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Quick Kickstarter Reminder!

THE DRAGON THIEF SERIES, SEASON ONE, omnibus edition Kickstarter is now live!! If you like fancy books, paperback books, maybe want to get to name a character in the series? Head over and check it out!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katsimons/the-dragon-thief-series-season-one-omnibus-deluxe-edition

The fancy books and slipcases will be exclusive to the Kickstarter, and later my store. But they won't be available anywhere else. So if you like fancy or physical boxed sets, this is a good time to pick them up.

And if you aren't a Kickstarter person, but would like to help and support me, spreading the word about the Kickstarter is soooo helpful! Thank you very much for that.

And for those who, like me, can't seem to get enough of Myra and Christopher, the Free Read at The Cafe at KatSimonsBooks the first half of this month is a Myra and Christopher story! Be sure to check that out while it's available to read for free!

I'll be back mid-month with a normal update, but until then, thanks again for any help you can provide!!

Happy Reading,

Kat

Equinox and St. Paddy's Day Month!

Happy March! And Happy Equinox! And Happy St. Patrick's Day!

For March, I have a whole host of news, books you might enjoy for St. Patrick's Day and upcoming release information.

First up on the news, JOAN AND THE GOBLINS is officially out wide as of today! If you haven't already picked it up at KatSimonsBooks, now's the chance to get at any of the other vendors you prefer.

JOAN AND THE GOBLINSA Joan of Kerry Story
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Bogs, goblins, and a monster more ancient than a dragon…

Joan and her dragon companion Rory find themselves on thehunt. For goblins. A group of annoying goblins who have stolen something theyshouldn’t have touched. Something that could raise a monster so deadly and soancient, even Rory doesn’t have a name for the creature.

Goblins without a king are goblins causing trouble. Goblinstrying to be the king cause chaos that could get the entire island of Irelanddestroyed. Joan and Rory must stop the would-be king and his companions beforeit’s too late. Before the deadly monster comes looking for its stolen treasure.

Because even a hero, her dragon, and her legendary swordmight not be enough to stop this ancient threat.

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And if you just can't get enough of Joan and Rory, the Free Read at The Café at KatSimonsBooks is a Joan of Kerry story! Joan visits The Café, and there's also a goblin involved, because of course there is. That one's a free read until April 1st so don't miss out!!

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Dragon Thief readers, I have lots of news for you! The prelaunch for the Kickstarter page is available to follow, and I'll be launching on April 1st (I know, I know, but it's not a joke, I promise! LOL). If you follow the prelaunch page, you'll get a notification as soon as I launch, so you won't forget. And apparently having people follow the campaign helps it get off to a good start even if you can't back for some reason. Any help, even just following along, will help, so THANK YOU!


https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katsimons/the-dragon-thief-series-season-one-omnibus-deluxe-edition

There will be all kinds of fun stuff in the Kickstarter, but primarily it will be to fund some very cool special editions of the omnibus! Don't miss out!

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And speaking of Dragon Thief, the next book is up for preorder now! THE GREEN SCROLL JOB, Book 8 in the series, and the second story in Season Two, follows our new the team learning to work together. There are growing pains, bad guys, and ancient magic. It's fun! I encourage you to read it.

"Despite growing pains and shaky trust, Myra, Christopher,and the team have a new distressed damsel to rescue. And saving their client fromsome very dangerous people will mean confronting ancient, deadly magic."

THE GREEN SCROLL JOB is out at KatSimonsBooks on April 23rd, and will release wide on June 10th. You can preorder at either KatSimonsBooks or at your preferred vendor to get the book delivered right to you on launch day!

Missed the Book 7 launch at the store? Never worry, the wide release for THE CROWN OF KINGSHIP JOB is out in April too! It's still available at my store if you're in a hurry and want to get it early. But on April 9th, it will arrive in all the stores. It's also available for preorder now if you'd like to make sure it lands in your reader on the day.

And for my print readers, do not despair! This series begins making its way into print with the Kickstarter. The individual books will go to print and there are options for those in the Kickstarter. They'll be available at KatSimonsBooks to buy direct, and also available wide from most bookstores--available to order if they aren't on the shelf.

More on that next month during the Kickstarter run!

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But speaking of paperback editions of books, I've started putting some of my shorter stories and novellas into print for print readers! I'll be working on this one series at a time. This month was the Percy James Mystery series!

They're currently available at Amazon stores and at KatSimonsBooks for buying directly from me. But they're making their way out to other bookstores soon, so keep an eye out!

