tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53366859352518081952024-03-12T22:39:50.403-07:00Melody Anne Books, Blogs, and Big IdeasMelody Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661158847380768923noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336685935251808195.post-8977423973108747322023-07-11T09:04:00.000-07:002023-07-11T09:04:01.169-07:00Jasmine's Homecoming Release Week!<p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333px;">It's release week! The long awaited story of Jasmine is book 3 of The Anderson Heirs series and releases this Thursday, July 13th! It has been a busy month, let me tell you! We are working on one of the coolest projects EVER at the moment and it will launch in August. Thank you to everyone who has helped out...you know who you are! </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333px;">Love - Melody Anne</span></p>Melody Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661158847380768923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336685935251808195.post-91846288812766867632023-06-29T06:40:00.001-07:002023-06-29T06:40:07.735-07:00Feeling Inspired!<p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333px;">Book Bonanza 2023 was a huge success this year! I love this conference because every time I leave, I feel so inspired, thankful, and connected to the reading and writing community. After conference season, the creativity seems to pour out of me, so much so that I can't keep up! Its frustrating because I have writing deadlines....but all I really want to do is work on new and exciting projects for you guys! The good news is that I'm almost done with said deadlines and I can start to dive new stuff soon! </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333px;">PSA Jasmine's Homecoming releases on July 13, 2023!</span></p>Melody Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661158847380768923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336685935251808195.post-83904402843417933332023-06-20T13:29:00.001-07:002023-06-20T13:29:32.632-07:00<h4 class="gr-h4" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; margin: 12px 0px;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/23813329-book-bonanza-the-book-lovers-event-of-the-year" style="color: #00635d; text-decoration: none;">Book Bonanza-The Book lovers event of the year!</a></h4><div class="body mediumText u-marginBottomSmall" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 12px;">My flight has been delayed by 9 hours so far and I'll I'm trying to do is get to Book Bonanza to see each and every one of you! I'm so excited for this trip that this delay is almost unbearable! If you happen to see me in the airport, take pity on my soul! Its been a LONG day! <br /><br />In other news, here's a fun fact for you! Did you know that banging your head against a wall for one hour burns 150 calories?! HA! Today alone, I've theoretically burned 1,350 calories here at the airport waiting for my plan! HA! The more you know! 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I'm SO looking forward to this event! I'm curious if any of you are going to be there this year! Message me HERE if you are! I love putting faces to names and meeting fans in person! Love, Melody Anne</span></p><p><span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-size: 13.333333px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdWaq-KH67El2ml9GBppYvg5vIhwVeKe9UWmd7IQuPvVZLxs_mRabZdR9mwNqrA4KhH7qV-zr1HTkT5scMa9GpG0UfmaRdD858W4PTPWN6rvjSR3xiGZUnmWMttWLiwNC2zOInd6nQeTyos7vi1ZJKcUIsh-IuTn2I00USU5vr-yuE0S9D5BG6uK_/s2048/0B7E162A-B8E7-4768-8F99-E68468D8CCAE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdWaq-KH67El2ml9GBppYvg5vIhwVeKe9UWmd7IQuPvVZLxs_mRabZdR9mwNqrA4KhH7qV-zr1HTkT5scMa9GpG0UfmaRdD858W4PTPWN6rvjSR3xiGZUnmWMttWLiwNC2zOInd6nQeTyos7vi1ZJKcUIsh-IuTn2I00USU5vr-yuE0S9D5BG6uK_/w150-h200/0B7E162A-B8E7-4768-8F99-E68468D8CCAE.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div><span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; 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I cried, yelled, and laughed while writing it. Warning, it does deal with abuse which is very personal to me. I hope I showed how we can rise up from a start that's less than idyllic. I know I did. I changed my life. Here's the Prologue and Chapter One for you to try out :) I can't wait for the first conference this year!! I miss your faces!</p><p>With love, Melody :) </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><h1 style="break-after: avoid; color: #2f5496; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; font-weight: normal; margin: 12pt 0in 0in; text-align: center;"><a name="_Toc118059102"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Prologue</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I feel nothing as I look at the man on the floor at my feet. Have you ever truly heard silence before? I know this is a weird thing to ask, but really, have you ever actually heard silence? It’s such an odd sound . . . and yes, it’s a sound. If it weren’t, horror movies wouldn’t do as well as they do. We’re so used to constant noise surrounding us that it’s both eerie and unmistakable when there’s an absence of sound.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> The knife is clutched in my hand, and I look at it with an odd sort of detachment as blood slowly trickles down the shining silver blade. My gaze follows a trail of blood on the smooth silver surface. It doesn't drop in a straight line but makes a zigzag pattern on the two-inch wide blade until it reaches the sharp tip. The beads of blood pool for an endless second before falling from the edge in a single drop.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I watch in slow motion as the droplet of blood descends.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Splash. It hits the pool of blood already on the floor. A small ripple occurs, then smooths out before another drop splatters on top of the first. The sound is oddly soothing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> A moan interrupts my peace. I turn and my gaze travels up the legs, past the torso, and to the face of the man I call . . . father. His dark brown eyes blink at me as his mouth gapes open. He tries to speak, but he can’t . . . his vocal cords have been severed. He sort of looks like a fish out of water, his mouth opening and closing . . . fear and realization present in his eyes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Sound returns as I hear sirens in the distance. Should I run? Why? I don't want to run. I don’t want to hide anymore. I don’t want to live this life. I've lived in this hell for fourteen years . . . well, at least I think I’ve lived for fourteen years. I only remember the past nine. The first time my father hurt me I was five years old, and every day since then . . . I remember the branding on my shoulder . . . I remember it all.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “You can’t hurt me anymore,” I tell him.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> He opens his mouth again. The blood on the floor oozes toward my white sneakers, already stained crimson. I step back. I don’t want to stand in his blood, not out of morals . . . never out of morals. He’s made me bleed before; it’s fitting for it to be his blood on me now. This time I’ve made him bleed . . . this time it’s his blood on my hands instead of my blood on his. I wasn’t cruel like he’s been . . . I simply protected myself from him . . . I finally said enough is enough.