Beauty

[dwg.livejournal.com]

It's only taken a small eternity for the Amazon page to be updated with some kind of information as to what this even is - and the publication date has changed from April 24 to May 8:

The steamy outtake that takes readers even further into Laurell K. Hamilton’s bestselling novel, Kiss the Dead.

You’d think I’d get used to seeing such a beautiful man and knowing he was mine, but it never grew old, as if his beauty and the fact that he was mine, and I was his, would forever surprise me.

With a vampire like Jean Claude around, it’s far too easy for Anita Blake to doubt her own appearance—and the hold it has on those who love her. But one hot tub and two incredibly sexy men—Jean Claude and Asher—will make her feel like the most lusted-after woman alive…or undead. Not bad for a mere human…

“Hamilton remains one of the most inventive and exciting writers in the paranormal field.”—Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Includes an excerpt of Kiss the Dead, the new Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novel.

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I'm starting to wonder if this is what we get instead of the first chapter posted free on LKH's website? Given the revised drop date, Beauty comes out one month before Kiss the Dead. There has been zero chatter about what Beauty even is -- the closest I've found was just a couple of days ago over at the forum, and even then the mod couldn't actually confirm what the book was about unless she got word from Laurell herself. This whole thing strikes me as incredibly weird.

That said, yes I am going to try to get my hands on this as soon as possible. For science or great justice or something.

Comments

[nialla]

Sounds like this is going to be an e-chapbook. Publishers used to do print versions of them as promos for some upcoming books, but with e-books, they don't have to deal with the printing cost.

I read an e-chapbook recently that was essentially a prequel. I haven't read the actual book yet (I'm on the waiting list at the library), so I'm taking a guess that it's a backstory that's explained but not shown in the book, so it's a plus but not essential to read.

In this case, I'd be willing to bet the publisher is using it as promotional material as they usually do, but it sounds like it's recycled scrap material from the book. Not something that really expands the story (unless you're talking about expanding cocks).

Also, I'm thinking it needs a subtitle. "Beauty: The Author Has Issues."