Well that went fast!

November was a weird month and now it's almost over! I'm not entirely sure how that happened, but here we are almost upon Thanksgiving here in the US. Eek! But I do have some updates and news, so here we go.

Once again, I'd like to thank everyone who was able to support the APOCALYPSE WITCH Kickstarter, whether by directly backing or passing the word. I truly appreciate all the help! The eBook is currently up for preorder and will release everywhere on December 3rd. If you're a backer, you will have received your copy already. The print books are going to probably launch a bit later than the eBook this time around because I'm doing some fun interior stuff and want to make sure I get the proofs before I let the books go live. But I'll have links and updates on that next month.

APOCALYPSE WITCH

Demon Witch, Book Five

Releases December 3rd

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The Apocalypse Witch… A disaster? A warning? Or a destiny…

With this new cursed power dangling a knife over her head and pinning a target to her back, witch Angie Jordan faces one last trial to find answers. Before the dark magic kills her. A journey that tests her control. Strains her bond with Sebastian. And reveals secrets that could devastate her realm. A quest that pits her and Sebastian against an enemy unlike anything they’ve encountered before.

As demons hunt them, and the dangers expand with every step, Angie’s powers grow more erratic. Uncertain who to trust, time becomes their enemy. Because if they fail, no one will be safe.

From the demons. Or from Angie.

Don’t miss this heart-pounding final book in the acclaimed Demon Witch series. With everything on the line, and the fate of Angie, Sebastian, and the entire human world hanging in the balance.

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In addition to the release of Apocalypse Witch, I have the latest Haunts and Howls collection out!

First, I want to apologize for this one being a little later this year than usual. I do like to have the Haunts and Howls collections out in October for spooky season, but the year got away from me. Hopefully the plan for next year leaves us enough room to get everything lined up and the 2026 Haunts and Howls released at its usual time of year.

But! It is officially here now. And since the theme for this collection is Dragons... Well, those are just as fun in December as they are in October. Really, anytime is a good time for dragons.

HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND DRAGON TALES is out at my store today and will be out everywhere on December 17th. The trade paperbacks and large print paperbacks will release on December 17th as well, so for my print readers, that's the release date for you. (I'll post a reminder next month :D)

HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND DRAGON TALES
A Haunts and Howls Collection

BUY DIRECT  Out Now!
PREODER EVERYWHERE  Out December 17th

Follow, mere mortals, for here there be dragons… 

Beyond the mists of time. Through the thin veil between realms. Enter a world of dragons both old and new. Mystic beings of power and magic. Danger and strength. Wisdom and violence.

Here, intrepid heroes venture into uncharted waters. Encountering creatures so powerful their legends span all of human history. Tread cautiously. For here there be dragons…

In this latest Haunts and Howls collection of seven new contemporary fantasy stories, bestselling author Kat Simons delivers dragon tales from the quiet to the epic. From the truly deadly, to the sublime. Don’t miss every delicious, dangerous adventure into the realms of dragons. Including a brand new DestinyCats novella!

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I'll have more about the other new editions of the Demon Witch series next month, so keep an eye out for that. I've been debating uploading the duology as an eBook, just to give readers alternatives. The print edition of Howling Dreadful on a Moonlit Strange (the combined book of the two prequel stories in the series) will be released with the other updated print books. I wasn't going to upload the eBook, but I did at the store and now I think I will everywhere. The more options, the better, right? More on that next month!

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Finally, for my Dragon Thief readers! One of the things that got behind over the course of this autumn were the next two Dragon Thief books. They're written and queued up for editing, but the editing process got behind. 

SO, Dragon Thief book 11 will be out in January now. I'll have more on that next month. And because I'm behind, I'll have it out everywhere at the same time (though, of course, I appreciate it a lot when you buy direct! That's the best option for supporting me and my writing. But getting the books anywhere at all is super great too).

I'm still working on the 2026 schedule, so hopefully by next months update, I'll be able to give you a more solid release date for Book 12 in the series. And then, there will be a slight delay before I launch the third season of the Dragon Thief.

I need to get some backlogged projects and stories released over 2026, and since I am not, as it turns out, a four person team all on my own, the work involved will require I delay getting new Dragon Thief books out until probably 2027. All goes to plan (ha!), Book 13 should start the Third Season in January 2027. (And for the record, I cannot believe I'm talking about things in the year 2027. That makes my little GenX brain wobbly. When did that happen!?!)

