Hello, all! Yes, the blog has been quiet lately. Sorry about that. I kept meaning to post, but then something would distract me and/or need to get done, so…poof. No post.
However, I’m breaking the long blog silence with some news. I’ve had lots of people ask “What’s next?” after WICKED ALL NIGHT since that’s the last Ian and Veritas book for the foreseeable future*. Now, I can finally tell you: I will be in an anthology with fellow authors Melissa Marr and Kelley Armstrong. Some of you might remember that Melissa, Kelley and I worked together before, on the NOLA STORYCON convention, so I’m thrilled to be collaborating with them again in :::drumroll please:::
Hex on the Beach
Girls Night Out has never been so much fun–but what are they going to do with all these bodies?
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Authors Kelley Armstrong, Jeaniene Frost, and Melissa Marr deliver a sexy summer read with this novel-length anthology containing three all-new stories from their Cursed Luck, Night Huntress, and Faery Bargains worlds. Kennedy, Cat, and Gen are just trying to enjoy their respective getaways, but when immortals, vampires, and witches come out to play, things are bound to go awry. Let the supernatural hijinks begin!
Releases July 1, 2021
Note: the cover will be released later, and while some pre-order links are up now, some of them are not. More links will be posted as they go live. For now, you can pre-order from: #Ad Amazon, B&N, Apple Books
Will my local book store carry this?
On their online website, probably. But probably not in their brick-and-mortar stores because most physical stores don’t carry books by self-published authors. So, again, the best way to get this is to order it online via your favorite book store. Again, we’ll post more retail links when they go live.
Will it be available in paperback?
Yes, and in addition to buying a regular copy from retailers, there will be a special, limited number of hardcovers with bookplates signed by ALL THREE AUTHORS, sold on a first-come, first-serve basis HERE ONLY: http://www.melissamarrbooks.com/hex-on-the-beach.html
Will it be available in audio book?
The whole anthology? Not at this time. As individual stories, probably. We’re in the process of securing audio editions of our individual stories, so more later on that, too.
Why are you announcing this now if you don’t have all the information on it yet?
Because earlier, B&N’s site did an oopsie and posted the release date as TODAY, so we started getting “huh?” emails from readers who understandably had questions. This announcement is to answer some of those questions, and to set the record straight as to the correct release day of July 1st, 2021.
Is this a whole book’s worth of a new Night Huntress story?
No. The anthology itself will be book-sized, but each of the three stories within it will only be novella-sized.
Is this a new Cat and Bones story? Or is it only Cat and Denise?
It’s a Night Huntress story, so of course you will see Cat, Bones, and Katie in their new lives after the events of WICKED ALL NIGHT (inserts shameless plug here to read WICKED ALL NIGHT when it comes out in February if you want to know the big change for Cat and Bones since the last Night Huntress book!) However, the main focus will be Cat and Denise having a girls’ night out that goes hilariously awry. Don’t worry, you’ll still get lots of Cat and Bones time, including sexy times, but I’ve been wanting to showcase the girls having fun kicking ass on their own for a while now, and I can with this story.
Wait, didn’t you say you were DONE writing about Cat and Bones?
I did! I made a whole, lengthy blog post about it, in fact, and I meant every word…at the time. Then, years passed and I started getting new story ideas about them, but (1) I was contracted to write other characters’ books instead, and (2) I had made SUCH a big deal about being done with Cat and Bones that I felt like I couldn’t go back on that “I’m done” post no matter how much I still wanted to write about them.
Then, as many of you know, I started writing an unfinished, serial retelling of Cat and Bones’s early days in THE OTHER HALF OF THE GRAVE back in late 2019/early 2020. At the time, I did it just for fun, but I later realized I did it because I missed them so much that I had to write about them, even if it was just in “his side of the story” form. When I posted it online, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that many readers had missed them and wanted more stories about them, too.
It started to feel foolish to not do what I wanted to do, and what many readers wanted me to do, simply because of a post I wrote several years ago. Fast forward to me finishing WICKED ALL NIGHT and wondering “What next?” to Melissa Marr calling me and saying “I have this anthology idea. Kelley’s already on board. Want to be in it?”
Yes. Yes, I did.
Again, this isn’t an entire new book featuring Cat and Bones. I don’t have plans to do another of those yet. But, I have had this particular story in my head for a few years now, and I’m so happy to get to tell it in this format, with friends. I hope that it makes some of you happy, too.
