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Hot New Superpowered Love, Fresh Off the Presses!
February 17, 2020
Yay, a new SUPERPOWERED LOVE book! About damn time, amiright? Don't worry, the final two will come much quicker than this one did ♥ Snap up your copy at these fine retailers--and more on the way.
I've got a couple of goodies for y'all today.
First, original concepts for Rocco and Kieran, as drawn by Astro.
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| Rocco by Astro |
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| Kieran, aka Glitterbug, by Astro |
Cute right?? I love them so!
Next, soundtrack time, of course!
“Get Lucky” – Daft Punk (Random Access Memories)
“Master of Puppets” – Metallica (Master of Puppets)
“Hey Brother” – Avicii (True)
“Modern Love” – David Bowie (Let’s Dance)
“Enter Sandman” – Metallica (The Black Album)
“Little Dark Age” – MGMT (Little Dark Age)
“Superbeast” – Rob Zombie (Hellbilly Deluxe)
“Ooh La La” – Goldfrapp (Supernature)
“Shine” – Motörhead (Another Perfect Day)
“Express Yourself” – Madonna (Express Yourself)
“It Could’ve Been Me” – The Struts (Everybody Wants)
“I Don’t Want to Change the World” – Ozzy Osbourne (No More Tears)
“The Skins” – Scissor Sisters (Scissor Sisters, UK bonus)
“No Excuses” – Alice in Chains (Jar of Flies)
“Killer Queen” – Queen (Sheer Heart Attack)
(You can see all my playlists for various books here, tho!)
Bonus!
Want some excerpts, a giveaway, and fun times? Follow along with the release blitz~
Feb 17
Love Bytes
MJ's Book Blog and Reviews
SJ's Book Blog
Southern Babes Book Blog
Wicked Faerie's Tales and Reviews
Feb 18
Mirrigold
Feb 19
Bayou Book Junkie
Book Review Virginia Lee
Books, Tattoos and Tea
Little Shop of Readers
Under Siege Cover Reveal
February 6, 2020
It's here at last! Check out the gorgeous new Natasha Snow cover for Superpowered Love 9: Under Siege at Joyfully Jay today, along with some links and freebie info. ♥
Moar Freebies!
November 4, 2019
If you missed out on the Halloween hop, you can get CAPED CRUSADER, a Superpowered Love short about Andrew and Gabriel from LOSING BETTER, for free here now:
These online retailers
It'll be popping up at other distributors around the web in the next week or so, too, so if you don't see the one you like, check back. Not Amazon tho. Sorry y'all! They don't like my freebies :D
But wait, there's more! Have you signed up for my newsletter, Katey Hawthorne's Somethingorothers, yet? It's a monthly thing, and it always contains free reads, sneak peeks, and a new giveaway every time--plus a heads up about everything going on in my writing world. If you already subscribe, go and get your shiny new freebie, a novella called THE MISTELL, at BookFunnel.
The Mistell
Pete’s an Art History TA who loves MMORPGs, Pop Art, and getting screwed. Samir’s a shy MBA student in the same gaming guild. When a guild-mate makes an embarrassing sexual mistell—a message sent to everyone when it was meant for her lover alone—it cracks the two guys up… and gives them an excuse to get to know each other. Pete’s love life is complicated, and so’s Samir’s home life, but there’s definitely something between them they both want to explore. If they can communicate with a minimum of mistells, themselves.
I wrote the mistell for a collection called DESIGNATED BOTTOMS back in the day--and it was a glorious collection! Alas that this story has been languishing on my hard drive for five years since Torquere left us. So here it is now, perpetually free and available to newsletter readers. Yay!
Update all the things!
July 30, 2019
All the Superpowered Love books + Blood and Clockwork are now returned to existence, yay! The links on all the pages should be sorted out, though I'm still waiting for a few vendors to go live with the last few in the SL series, and print editions won't happen until fall. What a relief, though! Thanks so much to LT3 for making that SO much easier than it could've been by giving us authors our covers and files to use. ♥
The Kanaan & Tilney books will come back to life shortly, too. Summer means when I'm home, Jenna's not, and when Jenna's home, I'm not, of course. But never fear that they'll be back, and book 3 is nearly extant in first draft form. Just a chapter or two to go and we're there!
While updating links all over the place, I decided to turn the faq, which was pretty outdated, into a kind of index for people. If you have any ideas for improvement or comments on what I could do better, please don't hesitate to send them along. I've never tried this before and it's quite tricky to index by identity as it turns out, especially when we're talking relative to sexuality sometimes. Possibly one of you will have a better idea for that.
