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SURPRISE! There’s a Monster in your future πŸ–€


Hey there, my favorite book buddy, πŸ–€

SURPRISE! I’ve got a new Preorder up!

Remember that deliciously dark Monster Under My Bed series I’ve been posting episodes of?

Well, guess what’s crawling out from the shadows and onto Amazon? 😈

That’s right – Monster Under My Bed is getting a full book release!

But first, a word of warning: This isn’t your typical bump-in-the-night story. This is a DARK monster romance. Like, need-a-flashlight-and-therapy dark. Evie and her Monster have a relationship that’s more toxic than a radioactive waste dump – and just as addictive. πŸ–€β˜’οΈ

There are ZERO laughs in this one. Just straight up depravity and like. . .a bunch of shadow tentacles used for, well, depravity.

Quick Details:

Preorder is LIVE on Amazon! πŸ“š (cover coming in January)
Release date: sometime in 2025? (It’s set for a year from now, but I plan to firm up a much sooner date)
ALL the trigger warnings (seriously, ALL of them)
Season 2 episodes coming exclusively to Patreon in 2025! πŸ”₯

In case you missed the character art I commissioned of Evie & Shadow (book cover coming soon!)

XOXO, Your Provider of Problematic Monster Romance πŸ’‹

P.S. Kindle Vella is shutting down, so if you want to make sure you don’t miss this monstrous love story, smash that preorder button faster than Evie falls for bad decisions! 😘

✨ She wrote a book and I’m SCREAMING! πŸ“šπŸ’œπŸ–€πŸ’™

OH MY GOSH, I have the most exciting news to share! πŸŽ‰

You know how proud mama bears get when their cubs do something amazing? Well, that’s me right now! My incredible PA (Leah, who is also known as my Hellfire Manager) of over two years, has just released her very first book and I’M LOSING MY MIND WITH EXCITEMENT! 🎊

(Currently dancing around my office like a caffeinated fairy) ✨

Introducing “Love in the Mix” by Kat Fallons (Leah’s super hot pen name) – where a curvy DJ finds herself mixing more than just beats! 🎧πŸ”₯

A Note from Kat Fallons

Hey there hell raising reader, it’s Kat Fallons here andΒ I’ve been keep a secret.

You’re Hellfire Manager wrote and released a whole book!

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!Β Because I sure as hell can’t 🀣🀣

But it happened! Holly is graciously giving me a special place in her newsletter to give you all a special little sneak peek in the little world I’m build for my contemporary / rockstar with a *twist* lovers!

My debut novelΒ Love in the MixΒ asΒ Kat FallonsΒ released on November 14th, 2024!


Ever wonder what happens when you fall for not one, but two smoking hot DJs? Luna’s about to find out. Cue the drama, steamy nights, and earth-shattering music. Oh, and did we mention the psycho ex-bestie hellbent on ruining it all? Buckle up, it’s gonna be a wild ride.


For fans of

🎧 Hurt / Comfort

🎧 Instalust

🎧 MMF

🎧 DJ Romance

🎧 Found Family

🎧 Stalker / Enemy

🎧 Plus Sized FMC

🎧 Quick Read

Sometimes, happily ever after needs a remix.

Luna Sparks thought she had it all – a thriving DJ career, a loving fiancΓ©, and a best friend she could trust. Until they betrayed her, leaving her world shattered and her music silenced.

Now, on the brink of giving up her dreams, Luna finds herself thrust into an unexpected collaboration with Xavier and Sebastian, two of the hottest DJs in the industry. As they create music together, boundaries blur and passions ignite, leading to a scorching Valentine’s Day encounter that changes everything.

But when Luna’s past comes back to haunt her, threatening to destroy everything she’s rebuilt, she must find the strength to face her demons and fight for the love and career she deserves. With Xavier and Sebastian by her side, Luna discovers that sometimes the greatest music comes from the most unexpected places – and that true love can be the beat of three hearts at once.

“Love in the Mix” is a steamy, emotional rollercoaster that explores the healing power of love, the thrill of creation, and the courage it takes to trust again after betrayal. Get ready for a pulse-pounding journey through the world of EDM, where the bass drops are as intense as the feelings, and happily ever after might just be a remix away.

