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The SPOOKY SEASON CALENDAR has launched!
Don't miss out on getting your little treats. The days will stay up through the beginning of November so there's still time to catch up if you haven't gone over yet. And definitely hold onto some of the treats until the end of the event, just in case... I'll say no more *grin*
https://tanddpublishingbookstore.com/pages/spooky-season-calendar-2026

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HAUNTS AND HOWLS THROUGH GHOSTLY VEILSIS OUT NOW!

I have GHOST STORIES! Because those are what you need for spooky season. (That and a marathon rewatch of Agatha All Along *grin*)

HAUNTS AND HOWLS THROUGH GHOSTLY VEILS is out now and is available in eBook, Trade paperback, and Large Print paperback editions.

HAUNTS AND HOWLS THROUGH GHOSTLY VEILSA Haunts and Howls Collection
AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE

Cross the threshold. Pass through the veil. If you dare… 

Voices whisper just beyond hearing. Cold air fogs breath. Asharp sense of dread. A fleeting movement too fast to see. A strange scent ofroses or rot.

A warning.

Pass through the thin barrier between reality and theotherworld. Through portals into eerie lands. Where haunting wails andmysterious moans trigger primal fears. Spooky, atmospheric, and waiting…

For the unwary.

From the luminous and evocative worlds of acclaimed authorKat Simons comes an all-new collection of contemporary fantasy ghost stories,full of creeping dread and dark shadowed mysteries. Waiting beyond the veil.

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As I mentioned last month, this year's Haunts and Howls collection is a little different. There are only five stories in it because most of them are novella and novelette length--it's a big book! There's only one story that qualifies as a short story. 

And all but one of the stories involves series characters! I'm not sure why I felt the need to write mostly series characters with the ghost theme. Some are self evident, I suppose. Cary Redmond hates ghosts, so of course she has a story in here. And Friday's Curious Shop is...well, a perfect setting for a ghost story, right? Destiny Cats also lend themselves to the ghost theme.

The only non-regular Haunts and Howls series character is Percy James, from the Percy James Mysteries. But the whole NYC hotel setting for Percy's stories also lent itself to a ghost tale, so she got a story here too.

So almost the entire collection is fun spooky stories with familiar characters. BUT don't worry, they are all also standalone stories so readers won't need to have read anything else to enjoy these stories. Well, the Destiny Cats story might be helped along by having read other Destiny Cats stories in the Haunts and Howls collections or as standalones, but even that one stands alone as a story.

And they ghostly spooky, almost gothic tone of most of the stories is just super excellent reading for this time of year. I had soooo much fun writing this collection. I hope readers will enjoy it too.

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HALLOWEEN AT THE CAFE!
A little heads up to make sure and visit the Café this month because there are fun stories to celebrate spooky season. AND ALSO, be sure to check the Spooky Season Calendar  Day One and Day Eight (hint hint hint)


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HAPPY OCTOBER AND HALLOWEEN!
Next month I'll have some standalone stories releasing from last year's Haunts and Howls collection and a new Percy James Mystery coming out in December! So a little more fun reading to round out the year and then we're into 2027 already which is weird and I'd swear the 1980s was just like, 20 years ago, right? LOL
ANYWAY, be sure to check out the SPOOKY SEASON CALENDAR , and HAUNTS AND HOWLS THROUGH GHOSTLY VEILS and until next month, when we roll into all the other holidays, I hope you're finding excellent spooky things to enjoy and finding a lot of great reading!

So I know those of you in the Southern Hemisphere are rolling into spring instead of autumn, but up my way, we have autumn right on the doorstep and that means SPOOKY SEASON!!

I might already be celebrating with spooky movies and spooky reading and the occasional pumpkin thingy (but to be fair, I have pumpkin food/drink throughout the year. And I'm a terrible sucker for orange and black seasonal food.)

SPOOKY SEASON FUN

To celebrate Spooky Season this year, I'm going to be trying something over at KatSimonsBooks . A Spooky Season Advent Calendar! Not sure that's the right name for it, LOL, but I saw an ad with spooky season knickknacks in an advent calendar type thing and I thought... Hey! I could do something like that.