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> The sirens draw closer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Tires screech to a halt, then I hear the sound of feet moving outside the massive front doors of my home. I don’t move. There’s a fist pounding against the door as red and blue lights stream through the enormous front windows of the vast mansion in the McLean neighborhood in Washington, D.C.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “Police! We’re coming in!” a voice shouts. I still don’t move.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> There’s an ear-piercing sound as something smashes against the thick, ten-foot-tall doors. They are hit again . . . and one of them flies open, slamming against the window beside it, glass shattering. I stare at the chaos as men surge into the substantial front foyer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I’m still holding the bloody knife. I don’t know if my father is still alive and attempting to make sounds. I'm focused on the armed men rushing toward me. You’d think I'd be afraid, but I'm not. I’m so used to pain that nothing scares me anymore. I can’t remember the last time I cried . . . I believe I’m broken . . . that I’ve been broken for a very long time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “Drop the weapon,” a man shouts.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I don’t move. I don’t drop the knife, but I don’t hold it up in defense. I stand and wait to see what will happen next. It’s like I'm watching this happen instead of being present in the moment. Will they shoot me? Would that make this better? I can’t be saved. I’ve asked before, and no one will save me. This is the only way to be free.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “Drop the weapon,” a man shouts again.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I don’t even realize I do as he demands, but then I look down in surprise as the bloody knife clatters against the blood-soaked marble floor.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Interesting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I’m so used to being told what to do that I can’t stop myself from obeying. If I live, will this always be who I am? Somehow, that thought repulses me more than anything else that’s happened.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Before I have time to blink, arms grip me. I know the feeling of being grabbed quite well. My arms are thrust behind my back and the familiar steel of handcuffs latch around my small wrists and tighten. I feel no pain as they cut into my flesh. I know how to ignore the pain and take myself to another place in my mind as I’m abused.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I look at my father one last time as two men grip me, one on either side. I smile when I realize my father is still looking at me . . . but his gaze is void. There's no longer life in those cruel brown irises of his.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> He’s dead.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> My father is dead.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> No matter what happens from this point forward, I’m free . . . at least from one of the many monsters who have abused me. You never know which monster will be just around the corner, though. They are everywhere, and they come in all shapes and sizes. They aren’t who you might think they are. And you wouldn’t believe me if I told you my story . . . but I’ll tell it anyway . . . even if it kills me.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “She killed him,” a woman gasps as she rushes out to us.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “Ma’am, are you the one who called?" one of the officers asks as he looks at the visibly shaken woman.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “Yes,” she cries as she stops a few feet from my father. She looks down in horror. She’s quite a good actress.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “Name?” the officer asks.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “I'm Isabella Moore. The man on the floor is my husband.” She then looks at me, hatred in her eyes. “That monster <i>was</i> our daughter. She’s no longer anything to me.” She never was my mother — it just took me a long time to realize that.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> The room goes silent.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “Take her away. I don’t ever want to see her again,” Isabella snarls.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> The officers begin pulling me from the house while another officer stays behind talking to Isabella. I don’t know what will happen next . . . and I don’t care. I won’t ever have to be in this house again. Nothing else matters.<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br clear="all" style="break-before: page;" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><h1 style="break-after: avoid; color: #2f5496; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; font-size: 20pt; font-weight: normal; margin: 12pt 0in 0in; text-align: center;"><a name="_Toc118059103"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Chapter One</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i> </i></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i>Fourteen Years Later<o:p></o:p></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Step inside,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Walk this way,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> You and me, babe,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Hey, Hey.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Smokey red lights turn on, a beam shining directly on Samantha and me as we stand still, my back to her chest, her arms wrapped around me, my head down. I’ve done this routine a thousand times, and there’s no fear as I get ready to perform . . . and that’s precisely what it is . . . a performance. This isn’t who I am, but a character I’m playing to get what I want.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> No, what I want is too simple for words. I’m getting my soul back . . . and the only way to do this is by selling a few pieces of it first. I won’t ever be whole again, but I’m okay with that because I’ve never been a complete person. I shattered long ago . . . and no glue in the world is strong enough to put me back together again. Doing what I’m doing will at least start the process. It not only gives me power, it gives me the funds I need to be free.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Pour Some Sugar on Me plays in the background as my dancing partner and I begin our choreography. Her hands slide over my stomach, lightly brush across my covered breasts, and caress my cheeks. She leans over my shoulder, her face close to mine, bringing her lips within kissing distance as I open my mouth. Before our lips touch, I turn and do a pirouette, extending my long shapely legs.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I face her as she wears a men's white shirt half unbuttoned, and a blue tie with a bowler hat on her head, keeping her blonde tresses bundled beneath. I'm wearing a sleek two-piece dress that's easy to remove. Both of us have on four-inch heels and stockings with garters.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> We’re on stage . . . and we have a packed house . . . as usual in the exclusive club only attended by the elite in society. We take stripping to a whole new level . . . and I can’t say I don’t enjoy it. It may not be something I’ll do forever, but it’s given me the gift of what I want in life . . . and I’m very good at turning on the men I think of as the monsters they are. I’ve gained power from doing this, and once you know my story, you’ll understand why I need this in my life.