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 or are reading Silver Sweet, who is your favorite side character in Cobalt Empire #2? Try to be as spoiler-free as possible when describing why ;)

Weekly Recap

Happy Friday, magical & heroic beauties! If you haven't heard, Silver Sweet is now a USA Today Bestseller, thanks to all of you who preordered and/or bought it on release week. It boosted Tom's romance to the absolute best ranking we've ever had in our entire careers. #35 on the list! Tom would be freaking out (we were definitely freaking out). The reaction and love to Silver Sweet has been so heart-filling and really made us appreciate all types of art even more.

In a way, the whole Cobalt Empire series really is a love letter to art and passion and creativity and dreams, and we hope you all feel that as we continue on with Book #3, 4, 5, and 6! Strangely I'm (Becca) both so happy Loathed Love is coming out soon, but also still glad we're not fast-forwarding and this whole journey with the Cobalts is over. It's so nice to know there is so much more to come still!

We are also almost at 2400 paid patrons, which has absolutely floored us. Thank you all so, so, so, soooo much for being here, and we hope we continue to produce content that you love! Patreon is our happy place, and we love, love, love adding more to the world that is just as important and impactful as the novels. It's a dream to have so many of you wanting extras too.

For those who don't know, Special Bonus Scenes are born from hitting Patreon goals, and we have a 2500 Patron Goal set. We didn't know if we'd ever hit this again, but if we do, we will officially have a 2500 Special Bonus Scene this time for all of you.

Also on Patreon, we're working super hard on editing the bonus scenes for Silver Sweet that'll drop here soon, and we can tease that Phoenix St. Pierre's POV is about to grace Patreon for the first time! This is a great month to be on Patreon, not just for the bonuses, but also for some First Looks regarding Loathed Love. Chapter One is now here, and you can also expect Chapter Two to drop in August!

You can also expect an updated Multi-POV Bonus Guide to drop tomorrow on Patreon. It's a handy dandy guide to help you navigate bonuses that take place during the same event but switch POVs.

Tomorrow, we'll be in Tampa at Steamy Lit for Romance Bookstore Day to sign your books on Saturday, August 15th! Our time slot is 5-6:30 p.m. and we'll have some cool swag on our table if you're able to stop by 🥳

And in case you missed anything this week on Patreon, here's what dropped:

First Look: Loathed Love - Chapter One

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

Announcement: Recommend Bonus Scenes for Silver Sweet

MORE NEWS

💜🎉 NEW RELEASE (Limited Deluxe Print Edition + Duet Audio): Silver Sweet

💜 Preorder: Loathed Love

💜 Available Now (Limited Deluxe Print Edition + Duet Audio): Burn Bright

💜 New Merch:

The Carraways Band Poster (Silver Sweet)

Cobalt Empire Sibling Art (Burn Bright)

Character Art Bundle (Addicted Series)

Lily & Lo Art (Addicted Series)

💜 📣 TOMORROW! August 15th, 2026, we'll be signing books for Romance Bookstore Day at Steamy Lit in Tampa, FL from 5-6:30 p.m.

💜 November 7, 2026, we'll be attending Indies Invade Philly in Philadelphia, PA.

💜 March 18, 2028, we'll be attending Beneath the Blue at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, GA.

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 ne updates will be posted here:

📣 The signed store has been restocked! If you've been looking for a hardcover or any of the Like Us books that have been sold out, they are back on the store.

📍20% off Discount Code (August) - 8DQSH0170EW4

📍REMINDER: We are SELLING OUT of books that we've signed -- and once these titles 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: Loathed Love, Cobalt Empire #3 - November 10, 2026

Upcoming: Cobalt Empire #4 - TBA 2027

WHAT'S COMING THIS MONTH

Main Bonus & Extra Bonus: The Main Bonus is coming soon! Two words to tease this one: silly string. We're staying hush, hush on the Extra Bonus, but both will be set during the Silver Sweet timeline.

Monthly Podcast & Extra Podcast: The Monthly Pod is a deeper look at the St. Pierre brothers! The Extra Pod is the big deep-dive where we talk about the creation of Silver Sweet. You can still ask us questions for both on those announcement posts, but once we prep them, the window to ask questions closes, so ask as soon as you can because we will be prepping them soon.

First Look: Chapter Two of Loathed Love

If you're new to our Patreon, we typically post extras and giveaways without announcing them in advance. So what's listed above might not be everything for August.

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 SILVER SWEET ROSES!