4 Books are available now - the 5th one is available for pre-order (that January date WILL be changing lol) PLUS if you haven't started them yet BOOK 1 IS FREE!!
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My Review!
Ryan is back in the fourth installment of this page-turning, favorite new YA Vampire series and the stakes have never been higher! Followers of my reviews know that I am all about the NO SPOILERS in reviews, so by book 4 it gets a little tricky but I can say that this book literally ripped my heart out, stomped on it a few times, and then handed it back to me in pieces. At times I literally find myself questioning why I am torturing myself like this but the answer is these books are just so damn good I can't help it. Book 5 is at least available for pre-order but as I used to say all the time about True Blood - WAITING SUCKS! As I have said before, If you love vampires, in particular books such as the Vampire Academy, then you should pick this up. Well actually you should pick up book 1 first so that this one makes sense, and as the eBook is FREE right now on all platforms you really have nothing to lose! Another easy 5 stars from me and this is 100% Melanie's Muses Certified!  HERE .... COME .... THE .... ZOOMS!!! (To be exclaimed in true Master Fashion like "Here Come The Drums"/ For those of you that have no idea what I am talking about - here's a YouTube clip - but it isn't actually relevant to this other than my fandom quirkiness - so feel free to scroll down for the important stuff! (And yes I AM going to post this intro each and every time - and NO I'm not sorry!) As I have mentioned before, 2021 is going to see the start of regular Zoom chats!
Next up we are going to have something a little different! Susan Harris will be joining me and Greg for a special "All About The Vamps" Zoom call! We will be talking about all things vampires - Books - TV - Movies - Lore - and will be answering YOUR questions! Whilst regular questions are ALWAYS welcome – feel free to think a little outside the box too You know how this works – a Melanie’s Muses video is always a little unexpected! We will do our best to answer as many as we can - depending how the chat goes! **Questions must be posted by 11.59pm Monday April 24th 2021 ET. Video will be filmed on the 25th then posted on April 28th!** Click the picture below to check out my latest Mail Call Vlog!  
BURN NOTICE (Sanguine Crown Book 4 Releases April 20th 2021
To celebrate Susan Harris is offering the chance to win a signed copy of Book 1 in the series - Chaos Theory! Full rules at the bottom of the post! TO ENTER simply Email your proof of purchase (for example a screen shot) AND YOUR NAME TO - susanharrisauthor@hotmail.com with the heading BURN NOTICE Pre-Order GIVEAWAY ENTRY. ENTRIES RECEIVED WITHOUT ALL DETAILS WILL BE VOID - NO COMMUNICATION WILL BE ENTERED INTO. Incomplete Emails WILL BE DELETED! Pre-Order / Get Your Copy Here - PLUS SURPRISE! Fight Song Is Available For Pre-Order Too! (Date Subject to change
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A Countdown of the top 10 Forgotten Favorites so far by views!  Click the picture below to see my latest mail call video!  Click the picture to watch my latest Forgotten Feature Friday vlog! 
Kristen Painter is back with her awesome Nocturne Falls series where every day is Halloween and the Supernaturals can hide in plain sight ...... and book 13 brings us a Mermaid! This was another awesome 5 star read from me!
If you haven't read any of the Nocturne Falls series - Book 1 is FREE! You don't NEED to read them in order but I think they are better if you do. The links to ALL the books, including the short stories, are below.
PLUS - The Jayne Frost Spin-Off novels (that do have a little crossover with the main Nocturne Falls series) are available to read for FREE right now with your Kindle Unlimited Subscription!
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Sherry Ficklin's ENTIRE 6 book Stolen Empire series is on sale today for just $0.99! If you haven't read it yet NOW IS YOUR CHANCE! Still not convinced - scroll down for an excerpt from my original 2014 review!
My Review
I LOVE this series. When I heard they were making "The Great" for Hulu I was excited, because I love this story, but ended up being disappointed because it just wasn't as good as this series. Seriously for $0.99 for the WHOLE series? You can't go wrong! This is an excerpt from my original review of Queen of Someday when it first released in 2014 and I can tell you the ride just kept going, until it ended up full circle. Amazing! "Loosely based on the history of Catherine the Great this YA historical novel hooks you from the first page. Fans of the tv show Reign will devour this series and with good reason. The characters are vibrant and demand you give them attention, the setting is royal and the history is ......... Well there's some history in there ..... But if I wanted accurate I would read a history book. Think more along the lines of the Tudors than a documentary and you won't be disappointed." Click the picture to watch my latest vlog about the movie Rock Star!  New Mail Calls - With Giveaway!   HERE .... COME .... THE .... ZOOMS!!! (To be exclaimed in true Master Fashion like "Here Come The Drums"/ For those of you that have no idea what I am talking about - here's a YouTube clip - but it isn't actually relevant to this other than my fandom quirkiness - so feel free to scroll down for the important stuff! (And yes I AM going to post this intro each and every time - and NO I'm not sorry!) As I have mentioned before, 2021 is going to see the start of regular Zoom chats!
