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News: Covers, Edits, and Writing

7/1/2017

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7/1/17

For those of you that follow me on Facebook, you probably saw that I added all six new covers for my Dragon's Hoard series. They're absolutely amazing. I loved the old covers, of course, but these are super special too. Six covers is too much to share in a blog post, so if you want to check them out they're on Facebook and they're on my website.
Finding the Wolf, the first book in my Dragon's Hoard series, is available for pre-order. If you purchased it in the past, DO NOT bother buying it again (unless you want to for some reason). There have been edits, but it is basically the same book. What you can do, is when the series is re-released you can dig through LT3's rather difficult purchased page and find your original download. As far as I'm aware, you should be able to download the new version from that page. I don't know what to do if you purchased your copy from Amazon or another ebook site. If you are a brand new reader of the series, then make sure you DO get a copy now while it's on a preorder discount. The reprints of the entire Dragon's Hoard series as well as the new Gathering the Hoard short story set should all be available July 12th.
I have been plugging away at the edits for Justified and I am almost finished. All that's left is a final read through--which I've already started--and then I'll send it back to LT3. Justified is available for preorder, and you can always go onto Goodreads and add it to your to-read list. It comes out really soon too on August 9th, so get your preorder in now.
I have also been able to get a lot of writing done this past week. If A Butterfly Don't Fly has passed 30K words, which means I have less than 10k left to write. The twist I added has turned out amazingly and I'm really happy with how this story is progressing. The plan is to have it completed in July so that by the end of August I can start getting it ready for submission to LT3. By then I'm hoping to have more news to share about Kelpie Blue, the first book in the series. Kelpie Blue was accepted by LT3, but aside from that I don't know anything else about its progress. Of course, the next set of edits I should be getting are for Dragon Spy, which I know my readers are excited about since Lumie is the main character. After that is when I'm expecting to start getting word about Kelpie Blue.

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LT3's Birthday Sale and Giveaway

4/7/2014

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4/7/14
LT3 is turning five and to celebrate they are holding a huge giveaway! All of their books are on sale and from April 7-10 they're giving away dozens of books for free. Road to Revenge will be given away on April 9 and Finding the Wolf on April 10. Get your free copies today and don't forget to stock up on all the other books too! Click on the banner below to be sent to more information.

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News: Audiobooks, Release Dates, and Writing

2/8/2014

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2/8/14

Finding the Wolf is officially available as an audiobook! You can purchase it right now from Red Planet Audiobooks. It will roll out to all third-party vendors starting on its scheduled release date of February 15th. LT3 will link to other vendors as the audiobook becomes available. The rest of the Dragon's Hoard series will follow next month!
I have an official release date for Wings of the Stars. It will be ready for sale on April 2, 2014. Look for pre-order sales to start sometime in March!
I have written a good chunk of The Oracle's Golem. I have an idea of where I want the story to go and I'm getting ideas for book four of the series as well. My goal is to have Golem in LT3's hands before Hatchling comes out on March 5th. I think it's very doable!
Just a reminder, there's only a few more days to buy My Truest Love, part of Rocking Hard Volume 2, for a 15% discount. It goes on sale February 12th. Paint, Guns, Money, and Love will also start running on LT3's serial section on February 12th. There's so much to look forward to next week!

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News: February Plans

2/2/2014

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2/2/14

January was a pretty good month in terms of writing! I finished writing Road to Home and now it's somewhere in LT3's editing queue. Heartbeat was also accepted for their Satisfaction Guaranteed anthology. I've finished the edits for The Oracle's Hatchling, due out in March, and Heart's Tournament, due out in May.

Magnified has exploded in terms of size and depth this past month, with no signs of slowing down any time soon. I've also started work on a new paranormal fantasy about fae and singing called If A Butterfly Don't Fly.
My goals in February are simple enough: write a lot! I would like to finish Magnified and The Oracle's Golem. I would also love to finish all the research I need for Butterfly and Kelpie Blue. At some point I would also like to get my Trickster's Eye series going, but that's on the bottom of my to-do list.

February also has some exciting releases to keep an eye out for! Rocking Hard Volume 2 is already available for pre-order. If you buy it now you can get 15% off. It arrives in stores on February 12. Paint, Guns, Money, & Love will begin running in LT3's weekly serial section on February 12. If you have a serial subscription be sure to check it out! On February 15 Finding the Wolf will come out in audiobook, which is amazing. I'm really looking forward to hearing the finished product. As always I will post more February news as I learn it!

