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12 Days of Fantasy for Christmas 2019!

December 2, 2019blog tour, business, giveaway, my novelsMelissa

It’s that time of year again! I’m thrilled to be a part of this blog tour with 9 other fabulous authors, and I hope you’ll enjoy getting to know them and their books. Also part of the tour is a giveaway for an Amazon Fire tablet and a $50 Amazon eGift Card, perfect for stocking up on holiday reads!

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On Tour with Prism Book Tours

12 Days of Fantasy for Christmas We’re excited to be sharing books from ten fantasy authors with you this holiday season! Each day a different author and book or series will be featured. There is also a fabulous giveaway! If you’re a fantasy fan, join us on this tour! Tour Schedule (Posts go live on the day they’re scheduled.) December 1st: Launch December 2nd: Rebecca Belliston – Heart of Red, Blood of Blue December 3rd: Morgan L. Busse – Flight of the Raven December 4th: Jes Drew – Tales of Parallel Worlds December 5th: Ronie Kendig – Brand of Light December 6th: Alisha Klapheke – Fate of Dragons December 7th: Jessica Leake – Through the White Wood December 8th: Belle Malory – Electric Skies December 9th: Melissa McShane – Burning Bright December 10th: Jennifer Silverwood – Blackbriar Cove December 11th: Melissa Wright – Shadow and Stone December 12th: Grand Finale Books on Tour

Blogs Participating ACME Teen Books – Kids and Teens Too! Andi’s Book Reviews Angel’s Guilty Pleasures Baroness’ Book Trove Beauty in the Binding Better than Rubies Candrel’s Crafts, Cooks, and Characters Christy’s Cozy Corners Daughter of Increase FaithLaneAuthor Hallie Reads Heidi Reads… J. L. Mbewe Jessica Belmont Jorie Loves A Story Library Lady’s Kid Lit Locks, Hooks and Books My Life Loves and Passion Nicole’s Book Musings Paper Ink & Lizard Paulette’s Papers Reading Is My SuperPower Remembrancy The Rustic Reading Gal Wishful Endings Tour Giveaway 1 winner will receive an Amazon Fire Tablet and a $50 Amazon eGift Card Open internationally (as long as winner is eligible to receive prizes) Ends December 16, 2019 ENTER HERE

Release day–RIDER OF THE CROWN!

October 22, 2015blog tour, giveaway, my novels, writingadventure, books, fantasy, Rider of the Crown, romance, Tremontane, writingMelissa

Release day! I’m so excited for people to read RIDER OF THE CROWN. You can purchase it for the Kindle here , in print here, and at other retailers very soon.

I’m also having a Rafflecopter giveaway for an ebook of RIDER OF THE CROWN plus a $25 Amazon gift card to celebrate. It ends October 27, so enter soon!

On tour with Prism Book Tours.

Release Day Blitz for

Rider of the Crown

By Melissa McShane

We’re spreading the word about this newest fantasy release with an

exclusive excerpt and giveaway. Read more and enter to win below!

Excerpt from Rider of the Crown

Imogen, warrior of the Kirkellan tribes, marries the King of their long-time enemy the Ruskalder. Her obedience is the price of her people’s safety, but she can be pushed only so far:

Hrovald slammed his fist down on the high table. “You will do as I command!”

Imogen stared the King down. Her fear for Dorenna and for Elspeth had drained her ability to fear anything else. “Think again, husband,” she said softly. “You have no right to force me. I am your wife because I choose to be. I follow your rules because I choose to do so. You may think of me as a Ruskalder wife, but I swore oath to a Kirkellan husband, and no Kirkellan husband has the right to insist I not follow my conscience when someone’s life is at stake. So, husband, I intend to return to that room and continue caring for Elspeth North, and you should think very carefully about how far you’re willing to go to stop me.”

Hrovald glared furiously at her. His fingers curled into a fist, and briefly Imogen remembered the treaty, and the Kirkellan, and Ruskalder warriors slaughtering her people. If she didn’t back down, what might he decide to do? Enough, she thought. I’m not going to be a hostage anymore. If he breaks the treaty, it’s on his head, and we Kirkellan will just have to endure. As we always do. She straightened her spine. She wasn’t some frail Ruskalder woman. She was a warrior of the Kirkellan, and she would show this man no fear.