Breaking News: Author Spotted Vertical! πŸŽ‰πŸ€§πŸ˜·


Hey there, my patient little bookworm! πŸ’

So… remember how I’m usually all sparkles and sass? Well, these past two weeks have been more like migraine mush and virus vibes. πŸ€•

whines dramatically

I don’t wanna be sick! kicks hands and feet like a toddler having a meltdown

I have stuff to dooooo. I wanna plaaaay! 😫

Especially since I’ve been trying to write Blackmailing Belle AND participate in NaNoWriMo (that’s National Novel Writing Month – where crazy writers like yours truly attempt to write 50,000 words in 30 days because we clearly hate balance πŸ“šβœοΈ).

Wanna see little snippets of Belle & the Beast of Boston? I flash readers a little bit of my work in progress every Friday in Holly’s Hellions


But after a week of absolutely zero words because my brain decided to go on strike… I might have to wave the white flag. 🏳️ Looking at you, holiday season – maybe we can be friends this year instead of me turning into a stress goblin?

BUT WAIT! There’s some actually good news! ✨

The book gods decided to throw your girl a bone today – Audible just put “Bitten by Death” in their Goodreads buy-one-get-one audiobook sale! 🎧 

(Insert happy dance)

Those BOGO sales are my absolute FAVORITE, so at least something’s going right! πŸŽ‰

So while I’m over here trying to piece my life and brain back together, why don’t you go snag yourself a spicy audiobook deal? 😘

XOXO, Your slightly whiny but fast healing author friendπŸ’‹

P.S. Send soup? And maybe some motivation to write? And a new brain? 🧠✨

A little Monstrous update πŸ§ŒπŸ‘»

For the past year, I’ve been sharing weekly episodes of my DARK monster romance “Monster Under My Bed” on Kindle Vella (Amazon’s episodic reading platform).

If you’ve been following those steamy weekly installments, or have been tempted by the spicy snippets I share in our newsletters, you’ll want to read this update!

Platform Change for “Monster Under My Bed”

Kindle Vella is shutting down, but our deliciously dark romance continues! You can follow all Season 2 episodes exclusively on my Patreon (Holly Roberds Books).

Come join our community to keep devouring each steamy new chapter!

Better yet I have character art in there – including a SUPER hot NSFW piece with *ahem** Shadow’s tentacles being. . .useful

Content Note: For those new to this story – “Monster Under My Bed” is a DARK monster romance with significant trigger warnings. It’s definitely not for the faint of heart! 😈

I’m serious. Not a drop of humor, only gads of pain and pleasure.

I’m trusting YOU not to read your way into something that will hurt your heart though I wrote it. Please and Thank you XOXO

**One of the Evie/Shadow art pieces in my Patreon!**

Exciting Book News! πŸ–€

Speaking of our favorite monster romance – I’m officially announcing thatΒ Monster Under My BedΒ will be published as a complete novel in 2025

While we’re still finalizing the exact release date, you can now pre-order your paperback copy through my shop.


PREORDER NOW

Stay tuned for more updates, steamy snippets, and dark delights!

And Thank you for being the absolute best! BIG WARM HUGS

I want to be apart of it.. NEW YORK, NEW YORK! πŸ—½πŸ—½

A little trip to the not so Poisoned Apple

It’s true. Your girl went to the big apple last week with l’husbun for a vacation trip and to visit friends! πŸŽπŸ—½ Our adventures included (but weren’t limited to):

Visiting the Museum of Sex – the second half of the Museum visit is a straight up bizarre little carnival. Wildest thing ever! πŸŽͺπŸ”ž
Drinking at a pirate themed bar (helllloooo inspiration for the Captain Hook and Tinkerbelle story that comes out next year!) πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈπŸ»
Falling in love with Chinatown via fried pork buns, mooncakes, and one of those tiny fortune kitties that waves its paw at you (welcome to my office little dude) πŸ₯ŸπŸ±
FINALLY getting to visit the Romance Only Bookstore, Ripped Bodice. SQUEEEE! I died, revived, then died again. πŸ“šπŸ’˜
Visiting the New York Public Library . . . now hold up here πŸ›οΈ

Okay, I went to the so-called library, but I think they mislabeled that big marble building. They should have called it a museum. 🀨

On account of the fact I didn’t see ANY BOOKS in three floors worth of that so-called Library!!!

