City of Lights Featured @ Because Reading is Better Than Real Life!

25 Monday Nov 2013

Posted by Melika Dannese Lux in Author Spotlight, Book Spotlight, Excerpts, Fun Stuff, News

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A colossal thank you to Michelle for featuring City of Lights on her wonderful blog! To find out how Ilyse’s story was born from a song, and to read a special “backstage” excerpt, just click on the screen capture above.

Enjoy! 😀

All the best,

P. S. And don’t forget to keep in touch!

Corcitura visits the Emerald Isle!

04 Monday Nov 2013

Posted by Melika Dannese Lux in Articles, Book Spotlight, Corcitura Feature, Fun Stuff, News, Updates

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It’s official. My vampires have gone international! How about that? 😉 A HUGE thank you to the lovely and talented Emma Meade for featuring Corcitura today! To learn more about what inspired Corcitura, how I mapped out and created a 700 page “startling new take on the vampire mythos,” and also what made Emma say that my featured post was probably “her favourite” so far on her blog, just click on the link below!

http://emmameade.com/2013/11/04/guest-post-by-melika-dannese-lux-author-of-corcitura/

And be sure to read the comments, too! They’re fantastic! 😀

All the best,

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