Next up on my move-to-print list is obviously the Dragon Thief series, but I'm also going to be getting the Joan of Kerry series into print soon too! Hopefully they'll be ready to go out by May. Just need a little reworking on the covers. I will keep you updated here!

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AND! Because it happens to be St. Patrick's Day (or well, it was just before this page went live), this is a reminder that I have a couple of books for that :)

Not only do I have some fun reads for the day that celebrates all things Irish, JOAN AND THE LEPRECHAUN as well as CARY'S LEPRECHAUN TROUBLES are both on sale at my store now for only $0.99 until the end of the month! They are also on sale everywhere eBooks are sold until March 23rd! Don't miss out.
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With all that, a little reminder that if you prefer to get your news direct to your inbox, my reader newsletter will keep you updated on all of these activities, with the added benefit of the occasional excerpt, cover reveal, store coupons, and all new subscribers get two exclusive stories! So if you're interested in staying up to date without having to remember to swing by the website,  join my newsletter now .
Okay, I think that's probably enough news for one month (I did warn it was a lot LOL). Next month, the Kickstarter launches and new Dragon Thief stories go live! An exciting month!
Until then, Happy Equinox! And Happy St. Patrick's Day.And Happy Reading,~Kat

Romance Month 2025

For a writer of Romance, I'm not really keen on Valentine's Day. HOWEVER, that doesn't mean I don't like the idea of promoting Romance BOOKS this time of year.

AND because it's also Black History Month, I will recommend some brilliant Black Romance Authors whose work I adore! There are soooo many Black authors I love love love, so this is a very brief and not even close to complete list of some Romance authors to check out (if you haven't already!) Farrah Rochon writes a lot of great Romances, but I think my particular favorite are the Boyfriend Project books. Check out Rebekah Weatherspoon's books for a mix of super hot and remarkably sweet. Kwana Jackson's books, particularly for me Real Men Knot, are all wonderful. She also writes as KM Jackson. Finally, Celestine Martin's Paranormal Romances are adorable. I love the entire Elemental Love series. Especially if you're looking for cozy paranormal slow burn romance. Just delicious!

So! Go forth and purchase lots of lovely reading!

Now! On to my own books. LOL. I have a couple of new releases AND the official prelaunch page to the new Kickstarter is up!

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Kickstarter first! I'm very excited about this one. This will be for the entire first season of The Dragon Thief series put together into one big omnibus edition, which will get a relatively nice paperback edition and a super fancy deluxe paperback edition!

For more, visit the prelaunch page and please consider following that page so you'll be notified the minute it launches! This helps the launch get off to a good start, too, which helps the campaign as a whole. Thank you!

This should be lots of fun. I'm really looking forward to seeing this deluxe edition created!

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And on that note, for new releases this month, I am officially starting the new season of the Dragon Thief!
Season Two is going to be lots of fun. We shift gears ever so slightly and add a team into the mix for Myra and Christopher and that...complicates things, but is also proving fun. The new book, THE CROWN OF KINGSHIP JOB is out now at my store, and available for preorder wide. It will come out from the wide vendors in April, so if you want to order from one of them, highly recommend the preorder so you don't forget (I'll remind everyone, too, though *grin*)

THE CROWN OF KINGSHIP JOBA Dragon Thief Story, Book 7Season Two

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New relationship, new heist, new disaster waiting tohappen…

Dangling from the side of a building in Manhattan, late atnight, with glass cutters at the ready, Myra confronts the start contrastbetween her old life as a solitary cat burglar and her new life…as thegirlfriend of a dragon shifter prince. A dragon shifter prince with a soft spotfor damsels in distress and a habit of finding Myra even when she doesn’t wantto be found.

What’s a magical thief to do? Falling hard for Christopherdid more than throw Myra into the world of the dragon shifters. Navigating arelationship with someone who cares whether you live or die proves a lot morecomplicated than she expected. She adores Christopher. But she finds this newlife an adjustment.

So when he presents her with a new potential job, shehesitates. Until she learns it involves rescuing a damsel in distress.Christopher’s Achille’s heel. How can she refuse to help him with that?Discovering the job requires all her skills, help from some new people, and thelurking menace of an old rival, guarantees Myra accepts this quest.

Because if they can’t steal back the stolen treasure, thedragon king will lay waste to the city she loves. And everyone in it.

Don’t miss this exciting return to the romantic urbanfantasy DRAGON THIEF series! The start of a new season of adventures, heists,and danger for Myra and Christopher. Only this time, they’re not alone.