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News: Pre-Order, Editing, and voting

10/3/2013

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10/3/13

Bloody Kiss is available for pre-order. You can get 15% off if you buy before October 9! Make sure to check out all the other great vampire books, including Bundle 2 which has six wonderful books, mine included.
The edits for Oracle's Flame are completed and back with LT3 for final formatting. It will also be ready for pre-order within the next month or so.
I am currently editing Wings of the Stars, my submission for LT3's Mecha anthology. I don't yet have any information on release dates (mostly because the anthology call just closed), but when I do I'll make sure to post it here.
Finding the Wolf is one of LGBT Fantasy's October books of the month! Yay! I hope they like it. Thank you to everyone who voted.
It doesn't look good for the Dragon's Hoard or Road to Revenge at the Rainbow Awards cover contest, but I think you can still vote if you want. (I don't see anything stating that the poll is closed.) Thanks to everyone for their support and thank you to the amazing cover artists who made it possible for both books to get into round two!
I haven't heard anything about Magnified, but I'm sure it's somewhere on LT3's submissions reading list. It's still early to hear back, but I'm hoping they like it.

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Two Fun Things: Vote for My Books

9/28/2013

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9/28/13

Two fun things:

The Dragon's Hoard and Road to Revenge are up for vote at the Rainbow Awards, Round Two. I literally just noticed the poll has been there for a long while. There's very, very few days left to vote, so please head there right now.
Finding the Wolf is up for vote for October book of the month at LGBT Fantasy Fiction on Goodreads. If you're part of the group or are interested in joining, please have a look at their poll.

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News: Discount on the dragon's hoard series

5/28/2013

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LT3 is getting in on the excitement! Melting the Ice Witch is coming very soon and in celebration they're offering a 20% discount off of Finding the Wolf, Breaking the Shackles, and Stealing the Dragon. If you don't have them yet, now is a great time to save a bundle! It's only available until June 5th, when Melting arrives in stores.

You can still preorder Melting the Ice Witch at a discount. Go check it out!

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The Dragon's HOard Giveaway

2/17/2013

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The giveaway is closed. Congratulations Cornelia and Snowy1677!

This was originally published at my old blog. Comments are still available for reading there.

~Mell

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You've come to the right place if you're searching for The Dragon's Hoard Giveaway! For those of you familiar with my dragons, you'll know that when a dragon gives a piece of his hoard to another person they are showing their deepest love and affection. You, my dearest fans, deserve to have some of my hoard!

Therefore, I am hosting two giveaways:

One free electronic copy of Stealing the Dragon in the winner's preferred format.
One free electronic copy of Finding the Wolf in the winner's preferred format.

To enter:

Comment on this post. Include your favorite thing about dragons; ie. factoids, dragons from myth and history, favorite dragon character, favorite dragon themed book, etc.
State clearly which book(s) you are interested in winning. You can enter for both books with one post.
Include a valid e-mail address so I can contact the winners.

Winners will be chosen via Random.org and will have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.

This giveaway closes on February 17th, 2013.

Enjoy,

Mell Eight

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Finding the Wolf

6/27/2012

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Dragon's Hoard Book One: Finding the Wolf is out today! Please go buy it from LT3's book store.

When Prince Leon disappears and his people are
unable to find him, they turn to the dragons for help.
Nyle is the unlucky dragon tasked with finding the missing
prince, a duty he dreads as it forces him into the confounding
human world and away from his collection of pretties.

Locating a missing prince should be a simple matter,
but if Nyle has learned anything about humans since
being forced out among them it's that they needlessly
complicate everything. When he finally locates the errant
prince, however, what Nyle finds is a treasure worth all
the complications—worth protecting at all costs.

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News: Dragon's Hoard Covers

5/18/2012

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So, covers for my Dragon's Hoard Series! Aren't they super shiny? Click on the pics to head to my website for more info about each book. On another note, my fairytale Cinder-Elle has four chapters up in LT3's serial section and will be included in Fairytales Slashed Volume Four! I'm doing a small happy dance right now. I've got stories appearing in the Bestiary and the Kiss Me At Midnight Anthologies at LT3 too. Lots of writing and other fun things are happening over in Mell Eight world right now!