Do I seem a little salty?

Dude. My nuts are super salted. πŸ§‚πŸ₯œ

To be fair, I suppose the public can’t always be trusted with lovely books just being out in the open, and there are a lot of off-limit research areas. grumble grumble

But l’husbun and I were looking forward to finding a cozy spot to read, like we do whenever we visit the Boston Public library. I mean that place has got a bar (which of course we discovered in .5 seconds the first time we were there) and lots of books! πŸΈπŸ“š

But alas, no book coziness to be had in NYC. Total museum vibes.

We walked away and l’husbun said that place gave him blue pages.

bahahahahahaaha!!!!

Like blue balls? Cause there were no books? Get it? πŸ˜‚

Well, no matter. We stayed at the Library Hotel, which was pretty cool, and spent plenty of time reading on the hotel’s awesome rooftop bar or at different coffee shops. β˜•οΈπŸ“–

New York – I’d do you again. πŸ˜˜πŸ—½

But for now, I’m running to write more episodes of Monster Under My Bed and plotting Blackmailing Belle! πŸƒβ€β™€οΈβœοΈ

If you want to see the very first rough ROUGH snippet of Blackmailing Belle that I wrote on the plane from NYC – you should jump in my Patreon where I share all the messy behind-the-scenes nuggets. πŸ‘€βœˆοΈ

Plus there is an NSFW art draft in my Patreon of Prince Charming showing off his pierced-you-know what! So enjoy that! lol (***NSFW art is only available to Poison Apple and Wolf Town VIP patrons)

This ain’t your grandma’s Cinderella (thank goodness!) πŸ‘΅πŸš«πŸ‘ 

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Hey there, book bestie! πŸ–€πŸ“š

Guess what? Igniting Cinder is out in the wild, and I’m over the moon! πŸŽ‰πŸŒ™

I’ve been reading some of the reviews, and I’m honestly blushing. 😳 Can I share a few of my faves with you? It’s like getting a warm hug from readers who totally get what I was going for!

One reader said, “Holly Roberds has officially recruited me into the ranks of the Lost Girls, and I’m not even mad about it.” How cute is that? πŸ₯°

Another one that made me giggle: “Who knew Cinderella could be so BADASS and Prince Charming love BDSM” πŸ˜‚πŸ”₯ (Honestly, who indeed? πŸ˜‰)

You know how much I love putting a dark twist on classics, right? Well, this reader nailed it: “Cinderella is my least favorite fairy tale, but Holly has proven that wrong. I loved, loved, loved her revisionist version. Cinderella with vamps and dominatrixes is clearly the way for me.”

I mean, vampires and dominatrixes? That’s just how I roll! πŸ§›β€β™€οΈπŸ’‹

One reader summed it up perfectly: “ALL THE STARS for this AMAZING, FUN, QUIRKY, epic novel that reads like a romcom but make it gothic Cinderella with vampires, also the dual POV makes it HILARIOUS!”

But my absolute favorite has to be this one: “The banter is, as always, impeccable, with moments that are charged with tension and others that are hilarious. One of the things I love most about this author’s style is how she can go from fun, to spicy to dark and intense within the same book.”