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I also have a second story from HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND FAIRY DALES  releasing as a standalone eBook this month! It will be out everywhere on February 25th and is available for preorder now.
This one is another Irish set, pretty weird fairytale story, which I hope readers will enjoy! For my print readers, the best place to get this story is still in the collection.

TO DANCE IN FALLOW FIELDS AT MIDNIGHTOut February 25th
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Resist the call to the dance when the Fae are about…

Becks rented the country cottage in Ireland to live out along-held dream of writing in Ireland surrounded by history and myth and somegood Irish beer. But the difficulties of the real world followed her to theEmerald Isle along with a frustrating case of writer’s block. Deadlines,business issues, and a novel that decides not to write itself leave Beckswandering the fields, looking for inspiration. Or even just a little of thatmagic she’d hoped to capture on her trip.

Hearing laughter in a fallow field, mysterious mistscrawling along the rich dark soil, and a warning from the local pub owner leaveher wondering what magic those fields really hold. What creatures lay beyondthat thin mist. What dangers taunt her during the dark nights with music thatcalls her to the dance.

Becks discovers much more than she bargained for on her tripto a country cottage in Ireland. Including a threat that feels all too real.And a call to a world that, if she dares enter, could lead down a path to herdestruction.

Author’s Note: To Dance in Fallow Fields atMidnight is also published in the contemporary fantasy collection HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND FAIRYDALES.

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And finally quick reminder to visit The Café at KatSimonsBooks for new free short story reads this month! Frank at the Café is available for a few more days. Then I have an adorable Sapphic romance especially for Romance month releasing on the 15th, called Betty and Al at the Café!

Remember, if you miss a story and want to catch up before the collection of stories releases in July, you can pick up each of the stories individually from KatSimonsBooks.

Until next month, happy reading!!

~Kat

Happy 2025!

Happy New Year! I hope the start of this new year is treating you kindly. I know it is not for some people (thinking about the massive wildfires in California as I write this), and my heart goes out to you. I hope you get support and healing, and the rest of the year is kinder.

For my part, January is its usual crazy start to the new year, but it's mostly good stuff, so I will take that!

This month, I have a new Joan of Kerry story out! And a short story from the last Haunts and Howls collection has released as a standalone story. The third Stories from the Café story is up at The Café now as well!

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JOAN AND THE GOBLINS is available now at my store and will be available at other vendors on March 18th. The preorder for wide purchases is up now, or you can pick the book up at KatSimonsBooks.com now, if you're the impatient type.

Also, for my print readers, I have enough Joan or Kerry stories now to put together a nice print collection, so look for that later in 2025.

JOAN AND THE GOBLINSA Joan of Kerry Story
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Bogs, goblins, and a monster more ancient than a dragon…

Joan and her dragon companion Rory find themselves on thehunt. For goblins. A group of annoying goblins who have stolen something theyshouldn’t have touched. Something that could raise a monster so deadly and soancient, even Rory doesn’t have a name for the creature.

Goblins without a king are goblins causing trouble. Goblinstrying to be the king cause chaos that could get the entire island of Irelanddestroyed. Joan and Rory must stop the would-be king and his companions beforeit’s too late. Before the deadly monster comes looking for its stolen treasure.

Because even a hero, her dragon, and her legendary swordmight not be enough to stop this ancient threat.

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Also new this month is the standalone eBook of Black Water Hawthorns, a creepy, weird fairy story from the 2024 Haunts and Howls collection HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND FAIRY DALES. If you're a print reader, I recommend picking up the collection, but if you'd just like one or two of the individual eBook stories from the collection, those are rolling out this year.

Black Water Hawthorns is available wherever eBooks are sold!

BLACK WATER HAWTHORNS
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Beware the darkest waters, for monsters lurk in theirdepths…

Ph.D. student Deirdre’s late nights of study have left herexhausted and punch drunk. But she’s so close to the end, so close to finishingher thesis she can taste it. Even the stories of missing people around theDublin campus can’t deter her. Especially when those tales all have logicalexplanations. The nervous, jumpy energy on campus worries her a little. Butshe’s got too much to do to think about the mysteries.

Until a strange dizzy spell bends her world. When sherecovers, everything still mostly looks like her college campus in DublinIreland. But everything has shifted a bit sideways. Everything looks a littlestrange. Threatening. And when the red-eyed creature out of myth and legendappears, Deirdre knows she’s either lost it…

Or she is no longer in the ordinary world.