I will keep you all updated! And you can check back here monthly for news. But in the meantime, there are still two more Dragon Thief stories on their way! And they're an awful lot of fun. :)

Okay, that's more than enough for this late in the month! LOL.

Until next month! Happy Reading.

Happy October!

It's almost Halloween and it's definitely October and it's absolutely Spooky Season officially! Yay! (Throws skull and spider shaped confetti!)

AND to celebrate spooky season, there are sales going on, there's a wide release for the latest Dragon Thief story. And THERE'S THE DEMON WITCH KICKSTARTER!

Kickstarter first. That officially launches on October 21st. 

I will add updates here when it does launch and I will include the above GIF in those announcements because the little ghost is too cute and I want them on this page for many more days.

The APOCALYPSE WITCH Kickstarter will include all new covers for the series, updated interiors, really nice new hardback editions with dust jackets and some gorgeous box set options. AND for those of you who have already been buying the paperbacks and prefer the original style cover, or just want to complete your set so everything looks the same, there's a level for that!

The current links lead to the prelaunch page. Please follow that, and you'll get an announcement when the Kickstarter goes live. Noon EST on October 21st!

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On that same day (sorry, my weird scheduling mistake!) THE GOLDEN CHALICE JOB, Dragon Thief Book 10 is available everywhere! It's currently only available in my store, and you can get it there now without waiting! But should you want to get it elsewhere, that happens next Tuesday, and there are preorders available now.

THE GOLDEN CHALICE JOB
Dragon Thief Book 10

FIND IT AT YOUR FAVORITE VENDOR

Ancient secrets, mysterious relics, and a terrifying new enemy…

Waking in a stone-walled prison, her memories blank, adrenaline rushing through her battered body, Myra has no idea what got her there. No idea what danger awaits outside her cavern cell. Only knows she has to escape. And she has to unearth her memories.

Because a deadly menace stalks her and Christopher.

A menace linked to artifacts she can’t remember. A job that went horribly wrong?

To escape, Myra and Christopher have to trust in her magical thief skills. Have to dredge up the secrets that brought them to the mysterious cavern prison that smells like dragon. Have to discover the identity of their captor. All before their captor comes back for them.

A new enemy, whose very existence could devastate their future. If they survive long enough to have one…

This latest deadly adventure in the action-packed, romantic urban fantasy Dragon Thief series will leave readers at the edge of their seats as Myra and Christopher fight to survive a brand new enemy, and discover if they have a future together.

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Finally, be sure to check out the sales page at KatSimonsBooks! There's a lot on sale! 

Don't miss the bundle of some of my spookiest books all together for more than HALF OFF! That'll only be available for Halloween. The bundle goes away on November 5th, so if it's got books in it you'd like to get, now's your chance!

There's also a wide FREE sale this month of ROMANCING THE LEOPARD, which is a fun paranormal romance with fated mates, some nasty tiger shifters, a truly hunky nerd of a MMC who's also a leopard shifter, and a genius FMC who is not a shifter but no one minds. There are also some fun surprises at the end. This is a cross over between the Cary Redmond Series and the Tiger Shifter Series and there are guest appearances from both! So if you haven't read this paranormal romance yet, now's the time to pick it up!

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Also a quick reminder, that the latest story from the Cafe is up and this one is a spooky story for spooky season! Don't want to miss FRANCHESCA MILLER AT THE CAFE!

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So I'll be back in a week with the Kickstarter Launch Announcement and probably post a few times with updates here.

Then I'll be back in November with updates about new releases, the Kickstarter finish, and what's happening for the rest of the year. In December, I'll give a look-ahead to 2026, because there will be a few changes that I want everyone to know about.

Until then, please follow the Kickstarter prelaunch page and Happy Reading!

And also HAPPY SPOOKY SEASON!!

Kickstarter Ending in the Next few Hours!

Right at the end of THE DRAGON THIEF Kickstarter! Last chance to back and get one of the super pretty books! We even hit a stretch goal so Backer's are getting an extra book for their support!

Thanks, everyone! This was lots of fun.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katsimons/the-dragon-thief-series-season-one-omnibus-deluxe-edition

And if you'd like to back some more Kickstarters, be sure to check out these few still running.

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! 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katsimons/the-dragon-thief-series-season-one-omnibus-deluxe-edition

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

Preorder from KatSimonsBooks - OUT JUNE 4th

Preorder from All Other Vendors - OUT AUGUST 6th

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

Buy Direct

All Other EBook Vendors

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!

Romance Month 2025

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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And on that note, for new releases this month, I am officially starting the new season of the Dragon Thief!

