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December 20, 2016 By Katharine Sadler Leave a Comment

Fairy with a Twist

Fairy with a Twist (Book 3 of the Fairy Files Series)

Ingredients:
6 homeless fae immigrants
1 overwhelmed fairy
1 dead human

Directions:
Mix the fairy and the fae immigrants in a small bowl until fully agitated and beginning to foam with frustration. Add a mysterious death until well-spiced.

Chloe Frangipani is floundering in her new job as the gatekeeper for fae immigrating from Rubalia to the Non. She doesn’t have the connections or the finances her predecessor had and she’s still trying to save her struggling martini bar from financial collapse. Just when she is sure she can’t take any more, a succubus meal is murdered and Frost asks her to help.

The murder is just the first of what will be many in the succubus community and Chloe has to find the time and the desire to help a group of people she has little reason to like. As it turns out, there’s nothing simple about the motive driving the murders and solving the case may destroy what little peace the fae have managed to find in the Non.

And Frost is destroying whatever peace Chloe is able to establish for herself by pushing her boundaries and forcing her to confront what she feels for him. She’s never believed in romance and Frost has a mate, but their relationship is about to change in ways she never expected and isn’t sure she’s ready for.

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September 8, 2016 By Katharine Sadler 2 Comments

In Defense of the Romance Novel

As I’ve said in other blog posts, I’m a recent fan of romance novels after spending a good many years disparaging the genre. As I’ve read many, many romance novels over the last couple of years I have been fascinated by the genre not just as a reader but as a writer. Here five reasons why the romance genre is quite possibly the most bad-ass of them all.

  1. Romance Novels teach us a little bit about how to love and how to live
    The same day I started reading the first romance novel that I would actually finish, I heard Virginia Kantra say that romance novels are feminist. Her words surprised me at the time, because I’d long thought the exact opposite. After having read many romance novels, I have to agree with her. Romance novels not only show women what to expect from a relationship, but I think it could be fairly argued that they teach women to be brave, to stand up for what they want and to say no to what they don’t, to know they are loveable no matter their body type or quirks, and to be bold and confident in their sexuality. There are a few bad apples out there, romance novels that suggest that controlling, possessive guys are the boyfriend goal, but they are few and far between.
  2. Romance novels are actually really hard to write
    My writer friends and I used to joke that if we couldn’t get our work published, we’d just write a romance, because how hard could it be? The truth is that the very formula that makes romance novels appear so easy to write is what makes them so difficult. Romance novels are all essentially about the same thing and have the same ultimate result, which means your characters and their story have to be well-crafted and intriguing enough to keep the reader from getting bored. You can’t just throw in an alien invasion or a murder when the story gets slow. It is ALL about the characters and their interactions. And there are millions of romance novels already out there, so you have to dream up a way to make the story new and exciting.
  3. Romance novels give you all the good feels
    One of the first things that fascinated me about the romance genre was how an ordinary story could give me butterflies and make my heart flip in that way that only crushes and romantic moments do in real life. I set out to study romances and figure out how my favorite authors did it. Two romances can have the exact same story, the same formula, but give you completely different feelings and it all comes down to nuance and solid, well-thought out writing.
  4. You can write a romance novel before you’ve found your voice as a writer, but it’s probably going to suck
    There is no fall-back crutch in writing romance, a good plot twist is only going to get you so far. When you write a romance, your writing voice is going to shine through, in what your characters are like, in how much slang you use, in how purple or simple your prose is, and in how graphic your sex scenes are. If you gain a following, your readers are probably going to expect those things not to change. Even Penny Reid, who’s every book is different, has a distinctly humorous and recognizable writer’s voice.
  5. Romance is fun
    One of the many reasons I write genre fiction and have no desire to write literature, even if I had a such a story in me, is because I love the way genre fiction can transport you so completely out of the moment in which you live. Some may find that literature can do the same for them and I say good for you, but even though I love literature, it has always been genre fiction that is my true escape. In a waiting room waiting to hear news about a loved one? Genre fiction can make you forget where you are. Having a bad day? Genre fiction, especially happy fiction, will make it better. I’ve always loved urban fantasy because reading about kick-ass women makes me feel more kick-ass. The romance genre is a world where happy endings reign and true love conquers all, it’s a pretty awesome place to live.

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June 29, 2016 By Katharine Sadler Leave a Comment

Six tips for finishing your novel (or achieving your dreams)

There’s nothing I’ve ever wanted to do but to be a writer. Even so, it’s taken me years to learn one of the most essential tools for any writer: discipline. Sitting down every day and putting words to paper isn’t easy. Not when there are about a hundred and one other things that need to be done or could be more entertaining. Not when there’s the internet at our fingertips just begging us to click and read the latest celebrity gossip or news article. Not when our friends are posting about their lives – we don’t want to miss that, because what kind of friends would we be? Once you’re sitting down and typing, it takes time to get into the flow and it’s easy to make excuses. Then there are the plot twists that make you crazy and middles – middles are hard. And the endings. Endings should be easy, but there’s so much riding on a good ending and the pressure . . . oh, the pressure. It’s tempting to give up.