Rider of the Crown

(The Crown of Tremontane, #2)

by Melissa McShane

Adult Fantasy

Paperback & ebook, 385 Pages

October 22nd 2015 by Night Harbor Publishing

Imogen, warrior of the Kirkellan tribes, has never wanted to be anything else. But when the long war between the Kirkellan and the country of Ruskald ends, the terms of the peace treaty require Imogen to be married to the vicious King of Ruskald for five years. Confined to his freezing city, forbidden to fight, Imogen sees nothing but darkness in her future—until the arrival of Elspeth North, heir to the Crown of Tremontane, brings three countries to the brink of war and sets Imogen free.Now, sent to be the ambassador of her people to Tremontane, Imogen faces new challenges as she struggles to maintain her warrior’s identity in a world of glittering ballrooms and foreign customs. As a diplomat, Imogen discovers skills she never knew she had—as well as a forbidden attraction to the handsome and charismatic King Jeffrey North. But when war once again threatens not only Tremontane but her own people, Imogen must decide: is she the warrior, the diplomat—or something greater?

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Also in the Series

Servant of the Crown

(The Crown of Tremontane, #1)

by Melissa McShane

Adult Fantasy Paperback & ebook, 405 Pages

July 15th 2015 by Night Harbor Publishing

Alison Quinn, Countess of Waxwold, is content with her bookish life—until she’s summoned to be a lady-in-waiting to the Queen of Tremontane’s mother for six months. Even the prospect of access to the Royal Library doesn’t seem enough to make up for her sacrifice, but Alison is prepared to do her service to the Crown. What she’s not prepared for is Prince Anthony North, Queen Zara’s playboy brother, who’s accustomed to getting what he wants—including the Countess of Waxwold.

When the fallout from an unfortunate public encounter throws the two of them together, Alison has no interest in becoming the Prince’s next conquest. But as the weeks pass, Alison discovers there’s more to Anthony than she—or he—realized, and their dislike becomes friendship, and then something more—until disaster drives Alison away, swearing never to return.

Then Alison is summoned by the Queen again, this time to serve as Royal Librarian. A threat to Tremontane’s government, with her treasured Library at stake, draws Alison into the conflict…and into contact with Anthony once more. Can they work together to save the Royal Library and Tremontane? And can she open her heart to love again?

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Melissa McShane grew up a nomad, following her family all over the United States, and ended up living in the shadow of the Wasatch Mountains with her husband, four kids, and three very needy cats. Her love of reading was always a constant during those uncertain years, and her love of writing grew out of that. She wrote reviews and critical essays for many years before turning to fiction, and was surprised at how much she liked it. She loves the fantasy genre and how it stretches the imagination.

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Blitz Giveaway

$25 Amazon Gift Card & ebook of Rider of the Crown Open internationally

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Blog Tour: T.N. Payne and BEYOND THE WAIL

October 12, 2015blog tourMelissa

Today I’m a stop on the Xchyler blog tour for the new paranormal short story anthology Beyond the Wail! My guest post today is an interview with T.N. Payne.

T.N. Payne is the embodiment of science and fiction, usually spending her days in Dallas as a Research Assistant and her nights reading, staring at her computer or procrastinating (usually involving the previous two). A perpetual night owl, when she isn’t mumbling to herself about needing sleep and coffee, you’ll find her hunched over her writing notebook. Her dream is to publish at least one book in every category and to write meaningful, tear-at-your-heart-strings novels. Though it requires killing her eardrums from the loud, constant stream of music needed to focus. Her first short story, “Dead Man Hocking,” will make its debut with Xchyler Publishing.

How did you come up with the title “Dead Man Hocking”?

Funny thing is, I came up with the title first before I wrote my story. I remember I was thinking about dead men during a break at work -don’t ask me why my train of thought went there because I couldn’t tell you. Then I just had a light bulb moment on the contents of my story and the rest as they say was history.

What is your writing drive? The power that keeps you going when your writing gets difficult?

