And the winners of the Snarkology Scavenger Hunt are:
Hunger Moon: Yvonne Daniels
The Mating Game: Jodie Volpert
Congratulations! Reba Rhynland is contacting winners to obtain mailing addys.
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Sunday, October 5, 2014
A Snarky Scavenger Hunt!
And the winners of the Snarkology Scavenger Hunt are:
Hunger Moon: Yvonne Daniels
The Mating Game: Jodie Volpert
Friday, August 29, 2014
Labor Day Weekend Sale...THE MATING GAME is 99 cents
THE MATING GAME IS 99 cents through the Labor Day weekend -- that's 83% off the usual retail price
Two males…two friends…a competition
for the right to claim The Heart of the Iron Stone Pack.
An alpha female at her core, Theresa
Sanchez struggles to protect her young daughter, but rivalries and politics create
volatility in the pack. As Theresa comes into heat, lust and need rule her
body. Her pack demands only the most virile male have her. How can she choose
only one mate when her body craves two—the virile beta and the man she loves?
Zachary Hunter will do anything to
take Theresa as his mate, even if it means killing his best friend. However,
Robert Blane is just as determined to ascend to Alpha. Both their beasts howl
to mark her flesh, but only one can survive to claim her.
But with enemies circling, they must
fight…for the pack, for Theresa, and for a future together.
Warning: Book contains wolf
shifters, pack politics, gritty fight scenes, offbeat humor, and sizzling
sexual adventures between a ménage of partners.
Available at:
A CAT'S TALE is 99 cents through 9/3 as part of a Kindle Countdown Deal...
Enslaved feline shifter, Josephine Young, has learned the hard way not to believe in anything or anyone—not men, not love, and certainly not the blood-sucking mistress who tossed her into the cage with the hungry beast she’d betrayed. But Josephine does what she must to survive, including tempting the dominant werewolf to give her more than promises.
Imprisoned for their blood, Jared and Josephine fight for survival and discover a passion that neither can walk away from. Can these two predators survive long enough to prove that cats and dogs can be more than enemies?
This book contains adult situations and explicit adult language.
Thursday, August 21, 2014
AWESOME #Giveaway ENTER NOW!! @MelissaSnark @WildRosePress
I'm taking part in a fantastic giveaway over at Paranormal Book Club.
Seers, Shifters, Golems, & Druids … oh my! Win these great Paranormal reads for your kids-are-back-in-school-TBR 
With summer almost over, start filling that Fall TBR now!
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Monday, August 18, 2014
Blocked!: Sharing the Misery || THE MATING GAME #amreading #eroticromance
Throughout my career, I've experienced periodic writer's block, the
same as many of my fellow authors. What interests me most about the phenomenon
is the commonalities–symptoms and cures. I actually experienced a pretty severe
block while I was working on my first draft of The Mating Game. Only then the book was titled "Heart of the
Wolf".
Somehow, my own frustration became a source of inspiration as the
hero, Zachary Hunter, a crime thriller author, copes with a severe case of
writer's block. As the story begins, the heroine finds him on her front
porch wearing nothing but an hideous orange dress...
“Oh, yes.” A smile
blossomed on her lips and she giggled at long last. “Are you going to tell me
how you wound up on my front porch in a dress?”
Zach cocked his head and
sighed. “I went running in the woods last night to clear my head.”
Theresa stared with an
arched brow. “Writer’s block again?”
“I haven’t written a word
in days.”
As the story progresses, Zach experiences Blank
Page Syndrome.
The pristine white page of Zach’s
word processor formed a literary desert across the computer screen. He started
a sentence, reworded it, and reworked it again. He composed a second sentence,
left it incomplete, and began the third. In the end, he deleted the entire
paragraph and returned to staring at the blank page.
He discusses his plot with his editor...
“I said,” she gritted out,
“that I don’t buy Wesley’s actions in chapter twelve. Frankly, I feel it’s out
of character for him to shoot McTavish, especially considering how long they’ve
been friends…”
And the heroine...
“Theresa, the woman had the
nerve to tell me that Wesley can’t shoot McTavish because it’s not in
character.” He sprang to his feet, his outrage fueling a violent gesticulation
of his arms.
Theresa gasped. “Wesley
shot McTavish?”
“Yes.” His brow knit and
confusion replaced some of his outrage. Absently, Zach removed his cuff links
and set them on the dresser. Then he unbuttoned the remaining buttons on his
shirt and shed the garment.