Because it's the first year, and this is an experiment, I'm going to being doing a thing every other day throughout October over at the store. Giving away short stories, advanced excerpts, discount codes, that kind of thing. Sixteen (16) surprises, starting on October 1st and culminating with a Halloween treat.

This is still in the planning stages, and it is an experiment (in other words, there might be some bugs I'll have to work out). But I hope it'll be fun. So for those of you who want to play along and have a bit of fun for Halloween, I hope you'll join me! (And let me know what else would make this kind of thing fun for you! If it's successful, I could always make this an annual thing.)

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FOR SEPTEMBER

I have a couple of standalone eBooks releasing that were also in HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND DRAGON TALES. And I have the preorder link for the next Haunts and Howls Collection. Which is HAUNTS AND HOWLS THROUGH GHOSTLY VEILS and it is so well suited for this time of year!! I'm very excited about this one. It's a little different for a Haunts and Howls collection for reasons I'll explain next month, but definitely fun. And spppppoooooookkkkkyyyyy. (ha!)

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RELEASES

So! Out this month, I have a Destiny Cats novella, LIGHTNING THROUGH THE CATS EYES . It's out everywhere now as a standalone eBook. 
Print readers, you'll want to pick up the HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND DRAGON TALES collection for this story and the next one I mention below.

LIGHTNING THROUGH THE CATS EYESA Destiny Cats Novella
OUT EVERYWHERE

Travel, adventure, danger…and cats. 

Erica Randal’s destiny requires a lot of balance. Timelearning the roll of destined guardian of a temple protecting deadly knowledge.Time learning her way around a sword before inheriting her aunt’s magicalsword. Time adapting to her clowder of guardian shapeshifting cats and theirleader Galahad living in her home.

And time off from work to travel. To distant parts of themultiverse. With pink sands and mile high cliffs. And a purple sea topped byglowing, seaweed-scented waves so huge they make her heart hammer.

But the waves prove the least of Erica’s worries. What hidesbeneath that alien ocean threatens the very fabric of reality. And even themost terrifying ally might not be enough to prevent disaster. Erica, her aunt,and the Destiny Cats must stop their ancient enemy. Or risk the destruction ofeverything.

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For those of you who enjoy the Destiny Cats stories, a little heads up that there will be a new one in the October Haunts and Howls Collection, too!

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Next up for this month, another standalone eBook that was originally published in DRAGON TALES . This one comes out on September 22, is available for preorder now, and is one of those strange tales that I really enjoyed writing.

DRAGONS OF SOME KIND
OUT EVERYWHERE SEPTEMBER 22 Preorder Now!

She must face a dangerous legacy, or watch her brotherdie…

Tanith waits beside the river where she knows they’ll findher. Skipping rocks. Tasting the honey spiced crispness of the autumn air.Trying not to think. Her brother warned her not to come here. Not to seek themout. But no other choice remains. Hamish will die without their knowledge.

To save her brother, to reclaim their lives, Tanith mustrisk everything.

Find them. Face them. And try not to die.

Her only hope lies with the dragons. Of some kind.

In this mesmerizing, richly woven contemporary fantasy fromKat Simons, fall into a world that runs parallel to our own, a mythic worldwith deadly stakes. Where a young woman must face terrifying creatures to save heronly family.

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And finally, the preorder for HAUNTS AND HOWLS THROUGH GHOSTLY VEILS is up now! I'll have more about this book next month, but if you'd like to make sure to pick it up, consider preordering it now. 

This book will be out in eBook, Trade Paperback, and Large Print editions on October 13th (auspicious date for a spooky season story in my humble opinion LOL). And is a perfect book for this time of year, I am not exaggerating. I mean...ghosts! Ghosts!

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THE CAFE

This is your monthly reminder to check out the free reading over at The Cafe at KatSimonsBooks! The current story, ZELDA AT THE CAFE, is a good one for rolling into the season, because... Well, I don't want to give it away. You can read it for free until October 1st!

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Until next month, I hope you have a lot of fun spooky reading and movies in your life! And the appropriate-to-you level of pumpkin products.

~Kat

At least this year, for me, because it's one of the few recent summers when we haven't been traveling through most of the months off school. This means I'm getting to the back pages of the site and updating some things. There are still things in need of updates, but we're getting there.

AND in the meantime, there are books.