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I glide to Samantha and place my hand on her chest, sexily pushing her backward. I walk forward while she glides away until her knees hit the edge of a chair. She slides down, and I turn, gripping the sides of the chair and swinging my hips over her lap. I lean back, bringing my leg forward as she lifts a hand and glides it down my body. I turn my head, and this time her lips brush mine in a flash . . . before I stand.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I circle the stage as she watches . . . the audience leaning in so they don’t miss a moment. I grip the pole and haul myself up before dropping backward and twirling. I hear a moan from the crowd. I upright myself, leap down from the pole, then slide my hands into the bottom of my top, slowly pulling it over my head, leaving only scraps of a lace bra covering my breasts.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I walk back to Samantha and reach out, gripping her tie and pulling her from the chair. She grabs ahold of me, and we circle the stage together in a dance before I push back again, then turn and bend in front of her. She runs her hands down my backside before pulling me against her and circling her hips.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I moan as I look out at the crowd. I don’t normally notice the people watching us. I pretend to notice them, but I rarely do . . . however, not this time. For some reason my gaze is drawn to a man sitting in the middle of the room, a glass gripped tightly in his fingers, his eyes on me alone.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> We stare at one another for an endless moment, a shiver rushing through me. I miss my step as the connection between us nearly takes my breath away. I shake it off as I rip my gaze from him.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> He doesn't matter . . . none of the men gazing at us matter beyond the green notes in their hands they willingly throw at us. I'll give them all a show, but they’re the ones truly stripping. We’re stripping away their money, their pride, their relationships . . . their identities. We don’t beg them to come to us, they willingly rush through the doors to give all of themselves until they are left bare.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> They are a tool we'll use until we break them . . . and then we’ll move on to the next . . . and the next . . . and the next.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Samantha barely blinks as I miss another step. She knows things happen, and she knows how to recover. The audience won't miss a beat as they're too busy staring at the skin we’re displaying. We go right back into our routine as she gazes at me before pulling off her tie, slipping it between her legs, and swinging her hips back and forth. I move to her and rip her shirt open, pushing it off her shoulders. She grips my face and leans in close . . . before both of us turn away and I wrap my arms around her from behind as we swirl our hips together.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> You gotta squeeze a little, squeeze a little,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Tease a little more.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Easy operator come a-knockin’ on my door.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Samantha reaches for the clasp of my bra and slings it off before covering my breasts with her manicured fingers. I lean my head back and sigh as we move toward the pole. She lets go of me before slinging her own bra off, leaving us nearly naked, only a thin pair of thongs and garters covering us.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> We grip the pole and wind around it, moving in perfect sync. We slide down, then press our hips together on the floor as we lean back and arch our backs.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Take a bottle, shake it up.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Break the bubble, break it up.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Pour some sugar on me . . .<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> A mist opens above us and fine water droplets drip down, wetting our skin. Samantha leans up, slides over, and pulls me into her arms as our slick skin molds together. The crowd cheers as the song continues and we move on the stage floor.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> We curl up in each other's arms and lean in for a kiss . . . and the lights go out. The crowd groans as we rise, quickly sneaking away to the back room without anyone seeing our exit.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “What in the heck happened out there?” Samantha asks as she grabs a robe and covers herself while I do the same.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “I don't know. I met this guy’s gaze, which threw me off my game for a minute.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “Oh, was he hot?” she asks, moving toward the curtain as if she wants to look out.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I laugh. “He was unusually hot, but we see hot guys in here all of the time,” I say with a wave of my hand. “This isn't exactly where I'd ever hook up with someone. They’re all pervs.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “Yeah, of course. If people knew I'm a mechanic in real life living about two hundred miles from here they’d lose their fantasy of me. I need this money, and I’m damn good at stripping,” Samantha says with a laugh.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “Well, my bookstore is almost finished, and it won't be long till I’m done with this life,” I tell her. I trust this girl. I don’t share my other life with many people, especially in this world, but I like Samantha.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “It’s almost open. Yahoo!” she says with an excited giggle before she gives me a bear hug that’s anything but sexy. We’re different people on stage for the men staring at us. We put on an act for the masses, but it’s not who we are in the real world.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “I hope the store does well enough that I can leave this life behind forever,” I admit.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “Don’t leave me, you’re the only partner I can work with,” Samantha says with her perfected pout in place.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I laugh. “Your pout only works on the sex-crazed men out there.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “Hey, don’t knock sexiness. I bet you’ll sell more romance books in your little store than anything else. Besides, every story is a love story, even if the book is a thriller. If there’s no love interest, what’s the point in living or saving the planet? Sex and romance sell in every area of life.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I shake my head. “Yes, sex sells, that’s for sure, because underneath our cool exterior, we’re all a little sick and twisted inside. We need something exciting to stimulate us.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> She gives me a sly smile. “That's what my handy dandy vibrator is for. It doesn’t talk back to me like men do, and it always gives me a perfect orgasm, unlike the fumbling idiots who only worry about their own pleasure. The day I find a real man to rock my world will be the day I eat a grasshopper.