Following a strange creature into a strange realm never endswell for hapless humans. Yet Deirdre finds herself doing just that. Hoping shecan find her way home. Before the black water monster lurking among thehawthorns catches her. And traps her forever.

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Finally, be sure to check in at THE CAFE at KatSimonsBooks for the latest free reads! From the 15th, Agnes at the Café is available. And a new story will post on February 1st.

For those who'd like to catch up, I've decided (thanks to a recommendation by some fellow publishers) to make the individual stories available for sale from KatSimonsBooks. The full collection of short Café stories will still come out every six months with the previous six months worth of stories. And that collected edition will be available in eBook and Print editions. But if you've missed a story and don't want to wait, or prefer reading on a device of your choice rather than off the blog, or just like a particular story and want your own copy, you can purchase individual eBooks of the stories once they go live in The Café. 

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Next month, be sure to look out for another standalone eBook from last year's Haunts and Howls collection, as well as a new Dragon Thief story! AND news on the upcoming Dragon Thief Kickstarter!

More on all that in February.

Until then, Happy Reading!

Almost the New Year!

Hope you picked up as many free books as you could for the Stuff Your eReader event!

I'll be back in January with a full update on news and releases, but this is just a little reminder that, until January 1st, you can still read BOO AND THE WITCH AT THE CAFE for free at KatSimonsBooks!

On January 1st, I'll have the next story up, but BOO AND THE WITCH will disappear. So be sure to catch that opening story at The Cafe now! 

Visit https://www.TheCafeatKatSimonsBooks.com every 1st and 15th of the month for a new story.

Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year!!

 

Stuff Your eReader Day!!

Surprise! It's Suff Your eReaders Day!!

Don't miss this fun and exciting event to fill all those eReaders. A little treat for readers! More than 2,200 books, in all subgenres of Romance, and all FREE!

This is a one day only event! Check out all the glorious romance titles, special gifts from authors to readers.
My book THE TROUBLE WITH BLACK CATS AND DEMONS is included, and if you haven't tired it yet, this is a great chance to pick it up. But in addition, please check out ALL the fantastic books. Anything to fit your fancy.
Remember this is ONE DAY ONLY, so don't miss out!Happy Holidays!

Happy Solstice and the changing of Seasons!

A new year is approaching, but in this last month, there are a lot of holidays, and celebrations, and also a lot of taking stock and figuring out how to get through 2025. I've been doing quite a lot of that, myself. So my plan for changing a few things up in 2025 is below!

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NEW RELEASES

First, this month, the latest Dragon Thief story is out! THE SCAVENGER JOB, book 6 in the series, has a holiday theme and touches on more of Myra's past. And things between Myra and Christopher get serious. I hope you all will enjoy this latest story!

THE SCAVENGER JOB
Dragon Thief, Book 6

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The past might save her future, or destroy everything…

A ten-year-old secret, a holiday season, and a walk downmemory lane. Myra hopes to share these things with Christopher, because life isshort. Especially if you’re a magical thief falling hard for the dragon king’sson. She wants to stay in Christopher’s life, which means being inChristopher’s dragon shifter world.

But first, she needs him to know something about her past.Secrets never shared. And a treasure left hidden for a very long time.

Somehow, old wrongs always come back to disrupt even themost sentimental journey for Myra, though. Endangering this one very importantjob. And this time, her past, not the dragon world, threaten their lives asMyra and Christopher race to solve an old mystery.

Keeping Christopher by her side is the only thing Myra wantsfor the holidays, and the one thing that might be beyond her reach.

Because even a magical thief can’t steal a heart.

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The other big news this month is the start of THE CAFE at KatSimonsBooks short stories! These stories all take place in The Cafe, there are cameos by series characters, and they'll be free to read for two full weeks before the next story goes live.

The first story, BOO AND THE WITCH, goes live on December 15th. Don't miss this fun opening story to set up The Cafe. And I hope you'll keep dropping by, on the 1st and 15th of every month to read the newest stories!

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Finally for the new release news, the beautiful paperback editions of the FIRE AND TEARS series are starting to populate out. It will take me a little longer to get those books available everywhere, but they will be out there soon.

For those of you who enjoy my Kat Simons paranormal romance, I think you'll love this series I wrote as Isabo Kelly. It's very sexy, a bit dark, and delicious. Reading to keep you warm in the cold winter months (or to stay warm with if you're in the Southern Hemisphere! LOL)

The books will be available widely but also through my store for select territories! And the interiors are as lovely as the new covers.

