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Welcome to the newest Fizz Hangout! Every Friday, you all can stop by the weekly Fizz Hangout post and ask questions (to us or to your fellow patrons), discuss recent bonus scenes and/or podcasts with each other, and catch up on all the goodies you might've missed!

HANGOUT QUESTION: we love seeing your response to questions about the Addictedverse, and it helps facilitate some awesome discussions! Each week, there'll be a new "hangout question" that you can answer in the comments, if you wish!

If you've read Burn Bright, which side character was your favorite? Haven't read Burn Bright yet, which side character are you most looking forward to reading in BB? (Please keep the comments spoiler free!)

Weekly Recap

Happy Friday, magical & heroic beauties! Burn Bright has been out in the world for over a week now, and it was picked up by so many readers that it landed on #40 on the USA Today Bestsellers List -- cue the sappy tears! Thank you to everyone who bought the book and spread the word about it. Word-of-mouth recommendations have literally changed our careers and they continue to fuel the engine to this series.

Success is measured in different ways by different people. For us, it's being able to do this full-time and having our books touch and connect with readers (even if that's just a single reader). It's what we desired when we were writing as kids, and it's what we continue to feel. This is the ultimate goal. To see Burn Bright really reaching so many hearts in such a huge way has been a dream come true this year. To see you all still here and wanting more from this universe we've created is just epic. We love you all so much, and we hope that's felt on our Patreon.

So thankyouthankyouthankyou!! This new Cobalt Empire era is going to be an absolute blast, and we can't wait to dive deeper in all the complex (and oh so fun!) relationships, romances, and fam moments between the releases here.

Which brings us to brand new content! In case you missed it, there are now two Burn Bright bonuses out in the wild. One for newsletter subscribers and the main bonus of the month for patrons. We'll have more Burn Bright bonuses as we lead into Cobalt Empire #2, including an Extra Bonus for September.

Here's everything that went down on Patreon this week:

Announcement: And the topic for September's Monthly Podcast is...

Extra Podcast: Extra Podcast LIVE: All About Burn Bright

Main Bonus: Winter Break - The New Cobalt Ritual

Poll: Vote on September and October's Monthly Podcasts (now closed)

MORE NEWS

💙🎉 NOW LIVE: Burn Bright is now available in Kindle Unlimited and as a Deluxe Print Edition.

💙 PREORDER AUDIOBOOK: Burn Bright is coming to Audio with Duet Narration on November 18th.

💖 October 4, 2025, we'll be attending RARE Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia.

💖 June 20, 2026, we'll be attending Star of the North in Minneapolis, MN.

THE SIGNED BOOK STORE

Our signed book store is restocked periodically. Keep checking it to see if a sold out item has been stocked. Any new updates will be posted here:

Burn Bright won't be in our signed store for at least a few months. Depending on remaining stock, it also might NOT be the deluxe edition that ends up on our store. So if you want the designed edges and spot gloss butterflies, we highly recommend getting it ASAP on other retailers since those are limited to a first print run.

📍🎉 NEW MERCH!! We have new merchandise up on our store. What's new in the store:

Cobalt, Hale, and Meadows embroidered hats

Cobalt Empire embroidered tote bag

Webs We Weave Merch bundle with embroidered patches and paper coasters

📍 20% OFF DISCOUNT CODE: 813ZFZ6CE7WR

The discount applies to all books on our store, excluding oopsie books, merch, and gift cards. This discount code will expire 9/30 and a new discount code will be generated for the month of October.

📍REMINDER: We are beginning to SELL OUT of books that we've signed -- and once these sell out, the next restock of titles will be sold with signed bookplates instead of our signatures inside the book.

The description on the store will note whether the book is signed or comes with a signed bookplate.

If you have any questions about the store, sound below in the comments, and you can always email the store at kbr.authorstore@gmail.com xoxo

UPCOMING RELEASES:

Next Up: Dangerously Ours, Webs We Weave #3 - May 12, 2026

Upcoming: Cobalt Empire #2 - TBA 2026

Upcoming: Cobalt Empire #3 - TBA 2026

WHAT'S COMING THIS MONTH:

Monthly Podcast: We will be chatting all about side characters in Burn Bright. You can ask your questions for the podcast in the announcement post here.

Written Content: Another Burn Bright bonus is coming this month! Keep on the lookout 💖

MASTER LISTS + PINTEREST

(the easiest way to find past bonus scenes, podcasts, & extras)

Master List of Bonus Scenes 📖

Master List of Podcasts 🎧

Master List of Extras 🤓

Pinterest Links to Every Board📍

Go forth & chat! You can ask us and/or your fellow patrons questions, discuss bonuses, podcasts, or whatever your heart desires! Thanks so much for all the support & being a patron!! ALL THE LOVE, HUGS, AND LION ROARS!