Season Two is going to be lots of fun. We shift gears ever so slightly and add a team into the mix for Myra and Christopher and that...complicates things, but is also proving fun. The new book, THE CROWN OF KINGSHIP JOB is out now at my store, and available for preorder wide. It will come out from the wide vendors in April, so if you want to order from one of them, highly recommend the preorder so you don't forget (I'll remind everyone, too, though *grin*)

THE CROWN OF KINGSHIP JOB

A Dragon Thief Story, Book 7

Season Two

Buy Direct Out Now!
Preorder At Other Vendors (Releases April 9, 2025)

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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I also have a second story from HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND FAIRY DALES releasing as a standalone eBook this month! It will be out everywhere on February 25th and is available for preorder now.

This one is another Irish set, pretty weird fairytale story, which I hope readers will enjoy! For my print readers, the best place to get this story is still in the collection.

TO DANCE IN FALLOW FIELDS AT MIDNIGHT

Out February 25th

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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

Happy Solstice and the changing of Seasons!

A new year is approaching, but in this last month, there are a lot of holidays, and celebrations, and also a lot of taking stock and figuring out how to get through 2025. I've been doing quite a lot of that, myself. So my plan for changing a few things up in 2025 is below!

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NEW RELEASES

First, this month, the latest Dragon Thief story is out! THE SCAVENGER JOB, book 6 in the series, has a holiday theme and touches on more of Myra's past. And things between Myra and Christopher get serious. I hope you all will enjoy this latest story!

THE SCAVENGER JOB
Dragon Thief, Book 6

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The past might save her future, or destroy everything…

A ten-year-old secret, a holiday season, and a walk down memory lane. Myra hopes to share these things with Christopher, because life is short. Especially if you’re a magical thief falling hard for the dragon king’s son. She wants to stay in Christopher’s life, which means being in Christopher’s dragon shifter world.

But first, she needs him to know something about her past. Secrets never shared. And a treasure left hidden for a very long time.

Somehow, old wrongs always come back to disrupt even the most sentimental journey for Myra, though. Endangering this one very important job. And this time, her past, not the dragon world, threaten their lives as Myra and Christopher race to solve an old mystery.

Keeping Christopher by her side is the only thing Myra wants for the holidays, and the one thing that might be beyond her reach.

Because even a magical thief can’t steal a heart.

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The other big news this month is the start of THE CAFE at KatSimonsBooks short stories! These stories all take place in The Cafe, there are cameos by series characters, and they'll be free to read for two full weeks before the next story goes live.

The first story, BOO AND THE WITCH, goes live on December 15th. Don't miss this fun opening story to set up The Cafe. And I hope you'll keep dropping by, on the 1st and 15th of every month to read the newest stories!

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Finally for the new release news, the beautiful paperback editions of the FIRE AND TEARS series are starting to populate out. It will take me a little longer to get those books available everywhere, but they will be out there soon.

For those of you who enjoy my Kat Simons paranormal romance, I think you'll love this series I wrote as Isabo Kelly. It's very sexy, a bit dark, and delicious. Reading to keep you warm in the cold winter months (or to stay warm with if you're in the Southern Hemisphere! LOL)

The books will be available widely but also through my store for select territories! And the interiors are as lovely as the new covers.

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NEWS AND UPDATES

I've mentioned multiple times now that 2025 would be a year I changed things up a bit. I've been mulling over a lot of various options, but one thing that has been in my plan for a long time, and will now get put into practice, is releasing all my books from KatSimonsBooks store first. This will include the print editions, where I have them, and where I can make them available.

So going forward, everything that I publish through my company T&D Publishing, will go to KatSimonsBooks first. Depending on the stories and the publishing schedule, those books will then go wide to other stores about 2 months later. Sometimes that wide distribution will happen a little later, again depending on other things that are going on.

All that being said, everything WILL still be available at all the vendors I can get the books to. The publishing dates will just be after the dates at the store.

My intention with this is to simplify things for myself and make selling direct to readers more of a focus. I'm hoping (trying!) to make KatSimonsBooks a place readers can drop in and visit and hang out and enjoy. So as well as THE CAFE stories, I'm looking into doing some more interactive stuff in 2025. I'm still mulling ideas (virtual author readings and Zoom meet ups), and I'm open to reader suggestions if you'd like to email me and let me know what you'd like to see at the store! Look for new things popping up though in 2025. We'll experiment and see what's fun.