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “I’m going to remember that and hold you to it,” I tell her.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “You’re such a pot to my kettle. You hate men,” she says.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “I don’t hate men . . . I just don’t trust them.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I keep smiling, but my gut clenches. I've been through horrific things in my life. No one in this new life I’ve been living for fourteen years knows the pain I’ve suffered. I don’t use it as an excuse to stop living, but it’s certainly kept me closed up. I haven’t had one real relationship that’s lasted.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Samantha might be the only person I come close to calling a friend. People have come and gone, but I trust Samantha. I can’t say the same for anyone else. I hope that trust never shatters. But if it does, it won’t destroy me. I've been through worse . . . through so much worse, however, it would suck to lose her.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “We better get out there and make the rounds. I want to leave early tonight,” Samantha says.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “I hate this part,” I tell her.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “Me too, but the crazies want to see us on the floor, and that’s where the big tips come in,” she says.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “It’s crazy we make so much money dancing and showing our bodies to strangers. I mean seriously, in a world full of porn, they still come to watch us live. I’m not complaining, but it’s insane that men pay us so much and don't even get to touch us.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “Except for the lap dances,” she points out. I groan. I hate those more than any other part of my job. “I do love my work, though. I feel sexy,” Samantha says with a wink.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> She’s right. We have to go out on the floor quickly to profit from our performance. We change into our skimpy bralettes and short skirts, paste seductive smiles on our lips, and grip hands as we walk from the back of the stage.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> All eyes are on us as we move across the crowded floor. I lean over and give Samantha a sexy kiss that all of the men can see before we let go of each other and move to opposite corners of the room.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Hands come out and brush my sides, ass, and legs, not enough to get the men kicked from the exclusive strip club with a hundred-dollar cover charge, but enough to annoy me. I don't show my displeasure. I stop and chat, give a few public lap dances, and collect thousands of dollars in only an hour's time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I’m almost finished when I turn and run into a brick wall of a chest. I give the mandatory innocent giggle as I look up . . . and the sound gets trapped in my throat. It’s him . . . the man I spied while on stage.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “Hello,” he says in a deep, dark voice that sends pulses straight to my core. I can’t remember this ever happening to me. Usually, a man’s voice sends shudders of displeasure through me. Who is this man, and why am I reacting this way? Why does it feel good instead of repulsive? What in the hell is happening? I push this all down as I plaster a fake smile on my lips.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “Hey, Sexy. Want a dance?” I lift a finger and trail it across his hard chest. I don’t break character, but keeping my breathing steady is difficult. Holy hell, he’s dangerous. I want to run . . . and run far. I learned long ago I can survive any situation. I won’t let my strange reaction to this man cost me money.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “I’d like to take you out of here,” he says, his eyes smoldering.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I take a step back from him. “That's not going to happen. I'll give you a nice dance that will give you sweet dreams . . . but there are no overnighters.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “Everyone has a price. What would it take to get you alone for an entire night?”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> My strange attraction to the man disappears . . . thankfully. Now, I have his number, and I’m not interested in selling my body. Sure, I sell it to the highest bidder to watch me dance, but I don’t sell actual sex. Implying that instantly turns me off. I step forward without fear, or at least, certainly showing none.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I press my ample breasts against him as I run a nail along the back of his neck and lean forward, our lips only a couple of inches apart. His hardness presses against my stomach. It takes all I have not to flinch away. I've done this for too long to be jumpy. I have this.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “I’m far too pricey for you, sugar. Jenny is available for an all-nighter, though.” I point out another of our girls who will make men beg for mercy for a hefty price tag.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I bite my lower lip, then laugh as I release him and turn to walk away. He grips my wrist, not aggressively, just enough to stop me. I turn and raise my brows. I'm still not worried. We have the best of the best bouncers in this place, and I'm not some sweet, innocent little thing. I can take down any man in this club. I'll never be a victim again as long as I live. I'll die before letting that happen.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> “I think our story is just beginning, Cassandra.” I lose all my breath. Before I can say another word, the man lets me go and walks away. I stand in shock as he leaves.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Finally my feet move, and I don't pretend to flirt with anyone else as I quickly make my way across the busy area with men catcalling me. I don't stop moving until I'm safely behind closed doors.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> How in the hell does that man know my real name? Who is he? What does he want? For the first time in a long while . . . I feel fear, real fear. I quickly change, gather my things, and leave. My eyes are glued to my rearview mirror as I exit Boise, Idaho.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I have a long drive home, and it's almost midnight. I don’t care. I want the security of my small town that’s a whole other world away from the nightlife I’ve worked for the past ten years. It’s only twice a month now, but for a long time it was nightly . . . my only way to survive.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> Soon . . . very, very soon, I won’t have to strip anymore. Soon, all of my dreams will come true. I’m in a new place with a new name and life. My past can’t come back to haunt me. It can’t. I refuse to let it. I’m so close to getting what I’ve searched for. There’s no way I’m letting anything get in my way now.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> This man doesn’t really know who I am. He's just better than the average Joe. That’s all. He figured out my name. No big deal. At least he doesn’t know my birth name. If that happened, there wouldn’t be anywhere far enough for me to run to.