Now that I'm really done with my old stuff, at long last, it's time to focus on what's up next. I've been dropping hints about a few projects as I've worked over the last year or two, but here's the deal on my two main projects at the moment:
1. The Rise of Virginie. This will be my first full-length contemporary novel! It focuses on my hometown of Wellsburg, WV. Wellsburg is a great, quiet place to grow up for some and frankly harrowing for others--a situation severely exacerbated by the current opioid epidemic. For years now, I've been reading and researching about the causes of the epidemic (spoiler alert: CORPORATE GREED and willful ignorance about addiction), because I've felt super helpless in the face of it. We've all lost people, at this point, and I never know if I'm more sad or angry.
What I can do is write a book, so that's where I am. Virginie is the name of their band, my small town would-be rockstars struggling with all sorts of everyday problems--and a couple that are far from everyday. It stars a poetic preacher's son who graduated from college early and a 19-year-old guitarist who's been couch surfing for a month rather than stay in a home ruined by addiction. It's not been an easy ride for me or for them, but I think it's gonna come out okay. ;)
Any profits from this book (in perpetuity) will go to help people in my home county who have been screwed over by this epidemic: people with addiction and their families. More on this soon, but I'm just about ready to churn out a second draft with the help of my editor, Raven, and so the ball is rolling! Y'all know I don't do angsty stuff often, so it tends to take me longer >.>
2. Superpowered Love 9: Under Siege. Here, at last, we get Kieran Hooper's story! Kieran is the sweet party boy from Losing Better, the sometime lover of Gabriel and Andrew. Three years after Gabriel and Andrew got together, Kieran finds himself staying with them temporarily (probably) thanks to an ugly breakup. And then Gabriel and Andrew bring home Rocco, who's in their protective custody, now, for reasons they can't fully explain.
Kieran, not being awakened (aka not having superpowers) is the only one in the dark in the house, but he's drawn to Rocco, a pretty, genderfluid guy fond of heavy metal and long skirts. As the reader can immediately guess, Rocco's secrets have a lot to do with Andrew and Gabriel's... and Kieran is not altogether happy about being out of the loop, even if he's not sure what the loop IS. Still, lots of good action, sweet confessions, and hot sex are bound to occur. That and, yes, an actual siege.
This one has a first draft that's 2/3 done, and I've been bouncing back and forth between it and Virginie. I might just need to finish this first draft now, then concentrate on Virginie's second draft once I manage that mischief.
Both of these projects are gonna go self-pub. With Virginie that's because of the plans I have for any profits, and with Under Siege, well, the rest of the series has been through two publishers already. That's quite enough! So hang on tight, this should be an adventure.
Thanks for reading my updates! ♥ Katey
And for my next trick...
June 13, 2019
Happy Pride!!!
Here in Dayton we had our festival and parade on the first weekend of the month. JA Rock and Lisa Henry joined me, and we gave away a ton of queer romance novels to people, plus spread the word about great places to find queer books online. It was epic! Thanks to everyone who showed up to make it Dayton's biggest pride crowd ever ♥
Now that all the Superpowered Love Books I already wrote are back out in the wild (yay!), the new stuff is finally getting lots of attention. I've got two projects in the pipeline. One is a contemporary--my first novel-length one ever!--called THE RISE OF VIRGINIE. It's about would-be rock stars in a small town... my hometown, as a matter of fact. I wrote it on request from a friend and editor, Raven McKnight. It was meant to be a short story Christmas gift and... uh. I started reading Johnny Marr's autobiography (SET THE BOY FREE--so good) and this movie about Oasis came out and I was listening to the Clash a lot. What can I say? Stories happen :D
More on that soon, but it's in the early editorial stage. Keep an eye out for a cover reveal in the next few months! I cannot wait to share it.
Also, Superpowered Love 9: UNDER SIEGE is in the works. Draft 1 is halfway written, and I'm so excited to have it up and running. I've been dying to write it for years now, literally since LOSING BETTER came out--because it features the voice of Kieran Hooper, he of the occasional threesome, as he finds his own superpowered babe. As the series comes near to its close (11 books, so only a few more to go!), things are starting to come to a head for the Awakened and their secret world just beneath the surface of ours. Prepare for explosions.
That's the progress update for the moment, but keep an eye out for an upcoming newsletter complete with another giveaway (every time!), this time for something a little different. I'm running on a laptop I generally use just for writing (dead pc D:), so my resources are limited. Bear with me, please!
