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This book is PEACHY 🍑

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 hroberdsLeave a comment

You may have heard me mention this before, but it’s important I make a big deal out of it.

Especially now that the book One Bad Knight has been released.

I wrote butt stuff in this one. Let’s refer to it as 🍑(peach) stuff going forward as it has a classier ring to it.

Holly, Why? Why do you need to draw so much attention to this? You are being a bit crass.

Okay okay okay well here’s the deal.

I got fussy when Seduced by Death came out and I got two/three chili peppers out of five (this is how we rate steam/spicy level of books now)

Because IMO that last book was hottttt 🔥🔥🔥

So I took it is a personal offense.

Why didn’t I get more??

What do I got to do to earn another chili pepper?

*light bulb*

omg, it’s 🍑 stuff isn’t it. I bet it is!!!

And thus, I made a goal for myself. Seeking out the 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ rating.

Having never written such scenes before (but certainly reading it) I became all about this social experiment to see what rating I would get for spice.

Basically, you could say I’m like a scientist. *adjusts goggles and labcoat*

ANNNND I’m also my own cover designer, so at the behest of my author “friends” I made an alternate cover. One that glorifies this experiment.

***friends is in quotes because apparently the assignment was a joke and they kept telling me to stop d!cking around making a peach cover when I started to actually do it. RUDE***

What do you think?

Do I need to make a special edition with this peachy cover available?

Holly, is this book just about the sex then?

No! Because in each spicy scene there is something important happening in the give and take between Gatsby and Kat. There is punishment, frustration, and solace. Each scene has a subtextual language that expands their relationship

Even the 🍑 scenes?

*nods solemnly* especially those scenes my dear reader.

Gatsby has Arrived

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 hroberdsLeave a comment

Gatsby has ARRIVED!

This is the spiciest book I’ve written – complete with some uh peach scenes if you get what I mean *wink wink winkity wink wink*

oh you don’t know?

It’s butt stuff. There I said it.

I tried my hand at writing butt stuff. And mouth and uhhh…okay I’ll stop.

Now if for nothing else, you will have to read this book out of curiosity.

Am I above cheap theatrics? Absolutely not.

Though this may actually be the most serious book I’ve penned, and the angst and the smut are *chefs kiss*

Ooooor you might want to read it for the extremely dark, cynical bad boy Gatsby who comes back with ALL the damage for his first love who he met when they were but children – giving us those dark Peter Pan vibes.

NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON AND IN KINDLE UNLIMITED

Preorder Gift

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 hroberdsLeave a comment

I’ve got a sexy One Bad Knight book bonus for you.

If you have already pre-ordered your copy One Bad Knight…

if you haven’t, where have you been?!

…your pre-order bonus includes a steamy Gatsby 5×7 art print! Made by my amazing artist, Marina.

Check this book art out and tell me your not obsessed. Go on. Just try!

Swooooon. Gatsby is bad to the bone and here he is – a hot mess – squatting in an abandoned building, ready for trouble. Or rather ready to make trouble.

Need a little more to sink your teeth into before committing to this bad boy?

This is the spiciest book I’ve written yet! Let’s see if this wets your whistle 😏

Prickles of danger raced up my spine, as I sensed the presence of someone taller and broader coming up from behind. I shivered. When I tried to turn toward him, strong hands grabbed my hips, keeping me facing forward.

He immediately set me into a rhythm that was half time to the music. Time slowed down, as a muscled wall met my bare back. I could feel the ridges of his warm pectorals, and the contact felt pornographic for such a public place.

Whereas my previous partner made eye contact, getting nonverbal consent to dance with me, this guy had come up from behind and encroached on my space. No matter how titillating I found this man, I had standards. I jerked away, ready to head to the other side of the bar and away from the dangerous entity at my back. But his fingers dug into my hips, pulling me back against him again. He didn’t want me facing him or walking away.

The combination of the rough movement and the intoxicating scent of sex pheromones and virile man rolled over me. Despite myself, my knees turned to jelly and liquid heat gathered at my center. Visions of what else his rough hands could do ran through my imagination.

I was so used to being treated like a porcelain doll; I almost welcomed his brazen moves. But I still didn’t submit to anyone, no matter how hot.

I tilted my head to the side, so he could hear me when I shouted. “You chased my date away.”

I could only catch the wicked curve of his lips, and another ripple raced down my spine, informing my brain how screwed I was. Because a lower portion of my body was now in charge.

The man aligned his mouth to the side of my head, so he didn’t have to shout. His hot breath fanned against my ear and my nipples instantly tightened. “You were dancing with me before I came over.”

“Who says I want to dance with you?” Even as I said the words, an achy heat spread between my legs, and I squeezed them together as if I could keep the sudden wetness at bay. The bass of the music traveled up my feet, past my legs, penetrating my lower belly, only making it worse.

“Who says we ever stopped?” His voice rumbled through the column of my neck.