RELEASES

First up, GOLDEN FLOWER REEDS is out in the world now! Be sure to check it out.

GOLDEN FLOWER REEDS
An Abrahm Reed Story

OUT EVERYWHERE

The equinox marks a balance of light and dark…and thereturn of the elves.

Abrahm Reed hates the equinoxes with the power of a thousandsuns. Not just because each equinox marks the period when day and night balanceand the gateway between elfland and the human realm opens. Not just because thebeautifully deadly elves should never be allowed around humans. But becauseevery equinox, his father demands his presence.

As a half elf, half human, Abrahm moves between both worldswithout restriction. Yet the alien elf realm has always rubbed him wrong. Hefeels more human and more comfortable in the mundane world. One of the manyreasons his elf father hates him.

But something feels different this equinox. Off. Wrong. Morewrong than usual.

Stepping through the portal into elfland cuts Abrahm offfrom everything safe, everything he knows back in Boston. Trapping him in aland of magic and death. Where even the most beautiful flowers provetreacherous. And survival is never guaranteed.

Enter Kat Simons’ richly disorienting and mysterious urbanfantasy where the portal between realms marks a line between the safe, mundanehuman world and the deadly beauty of elfland. Where not even the son of an elflord is safe.

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As a reminder, this is part of a larger project, UNCOLLECTED ANTHOLOGY: EQUINOX, and you can get all the stories from that uncollected anthology, collected into a single edition! So if you want them all, that's the best way to go.

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Also this month, out on the 18th and up for preorder now, STORIES FROM THE CAFE: VOLUME THREE!

If you've missed any of the Cafe stories from the first half of 2026 and want to catch up, this is the way to do it. Also for my print readers, this is your chance to get this book. It's out in eBook, Trade paperback, Large Print paperback, and hardback editions!

STORIES FROM THE CAFE: VOLUME THREEA Cafe Collection
AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE OUT AUGUST 18th

Meanwhile, back at the café…

From the eclectic pen of acclaimed author Kat Simons comes anotherimmersive collection of stories from the Café.

Where regulars sip richly roasted coffees and delectableteas. Newcomers find a cozy nook to nibble their buttery croissants and gooey chocolatechip cookies. And the witch owner and her cat familiar keep the whole thingrunning smoothly.

Well, smoothly-ish.

Time travelers, mysterious goddesses, vampires, wizards, andoccasionally just mundane people meeting someone new. The café brims with mystery,magic, and romance. Held together by the carefully crafted spells of Nina andBoo. A space for every soul.

Don’t miss this latest collection of Stories from the Café!

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Don't forget there's also an Abrahm story at the Cafe until the 15th! So be sure to check that out. And if you missed it, don't worry it'll be in the next collection. Also the second Cafe story this month, out on the 15th is a Nina and Boo story, so don't miss that one either!
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NEWS AND UPDATES

Looking ahead to September, I'll have some individual releases from the last Haunts and Howls collection, if you'd just like those as standalone eBooks. This will include the Destiny Cats novella from that collection. If you are a fan of the Destiny Cats, that's a good way to collect the individual stories!

I'll also have the cover for the next Haunts and Howls coming in October, HAUNTS AND HOWLS THROUGH GHOSTLY VEILS! The ghostly theme lent itself to some very fun stories. I'm a little creeped out by ghosts (not unlike Cary Redmond) so writing about ghosts has been both fun and creepy. More on that next month!

Along with the newest Haunts and Howls collection, of course, I'm hoping to have some other fun stuff for October and spooky season, so be sure to check back!

So until next month, Happy Reading!

So of course I've started reading spooky stuff in anticipation of spooky season LOL. And both of the stories I have to talk about take place in the autumn!

RELEASES

First up this month, the new Cary Redmond novel, THE TROUBLE WITH FAMILIES AND GOBLINS, is out live in the world in paperback, large print paperback, and eBook editions!

TROUBLE WITH FAMILIES AND GOBLINS
A Cary Redmond Novel, Book 9
AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE

Trouble meets thefamily…

Back from Scotlandand ready to settle into this new version of her job as a magical Protector,Cary Redmond faces only one big problem. Thanksgiving. More specifically,Thanksgiving with her family of mundane humans and her mate Deacon Jones’sfamily of leopard shifters.