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> I finally realize no one is following me and put on a Ruth Cardello audiobook, sit back, and enjoy my quiet ride home. Once I'm out of Boise, it's green pastures. I’m going to be okay. It’s all going to be okay. There’s no other choice, not when I’m this close to getting exactly what I’ve been striving to get for the past fourteen years.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;">You can Buy it here :) https://amzn.to/3HdBvKe</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwOgRiwdN1wqOBo05vc71rwn1JZAr4BCwbRDtRLIX5g5BMhAUnumZ-4CQmUwO1IWyUO_jE2dKVTqdbE2ZfuMNed8TktGWDBaMdxHaU_dSA-huXJSYhNLniU9duqPSm23SOTfqAVB1EgvbS7SZyo42SNCLPZjacK6jN57a1bcAOMayhq4pdijGYmFu/s1600/He%20Saw%20Me%20First-ebook%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwOgRiwdN1wqOBo05vc71rwn1JZAr4BCwbRDtRLIX5g5BMhAUnumZ-4CQmUwO1IWyUO_jE2dKVTqdbE2ZfuMNed8TktGWDBaMdxHaU_dSA-huXJSYhNLniU9duqPSm23SOTfqAVB1EgvbS7SZyo42SNCLPZjacK6jN57a1bcAOMayhq4pdijGYmFu/s320/He%20Saw%20Me%20First-ebook%20cover.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"> </p>Melody Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661158847380768923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336685935251808195.post-51025803440045046452022-11-22T10:08:00.002-08:002022-11-22T10:08:22.300-08:00AUTHORS WHO SHAPED ME INTO BECOMING AN AUTHOR<p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We are all so shaped by what happens to us in our childhood. I grew up very poor so reading was my thing. When I became an author and got to meet some of my heroes my dreams truly did come true!! I searched and searched for my pics and didn't find the one of me with Brenda Jackson which seriously bummed me out. I'm going to have to go back through my social media feed because this pic made my mom cry. Here are a couple of my stories of meeting two of my heroes . . . </p><p><br /></p><p>I used to sneak into my mother's books. That's what led to my love of romance. In the 6th grade I'd read a book giggling at the situations I didn't understand then. (we didn't have internet and didn't know nearly as much about the birds and the bees as kids do now :) ) My mother's all-time favorite author was Brenda Jackson. When I met her at a conference and took a picture it made my mom cry seeing her daughter with her favorite author. My mom's books were her most cherished possessions and now I have them and this series is front and center on my bookshelf. Brenda is a star at creating a family you can't help but love and want to be a part of. I highly highly highly recommend her entire Westmorland series which goes into many worlds. She's a master and a one-touch buy for me.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: Lora, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 18px;">The MacGregors is the series that made me want to become a writer. I fell in love with these characters and knew that if I ever wrote, I'd write families. I absolutely love this family. It's been a few years since I've read them, but I'm going back and downloading them on audible so I can live the stories again. I wouldn't be an author without having read this amazing series. I highly recommend them. When I got invited to do a signing with the one and only Nora Roberts I was walking on air. I think I still am. It was a surreal experience. It showed me that dreams really can come true no matter how long they might take. I'm still living this dream and I hope I never wake up. Here's a few of the pics. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Lora, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNbrbtRyTsxHOdyZDC7-fvbYi2t0pS0xFZpNSgUD6sZ9Hdkgw8iE-G1qNguIQaasuZINYDwHa0GdW2DfUOznw7oUbngNd3se73yCLATSsqN4AF4wprvhyncH4e87eU_CocXMVMd3XbKbi7vwL_SqmRhUO-3IBntFvqDk_zqwb5CB5gSO1UCaEBXsa/s960/IMG_4917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNbrbtRyTsxHOdyZDC7-fvbYi2t0pS0xFZpNSgUD6sZ9Hdkgw8iE-G1qNguIQaasuZINYDwHa0GdW2DfUOznw7oUbngNd3se73yCLATSsqN4AF4wprvhyncH4e87eU_CocXMVMd3XbKbi7vwL_SqmRhUO-3IBntFvqDk_zqwb5CB5gSO1UCaEBXsa/s320/IMG_4917.JPG" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP354isYLyBc02UyRJ-h7l_9mC8m0O4A_WNEqZQGKR-a__TegOendXoN0O0kmdxoDXhKelK5KKoPjXrF9UdbfEvrqSjMGMIZhPhshjouwEugbErWB8rwkhAhFFQtI4THhmONIMXnKCNFM_yBeVvVRch_WtAdTXsOiZLHYgaNXLkAi8ftU90seRMZmm/s3264/IMG_2594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP354isYLyBc02UyRJ-h7l_9mC8m0O4A_WNEqZQGKR-a__TegOendXoN0O0kmdxoDXhKelK5KKoPjXrF9UdbfEvrqSjMGMIZhPhshjouwEugbErWB8rwkhAhFFQtI4THhmONIMXnKCNFM_yBeVvVRch_WtAdTXsOiZLHYgaNXLkAi8ftU90seRMZmm/s320/IMG_2594.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Lora, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></p><div class="reaction-section" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5c6468; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.5em; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div class="summary-section" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(92, 100, 104); color: #5c6468; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.10000000149011612px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-line; word-spacing: 0px;"></div></div>Melody Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661158847380768923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336685935251808195.post-38547210760406063122022-11-21T11:20:00.001-08:002022-11-21T11:20:22.118-08:00Emotional Women's Fiction read from Melody Anne<p> I am so, so, so, so proud of this book! I love writing. I have over 70 books now, so I'd better love writing. But this book, I love more than most because this is a subject that affects far too many people. This is a book about being hurt, going through the many emotions we feel when we're hurt, and then finding a path to healing. I went through some trauma at the age of 5 that landed me in foster care for over a year. Then my dad, my hero, my favorite person in this world, rescued me. It took a long time for him to be able to do this, but he never stopped visiting me during the time it took for the courts to let him have me. This book, more than any other is a journey about being hurt, and then being rescued. I've had people say that after trauma like what I went through, a person can't have a normal life. I think that's true for some. For me, I did heal, and I appreciate life more than ever before because of it. This story was a very good healing journey for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course this book is fiction and it's not my story, it's a mixture of many peoples stories. But I think we all heal in different ways and I think there is a happily ever after for all of us if we want it bad enough. I know I'm with my forever husband, the man I love more than life itself. He's strong, kind, and beautiful in every single way. I've had a lot of heroes in my life, and I'm glad to sleep beside one every day now. It might've taken a while, but I've found my happily ever after. Let me know what you think about this book. It made me laugh, cry, and sigh as I wrote it. I hope it does the same for you.</p><p><br /></p><p>https://amzn.to/3hQA9vY</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRn-bJXh9GlmUH9AIEE6V1I1E6qWJMLyzESOukRxs36RodVtH7pcP89TyFM1Y0rLnb73n_Bk5DkfhAojqiTUFlGJ-GMqFO3ooJiVUVQsbNK4ZhuPyZahbFsnRQuQo2NpRaAz5-wS897rtLp2XiGgLXVoQ_dfTjao2TSYsp3KpHoI914AGHhE5dyE4g/s1200/18880271_1480929818643944_3311710955674200167_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="851" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRn-bJXh9GlmUH9AIEE6V1I1E6qWJMLyzESOukRxs36RodVtH7pcP89TyFM1Y0rLnb73n_Bk5DkfhAojqiTUFlGJ-GMqFO3ooJiVUVQsbNK4ZhuPyZahbFsnRQuQo2NpRaAz5-wS897rtLp2XiGgLXVoQ_dfTjao2TSYsp3KpHoI914AGHhE5dyE4g/s320/18880271_1480929818643944_3311710955674200167_o.