What’s next after this anthology?
I’m not sure. I have ideas featuring more familiar vampire characters, but I haven’t made up my mind yet. Once I do, I’ll let you know.
What did “*” mean when you said “since that’s the last Ian and Veritas book for the foreseeable future*” up at the top of this post?
It means that I think WICKED ALL NIGHT is the last Ian and Veritas book as I type this. But, since I apparently can miss characters enough to write about them again even after I tell everyone that I’m done, I’ve decided against declaring that the Night Rebel series is permanently finished after WICKED ALL NIGHT. Instead, I’ll just say that it’s done for now.
Wow, you’re not very professional, are you?
Not really! It seems I’m not much different at this point in my career than I was at the very beginning of it, which is a person who loves to write stories about characters that I love. It’s as simple as that, but no, it’s not necessarily professional. So, for every reader who chooses to take this new journey with Cat, Bones, and Denise in this story, yay! For every reader who chooses not to because the Night Huntress storyline was supposed to end at UP FROM THE GRAVE, I totally understand, and thank you for taking the journey with Cat and Bones up to whatever book you stopped at :).
If you have more questions, I’ll try to answer them below.
I’m just so HAPPY about this. Best news of 2020 so far 🙂
I am so excited!!!! I miss Cat!!
MADE ALL THE 2020 BADNESS GO AWAY WITH 1 POST! A talented woman indeed! ❤️❤️❤️
Jeaniene saves 2020 in the last stretch!!! *bows*
And just fyi: I think most ppl are happy, if not utterly overjoyed, u are not professional 😂 because it means more stories. I know I am!
Exactly my thoughts!!
I am really happy to be able to read where they are now !
I do hope you will get to Cain and Katie one day 😉
Maybe!
This just made my 2020 better. Thank you!!
I will take any story, novella, POV, or entire book for you so long as it’s in the night huntress world. Thank you for sharing!
Hay caramba I can’t wait to read something about Cat and Denise. 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
Mmmmmmmm….. More Bone’s. The sexiest, paranormal romance, fantasy dream guy ever! Yep. This girl cannot wait for more Cat and Bones. Even if it is a novella.
I just knew 2021 was going to be better. Thank you for an amazing start to the new year.
Yay! Best news sine Wicked All Night’s release date!! I can’t wait!
Soooooo excited to see more of Cat, Bones and Katie coming!!!! Miss reading about them big time. I’m looking forward to the anthology and hope you decide to do more books!! ❤️Night Huntress
I am so excited!!! I never wanted Cat, Bones, Vlad, Laila, Veritas, Ian , “Big M” and Katie to end!!! I love living in their lives. Thank you for being part of the gang to write some about friends that are missed. Not to mention introducing me to two other authors who just might get my interest. Happy New Year Jeaniene!!!! Hope you and yours have a wonderfully blessed one.
I love Cat and Bones hope you keep writing about them. And maybe write more about Kate there daughter. Maybe some more about Kate’s dad.
“I want to write stories I’m excited about and lots of people want to read what I’m excited to write about but it’s ok if you don’t want to join us” seems pretty darn professional to me. Count me among those excited to read whatever you decide to write!
Best news since Wicked all Night!! ♥ And if you saying we might get more Cat and Bones and possibly more Ian and Veritas is being not so professional, then by all means please be as unprofessional as you like!! I love your characters and really hope to see more of them!! Vlad and Leila, Gretchen and Maximus, Katie and her family, Tate!! The now newly reappeared Timothy! Anything really! ♥
That is going to be a huge Happy Birthday to me! I too have missed Cat and Bones – and have read all of their story several times. Own paperback of most, and ebook of all. July 2nd is my birthday, but I won’t wait lol.
Love anything you write.
Be well.
Blessings.
yay! I still /lowkey/ hope that someday you’ll post just one more chapter of the other side of the grave. okay, highkey. fingers crossed 👀
I’m excited for the anthology but really sad this is going to be Ian and Veritas last book (for now). I really hope you write more books about them in the future, I miss them already lol.
Are they going to appear in the anthology too?
Pfft.
We can overlook the mind set of a few years that said, “I’m done.” As a human, you have a right to change your mind. Particularly when you have a good story to tell.
I’m in on both counts.
Looking forward to it.
Stay safe!