Cary’s parents haveno idea that shapeshifters exist in the world. Deacon’s mother happens to bethe queen of the local leopard shifters. Not just the parents plan to gatherfor dinner, but every single member of each family intends to be there. Andevery single one of these people in one small house for one big meal means…Trouble.

Fine. Good.Manageable. No problem.

Except for thegoblins.

And the mysteriousdog.

And, of course, herformer faery mentor Jaxer.And her sister’spregnancy.

But everything isfine. Cary controls her Protector magic now. Thanksgiving involves lots of foodand drink. All good. No problem. What could go wrong?

Oh boy…

In this return KatSimons’ acclaimed Cary Redmond urban fantasy romance series, Trouble picks afamily holiday to add a little light chaos to Cary’s already chaotic life. Endof the world? Or just a talking-to from her mother? Could go either way. Don’tmiss this latest magical Cary Redmond adventure!

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For Cary Redmond lovers, a heads up that Cary and Deacon will have a novella in this year's HAUNTS AND HOWLS collection, due out in October. More about that as we get closer, but the Cary and Deacon novella was super satisfying to write because it did exactly what I wanted it to do and that does not always happen. I can't wait to share it with readers.

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Also, coming up on August 1st, I have a story that is part of a really cool project called the UNCOLLECTED ANTHOLOGY. UA is an urban fantasy collection, each edition written to a theme, and each edition having a special guest author. Each story is published independently by the various authors (thus the "Uncollected" part of the anthology) and now all the stories are also collected into a single edition available everywhere! So if you want to read just one or two stories, you can. You can buy them all individually. OR, you can pick up the collection.

For more about the anthology and previous issues, visit their website!

I was invited to be a guest author in issue #40, UNCOLLECTED ANTHOLOGY: EQUINOX! I have been reading UA stories for many years now, so being invited to participate has been really thrilling.



My contribution is called GOLDEN FLOWER REEDS , and is out everywhere for preorder now! All the anthology stories, including the collection, will release on August 1st, so be sure to watch for them.

GOLDEN FLOWER REEDS
Uncollected Anthology: EquinoxIssue Forty
AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE

The equinox marks a balance of light and dark…and thereturn of the elves.

Abrahm Reed hates the equinoxes with the power of a thousandsuns. Not just because each equinox marks the period when day and night balanceand the gateway between elfland and the human realm opens. Not just because thebeautifully deadly elves should never be allowed around humans. But becauseevery equinox, his father demands his presence.

As a half elf, half human, Abrahm moves between both worldswithout restriction. Yet the alien elf realm has always rubbed him wrong. Hefeels more human and more comfortable in the mundane world. One of the manyreasons his elf father hates him.

But something feels different this equinox. Off. Wrong. Morewrong than usual.

Stepping through the portal into elfland cuts Abrahm offfrom everything safe, everything he knows back in Boston. Trapping him in aland of magic and death. Where even the most beautiful flowers provetreacherous. And survival is never guaranteed.

Enter Kat Simons’ richly disorienting and mysterious urbanfantasy where the portal between realms marks a line between the safe, mundanehuman world and the deadly beauty of elfland. Where not even the son of an elflord is safe.

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And as a little bonus, Abrahm also visits the Café on August 1st as well! So you can get a little taste of who Abrahm Reed is at the Café and then read his longer story.

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NEWS AND UPDATES

Speaking of the Café, for those of you waiting for the VOLUME THREE collection, that release got a little delayed due to some scheduling conflicts. It's only delayed about three weeks, though and will be out later in August. So please be sure to check back then for updates!
If you're behind on the Cafe stories, all the stories from 2025 are in two collections that are out now , so you can pick those up in the meant time. And VOLUME ONE is currently on sale at KatSimonsBooks!

And finally, a heads up that DRAGON THIEF, book 1 in the Dragon Thief series, will be on sale for a limited time everywhere starting on July 28th, with the sale running through August 18th! If you're an Amazon shopper, you might have to give them a couple of days to price match--or nag them to price match. That usually works too :)

That's all for this month. Until August, I hope you're having a peaceful summer/winter with a lot of good books stacked up on your readers or bedside table just waiting to be read!

Happy Reading!