That said, I'm so excited for this year's Coastal Magic--my first! I've been dying to go, but my timing was always off. Finally, this February, I get to chill on the beach with other authors and readers and talk romance! Yay! Join us, if you can!
All the (Superpowered) Love!
May 23, 2019
The last SUPERPOWERED LOVE re-releases are here to stay! It's been a whirlwind of a year with Less Than Three kicking ass and releasing them one-a-month, but we've hit number eight, and you know what that means:
New ones coming!
I'm already working on number nine, which focuses on Kieran, a side character from number four, Losing Better. But in the meantime, check out the excerpts from the latest editions of The Playhouse and The Takedown!
Community theater, musicals, and... fire? Sure, why not! Welcome to the Brooksville Playhouse, where Lily runs the tech scene and new girl Genevieve burns up the stage. But Genny has some secrets, and they have to do with her love of pyrotechnics.
Warnings: This book contains sexual harassment--treated appropriately, of course, with consequences!
You've heard of witch hunters in past books--and if you haven't, prepare to. Jody's been kidnapped, his family murdered, and he's on the run for no crime other than being born with superpowers. Bren comes to the rescue... and then they start to get close.
Warnings: contains kidnapping, discussion of murder and kidnapping, PTSI, acute anxiety, etc.
A busy month!
March 29, 2019
March has been wild, y'all. I just got back from C2E2, where I nerded out big time. Plus, the last two weeks have seen two new books hit the LT3 book market! Yay! Now's the time to snag your copies of Superpowered Love 6: In Distress AND Kanaan & Tilney: The Case of the Man-Eater.
Superpowered Love 6: In Distress
Hopeless romantic Eddie Kim acts out his favorite 'rescued by the white knight' fantasies through weekly D&D campaigns, but has almost given up hope of ever getting a real one. Then Callum, a mysterious redhead with freezing superpowers and a memorable kiss, saves him from a house fire before promptly disappearing.
Then Eddie's friends look to Craiglist to relocate his hero. Unfortunately, the publicity brings down the kind of attention Callum has been trying to avoid. He's in town to clear his family name, and now the dangerous superpowered organization he needs to thwart knows he's back.
The heat between Callum and Eddie flares, and Eddie insists on helping repair the damage his romantic notions have done. But that means embroilment in a nefarious plot, exploring a superpowered world Eddie didn't even know existed a week ago, and crafty foes trying to trick and use him. All that, while convincing Callum to trust him to be the white knight for once, instead of the perpetual damsel in distress.
Now available at Less Than Three and these online retailers! Be sure to check out the print edition, too--it has Superpowered Extras like mixtapes and character stats!
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Kanaan & Tilney: The Case of the Man-Eater
Wolf-Beast and ex-cop Lowell recently brought his boyfriend, Elementalist and mystery author John, into the PI business with him. They've been solving cases for Boston's diverse praeternatural community ever since. When a young Terran feels that the brutal murder of his Beast boyfriend isn't being treated seriously enough by the police, he brings the case to Kanaan & Tilney for a second opinion.
Similarly defiled corpses pop up around Boston as they race to find the killer. All the victims are packless Beasts, like Lowell, and the vicious nature of the killings stir up old prejudices in the praeternatural community. Throw a personal vendetta and some ugly family history for Lowell in the mix, and the trails are as muddy as ever. It will take everything Kanaan and Tilney have, as a team and a couple, if they hope to stop a serial killer—and survive doing so.
Now available from Less Than Than Three Press and these fine retailers!
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Prison and Re-Entry
February 20, 2019
Malory Claremont's story (or part of it, anyhow!) is up for grabs now--Re-Entry Burn lives!
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For excerpts, check out its page here at the blog. To dive right in, you can get it from LT3 or any of these fine vendors!
This book took me a relatively long time to write, y'all. Of the first four Superpowered Love books, only Losing Better required some research on my part. Luckily I had a buddy who helped me out with that FBI stuff. She also helped me with the prison stuff, for Malory, but to get inside his head and what he'd been through on the inside, I read. And read. And read.
And what I discovered was awful. Fyodor Dostoevsky famously wrote, "The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons." Let me tell you, friends, the United States has some serious work to do.
If you're interested in learning more, there have been some recent documentaries that shine a light on specific occurrences--much easier than reading a bunch of books by ex-offenders that will make you lose your faith in humanity forever. Try these two on Netflix:
-The Survivor's Guide to Prison: A documentary framed like practical advice to anyone about to enter the justice system. Some famous people with experience, like the ever-awesome Danny Trejo, hammer away with stories, tips and tricks. It ends up focusing on the story of two wrongly convicted men, but the fact that they were innocent and subjected to this system is just the icing on the cake. No one should be.