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Andrea

Beckettttt 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

Brianna

Audrey was definitely my favorite i love her dramatics, and im so excited to see more of Winifred i just love her character!!

Katie Wootan

This was the book that turned me into an Elliot girl! I can’t explain it but I finished it with him

Sarah

Favorite side character is SO hard and I can’t choose just one but it’s definitely all the cobalt boys in general and Audrey!!! Eliot has always been my favorite cobalt but Tom grew on me in the book. And then as a loyal hale lover Xanders appearances made me smile

Ang💙 (Oliveira’s Version)

I think universally it can be agreed that Beckett was THE side charter of Burn Bright and stole all of our hearts but I have to shout out Xander, my heart every time Xander came on the screen I can’t say anything here without spoiling but I need more of him and Ben’s relationship asap😭 love love love them

Yasti

In terms of non-cobalts, I adore all the side characters in Burn Bright for different reasons so this is an exceedingly difficult question to answer. But based on my rereading today, I think I’m going to have to say it’s tied between Joana and Xander! Honourable mention to Easton because *that line about exits* was so casually funny (he was so quick with it too, bonus points for the wit) and I’m going to be incorporating that into my diction from now on 🙂‍↕️ My favourite Cobalts have historically been Beckett and Audrey and that has not changed, but I am 10x more obsessed with Beckett than I ever have been before (didn’t know that was possible, and I'm going to dieee when his book eventually gets announced). And Audreyyyyy she was so entertaining, I love her and every appearance she had in the book! 🩷 Congrats again for hitting the bestseller list!! I counted the other day and realised I ended up preordering 4 copies of BB between ebooks and physical copies across various stores, and I keep trying to convince everyone I know to pick it up. I'm so glad so many people are reading it! 🥹🫶🏼 The Pinterest boards you dropped this month are *chef's kiss*!! Out of interest, are the Frog and Quinn chapters taking a pause?

Marcades

I love Eliot sm, but Tom was SOOO good in BB!! Also Beckett 💙 so hard to choose just one!! They all fit into their roles so organically and every scene with side characters (esp the siblings) just had me so excited to see more of them throughout the series

Alice

Besides from the cobalts, I love a Joana cameo both in Burn Bright and Quinn and Frog’s story.

Piper

Honestly all the Cobalt brothers were my favorite. I don't think I could pick one 💙

Natalie 👽🤍

Connor and Xanders interactions with Ben were my favorite

millie (coballoway's version)

out of the siblings probably Eliot but I love all of them soooo much 🥰🥹 then out of the non-Cobalts definitely Jo, I loved her interactions with Harriet and Beckett!! and I ofc devoured every single coballoway crumb! seeing them again was everything to me 😍💙

Abby (Eliot’s version)

Favorite Cobalt? Always Eliot 💙🎭 but Beckett was incredible in BB as was Charlie… seeing them through Ben’s eyes was so memorable and perfect And congrats again on reaching #40 on the bestseller list!!! I’m so so so happy this book has reached the masses and is so loved 💙🦋

Arrow

Tom!!! But I loved all of the brothers in Burn Bright & can’t wait for their books & Audrey’s

Erica Ruiz

I’ve just begun Burn Bright! My heart is exploding for the lions and I want to just reread everything that has brought us to BB💓

Hayat

Congrats on the bestseller list!! Yall deserve all the accolades 🫂🫂 I’m partial to the kotovas so despite one of them never making an on screen appearance and the other only appearing in one chapter I’m gonna say Rurik and Roxanne hahah (but if that’s cheating than ofc fav side character award goes to Charlie)

Juli Caviglia

My fave side character was Xander! I didn’t expect to be so fond of him, but his last scene with Ben did it for me ❤️‍🩹 Also ALL the Cobalts, they were all main characters for me in this book. I love them 💝

Louise (Oliveira’s)

Favorite side character is always Joana and Leo. Fave cobalt is Ben!

Jared Povanda

Favorite side character in BB has to be Xander. He stole the show for me! I also finished Destructively Mine today and What A Book. Those last chapters...Phew 😮‍💨 I can't wait for Dangerously Ours!

Penn Chelmer

AFav side characters soooo many to choose from! I loved the little tidbits of interactions with Leo, Roxy and Joanne. And of course the mention of Phoenix! You are the best at dropping little hints!

