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Betty’s Last Ride

A Post Mortem Short Story
Featuring Betty White and Characters from the Vegas Immortals Series
When Betty White passed, a lot of my readers were upset with Grim for taking our beloved treasure.
So because everyone has been so sad about Betty White, I wrote this little ditty where Grim meets her to take her to the afterlife.
RIP Betty, thank you for being a friend.
XOXO Holly Roberds
Early Black Friday Book Sale!
I hope you are enjoying the holidays in some way, whether it’s with good food, family (you actually like), or at the very least, with some great books!
To help with that last endeavor, I put the first four books in The Five Orders series on sale each for $0.99 through Black Friday! HURRAY!
So if you haven’t read the series, you could start now and be finished by Christmas!
Or if you are a little slower of a reader like me, this will last you through the harsh winter months lol
And if you are in Kindle Unlimited – the entire series is free!
Also! You’ll get your introduction to Leonidas through the course of the series, so when his book, One Savage Knight drops in February, you’ll be like HELL YEAH!
I need this in my bedroom
My heart is going to explode into a cloud of black and gold confetti.
Kissed by Death was my biggest release EVER!
And everyone keeps telling me how much I’m ruining their sleep because they can’t put the book down.
My dark heart drums its fingers together when I hear this, as I wish to rob you of all sense of reality when you open one of my books. Mwuahahahaha!
If you’ve read the book or left a review. Thank you. From the bottom of my soulless being.
And did you know I was in Vegas during the release of book 2 in my Vegas Immortals series? That wasn’t even planned!
I was there for an author convention and (SQUEE) got to meet my female narrator for the books which was a meet cute of EPIC proportions. A tale for another time.
But the highlights definitely included crashing a friends cabana for one day (how is it 82 degrees there?), getting to be around other bizarro authors, making an absurd amount of Tiktok videos in my hotel room but most of all…
The vending machine of cake.
BEHOLD!

You heard me. It was all the rage. The beautiful red machine would drop a piece of chocolate, vanilla, or rainbow layered cake at the flick of a credit card.
And you bet your sweet ass I got a slice! I got a piece of the rainbow cake and I’ve decided I need one of these in my house. But it also needs to be stocked with donuts. Cake and donuts. Yep.
Not be weird, but like…buy all my books…so I can get this machine.
No, I didn’t ask l’husbun if we could get one.
But if one suddenly appears in our *ahem* bedroom, what is he gonna do? Say take it back?
Naaaaaaah.
But more importantly I need to write this magical machine somewhere into book 3.
After all, Vivien is clearly enjoying her vampire status of eating *whatever* the hell she wants without gaining an ounce. Living the dream!
I feel she might even try to force employees to stock the machine with more than just cake.
Kissed Preorder Gift

Have you preordered 𝗞𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 yet???
Because if you have, I’ll send you a thank you gift in the mail!
A mini-poster of this exclusive book art from 𝗞𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 of Vivien and Grim at the God Ball.
All you need to do is
Preorder 𝗞𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 from Amazon before 11/11 HERE
Then fill out this google form to get the collectible mini art! HERE
Then on release day I’ll send you this beautiful book art!!!
I mean, who doesn’t love happy book mail?
Kissed by Death Book Art
Exclusive Book Art!
Kissed by Death - the Gods Ball
Book art is pretty much my FAVORITE thing!
And since I’ve acquired my own favorite book artist I’m regularly asking her to illustrate my characters.
And of course, I have to share.
This is a scene from a scene in Kissed by Death where Grim and Vivien attend a god’s ball.
Grim must present his new blood bound sekhor to all the rest of the god’s and let’s just say, there are more than a few sharks in the water.
They must present a united front, no matter what’s happened betweened them
Can we talk about ALL the things I am obsessed with in this piece?
Not only did my artist create a stunning scene that perfectly captures the dance between Grim and Vivien…
but her attention to detail blows me away!!!!
Grim’s death cloak is legit…
- but did you you also notice the skull ring he wears?
- And the ankh on his cuff?
- And if that doesn’t wow you, direct your gaze to the left to see Grim’s reflection in the mirror.
WOW! FREAKIN’ WOW!
*credit goes to @amavi.blue on IG or you can find Marina on Fiverr as marinaczygir *
ARC Team Open Again!