A lot of things drive my writing but one is when my head and heart feel there’s a story that absolutely needs to be told. Another is an inner fire that burns and yearns to affect the world with my writing just like others have done for me. Both of these forces of nature are not to be ignored and so it forces me to sit back down and keep trying, despite the roadblock between my brain and my fingers.

How does writing impact other parts of your life?

For one, it helps me deal with my emotions. I tend to get stuck in my head sometimes and writing provides a release so I can rejoin the world. Another thing is that it’s therapeutic and relaxing. I put everything I have into my words until I’m left exhausted, which is probably one of the only ways an insomniac like me can get a few hours of sleep.

What activities best give your brain a break? How do you unwind?

Music. It works every time. All I need is to lay down and quietly sing along to my favorite oldies playing on Pandora.

What is your advice to writers?

Take a chance. No matter how bad you think your writing might be, to someone else it may be amazing and/or comforting. I never would’ve thought “Dead Man Hocking” would be published. I spent the entire time going crazy while I was waiting to hear back, thinking the story was awful and shouldn’t have been exposed to the world. But it turned out to be all in my head. So my advice is to take a chance. That tiny act of bravery can cause a domino effect and change your life more than you would ever expect. Like it did mine.

Find T.N. Payne on
www.tnpayne.com
tnicolepayne.blogspot.com
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And keep following the blog tour in upcoming days:

Book Release Blog Tour

Featured Author: Danielle E. Shipley
	Saturday, October 10, 2015 Are you Afraid of the Dark? John’s Writing Spreading the Writer’s Word
Featured Author: Alex McGilvery
	Sunday, October 11, 2015 Ash Krafton: Emotion Between the Lines Scott E. Tarbet, Author Writer’s Law of Motion
Featured Author: T.N. PAYNE
	Monday, October 12, 2015 Melissa McShane, Author Sarah’s Secret Stash Notes from Author Ginger C. Mann
Featured Author: Ginger C. Mann
	Tuesday, October 13, 2015 L.K. McIntosh J S Brown Fairies & Pirates
Featured Author: L.K. McIntosh
	Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Rampant Games Scotty Watty Doodle All The Day Terra Luft — View From the Crystal Ball
Featured Author: Jay Barnson
	Thursday, October 15, 2015 A Storyteller’s Journey Creativity from Chaos Christine Haggerty
Featured Author: A. F. Stewart
	Friday, October 16, 2015 Tales by Julie Perpetual Chaos of a Wandering Mind Anna Winter
Featured Author: Amanda Banker
	Saturday, October 17, 2015 Sebastian Bendix Alex Campbell Semi Short chic
Featured Author: Julie Barnson
	Sunday, October 18, 2015 The Ink Caster The Road to Nowhere
Featured Author: Sebastian Bendix
	Monday, October 19, 2015 The J. Aurel Guay Archive :DandiFluff…
Featured Author: Tirzah Duncan
	Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Alex McGilvery’s World A.M.Harte
Featured Author: F.M. Longo
	Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Ever On Word The Cult of Me

Blog tour ends today!

September 13, 2015blog tour, giveaway, my novelsblogging, reading, romance, Servant of the Crown, writingMelissa

Today is the grand finale of my book blog tour! Make sure you scroll to the bottom to enter a Rafflecopter giveaway for copies of each of these books–I’m really pleased to be in such good company!

On tour with Prism Book Tours.

It’s the Fantasy Prism Tour Grand Finale for
Spindle
By W.R. Gingell
Servant of the Crown
By Melissa McShane
The Frey Saga
By Melissa Wright

If you love fantasy, we hope you enjoyed the exclusive content shared on the tour.
If you didn’t get a chance to check out each book and their stops now…

Spindle
by W.R. Gingell
NA Fantasy
Paperback & ebook, 300 Pages
August 10th 2015

She’s not a princess . . . but then, he’s no prince.

Polyhymnia is deep in enchanted sleep. High in a tower, behind an impenetrable barrier of magical thorns, she sleeps, dreams, and falls ever deeper into her curse.

