Patricia Briggs

Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, must stop a disaster of world-shattering proportions in this exhilarating entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

In the supernatural realms, there are creatures who belong to winter. I am not one of them. But like the coyote I can become at will, I am adaptable.

My name is Mercy Thompson Hauptman, and my mate, Adam, is the werewolf who leads the Columbia Basin Pack, the pack charged with keeping the people who live and work in the Tri-Cities of Washington State safe. It’s a hard job, and it doesn’t leave much room for side quests. Which is why when I needed to travel to Montana to help my brother, I intended to go by myself.

But I’m not alone anymore.

Together, Adam and I find ourselves trapped with strangers in a lodge in the heart of the wilderness, in the teeth of a storm of legendary power, only to discover my brother’s issues are a tiny part of a problem much bigger than we could have imagined. Arcane and ancient magics are at work that could, unless we are very careful, bring about the end of the world. . . .

We are so delighted to announce that Patty will be attending the RARE (Romance Authors and Readers) event in Edinburgh in September of next year! We've never been to Scotland, and are super excited to be able to visit and do some haunted tours! Hope to see many of you there!
--Ann the trusty assistant

Romance Author and Reader Events Facebook Page

A Few Details :

* the event is Sept 6th and 7th at the ICC aka the Edinburgh International conference centre
* You need to have an EVENTBRIGHT account to order tickets
* Info and Announcements are dropping very fast for this event we highly recommend you join the private attendees facebook page for the most up to date information RARE Attendees Private Page
* Early tickets will sell out in minutes
* Due to limited number of tickets and occupancy limits, one day only tickets will NOT be sold
* The Facebook page says that tickets will go live Sat, Nov 4th at noon UK time; but PLEASE if you are wanting to attend we recommend you join the private group and confirm that information; some of these details are very fluid and we don't want to see anyone miss out because of a wrong date or time when more updated information may be posted elsewhere!!

This is a very exciting event and the first for Patty and Ann. We're thrilled with Patty being included in such a fantastic line up of authors and to finally be able to visit some of the Scottish packs!! Good luck everyone on your ticket battle!

Mercy Thompson 13: Soul Taken is out in paperback! Pick up a copy today from your local bookstore or any online retailer! Follow Mercy, Adam and their pack as they deal with Death. :D

Patty's UK pub Orbit sent some fantastically beautiful gif of the UK cover. Enjoy!

Soul Taken Orbit UK Paperback

I am hoping most of you are familiar with the works of Charles deLint. If you are not, you are missing out on a serious treat - Patty calls him "one of our National Treasures...even though he's Canadian!" That's just how good his books are! We had the very great privilege of having breakfast with Charles and his lovely wife MaryAnn several years ago at a World Fantasy Convention, and they are both amazing and charismatic human beings. It was a super adorable meet up; Patty fangirled on Charles' books, and Charles fanboyed on Patty's books - it was a total mutual admiration society, and I will always treasure that memory! Patty considers Charles to be one of the original writers of urban fantasy, long before it became its own genre.

Sadly, that breakfast is the last time we saw MaryAnn in good health. She contracted a rare and terrible disease called the Powassan virus, and is now paralyzed and dependent on a ventilator to breathe, and needs 24/7 care.

This care and treatments are not cheap, so there is a gofundme set up to help MaryAnn Charles deLint Go Fund Me Also, they are having a silent auction to raise money for medical costs.

Which brings me to the point of this post! Patty is donating three books to the one-day silent auction that will happen on June 24th! Three very, very hard to find hardbacks: MOON CALLED, BLOOD BOUND, and IRON KISSED! For those of you who want to add to your hardback collection and also help a couple of seriously awesome friends of Patty, here's your chance!

As I mentioned, it's a one-day event on June 24th; you can take a look at the donated items now (which are still being added to) at Tamson House Arts Fest Silent Auction Over on the left side of that page is a link to register, which you should do ahead of the sale time, if you wish to bid - there are all sorts of lovely things there! There's also a link to the FAQ for their sale and past auction, and contact info in case you have any questions.

Whether or not you care to bid on anything, please do keep Charles and MaryAnn in your thoughts and prayers. It sucks so much when bad things happen to good people. Thanks for reading and considering!

--Ann the trusty assistant

As many of you guessed the "Press Release" below was an April Fool's Joke from the evil minds of Patty and Ann! Hope you got a laugh from it, we were cracking up at all of your reactions. Thanks for playing along!

New York Times Best Selling Author Patricia Briggs’ office confirms the donation of the rights to produce an adaptation of the Mercy Thompson series to a local Tri-Cities high school, to be used as a fund raiser for their miniature goat barn raising. The Finnish language class of Richland High School (Home of the Bombers) has also received a substantial grant from the Cumbric Preservation Society, which will be used to produce the Claymation animation (with Finish Subtitles for class credit) of Briggs’ best selling series.

Briggs’ office also confirms that, per the terms of Patty’s legal agreement with Amazon, all characters featured in this adaptation must be written out of future books, so fans will no longer be able to read about the adventures of fan favorite characters Jesse, Tad, and Medea. Briggs has assured her fans that their demise will be painless and quick, and the memorials will be tasteful.

Press Contact: Ann Peters
Email: ann@hurog.com

New York Times Best Selling Author Patricia Briggs’ office confirms the donation of the rights to produce an adaptation of the Mercy Thompson series to a local Tri-Cities high school, to be used as a fund raiser for their miniature goat barn raising. The Finnish language class of Richland High School (Home of the Bombers) has also received a substantial grant from the Cumbric Preservation Society, which will be used to produce the Claymation animation (with Finish Subtitles for class credit) of Briggs’ best selling series.

Briggs’ office also confirms that, per the terms of Patty’s legal agreement with Amazon, all characters featured in this adaptation must be written out of future books, so fans will no longer be able to read about the adventures of fan favorite characters Jesse, Tad, and Medea. Briggs has assured her fans that their demise will be painless and quick, and the memorials will be tasteful.

Press Contact: Ann Peters
Email: ann@hurog.com

Instinct is an animal rescuers antholgy with a release date of March 7th edited by L.J. Hachmeister. Patty's story is A Memory of Witches, a story about Sherwood Post and his kitten Pirate.

Like Adam Mercy was average in height and unusually fit–the second being a byproduct of being a shapeshifter. He’d heard her father was a Native American. He’d also heard her father was Coyote–but that could have been an attempt to elevate her status. Having a coyote shapeshifter as the mate of their Alpha could have been a political liability for the pack. Naming her Coyote’s daughter, even fictionally, made her sound cool.

Patty is currently making very limited appearances and signings in 2023. She has a lot of upcoming deadlines so she's focusing on those commitments. We will update event times and locations here closer to the confirmed dates.

FYI, with any new release Patty will be signing books for several bookstores, as well as for The Signed Page and Adventures Underground so you can order your autographed copies from them! You are also welcome to send your books to Patty for autographs any time as well; we ask that you include a stamped and self addressed envelope so we can send the books right back and a note saying how you want her to sign them ("Patty loves me best," etc.).

Our mailing address is P.O. Box 5394, Benton City, WA, 99320.
--Ann the trusty assistant