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKRtoT2k6UVmlfk2y3Ftsz1DqD8aTmvzCN7ITquo49If_ii-lEY19i49H8kK-WWXLKYL9Hg7u2CrgbFKTW3T2HVTXqIGw7G0Fd3DFnSbfx4loPmGm5yr1sIpPzEaxEQD_S2PFB4CBnLGtJMVVX4PkQFsEYzZPrQp4l7YXiKJoMU36ODd9hmPVcxy0/s1600/He%20Saw%20Me%20First-ebook%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKRtoT2k6UVmlfk2y3Ftsz1DqD8aTmvzCN7ITquo49If_ii-lEY19i49H8kK-WWXLKYL9Hg7u2CrgbFKTW3T2HVTXqIGw7G0Fd3DFnSbfx4loPmGm5yr1sIpPzEaxEQD_S2PFB4CBnLGtJMVVX4PkQFsEYzZPrQp4l7YXiKJoMU36ODd9hmPVcxy0/s320/He%20Saw%20Me%20First-ebook%20cover.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>With Love,</p><p>Melody Anne</p>Melody Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661158847380768923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336685935251808195.post-47705010626095308012022-11-21T11:00:00.001-08:002022-11-21T11:00:53.164-08:00I'm back with a New Release that will make you cry, laugh, swoon, and scream<p> There are so many places to go nowadays online. We started this blog years ago, and I completely forgot about it. I get so into my world as a writer that I forget all about the real world. How terrible is that? My hubby probably agrees since I'm so into my fantasy worlds, I forget about even him at times, and he's incredible and should never be forgotten.</p><p>So much has changed in the last few years. We had a pandemic that kept us away from each other, had a shift in the publishing world unlike anything that's been seen before, and have all seen how easy it is to lose things we love more than anything. I know for me, I appreciate life so much more now. I missed getting out of the house and connecting with fans, getting to see family. My mother had severe dementia, and her last year I didn't get to see her much because of putting all of the people there at risk. It absolutely broke my heart. She's home now in heaven and no longer is sick so I can be grateful for that. I miss her though.</p><p>I've been writing more now than ever before, because the real world truly sucks sometimes, and it's so much more fun in fantasy land!! I am 100 perfect in love with my new release, He Saw Me First. I put my heart and soul into it. I personally went through some situations when I was a child that forced me into foster care for about a year. It was terrible. Writing this book was more healing to me than anything else I've ever written. It touches on a subject nobody wants to talk about, but it's a reality. It's certainly fiction, but there's a lot of truth in the journey that too many of us have gone through. I hope it connects with so many people. I hope it helps others heal as much as it helped me.</p><p>I promise to come on her weekly from here on out. There's so many places for us to get lost online, and a blogspot is great! We can find each other. Thank you for always supporting me. Let me know what you think of He Saw Me First. Leave reviews, write to me, and come see me at conferences. I'll list upcoming ones on the next blog. Find the newest book here.</p><p>https://amzn.to/3hQA9vY</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmfsGqcZXuSxRP-mSgIcQxG_yE_zRIKWfYVuJEYZUMFIjAYnJvi8rsYulio1qugOXYi56taB__-WlHDvh5iY3l8wbMdp_WQdUxpGIE7nP8L3w1igXbLij7BK2RQrgWQqp-Azv9VXB2tSVUHrGC3MyO0ZUjBT46woPjlsZUGglBsuKIhdXo4Gl9J6y/s1600/He%20Saw%20Me%20First-ebook%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmfsGqcZXuSxRP-mSgIcQxG_yE_zRIKWfYVuJEYZUMFIjAYnJvi8rsYulio1qugOXYi56taB__-WlHDvh5iY3l8wbMdp_WQdUxpGIE7nP8L3w1igXbLij7BK2RQrgWQqp-Azv9VXB2tSVUHrGC3MyO0ZUjBT46woPjlsZUGglBsuKIhdXo4Gl9J6y/s320/He%20Saw%20Me%20First-ebook%20cover.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Melody Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661158847380768923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336685935251808195.post-69903342805927770072020-01-29T11:43:00.001-08:002020-01-29T11:43:58.862-08:00I'm Embarrassed<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8s06qte6IjIaI4Xa_q3lDxe758cF77y6N11GNfJW9YMGFIZYNkjD7Vu5xw7B79H2YjoiXviMwGxeGvypY1V9O_9uvbQEbakiD0YnO8ZeXfR_RceKHa52g5INu5wTskTpANJWqC4nNJ4/s1600/blog.1.29.20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="474" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8s06qte6IjIaI4Xa_q3lDxe758cF77y6N11GNfJW9YMGFIZYNkjD7Vu5xw7B79H2YjoiXviMwGxeGvypY1V9O_9uvbQEbakiD0YnO8ZeXfR_RceKHa52g5INu5wTskTpANJWqC4nNJ4/s200/blog.1.29.20.jpg" width="133" /></a>I'm embarrassed that it has been years, literal years, since I was last active on this blog. Writing is my life, and sharing my life with you is part of the job. I love to fall in love with the authors that speak to me through the words in their books, and I should be doing more of the same for you. It's no secret that I went though three of the hardest years of my life most recently. I've been good about sharing that with you as the timing became appropriate, however admittedly I have been more closed off than I have been in the past. I'm working on finding that balance...and its not easy for me. I'm either all in and over sharing, or curled up in my writing cave with a cup of coffee and my laptop and not sharing at all. So here I am, flaws and all, learning more about balance, self awareness and time management.<br />
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Life looks a lot different for me since I've met Mike. We spit time between my home and his home at the coast so I feel like I'm always on the go. He's my best friend and I love spending time with him no matter where we are or what we're doing. Fishing is at the top of my list of favorite things to do with him, but truth be told...folding laundry together is just as fun. Well, maybe not just as fun...but you know what I mean. 😁<br />
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We haven't started putting the plan in motion for our wedding, but the ideas are flowing! If any of you know of an Oregon based location that would be great for hosting a Circus themed wedding, leave it in the comment section! Once we identify the location, we can start to make our vision come to life. Seriously CAN NOT wait!<br />
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In the writing world, I've been working on solidifying my schedule for both writing weeks and conference weeks...and several vacation weeks as well. The big change I made this year with my schedule is allowing ample time for edits and rewrites...and being realistic about them. I HATE missing deadlines, but unfortunately it happens...because...well...LIFE! I'm human, but I'm working on becoming a better one. 😊 I'm excited for the upcoming releases this year. You all have been asking for some of your favorite characters and don't worry, I hear you! I can't make any promises as to who you will see this year...but you won't be disappointed.<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16.0pt;">Per Serving: 411 Calories; 31g Fat; 27g Protein; 5g
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Anne’s 1-5 Star taste rating- this one is a 5 for sure!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.0pt;">-4 ounces
cream cheese, softened</span><span style="font-family: ".sfnstext-light"; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.0pt;">-1 TBSP
Taco Seasoning (See below for homemade recipe)</span><span style="font-family: ".sfnstext-light"; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.0pt;">-2 Cups
shredded cheddar cheese (8 ounces)</span><span style="font-family: ".sfnstext-light"; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of the crust ingredients in a large bowl and mix until smooth and creamy.
