Hey !

I've got a lot of news to share in this email, but first things first. Remember Jack, Silas, Caden, and Harlow? Well, they are back in a new edition of the Ghosts of Halloween trilogy, and may I just say, they look FINE!

After I took down the original trilogy, I put it together into a one-volume edition (over 400 pages of goodness!), added some gorgeous spooky sexy art, included the bonus prequel and Christmas novella, and voila! Here it is!

I mean, the paperback is here, available on Amazon (and since it blew up on TikTok and sold lots of copies, Amazon US even started running a sale on it, which is wild - I had no idea they can do that that. The book is currently -9% off!)

The ebook version - which will ALSO include art, though a bit less than the paperback - will be here on September 23. It will be in Kindle Unlimited!

Okay, so here is the cover and tropes 🖤

If you don't know this series, let me just tell you what the viral tiktok said, because it sums up this book perfectly!

When three masked strangers trap you in a haunted house

You’re groggy and tied up and someone whispers in your ear

“Baby, don’t cry yet”

He touches you like he knows you

They all do

And when they take off their masks it turns out

You know them, but it’s impossible because

They died two years ago

And it was your fault

This book is DARK, and it is a reverse harem with swords crossing (i.e. man on man action). It's spicy, but it does have some plot, and there is a HEA.

The trigger warnings are available on my website here.

Now, the paperback is live already, and it's so freaking pretty! Here, let me show you a collage of some of the art that's inside!

The kindle book goes live on September 23 - 5 days from now!!! There is still time to preorder it on Amazon, or you can wait until it's in KU. I'll let you know^^

Get Ghosts of Halloween

Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU

In other Skull Daddy news...

If you've preordered Guarded by the Phantom, my next book in the Monster Security Agency series, you probably got an email from Amazon saying the preorder date was changed. I apologize. I had to move the release date a few weeks later, because a lot of circumstances piled up in my life to make meeting my deadline impossible.

The previous release date was October 9, the new one is October 30.

The good news is, I am now on track to release the book without further delays! And it's a fun one - to give you a hint, I read a lot of Deadpool comics and watched the movies for inspiration, because the Phantom has that kind of energy. He drives the prim and proper FMC absolutely nuts. They clash a lot, and the sexual tension is next level.

A teaser, you say? Fine. let's do a teaser!

Quick steps sounded behind me. I turned to find myself face to face with my new bodyguard.

He stood a step below me, and our faces were on the same level. I arrested my flinch, though he must have seen my reaction, because he grinned, something flickering deep in his eye sockets.

“Can I help you?” I asked, forcing a smile to make up for my awkward behavior.

“Just need this,” he said, reaching into a pocket of his jacket that was still wrapped around me, the hem ending just below my butt.

He rummaged in the pocket, the movement brushing my hip. I blushed, realizing I didn’t give him the jacket back, and, what was worse, didn’t really want to part with it. Phantom pulled out a small, thick paperback and stepped away. I made to take off his jacket, and he waved his hand dismissively.

“Keep it for now. I don’t need it to stay warm. I just needed this.” He raised the book, and I arched my eyebrow, noticing the cover.

It was a beautiful artwork of a red-eyed vampire leaning over a young woman wearing an elegant silver nightshirt. She looked innocent and apprehensive, and his expression was so lecherous, there was no doubt what his intentions were.

The title read Midnight Desire.

So yeah, Phantom reads smut.

I don't know if you've ever watched Naruto, but I did as a teen, and let me tell you, I had a massive crush on Kakashi Hatake 😂 The mask plus the smutty books? SIGN. ME. UP!

Well, anyway. Guarded by the Phantom comes out October 30, and you can preorder it on Amazon here.

And while you're there, take a look at the other MSA books! This October round is all on theme with some awesome spooky monsters! Cassie Alexander's Guarded by the Nightmare comes out on October 16 (preorder here) and Cara Wylde's Guarded by the Reaper will be out on October 23 (preorder now). I'm super excited for all of these!

Okay, I think that's it! Thank you for being a part of my newsletter family, ! I hope you're having an amazing week 🖤

Lots of love,

~Layla