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!
A Haunts and Howls Contemporary Fantasy Collection
Tread carefully through haunted dales where fairies
dance…
For when the Fae are about, magic and mischief run free.
Wild, unpredictable, neither friend nor fiend. Fairies cross the boundaries
between light and dark, taking the unwary on rides through the impossible. The
deadly.
And here, at the crossroads, in a shop, by a field, the Fae
awaken terror and hope. Only the brave, or the luckless, dare tangle with these
immortals. Hoping to survive the night.
Hunt the fairies. If you dare.
Myths, legends, and haunting tales dance through this
collection of seven all new spooky contemporary fantasy stories from
bestselling author Kat Simons. Don’t miss this latest in the Haunts and Howls
series, 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!
A Dragon Thief Story, Book 5
No one saw her coming…
After the last job for the dragon king, Myra vows never
again. No more. But for Christopher, and for whatever these feelings developing
between them might be… She can’t say no. Especially if the job involves a
damsel in distress. Myra’s dragon shifter prince just can’t resist rescuing
people 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 not
working for the dragon king, but Myra willingly walks that line for
Christopher.
What starts out as a simple case of helping one woman rescue
her career, though, quickly turns into something Myra never expected, something
no 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 prince
against one of the most terrifying creatures on the planet… How can they
possibly survive?
By stealing something of course.
Before everything goes up in flames.
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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!!
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!