Grease 2 a 9 x 13 baking dish or cookie sheets; spread the cheese mixture thinly
and evenly over the bottom. Bake at 350º, 25 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes.
Then cut them into small squares and peel from pans. You will layer the bottom
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ground beef</span><span style="font-family: ".sfnstext-light"; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hamburger; drain fat. Stir in the seasoning, enchilada sauce and chiles. Let
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mixture over the crust, add layer of cheese, add another layer of your
“tortillas” then repeat. Bake 40 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Serve with
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.0pt;">Bonus
Recipe- <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><u><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.0pt;">Do it Yourself Taco Seasoning</span></u></i></b><i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.0pt;"> (so easy and so good)</span></i><span style="font-family: ".sfnstext-light"; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.0pt;">2 TBSP
Chili Powder</span></i><span style="font-family: ".sfnstext-light"; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.0pt;">1/2
tsp Garlic Powder</span></i><span style="font-family: ".sfnstext-light"; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.0pt;">1/2
tsp Onion Powder</span></i><span style="font-family: ".sfnstext-light"; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.0pt;">1 tsp
Paprika</span></i><span style="font-family: ".sfnstext-light"; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.0pt;">3 tsp
Ground Cumin</span></i><span style="font-family: ".sfnstext-light"; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.0pt;">1/2
tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes</span></i><span style="font-family: ".sfnstext-light"; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.0pt;">1/2
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.0pt;">optional;
pinch of salt and pepper</span></i><span style="font-family: ".sfnstext-light"; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.0pt;">Mix all
together and use. Store in airtight container if not using right away</span></i><i><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 21.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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smell Summer in the air quickly approaching, I couldn’t be more exited for the
upcoming months. I realized I’ve been majorly neglecting the blog because I’ve
been so crazy busy, but have no fear I’ve got some amazing things in store for
you guys. So starting next week I’ll be posting twice a week. Theses are some
of the ideas I’m playing with…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">This blog is about to get a
whole lot steamier – from the kitchen you fiends </span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Well, we’re definitely going to be doing some cooking, but we’re also
going to share those things that are hard to learn about. We want to bring you
into the world of Melody Anne. It might get goofy and it might get scary (3am
night binges with Ben and Jerry’s and a computer) but it will also have some
great info. I’m looking forward to taking you on this journey with me. Come on
in to my house and let’s have a glass of wine and chat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Melody Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661158847380768923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336685935251808195.post-21045969509584534702016-02-22T11:23:00.000-08:002016-02-22T11:23:00.194-08:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's almost spring time. I can smell it in the air. I got to spend
time with my miniature horse, Pixie, this weekend, brushing her down and even
got some kisses from her. She's so sweet, and boy is she shedding. I was
wearing a lot of her hair at the end of each brushing. I can't wait for summer.
I know there's a reason and purpose for winter, but the cloudy, cold, SHORT
days get old really quick.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just got home from Hawaii last weekend and man, did I learn a
lot at that conference. I didn't get outside nearly as much as I would have
liked to have been, but it was so worth it to be there. I got to spend some fun
time with some of my favorite authors including the fantastic, Ruth Cardello,
Lynn Raye Harris, Violet Duke, Lauralin Paige and many more. I met with some
great people as well. There are so many new and exciting things coming in the
next few months and I can't wait to share it with you all!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tomorrow, "Her Forever Hero" will be
releases at all retailers. I hope you've enjoyed my Unexpected Heroes series!!
It's been so fun to write. I will be back really soon to chat with you all and
let you know everything that's coming your way. :) Until then, make sure you're
on my twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/authmelodyanne" target="_blank">@authmelodyanne</a>, account and instagram, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/melodyanneromance/" target="_blank">melodyanneromance</a>, to
keep updated.</span>Melody Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661158847380768923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336685935251808195.post-13403383034180388752015-12-09T15:34:00.000-08:002015-12-09T15:34:25.301-08:00Christmas Time<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Oh
my gosh, it's almost Christmas!! Yahoo!! This is my absolute favorite time of
the year. It's the 9th of December and I'm almost done with my Christmas
shopping. That's definitely a first. I'm normally scrambling to finish up on
the 23rd of December. My goal is to be all done by the 15th this year. I can do
it. That is if I can get away from my computer long enough to do it. I'm so
excited about how this year has gone. Thank you as always for all the love
you've given me and all the support for the newest releases. It's been another adventurous
year. I'm going to be going to several places this upcoming year. I'll post in
the next blog the dates I'll be signing. I'll be in Hawaii in Feb, and in
Maryland and Vegas in April and San Diego in July. I'll get you those dates and
times real soon. So excited. Everyone have a Merry Christmas and a safe and
Happy New Year.</span></span>Melody Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661158847380768923noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336685935251808195.post-57245980222718953172015-11-16T09:44:00.000-08:002015-11-16T09:44:18.506-08:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's almost Thanksgiving, and you know what that means? It means Christmas decorations, and music and hours of Hallmark channel movies! Yea!! I'm working hard to finish my deadlines by the end of the first week in December so I can take a few weeks to focus solely on Christmas and being with my family and friends. I love this time of year. It's magical. I have a Christmas re-release coming out on November 30th. Safe in his arms. I love that story because it has the holidays in it. There's just so much you can do with Mistletoe and mischievous elves and Santa. I'm also working on a new series for Montlake that has very sexy pilots who are definitely on Santa's naughty list. Isn't that the way we want them?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">The family is doing amazing. My husband broke his wrist riding a quad with our daughter's boyfriend, but that is getting nice and healed now. I got my first foot rub in over a month this morning, so all is forgiven for him acting like a child. Phoenix has a little over six months and she graduates college, and Johnathan is growing up so fast.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you have a fantastic Thanksgiving, and then we get to all share ideas of what we're doing for Christmas. This is the time of year I really think about those who are so much less fortunate than I am and I hope we can all give back even just a little. Happy Thanksgiving!!</span></div>