-Time: The Kalief Browder Story: Want to rage-cry for an hour or two? Watch this one. Kalief Browder was (wrongly) indicted for stealing a backpack, and spent 3 years in Riker's Island AWAITING TRIAL. Yeah, he wasn't even convicted of anything. And it didn't get better. Jay-Z won a Peabody for this six-episode miniseries.
Trigger warnings abound for all of these: violence, law enforcement, suicide, rape, just the ones I'm coming up with off the top of my head.
Obviously I don't claim to have represented this stuff well or thoroughly in Re-entry Burn. It's a romance novel about two ex-offenders, not an exploration of the prison system. But if the story piques your interest, there's a lot to discover and learn about the criminal justice system. Which, honestly, I do believe in--but it's far from perfect and we can do better.
Okay off my soapbox, I just wanted to say that.
Happy Birthday, Losing Better! Also, Paladins.
January 30, 2019
Yay, Superpowered Love 4: Losing Better exists again! Check out its page to read some excerpts, go and have a listen to its soundtrack at my youtube page, or just snag yourself a copy at LT3's book market or these lovely retailers.
I'm not the first to say it and I probably won't be the last, but Losing Better is a weird romance novel. Okay, okay, all my books fall into that category, it's true. But this one is even weirder than most, because its protagonist and narrator, Gabriel, is... well, he's a dick.
But in a lawful good* paladin way.
For those of you not familiar with the fantasy archetype of a paladin, let's start this out with memes, because this is, after all, the 21st century.
or, maybe a little more to the point in re Gabriel:
Paladins are the dicks-for-good of the fantasy world. I mean, I've run into some paladins I didn't immediately want to choke with their own swords, but that's largely just because my current D&D campaign has one who serves a perpetually drunken god, which mellows him out sufficiently. Most of the time. He's still lawful good, though, which is... difficult.
Think Captain America (pre-Civil War if we're talking Marvel Cinematic Universe). Think Superman. Think Leslie Knope but without the compassion that women in our society are expected to have. These characters are awesome, but oh my fucking GOD are they difficult to be around on a day-to-day basis. And so long as it's legal and will bring "good" things to pass aka order and law? They pretty much have to do it.
This is Gabriel's problem. He's rigid. Inflexible. And worst of all, self-righteous, which is a huge failing of the paladin type. The self-righteous are blind, the lawful are unyeilding--it's not a good combination.
But he learns. He changes. He grows... or I tried to show him growing, anyhow.
So that's why in spite of the difficulty of the main character--hell, maybe because of it--this book has a really special place in my heart. That, and I kind of based his major principles off a really good friend of mine (who is not difficult to be around, for the record, because she has a sense of humor about her paladin-ness). He's so fun to write though, oh my god.
Gabriel will be back as a side character in Book 9, which I'm writing right now. He's different, but... still Gabriel. We'll see if he's any more likable now >.>
Anyhow, Andrew, his love interest/quarry is a really likable guy, if somewhat juvenile in some aspects... but he grows up a lot too, and I'm sure he's for the better when he appears in book 9. And I hope people can enjoy his story. He definitely deserves his happy ending.
*For clarification on the D&D alignment system, please see this.
Giveaways and PIs
January 18, 2019
Y'all, Kanaan & Tilney: The Case of the Arms Dealers is now out! Details here, but you can get it from LT3 or various vendors. Print edition to come soon! And don't forget, The Case of the Man Eater is already up for pre-order, so check that one out too <3 a="" bout="" how="" href="https://aisha-o.com/">Aisha Akeju
Interested in a juicy, plotty excerpt? Check out our post from yesterday at Joyfully Jay! There's also an exclusive giveaway there which runs for the rest of the week, so drop a comment and hey, maybe that sweet Amazon gift card will be yours.
Book 3 is in the works! Book 1 dealt mainly with the Necromorphs and book 2 was an in-depth look at the world of Beasts. You guessed it, each book will focus on a different Praeternatural faction. This time around? Terrans! Everyone's favorite earth-centric, peace-loving buddies. Nothing terrible could possibly happen in their world, right?
Haha, wrong. Jenna and I are hard at writing on it, and we hope you'll come along for the ride!
Giveaway update:
Superpowered Love: Re-loaded Tour winners have been chosen! Congrats, winners!
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Join me in celebrating Superpowered Love 4: Losing Better's release on January 30! Pre-orders are ready and discounted even now <3 p="">
Nobody's Hero is out!
