I just got some recent sales figures from Audible.com for all the Sophie audio books (from Sex, Murder & A Double Latte to Vanity Vengeance & A Weekend In Vegas). I LOVE that so many people are still discovering Sophie for the first time after all these years and for those of you who met her way back in 2005 and continue to stay with her...well, "thank you," doesn't quite cover it.
Those who know me are aware that I'm frequently stressed about money. I'm a single mom of a truly brilliant, kind-hearted child who does have some special needs, I live in Los Angeles, I'm paying for an individual health insurance plan and...well all that is just crazy expensive. People in my situation are usually on welfare and/or living with their parents.
I'm not. And that's mostly because of you.
Without you Sophie wouldn't still be alive today, I wouldn't have gotten the contract to write the erotic fiction for Pocket Books (under their Pocket Star imprint), I wouldn't have been able to sell a TV script (didn't air but STILL) and I'd probably be living with my parents, crying into a glass of wine every night (wine that would have had to come out of a box because I wouldn't be able to afford the Trader Joe's $3.99 stuff) and buying Prozac in bulk from Canada.
In short, I owe you everything.
So from me and my son, thank you and Sophie sure as hell thanks you. You've saved her more times than Anatoly (and if you don't get that reference...well, I got a book I'd like to sell you).
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JUST ONE NIGHT erotic fiction trilogy
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Thank YOU, for Sophie, for your honesty, for not taking the easy route when your former (butthead)publisher made the (stupid, lame, utterly wrong) decision to end your contract.
And thank you for reminding me that being a parent of kids with special needs doesn't mean that life grounds to a halt.
Hi Kyra! Will you adapt in French?
(adapt Vanity, Vengeance And A Weekend In Vegas)
Please tell me there is another Sophie Katz mystery coming soon
That's the plan! I'm hoping to have another Sophie book ready by the end of spring :-)
Hi Kyra, I've been a fan of Sophie since the first book hit shelves and just before Christmas, saw on your blog that you self-published the latest book. Had to buy the good ol' paper copy (still in the dark ages with no e-reader or tablet, but I like it like that, so thank you for putting out the hard copy as well!) and was finally able to pick it up today during a snow day after the hustle and bustle of the holidays finally ended. Couldn't put it down all day until I finished it...loved it! So glad I stumbled upon your novels all those years ago in my local Border's (still sad about their closing!) and am so happy that you are still continuing with the Sophie series...looking forward to your future novels! Hope 2013 brings great things for you!
-Lindsay
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