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Q and A (and PRIZES!) with SHAMI STOVALL, author of TIME-MARKED WARLOCK

August 19, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Q and A (and PRIZES!) with SHAMI STOVALL, author of TIME-MARKED WARLOCK

Saturday, August 24th @ 8pm EST

H.P. Holo/Edie Skye chats with author Shami Stovall about the urban fantasy murder mystery TIME-MARKED WARLOCK … and gives away a signed copy and metal bookmark!

Read TIME-MARKED WARLOCK Here: https://amzn.to/4duYPSW

Visit Shami’s Website Here: https://sastovallauthor.com/

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READ TIME-MARKED WARLOCK HERE

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“What spirit do I have to make a pact with to become Finch’s murder mystery assistant? ‘CAUSE I WILL DO IT.” – H.P. Holo (Author of Monster Punk Horizon and podcaster at Author Q&A)

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Adair Finch is the most powerful warlock in the world, and one of the best private investigators for hire.

He has dealt with corporate vampires, murderous werewolves, and even fae royalty. Everything was perfect until he lost one case—the case where he also lost his brother.

So Finch retired. From magic. From PI work. From everything.

Bree Blackstone, a twelve-year-old witch, doesn’t know or care about any of that except Finch’s reputation. In the middle of the night, she bangs on Finch’s door. Her mother has been murdered, and now the assassin is after Bree as well.

Reluctantly, Finch agrees to help, only to discover something sinister has been brewing in town while he ignored the world… He’ll need to dust off all his old skills and magic before it’s too late.

“Fans of the Dresden Files and the Iron Druid Chronicles will definitely enjoy Stovall’s creation.” – Jason Cordova, national bestselling author

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Filed Under: Interviews and Podcasts, Q&A Tagged With: Author Q&A, Mystery, Q&A, Shami Stovall, Time-Marked Warlock, Urban Fantasy

Book Blast: Time-Marked Warlock (The Chronos Chronicles #1) by Shami Stovall

August 17, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Hey, y’all! 😄 I have lots of cool author friends who write lots of cool books, and occasionally they ask me to blurb those books. That said, it’s blurbin’ time! 🎉

“What spirit do I have to make a pact with to become Finch’s murder mystery assistant? ‘CAUSE I WILL DO IT.”

– H.P. Holo (Author of Monster Punk Horizon and podcaster at Author Q&A)

Seriously, y’all, Shami Stovall‘s Time-Marked Warlock cured my OCD for the duration of its reading, and y’all know how bad my OCD-related focus issues are.

If you’re into urban fantasy murder mysteries with grumpy time-looping PIs and lil’ sunshine almost-witches who just want to help everybody, ya better pre-order the heck out of this thing.

(Also, the audiobook version has JEFF FRICKIN’ HAYS voicing Finch, so get on that, too.)

Time-Marked Warlock

The Chronos Chronicles #1

by Shami Stovall

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Adair Finch is the most powerful warlock in the world, and one of the best private investigators for hire.

He has dealt with corporate vampires, murderous werewolves, and even fae royalty. Everything was perfect until he lost one case—the case where he also lost his brother.

So Finch retired. From magic. From PI work. From everything.

Bree Blackstone, a twelve-year-old witch, doesn’t know or care about any of that except Finch’s reputation. In the middle of the night, she bangs on Finch’s door. Her mother has been murdered, and now the assassin is after Bree as well.

Reluctantly, Finch agrees to help, only to discover something sinister has been brewing in town while he ignored the world… He’ll need to dust off all his old skills and magic before it’s too late.

“Fans of the Dresden Files and the Iron Druid Chronicles will definitely enjoy Stovall’s creation.” – Jason Cordova, national bestselling author

pre-order Time-marked warlock here!

Filed Under: Book Blasts Tagged With: Magic, Mystery, Shami Stovall, Time-Marked Warlock, Urban Fantasy, Warlock, Witch

Book Blast: Mountain of Fire (Black Tide Rising #13) by Jason Cordova

August 15, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

HEY, Y’ALL! Jason Cordova gave us a kickass blurb for Freelancers of Neptune, so he gets ✨ SPECIAL PROMO SPACE ✨ today, and WHOA. CHECK THIS OUT.

1) DAT COVER!

2) It’s his first solo novel from Baen Books!