But you can’t give up, because at the end of the day what separates writers from non-writers with a dream is who gave up and who kept going. Time and time again, I’ve read that if you just keep going, just keep writing, just keep honing your craft, you will make it as a writer. You don’t have to outrun the bear, you just have to outrun the person next to you. I don’t know if this is true, but I do know that if you give up at writing, or any other dream you might have, you will definitely never succeed. Here are the things I’ve found to be my most helpful motivators.

  1. Have a cheerleader
    My husband is my biggest supporter and he never lets me slack off. Not because he’s mean or pushy, but because he knows how important this is to me and he understands and supports my goals. Self-discipline is important, but having someone to answer to can make a huge difference.
  2. Set goals and Prioritize
    You can’t get anywhere if you don’t know where you’re going. I’ve always wanted to be a writer and I’ve always understood that I would have a very hard road to any sort of success. Very early on, I established a simple goal: I wanted to publish a book and I wanted one person to read that book and enjoy it. I wanted my book to lighten the mood, the day, the load of one person. I figured that was a somewhat achievable goal. When I got my first good review from someone who wasn’t friend or family, I decided I’d reached that goal and I set new goals. What is your goal?
    Writing a novel takes time and it takes hard work, so you need to have daily goals as well. When I’m writing, I have a daily word count goal. Sometimes that goal is easy to reach and other times I’m exhausted or in a bad mood and that goal feels like climbing Mt. Everest, but I plug on and I meet that goal every day. Meeting that goal means giving up other things I might enjoy or that suck time. I don’t watch T.V. any more and I rarely watch movies, because my writing goals come first.
  3. Don’t let the naysayers get you down
    There will always be people who think you’re wasting your time or that your goal is too unrealistic or impossible. Believe in yourself first and never stop working toward your goal. Keep plugging away at it a little bit every day and you’ll get there.
  4. Accept Critiques
    Not all people who criticize your work or your dream are wrong. If someone offers you constructive criticism, take it in and consider it. If what they’re saying feels right to you, or several people are making the same criticism, they’re probably right. Good criticism is a gift, because it makes you a better writer.
  5. Never Stop Learning
    There are tons of wonderful books out there on the craft of writing and on editing and they can help you make your writing more polished and professional. Take writing classes and participate in critique groups. And read everything you can get your hands on. Read fiction and nonfiction, genre and literary, classic and modern, read it all and take from it what you love and what can inform your own writing. It doesn’t pay to be a snob. For the better part of my life I was a snob about romance books and I never read them, but when I was trying to incorporate romance into my own work I realized I didn’t have a clue what I was doing. I’d read lots of books that had romantic scenes, but I needed more. Romance writers are the experts on writing love stories and romantic scenes, and by reading their books, I’ve learned to be a better writer (and I’ve become a die-hard fan of romance novels).
  6. Don’t Stop
    Something I’ve heard from a lot of different sources is this advice to writers: If there’s anything else you think you might enjoy doing other than writing, do it. Writing is a tough profession and it’s nearly impossible to make a real living at it, but if you decide you want to be a writer, despite the difficulties, don’t give up. If you’re like me, you go a bit batty if you go too long without writing and you’d write even if you could see the future and knew you’d never be successful. Even so, there are days that I wonder what the hell I’m doing and want to throw in the towel, but I don’t. I push everything else away and just focus on meeting those goals I’ve set for myself. Keep writing, keep pushing, keep doing the hard work. I can’t promise you’ll ever find success, but I can promise you’ll finish that novel. I can promise that if you give up, you’ll never make it as a writer.

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April 8, 2016 By Katharine Sadler Leave a Comment

The Reapers Series – Box Set

The Reapers Series Box Set(The Reapers Series Books 1-5)

**Buy the box set and save 60% off the retail price of all the books individually.**

Kelsey Fitzhugh finally has the one thing she’s always wanted: ordinary. In a town where no one knows about her ability to see and talk to the dead, she is free to be anonymous and live how she chooses. For the first time, she has friends, a great job, and the attention of the most gorgeous man she’s ever met.

Then, her boss dies and decides he’s not content with being a ghost. He wants to take up permanent residence in Kelsey’s body and have a second chance at life. To achieve his goal, he’s going to do everything in his power to destroy the normality she’s built for herself and make her miserable. Kelsey is going to have to figure out how to fight back or lose everything she’s worked so hard to obtain.

Read about all of Kelsey’s adventures battling the reapers in this complete box set.

The box set includes all novels, the short story, and the novella in the series: The Reaping, On a White Horse, The Revolt, The Rift, Switch, The Resonance, and The Resistance.

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April 8, 2016 By Katharine Sadler Leave a Comment

The Resistance

The Resistance(The Reapers Series Book 5)

Patience has never been Kelsey’s strong suit, neither has sitting around and waiting for something to happen, but that’s just what she’s been stuck doing in Northern Virginia while Boss, Bruce, and Abigail figure out how deeply the reapers have infiltrated Washington, DC. While she’s waiting for news, Jed shows up with a surprise that could change her life and Wraith makes it clear he’s ready to move forward with their relationship. Kelsey is going to have to make some major decisions about her future, but first she’s going to have to survive the final battle in the war with the reapers.

The reapers who tried to take over Kansas City, Denver, and San Diego have been beaten back by Kelsey and her team, with the help of Varius and Harvest One, and the reaper’s forces have been fragmented. The reapers may no longer have a singular goal, but their multiple goals might just make them even more dangerous than they’ve ever been before.

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