The Home for Mell Eight's Original Slash Fiction

I'm a slash writer, which means my stories all contain a strong male/male romance. If that is not your thing, hit the back button. If you do love slash then welcome and enjoy! 

Release Dates:

    Rocking Hard Anthology:
            My Truest Love
    Ebook: February 12, 2014
Paint, Guns, Money, and Love
    Serial: February 12, 2013

Current Projects:

  • Dragon's Hoard: Short Story Compilation
  • Road to Home
  • The Oracle's Golem
  • Ge-Mi

Submitted Projects:

Satisfaction Guaranteed:
Heartbeat
--Submitted!

The Oracle's Hatchling
--Accepted!

Won't Back Down:
Heart's Tournament
--Accepted!
Five of my books have received this lovely award.
I have been working with Less Than Three Press since December 2011.
Hadash Aviv was Nominated!

News:
12/10/13
12/4/13
  • LT3's Advent Calendar Sale is going strong!  Tomorrow, December 5th, is E day.  The books of every author whose name starts with the letter E will be for sale at 25% off.  All Mell Eight books will be 25% off tomorrow!  This is a great time to stock up on any of my stories that you've missed, or to get a great discount on a nice paperback for your collection.  Don't miss out!
  • Click on the banner to be sent to the right place, or check out mine and LT3's twitter/tumblr account first thing tomorrow morning for the proper links! 

11/23/13

Turkey Day is almost here!  It's a time to say thanks for all the wonderful things in life and a time to spend with your family.  After Thanksgiving (and Hanukkah, I cannot believe Hanukkah is so early this year!) comes December and the Christmas season.  My holiday season might be over early thanks to Hanukkah coinciding with Thanksgiving, but that doesn't mean the holiday season won't still be fun. 
Okay, to be honest I'm looking forward to December 26th, when the tinny Christmas music is finally off the air for another year, but I'm also excited about all the sales.  I've got my eye on a couple of books to buy and I already know when I'm going to buy them.  LT3 is holding a gigantic Advent Sale with 25% off books on special days throughout the month of December. Click on the picture below to check out all the sales and to start planning when to buy those books you've been eying. 
My day in the Advent Sale is December 5, which is coming really soon!  Every book I've ever written for LT3 will be on sale for 25% off for that day only!  Follow this link to preview exactly what will be for sale! 
11/22/13
  • The Oracle's Flame giveaway is over.  Check your email to see if you won.  Thank you to everyone who participated! 

  • I have edits to work on!  Yay!  Heart's Tournament was returned to me.  Overall, the editor seemed to like it, but their first comment was: the kids are cute, but they're way too young to have the ability to do even half the things you've written them doing.  So now I have to fix a glaring plot hole that spans almost the entirety of the book!  I appreciate the editor pointing it out to me--because it does have to get fixed--but oy vey!  Can anyone give me advice on how old a child has to be before they're capable of making evil plans without wandering off in an 'ooh shiny' haze?  Particularly children that have been forced to care for themselves from a very young age? 

    I also have the cover for Heart's Tournament.  Follow this link to go see it!

  • Heartbeat, my story for LT3's Satisfaction Guaranteed anthology call, has been submitted.  I doubt I'll hear yea or nay until January, but it's done and in their hands now.  I'm hoping they like it! 

  • On the writing front I've gotten a good bit done in two of my stories.  Magnified has absolutely exploded.  A 10k words short story that could best be described as odd is quickly growing into a 30k+ masterwork that should still be defined as odd, but in a markedly more advanced way.  I'm loving it right now, but then what's not to love about vampires and genocide?  Well, maybe not the latter, but it's still very interesting to write about! 

    Road to Home is also starting to come along.  It's still at the halfway point in terms of word count, but I've been trying to flesh out the next 10-15k words in my head before putting it down to paper.  The really good news is that I know what the final scene will entail, the bad news is that I'm still missing that last crucial bit to tie that final scene to the rest of the book.  Without it I can't finish the book properly.  It's very frustrating, but a book as complex as Road to Home deserves all the research and sweat I can pour into it.  Luckily I always look forward to a writing challenge! 
11/20/13
The Kingdom of Altnoia is on the cusp of civil war. The king and heir have been murdered, the throne taken by their uncle, and the kingdom's only hope lies with Prince Edan who has been missing for the past year. The Oracle appoints her new Dragon of Fire one task: Find Prince Edan and keep him alive.

It should have been a simple task, but Dragon did not anticipate that Prince Edan would hide away on a pirate ship, forcing Dragon not only to endure pirates, but sea-sickness and his fear of water. And nothing, not even the Oracle, could have prepared him for the twins and the complicated feelings they spark.
11/13/13

11/6/13
  • The Oracle's Flame is now available for pre-order.  Get your copy at a discount today!  It arrives in stores November 20th. 

  • I've been trying to write a lot before my winter holiday season job starts picking up.  I've gotten a good bit written in Magnified and I've figured out the next step in Road to Home.  My goal is to have Heartbeat submitted before the end of the year, which is when it's due.  I don't have much more to write, but I'm finding it difficult to tie all the different plots back together.  Then I'd like to start focusing on The Oracle's Golem, book three of The Oracle series.  I have so many other stories I'd also like to be working on, so hopefully I'll get to work on them soon too.