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NEWS AND UPDATES

I've mentioned multiple times now that 2025 would be a year I changed things up a bit. I've been mulling over a lot of various options, but one thing that has been in my plan for a long time, and will now get put into practice, is releasing all my books from KatSimonsBooks store first. This will include the print editions, where I have them, and where I can make them available.

So going forward, everything that I publish through my company T&D Publishing, will go to KatSimonsBooks first. Depending on the stories and the publishing schedule, those books will then go wide to other stores about 2 months later. Sometimes that wide distribution will happen a little later, again depending on other things that are going on.

All that being said, everything WILL still be available at all the vendors I can get the books to. The publishing dates will just be after the dates at the store.

My intention with this is to simplify things for myself and make selling direct to readers more of a focus. I'm hoping (trying!) to make KatSimonsBooks a place readers can drop in and visit and hang out and enjoy. So as well as THE CAFE stories, I'm looking into doing some more interactive stuff in 2025. I'm still mulling ideas (virtual author readings and Zoom meet ups), and I'm open to reader suggestions if you'd like to email me and let me know what you'd like to see at the store! Look for new things popping up though in 2025. We'll experiment and see what's fun.

As well as more focus on the store, I'm going to experiment with a few new Kickstarters in 2025. The first one will be for the full collection of Season One of the Dragon Thief series! I had fun with the last Kickstarter and I'd like to experiment with some more things, like fancy print editions and maybe a book box. So as soon as I have the initial link set up, I'll let you know!

Finally, I've had an interesting year with my writing. I've been having a lot of fun and ended up writing a LOT. Now, some of that is THE CAFE stories, so you'll be seeing those regularly. But there's some irony to the fact that I've written more this year and my intention is to slow down my publishing schedule going into 2025. Some of what I've been writing is part of new projects that won't be out until 2026 anyway. But I've still got a lot of fiction that I'd like to get out. (This is a good problem to have, by the way!)

For 2025, though, it will mainly be the standards. There is a new Cary Redmond novel coming soon (you'll get to meet Cary's parents!). The last novel in the Demon Witch series will be out in the fall (that's right, last! I'm actually ending a series--sort of LOL). There will be a new Haunts and Howls collection. And of course, because I'm enjoying them, another season of the Dragon Thief series. And to start the new year, I'll have a new Joan of Kerry story!

So there's going to be lots of reading in 2025 still, but a (sort of) slower publishing schedule. I think. I'm looking at my plans so far, and there's still stuff out every month. LOL. (I swear I'm just a prolific writer who likes to write and sometimes hides in my writing so I don't have to pay attention to the real world! These are all me-doing-the-writing stories, I promise.)

As always, for up to date information about releases and changes in the schedule and events and news, you can join my newsletter. You'll get some free exclusive stories when you join, and you'll get a monthly update. There's also an email sign up at KatSimonsBooks where you'll get store updates and reminders of new stories at THE CAFE, if you'd like the reminders.

Until the new year, I hope you have a wonderful holiday season, I hope you roll into the new year healthy, and I hope you find lots of good books to read!

Happy Holidays! And Happy Reading!

~Kat

November Updates and Sales

Well. There's been a lot of behind the scenes work going on down my way, including some updates for my other pseudonym Isabo Kelly. More on that below. But as a heads up, this is a long post with lots of stuff in it.

SALES

First, the time sensitive information. There are SALES everywhere going on right now. Including for one of the Isabo Kelly books which I think my Kat Simons readers will enjoy. Most of the sales listed below are easiest to get from KatSimonsBooks, but some of them are available at other stores too. And for Amazon, if they don't have one of the books I have listed for free available for free, see if they'll price match! They're sort of slow to do that sometimes.

First up, and to be very blunt, I was one of the people...unhappy with the US election results. There was a lot of anger swirling in my gut directly afterward, as well as fear for the future of this country. I say this bluntly here because I feel like if you disagree with this, you probably won't like my fiction anyway and this is as good a time as any to establish that.

That said, because of the anger I was experiencing right after the election, I put one of my most angry heroines on sale! The aptly titled ANGER MANAGEMENT is free most places and where it isn't see if they'll price match to get it free. You can also just get it directly from KatSimonsBooks and not worry about that price matching stuff.


