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August 22, 2024
Late for August....

A Dragon Thief Story, Book 4
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What does a wizard want from the dragon king…
And what do they both want from Myra? Questions she asksherself, repeatedly, while trapped in a vault. A circumstance that leaves herquestioning all her life choices. Unfortunately, curiosity bit her again.Because both the dragon king and the wizard lied to her about this job.
A job to steal a relic with nefarious powers.
A job that Christopher doesn’t know about.
Myra trusts the wizard and the king about as far as she canthrow them, but she also desperately wants to know what they’re up to. And whyChristopher’s father cut him out of this scheme. She also needs to know whatthe dragon king really wants from her, once and for all. Because her feelingsfor Christopher grow with every passing moment. Only one thing keeps getting inthe way of exploring those feelings. The king.
But before she can get her answers, she has to survive hercurrent job.
And she has to escape the impenetrable vault before time,and her air, runs out.
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Beware the noise behind the walls…And the dropped Cheetos
Albert just wants some peace and quiet. Work and silence andno disturbances. Instead, a noise…a ringing noise in his apartment drives himto distraction. The noise even invades his dreams. When he realizes the ringingis coming from inside the walls, Albert really starts to worry. Anything couldbe behind that wall. Anything could be making that sound.
Discovering the truth, however, proves more terrifying, andstrange, than anything Albert could have expected.
Author’s Note: This story is also published in thecollection HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND JESTERS BELLS.
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July 16, 2024
Happy July!
We have hit the crest of the year and are on the downward slope now! LOL. Which feels really weird since 2024 has so far felt quite long and equally has flown by. Another year around the sun!
This month, I have a new Percy James book out! Details below. I'm almost to enough Percy James Mysteries that I can put them together in a collection so my paperback readers can pick them up if they like. Look out for that some time in 2025 (I just scared myself typing that).
The other release this month is a standalone eBook from last year's HAUNTS AND HOWLS collection. This one is I Just Ate A Bug. If you want to pick it up as a standalone, I have an explanation for that title in the Thank You at the end of the story <grin> I Just Ate A Bug is out July 30th and available for preorder now!

A Percy James Mystery
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Welcome to the Azur Regent
February brings calm and quiet to the Azur Regent. But for asleep deprived Percy James, she could do with a little more excitement. Or anight’s sleep. A full night’s sleep would really help. With her baby niece sickand her sister losing her mind over the baby’s first cold, Percy starts to feellike a walking zombie.
She even starts imagining things with one of the few guestsstaying at the hotel. Percy prides herself on her cheerful work ethic. Seeingsuspicious things where none exist proves she needs more than makeup to coverthe circles under her eyes.
Fortunately, working at a hotel comes with perks. A night ofuninterrupted, undisturbed sleep will put Percy back to rights.
Except nothing at the Azur Regent is ever that simple. Evena night’s sleep.~~

