Catching Up With Melissa Mayhue
The Reading Cafe is thrilled to welcome back Melissa Mayhue. Melissa is here today to talk about her just released book, Warrior Untamed and her ohter new book, Take a Chance, which is the start of a new series. She will also tell us what she has in store for 2014.
Let’s Catch Up with Melissa.
TRC: Hi, Melissa. Thank you for taking the time to visit us at The Reading Cafe, to discuss you recently released “Warrior Untamed”, as well as your upcoming new series.
Melissa: Thank you for inviting me, Barb. I really appreciate the opportunity to visit with your readers!
TRC: You have just released Warrior Untamed, which is the 4th book in you’re the Warrior series. For those who may not have read this series, would you please give us a brief description of the premise of the series?
Melissa: The Warrior series is set in the highlands of Scotland in 1294. It's filled with the same Faerie magic as readers might remember from my Daughters of the Glen series [since it's a spin-off from that series!] with the added dimension of magic from the Norse gods. The underlying premise is a fight between factions of a family for control of their clan which has led to the release of a monster from Norse mythology into the mortal world.
TRC: Will you please tell us a bit about Warrior Untamed, which was released a week ago?
Melissa: Warrior Untamed is Halldor and Bridget's story. It wraps up the overall battle in the Warrior series and gives readers the big picture Happy Ever After they've been waiting for in this series. Here's the back copy blurb:
Award-winning author Melissa Mayhue returns to the Highlands, where a beautiful warrior intent on avenging her father’s murder joins forces with the captivating Norseman who saved her life…
Descendant of the ancient Pictish royal line, Bridget MacCulloch fears nothing, so when brash Halldor O’Donar rebuffs her offer to help defeat the foe that killed her father, she refuses to surrender her quest. But Bridget’s need for vengeance is equaled only by her growing attraction to Halldor.
Descendant of the Norse god Thor, Halldor must find the missing Sword of the Ancients, for only with this weapon can he overcome the loathsome monster that has entered the Mortal world determined to destroy it. Though he’s forbidden Bridget from accompanying him on his mission, he soon discovers the stubborn–yet sinfully irresistible–warrior princess heeds no one but herself.
Now they must learn to trust each other if they’re to defeat their enemies…or risk everything as they surrender to a desire with the power to conquer all.
TRC: You have a new book coming in the next week, Take A Chance. Can you please tell us the premise of this new series? Also how many books are you planning on?
Melissa: This is the first of my new contemporary Chance, Colorado series. It's basically the story of a small mountain town in Colorado and the people who live there. The tag line for the series sums it up pretty well: Chance, Colorado - Where love gets a second chance.
I can't tell you yet how many books there will be. I'm finding that as I'm building the town and adding people, more stories keep coming to life!
TRC: Can you please give us a brief description of your first book, Take A Chance?
Melissa: Here's the back copy blurb for Take a Chance:
Allison Flynn has spent the last eight years struggling to build the life of her dreams. But a cheating boyfriend, the loss of her beloved job, and her mother's illness have all conspired to bring her back home again, shutting the door on those dreams.
Logan O'Connor is a man driven by guilt and haunted by the what-ifs of his choices in life. Betrayed by the woman he'd thought he loved, he's given up any dream of the Happy Ever After he'd once assumed his life would have and devoted himself to his work.
When Allie and Logan cross paths, they'll need to risk their hearts once more to have any chance at finding what they really want.
Sometimes you have to take a chance to make your dreams come true...
TRC: What are you currently working on, and what do you have planned for 2014?
Melissa: I’m currently putting the finishing touches on Take A Chance to ready it for its December release. I have at least two books slated for 2014 — the second Chance book [Second Chance at Love – Liz and Ryan’s book] and another highlander book, which will be the beginning of a new spinoff series, All The Time You Need. This new series will be set in the same world as both Daughters and Warriors and will, I’m sure, bring back some characters from both of those series [there are still so many who need their stories told!!]
This first story will follow one of the characters introduced in Warrior Untamed, Alexander MacKillican, and his unexpected encounter with modern day woman thrown back into his time.
TRC: Would you like to add anything else?
Melissa: Only that I'd love to hear from any of your readers who have questions or comments. They can find me on Facebook [www.facebook.com/Melissa.Mayhue.Author ] or they can stop by my website [www.MelissaMayhue.com] and leave a comment in the ShoutBox. If they'd like to stay informed as to when my books are being released, they can sign up for my newsletter at www.MelissaMayhue.com/newsletter.html.
With the release of Take A Chance, we've also started a Chance, Colorado group on Facebook, [ https://www.facebook.com/groups/614037238656349/ ] specifically for readers to talk about the stories, the characters, or to share any of their other reading favorites with one another. You're all invited to join in with us and talk books!
TRC: Thank you, Melissa for giving us an update on Warrior Untamed and Take a Chance, as well as what we can look forward to in the future. It was a pleasure talking with you again. We hope to catch up again in the future.
Melissa: Thank you, Barb. It was great to visit with you again!
Melissa has graciously offered to give one lucky member of The Reading Café a paper copy of Warrior Untamed and an e-copy of Take a Chance.
1. Please register using the Log-In at the top of the page, or by using one of our social log-ins.
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3. Giveaway open U.S. & Canada Only
4. Contests runs from December 4, to December 7, 2013
TRC: Warrior Reborn, which was just recently released on October 30th, is the second book of the Warrior series. Can you tell us the premise of this story, and who are the heroine and hero?