Summer or winter (and a little late), but welcome to the new season! It's warm and rainy here in NYC, so allergies are bad but the trees are full and pretty.

Last month was wild, and I'm behind because of graduation and little league season, so this will be short and sweet--for me.

Out today! A standalone story from the last Haunts and Howls collection. Print readers, you'll want to pick up the full collection of HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND DRAGON TALES. But if you just wanted to try one or two stories from the collection and this is one of them, it's available everywhere in eBook now!

THE DRAGON DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

Available Everywhere

A stormy afternoon and a rock dragon in a cave…

Growing up, everyone called that pile of rocks in the cave adragon. Kid imaginations, of course. For as long as I could remember, wevisited the “dragon,” played on the rocks, took refuge from the weather, hidfrom our parents. But once I grew up, the cave became a memory. A place Ihadn’t seen in years.

Until a freak rainstorm forces me to take cover in that verycave deep in the woods. Waiting out a storm in the chilly cavern with the rockdragon brings back lots of memories. But… I don’t remember the dragon’s rocksfeeling warm. I don’t remember that hole in the side of the dragon.

I don’t remember that smell.

Revisiting that place of childish imagination might havebeen a bad idea.

Author’s Note: This story is also published in thecollection HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND DRAGON TALES, under the title The DragonRedistribution System.

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Next up, if you didn't get the next Cary Redmond book during the Kickstarter but would still like to enjoy Cary and Deacon's family holiday, the preorder for THE TROUBLE WITH FAMILIES AND GOBLINS is up now! 
This book will be out in eBook, Trade paperback, and Large Print paperback editions. The paperbacks are still working their way through the system so may or may not be available for preorder yet, but should be up soon.

THE TROUBLE WITH FAMILIES AND GOBLINS
Cary Redmond Book 9
Available Everywhere--PREORDER NOW
Out July 7th

Trouble meets thefamily…

Back from Scotlandand ready to settle into this new version of her job as a magical Protector,Cary Redmond faces only one big problem. Thanksgiving. More specifically,Thanksgiving with her family of mundane humans and her mate Deacon Jones’sfamily of leopard shifters.

Cary’s parents haveno idea that shapeshifters exist in the world. Deacon’s mother happens to bethe queen of the local leopard shifters. Not just the parents plan to gatherfor dinner, but every single member of each family intends to be there. Andevery single one of these people in one small house for one big meal means…Trouble.

Fine. Good.Manageable. No problem.

Except for thegoblins.

And the mysteriousdog.

And, of course, herformer faery mentor Jaxer.

And her sister’spregnancy.

But everything isfine. Cary controls her Protector magic now. Thanksgiving involves lots of foodand drink. All good. No problem. What could go wrong?

Oh boy…

In this return KatSimons’ acclaimed Cary Redmond urban fantasy romance series, Trouble picks afamily holiday to add a little light chaos to Cary’s already chaotic life. Endof the world? Or just a talking-to from her mother? Could go either way. Don’tmiss this latest magical Cary Redmond adventure!

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Later in July, I will also have the next volume of STORIES FROM THE CAFE available, so look out for that news next month.

And in the meantime, The Witches re currently visiting the Cafe, if you'd like to enjoy their story for a few more days. July 1st sees Greta visiting the Cafe trying to be as inconspicuous as a vampire can be... *grin*

And there you go! A quick post from me for the end of June as we roll into summer (or winter), and at least in these parts, graduation seasons! Good stuff :)

Until next month, I hope you find some good reading to keep you company in the coming month.

Happy Reading!

And things are getting hot in my neck of the woods. Actually going outside without a hoodie in tow just in case. At least for the next few days LOL.

So far the Kickstarter is going swimmingly! Thanks everyone. Actually going a little better than I expected since I was sick when I launched it and so couldn't really do all the drum calls and woot announcements. BUT we funded, we reached our first stretch goal, and we're almost to stretch goal two as I write this. So that's fantastic. I'm excited to get Cary's newest book out to readers.

As a writerly aside, I made myself laugh while editing. Twice. And while that could just be me and my sense of humor, it was fun to make myself laugh. I love these people and I love playing in their world.