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Fighting an alien invasion requires a good appetite…
I’m an out of work dog walker who never expected to confrontthe end of the world in my lifetime. Especially not when that end of the worldcomes in the form of an alien invasion. Who expects that to happen for real,right? But there you have it. Aliens. Invading Earth.
And only a rough band of us humans to defend the entireplanet.
With the only weapons we have.
If we can stomach using it.
Author’s Note: This story is also published in thecollection HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND JESTERS BELLS.
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NEWS AND UPDATES
So! My website seems to be doing most things the way it's supposed to again, but I'm still leery. I'm not prepared to move the whole thing at the moment. But I am going to start changing the back pages so they all direct to the store. You won't have to shop there, of course! But I keep it updated with new releases and back list titles, and I'll start including the universal links on the various book pages (once I figure out how to *grin*).
Just in general, I'd prefer to only have to update one site with all the details. I realized recently I'm very behind on updating another of my websites. Obviously, I need to simplify!
This page will continue to be here! And I will continue to update the main page monthly (or more). But the back pages with all the books in various genres will eventually point to the pages at the store to make life simpler. Again, I don't expect people to only shop at my store (though I'd love it if you wanted to!!). In fact, I'm happy for people to pick my books up from wherever suits them, including libraries!, and just use my website or store to keep up with what's out and reading orders and things.
This change over will take me time and probably won't be visible to visitors to the site until Fall of 2024. Maybe later. Depends on other aspects of the business. But I wanted to give you all a heads up well in advance of the change, so you'll know it's coming.
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Speaking of the store, though, I have some new Merchandise up now that's great fun! Consider going over to check it out! And I'm slowly getting the paperbacks up there too, and ensuring the shipping is set up right. So before the end of the year, it'll be a great resource for keeping up to date on all my releases anyway.
AND sometime in 2025, I'll start adding my alter ego Isabo Kelly to the store and all her books. So that's something to look out for, too.
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Looking ahead to next month, I have the fourth Dragon Thief book out! And I'll have another standalone eBook for a story from HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND JESTERS BELLS. Both stories are up everywhere for preorder now, so if you're eager to ensure they're in your reader the day of, go check that out now!
Until next month, I hope you're enjoying the season!
Happy Reading!~KatJune 21, 2024
Big Sale is over but...
ICING THE PUCK is on sale a few more days. Then it goes back to it's normal price, so be sure if you wanted it to pick it up!
And as return to the other releases this month, don't miss the new books that are out everywhere now!

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Priceless artifact, impossible heist… How can a thief resist?
As Myra tries to find her footing in this new world of dragon shifters, one problem clearly stands out above the rest. The dragon king and his dangerous jobs. Avoiding Christopher because of his father proves impossible, though. And when the king offers her yet another job, a heist almost as interesting as it is impossible, she gives in. To both the job, and working with Christopher.
Pulling off an impossible theft requires focus, precision, and planning. Precision and planning, Myra has down. Focus… With Christopher around, that focus wavers. Ignoring a seven-foot tall, intimidatingly sexy dragon shifter would challenge even the most determined. Myra’s determined. Just not determined enough to stay away from Christopher.
But first they have to pull of his father’s impossible mission and recover a priceless relic. Without getting caught.
And without letting her feelings get in the way.~~~

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Trouble is Back…
And taking her newfound skills on the road. Cary Redmond survived a lot in the last year. From her Seventh Year test as a magical Protector, to meeting her leopard shifter mate, to fending off a whole host of enemies. A trip to Scotland with Deacon presents a well-earned chance to rest and practice her new skills and powers. Even if meeting Deacon’s grandmother comes in the bargain.
But Trouble follows Cary wherever she goes, including all the way across the pond to Scotland. Where Deacon’s grandmother harbors a secret tie to the Fae, and rival Faery queens fight for dominion. Cary finds herself, once again, in the middle of powerful enemies, protecting everyone in the crossfire.
This time, though, if she fails, the cost could be the love of her life.
Because this time, Faery wants Deacon.~~~
Plus I have my contemporary romance novel, DESIGNED FOR YOU , on sale for only $0.99 if you're looking for a light, contemporary romance with fake dating and low angst and friends-to-lovers trope! It'll stay on sale at KatSimonsBooks through the end of the month, but I think the sale ends everywhere else around the 25th of June, so be sure to check it out now!

Happy Reading! And Happy Solstice!
~Kat
June 20, 2024
Quick SALE Alert
My alter ego, Isabo Kelly, has a book in the Stuff Your eReader promotion run by Romance Bookworms today!

ICING THE PUCK, an anthology of paranormal hockey romance stories (yes that's a thing) by Isabo Kelly, Stacey Agdern, and Kenzie MacLir is FREE as part of this promotion for a limited time.

This is a no strings attached, no sign up necessary, one day only promotion where you can find just a TON of romance books that are free now! Most of them will go back to regular price after this, so if you're looking to ensure you have plenty of summer reading, this is the time to go shopping!