As well as more focus on the store, I'm going to experiment with a few new Kickstarters in 2025. The first one will be for the full collection of Season One of the Dragon Thief series! I had fun with the last Kickstarter and I'd like to experiment with some more things, like fancy print editions and maybe a book box. So as soon as I have the initial link set up, I'll let you know!

Finally, I've had an interesting year with my writing. I've been having a lot of fun and ended up writing a LOT. Now, some of that is THE CAFE stories, so you'll be seeing those regularly. But there's some irony to the fact that I've written more this year and my intention is to slow down my publishing schedule going into 2025. Some of what I've been writing is part of new projects that won't be out until 2026 anyway. But I've still got a lot of fiction that I'd like to get out. (This is a good problem to have, by the way!)

For 2025, though, it will mainly be the standards. There is a new Cary Redmond novel coming soon (you'll get to meet Cary's parents!). The last novel in the Demon Witch series will be out in the fall (that's right, last! I'm actually ending a series--sort of LOL). There will be a new Haunts and Howls collection. And of course, because I'm enjoying them, another season of the Dragon Thief series. And to start the new year, I'll have a new Joan of Kerry story!

So there's going to be lots of reading in 2025 still, but a (sort of) slower publishing schedule. I think. I'm looking at my plans so far, and there's still stuff out every month. LOL. (I swear I'm just a prolific writer who likes to write and sometimes hides in my writing so I don't have to pay attention to the real world! These are all me-doing-the-writing stories, I promise.)

As always, for up to date information about releases and changes in the schedule and events and news, you can join my newsletter. You'll get some free exclusive stories when you join, and you'll get a monthly update. There's also an email sign up at KatSimonsBooks where you'll get store updates and reminders of new stories at THE CAFE, if you'd like the reminders.

Until the new year, I hope you have a wonderful holiday season, I hope you roll into the new year healthy, and I hope you find lots of good books to read!

Happy Holidays! And Happy Reading!

~Kat

HAPPY OCTOBER!!

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!

HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND FAIRY DALES

A Haunts and Howls Contemporary Fantasy Collection

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All Other EBook Vendors

Trade Print: Amazon | B&N | Blackwells | Bookshop.org |

Large Print: Amazon | B&N | Blackwells | Bookshop.org |

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!

THE FEMME FATALE JOB

A Dragon Thief Story, Book 5

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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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The sixth book in the series, THE SCAVENGER JOB, will be out in December! December 3rd at my store, up for preorder now, and December 10th wide, preorder most places now. This has a bit of a holiday, Christmas-y theme to it, and romance readers will finally get their payout for this slow burn romance! More details next month.

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!!

This month there are a lot of books on sale at my store, some at deep discounts and some free. Don't miss out!

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!

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

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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

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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!

 

Late for August....

The summer (in my neck of the woods) is in the last weeks, and I am late with the page update. LOL. Trips all summer culminating in my youngest getting sick and then me getting sick robbed me of all the energy. But the trips at least were fun.
 
So this month is just a quick note about releases and I’ll post more next month on all the things.
 
First up, and out now everywhere, the fourth book in the Dragon Thief series! Myra is back and in real hot water this time.

 

THE VAULT JOB
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 asks herself, repeatedly, while trapped in a vault. A circumstance that leaves her questioning 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 can throw them, but she also desperately wants to know what they’re up to. And why Christopher’s father cut him out of this scheme. She also needs to know what the dragon king really wants from her, once and for all. Because her feelings for Christopher grow with every passing moment. Only one thing keeps getting in the way of exploring those feelings. The king.

But before she can get her answers, she has to survive her current job.

And she has to escape the impenetrable vault before time, and her air, runs out.

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And out next week, another standalone story from last year’s Haunts and Howls collection. This is one of the weirder stories from that collection. TING LING is available everywhere for preorder now and releases on Tuesday August 27th.

 

TING LING
 
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Beware the noise behind the walls…And the dropped Cheetos

Albert just wants some peace and quiet. Work and silence and no disturbances. Instead, a noise…a ringing noise in his apartment drives him to distraction. The noise even invades his dreams. When he realizes the ringing is coming from inside the walls, Albert really starts to worry. Anything could be behind that wall. Anything could be making that sound.

Discovering the truth, however, proves more terrifying, and strange, than anything Albert could have expected.

Author’s Note: This story is also published in the collection HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND JESTERS BELLS.

 

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That’s all for this month, short and sweet, but check back next month for the next Demon Witch novel as well as another standalone from Haunts and Howls and Jesters Bells.
 
Happy Reading!