"Of Honor and Love" Now Available at ARe and Smashwords

Hey, everyone! I just wanted to pass on a quick note to let you all know that the novella I wrote for the M/M Romance Group's Love is Always Write event, "Of Honor and Love", is now available for FREE download at AllRomance eBooks and Smashwords. Woo hoo!

I'll admit, it wasn't easy for my tech inept self to figure out how to get it upload to both those sites and there were more than a few swear words flying around as I worked on it, but I did it! I was really motivated, though, because I wanted this story to be available to all my readers, not just those who are Goodreads members :-)

To download it at AllRomace eBooks, go here: http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-ofhonorandlove-857394-145.html

To download it at Smashwords, go here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/177793

I hope all you read it will enjoy it!

A Writing & News Update

Hello ladies and gentlemen! Wow, it's been a really long time since I posted. I'm so incredibly sorry! June's been one busy month for me, both on the personal front and on the writing front. I thought I was way overdue for giving an update on what I've been working on, so here we go.

First, let's talk free stuff! Some of you may recall a while back I had mentioned I wrote a short story for the M/M Romance Group on Goodreads, my very first historical, "Of Honor and Love." I'm pleased to say that story is now not only posted live in the group, but also you can download a file for it on Goodreads. Go here for that: http://www.goodreads.com/ebooks/download/13701725-of-honor-and-love. It will also soon be up for free download on AllRomance eBooks, once my "publisher" account is approved. And I figure out how to upload it!

Other news on the writing front, I'm pleased to say the third novel in the Instincts series, LOVING INSTINCTS, is now in edits. We had been shooting for a July release, but as I warned before, this is a very long book (just over 100k at the moment) and we might not hit that. We're still aiming for the end of July, but it could quite possibly be an August release. I hope everyone understands and won't be too upset for the delay!

Keeping on the writing news, I'd like to mention what my current writing project is. I'm currently writing the story for Brad Delfini from the Conquest series. It's going very well, currently sitting at over 30k with more story to tell. I'm still hoping to have it finished by the end of summer with the goal of a late fall/early winter release.

And for non-writing news, but still book related, I'm going to be participating in another blog hop. If you looked over to the right, you'll see a button for the 4th of July Hop. This giveaway will run from July 1st - 4th.  For this one, I'll be offering up a free ebook copy of one of my works, winner's choice of title. Woo hoo! If you click that button, it will take you to the hop's page where you can see all the awesome authors taking part!

In one last piece of author information, I just recently found out that by "liking" author pages and books on Amazon.com, it gives them more visibility on the site. Who knew? I sure didn't. But it's an extremely helpful thing for authors in a place where it's easy to get lost in the crowd! So if you have favorite authors, please do consider liking their pages and books. They'll appreciate it! Should anyone feel inclined toward liking my page there, you can find me here: http://www.amazon.com/S.J.-Frost/e/B003WZ0LPE/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1 And I can say I most certainly will appreciate it, too!

Well, I think that about covers it. At least, it's all I can think of at the moment. Thank you again, everyone, for your patience with me disappearing for a while!

June 2nd Reader Appreciation Day Prize List!

All right, everyone! Here you go, the list of prizes being given away for the June 2nd Reader Appreciation Day at The Sweet Spot! I really want to offer my thanks to these wonderful authors for their generosity. Sloan, Jambrea, and I greatly appreciate you joining in with us to thank the readers for their support.

Lex Valentine - ebook copy of AFTERBURNER

Belinda McBride - ebook copy of COME GO WITH ME

Lori Toland - ebook copy of WORTH THE WAIT

Kendall McKenna - ebook copy of BROTHERS IN ARMS

Kendall McKenna - $15 gift certificate to Silver Publishing

Lisabet Sarai - ebook copy of NECESSARY MADNESS

Z. Allora - ebook copy of DARK ANGELS: FINALLY FALLEN

Tara Lain - ebook copy of either VOLLEY BALLS, FIRE BALLS, or BEACH BALLS, winner's choice