Remember this is ONE DAY ONLY!!
Happy Reading all!
~Kat
June 11, 2024
Busy Busy June!
Well, this is the third time I've tried to write this post and each time my computer or the server eats it. Eek! So I'm going to post the bare bones of releases today and hopefully everything fixes itself soon and next months post will be a little better.
However, if this site goes pear-shaped, you can always find news and updates about my releases at my store at TandDPublishingBookstore.com or you can join my newsletter (which I hope keeps working).Thanks!
So June has two releases. First is the third book in the Dragon Thief series. THE POISONS BOOK JOB is out at my store now and releases today wide! Details below.
The second release is the wide publication of THE TROUBLE WITH SHIFTERS AND FAE COURTS. The eBook will be wide on June 18th, along with the paperback editions. I had technical glitches with that too, so obviously technology and I are not best friends this last month or so. Links and details below.
Wish me luck!

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Priceless artifact, impossible heist… How can a thiefresist?
As Myra tries to find her footing in this new world ofdragon shifters, one problem clearly stands out above the rest. The dragon kingand his dangerous jobs. Avoiding Christopher because of his father provesimpossible, though. And when the king offers her yet another job, a heistalmost as interesting as it is impossible, she gives in. To both the job, andworking with Christopher.
Pulling off an impossible theft requires focus, precision,and planning. Precision and planning, Myra has down. Focus… With Christopheraround, that focus wavers. Ignoring a seven-foot tall, intimidatingly sexydragon shifter would challenge even the most determined. Myra’s determined.Just not determined enough to stay away from Christopher.
But first they have to pull of his father’s impossiblemission and recover a priceless relic. Without getting caught.
And without letting her feelings get in the way.~~~

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Trouble is Back…
And taking hernewfound skills on the road. Cary Redmond survived a lot in the last year. Fromher Seventh Year test as a magical Protector, to meeting her leopard shiftermate, to fending off a whole host of enemies. A trip to Scotland with Deaconpresents a well-earned chance to rest and practice her new skills and powers.Even if meeting Deacon’s grandmother comes in the bargain.
But Trouble followsCary wherever she goes, including all the way across the pond to Scotland.Where Deacon’s grandmother harbors a secret tie to the Fae, and rival Faeryqueens fight for dominion. Cary finds herself, once again, in the middle ofpowerful enemies, protecting everyone in the crossfire.
This time, though,if she fails, the cost could be the love of her life.
Because this time,Faery wants Deacon.~~~
Okay, so hopefully this will post on time! More next month. Thanks!
May 14, 2024
May Days...and my Birthday Month!
Happy May! This is my birthday month and so normally is a pretty fun and exciting month for me. Mainly because of cake. The last five years, this month has been a bit weird, though, plagued with kid illnesses and Covid and such. So lately, I tense up coming into May. Fingers crossed this month is a good one on the personal level.
On the publishing level, however, it's a great month. I have two releases and a sale!