December 26, 2018
It's here, yay!!! Nobody's Hero is back in the world, and I'm celebrating with a Superpowered Love: Re-loaded blog tour! Follow along for excerpts, tidbits, and the big old giveaway. Find me today at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words to kick things off. Or... just grab the book from Less Than Three or these retailers!
December 26 – Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words
December 27 – Love Bytes
December 28 – My Fiction Nook
December 29 – Boy Meets Boy
January 1 – Joyfully Jay
January 4 – MM Midnight Café
January 7 – Bayou Book Junkie
January 11 – Eroticaforall.co.uk
Superpowered Love 3: Nobody's Hero
Jamie Monday lives in two different worlds. With his family, he's the golden child of awakened superpowered society. He's meant to do great things and pass on his powers—with the appropriate girl, hand-picked by his mother. He's already failed at the first, so he can't bring himself to tell her the wife and children aren't happening either.
With his friends, he's the social director and life of the party. He's also an out gay man with an appetite for quick and easy lays. It's tough to have a relationship when you're hiding off-the-charts electrical powers, but Jamie doesn't mind.
Not until the prickly, paddy rocking, geeky-hot new guy at work shows him what he's been missing. Kellan's singular combination of dirty mouth and pure soul makes Jamie spark right from the beginning. But if he's going to overcome Kelly's defensive front and reach the gentle heart inside, Jamie will first have to come to terms with his own divided lives.
Nobody's Hero and Then Some
November 25, 2018
Coming back on December 26, Nobody's Hero! Book 3 of the Superpowered Love series has a special place in my heart, so I'm extra pumped that Natasha Snow's cover for it is so perfect:
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Yep. Looks like Jamie.
Jamie Monday lives in two different worlds. With his family, he's the golden child of awakened superpowered society. He's meant to do great things and pass on his powers—with the appropriate girl, hand-picked by his mother. He's already failed at the first, so he can't bring himself to tell her the wife and children aren't happening either.
With his friends, he's the social director and life of the party. He's also an out gay man with an appetite for quick and easy lays. It's tough to have a relationship when you're hiding off-the-charts electrical powers, but Jamie doesn't mind.
Not until the prickly, paddy rocking, geeky-hot new guy at work shows him what he's been missing. Kellan's singular combination of dirty mouth and pure soul makes Jamie spark right from the beginning. But if he's going to overcome Kelly's defensive front and reach the gentle heart inside, Jamie will first have to come to terms with his own divided lives.
More coming soon, since the Superpowered Love blog tour will begin on release day, but until then check out the pre-order page at Less Than Three for a deep discount.
Speaking of which, it's going to be a busy couple of months around here.Book 4, Losing Better (cover coming soon!) and the first Kanaan & Tilney book are also on pre-order right now! Want more info and dates? Check out the busy, busy world of the Coming Soon page right here~ And be sure to sign up for the Newsletter for exclusive offers and info.
Swimming in Pre-orders!
August 22, 2018
Okay I mean there are only two pre-orders, but still, that's a lot... right? Right!
Both books are part of series--the former mine, the latter a shared world with some epic authors--that don't need to be read in order. Get em while they're hot, I'm saying.Or in the case of this first one here, cold. Ha.
SUPERPOWERED LOVE 2: RIOT BOY coming September 4
Picking pockets can lead to a lot of things—most of them bad—but Etienne's never had a lift lead to a first date. And it only takes a look to know that Brady is pure trouble. But resisting him is a futile effort, even if Etienne had bothered to try.
But despite the many and varied pleasures they find with each other, it's hard to overlook that Brady is also one hell of a mystery: he disappears in the night, won't leave a phone number, and refuses to discuss his past. He needs saving, but Etienne doesn't know from what, and Brady is in no hurry to explain.
PRE-ORDER SALE at LT3! Get it for over 30% off ♥
TOUCH UP, ROSE & THORNS #2 coming October 15
Last year, twenty-three-year-old actress Dina Gilbert snagged the lead in the summer’s biggest blockbuster. It wasn’t easy: she’s black, openly queer, and has actual curves she refuses to let people Photoshop. Now, overwhelmed by sudden fame and homesick for Georgia, she’s becoming someone she doesn’t recognize. Maybe that’s why she’s out partying her face off most nights.
Enter Colleen Thomas, an ex-model turned photo editor whose issues with her own body are only surpassed by her issues with other peoples’. Colleen knows the rules but Photoshops Dina’s magazine cover anyway, incurring the wrath of Dina and her fans. And, okay, maybe that cover image was unbelievably sexy even before Colleen’s alterations. So what? Dina’s not fooling anyone with that girl-next-door, I-eat-Snickers-in-my-Golden-Globes-dress BS. Colleen knows a train wreck when she sees one.
