Isabo Kelly's Blog
November 18, 2024
Updates and New Covers
First, I'm finally moving Isabo books over to my other pseudonym's store. KatSimonsBooks will not only carry all things Kat, it will carry all things Isabo, too, now! And Isabo even has her own link and section of the store. LOL. So if you'd like to buy direct from the author, head on over and check it out. KatSimonsBooks.com
And to launch this new venture, the first books landing at the store are my epic fantasy romance Fire and Tears series with ALL NEW COVERS!!
They are so pretty. For anyone new to the series, these are extremely sexy epic fantasy romances that could be considered part of the romantasy subgenre. But they're all in third person, no first person POVs. They are also very sexy. Just so you're aware of what you're getting into. There's also a lot of enemies to lovers and second chance tropes throughout. And DAWN IGNITED has one of my all time favorite heroes that I've ever written because he was such an asshole to start and it was great fun redeeming him. *grin*
As well as the new covers, the interiors of the books have all be reformatted and updated. The print editions, which I'm still rolling out, will have some extra design elements inside, a little fancier than the old versions, and with the all new covers.
You can buy each book individually, or if you'd rather have them all together, you can buy the omnibus edition, Fire and Tears, Series Collection Books 1-3 . This is a good time to pick up the omnibus, too, if that's your preference, because through the first week of December, this edition is on sale for only $1.99 everywhere! And the print editions, while not on sale, do have lovely new interiors too. So if you like your epic fantasy romance a little on the fancy side, the paperback is for you!
These special print editions will be available everywhere soon, including through KatSimonsBooks, and the updated eBooks are available everywhere now.
Over the next few months, I'll be slowly moving Isabo Kelly books over to the store, so keep checking back. And if you like my Isabo Kelly fiction, I think you'll enjoy Kat Simons' fiction, too. *grin*
In addition to moving my books over to the store, I'll also be putting together my three stories from the New York Empires hockey romance series into their own special edition eBook (and maybe print edition?) which will only be available from the store. These stories were meant to be part of the collections they were in, their stories intertwining in greater or lesser degrees with the other stories in the anthologies. But they are also linked to each other. So this gives readers a choice in how to enjoy the various stories. Which I hope you will!
More on all the updates and new changes coming this way soon. Oh, and if you'd like to keep up on what I'm doing, at the moment, this is the best place to do that (my Isabo Kelly newsletter doesn't go out much). But in the not too distant future, I'll be adding Isabo updates to the store's emails, so those will also be useful to follow.
Until the next update, happy reading!
June 20, 2024
A Rare Sighting!
As anyone checking in here might have noticed I don't post much at Isabo Kelly these days! Sorry about that. Kat Simons is getting all the releases at the moment.
HOWEVER, today, June 20th (happy solstice!), one day only, Isabo has a book in the Stuff Your eReader promotion over at Romance Bookworms!
The paranormal hockey romance anthology with me, Stacey Agdern and Kenzie MacLir, ICING THE PUCK, is FREE! Along with lots and lots of other books. No strings attached to this promotion. No signs ups necessary. Just one place to find all the romance books you could want to stuff your eReader with for the summer!
None of the New York Empire anthologies run free promotion very often, so this is a rare chance to get one of the books free. And if you enjoy it, I hope you'll check out the other two (for now) anthologies!
Don't miss this super fun promotion!
As a quick catch up since I don't post here much, be sure to visit Kat Simons and KatSimonsBooks to see all my newest releases. I will be publishing some more Isabo Kelly books in the not-too-distant future, mostly science fiction fun stuff. And there are some new covers coming for some of my fantasy romance backlist. So check that out.
Also, also, by the end of the year, I should have all Isabo's books up at KatSimonsBooks where you can buy them direct. I might even have some special things for Isabo there. So be sure to check it out!
Happy Reading!
~Isabo
June 2, 2022
Updates and Links
New covers and editions of the FIRE AND TEARS series are now available, including a collection of all three stories in eBook and Print! The print edition of the collection is pretty thick, but if you prefer print reading, it's a great way to get all three books at a single price.
They are also available individually in print finally as well! The links below can take you to either the print or eBook editions.