Frankly, even if you aren't from the US and upset by the election, the opening scene in this story might be cathartic anyway. It sure was for me to write!
The others sales are easiest to see from the store's sales page, including THE TROUBLE WITH BLACK CATS AND DEMONS still free, and the first book in the Demon Witch series, BONE LANTERN WITCH  still only $0.99 from my store. There are some other shorter works on sale at the store as well, which aren't available for sale anywhere else. So now's a good time to check those out!
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ISABO KELLY
And now the exciting Isabo Kelly news! As I hope most of you know by now, but for those who don't, I started writing under the name Isabo Kelly a very long time ago. She still has quite a bit out available in print and I occasionally commit a new Isabo Kelly book. She doesn't get as much love as the Kat Simons' name, though, BUT she will now be available from KatSimonsBooks! I've even given Isabo her own page there so readers will know specifically which Isabo books are available.



Isabo's fiction will be moving over slowly over the next few months. So watch for more. For now, though, I have moved four of my favorite Isabo books over, AND given them all new covers, new fancy interiors, and there will be semi-fancy print editions rolling out soon (those are already rolling out at Amazon for print and in eBook everywhere).

The FIRE AND TEARS series are very sexy epic fantasy romances, which could fall into the romantasy category for those who like those kind of books. They take place in a fantasy city under siege by invading wizards, the neighboring elven city has claimed neutrality and aren't coming to help the humans, and the humans are losing the war. So dark, but sexy, and chocked full of action as well.

There are a lot of enemies to lovers and second chance romances involved in the three stories. And if that's not enough fun, the third book in the trilogy, DAWN IGNITED, has one of my most favorite redeemed bad guy heroes I've ever written. He was such an ass so it was great fun to put him through the wringer and redeem him.

AND (finally the sales information LOL), through the first week of December, the omnibus edition, which is the entire series in one book, FIRE AND TEARS: Series Collection Books 1-3 is available for only $1.99 in eBook! This sale is going on everywhere, too, so it's a great time to try out an Isabo Kelly romantasy if you've been meaning to give her a try. The collection includes all three books in the series in one file and in a single paperback edition.

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NEW RELEASE

With all that sales news and the Isabo Kelly news, I should also mention that there's a new release this month as well. From the 2023 Haunts and Howls Collection, HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND JESTERS BELLS, the last story from that collection is now available in a standalone eBook edition.

SOPHIE SAVES THE WORLD is out everywhere now, and maybe might be a bit of fun for readers looking for both an escape and some humor in their world-saving adventures.

SOPHIE SAVES THE WORLD
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Tending bar couldn’t prepare her for an adventure throughthe universe. Who knew?

When someone walks through Sophie’s bathroom wall, thehardworking bartender is understandably confused. First, because someone walkedthrough the seemingly solid wall of her bathroom. And second, because thatsomeone is small and green, smells weirdly like peppermint, and says his nameis Gerald.

He also claims she needs to save his world.

Sophie does not consider herself the world-saving type. Infact, she would argue she is the least qualified world-saving person to ever beoffered the opportunity to save a world. But fate has a twisted sense of humor.

Bravery rises at the strangest times, in the strangestplaces, though. So maybe a plucky bartender from Las Vegas really can save theworld. Or at least not die trying.

Author’s Note: This story is also published in thecollection HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND JESTERS BELLS.

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KAT SIMONS BOOKS

And finally, some news to watch out for for next month! I have a special new section at KatSimonsBooks that will be opening soon. THE CAFE AT KATSIMONSBOOKS!

I'm one of those booky people who loves having a coffee shop or café attached to or right next to my bookstore. I've always had that daydream of owning my own café/bookstore in real life. And I realized that now that I have an online bookstore, there was no reason not to also attach a café! So that's what I'm doing. *grin*

The initial pages are up now, along with the first introductory blog. There's even coffee to buy if you are in the US. There will be more features to this new section rolling out over the course of the new year, but to get us started, the very first features starts in December. 

On the 1st and 15th of every month, I'll have an all new free short story, set in the café, available for readers to enjoy. The details about those stories are in the introductory blog, so you can read that. You can also check back here next month for more details.

My intention for the café is to make it a more interactive place for readers to hang out, get a free story, maybe set up some virtual chats, possible do author readings... There are a lot of possibilities and I'll be playing with those in 2025. I hope you'll join me! It'll be fun.

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SO that was a lot of updates and information. I'll be back next month with more about the new Dragon Thief story out in December as well as more details about THE CAFE. 

Until then, I hope you're treating yourself gently and with a great deal of patience. And that you are getting to enjoy some fantastic new books.

Happy reading!

HAPPY OCTOBER!!

