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

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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

Almost the New Year!

Hope you picked up as many free books as you could for the Stuff Your eReader event!

I'll be back in January with a full update on news and releases, but this is just a little reminder that, until January 1st, you can still read BOO AND THE WITCH AT THE CAFE for free at KatSimonsBooks!

On January 1st, I'll have the next story up, but BOO AND THE WITCH will disappear. So be sure to catch that opening story at The Cafe now! 

Visit https://www.TheCafeatKatSimonsBooks.com every 1st and 15th of the month for a new story.

Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year!!

 

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 March!

This month, I have a short novella out that was originally published last fall in the Haunts and Howls and Guardian Spells collection. Tombstone Wizard surprised me a little with the direction it ended up going while I was writing it. But I'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out. I really hope readers are too!

It's officially out now as a stand alone in eBook.

TOMBSTONE WIZARD
eBook 

A cold, foggy night in a graveyard.

A mythical monster on the prowl. And only the magic he brought with him to help.

Charles never thought he’d have to challenge his mentor and teacher, a wizard whose powers far exceeded his own. But when his teacher turns to the unthinkable, and bodies start piling up, Charles knows his time has run out.

To end the violence, Charles must best his teacher in a battle of magic, trapped inside a mystical domain. The only way out… Victory.

Or death.

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Additionally, I have the first Box Set for the Cary Redmond series releasing at the end of the month, March 29th. If you haven't tried the series, now's the chance to get the first three books at a discounted price! And since book 7 in the series is out in May, it's a great way to catch up.

Next month check back for a novella collection from the Cary Redmond series as well as news on the upcoming release of THE TROUBLE WITH DEATH AND DEMON GODS, Cary Redmond Book 7.

Until then, happy reading!

~Kat

October Brings Cool Weather and Two New Releases!

For a paranormal fantasy fiction lover and all around Halloween fan, this is my favorite time of year! I can't help it. The weather (cooling down here), the fall leaves, the food, the spookiness. All of it.

So I supposed it's pretty cool I have two releases to add for this month. October deserves two releases.

The first I mentioned last month, and it technically released September 28, but why nitpick. Close enough to October to count. Haunts and Howls and Guardian Spells is a short story collection of contemporary fantasy stories, all on the them with a theme of protectors and guardians. Which means that of course there's a new Cary Redmond short story in the anthology--one not published anywhere else!--because she's my most on-the-nose Protector characters. Haunts and Howls and Guardian Spells is out in eBook, Trade paperback, and Large Print editions!

HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND GUARDIAN SPELLS

A Contemporary Fantasy Short Story Collection

EBook 

Trade Print: Amazon | B&N | Book Depository | Indie Bound 

Large Print: Amazon | B&N | Book Depository | Indie Bound 

Between haunts and howls…new guardians rise.

In mystical worlds of deadly magic and danger, the innocent need heroes, guardians, protectors to stand in the way of evil, to keep the world safe and balanced—even if the imperiled never realize trouble looms just out of sight.

Reluctant heroes strive to do whatever they must in these five short stories of contemporary fantasy, where nothing is as it seems. Where wizards and faeries lurk, and shapeshifters prowl. Where magic swells to both hurt and heal. And where destiny calls those fated to save the world.

For readers who love dark tales of mystery and magic, with heroes fated to keep innocent people safe, don’t miss this exciting collection from bestselling author Kat Simons. Including a brand new story in the action-packed urban fantasy Cary Redmond series.

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I enjoyed writing and putting this collection together so much I think I'll make it an annual thing. I even have a few themes for future collections in mind already--demons anyone? So look out for another Haunts and Howls collections next year right around this time!

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My other release this month is another Joan of Kerry short story! (Yes, I'm all about the short stories this month apparently. Quick reads so there's lots of time for other spooky things like...pumpkin spiced everything *grin*) Joan and the Leprechaun is out now!

JOAN AND THE LEPRECHAUN

A Joan of Kerry Story

EBook 

Monsters aren’t her only problem…

For Joan, having a dragon best friend and heroing buddy means dealing with sneaky leprechauns. All the time. Because her dragon’s scales are made of gold. And nothing calls to a leprechaun like gold.

So when one of cunning devils steals off with some of those golden scales, Joan rushes in to retrieve the valuable prize. Only to discover a predicament more complicated and deadly than she expects. A situation that requires a hero.

Joan takes up her sword, once again answering the call to protect innocent lives.

Another quest for a hero and her dragon.

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For the record, it took me ages to get the spelling of leprechaun right consistently. Something about that word makes my brain short circuit, and I kept wanting to add extra letters. LOL. I think I've got it now, though. My Irish husband would be proud.

Check back next month for a brand new Cary Redmond short story, this one a Christmas story! Because of course, Cary can't just have a normal, boring few days around Christmas, could she?

Until next month, I hope this finds you safe and healthy.

Happy Reading!

Kat

A New Release in a Time of Weirdness

Hello! I hope everyone is safe and healthy!