Tensions rise even more when Colleen and Dina have to work together at the Rose Social Club’s annual charity gala. When they realize they have something in common, no one is more surprised than they are. The sexual chemistry doesn’t hurt either. Their differences could either be a source of strength—a life raft in the heaving waters of Hollywood—or the makings of a titanic crash.
Pre-order it at Amazon!
Also, make sure to snag Books 1 & 3:
Off Limits by Vanessa North (September!)
Sugar & Ice by Brooklyn Wallace (November!)
Both books are part of series--the former mine, the latter a shared world with some epic authors--that don't need to be read in order. Get em while they're hot, I'm saying.
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Picking pockets can lead to a lot of things—most of them bad—but Etienne's never had a lift lead to a first date. And it only takes a look to know that Brady is pure trouble. But resisting him is a futile effort, even if Etienne had bothered to try.
But despite the many and varied pleasures they find with each other, it's hard to overlook that Brady is also one hell of a mystery: he disappears in the night, won't leave a phone number, and refuses to discuss his past. He needs saving, but Etienne doesn't know from what, and Brady is in no hurry to explain.
PRE-ORDER SALE at LT3! Get it for over 30% off ♥
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| Cover by Vanessa North |
TOUCH UP, ROSE & THORNS #2 coming October 15
Last year, twenty-three-year-old actress Dina Gilbert snagged the lead in the summer’s biggest blockbuster. It wasn’t easy: she’s black, openly queer, and has actual curves she refuses to let people Photoshop. Now, overwhelmed by sudden fame and homesick for Georgia, she’s becoming someone she doesn’t recognize. Maybe that’s why she’s out partying her face off most nights.
Enter Colleen Thomas, an ex-model turned photo editor whose issues with her own body are only surpassed by her issues with other peoples’. Colleen knows the rules but Photoshops Dina’s magazine cover anyway, incurring the wrath of Dina and her fans. And, okay, maybe that cover image was unbelievably sexy even before Colleen’s alterations. So what? Dina’s not fooling anyone with that girl-next-door, I-eat-Snickers-in-my-Golden-Globes-dress BS. Colleen knows a train wreck when she sees one.
Tensions rise even more when Colleen and Dina have to work together at the Rose Social Club’s annual charity gala. When they realize they have something in common, no one is more surprised than they are. The sexual chemistry doesn’t hurt either. Their differences could either be a source of strength—a life raft in the heaving waters of Hollywood—or the makings of a titanic crash.
Pre-order it at Amazon!
Also, make sure to snag Books 1 & 3:
Off Limits by Vanessa North (September!)
Sugar & Ice by Brooklyn Wallace (November!)
Equilibrium is here!
August 1, 2018
Yay! Today's the day the Superpowered Love series comes back to life, and I'm so excited. The new and very much improved Equilibrium is available at Less Than Three Press and these other vendors (more to come as they pop up) now!
For those of you who are new around here, welcome! The Superpowered Love series focuses on the amorous adventures of a people called the "awakened". These people exist in our own society, just under the surface, keeping themselves as safe as possible by staying secret. Different pockets of awakened individuals have different emphases. In Cleveland, there's a large group dedicated to charitable works and saving lives (see book three when it arrives, Nobody's Hero); in DC, there are awakened agents planted in all levels of government and military operations who keep things on the DL for their people (see book four, Losing Better, and book eight, The Takedown); in Pittsburgh, awakened folk seem to just go about their daily lives without a whole lot of organization one way or the other (see book two, Riot Boy, and the upcoming book eleven); in Virginia, awakened families have a meet-up once a year at a resort town to talk about the issues affecting the community (see book ten, eventually!).
They all have two things in common, though: superpowers and romance. Lots and lots of romance, sometimes complicated by their superpowers, sometimes, er, augmented.
And now's a great time to hop on board, with this new, second edition of Equilibrium! And look out for Riot Boy, re-releasing next month, equally renovated and ready to go. ♥
For those of you who are new around here, welcome! The Superpowered Love series focuses on the amorous adventures of a people called the "awakened". These people exist in our own society, just under the surface, keeping themselves as safe as possible by staying secret. Different pockets of awakened individuals have different emphases. In Cleveland, there's a large group dedicated to charitable works and saving lives (see book three when it arrives, Nobody's Hero); in DC, there are awakened agents planted in all levels of government and military operations who keep things on the DL for their people (see book four, Losing Better, and book eight, The Takedown); in Pittsburgh, awakened folk seem to just go about their daily lives without a whole lot of organization one way or the other (see book two, Riot Boy, and the upcoming book eleven); in Virginia, awakened families have a meet-up once a year at a resort town to talk about the issues affecting the community (see book ten, eventually!).