Well and truly in the midst of the Halloween season now! And it's even feeling autumnal here in New York at the moment with cooler weather. I hope those of you in the southern hemisphere are getting your warm-up finally! Spring is just as groovy as autumn.

So for October, there's a lot happening. Two releases and a whole lot of sales!

First up, and OUT NOW, and perfect for spooky season, the next Haunts and Howls collection. HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND FAIRY DALES is my ode to, mostly Irish, fairytales. There's also a new Cary Redmond story and a new Friday's Curious Shop story in this collection!

HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND FAIRY DALESA Haunts and Howls Contemporary Fantasy Collection
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Tread carefully through haunted dales where fairiesdance…
For when the Fae are about, magic and mischief run free.Wild, unpredictable, neither friend nor fiend. Fairies cross the boundariesbetween light and dark, taking the unwary on rides through the impossible. Thedeadly.
And here, at the crossroads, in a shop, by a field, the Faeawaken terror and hope. Only the brave, or the luckless, dare tangle with theseimmortals. Hoping to survive the night.
Hunt the fairies. If you dare.
Myths, legends, and haunting tales dance through thiscollection of seven all new spooky contemporary fantasy stories frombestselling author Kat Simons. Don’t miss this latest in the Haunts and Howlsseries, including a brand new Cary Redmond novella.
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HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND FAIRY DALES is out everywhere in eBook and Trade paperback and Large Print paperback editions. The paperbacks are, of course, still populating through everywhere, so keep checking on those. You can always swing by my store for paperbacks since I have those there now for some of the series, including Haunts and Howls. But at the moment, it's mostly the Trade paperbacks. I'm still working on moving the Large Print over.

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Next up this month, and out today at my store, next week wide, the next Dragon Thief story!

THE FEMME FATALE JOB is a really fun addition to the series. Things are heating up with Maya and Christopher, and an unexpected guest drops in. Not a welcome one. Don't miss this latest in the series!

THE FEMME FATALE JOBA Dragon Thief Story, Book 5
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No one saw her coming…
After the last job for the dragon king, Myra vows neveragain. No more. But for Christopher, and for whatever these feelings developingbetween them might be… She can’t say no. Especially if the job involves adamsel in distress. Myra’s dragon shifter prince just can’t resist rescuingpeople in trouble. And when he needs a thief to do that, Myra happily jumps in.The job might be skirting the line between working for the dragon king and notworking for the dragon king, but Myra willingly walks that line forChristopher.
What starts out as a simple case of helping one woman rescueher career, though, quickly turns into something Myra never expected, somethingno one expected. A foe so deadly, so terrifying, that if they get this wrong,the entire island of Manhattan could burn.
Pitting a magical thief and her dragon shifter princeagainst one of the most terrifying creatures on the planet… How can theypossibly survive?
By stealing something of course.
Before everything goes up in flames.
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The sixth book in the series, THE SCAVENGER JOB , will be out in December! December 3rd at my store, up for preorder now, and December 10th wide, preorder most places now. This has a bit of a holiday, Christmas-y theme to it, and romance readers will finally get their payout for this slow burn romance! More details next month.
For my print readers, do not despair! I will have the full collection of this first season of Dragon Thief available in print in 2025. In fact, I am planning a fun Kickstarter for a special edition hardback as well as having some fancy paperbacks and an ordinary paperback edition. So print readers will get all the good stuff! More on that as I start setting things up, but there will be paperbacks, I promise.
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SALES!!

This month there are a lot of books on sale at my store, some at deep discounts and some free. Don't miss out!
Also, I have THE TROUBLE WITH BLACK CATS AND DEMONS on sale now. Get this first in series in eBook FREE everywhere.
As is probably obvious, I'm still writing books in the Cary Redmond series, because they are fun for me and I love these characters. In fact, book 9 in the series is written and going to be going into editing soon for a 2025 release! I'll have more information about that when things start moving, but in the meantime, if you'd like to catch up on the series, this is a great time to pick up the first book.
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
As promised I have completely decked out KatSimonsBooks for Halloween and even if you don't buy your books directly there, you really have to see the place. The main page feels like I tossed a bunch of black and orange sprinkles all over the place! LOL. 
Next month, if I get everything lined up the way I'd like, I will have a little surprise launching at the store (which will include free reading!) I've been hinting, I know. But since November 1st is my particular witchy New Year's day, I feel like it's a good time to launch this new venture. Check the site in early November or check back here for more information!
And until next month, may your October treat you well and may there be all the fun and spooky things you might like for this month--costumes, treats, scary movies, and of course, scary reading!
Happy Reading!

