News:

3/29/13

• Writing has been going well this month!  I'm just reading through the last edits for Paint, Guns, Money, and Love before I go ahead and submit it to LT3.  I'll keep everyone in the loop about how this goes.  I've also been working on Memories of Blood for LT3's Vampire anthology.  It's going well, but still needs a lot of work.  I should have it done in time! 
  
• I am happily participating in LT3's Way To Your Heart Bloghop!  I get to post about things I love here on my blog and I believe I will be hosting a giveaway too.  I have a few more days to figure out what, exactly, my plan is.  Check out the pretty banner for more info!

• I have seen the very first draft of the print book of the Dragon's Hoard.  LT3 really does an amazing job putting these books together.  I am so impressed and happy with the result and I know you will be too.  The release date will either be 6/05/13 or 6/12/13 depending on how quickly everything makes it through the publishing process.  Either way, it will be gorgeous! 

The Dragon's Hoard Giveaway

The giveaway is closed.  Congratulations Cornelia and Snowy1677! 

~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:

1. One free electronic copy of Stealing the Dragon in the winner's preferred format.
2. 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

Blog Tour--Summer Michaels

For the final stop on my tour I visited Summer Michaels.  She was kind enough to ask me some very interesting questions about home and my writing.  I had a ton of fun answering all the questions and I feel they give a great bit of insight into my writing process and all the effort that had to go into the Dragon's Hoard for it to be as good as I feel it is. 

Check it out! http://summermichaels.blogspot.com/2013/02/meeting-mell.html


Thank you to everyone who has been following my blog tour so far.  Stealing the Dragon is for sale at LT3 right now.  Don't forget to enter the Dragon's Hoard Giveaway for your chance to win big! 

Blog Tour--Sasha Miller

Today's stop on my blog tour is with the lovely Sasha Miller.  She gave me the opportunity to talk about the stress and hard work that goes into publishing a book, particularly my first book Finding the Wolf.  The subsequent books in the series were easier to get published, but no less stressful.  I'm more than happy with the final product, but that first step was a bit of a doozy for me. 

Check it out: http://sashalmiller.livejournal.com/385697.html

Blog Tour--Megan Derr

Today my blog tour is stopping by to visit with the wonderful Megan Derr!  She's practically the expert on dragons at LT3, and I didn't want to step on any toes, so I decided to talk a little bit about the other main character in my book--a witch named Jerney.  I found it difficult to figure out what abilities and powers my witches would have in The Dragon's Hoard, especially since like dragons they have an endless history to explore, but I think I figured it out.

Read all about it on Megan's blog: http://maderr.livejournal.com/1606331.html

Blog Tour--K-Lee Klein

I've been asking everyone to tell me their favorite mythos about dragons and now it's my turn to reciprocate.  K-Lee Klein gave me an amazing opportunity on her blog to expound on the various dragon myths that have effected me and my writing and have influenced the creation of my dragons in the Dragon's Hoard Series. 

Check it out: http://chaosinthemoonlight.blogspot.com/2013/02/stealing-dragon-blog-tour-mell-eight.html?zx=dd722381c4b3e8de

Blog Tour--Joyfully Jay

Day two of my whirlwind blog tour finds me being welcomed by the wonderful Joyfully Jay!  The Dragon's Hoard Series was fun to write, but it was also challenging.  Dragons have such a varied history with so much beauty and power that I struggled quite a bit with figuring out how to write my own dragons.  Joyfully Jay was kind enough to give me a moment to expand on that process for all of you!

Please go check it out: http://joyfullyjay.com/2013/02/guest-post-and-giveaway-dragons-hoard-by-mell-eight.html

Blog Tour--Babes in Boyland

My blog tour to promote Stealing the Dragon has begun!  Today I'm visiting Babes in Boyland.  They were nice enough to give me the opportunity to talk about my most favorite main character ever, a little dragon named Tori.   Tori stole my heart from the very first moment I put him into print.  He's always happy and vivacious, with an eagerness to explore and experience new things, and I was helpless against his constant onslaught of cute.  Tori is easily my favorite character in the entire Dragon's Hoard Series and Babes in Boyland gave me the chance to explain why.

Check it out: http://mjandpiper.blogspot.com/2013/02/guest-post-stealing-dragon-by-mell-eight.html?zx=8d1535f034695cd4

Stealing the Dragon

Stealing the Dragon will arrive in stores tonight!  I am going on a blog tour and hosting a giveaway in celebration!