They all have two things in common, though: superpowers and romance. Lots and lots of romance, sometimes complicated by their superpowers, sometimes, er, augmented.
And now's a great time to hop on board, with this new, second edition of Equilibrium! And look out for Riot Boy, re-releasing next month, equally renovated and ready to go. ♥
Cover Reveal and Re-release News
July 6, 2018
Today's the big cover reveal for two of the new Superpowered Love covers: Equilibrium and Riot Boy! I'm so excited by what Less Than Three and artist Natasha Snow have come up with for these.
These aren't just lightly edited re-releases either. Very few authors get the opportunity to go back to their first published book and level it up, but re-releasing with LT3 is giving me just that. New, better content will be added; focus will be shifted to reflect the book's new home; and of course, other nips and tucks here and there will make Equilibrium shine. I can't wait to share it with everyone again. ♥
Equilibrium is coming in August, but you can pre-order both books now at Less Than Three! Click the cover to head over to the pre-sale pages.
The New Lives of Old Books
May 21, 2018
Okay, they're not that old, but I'm super pleased to be able to announce my plans for both the Superpowered Love and Elementals series:
Superpowered Love has found a new home with the marvelous Less Than Three press! I've known and worked with them for years now, and I couldn't be happier that they've accepted all eight extant books. I'm also super looking forward to working on the last 2 (or maybe 3...) with them to bring this epic series to the close I've been planning for years now. I hope you'll join me for the ride!
Work has already begun on the first book, Equilibrium, and I'll be quick with updates as things progress. Have I mentioned I'm excited? I'm so excited!
As for the Elementals--I know, I know, I only do one of these every three years, it seems like. I've been planning book 3 for ages now, but this will be the year. In that spirit, I've just re-released the first two via Amazon. They're on Kindle Unlimited and available for purchase! Check out By the River and Back to the Sky.
As a side note, if you want to know more, please check out the Elementals page or the separate book pages. Also, if anyone would like a review copy of By the River or Back to the Sky, please get in touch with me and let me know your preferred format. kate AT kateyhawthorne DOT com.
The Takedown is Live--Come Hear me Read!
June 6, 2017
It's here, it's here! The Takedown is now available at Loose Id and these retailers, with more to come. (There's a release-week discount happening at the LI site, though, so if you ever shop there it's not a bad idea now!) I'm so pumped. I hope you are too! There's even a release day review from Melanie, if you're interested~
The blog tour has also begun, and today at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words, there's also vid of me reading from The Takedown. There's also the Rafflecopter giveaway, so be sure to comment on the post (and this one!) and say hi for your chance to win all kinds of good stuff.
Excerpts and SALE #superpoweredlove #romance #eroticromance #booksale #thetakedowniscoming
May 27, 2017
It won't be long now until The Takedown hits the virtual shelves! June 6 is the day! I'm so excited to get this book out there, I'm pretty much jumping up and down every time I think of it. If you want a sneak peek, check out the book page here, where you can meet the heroes, Jody and Bren, and now read some fun excerpts. Yay!
More to come soon on that front, including fun blog tour and giveaway news, but one thing at a time, right?
The Takedown is going to be book 8 in the Superpowered Love series. That sounds pretty daunting, but in truth, they're all tailored to be read as stand-alones--you just get the layers if you read more of them. For those who like to do things from the beginning (I admit that I do too), though, good news! Right now, and for just a few days more, the boxed set of the first six books is on super-sale at the Loose Id site. All of them for under $5, which is amazing. So go and snag it, start from the beginning, hop around, whatever you like!
More to come soon on that front, including fun blog tour and giveaway news, but one thing at a time, right?
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The Takedown is going to be book 8 in the Superpowered Love series. That sounds pretty daunting, but in truth, they're all tailored to be read as stand-alones--you just get the layers if you read more of them. For those who like to do things from the beginning (I admit that I do too), though, good news! Right now, and for just a few days more, the boxed set of the first six books is on super-sale at the Loose Id site. All of them for under $5, which is amazing. So go and snag it, start from the beginning, hop around, whatever you like!
Hello from RT. Also, meet the new heroes~
May 2, 2017
Hey, hey, Atlanta! It's been a few years but I missed you!