Spooky Season Begins!

Officially, as of Sunday, it is AUTUMN in my neck of the woods. A fantastic season. And this year, no manic travel plans during this period of time so I can enjoy the lead up to Halloween.

And I have a few books for that *grin*

This month, on Friday the 13th, I had one of last years Haunts and Howls' stories release as a standalone eBook, and it's the second in the Friday's Curious Shop series! Details (and a fun trailer) below!

I also have the latest Demon Witch novel out today!! I'm really having fun with this series. More happens in each book than I anticipate so the writing is really exciting. Since I work about a year ahead of my publishing schedule, I'm writing book 5 in the series now, and it's gonna be very cool. *bwah ha ha!*

DARKLING MIST WITCH is out in print and eBook, but the print books are still populating to the various vendors so keep looking out for those at your favorite bookstores if they are not there already. EBooks are everywhere now!

DARKLING MIST WITCHA Demon Witch Novel, Book 4
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Visions of dark shadows past show Angie a terrifyingfuture…

New Mexico changed everything for witch Angie Jordan. Nowshe must face the consequences. And the target on her back that came with herout of the demon realm. Survival means finding answers in the most secretrecords of the demon hunters. Answers that could save her life, and the life ofthe man she loves.

But her search doesn’t go as she hopes. Instead, she findsonly more questions. Questions… And a new demon threat.

When allies become enemies and enemies become allies, Angiemust question everything she thought she knew about herself and those aroundher. Saving the people she loves will mean opening herself to powers she neverwanted. Powers that could kill her. Powers that can kill.

And a deadly menace from the demon realms.

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As for the Friday's Curious Shop story, THREE BELLS RINGING is out everywhere now in eBook. If you're a print reader, the best way to read this story is in HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND JESTERS BELLS which is available in Trade paperback and Large Print editions.

THREE BELLS RINGINGA Friday's Curious Shop Story
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A store for the curious. Enter if you dare…

Riley’s new job at Friday’s Curious Shop provides a steadypaycheck and her bosses supply a steady stream of sandwiches. More than sheexpected from the dusty secondhand shop located off a side street in Queens.She doesn’t know how her bosses make money, not a lot of customers seem to comethrough the door, but Riley keeps busy with dusting and rearranging theshelves, her head down, content with the work.

When costumers do come into the shop, though, they alwaysseem to be a little…odd. Like the man with the strange smile who sets off heralarm bells instantly. Outwardly, a normal man, looking for a perfectly normalitem. A jester’s hat.

A very specific jester’s hat.

But Riley’s sure that’s nothing to worry about. Even if theman gives her the creeps and the situation feels weirdly dangerous. What couldbe dangerous about a jester’s hat?

In Friday’s Curious Shop…

Author’s Note: This story is also published in thecollection HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND JESTERS BELLS.
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NEWS AND UPDATES
Speaking of HAUNTS AND HOWLS Collections, be sure to check back next month (when everyone accepts that it's spooky season! LOL) for the next collection, HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND FAIRY DALES! Yup, this one has a fairy/faery theme and it includes a new Cary Redmond story, so that's fun. More on that next month!
ALSO, the fifth story in the Dragon Thief series is out next month! THE FEMME FATALE JOB is available first at my story, on October 15th, and then wide a week later on October 22nd. That one is up for preorder now.
And just for fun, go visit my store because I decorated for spooky season! There will be more decorations for spooky season in October, too. And it's fun so I want to share it. LOL! KatSimonsBooks.com will get you there now (as well as the original tanddpublishingbookstore.com) It's silly, I know, but it's cool having a sight to decorate up for the season like that. (I can't do as much decorating here.)
Anyway, as well as giving the store a little Spooky Season glow up, I also have a couple of books on sale! You can get the eBook for Bone Lantern Witch for only $0.99, if you haven't started that series but want to dive in now that we're up to book 4.
There's also a reference made in DARKLING MIST WITCH to a witch who collects witch history...and that's a reference to the novella DEMONIC DATES! Because it's a witchy sort of month, that one is available for FREE for a limited time. That sale will probably only last until the beginning of October, so check it out now.
And if you miss it, never worry. October will absolutely have more fun stuff and sales. (Newsletter subscribers are going to get a celebration discount to the store just for them, so this might be a good time to look into subscribing to my reader newsletter *grin*)
Until next month, Happy Spooky Season for those who celebrate!And Happy Reading!