Penn Chelmer

I also adored the interactions between Connor and Ben, I’ve been a fan since the very first addicted book. To read Connor’s growth from the unfeeling egomaniac who never valued love to a father of 7 and a grandad who realises how important it is to feel. Such a touching scene when Connor finally makes Ben realise how important his feelings are and to keep them to be brave. Beautiful. 💙 It’s not a weakness to be fragile and I love you both as writers for highlighting that. 🩷

Krista & Becca Ritchie

Frog and Quinn will be back next month! We're just debating whether a bonus will go along with them, but for sure, more Frog & Quinn chapters on its way 🩷🩷

AJ

Eliot Alice Coablt 💙🫦😭 but I ended up liking Tom even more as well. He was so funny to me and such a little brother!

AJ

And congrats on the success of the release! You both deserve it and I hope you get a chance to take it all in!! 🫶🏻 do you have anything shows/movies or books you plan to catch up on during the long Australia flight?

Kaitlyn Pasi

(Spoiler in this comment) Omg I have to choose Tom. I love all the cobalt boys but Tom really shocked me in this book. One of my top 3 favorite scenes was him crashing with Harriet and Ben on the couch during the movie

Sara

Eliot 💙

Cole Williams

Love love loved the NYC Ballet company moments <3

shi luvs st.cobalt

!! BB Semi-Spoilers Below !! Tom! I’ve always adored him (as we all know lol 🙂‍↕️), but BB made me love him even more (which I didn’t think was possible). :’) I keep rereading the Okja scene! “This is Tom.” *cue me simultaneously laughing + sobbing in a corner*. I’m glad to see that he’s grown on others as well! He deserves all of the love. I’m putting it all in a big truck and dumping it onto him. 🤎🤎 Congratulations on making it onto USA Today’s Bestsellers List! I’m SO happy for you both (and immensely proud)! I’m sending all of the love + confetti your way! 🤎✨

Dasha

Guy Abernathy has me intrigued!

Willow Crossley-Henderson

Most favorite is probably Eliot. I always liked him but this book is making me crave more of him😅. But also kind of all the cobalt siblings? I’m a first and foremost Hale family lover and they will always be my number 1. So while I was stoked for cobalt books I was also a little bummed because I knew that meant less Hales. However Burn Bright changed that for me and I’m now dying for every single siblings book!

Zeynep

Roxy, Jo and Charlie 🫠

Isabel Dallas

(BB Spoilers)This book somehow turned me into a Charlie girl. Whilst he says he doesn’t love, it’s clear his unconscious love language is acts of service. The way he drops everything for his brothers, bringing Ben’s old furniture back and not telling his brothers that he found Ben just solidified this theory for me.☺️💖💖🌟🌟

Kate

KBR please please pleaseeee come out with the next cobalt empire soon🤣😩✋i needddd it so bad💞🤣

Carrie

I’ve always loved Beckett and Charlie and been excited for them the most, so I wasn’t surprised when Beckett/Leos scene was a favorite of mine. But Tom and Eliot surprised me with how much I fell in love with their characters too. I feel like Krista (I think it was her) in the live podcast, where I start saying one side character was my favorite but then end up listing them all just like she mentions X book will surprise us then ends up saying all the books will 😂😂😂

Carrie

I so agree! I was worried because I loved the Hales so much that I wouldn’t enjoy the Cobalts the same way but quickly found I have room in my heart to love them both immensely! Slight sentence spoiler below? I will say I didn’t realize how much I had fallen into the Cobalt mindset until the quote about assuming everyone in the room is an idiot and you are the smart one and Xanders reaction to it and realized how different it was from the Hales lol.

Krista & Becca Ritchie

Omg we can’t wait for you to read Dangerously Ours!! So much goes down hehe 💜💛

Krista & Becca Ritchie

I’m finally going to binge season 2 of Interview with a Vampire! I’m so excited since Krista said it’s amazing and season one was one of my all-time fav shows. It feels like a perfect October binge

Kate

YAY TYYTY

Lucia

For me all the cobalt siblings stole the show. But if I had to choose an all time fav it would have to be Tom. He was hilarious with Harriet.

Julia

Yayyy Becca!!! I was actually just about to ask again if you watched it yet lol😂 I need to hear your thoughts once you watch it!!!

Illyana

Major congrats on the success of burn bright! Honestly it’s only telling and awesome . I am sorry I have been quite mia, I have been knee deep into my reread rounds of the dishonestly series (I’m stuck in that universe hahah! I am forever off kilter when it comes to your guys releases !) . I’ll read burn bright once it hits the signed store 😝 Lots of love! In the mean time, how r u guys doing? What are you guys watching/reading/into lately? Xo