Next up Kim Alexander is joining me for an Author Talk! We will be talking about her books and she will be answering YOUR questions Whilst book questions are ALWAYS welcome – feel free to think a little outside the box too! You know how this works – a Melanie’s Muses video is always a little unexpected! **Questions must be posted by 11.59pm Monday March 29th 2021 ET. Video will be posted at a future date** Sherry Ficklin joins me to chat about books, corsets, and convention experiences! Plus a bonus visit from Greg!  Click the picture below to see my latest Mail Call Vlog!  Click The Picture To Watch This Week's Forgotten Feature Friday Vlog - Witchboard   HERE .... COME .... THE .... ZOOMS!!! (To be exclaimed in true Master Fashion like "Here Come The Drums"/ For those of you that have no idea what I am talking about - here's a YouTube clip - but it isn't actually relevant to this other than my fandom quirkiness - so feel free to scroll down for the important stuff! (And yes I AM going to post this intro each and every time - and NO I'm not sorry!) As I have mentioned before, 2021 is going to see the start of regular Zoom chats!
Next up Sherry Ficklin is joining me for an Author Talk! We will be talking about her books and she will be answering YOUR questions Whilst book questions are ALWAYS welcome – feel free to think a little outside the box too! You know how this works – a Melanie’s Muses video is always a little unexpected! **Questions must be posted by 11.59pm Sunday March 21st 2021 ET. Video will be posted at a future date** Check out my latest Author Talk with Tamara Grantham!  Check Out My Latest Mail Call Vlog By Clicking The Picture Below!  Click the picture to watch my latest Forgotten Feature Friday!  Click the picture to see my latest Fab Finds Or Fails vlog!  Click the picture below to see my thoughts on this week's forgotten feature - Earth Girls Are Easy!  Click The Picture To Watch My Latest VIdeo With My 10th Doctor Build-A-Bear!  Click the picture to watch my latest Mail Call on YouTube!  Forgotten Friday Double Feature - Tales from the Crypt from Melanie Newton and Dave Christy!2/26/2021 
Welcome to Forgotten Feature Friday! This week things are a little different as Dave and I have teamed up for a Tales from the Crypt Double Feature!
First Up - Check out my video about Demon Knight! Don't forget to head to YouTube as well to do all those fun things - Like, Comment & Subscribe! Then scroll down for our second feature - Bordello Of Blood from Dave Christy! Be sure to leave us a comment and let us know if you like these double hitters - who knows what we might cover next! (And decide who wins - I mean OBVIOUSLY Demon Knight is better - Right?) Demon Knight
Bordello Of Blood (From Dave Christy)
This week’s feature has a little bit of background to it. I was doing some pre-planning for the next 31 Days of Horror and sending Mel’s a preliminary list of about 40 movie possibilities I had so far. One of which was "Tales from the Crypt: Bordello of Blood". She was skeptical, thinking "Demon Knight" was a much better choice. First, I thought we could do it like we had on the previous 31 Days. I have my views on "Bordello of Blood", and she puts why she thinks it should be "Demon Knight". However, since most of those 31 Days articles were just small blurbs, this is a “go big or go home" type thing so we are going all out.
1996 brought us "Bordello of Blood". Being a "Tales from the Crypt" fan and a fan of Dennis Miller's comedy, and a fan of vampire movies, I was interested right away. It already had 3 steps in the right direction before stepping into the movie theatre. I didn't really see anything about the making of, etc. Remember, this was 25 years ago. No blu rays, no internet, no behind the scenes blogs, tweets, and all that stuff you see today. So, in 2015 when Scream Factory released a Special Edition Blu Ray with interviews and a commentary, I had to pick it up. That’s when I heard about all the trouble during the making of this movie.
OK, so first off, the director and the crew were hired to make an entirely different movie but somewhere along the line, it was decided they were making this. I'd call that a slight monkey-wrench into the planning stages. They wanted one of the Baldwin's in the lead role. The studio wanted Dennis Miller. Oooooooooookay. I don't see this working out with a Baldwin. Or, at least if it did, it definitely wouldn’t have had the same vibe. Dennis Miller didn't even want to do the movie to begin with! So, he asked for the ridiculous salary of $1 million....and they gave it to him! (Can someone pay me a million dollars to do a job I don't want to do? Please?)
On top of that, we all know Dennis is a comedian. He kept adlibbing lines and not sticking to the script. You know what that means? Plot points are getting lost and never mentioned. Then of course, we have our lead actress, Erika Eleniak (btw, ex- Playboy Playmate-turned-actress-- yes, that is key information). Two days before filming is due to begin, she decides she wants to be taken more seriously in the business so she doesn't want to play a stripper. So her role has to be re-written or they don't have a lead actress. Shouldn't she have considered this before signing the contract?
So yeah, this movie seems to have gone through the ringer and then some. But all things considered, it was a good entry into the horror/comedy genre. I guess it shows the real struggle that goes into the making of the movie behind the scenes. Everything from the writing to the editing had to be pieced together like a jigsaw puzzle.
Dave Christy loves horror, music, documentaries and more. He is also the co-runner of several fan based groups including Morningstars (THE Lucifer fan group also run by Melanie), and now is a member of the VIPers Spotlight Lounge team for Melanie's Muses. Other than "In The Spotlight" Features -check out his "31 Days Of Halloween Movies"
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