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The Final Audiobook has Dropped! 🙌

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 hroberdsLeave a comment

Holy WHAT???? HOLLY, IS THIS FOR REAL? It is, dear reader.

Get excited!! The audiobook for Seduced by Death is complete, and already available for purchase and download.

And with the new covers on those lickable audio versions?

Forget about it!

I mean no, wait, don’t forget about it !!!!!!!

Get it right meow before you do!!!

This means you can now blow through the COMPLETE set of Vegas Immortals audiobooks today! Who doesn’t love a good book binge?

The good, the bad, and the Book Shop

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 hroberdsLeave a comment

FIRST the hard news, and SECOND the fun news!

Last week, try as we might, our tough little house rabbit, Pancake, didn’t make it.

My willful little bun is now over the rainbow bridge.

We worked very hard for over a month to get him help, he was gasping for breath, and I would rush to him with an oxygen machine all hours of the day and night.

In the end, he crossed the rainbow bridge while we were still trying to get answers. Thankfully we’d at least reached a specialty vet who finally got us some answers. There was a deep underlying cause to why he couldn’t breathe and we likely couldn’t put our boy through that anyway.

We’ve spent our time grieving but the hardest part is seeing our sweet housebun, Ginger, who remains and continually looks for her husbun. Ugh, breaks my heart. We might have to get another furbaby before too long…

But it is by no means all deep sadness!!!

I’m still in shock how Vegas Immortals is popping off, and I’m utterly thrilled how many people are amused by Vivien’s antics, are now swooning for Grim, or petitioning for their own reaper dog!

And I have a received a mass of DMs asking about how readers can get their hands on signed copies of my books.

Instead of fielding these one by one, which whoah nelly I’m not organized enough for that shiz lol

I've decided to open the shop again for a limited time!

But to everyone who messaged me condolences or congratulations over the last couple weeks, thank you so very much. I saw them all even if I wasn’t able to respond.

My heart has spent a lot of time receiving all this love. And I’m so so very grateful.

P.S. are we still waiting on the audiobook for Seduced by Death???

GAH! YES!

I’m updating Audible every couple minutes for days now to see if the powers that be have approved it.

You can bet your buns I’ll be jumping in your inbox to let you know when we are a GO!

NEW Covers for Vegas Immortals!

September 4, 2022September 4, 2022 hroberdsLeave a comment

New Covers for Vegas Immortals

Do you remember the beautiful Special Edition covers? Well get excited because these covers are making their way to your Kindle!

Well…sorta…you have to tell Kindle to update them. So here’s how you do that!

Go to Manage Your Content and Devices.
Search for your Kindle book.
If available, select Update Available, then select Update.

BOOM, you’re done and now have the most beautiful covers to show for it!

These hardback covers are also still available for purchase on Amazon! If you missed the signed copies, but still find yourself wanting them, now’s your chance!

I slaaayed like Buffy!

July 27, 2022August 17, 2022 hroberdsLeave a comment

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The book signing at Romanticonn in Connecticut was a total success!

Granted, I didn’t breath for the 2 days and morning leading up to it, terrified about selling books IRL, but once the flood gates were opened and readers started milling about I fell right into my element.

Meaning, the first girl I saw wore a shirt that said “Vampires are sexy AF.”

So I pointed at her and yelled, “You, yes you, you belong over here. Come to meeeeee!”

I met some book loving personalities I’ve been watching on Tiktok – my favorites being @Briannas_Bookshelf @Sweetnspicybooks and @Speculativebookdragon

if you are into the scene – go check them out and give them a follow for book fun!

In fact! I loaded Brianna up with signed books and she’s running a Giveaway for them right MEOW!

Check out Brianna’s Tiktok Giveaway HERE

And and I’m doing a Tiktok GIVEAWAY too!

Go check out my signed paperback series and bookart Giveaway on Tiktok HERE

My Giveaway closes 7/28

NEW BOOK ART and a Nyquil high

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 hroberdsLeave a comment

Quick updates before we get to the JUICY bits.

The COVID finally tackled me like I was a delicious gazelle with a limp.

ie I went down.

Nothing serious thankfully, but I’m still recovering, amidst handling other massive looming life changes on the imminent horizon. #vagueonpurpose

And holy smokes, Seduced by Death comes out ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!!!!!!

I might be shaking in my little booties if it weren’t for my AMAZING hellfire assistant, Leah, who is helping me keep things on track. She’s been with me for only a few months but Imma plate her in gold and never let her go. So throw an 80s fist pump in the air to mah girl for helping take care of book business!

No, I don’t care if you are in public.

Do it, pump your fist. Be weird with me!!!! Let us soak in it!!!!

Did I mention that the over the counter cold medicine makes me high? Everyone seems delighted by this development.

I’m prone to discussing the tingling in my butt, how my knees keep falling up and down, not to mention general giggling followed by a sharp cut off to stare intently into a corner of the room at absolutely nothing.

FOCUS HOLLY!

RIGHT!

On to the juicy bits !!!

The latest book art for Seduced by Death is in and it is the sexiest one yet!

