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

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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!!

November Updates and Sales

Well. There's been a lot of behind the scenes work going on down my way, including some updates for my other pseudonym Isabo Kelly. More on that below. But as a heads up, this is a long post with lots of stuff in it.

SALES

First, the time sensitive information. There are SALES everywhere going on right now. Including for one of the Isabo Kelly books which I think my Kat Simons readers will enjoy. Most of the sales listed below are easiest to get from KatSimonsBooks, but some of them are available at other stores too. And for Amazon, if they don't have one of the books I have listed for free available for free, see if they'll price match! They're sort of slow to do that sometimes.

First up, and to be very blunt, I was one of the people...unhappy with the US election results. There was a lot of anger swirling in my gut directly afterward, as well as fear for the future of this country. I say this bluntly here because I feel like if you disagree with this, you probably won't like my fiction anyway and this is as good a time as any to establish that.

That said, because of the anger I was experiencing right after the election, I put one of my most angry heroines on sale! The aptly titled ANGER MANAGEMENT is free most places and where it isn't see if they'll price match to get it free. You can also just get it directly from KatSimonsBooks and not worry about that price matching stuff.

Frankly, even if you aren't from the US and upset by the election, the opening scene in this story might be cathartic anyway. It sure was for me to write!

The others sales are easiest to see from the store's sales page, including THE TROUBLE WITH BLACK CATS AND DEMONS still free, and the first book in the Demon Witch series, BONE LANTERN WITCH still only $0.99 from my store. There are some other shorter works on sale at the store as well, which aren't available for sale anywhere else. So now's a good time to check those out!

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ISABO KELLY

And now the exciting Isabo Kelly news! As I hope most of you know by now, but for those who don't, I started writing under the name Isabo Kelly a very long time ago. She still has quite a bit out available in print and I occasionally commit a new Isabo Kelly book. She doesn't get as much love as the Kat Simons' name, though, BUT she will now be available from KatSimonsBooks! I've even given Isabo her own page there so readers will know specifically which Isabo books are available.

Isabo's fiction will be moving over slowly over the next few months. So watch for more. For now, though, I have moved four of my favorite Isabo books over, AND given them all new covers, new fancy interiors, and there will be semi-fancy print editions rolling out soon (those are already rolling out at Amazon for print and in eBook everywhere).

The FIRE AND TEARS series are very sexy epic fantasy romances, which could fall into the romantasy category for those who like those kind of books. They take place in a fantasy city under siege by invading wizards, the neighboring elven city has claimed neutrality and aren't coming to help the humans, and the humans are losing the war. So dark, but sexy, and chocked full of action as well.

There are a lot of enemies to lovers and second chance romances involved in the three stories. And if that's not enough fun, the third book in the trilogy, DAWN IGNITED, has one of my most favorite redeemed bad guy heroes I've ever written. He was such an ass so it was great fun to put him through the wringer and redeem him.

AND (finally the sales information LOL), through the first week of December, the omnibus edition, which is the entire series in one book, FIRE AND TEARS: Series Collection Books 1-3 is available for only $1.99 in eBook! This sale is going on everywhere, too, so it's a great time to try out an Isabo Kelly romantasy if you've been meaning to give her a try. The collection includes all three books in the series in one file and in a single paperback edition.

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NEW RELEASE

With all that sales news and the Isabo Kelly news, I should also mention that there's a new release this month as well. From the 2023 Haunts and Howls Collection, HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND JESTERS BELLS, the last story from that collection is now available in a standalone eBook edition.

SOPHIE SAVES THE WORLD is out everywhere now, and maybe might be a bit of fun for readers looking for both an escape and some humor in their world-saving adventures.

SOPHIE SAVES THE WORLD

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Tending bar couldn’t prepare her for an adventure through the universe. Who knew?

When someone walks through Sophie’s bathroom wall, the hardworking bartender is understandably confused. First, because someone walked through the seemingly solid wall of her bathroom. And second, because that someone is small and green, smells weirdly like peppermint, and says his name is Gerald.

He also claims she needs to save his world.

Sophie does not consider herself the world-saving type. In fact, she would argue she is the least qualified world-saving person to ever be offered the opportunity to save a world. But fate has a twisted sense of humor.

Bravery rises at the strangest times, in the strangest places, though. So maybe a plucky bartender from Las Vegas really can save the world. Or at least not die trying.

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

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KAT SIMONS BOOKS

And finally, some news to watch out for for next month! I have a special new section at KatSimonsBooks that will be opening soon. THE CAFE AT KATSIMONSBOOKS!

I'm one of those booky people who loves having a coffee shop or café attached to or right next to my bookstore. I've always had that daydream of owning my own café/bookstore in real life. And I realized that now that I have an online bookstore, there was no reason not to also attach a café! So that's what I'm doing. *grin*

The initial pages are up now, along with the first introductory blog. There's even coffee to buy if you are in the US. There will be more features to this new section rolling out over the course of the new year, but to get us started, the very first features starts in December. 

On the 1st and 15th of every month, I'll have an all new free short story, set in the café, available for readers to enjoy. The details about those stories are in the introductory blog, so you can read that. You can also check back here next month for more details.

My intention for the café is to make it a more interactive place for readers to hang out, get a free story, maybe set up some virtual chats, possible do author readings... There are a lot of possibilities and I'll be playing with those in 2025. I hope you'll join me! It'll be fun.

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SO that was a lot of updates and information. I'll be back next month with more about the new Dragon Thief story out in December as well as more details about THE CAFE. 

Until then, I hope you're treating yourself gently and with a great deal of patience. And that you are getting to enjoy some fantastic new books.

Happy reading!