I'm weeping at the part where she says she had to put in introductions about the characters -- I just know it's going to be a massive infodump that long-time readers probably know by heart and maybe segue into talking about the other dudes (Micah and Nathaniel immediately spring to mind) so we can have a monologue about people who aren't even there while JC and Asher are sitting in the hot tub like, "hurry up, my fingers are starting to prune." "The timer went off, I need to rinse my hair treatment. Yell if she snaps out of it."

Also, I'm so glad Laurell clarified that it's an outtake slated for release a month before Kiss the Dead because that's due out the month after Beauty. Yes. For a moment I was confused about that.