Greetings, folks!
Before I disappear from the internet (for the most part) to enjoy the holidays, I have a few little bits of business for you lovely readers out there!
Subscription Services News
To open the show, my REAM now has eighteen novels for readers to enjoy on the $5 per month tier. The $10 tier has access to the first Royal States novel (Susan Copperfield.) REAM is my solution to giving people a legitimate way to read my novels for a low monthly fee if reading on Kobo Plus isn’t up their alley. Once I finish getting my books loaded into the system, I’ll be adding more to both category before I start serializing newer titles. (As a reminder, REAM will be approximately 6-12 months behind retail. It’s meant to be a budget option for readers to catch up on my backlist if they don’t want to have their own copies of the books.)
Think of it like a month-to-month library where users can come and go as they please. You can toss pennies in the jar, and the pennies will be used on writing books or enrichment activities. (Mostly writing books.)
You can also opt to just send me a cup of coffee through ‘Buy me a Coffee‘. The concept of the site amused me, so I signed up.
While REAM is also a subscription option like Patreon, unlike Patreon, the serialization is strictly about the books. (All you get is the books; there are no frills. Essentially, you can eternally scroll through a novel to read it.)
REAM is for those who want to be able to read through the backlist, something that my Patreon cannot realistically offer.
Audiobooks
101 Ways to Die is on route to audiobook retailers, and it is already available in the Patreon store for those who are okay with downloading and dealing with their own mp3 files.
Cameron Hill is currently recording Dead Weight (G.P. Robbins) and it will be finished when it is finished. I have no idea what Keira Grace is working on next, but she is working on… something? (I’m running wild and free, and my rabid grease weasel hair is planning a rebellion.)
Upcoming releases
Apparently, I haven’t mentioned my upcoming releases enough, as the post with recommendations included book(s) that are coming out before my marathon begins. Here is what is on the horizon!
Whiskers on Kittens releases on Tuesday!!! HOORAY!! (Yes! The book cleared the Amazon gauntlet and is a GO for Tuesday!)
The next time a friend dared her to steal something, Kelsie would say no. Should the friend also be a succubus, not only would she say no, she would run for the nearest border faster than a bat fleeing the dark depths of hell.
Under normal circumstances, she didn’t even mind serving community service. It added spice to an otherwise boring day and gave her something productive to do.
Hoping to contain her prankster ways, the judge teams her up with a grouchy wolf of a cop with an attitude problem. According to her virus, Kelsie needs to get the good officer out of his pants. According to her common sense, the last thing she needs or wants is a goody-goody hampering her style and getting in her way.
When they’re assigned to help rescue six kidnapped kittens, Kelsie knows one thing for certain: to create a Christmas miracle, she’ll do a lot more than bend the law—she’ll break it over her knee and unleash hell on Earth while she’s at it.
You can preorder Whiskers on Kittens at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and Apple Books.
In 2024, the show will start in February with the Trickster King! Hooray!
Patrick Laycal loves his family above all else, but he needs time off work from ruling over stubborn Texans. Rather than rest and relax, Pat does what he does best, sowing the seeds of chaos and progress wherever he goes.
His trip to purchase land and cattle for his projects blooms into an opportunity to forever change the Royal States, if he can somehow cultivate the child best suited to become next King of Texas—and save his stubborn daughter from the consequences of her choices.
Chronologically, this novel takes place after Taken, but due to the nature of the story, it is best read after Runaway and before the Prince of New York and New Waters.
You can preorder the Trickster King at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and Apple Books.
In May 2024, I will debut the first book by Lilith Daniels, Grave Affair!
Following an accusation of being a necromancer with no way to prove her innocence, Detective Kirani Kinsley Ramons turns in her badge and flees to Dragon Heights, Wyoming for a fresh start.
In Miami, few understand the difference between a necromancer and the descendant of dragons.
In Dragon Heights, nobody cares.
With weekly rains of unusual composition, dragon-kin and human alike vying for the right to become the next dragon in town, and magic lurking around every turn, there is no better place for Kinsley to hide her skills and history.
But when the local brothel workers are attacked and the bodies of would-be dragons begin showing up with alarming frequency, Kinsley revisits her past and makes the painful decision to hunt the hunter for the sake of her neighbors and new friends.
With her trusty carbunclo kitten at her side, she delves into the dark world of dragons and the city they call home to catch those behind the attacks before they can strike again.
What she doesn’t know may awaken the sleeping beast, forever changing her destiny.
You can preorder Grave Affairs at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and Apple Books.
In July of 2024, I will release the second Audrey Greene novel, A Light in the Dark!
The yearly floods in Stonecreek inevitably claim lives, but when Valerie pulls a refugee from the turbulent waters, she uncovers a dark secret about her home.
For most, there is sanctuary to be had in their high-walled houses.
For outsiders shunned by those in power, there is only exile or death.
To create a better future for Stonecreek, Valerie must become a light in the dark—even if it means she joins the ranks of those doomed to be purged from the city-state’s stony streets.
You can preorder from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple Books, and Kobo.
Happy Holidays! Hopefully, I’ve gotten everything for real this time (except for the Tuesday post to welcome Whiskers on Kittens into the world. Happy upcoming book birthday, Whiskers on Kittens!)
~R.J. Blain the Bringer of Chaos, Forgetter of All the Things, and Vanquisher of Frou-Frou Coffees.
Heh. Bringer of Chaos, Forgetter of All the Things, and Vanquisher of Frou-Frou Coffees.
Cool Titles.
All hail heh!
Where is this Prince of New York and New Waters? These are books I do not have!!! I need them.
They haven’t been written yet. Prince is on the list for a 2025 release.
Where can I find the continuation of the Hellish trilogy? And the begining of the Otterly trilogy? I was really hoping to get into that one. Love the otters.