3) It’s in John Ringo’s Black Tide Rising series!

4) It’s about Catholic schoolgirls kicking zombie ass!

Seriously, if you don’t pre-order this thing, what even are you doing with your life? 😜

Mountain of Fire

Black Tide Rising #13

by Jason Cordova

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New Entry in the Best-Selling Black Tide Rising Series

FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN

When the lights went out, humanity died. But from darkness came hope.

The surviving students at St. Dominic’s Preparatory School for Girls have had it rough since the H7D3 virus virtually wiped out human civilization. Between rampaging hordes of zombies and wannabe tinpot dictators, the only thing holding them together is the iron will of the school’s lone surviving nun, Sister Ann. They know how to survive, but rebuilding isn’t only about surviving—it’s about rising up.

As more survivors start to seek asylum at the isolated school, it becomes readily apparent that the school can be the anvil from which humanity is reforged. To achieve this, though, the survivors must rely on one another to rebuild. The flames of life will be fanned, and the sparks from every strike of the hammer will provide light in the darkness.

But it will not be easy.

From atop the mountain of fire, this beacon of hope must spread—or humanity will die quietly in the long, final night.

pre-order Mountain of fire here!

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Also, the blurb Jason blessed us with:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.

So I finally got off my butt and started reading 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙉𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙚 by Jacob Holo. I’d read his stuff with David Weber and was impressed, so I’ve been really looking forward to diving into his own universe and creation to see what he can do.

𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆. 𝗦𝗵*𝘁. 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗔𝗦 𝗔𝗪𝗘𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘!!!

𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀, 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻, 𝗰𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀, 𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗴𝘀 … 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝘆.

So if you haven’t pre-ordered 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙉𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙚 yet, get on it while the going is good. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.”

—𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗼𝘃𝗮, 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼-𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙞𝙧𝙨: 𝙁𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗮

Freelancers of Neptune Book Cover

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Filed Under: Book Blasts Tagged With: Black Tide Rising, catholic schoolgirls, Freelancers of Neptune, Jason Cordova, military sci fi, Military Science Fiction, Military SF, Mountain of Fire, Science Fiction, Zombies

Q and A (and PRIZES!) with DAVID BADURINA, author of SPACE PEW PEW

August 10, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Q and A (and PRIZES!) with DAVID BADURINA, author of SPACE PEW PEW

Monday, August 12th @ 8pm EST

H.P. Holo/Edie Skye chats with author David Badurina about the absurd sci-fi humor of SPACE PEW PEW … and gives away a signed set of SPACE PEW PEW trading cards!

Support the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/threeravens/space-pew-pew

Visit David’s Website Here: https://davidbadurina.com/

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SPACE PEW PEW is a story about friendship, loyalty, and camaraderie set in the unforgiving expanse of the universe!

Alex (a charming, underachieving smuggler) and his best buddy Toshiro (a sarcastic android) piss off a Euclidian arms dealer and end up as major players in an intergalactic war!

There’s oodles of laughs, plenty of violence, more pop-culture references than you can shake a mediocre CGI-infested prequel trilogy at, and penis jokes!

Also, the author is very attractive. And poor. You should really buy this book.

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Filed Under: Interviews and Podcasts, Q&A Tagged With: Absurdity, Author Q&A, David Badurina, Humorous Sci-Fi, Kickstarter, Q&A, Science Fiction, science fiction comedy, Space Pew Pew

Book Blast: Forlorn Hope (Blood and Armor #4) by Casey Moores and Melissa Olthoff

August 4, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Y’ALLLLLL Melissa Olthoff let me use one of our Facebook chats as a blurb, so she gets ✨ SPECIAL PROMO SPACE ✨ today. 🥰

Which is to say, she’s got a new book out with Casey Moores and it’s got POWER ARMOR in it and you should totes check it out.

Forlorn Hope

Blood and Armor #4

by Casey Moores and Melissa Olthoff

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After Nisti Khan’s return from her No Fail mission in Iran, she is celebrated as a savior of the young Kurdish Republic. However, their country has many enemies, and within weeks, they are on the brink of yet another war. When Syria invades, Nisti finds herself on the front lines of the most critical battle—defending the beating heart of their country, the capital city of Kirkuk.

After a judgement call goes wrong, Nisti finds herself banished from the battlefield and relegated to a staff job. To regain her place on the frontlines, she’ll have to prove herself once again.