One release is the newest Cary Redmond novel, The Trouble with Shifters and Fae Courts , releasing from my store on May 14th!! If you couldn't back the Kickstarter in March, but still want the book a bit early, this is your chance! It's available from the store a full month before it releases wide.
Cary Redmond, Book 8
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Trouble is Back…
And taking hernewfound skills on the road. Cary Redmond survived a lot in the last year. Fromher Seventh Year test as a magical Protector, to meeting her leopard shiftermate, to fending off a whole host of enemies. A trip to Scotland with Deaconpresents a well-earned chance to rest and practice her new skills and powers.Even if meeting Deacon’s grandmother comes in the bargain.
But Trouble followsCary wherever she goes, including all the way across the pond to Scotland.Where Deacon’s grandmother harbors a secret tie to the Fae, and rival Faeryqueens fight for dominion. Cary finds herself, once again, in the middle ofpowerful enemies, protecting everyone in the crossfire.
This time, though,if she fails, the cost could be the love of her life.
Because this time,Faery wants Deacon.
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As a heads up (and I may have mentioned already, but as a reminder), I am going to be releasing most things early at the story starting in 2025. Right now, the Dragon Thief series books are releasing a week early to my store (starting with next month's The Poisons Book Job), before releasing wide to all vendors. Everything else besides those books and the Cary Redmond novel will release to the store and wide at the same time this year. I will keep everyone updated on that shift, though!
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The second release this month is a brand new collection of action-adventure thriller stories with a touch of humor. And it is put together in an adorable package and I love it so much! This collection's title was inspired by the Lita Ford song Kiss Me Deadly, so every time I look at the cover, I sing that song in my head. LOL. Now I have given you an earworm, too. Sorry, not sorry.
This one is also out in a very cute hardback edition with a full jacket and everything. I just can't stand how much I love the packaging for this book! The stories themselves are great fun, too *grin* But I'm a bit silly over the packaging. This one is out on May 21st!
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When taking a vacation turns deadly…
Everyone needs a break from real life, a little time awayfrom work. Even conmen and assassins and thrill-seeking treasure hunters cravesome down time. But no one escapes work for long. When dangers charge in todestroy all that hard won peace and the bullets start flying, the vacationcomes to an end.
And the deadly consequences begin.
Exotic settings and fast-paced action fill this collectionof five adventure thriller stories from bestselling author Kat Simons. Withlarger-than-life heroes, adventures only the brave risk, and a sly humor tobalance all the bullets.
Don’t miss this action-packed, fun and thrillingbeach read.
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If you can, be sure to check out the blurbs on the back cover of the hardback! *grin*
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SALE
So to continue the celebration of my birthday month, I also have a sale on ROMANCING THE LEOPARD! This is the cross-over paranormal romance story that blends my Tiger Shifter world and my Cary Redmond world. For a limited time this month, the eBook is on sale for only $0.99 everywhere!

