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Sep 26, 2011

Melissa de la Cruz' New Blue Blood Book - Announcement and Contest

On Tuesday, September 27, Lost In Time book six in the young adult Blue Bloods vampire series by Melissa de la Cruz will be available. To celebrate this occasion Melissa is offering a signed copy of the novel to one lucky PVN reader. [See contest details near end of post]

The young Blue Bloods of Manhattan descend upon Egypt in Lost In Time

Having been forced to separate, Schuyler travels to Alexandria to search for Catherine of Siena and the Gate of Promise. But Schuyler quickly discovers that everything she believed about the Gate to be wrong.

Meanwhile, Jack makes the difficult decision to return to New York to face his twin and former bondmate, Mimi. But instead of a bitter reunion, he is faced with a choice for which there is no good option. Mimi, with a most unexpected travel companion in Oliver Hazard-Perry, jets off to Egypt, too, to search for Kingsley Martin, her long lost love. With all roads leading to Hell, Mimi learns that not all love stories have happy endings. But she'll have to put her own feelings aside if she's going to save her crumbling Coven.

Read an EXCERPT of Lost In Time

Read a REVIEW of Bloody Valentine - three tales which center on characters of Melissa's young adult Blue Bloods series and highlight the romance and perils these immortals face.

See the Trailer for Lost In Time

CONTEST

* Melissa is offering a signed copy of Lost In Time to one lucky reader.

* Leave a comment about this post for a chance to win.

* Be sure contact information is included with your comment.

* Contest ends October 5, 2011 at 11:59pm EST

* Contest is open to US and Canadian residents.

Mel Is Coming to a
Town Near You!

September 27, 2011 (7:00 PM)

Signing in Denver!

The Tattered Cover Highlands Ranch
9315 Dorchester Street
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
303-470-7050
Reading and Signing Lost in Time!

September 28, 2011 (7:00 PM)

Signing in Utah!

Provo City Library
550 North University Avenue
Provo, UT 84601
Reading and signing Lost in Time!

September 30, 2011 (7:00 PM)

Signing in Sebastopol!

Copperfield’s Books
138 N. Main St.
Sebastopol, CA 95472
707-823-2618
Reading and signing Lost in Time!

October 01, 2011 (2:00 PM)

Signing in Burien!

Burien Public Library
400 SW 152nd St.
Burien, WA 98166
Reading and signing Lost in Time!

October 02, 2011

Signing in Seattle!

Northwest Bookfest
Kirkland Teen Center
348 Kirkland Ave.
Kirkland, WA 98033
425-822-3088
Smart Chicks Tour! Author panels and signing!

October 03, 2011 (7:00 PM)

Signing in Ottawa!

Nepean Centrepointe Branch/Ottawa Public Library
101 Centrepointe
Ottawa, Ontario, K2G 5K7
Canada
Smart Chicks Tour! Reading and signing Lost in Time!

October 04, 2011 (6:00 PM)

Signing in Lansing!

Schuler Books & Music
2820 Towne Center Blvd.
Lansing, MI 48912
517-316-7495
Smart Chicks Tour! Reading and signing Lost in Time!

October 11, 2011 (7:00 PM)

Signing in Bethesda!

Bethesda Library
7400 Arlington Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
240-777-0970
Reading and signing Lost in Time!

October 12, 2011 (7:00 PM)

Signing in Philly!

Barnes and Noble
210 Commerce Blvd
Fairless Hills, PA 19030
Reading and signing Lost in Time!

October 13, 2011 (7:00 PM)

Signing in Dallas!

Barnes and Noble
Stonebriar Center Mall
Frisco, TX 75034
Reading and signing Lost in Time!

October 14, 2011 (7:00 PM)

Signing in Houston

Blue Willow Shop
14532 Memorial Drive
Houston, TX 77079

Feb 3, 2011

Melissa de la Cruz - Guest Blog and Contest

PVN is delighted to have New York Times best-selling author Melissa de la Cruz as today's guest blogger. Melissa's most recent book is Bloody Valentine, three short stories featuring characters from her young adult Blue Bloods saga.

"Might a witchy new girl help cure Oliver’s broken heart? How did Allegra fall in love with a human? Will Schuyler and Jack finally be bonded? Romantic and sensual, BLOODY VALENTINE illustrates that in matters of the heart, even vampires are prey…"

[Three lucky commenters will win a copy of Bloody Valentine See details at the end of the post.]

Since my favorite story in Bloody Valentine is Just Another Night in Suck City featuring a new character, the witch Freya, I asked Melissa the following question: How do Freya and the witches view the Blue Bloods?

Melissa answers:

I feel I can't answer this question without spoiling the book, since the part where the Blue Bloods characters appear in Witches is a really fun part of Witches of East End for Blue Bloods fans, and this question is answered there. Instead I'll talk about the process of writing Witches.

The idea came from the title. Blue Bloods came from the title as well, (Blue Bloods=American vampire elite) so I thought it was a good sign of things to come that I liked the title so much. Yes, it's a play on Witches of Eastwick, and I think all books are in conversation with each other, so I like the playful part of it, but I also like the whole idea of the "East End."

My husband and I used to rent a house on Shelter Island, so I am a bit familiar with the Hamptons, and in fact, set my first YA book there—The Au Pairs. So having the Witches set in that part of the world, a paranormal in the Hamptons—felt like "going back home" in a way.

So I had a title. Witches of East End. But who were these Witches? And what was so special about the Hamptons? How do I make the Hamptons paranormal? I started doing a little digging, and discovered the history of Gardiners Island, one of the oldest privately-owned islands in the country. So that became one part of it. I also find a lot of my books come from images, just cool stuff that I want to write about. I loved the images from that documentary Grey Gardens, this idea of these sort of kooky, useless women—or I should say, utterly useless in productivity and housekeeping, but totally useful for a life they don't lead anymore. These women could never hold down a job or keep house, but they were the kind of women who could throw parties, host salons and be charming and witty.

So I wanted to write about that, and I also wanted to write about a family of women. I have a very close relationship with my mom and my sister, and I wanted to write about what that is like, two sisters dealing with a strong mother. And I knew I wanted to write about Norse mythology, which is incredibly tragic and has all these super-sad love stories, and one of the hardest parts of writing the book ended up being how much of the mythology I would use, and how much I could change.

I wanted to write about a small town, so I decided I wanted to write about the Hamptons, but not the "Hamptons-Hamptons" per se. So I decided I would make the town a fictional one, and made up the town of "North Hampton." In New York, there is East Hampton, Westhampton and Southampton, but no North Hampton.

When we used to live on Shelter Island, we went to the Ram's Head Inn all the time, and some of our friends dated fishermen whose families had lived on the island for generations. These boys (who were always very cute) made all their money in the summer, catching big-eye tuna to sell to Japanese buyers, and then in the winter, they just sort of hung out at the bar. So I had this idea of setting it at the Ram's Head, (and I was very gratified when one of the sales reps who had lived on Shelter Island said – "is the North Inn Bar based on the Ram's Head – because that's what I thought when I read it?" Yes! Yes it is.)

So that's where the book comes from: sisters, strong mom, Hamptons, Ram's Head, Gardiners Island, Norse mythology, magic, tragic romance, hot boys.
Witches of East End comes out June 21st. Hope you all enjoy it!