A successful deep strike by the Second GOG Division should have ended the war, but the Syrian onslaught continues. As losses mount, Nisti must learn the source and take the battle to the enemy. But can she figure out who the real enemy is before her country falls?

Read Forlorn hope here!

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BTW, if this sounds familiar, it’s because I interviewed them about it last month! 😃 In case you missed it:

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Also, the blurb Melissa blessed us with:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I am all of 40 pages into the book and I’m FREAKING LOVING THE HECK outta it!”

—Melissa Olthoff, author of Companions in Chains and 2023 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award Finalist

Freelancers of Neptune Book Cover

And if you’re curious about those 40 pages, we’ve got links for you 😉 …

PRE-ORDER Signed copies of FReelancers of neptune here
Pre-OrDER FREELANCERS OF NEPTUNE ON AMAZON

Filed Under: Book Blasts Tagged With: Author Q&A, Bill Fawcett, Blood and Armor, Casey Moores, Freelancers of Neptune, military sci fi, Military Science Fiction, Military SF, Power Armor, Q&A, Science Fiction

Amazon’s running a sweet sale on Gordian Division hardbacks!

August 4, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Hey, y’all! 😃 I was bumbling around Amazon, as I do, and discovered that the Big River Site’s running a pretty sweet sale on Gordian Division hardbacks right now. 😮

Seriously, The Janus File is as low as 42% OFF. 😲😲😲

That said, if discounts on hardbacks are your thing, hop on over to Amazon and grab’ em while they’re hot. 😄 (Especially since we have no idea how long this sale’s going to last.)

The Gordian Protocol Book Cover

GRAB 35% OFF THE GORDIAN PROTOCOL

GRAB 11% OFF THE VALKYRIE PROTOCOL

GRAB 42% OFF THE JANUS FILE

The Weltall File Book Cover

GRAB 40% OFF THE WELTALL FILE

GRAB 22% OFF THE DYSON FILE (PAPERBACK ONLY)

GRAB 21% OFF THE THERMOPYLAE PROTOCOL

Filed Under: Holo Books Tagged With: David Weber, gordian division, Jacob Holo, Science Fiction, The Dyson File, The Gordian Protocol, The Janus File, The Thermopylae Protocol, The Valkyrie Protocol, The Weltall File

DATE CHANGE: Q and A (and PRIZES!) with MICHAEL J. ALLEN, author of DECOY (Dumpstermancer #3)

August 1, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Q and A (and PRIZES!) with MICHAEL J. ALLEN, author of DECOY (Dumpstermancer #3)

DATE CHANGE! Thursday, August 8th @ 8pm EST

H.P. Holo chats with author Michael J. Allen about urban fantasy DECOY (DUMPSTERMANCER #3) … and gives away 3 eBooks!

Support the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dsii/dumpstermancer3

Visit Michael’s Website Here: https://www.deliriousscribbles.com/

Read H.P.’s review of DISCARDED (DUMPSTERMANCER #1) Here: https://holowriting.com/2021/01/16/discarded-book-review/

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Doing the Right Thing Shouldn’t be a Death Sentence…

The golems are slag and the demi-goblins are transformed back into human beings.

Eli can finally focus on surviving the winter.

But will Eli’s rewards prove good or ill?

Duval drags a night club bouncer into Eli’s business. New dangers arise but Eli’s reluctant to accept help. Especially from family. Super villains and hostile fey, federal agents, the city’s new mayor and Eli’s matchmaking mom all conspire to steal Eli’s solace.

Relentless enemies beseech him.

Will his dumpstermancy prevail?

One wrong step means a bloodbath, another puts Eli’s family on the menu. Eli and his reluctant ally must unravel mystery and misdirection before the clock runs out on Seufert Fells.

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Filed Under: Interviews and Podcasts, Q&A Tagged With: Author Q&A, dumpstermancer, Kickstarter, Michael J. Allen, Q&A, Urban Fantasy

Q&A (& PRIZES!) with Marisa Wolf, author of VALKYRIE’S CHOSEN (Hit World: Valkyries #1)

July 29, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Q&A (& PRIZES) with Marisa Wolf, author of VALKYRIE’S CHOSEN (Hit World: Valkyries #1)

Wednesday, July 31st @ 8pm EST

H.P. Holo chats with Baen author Marisa Wolf about urban fantasy VALKYRIE’S CHOSEN (HIT WORLD: VALKYRIES #1) … and gives away a signed book!

