Mythos Academy series

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    Off to the RT Booklovers Convention …

    Barring some last-minute, unforeseen snafu, I’ll be attending the annual RT Booklovers Convention in Kansas City this week, which means that I will be offline for most of the week. I will respond to e-mails, comments, etc. when I am back in the office next week.

    Here are some of the events that I am scheduled to attend during the conference:

    WEDNESDAY, MAY 1

    3:45-4:45 p.m.: Spooky Soiree: Loving the Things That Go Bump in the Night

    THURSDAY, MAY 2

    12:20-1:20 p.m.: Kensington’s Afternoon Books Spree

    4-6 p.m.: E-Book, Indie Publisher, and Graphic Novel EXPO

    FRIDAY, MAY 3

    11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.: That Old Black Magic

    SATURDAY, MAY 4

    11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Giant Book Fair — please note that I will sitting in the YA Alley with the other young adult authors

    2:30-3:30 p.m.: Author Speed-Dating (as part of Teen Day)

    6:15-8 p.m.: Teen Day Party

    For those of you going to the convention, hope to see you there. For those of you who are not attending, I’ll try to do a round-up post of the convention when I return.

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    Updated cover and excerpt for Spartan Frost …

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    Spartan FrostJust a quick note to let everyone know that the cover for the Spartan Frost e-novella in my Mythos Academy young adult urban fantasy series has been updated.

    Basically, the word “novel” on the old cover as been changed to “novella” on this one, since the e-story is a novella and not a full-length book.

    This e-novella is around 14,000 words and takes place after the events of Crimson Frost. It is told from Logan Quinn’s point of view. Even though Gwen is on the cover, this is a Logan story — not a Gwen story.

    The e-novella is available for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iTunes. It should be up for pre-order soon at other online booksellers. Spartan Frost, Mythos Academy #4.5, will be released on June 25.

    Once again, here is the book description, although please note that this does contain some spoilers for Crimson Frost:

    I’m Logan Quinn, the deadliest Spartan warrior at Mythos Academy. At least I was—until the day I almost killed Gwen Frost.

    Professor Metis and Nickamedes say that I’m fine, that Loki and the Reapers don’t have a hold on me anymore, but I can’t risk it. I can’t risk hurting Gwen again. So I’m leaving Mythos and going somewhere far, far away.

    I know Gwen wonders what’s happening to me, whether I’m safe.  I can’t tell her, but this is my story …

    You can read a brief excerpt of the Spartan Frost e-novella here, but again, please be mindful of spoilers.

    Hope everyone enjoys the e-novella when it is published.

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    Mythos Academy news and notes …

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    Today, I thought I would do a round-up of some of the things going on with my Mythos Academy young adult urban fantasy series:

    1) Some folks had been asking me about the e-book pre-order links for Midnight Frost, book five that will be out on July 30. From what I’ve been told, the e-book pre-order links usually go up about six months before the book comes out.

    I’m happy to report that the Kindle pre-order link is up now. So is the Nook pre-order link and the one over at iTunes. The book should be available in all of the usual e-book formats — Kindle, Nook, iTunes, etc. So go forth, and pre-order, if you so choose.

    And, of course, the print book pre-order links for Midnight Frost are already up at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, and other booksellers.

    2) I’ve mentioned this before, but my Mythos Academy books are being released as audio books.

    Basically, the digital audio books will be available through Audible, while the physical CDs will be available through Brilliance Audio. You can also get the physical CDs through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, and other booksellers. (For brevity’s sake, the links below go to Amazon.)

    Touch of Frost and Crimson Frost have already been released. Amazon says that the digital download of Kiss of Frost will be released on March 19, but it looks like you can already get the physical CDs of that book. (And no, I have no idea why it is that way.) Dark Frost should be out on April 19.

    3) At this time, First Frost, the prequel e-story, and Spartan Frost, the e-story from Logan Quinn’s point of view, will not be available as an audio books, but that may change in the future. We’ll see what happens.

    And that’s a wrap for now.

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    Spartan Frost cover revealed …

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    Spartan FrostI’m happy to share the cover for Spartan Frost, an e-story in my Mythos Academy young adult urban fantasy series.

    Please note that even though Gwen is on the cover, the story is actually from Logan’s point of view — not Gwen’s. In fact, the whole story is from Logan’s point of view. I can’t really say any more without getting into spoilers, but I wanted to make it clear that this is a Logan story.

    Here’s the description. Again, this does have spoilers for earlier books in the series, especially Crimson Frost, so if you haven’t read that far, you may want to skip reading the description:

    I’m Logan Quinn, the deadliest Spartan warrior at Mythos Academy. At least I was — until the day I almost killed Gwen Frost.

    Professor Metis and Nickamedes say that I’m fine, that Loki and the Reapers don’t have a hold on me anymore, but I can’t risk it. I can’t risk hurting Gwen again. So I’m leaving Mythos and going somewhere far, far away.

    I know Gwen wonders what’s happening to me, whether I’m safe.  I can’t tell her, but this is my story …

    Basically, Spartan Frost tells what happened to Logan after the events of Crimson Frost and leads up to the events of Midnight Frost (book five, which is due out in July 30). I got several e-mails asking what happened to Logan, so hopefully, the e-story will fill in some of the gaps, as well as giving folks a better understanding of Logan.
     
    Spartan Frost is about 14,000 words, and it will be priced at $1.99. It will be released on June 25 as an e-book only. Spartan Frost is up for pre-order at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. It will be available in all the usual e-book formats, and if it’s not up for pre-order yet with your favorite e-bookseller, then it should be going up soon.

    Hope everyone enjoys the look at the cover.