I'm a little late posting this because even though we're all trapped in our homes for COVID-19 reasons, my schedule with school-aged kids around all the time has gotten more hectic rather than less. I'm currently jumping back and forth from typing this to helping my oldest with his math.

Ah well. It's for the greater good. And I'm happy to have them home safe while the world is a bit chaotic. I hope you're all staying safe as well!

In the meantime, in the midst of the transition to this new normal last week, I had a short story release. It feels very weird to even talk about that, but since I've been finding solace and support in fiction, I figure others probably are too. So here's the new book and link:

When Cary Met Lucy
A Cary Redmond Short Story
Out Now!
Ebook

In Cary Redmond’s life as a Protector, magic does not always cause the mayhem…

Running into the darkness under a bridge is not the sort of thing an ordinary woman should do late at night. But for Cary Redmond, it’s just part of her job as a magical Protector. And frankly, after the not-so-fun dinner with her parents, charging into danger to rescue the innocent seems like a good idea. Almost as good as the donut she was going to have before her Protector senses went off.

What she discovers in those midnight shadows, however, changes her perspective completely on women running into the darkness under a bridge. And sets the stage for a brand new friendship.

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Another Cary Redmond short story just went up for preorder, releasing next month--When Cary Met Angie. And in May--so long as nothing else goes haywire in the world--the next Cary Redmond novel will be out. I should have the preorder up for that around mid-April and will update the information here.

As always, you can join my newsletter for quicker updates, or follow my author pages at your favorite book vendor, or just check back here when you're interested.

Again, I hope you all are able to stay safe and healthy in these crazy times! Good luck! And good reading!

~Kat

Another Cary Redmond Short Story Hits the Shelves

Well, the virtual shelves anyway. I will put all the shorts into a print edition when I have enough released, I promise, but for now...

The next Cary Redmond short story WHEN CARY MET PICKLES is out now, in eBooks from as many vendors as I can get it into.

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WHEN CARY MET PICKLES (A Cary Redmond Short Story)
eBook


A new job, a new house, a new demon dog… And so much to learn.

Cary Redmond has a lot of study ahead of her if she wants to survive her new job as a magical Protector. Study means books. And books mean spending time in a bookstore—something she will never object to. However, the place her mentor sends her isn’t an ordinary bookstore. And the clientele are more than what they seem.

But with the help of The Bookstore’s proprietor and the resident basset hound, Cary is sure she can navigate this new world without getting eaten by anything.

Maybe.

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Now, it's hard to choose your favorite baby, as they say, but I love this short story a lot. Mostly because I love basset hounds and I love bookstores and it combines the two. Not much better in the world--except for maybe coffee and pizza. Yes, Cary and I share these loves. I was going to call them vices, but really, how could you call something as glorious as pizza or coffee a vice?

For the chronologically inclined, this story takes place about 4 months after Cary was "tricked" into becoming a Protector. And her world just keeps getting weirder.

More in the Cary Redmond series coming soon! To keep up to date on new releases, you can join my newsletter. Or you can follow my author page at your favorite book vender.

Watch this space for release information on the next novel in the Cary Redmond series, THE TROUBLE WITH GHOULS AND SERIAL KILLERS, coming in early 2020!

First Short Cary Redmond Story Hits the Shelves

The Cary Redmond series is rolling on! And now you can read how it all got started...

The first promised short story in the series is available now! When Cary Met Jaxer (A Cary Redmond Short Story) is the origin story, the moment when Cary realized maybe the world wasn't quite what she'd always thought it was.

WHEN CARY MET JAXER (A Cary Redmond Short Story)

Available now in eBook 

When Cary met Jaxer, her life changed forever. Not that she wasn’t already looking for a change. But still. Rethinking her career goals is one thing. Finding out the world is a lot spookier than she knew, quite another.

Cary never intends to jump head first into that strange, new world. But for a soft hearted animal lover, there are just some things she can’t allow. And seeing a poor little Labrador puppy taking abuse from a huge man pushes her beyond her tolerance…right into one of the scariest moments of her life.

And the beginnings of a new adventure she may not survive.

See how it all began. When Cary Met Jaxer.

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And to add to the fun news, the Print editions of The Trouble with Black Cats and Demons (Cary Redmond Book 1) are available now! Yes, that's right, print editionS. There's a regular trade paperback available AND a large print edition.


The Trouble with Black Cats and Demons (Cary Redmond Book 1)

Trade Paperback: Amazon | B&N | Book Depository
Large Print Paperback: Amazon | B&N | Book Depository 

As someone whose vision is, shall we say, not the best without my glasses, and whose eyesight is getting that bit worse with age, eBooks have been great for being able to adjust font sizes. But sometimes I still love reading in print. And while I'm still able to read regular print books, I have realized my poor aging eyes might need something a little larger in the future. And I'm sure I'm not the only one! So, T&D Publishing has made both regular and large print available.

Both print editions are avaible at your favorite online retailers or for direct order from your favorite bookstore.

Finally, for all you fellow Halloween-crazed, autumn-is-finally-here, deliriously-eating-all-things-pumpkin, types...

Happy Best Season for Paranormal Lovers!!

Happy Reading!

~Kat