BL Morticia - ebook copy of YOU DON'T ASK, WE DON'T TELL

L.C. Chase - ebook copy of RIDING WITH HEAVEN

Sloan Parker - $15 in ARe Ebook Bucks

Jambrea Jo Jones - ebook copy of FEEL ME

Jambrea Jo Jones - winner's choice of ebook from backlist

S.J. Frost (me!) - ebook copy of HEARTSTRINGS

S.J. Frost (me, again!) - $15 in ARe Ebook Bucks

And there you have it, ladies and gentlemen! Without the support of all these awesome authors, we wouldn't be able to hold this event, and without the support of all your fantastic readers, there wouldn't be a reason to. But Sloan, Jambrea, and I are thrilled to be able to host this giveaway on our group for everyone!

So if you want to have your name put into the pot for a chance to win one of these prizes, just head over to The Sweet Spot tomorrow, June 2nd, and leave a comment on one of the giveaway threads. The first thread will be posted at 8:00am EST, and then periodically throughout the day. Authors, if you've donated a prize, please feel welcomed to stop by! Say hi to the readers, post some blurbs and excerpts, let us know what you got going on!

Hope to see everyone there!

Cover Art & Blurb for LOVING INSTINCTS

Ladies and gentlemen, it's my pleasure to unveil the cover and blurb for my upcoming release, LOVING INSTINCTS, Book 3 in the Instincts series. Woo hoo! This cover was made by the talented Lex Valentine of Winterheart Design, who some of you may recall I've mentioned here before. She's done the covers for all the Instincts series, HEARTSTRINGS, and BLACK HEART DOWN, and I'm thrilled to have another cover by her!

LOVING INSTINCTS is going to bring things back to Titus and Andreas from the first one, NATURAL INSTINCTS. As of right now, the book is in edits, but my editor and I are hoping to have it ready for a July/August release. No promises, though! It just depends on how quickly we move through edits, and it's a very long book, so I'm predicting editing to take a while.

When it does release, I hope very much that everyone will enjoy spending time with Titus and Andreas again!

BLURB:

From the moment Andreas Nikandros looked into the silver eyes of Titus Antonius Calidus, his life was destined to change. They’ve faced challenges and dangers together, but all those did was make his love for Titus grow and strengthen his resolve to spend eternity at the side of his vampire lover.

Titus has seen centuries come and go, losing more hope with each one of ever finding love again, until Andreas entered his life. He’s found his eternal partner in Andreas, and is ready to make him so in every sense.

As they follow their loving instincts, Andreas knows he’s going to have to make sacrifices, but he also knows what he’ll gain will be so much greater; Titus – forever. What he doesn’t foresee is Titus’s enemies becoming his own and how difficult simply surviving is when he becomes the hunted. 

Reader Appreciation Day, June 2nd!

Hey guys and girls! It's that time again, Reader Appreciation Day at The Sweet Spot, the Yahoo Group run by Sloan Parker, Jambrea Jo Jones, and...me! We hold it on the first Saturday of every month, and with June right around the corner, here's the official announcement.

Fellow author, Sloan, Jambrea, and I are thrilled to announce M/M Reader Appreciation Day at The Sweet Spot. This is one day every month for authors of m/m romance to say thanks to all you readers out there who support our writing efforts.

Readers, every month stop by the Yahoo Group  to chat with authors and enter for a chance to win free books and other prizes from a variety of m/m authors.

Reader Appreciation Day will be held on Saturday, June 2nd. On that day, we'll post a full list of all prizes available in the group. Just respond to the giveaway thread on the Yahoo Group between 8am and 8pm EST to be included in the drawing.

Authors, if you're interested in participating in the giveaway, send an email to: thesweetspotmm@gmail.com

Please include what you'd like to donate for the June giveaway, a link, and a cover art pic. In the future, we'll include you in our monthly announcement for a chance to donate. You can participate as little or as often as you'd like. During the Reader Appreciation Day event, everyone who donated a prize is welcome to post to the group with a blurbs and excerpts of their work. Other than books, gift certificates and other prizes are also welcomed!

Hope to see you all there!