Read VALKYRIE’S CHOSEN here: https://amzn.to/3YrJUE2

Visit Marisa’s Website Here: https://www.marisawolf.net/
Find Marisa’s Baen Books Here: https://www.baen.com/allbooks/category/index/id/5195

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Bryn Siegmund has always been exceptional at her job as a top recruiter for Life Enders Incorporated. She’s seen the best and worst the world has to offer.

But nothing has prepared her for the challenge of her unexpected promotion: Director of the Valkyries Initiative.

Her task is to assemble a team capable of facing interdimensional threats while she navigates a web of dangerous politics, treacherous allies, and powerful enemies. The Spider, a formidable criminal organization, is ahead of her at every step – targeting her and her fledgling team. Bryn has to rely on her instincts, her magic, and a team of questionable allies.

The lines between friend and foe are blurred, and the stakes are deadly. Bryn’s new role may cost her more than she ever imagined.

Filed Under: Interviews and Podcasts, Q&A Tagged With: Author Q&A, Hit World: Valkyries, Marisa Wolf, Q&A, Valkyrie's Chosen

Q&A (& PRIZES!) with CASEY MOORES, MELISSA OLTHOFF, and BILL FAWCETT, co-authors of FORLORN HOPE (Blood and Armor #4)

July 25, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Q&A (& PRIZES!) with CASEY MOORES, MELISSA OLTHOFF, and BILL FAWCETT, co-authors of FORLORN HOPE (Blood and Armor #4)

Saturday, July 27th @ 8pm EST

H.P. Holo chats with authors Casey Moores, Melissa Olthoff, and Bill Fawcett about FORLORN HOPE, Book 4 in Fawcett’s Blood and Armor series. (…And gives away a signed book!)

Read the BLOOD AND ARMOR series here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW18N86G

Find Casey’s Books Here: https://www.caseymoores.net/
Find Melissa’s Books Here: https://www.melissaolthoff.net
Find Bill’s Books Here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Bill-Fawcett/author/B00JFNCROU


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Filed Under: Interviews and Podcasts, Q&A Tagged With: Author Q&A, Bill Fawcett, Blood and Armor, Casey Moores, Military Sci-Fi, Military Science Fiction, Military SF, Power Armor, Q&A, Science Fiction

Go nominate your favorite stuff in the Dragon Awards!

July 16, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

The Dragon Awards Nominations logo
DANG, Y’ALL! It’s already Dragon Awards season! 😮
You’ve got until July 19th to nominate your favorite stuff – and you totally should, because it’s 100% fan-driven, which means YOU are the ones who control who wins. ☺️

If you’re not familiar with the Dragon Awards:

They’re bestowed by Dragon Con, one of the biggest cons in the US. Titles released between July 1, 2023 and June 30th, 2024 qualify for this year.

NOTE: You can only nominate a title in one category; if you nominate it in more than one, neither counts (which is why you’ll often see authors telling readers to nominate books in specific categories).

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Here’s what I’m nominating this year (or considering, ‘cause some are tied right now). – hp

BEST SCI-FI NOVEL:

  • The Queen’s Fixer by Kacey Ezell
  • Disquiet Gods by Christopher Ruocchio

BEST FANTASY NOVEL (Including Paranormal):

  • Lord of a Shattered Land by Howard Andrew Jones

BEST YA/MIDDLE GRADE NOVEL:

  • Death Lord Arcanist by Shami Stovall

BEST ALTERNATE HISTORY NOVEL:

  • [ Idk, I haven’t read any this year. ]

BEST HORROR NOVEL:

  • [ Same as above. ]

BEST ILLUSTRATIVE BOOK COVER:

  • Beyond Enemies (book by Marisa Wolf, cover by Sam Kennedy)

BEST COMIC BOOK:

  • [ Haven’t read any comics this year, either. ]

BEST SCI-FI or FANTASY TV SERIES:

  • One Piece (Netflix)

BEST SCI-FI or FANTASY MOVIE:

  • Dune Part 2

BEST DIGITAL GAME:

  • Hell Divers II
  • Stellar Blade

BEST TABLE-TOP GAME:

  • [ I’ve had Zero Time to play tabletop games this year. ]

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ALSO, if you’re wondering which of our titles qualify:

BEST SCI-FI NOVEL:

  • The Thermopylae Protocol (Gordian Division #6) by David Weber and Jacob Holo

BEST FANTASY NOVEL:

  • I Power Up with Every Monster Girl I Defeat! (Monster Girl Tamer #1) by Edie Skye and H.P. Holo

*Is it actually the best fantasy novel we’ve written this year? No, that’s Blood Knight: Vampire Slayer, but I think it’d be hilarious to be nominated alongside all the Vry Serious Fantasy.