Roseann
I’m so happy to hear that maybe there might be more Cat & Bones books at some point! I also love, love, love Vlad. If he got another book I would read it but, I’m dying to see if Tate gets a book!!!!! OMG! I want to see Bones crow over that one & how Tate finally admits that he was in lust with Cat not in love with her. I want to see what kind of woman knocks him on his ass and doesn’t put up with his shit. Please!?!?!?!?!?!? Love you, you are my favorite author. Whatever stories in the night huntress world you come up with I would read because I love them so much.
So! Excited!!! I love this series so very much!!!! Can’t wait to read!! Merry Christmas and a happy New year!! Much luv forever fangirl Kat Valentine💋💯💕👊
Please tell us that will be book about Katie in the nearest future. I just can’t wait to read about connections between Bones and Katie. I try to image what Bones do, if Katie starts to going on a dates, and i’m dying to find out. Please, I must see it someday!
Yay! I really loved your chapters from Bones’ POV & it was lovely to revisit the first book with Cat & Bones. Thanks for being willing to change your mind on writing about previously ‘finished’ series/characters!!!
I think that as we get older, we come to the realization that we DO have the privilege of changing our minds without apologies or regrets & IMO you definitely don’t need to explain about doing something that makes you (& SO many others) very happy… even if you said you weren’t going to do it again.
(I often say I won’t do things in my life ever again either. I just don’t like the slightly ridiculous feeling I get when I change my mind… but I don’t want to regret not doing things either. So my temporary ridiculousness is worthwhile IMO.)
I am thrilled when any authors revisit my favorite characters/series/worlds, especially when they weren’t supposed to have any more stories. I don’t care if it’s a short story or a novella, as long as more stories are told. I always get attached & wonder “What next?” @ the end of any series/characters/worlds, so I am absolutely THRILLED that we will get a bit more of “THIS is what happened next…”.
I’m looking forward to the next book, thank you!!!
Nice to know that you miss them too.
So excited!!! All of your writing is so good! I’m always so happy to read about any of the people in your universe!! Will you potentially have Gretchen’s story coming soon?
Any chance we’ll get more Vlad and Leila books?? I’m obsessed with Cat and Bones and SO excited to hear there will be more books but the night prince series was absolutely incredible & I would love more of them!! You’ve quickly become a top favorite author of mine 🥰
Yasss!!! I love, love, love Cat and Bone and that entire universe! I go back and revisit them at least once or twice a year. I would love to read more about them especially the original four Cat, Denise, Kiera, and Lelah. A girls sleepover at Vlads or Mencheres’s house *castle*. Vlad being a protective older uncle to Katie. Gahh it doesn’t matter I’m not particular I just want MORE. I do hope you finish the serial from Bone’s perspective though. I love reading his side of that first book.
I’m still looking toward Katie’s first debut trilogy!!
I’m so excited! I love the nighthuntress world!
Hahaha please be more unprofessional 🙇🏻♀️
Take a bow.
You are totally multi talented.
YES YES YES YES YES YES YEEEEEES!!!!!
Thank you so much, you are the best 💛
OMG something good is coming out of 2020!!😁😃
I think it is great that you are writing another book.
You can always write more shifter books like PACK or my vampire. Or just anything my creativity only extends to dreams I cannot remember and making books into movies in my head. LoL😂
If you write it we WILL read it.
More Cat and Bones, YES!!! Who can get tired of that? Seriously, who? My only hope is that Tavia continues to narrate the audio books. Because you know there is NO ONE else who can voice Cat and Bones.
Thank you so much, Jeaniene! I love Cat and Bones and Ian and Veritas, and all of your characters from the Night Huntress books, and frankly will happily read them forever.
Cat & Denise coming back to life in print makes dealing with 2020 a breeze now. Thank you for sharing the news with us fans! I miss Bones and Cat and cannot wait for the last Ian book; I needs my Night Huntress series as much as I need my kids, dog, cat, coffee, & crochet! hahaha Happy Holidays Jeaniene & Family!!!!
Yesssssss!
Ms. Frost, good for you to not let decisions from the past stop you from going forward in the future. That’s one of the inspirations I take away from your books… All of the main characters overcome events in the past and let go of self-judgements to move forward to greater things. Glad to hear you aren’t letting your previous decision to stop the Cat and Bones series affect you now! Things change, people change. The next few Cat and Bones books (and, as a fan of their relationship, I hope there are definitely a few!) could be the greatest stories you have yet told.
