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October Reads Abound!
October 17, 2020
Warm-You-Up Reads
October is my fave time of year, as y'all know! For the last few I've been doing Witchy Boys installments... and now, at last, they're all together, available at Amazon, on KU, and in print! All six sexy, spooky tales in one place, for your enjoyment. check it out!
Cover by Natasha Snow
But wait, there's more! A fabulous shifter collection is also on KU and Amazon for an absolute steal right now. It contains a story of mine about a very confused West Virginian coyote shifter, Open Season. This is a limited edition collection, so grab it while it's hot!
Including JS Bright, Melissa E Costa, Nicole Dennis, Kelly Fox, Jessie G, Miski Harris, Katey Hawthorne, Kris Jacen, Jacki James, Kim Katil, K-Lee Klein, Lynn Michaels, Megs Prichard, Victoria Sue, TL Travis, Sara York--and for one more day only on sale for 2.99. Price goes up to 5.99 tomorrow! (Unless you have KU, but hey!)
Coming Soon...
Remember to check the coming soon page and my Facebook Group for all the news about what's happening next! Now that the flurry of October releases is calming down, I'm really looking forward to my first release with JMS books--and my second (or third, if you count The Mistell!) contemporary novel--Poor Little Rich Boy. Look for it in December, wooo~
Also coming soon, my first ever audio book: Alchemiya, read by Jill Smith!
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. ♥
Virginie Extras and Reviews + Superpowered News
January 21, 2020
Thanks to everyone who made the release of The Rise of Virginie so much fun. I love you all so much! If you're interested in some blog posts and reviews, check out the blog tour schedule below from earlier in the month, where I've linked everything that happened. Thanks to Michelle at Vibrant Promotions for making it happen!
Unless specified, these posts have the same excerpt and info in them. <3 p="">
Love Bytes (Includes guest post: "Hometown Proud", in which I talk writing about my hometown.)
The Blogger Girls (Includes guest post: "The Soundtrack of their Lives" with exclusive "liner notes" to the Virginie soundtrack.)
Diverse Reader (Includes TWO reviews, one by Sammy and one by Truus.)
Xtreme Delusions (Includes a review buy ButtonsMom.)
MM Midnight Cafe (Includes guest post: "Naming the Band" about how Virginie got their name.)
Bayou Book Junkie (Includes a review by Mari.)
For more fun extras like bonus liner notes and even readings, hit up my FB group.
So what's next? Superpowered Love, of course! It's been a wild couple of years for this series, as it has been republished twice (phew!), but it's finally up and running again, with only three books to go. And yes, that includes book 9: Under Siege. I'll keep you updated, but look for a cover reveal on February 6 at Joyfully Jay just before the release itself on February 17.
And then, Coastal Magic! More on that later!
Witches and Shifters and Facebook oh my
September 28, 2019
I'm so looking forward to October--as usual. There's going to be a lot going on, but just in preparation, here are two considerably exciting things:
1. Kanaan & Tilney eBooks are back! Jenna and I were knocked for a loop after LT3 closed, but now everything is up and running smoothly--and we're working on the final chapters of the weird and wonderful book 3. So here are 1 and 2, everywhere you buy eBooks!
Print editions will be a thing again as well, but not until the end of the year. This is the last of the e-re-releases though, so hopefully sooner rather than later!
2. Last year I punked out on Witchy Boys, I know. Not so, this year! The third and final installment is on its way, slated for October 21, but you can pre-order a copy at Amazon or Smashwords if you're keen! And check the gorgeous cover Natasha Snow did for it:
Also, the first installment is now perma $0.99 everywhere! But if you wait a few days, it might be free at a BookFunnel giveaway again soon ;) (Okay, no "might" about it, it totally will be.)
3. In other news, if you're the type who loves to talk about books and/or music, and you're interested in my books and other queer media, you might like my new facebook group, Katey Hawthorne's Somethingorothers. Every week there's a new video of me talking nonsense--okay, usually I'm reading something or talking about some show/book I love and how queer it is--and we have chats during the week about what's going on in our creative worlds. BUT ALSO, this group will be the one that gets the ARCs for future releases, and there will be a lot of those in the coming months! Check it out and see if it's for you ♥
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
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 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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| Cover by Natasha Snow |
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!)
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.
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