Woken by a kiss, Poly finds herself in an alien world where three hundred years have passed and everyone she has ever known is dead. Luck, the enchanter who woke her, seems to think she is the princess. Understandable, since he found her asleep on the princess’ bed, in the royal suite, and dressed in the princess’ clothes.

Who cursed Poly? Why is someone trying to kill her and Luck? Why can’t she stop falling asleep?

And why does her hair keep growing?

Sometimes breaking the curse is just the beginning of the journey.

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“What If…” Guest Post @ Mythical Book s

With Spindle my what if? was what if Sleeping Beauty wasn’t actually the princess? From that first little seedling of what if? I also ended up with what if she slept for more than three hundred years instead of one hundred? I was fascinated with the thought of how much life would have changed for her. Language would have evolved and passed her by, her loved ones and family would almost certainly be dead, and both the political and social aspects of life would have changed completely.

More at Mythical Books.

W.R. Gingell is a Tasmanian author who lives in a house with a green door. She spends her time reading, drinking an inordinate amount of tea, and slouching in front of the fire to write. Like Peter Pan, she never really grew up, and is still occasionally to be found climbing trees.

Website – Goodreads – Twitter

Servant of the Crown
(The Crown of Tremontane, #1)
by Melissa McShane
Adult Fantasy
Paperback & ebook, 405 Pages
July 15th 2015 by Night Harbor Publishing

Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Book Depository

Exclusive Excerpt @ Brooke Blogs

“Without thinking, Alison whipped her hand out of his grasp and brought it around hard to slap the Prince’s face. The sound of her bare palm striking his cheek carried unnaturally far in the crowded, overfull ballroom. The dancers nearest them stopped to stare, and their stillness spread outward until half the floor was occupied by unmoving figures. The music went ragged and then stumbled to a halt. The Prince stood with his hand pressed to his cheek, his eyes wide and unblinking in surprise. Alison felt her breath coming in short, quick pants that left her dizzy…”

More at Brooke Blogs.

Melissa McShane

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The Frey Saga
by Melissa Wright
YA/NA Fantasy
Paperback & ebook, 779 pages
February 1st 2013

This collection includes The Frey Saga Book I: Frey, Book II: Pieces of Eight, the short story Molly, and Book III: Rise of the Seven.

Unaware she’s been bound from using magic, Frey leads a small, miserable life in the village where she’s sent after the death of her mother. But a tiny spark ignites a fury of changes and she’s suddenly being hunted by council and forced to rely on strangers for protection. But the farther she strays from home, the more her magic and forgotten memories return and she starts to suspect the band of strangers are not what they seem. They help her find her rightful place and destroy the bonds, but securing her future might be more than she can do with magic alone.

Amazon – Barnes & Noble

Exclusive Excerpt of book I, Frey, & Sneak Peek of book IV, Venom and Steel @ Beck Valley Books

“The library was chaos. Books and pages, precious scrolls and ancient casting ledgers strewn over the wood plank floor. I’d never seen this room molested by their madness and the shock of it had me stumbling to a standstill. They had lost all regard for it, broken their own rules. They were a wild people, but they did have at least some barriers.

If there was one thing the fey respected, it was knowledge.”

More at Beck Valley Books.

Melissa Wright is the author of the Frey Saga and Descendants Series. She is currently working on the next book, but when not writing can be found collecting the things she loves at Goodreads and Pinterest.

Website – Blog – Goodreads – Twitter – Pinterest – Instagram

Tour Giveaway

$30 Amazon Gift Card (INT)
Signed copy of Spindle (Us only)
Print copy of Servant of the Crown (US only)
Ebook of The Frey Saga (INT)
Ends September 18th

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Book Release Blog Tour

Featured Author: Danielle E. Shipley

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Featured Author: Alex McGilvery

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Featured Author: T.N. PAYNE

Monday, October 12, 2015

Featured Author: Ginger C. Mann

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Featured Author: L.K. McIntosh

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Featured Author: Jay Barnson

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Featured Author: A. F. Stewart

Friday, October 16, 2015

Featured Author: Amanda Banker

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Featured Author: Julie Barnson

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Featured Author: Sebastian Bendix

Monday, October 19, 2015

Featured Author: Tirzah Duncan

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Featured Author: F.M. Longo

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

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