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Melody Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661158847380768923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336685935251808195.post-80212554569035354832015-11-03T13:31:00.001-08:002015-11-03T13:31:31.580-08:00Back from Spain<div class="MsoNormal">
I'm back from Spain and what a trip it was. It was fast,
though getting there took forever, or what seemed like forever. Getting back
was even longer, but the actual trip there was great.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I met with Amazon and did Amazon Academy with them. I got to
meet such an incredible group of people and some highly talented authors. I am
so glad I went. What a beautiful area of Spain I was in. Absolutely
spectacular. I got to go on a tour and learn about the history of Spain, and
met some more wonderful people. I also got to dip my feet in the Mediterranean
Sea which was awesome. I always have to touch the water wherever I go.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There are more adventures coming up very soon. I have a new
Pilot series that I'm working on now with very sexy men who can't wait to be
tamed. I'm also working on a new erotic romance that has a few twists and turns
in it. I've made more progress with my thriller as well. Next year is going to
be an exciting year. I can't wait to take the journey with you all!<o:p></o:p></div>
Melody Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661158847380768923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336685935251808195.post-19045284099317298202015-10-20T00:00:00.000-07:002015-10-20T00:00:07.188-07:00<a class="e-widget" href="https://gleam.io/YmicL/priceless-treasure-release-giveaway" rel="nofollow">Priceless Treasure Release Giveaway</a>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://js.gleam.io/e.js" async="true"></script>Melody Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661158847380768923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336685935251808195.post-31324242713247214352015-10-15T15:48:00.000-07:002015-10-15T15:48:24.323-07:00Fall Update<div class="MsoNormal">
It's been a while since I've blogged with ya all and I can't believe it's almost Halloween already. Phoenix will be 21. That is just wrong. Time really moves too quickly. John went into basic training for the army at the end of September and I am so glad at how much I miss him. Boys are hard at 18 but he's becoming a man now and one who I know I will be proud to call my son. I am truly blessed with awesome kids. I'm doing my blog from a salon right now. I've been having non stop beauty the last few days. I got fantastic lash extensions yesterday and I keep looking in the mirror. I love them. I've never had lush pretty lashes before. Now I'm getting my hair dyed and cut. My hubby will get a treat from me in sweats and no makeup or hair done. He's used to the Halloween look with it sticking up at all angles in a messy ponytail I slop on my head so I can get to work sooner. Pedicures with my daughter are next.</div>
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I do have an exciting announcement to make to you all. I've signed a deal with montlake books!! The first book tentatively titled turbulent intentions will be out around June 2016!!! It's a sexy pilot series. And I'm hoping it makes you all want to join the mile high club :) </div>
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I promise to do better with blogging and have some more announcements to make very soon. Take care and happy Halloween!!</div>
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Melody Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661158847380768923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336685935251808195.post-79797618876910487332015-08-04T06:00:00.000-07:002015-08-04T06:00:05.595-07:00Finding Forever is Now Available!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finding Forever is now available as a stand alone novella! Previously released as "Once Upon a Dream," part of the diabetes benefit "Sweet Talk" box set. </span><br />
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<script type="text/javascript" src="https://js.gleam.io/e.js" async="true"></script>Melody Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661158847380768923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336685935251808195.post-55047035245483736272015-06-16T14:11:00.000-07:002015-06-16T14:11:01.392-07:00Burned Release Day!Today is the release of the final book in my Forbidden Series. Burned is now available at all major online retailers. See how the story concludes. :) <a href="http://melodyanne.com/burned/" target="_blank">Click HERE to get your copy!</a>Melody Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661158847380768923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336685935251808195.post-74434394065029157642015-05-08T15:16:00.000-07:002015-05-08T15:16:01.772-07:00It's May Already!It's May already! Where does the time go. Soon, Johnathan will be walking down that aisle never having to look at another high school classroom (unless he decides to be a teacher, which I don't see happening) And Phoenix will only have one more year of college left in another 5 weeks. My beautiful niece, the newest addition to our family is going to turn one in 2 more weeks. I need to just stop time! I hate how fast it goes. On a positive note though, it also means that conference season is back in full swing. I leave for Dallas in a few days and then I'm going to San Francisco in a month and then New York, Denver... I will have to post all the dates and signings. I'll get that to you all soon. I'm excited to meet more of you and I learn so much at conferences. I'm looking forward to spending time with family and friends at the lake and having lots of campfires. Let the summer begin!Melody Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661158847380768923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336685935251808195.post-49223652895411174452015-04-27T18:00:00.000-07:002015-04-27T18:00:00.838-07:00<a class="e-widget" href="https://gleam.io/sObK8/who-i-am-with-you-release-day-giveaway-" rel="nofollow">"Who I Am with You" Release Day Giveaway </a>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Hello everyone. I'm so sorry it's been a while since I've been on
here. I've been keeping very busy, and that keeps me out of trouble. I hope you
all had an amazing Easter weekend with friends and family. I love the holidays
though I take every chance I can to spend time with the ones I love, so I like
to make up my own holidays, such as "Auntie Mel fun day" :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">I have so many new releases coming out this year, which is
exciting. I love the positive feedback I've received on my new "Hero"
series which came out with Simon and Schuester. Thank you all so much! The
Forbidden series has it's final installment coming out next month, and so much
more. Yes, the Andersons will complete their saga this year as well. Though,
you all know that when I say it will be completed, that only means until I have
another idea to bring them all back. I just can't seem to let go of my
Andersons.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">The kiddos are doing amazing. Phoenix is about done with her 2nd
year of college and we're all excited about John graduating high school this
year. The nephews and nieces are all in high spirits as the sun comes out and
we get to play outside more. I'm looking forward to being on the water this
year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Can't wait to meet some of you I've only gotten to talk to online
so far when I venture to Europe next week. Eeek, can't believe it's only a week
away. The travel season has begun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Take care of each other and I'll talk to you all real soon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Melody Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03661158847380768923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336685935251808195.post-59618038180631911032015-01-22T15:28:00.000-08:002015-01-22T15:29:25.837-08:00People AdI am so excited to share the ad that comes out in People magazine at the end of February!!<br />
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