BEST ILLUSTRATIVE BOOK COVER:

  • Blood Knight: Vampire Slayer (book by Edie Skye, cover art by Yanai)

Now, GO FORTH AND VOTE! 😄

Nominate Your Favorites in the Dragon Awards Here!

Filed Under: Holo Books Tagged With: dragon awards, dragon awards nominations, Dragon Con

Get 25% off Freelancers of Neptune at Barnes and Noble thru 7/17!

July 10, 2024 by hpholo 1 Comment

Y’AAAAAALLLLL! 😀 H.P. Here!

… To tell you that Barnes & Noble‘s back with its holiest of sales (at least, for authors who have pre-orders up), which is to say:

1) Premium and Reward members get 25% off pre-orders with code PREORDER25 through July 17th

2) Jacob has a pre-order up, and

3) Our readers are BRILLIANT. You can put two and two together. 😉

If 25% off deals are your thing, hop on over to BN.com and pre that order! 😄

Pre-Order FREELANCERS OF NEPTUNE HERE

Freelancers of Neptune Book Cover

Pre-Order FREELANCERS OF NEPTUNE HERE

Filed Under: Holo Books Tagged With: adventure, Catgirls, Freelancers of Neptune, Ragtag Crew, Science Fiction, Scrappy Crew, Sentient Coffee Plants, Space Opera, Space pirates

Moggie Noir is out today!

July 4, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Hey, y’all! H.P. here! 😄 If you like cats, noir, and short stories, you’re in for a treat, because Raconteur Press just dropped Moggie Noir (complete with a new story from yours truly)!

Moggie Noir

Anthology Edited by Rita Beeman
Published by Raconteur Press

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The question remains whether you should tuck into this volume in a comfy chair for a bit of adventure. Well, if you like cats, there’s more than a little of something you love in the pages or pixels herein because, instead of a bland all-two-legger cast, these stories feature felines as central or pivotal characters. If you are a fan of noir fiction, you’ll enjoy how these authors have explored this genre and maybe stretched the bounds of what you find familiar. Some are set in the 1930s, some are present day, and some are who-knows-when.

After all, who better than a cat might convey the contradictions of a ruthless killer enrobed in the most exquisite package of sumptuous fur with glittering emerald eyes? No one, see? Cats are the ultimate expression of the noir aesthetic, and we hope you will agree, but fasten your seatbelts: it’s going to be a bumpy read.

READ MOGGIE NOIR HERE

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This particular anthology marks a REALLY COOL POINT in my author career. 😀

Last year, Raconteur Press invited me to be an anchor author for a project themed around noir and cats.

Had I ever written in the noir genre? NOPE. Had I even read a noir novel? NOPE. The closest I’d come was watching Who Framed Roger Rabbit? It’s my favorite movie of all time, granted … but it’s not exactly a standard noir. 

Sure, I’d written about cats, but noir’s a very distinct genre with very distinct tropes.

And yet RacPress had such faith in my writing, they were confident I’d produce an anchor-worthy story in a genre I’d never touched. 😮

I have since touched the genre A LOT, and much like Jacob with police procedurals and the File novels … found a new genre I love to write in. 😄

All this to say, I’m excited for you to meet the two newest tenants of my head in “Logan Decker, P.I. and the Bodies Agatha Definitely Didn’t Put There.” 😄 One’s a gruff, jaded PI; the other’s the ghost of a cat who spent all nine lives. Together they’ll solve crimes (or do them, Agatha’s cool with either). 😸

I had a lot of fun writing it, and I hope you have just as much fun reading it!

READ MOGGIE NOIR HERE

Filed Under: Holo Books Tagged With: anthology, Cats, hp holo, Moggie Noir, noir, Raconteur Press, short stories

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