(It’s like they’ve been spying on my mood swings! πŸ˜‚)

Anyway, I just had to share these with you. It’s like, wow, people are actually reading my weird little stories and loving them? πŸ₯Ή

Have you had a chance to check out Igniting Cinder yet? I’d love to hear what you think! And if not, well… maybe these reviews have tempted you? πŸ˜‰πŸ–€

Talk soon, my little gothic cupcake! πŸ§πŸ–€

Holly

P.S. Want more spicy goodness? I’m adding tons of deleted scenes and alternate POVs from Igniting Cinder to my Patreon. There’s even an NSFW piece coming for Kai and Cinder that’ll make you fan yourself faster than a southern belle in a heatwave! πŸ₯΅ Plus, I’m doing some zoom hangouts this week and in September. Come join us – we can chat about books, life, and why vampires make the best boyfriends. Don’t miss out on all this extra juiciness! πŸ’¦πŸ“š

You aren’t ready for the heat πŸ₯΅

🐻CHASING GOLDIE AUDIOBOOK NOW AVAILABLE 🎧

EEEEEK!!!! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

The Chasing Goldie audiobook is finally here, and it’s pure GOLD! πŸŒŸπŸ’›

(You know I had to make that pun, right? πŸ˜‰)

I’ve been pacing back and forth, refreshing my email every five seconds, waiting for the green light from Audible. The anticipation has been killing me! 😩

But now, the wait is OVER! πŸ™Œ

Can you feel my excitement radiating through the screen? πŸ˜„
Holly, we get it. You’re more hyped than a kid on Christmas morning. πŸŽ„

Not only is this audiobook a dream come true for me, but I also managed to snag the most incredible narrators (as always!) to bring Goldie and her three bears to life. 🐻🐻🐻

Get ready to have your ears blessed and your imagination set on fire! πŸ”₯πŸ‘‚

The spooky goth babe has arrived πŸ–€πŸˆβ€β¬›

CINDER IS HERE! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! 🀯🀯

IT’S RELEASE DAY!!! HURRRRAAAAY! πŸŽ‰πŸŽŠπŸ”₯

Break out the pumpkin spice, and goth platform boots! Time to boogie. πŸπŸŽƒπŸ‘’

And I want to celebrate with you, my favorite hellraiser! πŸ˜ˆπŸ’• And what better way than to reveal a spicy little sneak peek into this fairytale retelling. πŸ“–πŸŒΆοΈ

If you haven’t been able to tell by now, this ain’t yer mother’s fairytale! πŸ˜œπŸ™…β€β™€οΈπŸ‘‘

β€œI do have to warn you, my dark princess, this dinner is going to be unbearably boring,” he says dryly. β€œIn fact, it promises to be so stifling and pretentious that we very well may die.”

β€œFantastic,” I say in a flat voice. β€œCan’t wait.”

β€œWhich is why,” he draws out the last word like an excited kid, β€œI thought we could have a little fun.” From his pocket, he pulls out a pair of dark purple panties that are strappy, lacy, and have something heavier set against the crotch.

β€œWhat are those?”

The question is out before I can stop myself.
Kaison looks back and forth between me and the scrap of fabric.

β€œWhy, my darling bride, these are the answer to surviving a night of dull nonsense and barely restrained dismay.”

β€œYou want me,” I point at myself, before pointing at the underwear, β€œto wear those?”

One dark brow dips as he regards them again. β€œWell, I suppose I could shimmy them on, but I do maintain they will be a far better time for you.”

A far better time.

Oh sweet fae lords, the piece on the crotch is a vibrator. They are massaging panties, and he is suggesting I put them on. For dinner.

β€œHowβ€”how can those even work? There are no electronics in Midnight.”

There’s a devilish gleam in his eye. β€œI smuggled in batteries.” The last word comes out as a low hiss of conspiracy.

I shake my head despite the heat swirling and coiling around my lower belly at the thought.

β€œOh, come on, Cinder,” he says, his voice dropping to a low timbre that has my nipples wrenching into tight, sensitive buds. I’m starting to doubt the decision to pierce my nipples, as it makes my reactions to Charming all the more intense.
β€œAfter all, my little black rose,” he drawls, setting a hand on either arm of the chair I’m in, caging me in, β€œthe panties don’t have fangs.”

His words are equal parts seduction and challenge.
With an unladylike snort, I snatch the underwear from his hands. His eyes widen as he stands back, giving me room. It’s almost as if he didn’t believe I’d actually do it.

