April 14, 2025

April is all about the Dragons!

And one musician finding the music again--see below for info on that.

KICKSTARTER

The Dragon Thief Series Kickstarter is still going strong. Please consider visiting and backing if you can! 


BUT as promised for my non-Kickstarter readers, the eBook is up for preorder at my store, with a release date of June 4, 2025. And the eBook is available at all other vendors for preorders now, with a release date of August 6, 2025. So the omnibus edition will be available to everyone soon. (Backers just get it first *grin*)


THE DRAGON THIEF SERIES, SEASON ONE
Dragon Thief Series, Books 1-6

Ask dragon questions, get dragon answers…

 Myra makes one of the biggest mistakes of her life when she allows herself to get sucked into an ill-considered bet to break into the dragon king’s hoard. Pride goes before the fall, as they say, and Myra’s pride urges her on to extraordinary risks to prove her skills. As a thief with magic that makes the thieving arts that much easier, Myra manages the impossible. Wins her bet.

And gets caught in the act by the dragon king’s guard.

Facing the consequences of that failure means doing a job for the dragon king. A job that changes Myra’s life forever. When she meets the dragon king’s son, Christopher. A dragon shifter prince with a soft spot for damsels in distress. Who occasionally smells like sugar cookies. And whose fierce devotion and protective nature draw Myra like a particularly complicated lock.

Myra loves sugar cookies. She does not love working for the dragon king. But she does like Christopher. A lot. All of which really complicates a thief’s life. Especially when that new life throws her into the middle of a world with dangers and threats unlike anything she’s encountered before.

Myra faces two choices. Stay in the dragon shifter world and keep Christopher in her life. Or leave the danger and return to her ordinary world. But lose Christopher forever. Knowing no matter what she decides, she risks a shattering fall.

Don’t miss this omnibus edition of the entire first seasons of Kat Simons’ romantic, action-packed urban fantasy Dragon Thief series. Six novellas in one big book. Binge on Myra and Christopher’s romance and adventures as they learn how to navigate their growing feelings for each other while trying to survive the dragon king’s machinations. And a growing list of deadly enemies.

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RELEASES

AND Speaking of the Dragon Thief, the first book in the new season, Book 7, THE CROWN OF KINGSHIP JOB, is now live everywhere! If you've been waiting for it from one of the other online retailers, you can pick it up now.


THE CROWN OF KINGSHIP JOB
Dragon Thief, Book 7

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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And yet more Dragon Thief, the second book in the new season, Book 8, THE GREEN SCROLL JOB, is available at KatSimonsBooks on April 23rd! It's up for preorder now, if you want to get it so it lands directly into your BookFunnel library on release day.


THE GREEN SCROLL JOB
Dragon Thief, Book 8

Preorder Now -- OUT April 23rd

Ancient magic, a deadly bargain, and a whole lot of lives on the line…

Teaming up with a crew of people all with the same goal—to save damsels in distress—seemed like a fun idea. At the time. But growing pains and Myra’s lifetime of working alone complicate the delicate balance of the new team. She doesn’t want to give up on it, for Christopher’s sake as much as her own. Her dragon shifter boyfriend has a soft spot for damsels in distress. To ensure his safety, Myra will willingly work with other people, so someone’s there to have their backs.

But trust never came easy for the magic thief, and now Myra has to learn to trust a whole bunch of people when some of them clearly don’t trust her.

When the team’s latest attempt to rescue a damsel in distress goes bad, and their tight timeline pushes the boundaries of calculated risk, trust might be the only thing that saves them. The only thing that can save their client. Because two wealthy, dangerous men after the same ancient artifact, and one conman without a conscious, have trapped an innocent artist in the crossfire. Myra, Christopher, and the others will do whatever it takes to rescue their client.

Even if it means launching themselves into danger. Confronting deadly ancient magic. And putting all their lives on the line.

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THE CAFE

Last, but certainly not least, today, April 14th, is the last day to read MYRA AND CHRISTOPHER AT THE CAFE for free! If you read this on the 15th or later, a new Café story will be available to read! The story for the 15th is a sweet little story about finding music and a new friend. JAMAR AT THE CAFE will be available to read for free through the 30th of April.

  

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NEWS

Lot going on this month, but May will be a little quieter. I have a short story from HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND FAIRY DALES releasing as a standalone eBook, which I'll talk more about next month. And there will be two new Café stories, of course, so watch out for those.

I will also start sending out Kickstarter rewards and finalizing the print rewards. Once that starts happening, I'll also get the retail print editions up for preorder through other online retailers and KatSimonsBooks. And I'll set up the deluxe editions of the book through my store (they will be exclusive to KatSimonsBooks).

A quick note on Tariffs

By the time this post goes live things might have even changed (and changed again), and if they have, I'll come back and comment here, but the tariffs imposed by the current US administration are likely going to affect my small business. How and when, I'm not sure yet, because the situation keeps changing.

Fortunately, eBooks are good to go, no matter where you are. That will remain the same. My three different print distributors also have printing facilities in individual countries outside the US, which should (I hope!) make getting paperbacks in those countries easy enough, without the added cost of higher tariffs.

There's still a lot up in the air, and it will be a changing environment for the foreseeable future *sigh*. When I know how things are affecting my books, I'll post about it, but at the moment (as I type this), I'm not entirely sure how all this will play out. Or even if things will be different for my books or not. Hopefully, the chaos doesn't last too long. (I've edited this section once already before it goes live, so...we'll see.)

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Okay, I think that's probably enough for one month! *grin* One last ask for you to check out the Kickstarter! And until May, I hope the world is treating you gently!

Happy reading!