PLUS I’m practically giving prints away….

Seduced by Death Book Art

Check out the artist on Instagram @akoni.tea

The detail *GASP* between the deathly powers, the cupcake on the counter, and the reaper pup hiding around the counter I officially have hearts for eyes now.

And you KNOW I have to share this awesomeness as always! So it’s time for that preorder bonus!

👇👇 Read on for details on how to get this amazing art for your very own

Offer available thru 6/8

Seduced by Death ART PRINT!

For preordering Seduced by Death, I’ll send you this art print!

Click the button and fill out the form by 6/8 so I can send you this EXCLUSIVE book art as a thank you for preordering the ebook!

*maybe one day Amazon will let me have a paperback preorder option*

So thanks for your patience if I haven’t been super quick on response time as I’ve been down for the count.

But omg release day is literally ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!!!!

Are you prepared for the laughs, the feels, and all the steaminess?

Believe me, you are going to just die.

Hehehehehe, get it?

Cause the main character is Death?

Haha?

…

my butt is tingling

ARC TEAM OPEN! + Giveaway City

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 hroberdsLeave a comment

I’ve got so many cool ideas for the release of Seduced by Death, the last book in the Vegas Immortals series!!!

And one I’m SUPER excited about is getting a logo designed for my fictional coffee shop, Perkatory. 💀☕

Get it? It’s a play of words on purgatory? The main character is Death? eyyyyyyy

I want to slap this logo on coffee cups, shirts, make stickers, ALL THE THINGS! Wouldn’t you love some secret nerdy romance java swag?

But I’m struggling to get a good design created. So far, I’ve had a couple freelance artists try but it never comes out right. 😔

Let’s cross our fingers and hope the artist I just hired (who specializes in skulls) has got this.

I also struggled with a good tagline for Perkatory. Death before Decaf is a fantastic, obvious choice but I’ve taken it a step further…

Perkatory – Good to the Last Breath.

HA!

So hopefully, there will be a shop on the site with some cool swag by the time Seduced by Death releases. Stay tuned.

All the Giveaways!

Whoa, I have not 1 but 2 Giveaways happening right now, Holly.

Obviously we need gifties to celebrate, so make sure to follow me in both places to get a better chance at getting goodies.

First, we reached 700 Hellions in my facebook reader group Holly’s Hellions!!

Join the group then check out the Giveaway HERE

And second, we reached 6k followers on TikTok! Weeee!

Want to skip right to the giveaway video? Cool, HERE ya go!

Become an ARCvenger

Limited time only!

Have you read books 1 and 2 in the Vegas Immortals series?

Do you want an advanced copy of the final book in exchange for a leaving a review on release day 6/9?

Click and find out about becoming an ARCvenger today!

Surprise! I’m a lawyer now

April 30, 2022May 13, 2022 hroberdsLeave a comment

This may come as a shock , but I’ve decided to no longer write books and instead become a LAWYER!

*cue Elle Woods from Legally Blonde*
What? Like it’s hard?

Okay, let me back up.
I just got back from North Carolina for a beautiful beach wedding of one of my best friends, and before that I worked my butt off the last couple months to get Seduced by Death to the editors.

I pushed myself waaay harder than usual to make sure the ebook/paperback could come out the same time as the audiobook.

You’re excited for the audiobook!?!? I’ll circle back to that down below.

As soon as I came home I finally collapsed. And picked up a horrible, tawdry vice that I’m positively giddy about.
I’m ADDICTED to watching the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard defamation trial.

Everyone says they’re all about the highlights from this high profile, celebrity case, but I am legit watching the 8 hour long court case.

Should I admit that ?!? I probably shouldn’t, but here we are…

After pushing so hard on this book, allll I want to do is sleep and watch this legal circus all day, every day to recover.

This trial feels more like a game of petty jeopardy than the sophisticated renditions on television shows I’ve seen.

And what I’ve learned is I should TOTALLY be a lawyer cause I could do way better than some of the lawyers on Amber Heard’s side.

After watching 3 full days, I’m like pffft I could take the LSAT and slay it LOL

Okay probably not, but I’m having the time of my life.And my poor, sweet l’husbun. From the moment he wakes up to when he pops home for lunch, I’m like “Let me tell you! Let me tell you what just happened!”I’ve gone SO deep down the rabbit hole, that I also feel in love with the forensic psychologist (she’s deeply fabulous and clearly passionate about what she does)

*Hamster brain ignites*
WAIT! No. I don’t want to be a lawyer. I want to have her job! Studying the psychology of vets with PTSD!

Anywho, part of the assessment was that Amber Heard has Borderline Personality Disorder.
I was beyond fascinated, so much that I watched the psychologist talk about the assessment process TWICE.

So this morning while I was brushing my teeth, I scrolled Tiktok videos of people who have the disorder. They are incredibly candid about how exhausting it is and their difficulties maintaining relationships. *clutches heart*I want everyone to feel love! Life can be hard enough without a disorder.