Kasey’s first book, Red Hot Fury, is now out from Penguin/Ace Books. If you’re in the mood for red hot urban fantasy featuring supernatural beings from a spectrum of mythological backgrounds, pick up your copy today!
“Urban fantasy readers looking for something new will thrill to this exhilarating debut, populated with creatures from Greek myth…Riss is the perfect urban fantasy heroine–fresh, sassy, smart, and determined–and a cavalcade of fully developed side characters keep this twisty tale moving quickly.”
If you like your books with strong heroines, sexy heroes, a touch of magic, and a dash of suspense, you’ve come to the right place! My urban fantasy novel (for those unfamiliar with the genre, think Twilight or Harry Potter for adults), RedHotFury, debuts from Penguin/Ace Books June 29, 2010.
2010 Appearances:
April 28-May 2: Romantic Times Convention in Columbus, Ohio.
July 10: Booksigning with K.A. Stewart, author of A Devil in the Details, in Kansas City, Missouri
July 24 (4:00 p.m.): Red Hot Fury Book Launch and Signing, Left Bank Books in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri.
July 29-July 31: RWA National Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.
September 3-6: Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia.
Exciting news: Red Hot Fury received a starred review in Publishers Weekly. Totally unexpected but I am absolutely thrilled!
“Urban fantasy readers looking for something new will thrill to this exhilarating debut, populated with creatures from Greek myth. To end a war between mortals and supernatural arcanes, the Furies stepped in to be peacemakers. Now Fury Marissa “Riss” Holloway helps mortal police in Boston solve magical crimes. When a corpse that looks like another Fury washes up from the harbor, Riss quickly realizes it’s a fake and connects it to a recent series of disappearances, but both the police and the Sisterhood of Furies stonewall her investigation. Riss has only one place to turn: her ex, Scott Murphy, a shape-shifting Warhound. As they start to uncover the truth, Scott and Riss also uncover their still-strong feelings for one another. Riss is the perfect urban fantasy heroine–fresh, sassy, smart, and determined–and a cavalcade of fully developed side characters keep this twisty tale moving quickly.” (Publishers Weekly)
So, this is a (nonfinal) proof of the temporary tattoos I’m having designed to give away at the Romantic Times Convention next month (and leading up to release date). I am so in love with the design my awesome friend J from AW (and I have TOTALLY got to get the website she wants me to link to for credit purposes) has done for me. So here, look, and lust!!!
Here’s a teaser from Red Hot Fury’s sequel, Green Eyed Envy, which I’m currently working on:
Barely an hour later I had ditched the hot pink negligee (and horniness) for my red leather Fury uniform. Scott and I waited for Harper outside the branch of the city morgue that housed arcane corpses. Her job for the FBI made her no stranger to after-hour telephone calls summoning her to check out a body, but this was the first time her duty was to ID the corpse rather than investigate its murder.
Of course, she didn’t know that yet. Neither Scott nor I had the heart to break the news over the phone, especially since she lived by herself. Way more tactful to just tell her I needed an assist on a case and give her the morbid news in person. On the selfish side, I was glad that it would be her to ID the victim, rather than his immediate family members. At least we could spare them that.
I don’t know who was more surprised—Scott or me—when Harper showed up so very not by herself. And, by the possessive way the black-haired, golden-eyed, dark-skinned Adonis held her hand, we could have broken the news to her over the phone with no regret. No way she’d been alone at her place when she got my call. And by the designer clothes Adonis wore like a second skin, I was willing to bet she hadn’t been at her place at all. Wait…dark skin and yellow eyes. Holy shit. Harp’s bagged herself another Hound!
Hopefully others will find this at least half as exciting as I do. The awesome folks at Penguin/Berkley have included a full-age ad for Red Hot Fury in their July catalog primarily aimed toward booksellers. I think they did a fantastic job with it and I’m just so grateful and thrilled! You can take a look at the ad via my page dedicated to booksellers and librarians.
I am pleased as punch (spiked if you prefer it that way) to be able to share my amazingly gorgeous cover with you. The Ace art department has done a FABULOUS job of bringing Riss, my very own Red Hot Fury, to life and I absolutely love this cover. Props also go to my stupendous editor, Jessica Wade, who has also done a fantastic job bringing this cover to fruition.
So, without further ado, here it is!
Eeeee! Only 5 more months until I am an official published author!!!!!!!!!!