If you haven't checked out the Kickstarter yet, please do!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katsimons/the-trouble-with-families-and-goblins-urban-fantasy-romance
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In addition to the Kickstarter this month, I also have the first standalone eBook short story from last year's Haunts and Howls collection. 
FOR WANT OF A CONCERT TICKET is a fun urban fantasy set to the backdrop of a Vegas conference room where witches and insurance adjusters are meeting just doors away from each other. And stuff happens.
It's up for preorder now and will publish on May 27th, so if you'd like this one as a standalone, preorder now so you don't miss the launch!

FOR WANT OF A CONCERT TICKET
Available Everywhere -- Preorder Now! Out May 27th

A Concert in Vegas, a Witch Conference in Vegas, aDisaster in Vegas…

All Mary wants from her trip to Las Vegas? One concertticket. The witches conference gives her a perfect excuse to travel. Visitingwith the other like-minded witches never disappoints. But the lure of a concertticket got her to Vegas.

Unfortunately, the magical vortex opening onto a shadowrealm in the middle of a conference meeting room upends all her carefully laidplans.

Especially with mundane humans in danger.

As distractions go, Mary gives this one high marks. Closingthe breach takes concentration, power, and a little luck. But the vortex isn’tthe worst thing to happen. What comes out of the vortex…

That could destroy everything.

Author’s Note: This story is also published in thecollection HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND DRAGON TALES.

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For my paperback readers, the best way to get this story is still to just pick up HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND DRAGON TALES in trade paperback or large print editions! You'll get all the stories that way! 

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Don't forget to check out The Cafe for the cute romance story up for the second half of May! Kara and Eddie at the Cafe is out to read for free until June 1st.

There are also some sales going on at the store to check out! It's my birthday month, so I've got a number of things up for sale that might be of interest!

I'll have one more Kickstarter reminder here next week. The Kickstarter ends on the 28th of May, so if you want an early copy of THE TROUBLE WITH FAMILIES AND GOBLINS, be sure to check that out and back before it ends.

Never fear if you miss it, however. Next month, I'll have details for the preorders for THE TROUBLE WITH FAMILIES AND GOBLINS, which will be available everywhere wide at the end of June/beginning of July. The release date is currently a little wobbly (which is why there's no preorder yet! Sorry about that.) But be sure to check back for the details next month.

And until then, I hope this month is treating you well!

Happy Reading!

 It's officially up and live for all to see! LOL. So if you're a Cary Redmond fan, OR you just want to check out the series for the first time, now's your chance!

THE TROUBLE WITH FAMILIES AND GOBLINS truly a fun Cary Redmond stories. I had a great time writing this one and meshing Cary's mundane life with her supernatural life. And there are just So. Many. Joneses! LOL.

I hope you'll consider supporting the campaign and getting the latest book early!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katsimons/the-trouble-with-families-and-goblins-urban-fantasy-romance

THANKS!!

And not just because I have a dragon shifter book out this month! New York City has decided mid-April is a good time for late spring heat. Close to summer? I do not want to turn the air-conditioners on yet, but it is nice to go outside without a coat.

But the weather isn't the only heat. Dragon Thief 12, THE CHAIN JOB, the last book in Season Two of the series, is out everywhere in eBook now!

THE CHAIN JOBDragon Thief, Book 12
AVAILABLE NOW

How to outsmart a thief who knows all the same tricks…

From beloved author Kat Simons comes the highly anticipatedfinal episode of Season Two in the Dragon Thief series, where magical thiefMyra and her dragon shifter prince Christopher find themselves up against theclock in a race to stop a war.

When an old nemesis pokes his head out of his pub to selltreasure removed from the dragon king’s hoard, Myra and Christopher once againfind themselves embroiled in a scheme to steal back stolen goods. That thethief used Myra to find a way into the hoard leaves a bad taste in Myra’smouth. Making her only too happy to destroy her old acquaintance’s plans.

Especially since the stolen treasure holds dangerous magic,so terrible, it could trigger a dragon war. War among dragon shifters endangerseveryone in New York and beyond.

But to stop a conflict and retrieve the treasure, Myra,Christopher, and the team have to out thief a thief with the same magic asMyra. All before time runs out.

Dive into the exciting series finale to Season Two of theDragon Thief series, where Kat Simons blends unique world building, mystery,romance, and magic into a story impossible to put down, with characters readerswon’t want to miss.

