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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New relationship, new heist, new disaster waiting to happen…
Dangling from the side of a building in Manhattan, late at
night, with glass cutters at the ready, Myra confronts the start contrast
between her old life as a solitary cat burglar and her new life…as the
girlfriend of a dragon shifter prince. A dragon shifter prince with a soft spot
for damsels in distress and a habit of finding Myra even when she doesn’t want
to be found.
What’s a magical thief to do? Falling hard for Christopher
did more than throw Myra into the world of the dragon shifters. Navigating a
relationship with someone who cares whether you live or die proves a lot more
complicated than she expected. She adores Christopher. But she finds this new
life an adjustment.
So when he presents her with a new potential job, she
hesitates. 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 the
lurking menace of an old rival, guarantees Myra accepts this quest.
Because if they can’t steal back the stolen treasure, the
dragon king will lay waste to the city she loves. And everyone in it.
Don’t miss this exciting return to the romantic urban
fantasy 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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Resist the call to the dance when the Fae are about…
Becks rented the country cottage in Ireland to live out a long-held dream of writing in Ireland surrounded by history and myth and some good Irish beer. But the difficulties of the real world followed her to the Emerald Isle along with a frustrating case of writer’s block. Deadlines, business issues, and a novel that decides not to write itself leave Becks wandering the fields, looking for inspiration. Or even just a little of that magic she’d hoped to capture on her trip.
Hearing laughter in a fallow field, mysterious mists
crawling along the rich dark soil, and a warning from the local pub owner leave
her wondering what magic those fields really hold. What creatures lay beyond
that thin mist. What dangers taunt her during the dark nights with music that
calls her to the dance.
Becks discovers much more than she bargained for on her trip to 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 her destruction.
Author’s Note: To Dance in Fallow Fields at Midnight is also published in the contemporary fantasy collection HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND FAIRY DALES.
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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