DARKNESS SINGED
DAWN IGNITED
FIRE AND TEARS: Series Collection Books 1-3
In addition, all three of the New York Empires Anthologies are also now available in eBook and Print! So don't miss those either if you are a print reader.
ICING THE PUCK
ROUGHING IT
And finally, look out for some more science fiction stories coming from me soon! I don't have release dates yet, so please check back and I'll update here when they're available.
Happy Reading!~Isabo
June 10, 2020
Brand New Hockey Romance with a Paranormal Flare
That's right! More sexy hockey players and their love interests, with an added touch of paranormal just to make things interesting. Three all new stories in this ongoing series. At the moment, the book is available at Amazon only, but look for it to spread through to the other vendors at the end of the summer.
ROUGHING IT (New York Empires 3)eBook
Caught in the Crossfire by Stacey Agdern
Goaltender Carly Fein is trying out for the New York Empires, and the last thing she needs is the complication of an artist. But when she agrees to let him make her a new mask, Bryce Emerson finds his way under her skin.
Can Bryce and Carly figure out what happens when they’re caught in the crossfire of love and hockey? Or will the stress of new love and competition drive them apart.
Crashing the Net by Isabo Kelly
Billionaire Connor Evans needs a challenge. Trying out for the New York Empires’ hockey team fits the bill, even if it is just a publicity stunt and a way to shut his twin brother up. Running into the woman who left him six years earlier, a woman he’s never gotten over, is not part of the plan. Once he sees Matty, though, Connor knows he can’t let her go again. But he’s got secrets he can’t risk sharing. And Matty is the one person who could uncover those secrets if he lets her get too close.
After traveling the world, Matilda Thomson is ready for a real job and a more stable life. Her internship with the New York Empires will give her the experience she needs to move into that future. But first, she has to face Connor again, and one of the most painful losses she’s ever experienced. The only way she can move forward is to confront her feelings and risk her heart one more time.
Heat and passion spark as hot as ever between them. But trust doesn’t come easy. And if Connor can’t open up and let Matty in this time, he’ll lose her forever.
Against the Boards by Kenzie MacLir
Kyle Sandberg is living his best life. He’s one of the top hockey players in the world. Has two amazing best friends and all the sarcastic hockey t-shirts he could wear. After his own family turns their backs on him, he’s happy playing for the Empires and hanging out with his own found family. What he doesn’t want is his pain in the ass twin brother back in his life or a mate.
When paramedic Faith Church left Puerto Rico for New York, she had zero intentions of getting involved in the local pack. Having had her fill of pack politics, she was ready to go lone wolf. But being left alone was too much to ask when her cousin was the Alpha’s mate.
What neither was counting on was Fate, having her own plans for them. A chance encounter at a traffic accident changes everything. Kyle and his wolf are willing to go with Fate’s plans. But Faith, having finally broken away from her pack’s expectations wants nothing to do with Fate, or Kyle. Too bad her wolf disagrees…
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I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. Have a great summer of reading!
~Isabo
May 15, 2019
Catch Up and Heads Up
Catch Up
The box set for
The Naravan Chronicles series
is out from all eBook vendors I can get it into (I'm working on Google Play; if you're a Google Play reader, sorry about the delay. I hope to be there in the near future so you can check back for updated links). If you're the type to want All The Things At Once, this may be the better way to get the series as it includes all of the currently released stories (5 books!).
Also, I finally managed to get Marshall's Guard re-released with a lovely new cover! This one is in eBook and Print (Amazon | B&N | Book Depository for free international shipping) so you can choose your favorite format.
In eBook only, I've started releasing some older short stories, starting with my Eldora Station shorts. There will be more in the Eldora Station series in the future, including a longer novella/short novel. In the meantime, Last Call On Eldora Station is out now! And Christmas on Eldora Station (originally published in RT magazine in 2009) is releasing this month (on my birthday if I can arrange it *grin*).
Heads Up
Now for the heads up. First, I will be moving the website to a new hosting site with a new look and everything. This is going to take me some time and likely won't be up and running until the fall (maybe later). There may be some weirdness during the move, but I'll give a warning of impending disruption closer to the time. In the meantime, this site will still be here. Or you can join my newsletter for more timely updates. The newsletter only comes out when I have news, though, so it's sporadic.