• Tell me all about your favorite dragon mythos as you enter to win a copy of Finding the Wolf or Stealing the Dragon!
• Follow me across the blogosphere as I guest post on some very wonderful blogs.  I'll be visiting Babes in Boyland tomorrow! 
• Then sit back and relax as you enjoy my brand new release, Stealing the Dragon! 

http://www.lessthanthreepress.com/books/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=92&products_id=447

News

1/17/13

• Stealing the Dragon is in the publisher's hands.  LT3 will have it ready for pre-order very soon!  I will be going on a blog tour to promote Stealing and the rest of the Dragon's Hoard Series starting in February.  More info to follow so stay tuned! 
  
• I've been working with LT3 to get the print version of my submission to Kiss Me at Midnight, Hadash Aviv, ready for publishing.  I expect it to come out sometime in early February, but those dates are subject to change.  I can't wait to see it, because I know it will be excellent! 

News for the New Year

Here's the great news for the New Year!

• As of 1/9/13, LT3's Kiss Me at Midnight anthology part 1 is out!!!  Please check out my submission: Hadash Aviv

  New beginnings come in many different forms.
Aviv's started with a bomb in Gaza and a friendly
American soldier who turned his life around. But
pomegranate trees only bloom in the spring and
aviv is a long way off. Can a chance meeting at a
new year's party finally bring Aviv's new beginning
into flower?

• On 2/6/13, book three of my Dragon's Hoard Series, Stealing the Dragon, will be out

  Stealing from a dragon's hoard is never a bright idea,
 but stealing from a baby dragon's hoard can lead to tears,
 sniffles,and smoke in the middle of a busy marketplace.

   Jerney, a witch who does work for a well-known thieves'
 guild,knows exactly who's to blame for the brazen theft.
 With no other choice in the matter, he quickly becomes
 entangled in trying to help the baby dragon. What he doesn't
 expect is that his own heart might get stolen in the process.

• I also have three more books hanging around LT3's editing boards:  My submission to their Rocking Hard Anthology, My Truest Love.  The fourth, and final, book in the Dragon's Hoard, Melting the Ice Witch is set to arrive in stores 6/4/13.  And, my newest book, Road to Revenge, has been accepted by LT3 as well!  Check out my Coming Soon section on my website for more info!  I'm hoping all three will be out this year.

• My final piece of news is that I have the cover for the print addition of The Dragon's Hoard.  This paperback book will be all four stories in the Dragon's Hoard series bound together into one delicious volume.  I have no idea when it will be out, only that it will be sometime after Melting the Ice Witch.  Isn't the cover beautiful!!

News

12/31/12

• This is my last post in 2012!  I hope everyone has a wonderful New Years celebration.  I'll see you again in 2013! 
  
• In just a few days my contribution to LT3's Kiss Me at Midnight story, Hadash Aviv, will be out.  It is currently available for pre-order.  Please check it out! 
  
• I am currently working on the final round of edits for Stealing the Dragon, book three of my Dragon's Hoard Series.  It's still my favorite book of the series and I'm actually having a difficult time with the edits because there is an entire wonderful scene I need to delete to maintain continuity.  It's hard to cut out something I love!  Check back here a few days after StD is out for a deleted scene! 

News

I have three new books arriving in stores this fall!

• The first book came out on Oct. 3rd (yesterday).  The second book in my Dragon's Hoard Series, Breaking the Shackles is another fun read with quirky dragons and some werewolves

  Separated and abused by the magi, twins Laine and Baine each swore to do whatever it took to break free and save the other. But when Baine arrives at the werewolf village prepared to rescue Laine and return home triumphant, he soon learns that any plan involving a dragon and a werewolf is bound to go awry.

• The next book is part of LT3's Halloween Rentboy Serial.  My contribution is titled The Jack O' Lantern's Grin and it will for sale on Oct. 31st.

  When Lex, Neero's brother and alpha, orders him to whore himself out to earn some money, Neero agrees. The needed cash will help their struggling pack. It's just sex, after all, and it's only for one night. But, once he meets the man he's supposed to be keeping company for an evening, Neero starts to think that maybe his night won't be so bad after all ...

• The third book I have coming out this fall is also a serial story.  Part of LT3's The Bestiary, Cleanly Wrong will is my fun and lighthearted contribution

  Rung is a half-breed orphan brownie who can't do anything right, much to the worry of his cleanliness teachers. When he runs away, Rung decides that he can resist the need to clean. Only, there is that one office that so desperately needs help...


There is the possibility of another story I've written coming out over New Years, but until I get an actual release date you'll have to remain in suspense!  Thanks for reading!

Finding the Wolf

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.

News: Dragon's Hoard Covers

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!