Open for a Limited Time...
ARC alert! I’m opening up my ARC team – Holly’s Avengers for a brief period of time in lieu of Kissed by Death coming up!
Sooo….
If you’ve read Bitten by Death
Can read under a deadline
Are willing to leave an honest review for Kissed by Death in exchange for the book
Join Holly’s ARCvengers Team!
Note: The audio version will also be released (publication date TBD right now) so if you love audio books, are in the US or UK, and want to join my audio arc team, click the “Audio ARCvenger Team” button!
Bitten by Death is LIVE!!!
ARC Team call for Bitten by Death

You’ve all been asking for it for weeks, and now it’s time to sign up for the ARCs – both ebook and audio!
Want to join Holly’s ARCvengers team for Bitten by Death?
Fill out this form https://forms.gle/Gz5csR3YmSSEqq5P7
What’s an ARC?
ARC stands for Advanced Reader Copy
In exchange for an advanced copy of the book, my advanced readers post an honest review on release day ~ May 20th.
Advanced copies go out next week!
*If you are already an ARCvenger, you DO NOT need to fill out the form.*
Meet the Voice of Vivien

Bitten by Death is coming in audio May 20th and I’m over the moon about the narrators and their performance so far!
Meet Vivienne Ferrari (or she also narrates under the name Veronica Giguere) the voice of *my* Vivien – a vampire who woke up in a morgue with no memories and finds herself hunted by Death himself.
Honestly, the moment I heard her audition, I knew Vivienne *nailed* the delivery of my humor in this book which is legit laugh out loud funny. She also brings a vulnerability to the character who can be tough as nails but her armor definitely has some big chunks missing.
Vivienne Ferrari answered some of my most pressing questions, which include her thoughts about drinking out of the skulls of her enemies. (You’ll quickly see why she is as hilarious as my Vivien)
ME: If you could have superpowers, what would kind would you chose?
VF: Mimicry! Like, being able to listen to someone for five seconds, then do a dead-on impression of their accent and speech patterns.
ME: How would you describe your voice/narration style? (or how have others described it?)
VF: I’m a smart, snarky, and slightly seductive storyteller. I’ve had others describe it as coffee and chocolate, conversational with a touch of indulgence.
ME: Coffee or Tea?
VF: COFFEE. Although, I’ve got a fair amount of tea, too. But coffee = love.
ME: What’s been your favorite part about narrating Bitten by Death
VF: Vivien’s attitude! She’s so delightfully fun. I wound up reading bits aloud to my husband while I prepped the book (reading and making notes) and cackling wildly. The tension is *delicious.*
ME: Drinking from the skulls of your enemies – yea or nay?
VF: I dunno… I remember the whole “mad cow disease” scare… and most of my enemies don’t have sexy craniums. Probably a nay.
ME: While we are waiting for Bitten by Death to come out, what is another book you’ve narrated that readers can listen to right now?
VF: ECHO One: Tales from the Secret World Chronicle is a collection of short stories by Mercedes Lackey, Dennis K. Lee, Cody Martin… and me! The series began as a podcast and is how I started narrating audiobooks. I narrated this anthology that blends metahumans and magic, with stories set in WW2 and the present day. https://wordfirepress.com/books/echo-one-tales-from-the-secret-world-chronicles/
Bitten by Death is available for pre-order in ebook right now and will be available in Audio on May 20th, so you can enjoy the k i l l e r performance by Vivienne Ferrari!
Want to hear Vivienne Ferrari SLAY this vampire part? Enjoy this exclusive excerpt!