I..You…I can’t handle how happy I am to hear about more Bones and Cat. I could cry. By far my FAVOURITE book couple and character dynamic ever.
Sigh. 2021 is already so much better than 2020.
Bless your soul you beautiful human.
YES!! More Cat and Bones. Anyone who says they’ve never gone back on an “I will never” is lying. Life happens and things change for everyone. Maybe not as publically as yours but hey, look at all the LAST tours singers have done and they still sell out stadiums. You do what makes you happy. There are, and will always be, enough Cat and Bones fans out there to buy your books about the Night Huntress crew. I second the book on Tate finding his HEA. And she will be nothing like Cat. I’d also like to see Juan get tamed. Maybe Uncle Don can find a ghost love like Fabian did. So many possibilities. I’d also like to see a lot more of Tyler. He is a hoot!
I’m so happy! I miss Cat and Bones so much. Thank you, Jeaniene! By the way, do you have plans for finishing the Other half of the grave? I do hope to read more chapters from Bones POV.
BEST NEWS EVER!!!!!
I miss the whole crew! Cat, Bones, Ian, Spade, Vlad, Mencheries….everyone! Glad to see more Cat and Bones are in the future and would like to see more Spade and Denise… More Vlad and Leila….a story or two about Mencheries (sp?) and his significant other (can’t remember her name). I really enjoy your writing style! Looking forward to the new books!!!
Who can say no to more of Cat and Bones!!!! We are very happy to see them again. And its a trigger to reread the whole series again, for the upteenth time. ❤❤❤
Loved your post and giving us the update. Can’t wait to read your next book and the novella on a girls night out. I can so relate to that need right now and will live vicariously through it. Take care and belated Merry Christmas and a Hopy New Year.
Happy🤪
Best news ever! I love all of your characters and the Bones POV. I’ve read your books since your first release so the characters have become old friends. I have to also thank you for the audio books and Tavia Gilbert is an amazing narrator. Wishing you a Happy and healthy New Year!
The Best Birthday Present I received was this news. Thank you for giving us a heads up about whats to come in 2021!! I honestly could read about all of your characters as much as you want to keep writing about about them so I can imagine myself in the sorry as well kicking ass and taking names!!! Thank you. Keep it coming as long as you want and i’ll keep reading!!
I really wish i could buy those books in paperback where I live. Or have translated so I can recommend to friends who don’t speak English (I live in Brazil so that would mean Brazilian Portuguese) because your writing is my favorite of all the ones I’ve read before (and I’m someone who reads about 100-150 Supernatural Romance Books a year)
I can just about guarantee that none of us were thinking that you aren’t professional. Being a professional author is quite a bit different from being an analyst, or physician. Your brain bouncing around to different threads constantly is part of what makes you a great author.
Thank you for the updates. I will buy all of them.
This is the best news that I have heard in a long time!!!! I love Cat and Bones and the entire Night Huntress World. We will always want more of that world!!!
Love this news!!!!!! I have LOVED every book – Have read every spinoff – every off series of the Characters – Waiting for Wicked all Night to come out (pre-ordered already)! – Your books I just find myself getting lost in and can read them over and over and over – Friends asking if I know any good series – This series is the first I tell them about – and they are Hooked!!!!!
OMG so happy to hear this news, and just so you know I have no issue with you going against your previous statements. Matter of fact my heart sings with the new. Thats why you are my favorite author. You give the people what they want
Love your books can’t wait to read about girls night out. Just finished wicked all night it was so good. Glad to hear you aren’t forgetting about bones and cat there my favorite. Hope you write more about Ian and veritas later. Also hope bon s and cat’s daughter comes out later.
Love your books just read wicked all night so good. Glad to hear your going to write more on cat and bones there my favorite. Hope you write more on Ian and Veritas later. Can’t wait to read girls night out sounds good.
Hi, I just finished night rebel and I think I’ve fallen in love with Ian. He is just so different than the other male characters. I really hope I get to read more about him and veritas in the future. Would love to read a novel about them since I really really really love this couple sooooo much.
P.s. also love the idea of you in the first book to have one of them not remember the other one.
Hi, I just finished night rebel and I think I’ve fallen in love with Ian. He is just so different than the other male characters. I really hope I get to read more about him and veritas in the future. Would love to read a novel about them since I really really really love this couple sooooo much.
P.s. also love the idea of you in the first book to have one of them not remember the other one.