10/28/13
  • The Red Sox win again!  Yay!  Only two more wins to go.  To celebrate when they win the World Series, I'll be holding a giveaway on twitter.  I'll be offering one electronic copy of my vampire short story Bloody Kiss, which is set in Boston, to one lucky twitter follower.  After the final game has finished and the trophy begins its journey back to Boston, stop by and tweet hello! 

  • In other news, I am officially halfway through writing Road to Home, the sequel to Road to Revenge.  My final goal for the story is 40k words and I just reached 20k.  I wrote a lovely romance scene under the auspices of the sphinx and now it's time for the dark twist.  I have to gear up for it, because it's going to be a tough bit of writing.  I'm looking forward to the challenge. 

  • I also have some release dates to share!  Nothing is officially official yet.  In fact, it's pretty vague.  Still, it's more than I had before!  Here's what I know: The Oracle's Hatchling will arrive in early March 2014.  Heart's Tournament is scheduled for May 2014.  Wings of the Stars will arrive sometime in late summer or early fall 2014.  I'll continue to keep you updated as I learn more! 

  • There's still time to vote for the cover of The Dragon's Hoard at the Rainbow Awards cover contest.  It will definitely need more votes to get into round four, so please head on over.  Thanks! 

10/23/13
  • The Dragon's Hoard made it to round three of the Rainbow Awards cover contest!  I can't believe it, but then I did have an amazing cover artist.  Please go vote for your favorite cover here: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/2419818.html

  • I have written almost 8k words in Road to Home so far this week.  That means I'm almost halfway through with the story!  It really is turning out to be just as awesome as book one, Road to Revenge, which is very exciting.  My next big scene to write is a bit of sweet romance at the pyramids.  I'm looking forward to the challenge. 

  • I'm still waiting for more information about release dates for The Oracle's Hatchling and Wings of the Stars.  The call for Heart's Tournament closes at the end of the month, so I expect to start hearing news about that soon too.  I'm kind of shocked when I see how many stories I already have lined up to release in 2014, but it's also very awesome at the same time. 

10/10/13
  • The Oracle's Hatchling has been accepted by LT3!  The contract is in the mail, so once that's situated we'll start talking about release dates and all the other fun stuff.  This series is really taking off! 

  • Magnified was not accepted, which I had kind of expected to happen.  It's an odd story with a backhanded romance that didn't quite fit in with LT3.  So now I have to decide if I want to submit with a different publisher, self-publish, or if I want to rework the story so LT3 will like it.  I do have a fledgling idea for a sort of part two, so maybe I'll see if that pans into anything before making a final decision. 

  • The edits for Paint, Guns, Money, & Love are done and back with LT3.  It's all ready to go for serial publication from my end!  I'm very excited to have my first serial story published; it's going to be difficult to wait until February. 

  • The edits for Wings of the Stars are also completed and back with LT3.  It's way ahead of schedule.  I don't have any idea of release dates or covers yet. I'm excited to learn more! 

10/9/13
  • Out Now: Bloody Kiss, part of LT3's Proud to be a Vampire Anthology. 
   Lis had been enjoying his school trip to Egypt until a statue came to life and drank his blood. Back home in Boston, nothing feels or tastes or smells quite the same, he's plagued by strange dreams, and has a craving that nothing seems to satisfy—until the statue shows up again.
10/5/13
  • The Oracle's Hatchling is done and submitted!  My goal was to have it completely written before the first book in the series arrived in stores next month and I did it!  I'll keep everyone up to date as information on my new book unfolds.  My next project in the series is book three, The Oracle's Golem, which is turning out nicely so far. 

  • The second round of edits for Paint, Guns, Money, and Love are sitting in my inbox, waiting for me.  Now that Hatchling is done I'll devote all of my attention to fixing PGM&L up for serial publication this February. 

  • Bloody Kiss will only be available for pre-order for a couple more days.  Get your 15% discount today!  Don't forget to check out all the other wonderful vampire stories too. 

10/3/13
  • Bloody Kiss is available for pre-order.  You can get 15% off if you buy before October 9!  Make sure to check out all the other great vampire books, including Bundle 2 which has six wonderful books, mine included. 

  • The edits for Oracle's Flame are completed and back with LT3 for final formatting.  It will also be ready for pre-order within the next month or so. 

  • I am currently editing Wings of the Stars, my submission for LT3's Mecha anthology.  I don't yet have any information on release dates (mostly because the anthology call just closed), but when I do I'll make sure to post it here. 

  • Finding the Wolf is one of LGBT Fantasy's October books of the month!  Yay!  I hope they like it.  Thank you to everyone who voted. 

  • It doesn't look good for the Dragon's Hoard or Road to Revenge at the Rainbow Awards cover contest, but I think you can still vote if you want.  (I don't see anything stating that the poll is closed.)  Thanks to everyone for their support and thank you to the amazing cover artists who made it possible for both books to get into round two! 

  • I haven't heard anything about Magnified, but I'm sure it's somewhere on LT3's submissions reading list.  It's still early to hear back, but I'm hoping they like it. 

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