And second, for those of you who've been with me for ages, you might remember an excerpt I posted eons ago for a new paranormal romance series I was toying with (The Trouble with Black Cats and Demons). Well, I've gone back to work on that series and my other persona Kat Simons will be releasing the series starting this year (I'm releasing it under the Kat Simons name because that's where all the paranormal romance and urban fantasy is going to go in the future). It's more urban fantasy romance now than paranormal romance, but I'm having a blast writing it. I hope readers will enjoy it too.
That's the big news for now! Be sure to check back for updates!
Happy Reading!
~Isabo
September 24, 2018
FLIGHT is out now!!
FLIGHT is available in ebook everywhere and the paperback edition will follow soon. The idea for this book was sparked almost twenty years ago, not long after the first book in the series, PROMISE was published and my editor told me Raf needed his own story. It's taken me the better part of that twenty years to get the book written and released, but I'm really proud to finally have it available (for the first time! Yay! Happy Dance!! *grin*)
I hope you'll enjoy my space pirate's adventure as much as I enjoyed writing about it!
FLIGHT (The Naravan Chronicles 5)
eBooks: Amazon | iBooks | Kobo | Nook | Smashwords |
Clare O'Malley needs the help of notorious space pirate Raf Tygran, but falling for someone like Raf is a guaranteed disaster for someone like her, and she can’t afford the distraction. Raf knows Clare is a liar the minute they meet. He loves liars, and the delectable Clare is a liar he wants to know better. Can two adventure junkies find a future together For more news about my upcoming releases as well as the occasional free short story, you can join my newsletter.
Happy Reading!~ Isabo
June 8, 2018
New Releases
PARADISE is out for a limited time at $0.99 in ebook so now is the time to get it. It's also available in print, though that's still populating through the distribution channels so give it a week. (I'll up date the links when the book appears at the various sites).
PARADISE (The Naravan Chronicles 4)eBooks: Amazon | Kobo | iBooks | B&N Nook | Smashwords |
Print (links coming soon but check in at Amazon and B&N)
With chaos brewing in FarMore space stations biggest resort casino, Security Chief Meiling Trudeau will have to decide if she can trust the man she used to love—with the safety of her space station as well as her heart.
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The print edition of SECRET is also available now from Amazon | B&N | Book Depository (free International Shipping)
Next up in The Naravan Chronicles is FLIGHT. This will be a brand new, never before published book in the series, but the idea of FLIGHT has been lingering in my imagination for...oh probably eighteen years. LOL. So it's very exciting to finally have it coming out! It's due this fall, and based on the current production process, look for a mid-September release date. But keep checking back as I'll update that if anything changes.If you want to keep up-to-date on releases and news, please sign up to my mailing list here. (There's double opt-in and I never share your emails, so you're safe with me. *grin*) I'll also be sending out the occasional free short story to subscribers just because. One on the schedule for this summer was previously published in RT Magazine about 9 years ago when they were experimenting with publishing some fiction alongside their reviews and Romance news. Since RT is closing this year (so sad!), it seems like a good time to show that story to an audience again. If you're not into joining newsletters, everything I give away on my mailing list will also eventually be released in ebook stores. Just check back here for updates.
As summer is upon us up here in the northern hemisphere, happy warm summer day reading to everyone! And for those in the southern hemisphere, happy cuddling under a blanket winter reading!
New Releases
PARADISE is out for a limited time at $0.99 in ebook so now is the time to get it. It's also available in print, though that's still populating through the distribution channels so give it a week. (I'll up date the links when the book appears at the various sites).
PARADISE (The Naravan Chronicles 4)eBooks: Amazon | Kobo | iBooks | B&N Nook | Smashwords |
Print (links coming soon but check in at Amazon and B&N)
With chaos brewing in FarMore space stations biggest resort casino, Security Chief Meiling Trudeau will have to decide if she can trust the man she used to love—with the safety of her space station as well as her heart.