If any of y'all are at RT, please hit me up. I'll be all over the place, but definites are the Riptide Cards Against Humanity game on Wednesday and of course the Book Fair--and the FANtastic day party! I've got swag, and I'm not afraid to use it.
... I might be a little loopy from travel. Apologies.
In other news, I'm now moved into the new house and working hard again. Which means it's safe to announce that Superpowered Love #8, THE TAKEDOWN is coming to an ereader near you soon. If you're keen, go and meet the heroes, Bren and Jody, on the shiny new book page. It's gonna be intense.
Jody Aguirre's family was kidnapped and tortured by witch hunters, and after a few days of captivity, he's all that's left. Using his frosty awakened superpowers, Jody manages to escape—and is rescued from the side of the road by Bren Faulkner's stretch Town Car. Bren, a hot-thermal awakened with government connections, promises to help find the witch hunters who destroyed Jody's life.
While navigating his trauma and pain, Jody comes to rely on Bren for more than just food, his house, and his superpowered connections. Brendan is all that reminds Jody what's left to live for, and a strong advocate for justice vs. vengeance, like the proverbial knight in shining armor he is. As their affection for one another deepens and their attraction becomes impossible to deny, Bren wonders if acting on their feelings would be taking advantage. Jody, meanwhile, struggles to claw his way back to something like normality, knowing that Bren's part of the solution, not the problem.
But none of it matters, if they don't take down those witch hunters.
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Have some music and a lil read~
March 17, 2017
Ah yes, my almost-favorite holiday. Those who know me know I usually spend the day on a liquid diet and listening to very loud and occasionally obnoxious music. Today, however, I did something obnoxiously adult and... got a new house. Because I'm moving at the end of the month. So... good thing that house worked out!
But all the party is still there from years past, and I mean to listen to it now I'm home and relaxing with a whiskey. If you're in the mood for some Paddy Rock, check out the DJ Kellan tag at my tumblr for past years' selections. It's mostly Irish-American punky stuff, because Kellan, but there's also a few rock and traditional numbers thrown in.
And if you're new around here, you can also get a freebie about those two boys set on St. Pat's! It's called Grá Mo Chroí, and you can get it from:
My Box.net folder (separate zip files for mobi, epub, pdf, and htm--take whatever you like!)
or
Smashwords (all eBook formats)
St. Patrick's Day used to be all about the Party for Kellan and Jamie Monday. A bottle of Powers; a case of Guinness; random relatives and friends dropping in in taxis to do shots and listen to Kelly's beloved Paddy Rock all night long. The clean-up would take days, but it was all worth it for their favorite holiday of the year.
Then along came the babies. Rory and Shea are the apple of their dads' eyes, the center of their world... but not really party-friendly. Jamie and Kelly haven't had a night out in six months, though, so Jamie's mother offers to take the teething twins for St. Pat's.
Except she turns up sick on the day of, and it looks like the idea of a super-dad date isn't in the cards after all. Not unless one of them finds a way, anyhow...
This story is a free, fluffy short that takes place three years after Nobody's Hero. It contains explicit scenes and is not suitable for anyone under 18.
Have a happy and safe St. Patrick's Day ♥
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| Jamie and Kellan, my surly hard partying Irish-American boy, from Nobody's Hero. Art by Astro. |
But all the party is still there from years past, and I mean to listen to it now I'm home and relaxing with a whiskey. If you're in the mood for some Paddy Rock, check out the DJ Kellan tag at my tumblr for past years' selections. It's mostly Irish-American punky stuff, because Kellan, but there's also a few rock and traditional numbers thrown in.
My Box.net folder (separate zip files for mobi, epub, pdf, and htm--take whatever you like!)
or
Smashwords (all eBook formats)
St. Patrick's Day used to be all about the Party for Kellan and Jamie Monday. A bottle of Powers; a case of Guinness; random relatives and friends dropping in in taxis to do shots and listen to Kelly's beloved Paddy Rock all night long. The clean-up would take days, but it was all worth it for their favorite holiday of the year.
Then along came the babies. Rory and Shea are the apple of their dads' eyes, the center of their world... but not really party-friendly. Jamie and Kelly haven't had a night out in six months, though, so Jamie's mother offers to take the teething twins for St. Pat's.
Except she turns up sick on the day of, and it looks like the idea of a super-dad date isn't in the cards after all. Not unless one of them finds a way, anyhow...
This story is a free, fluffy short that takes place three years after Nobody's Hero. It contains explicit scenes and is not suitable for anyone under 18.
Have a happy and safe St. Patrick's Day ♥
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