It’s not a good habit to fall into, intentionally trying to shock him, because he might think I want more of his attention than I do.
But I can’t help but delight in the way he pales when I bend over, pulling them right over my feet to draw them up my legs.
Take that prince slut muffin. I can play too.

β€œDon’t you need to take off—” He swallows hard while pulling at his collar.

β€œI’m not wearing any,” I cut him off.

I want to laugh. Kaison, the fairy prince who has slept with likely hundreds, if not thousands of willing partners, is acting like a wolfish cartoon character whose tongue has rolled out of his head while his eyes turn into little fires.

His reaction is so satisfying I almost believe I’m not an idiot for putting these panties on.

Drop it like it’s hot πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

ALL NEW MERCH AVAILABLE NOW

Dearest Hellions,

Your Hellfire Queen has been hard at work and has put together some amazing KICKASS merch designs. We have shirts, tank tops, sweatshirts, hoodies and now get your very own tumblers with some of our favorite quotes and moments!

NOW HERE’S THE REAL KICKER

Cinder merch is already available! We know the release isn’t here quite yet, but we are READY! Get a sneak peek of some of the merch below, then shop til’ you drop!

🀫 Shhh… Holly’s got secrets (and new stories brewing!) πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈ

Hey there, my favorite hellraiser! 😈

It’s been a SUPER social time for me of late! πŸŽ‰πŸ₯³

This last weekend I was sneaky sneaky πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™€οΈ and flew out to San Antonio Texas ✈️

🀠 All to surprise the Madame Hellraiser, super fan, and coffee-addicted assistant, Tara β˜•οΈ by showing up for the massive 40th Birthday shindig πŸŽ‚πŸ₯³ her awesome husband planned for her

As you can tell by the photo evidence we had a terrible time πŸ˜‰πŸ€£ LOL!

And THEN I finally got take one of my lovely editors, Athena, out for drinks 🍻, because she lives on just the other side of Denver from me!

I didn’t know that when she started out a Hellion in my Facebook fan group Holly’s Hellions πŸ‘Ώ

(hmmm that’s where I scooped Tara to be my PA, apparently I abduct readers from that group SORRY NOT SORRY) 😈

But after Athena helped proof read for me I begged her to let me pay her for her awesome editorial skills so I could have her on every project.

**Seriously, this badass babe cleans up SO MANY of my messes. **🧹✨

Bless her. Bless her with all of Grim’s Reaper dogs and more. πŸΎπŸ’€

So now that Igniting Cinder is in the editing phase, you may be like – Holly, ya gonna go write Blackmailing Belle next like you planned? πŸ“šπŸ€”

yeeeeahh no. Not yet. πŸ˜…

A) I’m having a hard time buckling down because my patio is too gorgeous to stop hanging out on and it’s not conducive for work. 🌺🍹

B) I’m in a soft girl moment where I’m just living slow and enjoying my life! hell. yes. πŸŒΈπŸ’†β€β™€οΈ

C) I’m dicking around making book merch. Tees and Mugs and more, that I’m running through my Patreon so members can vote on what designs will end up released (because I make too many iterations! πŸ‘•πŸŽ¨

D) someone PEER PRESSURED ME (coughcough Aidy/Amy Award coughcough) into this short story project that is fairy tale retellings. πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈπŸ“–

Curse her for telling me what’s good for me and being right!!! πŸ˜€πŸ˜‚

Which means a new character you will meet in Igniting Cinder is going to get her own little novella before I give Belle her spotlight. πŸ”₯πŸ‘Έ

And before THAT I’m writing more episodes of Monster Under My Bed. πŸ‘ΉπŸ›οΈ

As I expected – now that the primal scenes are being released between Evie and Shadow – my little dark monster romance readers are losing their shit. πŸ™€πŸ–€

While I’m over here like– did I write that?? damn I’m dark!!!! insert more evil laughter here* 😈🀣

In conclusion, there is more to come! πŸŒΌβ˜€οΈ

Chaos and kisses, Holly πŸ’‹

P.S. If you need me, I’ll be on my patio, sipping something cool and plotting my next devilish tale. Don’t wait up! πŸ˜‰πŸΉπŸ“š