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Book News/Publication Schedule for 2007!
November 01, 2006 Thought I would share what is going on with my publication schedule...AU PAIRS NEWS!!
Au Pairs * Au Pairs: Skinny-Dipping * Au Pairs: Sun-Kissed
The new Au Pairs novel: CRAZY HOT comes out in stores in May 2007!!
Eliza's opening her new boutique in the Hamptons, and Jeremy's ready to take their relationship to a whole new level by placing a rock on her finger. But is it icebergs ahead? Mara has a hot new boyfriend--sweet, smart and intellectual, the "anti-Ryan", but will the real Ryan steal back her heart? Jacqui gets involved with a photographer who's even sexier than his British accent, but will the hard-working au pair let modeling get to her head? Find out all this and more as the series continues!
HOT HOT HOT MOVIE NEWS: The Au Pairs has been sold to Warner Brothers Studios!! Drew Barrymore's Flower Films will co-produce with Alloy Entertainment. Stephanie Savage, writer-producer for The O.C. has signed on to write the script!
BLUE BLOODS NEWS!!
The sequel to BLUE BLOODS, MASQUERADE, comes out April 2007!!
Here's the jacket copy:
Schuyler Van Alen wants an explanation for the mysterious deaths of young vampires. With her best friend, Oliver, Schuyler travels to Italy in the hope of finding the one man who can help--her grandfather. Meanwhile, back in New York, preparations are feverishly under way for The Four Hundred Ball, an exclusive gala hosted by the city's wealthy, powerful and unhuman--a true Blue Blood affair. But it's at the after-party, a masquerade ball thrown by the cunning Mimi Force, that the real danger lurks. Hidden behind the masks is a revelation that will change the course of a young vampire's destiny.
Rich with glamour, attitude and vampire lore, this second installment in the Blue Bloods saga will leave readers thirsting for more.
NEW BOOKS!!
MISTLETOE AVAILABLE NOW!
Check out MISTLETOE, a Holiday Romance collection - I have a really cute story in it about a girl, a boy and a pair of Christmas Choos (as in Jimmy). It's out now and makes a really great Holiday present!
NEW BOOKS AND NEW SERIES COMING SOON!!!
FEBRUARY 2007!!!
My new Los Angeles based series, ANGELS ON SUNSET BOULEVARD, comes out February 2007!
PAY TO GET IN. PRAY TO GET OUT.
Angels on Sunset Boulevard is about a cool girl from the Hollywood flats, a cute preppie boy from Bel-Air, a beautiful and brooding rockstar named Johnny Silver, and the mysterious disappearance of teens all over LA who are all involved in a shadowy cult.
Sexy. Dark. Illicit. It's all there in the ANGELS' story.
PROM STORY!!
21 PROMS: Twenty-one of your favorite teen writers share their prom stories. Mine is the real story of my Senior Prom, a guy named Patrick, a fifth of whiskey, and me... (hint: he threw up all over my prom dress, but he was so cute I didn't even care!). Hilarity and sadness abound.
For older readers:
JUNE 2007!!!
GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO LIKE BOYS: True Tales of Love, Lust and Friendship between Gay Men and Straight Women. An anthology I co-edited with my dear friend Tom Dolby. Contributors include Simon Doonan, Ayelet Waldman, Gigi Grazer, Cindy Chupack, and many more fabulous writers! This is a funny and heartfelt collection about gay boys and the straight gals who love them. NOTE: This is an adult book, with some sexual content that might not be appropriate for younger readers. (Ok, now I sound like some kind of censor, but I just want to warn any of the squeamish out there.)
For younger readers:
OCTOBER 2007!!!
THE ASHLEYS: The four most popular seventh-graders at the Hamlin school in San Francisco are all named Ashley, except for one, Laura, whose dad suddenly made it big in Silicon Valley. Will she ever fit in even though she has the wrong name? Find out in this hot new series about private school one-upmanship--from Chanel Black Satin nail polish to the right height for knee-high socks, to updated Spin-the-Vitamin-Water-Bottle scandals, you've never met twelve year-olds as sophisticated as THE ASHLEYS.
And that's all she wrote, folks!
Coming in 2008: MY HOT NEW SERIES: SOCIAL LIFE, about three jet-setting teens and their adventures around the globe!
Stay tuned for more news!
xoxo
Mel
Comments
On November 9, 2006, Abby had this to say:
Hey Melissa!
I can’t wait for the new Au Pairs!
I’m like, dying. Haha.
Ooh, and all the new series` you listed, sound amazing. Especially “The Ashleys” and “Social Life”. =D
Can’t wait!
<3 Abby
On November 9, 2006, Abby had this to say:
Oooh, by the way, I’m going to be commenting on as many entries as possible.
I love reading them, hah. =]
I’m an aspiring writer myself!
I’ll be sure to email you a sample. =]
Oh, don’t worry, I’m not trying to get you to help me get published. :X I’d be too ashamed. haha.
On November 13, 2006, Liz had this to say:
I can not wait for the new Au Pairs, i am a huge fan! I just finished with the third book “sun-kissed” (and i mean just finished, try five minutes ago!)
Also the movie is coming out! Cant wait for that!
(now the only problem is waiting till May...)
On November 28, 2006, Dianne had this to say:
ooooh! i can’t wait for the next blue bloods installment. i loved the first book and i know i’ll love the second one. but one question… is Dylan really gone for good?
On January 18, 2007, Alyssa had this to say:
Oh my god! I just finished the new au-pairs (sun-kissed) and literally am crying!
I can’t wait till May and I can’t wait for the movie, first one to buy it and watch it.
I hope the 4th Au-pairs is as romantic as the rest! Mara and Ryan I hope get back together whether she has this hot dude or not. Their perrrrfect. Your write awesome books. I’m starting your new series tomorrow.
On September 16, 2007, Megan had this to say:
Hey Melissa!
i just wanted to tell you that Masquerade of your Blue Blood Series was so good! i loved it! i read it in 3 hours! i just couldn’t put it down it was really good. the ending kinda left me hanging...you’re contiuning the saga right? because it was so great i don’t think you should quit! keep on writing i’ll be looking for the next blue blood series!
-Megan
On November 1, 2006, Cassie E. had this to say:
Oh… wow! So many books, so much time to wait :(
I sooo cannot wait! I’m opening up my Excel Spreadsheet as we speak and adding them all to my “Books to Buy” list!
I sooo cannot wait!
AND! I have to say, when I bought Mistletoe, I skipped right to the back and read your story… it was AWESOME! And ROCKED!
I love you! Keep writing!
Thanks!
Yours,
Cass