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The print edition of SECRET is also available now from Amazon | B&N | Book Depository (free International Shipping)
Next up in The Naravan Chronicles is FLIGHT. This will be a brand new, never before published book in the series, but the idea of FLIGHT has been lingering in my imagination for...oh probably eighteen years. LOL. So it's very exciting to finally have it coming out! It's due this fall, and based on the current production process, look for a mid-September release date. But keep checking back as I'll update that if anything changes.If you want to keep up-to-date on releases and news, please sign up to my mailing list here. (There's double opt-in and I never share your emails, so you're safe with me. *grin*) I'll also be sending out the occasional free short story to subscribers just because. One on the schedule for this summer was previously published in RT Magazine about 9 years ago when they were experimenting with publishing some fiction alongside their reviews and Romance news. Since RT is closing this year (so sad!), it seems like a good time to show that story to an audience again. If you're not into joining newsletters, everything I give away on my mailing list will also eventually be released in ebook stores. Just check back here for updates.
As summer is upon us up here in the northern hemisphere, happy warm summer day reading to everyone! And for those in the southern hemisphere, happy cuddling under a blanket winter reading!
April 16, 2018
The Naravan Chronicles Continue
INTERFACE (The Naravan Chronicles 2)eBooks: Amazon | Kobo | iBooks | B&N Nook | Smashwords |
When Gina’s nanotech research leads to murder and death threats, her father hires private mercenaries to protect her. Alex has a rule. No romantic relationships with clients. That rule goes out the airlock when he meets Gina. But protecting her means ignoring his feelings and hers, and Alex isn’t good at ignoring things…
Next up in the series, SECRET (Book 3), which will be out May 11, 2018 (I just finished setting up the pre-order!). SECRET was originally published as THE SECRET OF NARAVA, so if you've already bought that book, you're good. This version hasn't been substantially changed.Like the other re-releases, SECRET will be specially priced at only $0.99 for the pre-order and the
first week of release. If you're working your way through the series on the lead up to the new release in the fall, this is the time to buy the book!
A little nice review news: PROMISE (The Naravan Chronicles 1) got a lovely review from the Red Headed Book Lovers blog. She really enjoyed my little twist on the idea of an invasion story, which was cool *grin*.
In addition to the review, PROMISE is now officially out in print! You can find the PRINT EDITIONS here: Amazon | B&N | Book Depository (for free international shipping). You should also be able to special order the book from most bookstores.I'm heading over to set up the INTERFACE print edition now, so look out for that soon. And don't forget, if you'd like to keep up to date on my re-releases, new releases, and some general fun stuff I have planned down the line, please join my newsletter. I promise I don't clutter your inbox!
Happy Reading!
March 6, 2018
The Return of the Naravan Chronicles
The Naravan Chronicles have been freshened up with new matching covers (yay!) and shortened titles (much easier to pronounce). The four previously published stories will be releasing once a month, starting with PROMISE (previously The Promise of Kierna'Rhoan), starting on March 9, 2018 (yay again!).
PROMISE (The Naravan Chronicles 1)Caught between duty and a growing passion that could destroy everything...or save their lives.
Amazon | Kobo | iBooks | Nook | Smashwords
PROMISE is available for pre-order now (and will be out soon as I write this), so be sure to check it out. For a very limited time after release (and during the preorder period), all of the previously published books will be discounted too, so don't miss that!
The fourth story in the series, PARADISE, coming in June, was only available previously in an exclusive anthology for the Romantic Times conference in 2016, so this story will likely be new to most readers (*confetti toss*).
Each story will be released in ebook followed by print. And then this fall, (finally!) the next book in the series, FLIGHT, will be released (*whooping and cheering* *more confetti tossing* *Champaign cork pop*). I'm pretty excited about this newest space adventure romance (if you can't tell). Raf Tygran and Clare O'Malley are an excellent match.
While I love all of my books, this particular series is near and dear to my heart. PROMISE was the very very first book I ever published--19 years ago in May, with one of the very first ebook publishers (yes, that's all the way back in 1999 before we even had easy peasy shopping carts!). The idea for PROMISE came from a dream. I wrote the book while I was supposed to be working on my Ph.D. (oops *grin*). It's seen many iterations at this stage. But somehow it's still kicking around. And I couldn't be prouder (though, do keep in mind it's 20 years old when you get to the hero smoking all the time). I have a real soft spot for this book, and the series that came from it. I hope you'll enjoy the books, too.
Happy Reading!


