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A new interview with Mel has been posted! You can read it here and find all about her goings on with Melany, Marissa, and Melissa.

Thursday Thirteen

13 things Mel loves about summer 1. My children are home. Yes, I love having my all my children around. 2. Ice cream. Well, I love ice cream all year, but I partially love it in summer when you have to eat it fast before it melts. 3. Corn on the cob. Oh, mercy…sweat Indiana corn is so good! 4. Baseball. Yes, I’m a huge fan! 5. Boating. I love flying across a lake the wind whipping my hair back away from my face… 6. Vacations, Okay, well, vacations are fun all year long. But, I love traveling with the family and making memories. 7. Tomatoes. I love to eat home grown tomatoes with a dash of salt. 8. Watermelon. Yum! I’ll have another slice please. 9. Fireflies. They’re my favorite bug. 10. Sitting outside on my porch. Well, I love to do this in the spring and fall, too. But, there’s just something about doing this in summertime. 11. Sleeping late. LOL…or at least dreaming about it. 12. Picnics. I love picnics! I’ve always loved picnics! 13. Family gatherings. Graduations. Weddings. Reunions. Cookouts. Any occasion that gets family and friends together. Life is about making memories. Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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All Hallow's Ball

We went to the local Borders last night. I must say it was neat seeing so many people gathered to celebrate a book coming out. A lot of them dressed up, which was rather cool. My youngest kept saying, "There's Harry Potter." LOL.

I wish everyone who has it, happy reading. And NO SPOILERS. LOL I'm avoiding all news stories until I get a copy and read it.

Lany

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Things I love about Harry Potter by Lany In honor of the release this weekend, which I’m waiting for like everyone else. 1. It made kids who wouldn’t otherwise read, read. Like the series or hate it, it brought reading to a lot people. A friend of mine commented about seeing kids reading HP at the pool. Dragging books with them everywhere. Not something you see a lot. 2. It’s Harry’s friendship strengths that help him prevail. He’s not “alone.” 3. It’s the ultimate geeks versus the “cool” kids’ story. 4. Hermione. She’s so smart and passionate about everything. 5. The big bad of Voldemort is really really bad. He scares me! 6. Ron. Flawed and ultimately loyal, he’s the perfect friend for Harry 7. The hint of romance. From Ron and Hermione to Ginny and Harry to Nymphadora Tonks and Remus Lupin. 8. That love holds magical powers. Harry’s mother in defending him. 9. Like it or love it, JK Rowling has overcome a lot of odds to get her series published and it’s changed a whole lot about the world really. A friend told me that Rowling once created a word for her series. Looked it up and it wasn’t real word, had no entries. Looked it up after her book came out, and there were thousands now for this single word. 10. Strong secondary characters. Neville Longbottom in particular has really become a stand out, sticking by Harry even when others do not. Remus Lupin is another one who captures his scenes. And of course, Dumbledore. 11. Magic. How fascinating is a world where magic is real? Where there are schools to train magical persons. 12. The development of the books fascinates me. They definitely seem like they are arranged so that the reader grows with them. The intricacies of the plot increase with each book. 13. Reading it. I get sucked into the books and don’t want them to end. Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1.

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We are just bouncy to announce

Torc's Salvation came in third in the futuristic/sci-fi/fantasy category of the 2006 Passionate Plume!

Dances of joy have stretched from the MidWest to the East Coast!

Congrats to all the winners and finalists.

Mel & Lany

Thursday Thirteen

13 books at the top of Mel’s to-be-read pile 1. No Sanctuary by Richard Laymon (I swear I’m going to finish this one soon!) 2. Promises Linger by Sarah McCarty 3. ‘Tween Heaven and Hell by Sam Cheever 4. Making Chase by Lauren Dane 5. Wild, Wicked, Wanton by Jaci Burton 6. Winter’s Daughter by JC Wilder 7. Raintree Inferno by Linda Howard 8. Into the Storm by Suzanne Brockmann 9. The Dream Hunter by Sherrilyn Kenyon 10. Male Call by Denise A. Agnew 11. The Wolf’s Heart by Jenna Leigh 12. Scandalous Lovers by Robin Schone 13. Season of Seduction by Melany Logen, Lani Aames, Rebecca Airies, Cheyenne MrCray, Megan Kerans, and Charlotte Boyett-Conpo (I’ve got to read the others’ contributions!) Now all I need is spare time to read! Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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Looking for a new tote?

Looking for a jazzy one to spice up your collection? Look no further than entering our contest!

One lucky entrant will be winning the tote pictured above.

All you have to do is answer the question, What is Mista’s favorite job? The answer can be found by reading the excerpt to Viking’s Pledge, found here:

Email the answer by July 31st to melany_logen@yahoo.com to be entered. See our website http://www.melanylogen.com/ for more details.

Mel & Lany

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Heroes I adore (A mix of books, TV, movies) by Lany 1. I’m going to lump our heroes all in here. Torc, Raynor, Law, Miguel, Gram… Not to mention the heroes that Mel (Warwick, Lash, Alric and more) and I (Rojo, Orion, Balt, Nick and more) write under other names. They are all yummy *G* 2. Ramiel from A Lady’s Tutor. I love the emotion behind every thing he does and his patience with Elizabeth. *dreamy sigh* 3. Draven from Master of Desire. A tortured soul, yet he’s everything that Emily’s ever wanted. 4. Julian from Fantasy Lover. A man who’ll bring do anything you want, yet can’t reach pleasure himself. Another tortured soul. I love the library scene. Enough said. 5. Simon from Midsummer's Knight in Where’s my Hero. I fell in love with Simon in Master of Desire. I love his story! (Ask friends about the man I saw in the grocery store who looked exactly as I pictured Simon!) 6. Kyrian from Night’s Pleasures. The epitome of mad, bad and immortal. Yet, he took in Nick and let Amanda put chinks in his armor. 7. Mal from Firefly. I can’t say enough about Malcolm Reynolds. He lives outside the rules, yet has his own moral code. 8. Oz from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Yeah, when everyone else loved Angel, I liked Oz. Such a nice guy with a wild streak. 9. Chris from This is all I ask. Gruff, with secrets, he becomes all Gill can ask for in a man. Gotta love a man who will let down his pride for his woman. 10. Daniel Jackson from Stargate SG-1. Is smart sexy? Oh yeah. 11. Gabriel from Gabriel’s Woman. Does a dark angel deserve love? You bet. And everything he’s ever wanted and more. 12. Adam Black from The Immortal Highlander. Playful and wicked, yet a mortal woman brings about the biggest change ever in a hero. 13. Jack Callaghan from While you were sleeping. What kind a man brings his family to propose? When the girl is Lucy, the best kind. *dreamy sigh* Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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Happy 4th of July!

Mel & Lany