A sexy leopard shifter astronomer...A genius humanphysicist who wants nothing to do with shifters...A meeting that turns both their worlds upside down.
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NEWS
As I mentioned above, next month The Trouble with Shifters and Fae Courts releases wide at all vendors. This is when the paperbacks will also be available for my print readers. Sorry to make you all wait! I'm still working out the print editions from my store and how to do the shipping and taxes end of things. I'm hoping to have this all sorted by 2025 when I start releasing from the store early!
Look out for Cary Redmond on June 18th!

All of the above is available for preorder now if you'd like to have the books land into your reading app on release day.
Another heads up: Preorders from my store are delivered via BookFunnel and they will be delivered directly to your BookFunnel account/app on release day, same as if you were preordering the book from any other vendor. You'll also still get an email from BookFunnel with the link, but you won't even have to worry about that!
So that's it for this month! Fingers crossed the personal side of May goes smoothly and until next month, I hope May brings you a lot of joy and many many good books to read.
Happy Reading!Kat
April 9, 2024
April Showers and a new Dragon Thief Story
I tried to explain that old calendar song to my youngest a few days ago, and he couldn't have cared less, but we rolled into April with near constant rain, so I've been humming the song for the last week.
And to celebrate all that rain and the new plants popping up to cause my allergies trouble, I have a new book out. LOL. The second Dragon Thief book, THE CHICAGO JOB , is out now! Myra and Christopher's adventure continues! I hope readers are enjoying the start to this series, because I love writing in it, so there will be many more stories!
Dragon Thief Book 2
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Saving a dragon can complicate a thief’s life…
One job for the dragon king. Myra had been obliged to dojust one job to make up for the teeny, tiny mistake of breaking into the king’shoard. Rescue his son. Restitution satisfied. Myra, clear and clean from one ofthe bigger mistakes of her life.
And since the son in question turned out to be a sexy dragonshifter named Christopher—not Chris—a shifter she wouldn’t mind getting to knowbetter. The job… Not a total wash.
But still, just one job.
The dragon king has other ideas.
Myra doesn’t normally work for other people. She steals whatshe wants, when she wants, because she wants to. Her favorite marks…rich peoplewho don’t even know their stuff is missing. But when a dragon king wants tohire you, and pay you a small fortune, to retrieve an old relic, what’s a thiefto do? Having Christopher along for the ride, doesn’t hurt. Spending more timewith him is almost worth the irritation of working for his father again.
Complicates things too, though. Myra likes interesting.Complicated worries her.
And her feelings for Christopher are getting complicated.
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As a sign of how much I'm enjoying this series, I've even got some Dragon Thief merchandise on my store now! There will be more. I'm still getting started and learning the ropes with the merch, but there are a couple of things there to explore.
I've got a few bits up for the Joan of Kerry series, too! I love these. I definitely need to add a mug.
And of course there's Cary Redmond merch. But as I said, this is really just a start and I'll be adding more over time. So keep checking back at the store for good stuff!
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As I mentioned in the last post, the Kickstarter funded (THANK YOU!!) and so those electronic rewards will be going out this week. Print rewards will be going out in May.
For those of you who missed the Kickstarter, a reminder that the eBook of THE TROUBLE WITH SHIFTERS AND FAE COURTS will be available from my store in May. You can preorder it now and have it delivered directly to your BookFunnel app.
The book will be released wide, and the paperbacks will be released everywhere, in June. The e Book for wide stores is also up for preorder now! So all the ways of getting the newest Cary Redmond book are available to you!
Next month, as well as the new Cary Redmond releasing at my store, I'll also have a collection of mystery adventure-thrillers! This one is fun, most of the stories are a bit of action-adventury fun. And it's perfect for beach reading as we start to roll into summer (up here in the North. It would be a good reminder of summer to you Southern Hemisphere people *grin*).
More on all that next month.
Until then, Happy Reading!~Kat
March 12, 2024
Almost Spring!
Or Autumn if you're in the Southern Hemisphere! I love these in-between seasons, the changing weather, the changing days. And frankly, I'm happy to see the back end of February which was a month! (The ending was better than the beginning, though, so I'll give February that at least.)
So this month, the big news is the Cary Redmond KICKSTARTER!! It launches today (at noon EST) and I'm both terrified and excited and thank you in advance to anyone who can back it.

If you watch the video, there's a bit of a trailer and then you get to see me being a dork on camera LOL. I was a little surprised how awkward that was! And there were many takes over a couple of days just to get that brief bit of video. And I still look all awkward, even after all that practice. So if you want to see me being a dork, be sure to watch that. (hahahaha!)
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Also out this month is the standalone novella, HOURGLASS THROUGH THE CATS EYES , the second Destiny Cats novella. It releases officially on March 19th, which just so happens to be the Spring (or Fall) Equinox, which felt auspicious to me. And it's also right before my wedding anniversary *grin* It's available now for preorder if you don't want to forget!This was originally published in last falls Haunts and Howls collection, Haunts and Howls and Jesters Bells . If you haven't read any of the Destiny Cat stories and want to give them a try, it's best to start with DESTINY THROUGH THE CATS EYES , which sets up the world. And as a bonus, that one is on sale at my store! *grin*

