’t bother you much, and it won’t stress me out as much as having a Christmas release this year.

Expect notifications of release date changes to hit your email boxes next week.

I am adjusting release dates on some projects.

I need more time to do edits. I apologize for the inconvenience.

For now, the Trickster King will now come out in February 2024 instead of January. Grave Affairs will be moved to early May.

For the moment, Life-Debt, Old Secrets, and Whiskers on Kittens will have the same release date, but this may change depending on the situation.

Thank you for your understanding.

Meet Dumbass and Dumbfuck!

I found a place that sells RO (reverse osmosis) water for $0.50 after you buy the first jug, so the spouse approved of a fish acquisition adventure yesterday! I am very excited, as I have missed having finned children around.

Why Dumbass and Dumbfuck?

The instant Dumbass got into his tank, he began fighting with himself. Six hours later… still fighting with himself. There were numerous instances where he was so focused on fighting himself that he ran into his ornaments, etc, thus resulting...

Sneak Peek: Dead Weight by G.P. Robbins!

This paranormal investigations novel releases on July 25, 2023!

You can preorder Dead Weight at the following retailers: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Apple Books.

Print and Audiobook editions will be coming at a slightly later date.

Note: please do not edit or criticize; this is an unproofed sneak peek meant for your enjoyment.

Chapter One

Thursday, April 5, 2057
Warehouse Row, Precinct 153
Cauldron City, Nebraska.

The next time Captain Farthan asked if I wanted to ac...

Pssspspsppsspsps! Pets in Space 8!

Thar be a new anthology coming out on October 3, 2023! A reminder to my patreon users: anthologies are NOT included in your subscription, as I do not have rights to copy anything from the anthology. If you want the story at release, you’ll need to order it at your preferred retailer!

Yes, my contribution (entitled Experimental Voyage) will eventually be released as a standalone, but that will not happen until July 2024 at the earliest.

Bonus: the anthology earns money for charity!

My st...

Please don’t mind the dust!

The website (menus, etc) are going to be wonky over the next few weeks. I’m putting together a master list of all of my books by author name and series by general popularity. This will give you one page you can go to… where you can click on whatever version of the book you will like. I will be removing many of the old series/book pages (you may still find them via google, but they won’t be accessible through the menus) and so on.

The format for each book entry is going look a little like this...

Pen Names and Why I Use Them~ (Plus News/Updates)

Picture: Some sort of Miner, taken at Uluru.

To open this show, I am still jet lagged, and I have had a week from absolute living hell. Look for sentences in bold text for important news. In good news, my test with the Royal States audiobooks has been going well. As a result, there are a bunch of audiobooks queued up for release on Audible.

Give it 1-3 months, because audible moves… much like turtle with one working leg. Sorry about that.

In bad news on the audiobook front, it is en...

Publication, Thy Name is Pivot…

Three weeks off did me a world of good, but now it is time to buckle up and get back to work.

Quick note: all book links within the post go to B&N. Amazon (and other) links will be at the very bottom of the post.

Also… please do not panic, and please do read carefully. No books are being cancelled. I’m just changing how I operate my business so I can keep writing for longer.

I spent very little of the three weeks writing, but I did spend a rather notable amount of time thinking. The Ama...