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For my print readers. the individual print editions of each book in Season Two will be out later in the year, around August or September. The full omnibus edition of the Season Two, in hardback, paperback, and eBook editions, will be out in November 2026. So look out for those then.
Season Three will start back up again in 2027 (a year that feels very weird to me, like, how did we get to 2027 already? The 80s were only 20 years ago LOL). More on that as the date approaches. but in the meantime, I hope readers enjoy THE CHAIN JOB !

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As a reminder, I'll have the Kickstarter for the next Cary Redmond novel launching in early May! If you don't want to miss out on that, be sure to follow the prelaunch page! That will help the launch too. Appreciate the support!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katsimons/the-trouble-with-families-and-goblins-urban-fantasy-romance

I really think Cary Redmond readers are going to enjoy this book. We're visiting Cary's excessively mundane family, with the entire Jones family of shapeshifters coming along for the ride. While Cary's mom and sister are having issues. Jaxer shows up for the craic because of course he does. And there are goblins. *grin* Lots and lots of Trouble!

And Kickstarter backers will get the eBook early!

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Looking ahead to May, it's all about the Kickstarter, but there will be an individual story from the last Haunts and Howls collection, HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND DRAGONS TALES , releasing in eBook, so I'll talk about that a little next month while I'm posting regular reminders about the Kickstarter.

And be sure to swing by The Café for a fun new story! Raven at the Cafe is available to read until the end of the month. So don't miss out!

That is the big news for April. Be sure to check back in May when I'll be all about Cary Redmond!

And until then, I hope the world is treating you kindly.

Happy reading!

While it was officially a few days ago, it is now officially the change of the seasons, and we are just starting to feel hints of spring here in my neck of the woods.

This month, a new Percy James Mystery is out! And a little update on the Kickstarter and next Dragon Thief story.

First up, Percy and the Azur Regent return with a new mystery to solve. Those of you who enjoy this series and pick up this book, be sure to read the Thank You afterward. I talk about a passing comment in the story that was based on something that really happened. I'll say no more to avoid spoilers.

MATCHES MIGHT MENACE
A Percy James Mystery

AVAILABLE NOW!

Welcome to the Azur Regent

Summer heats up at the Azur Regents. The perfect blend of activityfor front desk clerk, Percy James. She loves this time of year. The busyschedule. The myriad interesting guests. The buzz and life. Not so much theheat and humidity of the heat wave sweeping through the New York City streets.But the Azur Regent keeps the air conditioning on high, and the touristscomfortable.

Most of the tourists anyway.

In the hospitality game, difficult guests and troubledtravelers pop up daily. Part of the life. Until those troubles bring danger. ThenPercy and the staff must confront the heat. Because if things don’t cool down,someone could die.

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MATCHES MIGHT MENACE is out everywhere in eBook, and also a print edition is currently available my store and Amazon. I haven't gotten around to releasing them wide yet. HOWEVER, the whole series is in the schedule to make sure they're all available in print from other booksellers. I'll update when they go wide.

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Quick update on the Kickstarter. Thanks to the usual business of life, I'm moving the launch of the Kickstarter to May. I want to make sure it's fun and fully put together and I'm behind on it because of getting stuck in Ireland after the Olympics in Italy (long story). So the Kickstarter will launch in May now.

For email reminders when it goes live, please follow the prelaunch page and Kickstarter will let you know as soon as it launches. I'll also post about it here.
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Because I'm moving the Kickstarter around, I will likely be moving the publishing date of the next Dragon Thief story up to the end of April. Originally, it was on the schedule for May 10th, but since I haven't gotten the preorder up yet, it can come out in April without issue. *grin* An early spring surprise.
So! Look out for THE CHAIN JOB, Book 12 in the Dragon Thief series next month! More on that in the next update.

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Finally, a little reminder to visit the Café at KatSimonsBooks for the latest short story: ANGIE AT THE CAFE ! Where we get to see our favorite Demon Witch just hanging out being a witch, solving witchy problems in uniquely witchy ways. Free to read until the end of March!
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Until next month, happy reading!~Kat

 

Oh boy was January a busy month down my way, but things are settling out a little on the home front (even if the world is chaos and weirdness F*CK ICE!).