Theresa sputtered. “Oh,
Zach, no. Wesley can’t shoot McTavish! They’re partners. They’re like brothers.
It wouldn’t be right.”
And the heroine's six-year-old daughter...
Isabel
pouted but pursued it no further. Eventually, she asked, “Have you figured out
who
killed the taxi driver yet?”
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He
grunted. “I think so.” Then, “No, I’ve no bloody idea.”
“I think
it was his wife.”
Zach
stared at the girl’s dark mane of hair as it lifted from her shoulders. He
waited until she swung back and asked, “How do you figure?”
“Because,
it’s always the wife or husband. You told me so yourself. It was the wife in
your last book—Abandon All Hope.”
And eventually he does break the block! Yeah!
Theresa stepped out of his
way, coming to a stop beside Zach. She glanced at his fingers, which hung
suspended above the keyboard. She could almost see the river of words rushing
through his head. He chased the wording of a sentence, tossing various
phrasings through his thoughts, and then made his choice. His fingers flew
again.
Robert waited and watched,
expecting a response.
Theresa’s finger poked his
bicep. “Zach!”
He stopped typing and
glanced up. “Sorry, I finally broke through my writer’s block.”
“That much is obvious,”
Theresa said with an arched brow.
So there you go. Writer's block doesn't have to be endured alone. You can share your misery with your characters. :-)
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Fantastic 4-Star review from Got Romance! Reviews || THE MATING GAME #erotic #romance
This story really spoke to me. My heart ached for Theresa as she tried to do all she could as a mom for her daughter while being taunted by her higher pack members. When Theresa finally decides she's had enough and starts pushing back and challenging some of the other women in the pack, I teared up and cheered her on. While she is fighting for her position in the pack, Theresa and Zach's love story takes off. I loved how unsure they both are of the other's feelings and the chemistry they have is quite flammable. This book doesn't have a lot of explicit sex scenes, it just doesn't need it. The twist at the end is a pleasant surprise. Leave it to Theresa to think outside of the box.
~Lexi 8/1/14
Monday, July 14, 2014
State of the Snarkology: ARe Bestseller List & Two Giveaways
I've two giveaways running right now. The first is a Goodreads Giveaway for three signed paperback copies of THE MATING GAME.
Enter here: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/enter_choose_address/96771-the-mating-game
There's also my July Rafflecopter for a Diamond Candle - Blackberry Raspberry Vanilla Ring Candle.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
I hope everyone is having a great summer! Leave a comment and tell me what you've been up to. :-)
Thursday, July 10, 2014
All Romance Ebook's Bestseller List: THE MATING GAME
I received the following email today regarding The Mating Game:
Congratulations! The Mating Game by Melissa Snark has just hit the Allromance.com Bestseller List! We've attached our ARe Bestseller graphic for your use.
This is so incredibly cool because it's the first time I've ever made any sort of bestseller list. And now back to our regularly scheduled programing.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
THE MATING GAME by Melissa Snark || Book Tour & Giveaway
Two males…two friends…a competition for the right to claim The Heart of the Iron Stone Pack.
An alpha female at her core, Theresa Sanchez struggles to protect her young daughter, but rivalries and politics create volatility in the pack. As Theresa comes into heat, lust and need rule her body. Her pack demands only the most virile male have her. How can she choose only one mate when her body craves two—the virile beta and the man she loves?
Zachary Hunter will do anything to take Theresa as his mate, even if it means killing his best friend. However, Robert Blane is just as determined to ascend to Alpha. Both their beasts howl to mark her flesh, but only one can survive to claim her.
But with enemies circling, they must fight…for the pack, for Theresa, and for a future together.
Warning: Book contains wolf shifters, pack politics, gritty fight scenes, offbeat humor, and sizzling sexual adventures between a ménage of partners.
Available at:
2 CONTESTS!
- Melissa Snark is published with The Wild Rose Press & as an Indie author with five unique titles: A CAT'S TALE, THE MATING GAME, LEARNING TO FLY, THE CHILD THIEF, HUNGER MOON.
- Her Loki's Wolves series includes THE CHILD THIEF, HUNGER MOON AND BATTLE CRY (to be released in 2014).
- She lives in the San Francisco bay area with her husband, three children and a glaring of cats.
- She is a professional cat herder and unrepentant satirist who blogs about books and writing on The Snarkology.
Connect with Melissa Snark:
Email: melissasnark at gmail.com
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