Available March 19th
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With time slipping away, saving the universe takesbravery…and cats.
Learning to intermix her regular life with her new, destinedlife as a guardian of universal knowledge, Erica Randal studies hard, trainshard, and manages the two distinctly different parts of her day-to-day. She’seven getting used to her new cohort of cats, though the tension between her andthe leader of her cats, Galahad, leaves her edgy. Getting used to the fact thatGalahad has a human form, and that she finds that human form…compelling, makestheir new living situation fraught.
But even with that, Erica has accepted her new life, her newfamily. Accepted her fate. Even enjoys the training. What she really cravesnow, though… Her first chance to retrieve one of the books she and her aunt arefated to protect.
So when the opportunity finally arises, Erica jumps at thechance. A retrieval that leads her and her cats into a dangerous desert adventure.A confrontation with deadly magic. And time running out for all of them…
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That's the big stuff this month! Thanks again to anyone who can back the Kickstarter!
I'll be back next month with preorder links for THE TROUBLE WITH SHIFTERS AND FAE COURTS for my store and then for the wider stores for when the book releases there later in May and June. Best way to get it early, though, is to back the Kickstarter.
And! Next month is the release of THE CHICAGO JOB, the second novella in the Dragon Thief series! That is up for preorder now, so be sure to check it out, and if you like slow burn, dragon shifter romance with a Leverage, heist-type vibe, I hope you'll consider checking out the series.
Until then, thank you again!
And Happy Reading!
March 4, 2024
Kickstarter Prelaunch Page
Quick post to update on the Kickstarter. The prelaunch page is up and ready. You can follow that page and Kickstarter will email you when the campaign goes live! There's no commitment to back the Kickstarter if you follow this page, it will just let you know when everything goes live next week.
THE TROUBLE WITH SHIFTERS AND FAE COURTS Kickstarter Prelaunch Page
I both very excited and very nervous about this so any of you who can support the Kickstarter, thank you so much! I think Cary and Deacon's adventures in Scotland will be worth it. *grin*
Thanks!

February 13, 2024
New Series for Valentine's Day
I don't usually celebrate Valentine's Day much. It's just one of those holidays that doesn't appeal to me even though I'm a romance writer. What can I say? I do like the chocolate, though.
But since I do have a new paranormal romance series starting, and since it comes out the day before Valentine's Day, I suppose I am celebrating this year! LOL. Chocolate and paranormal romance for all!
I've mentioned this series multiple times because I really am excited about it. And now, officially, the releases start and it is launched out into the world! I hope readers will enjoy it as much as I am enjoying writing the stories.
The first book, DRAGON THIEF, is out now! Available in eBook only for now.
A Dragon Thief Novella
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One magic thief, one dragon shifter, and a whole lot of deadlymayhem…
Myra has made many mistakes in her life. Breaking into adragon king’s hoard… Not one of her most successful mistakes. As a thief with atouch of magic, though, she adores a good challenge. Unfortunately, the dragonking adores a good repayment for damages done. Not that she even stole anything!They caught her before she could.
But no one argues with a dragon king. Do the job for him, orsuffer the consequences.
The job in question… Steal back the dragon king’s son.
Myra never suspects when she reluctantly agrees to the king’sterms that the youngling she’s sent to rescue will turn out to be a sexy hunkof a dragon shifter whose deep voice and outstanding height push all herbuttons. Or that her night will turn out so…interesting. Or that escaping hiskidnappers will toss them into a deadly race against time.
But Myra loves a good challenge. Especially an interestingone.
Author’s Note: This story originally appeared in thecollection, WHO STEALS A DRAGON, as the paranormal romance genre story. Therehave been minor changes to this story to fit in with the larger world of thisnew series. If you have read the story in WHO STEALS A DRAGON, this one has notbeen changed substantially enough for you to require re-reading it. You canjump right into Book Two in the series.~~
For my print readers, there will be a collection of the six novellas from this year in either one or two paperback volumes, depending on how big they end up being. Those will come out at the end of the year, so keep an eye out for that.
The next two books in the series, THE CHICAGO JOB, and THE POISIONS BOOK JOB are both available for preorder everywhere now, so if you enjoy this one, be sure to preorder the next two!
Also, starting with THE POISONS BOOK JOB, the Dragon Thief novellas will be releasing at KatSimonsBooks a week before they're available wide, so if you're impatient, you can get them a whole week earlier by buying direct. And if you do, thanks for the support!
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Speaking of the fan store, I'm starting to roll out merchandise, so please take a look and let me know what you think. More will be coming soon!
For next month, I have a very exciting and scary Kickstarter campaign launching so readers can get the newest Cary Redmond novel early! And I'll also have a standalone eBook edition of the next Destiny Cats story out at the end of the month.
Look out for announcements on all that soon!
Until next month. Happy Reading!