But now we are into February and February sees the return ofthe Dragon Thief, which I'm very excited about! I also have the prelaunch page up for the Cary RedmondKickstarter. More on that below.

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NEW RELEASE

First up, the new Dragon Thief story THE BLACKMAIL JOB is out everywhere now! This is book 11, the penultimate book in Season Two of the series. And things are getting more complicated in the dragon shifter world for Myra and Christopher. Still, there are damsels to save. And the team is ready!

THE BLACKMAIL JOBA Dragon Thief StoryDragon Thief Book 11
OUT EVERYWHERE NOW!

Crushing secrets rise to haunt and devastate… 

Grappling with their discovery of a new and deadly foe, Myraand Christopher struggle to untangle the mess. Political machinations. Dragonshifter politics. Secrets buried so deeply to raise them could provedevastating.

Myra never imagined falling in love with a dragon shifterprince would prove so complicated and dangerous. Yet past secrets and darkplans continue to drag them into someone else’s nefarious plot. Uncovering thetruth takes time. And distressed damsels still need saving from unscrupulous,murderous villains.

With a job to do, Myra and Christopher must put theirprivate struggles to one side. And hope they can rescue their latest clientbefore everything implodes. Because when those long-buried secrets find thelight, Myra knows they’ll change everything.

Don’t miss this dark, twisty urban fantasy romance adventurethrough the Dragon Thief world, where a magical thief and her dragon princeface enemies old and new. And a future that hangs by a fraying rope.
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THE CAFE AT KATSIMONSBOOKS
As a reminder, the newest Café story is up now! STRANGE THINGS ARE AFOOT AT THE CAFE is free to read until March 1st. And for people of a certain age, you might recognize some of the references to a certain time traveling duo from the late 80s. *grin*

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NEW KICKSTARTER

So far, so good for launching the new Cary Redmond Kickstarter in April. Right now, the prelaunch page is up, and it is currently very basic. But you can follow that page to get notified when the Kickstarter launches.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katsimons/the-trouble-with-families-and-goblins-urban-fantasy-romance

The more followers on this page, the better the launch usually goes, so if you could follow that page, that'd be great. I will be posting a few things to the page over the course of March, too, so keep checking back!

I'm really excited to get this book into the hands of Cary Redmond fans because introducing Cary's very mundane family with no idea that shapeshifters exist to Deacon's entire shapeshifter family while there are also other shenanigans going on the background was an absolute delight. And I hope readers will enjoy the story too!

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LOOK AHEAD

So as a look ahead to next month, there will be more Café stories, more about the upcoming Kickstarter, and, with the usual caveats because life is weird, I will have a new Percy James Mystery out! Look out for all those details next month.

The next Dragon Thief story is working its way through the process now and is scheduled to release in May. That one is the last story for Season Two. And of course, it's fun and you should read it. LOL. I'll have more about that soon.

As a reminder, if you'd like to keep up on all my news and releases and such, you can always join my Reader Newsletter and get the details directly to your inbox. Subscribers get two free, exclusive stories (one Cary Redmond story and one Tiger Shifters story), as well as news, updates, cover reveals, excerpts, and occasional discount coupons to my store. Also occasional pictures of my baking exploits or travel. The newsletter comes out (for the most part) monthly and is a great way to keep up without putting in any effort at all *grin*



Finally, as I mentioned getting my AI statement up on the site a few months back, you might be able to tell, I haven't yet. So for the record, I am still NOT using AI in any of my marketing, cover art, interior art, and certainly not in my writing (I literally just write all the time so I have a backlog of things that need to be published). And I do still intend on having a formal statement on the sight sometime soon.
With the art, because I use stock photos, I'm doing my best to ensure I don't use AI, but some might slip through. If I'm made aware of that, I will change things. But this is just a reminder before I can get a page up that, to the best of my ability, I am not using AI in my publishing in any capacity. This is not a statement about the us of AI by other authors and publishers. This is just my own personal position on the technology within my personal writing and publishing.
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OKAY SO, that's good for Romance Month, in which I have very little in the way of Romance to talk about! LOL. But since the Dragon Thief series is an urban fantasy romance/paranormal romance series, it counts. Until next month, I hope the world is treating you kindly and gently, and that you are finding very good stories to read!
Happy Reading!