September 24, 2024

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 WITCH
A Demon Witch Novel, Book 4

Trade Paperback: Amazon | B&N | Booktopia 
Large Print Paperback : Amazon | B&N | Booktopia 

Visions of dark shadows past show Angie a terrifying future…

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

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

When allies become enemies and enemies become allies, Angie must question everything she thought she knew about herself and those around her. Saving the people she loves will mean opening herself to powers she never wanted. 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 RINGING
A Friday's Curious Shop Story

A store for the curious. Enter if you dare…

Riley’s new job at Friday’s Curious Shop provides a steady paycheck and her bosses supply a steady stream of sandwiches. More than she expected 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 come through the door, but Riley keeps busy with dusting and rearranging the shelves, her head down, content with the work.

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

A very specific jester’s hat.

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

In Friday’s Curious Shop…

Author’s Note: This story is also published in the collection 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!