Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself.

Melissa Haag – My books are way more interesting than I am. I’m a middle-aged (ouch!) mid-western married mom of three who loves laughing and food. I started writing seriously in 2011 and published my first book in 2013. Before that, I just dabbled when I ran out of book money.
I’ve always loved romance and haven’t deviated.
I found one of my mom’s “savage” bodice rippers (you know the kind) back when I was 13. She took it away from me when she found out I was reading it, but don’t worry, I snuck it again and finished. After that, I was hooked.
Much later in life, I discovered a manuscript that my mom wrote and submitted to an agent in the 80s. Recently, I learned her mother also wrote and attempted to publish. So, I have a generational imagination, and I’m grateful for it.

How did you hear about this event?

My memory is both a blessing and a curse. I can barely remember what I did last week, never mind how I found out about WOTR three years ago. But thanks to my memory, I’m the BEST secret keeper, and a person can retell stories to me at least twice before they stick. I also don’t hold grudges. HAHA

How many years have you attended?

This will be my third year.

What genres do you write?

Anything romance! So far, Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy Romance, Fantasy Romance, and SciFi Romance. All under different names, of course.

What is a book of yours you wish more people read?

Dealing with Demons. Readers always say they want stand-alone books, but I’ve found my series are more popular than the one and only stand-alone that I wrote.

What is one fun fact about you?

One? I have so many! I suffer from some gnarly migraines. They can be vomit-inducing, and I’ve been known to ask my husband to cut my head off in a fit of tears. In recent years, I’ve learned a few tricks that help me avoid/minimize them, so decapitation requests have fallen away.

The second fun thing is that I used to work in IT, and I loved SQL scripting.

What are your social links?

Melissa Haag
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MelissaHaag
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author.melissahaag/
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/melissa-haag
Website: Https://melissahaag.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/author.MelissaHaag/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6908249.Melissa_Haag

M.J. Haag
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorMJHaag
Website: Https://mjhaag.melissahaag.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MJHaag.author/
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/m-j-haag
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14001187.M_J_Haag

What are you buy links?

Melissa Haag
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Melissa-Haag/author/B00B93ID4C
Apple: https://books.apple.com/us/author/melissa-haag/id625063753
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Melissa%20Haag%22?
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/info/name/Melissa_Haag?id=11l6j57zzd
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/search?query=melissa+haag&fclanguages=en

MJ Haag
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/M.J.-Haag/author/B00XPW6KP4
Apple: https://books.apple.com/us/author/m-j-haag/id1002571968
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22M.%20J.%20Haag%22?
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/info/name/M_J_Haag?id=11b6c51x18
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/search?query=mj+haag&fclanguages=en

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Harris didn’t want to spend fourteen hours on the road during a storm, but when he hears about a dog in need of a home a few states away, he makes the trek. Not long after his journey home, he passes a bus stop with a person who doesn’t even look alive.

When Jesse snuck out of the trailer in the dead of night, he didn’t have a plan. He just needed to get away. And after an hour of walking, he realizes how stupid he was to leave on foot. Just because he wasn’t going to die at the hands of his ex tonight doesn’t mean he won’t freeze to death on his way out. Curled up in the corner of a bus stop, he closes his eyes and waits for peace to finally find him.

But when a strong man picks him up and puts him inside a warm pickup truck, he has to wonder if maybe an angel found him after all. And good ol’ vigilante justice is the only thing that makes Jesse feel safe. Well, that and the man he aches to call Daddy.

This Daddy/boy romance is sweet and sexy with some dark moments and a happy ever after.

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Review by Twinsie Tenise

Harris is on a little road trip to save a dog when fate intervenes. Jesse is running from an abusive boyfriend. He ends up in a bus enclosure, freezing and barely clinging to life. Harris finds Jesse just in time and he wants nothing more than to protect this stranger. He will do anything to keep him safe.
This was a cute short story about a Daddy finding his boy. Harris and Jesse were meant for one another. I enjoyed getting to know the 2 of them as I read their story. This was book 1 of 9 in the series. Each book is about a different couple.

Forensic photographer, Dena Williams, has spent her life trained to see what others cannot. Vampire, Dimitri Kovac, has waited every Christmas for a miracle that does not come. In the Oregon wilderness, during a snowstorm, these two destined souls collide. Dena’s only hope of survival rests in a vampire with the heart of a poet. Dimitri only has five days to win a skeptical woman’s heart. As the Christmas tree lights burn brightly and the snow continues to fall, will Dena succumb to a vampire’s charms? With so little time, can Dimitri win her love?

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Review by Brandy

I received this book for an honest review.

If you love fangs, fur, canines, growling, banter, and enough heat to melt wax, then you might find your next book boyfriend here! Kristal Dawn Harris is a multiple award-winning, Rone nominated, American romance author. She loves romance of any kind, but paranormal is her favorite. Kristal writes paranormal, fantasy, contemporary, and erotic romance in different lengths.

Kristal currently calls Kentucky home with her husband of 33 years. She has two children off living their best lives. Kristal earned a degree in Accounting Technology from Miami University, but found her passion in steamy romance instead of numbers.

When Theodore Davenport decides to switch his mundane job for a career, he walks into Holden House Publishing with enthusiasm and determination to succeed. As he settles into his new role, makes new friends, and dreams of making it to the top, everything is going to plan.

Until he meets James Holden, CEO of Holden House.James

Holden hasn’t been able to stop thinking about his encounter with the timid man he met in a club bathroom last week, and when he discovers the one haunting his dreams is an employee, he can’t seem to stop himself from pursuing him.Just a little fun – that’s what James tells himself. He can’t afford to care for someone who can never reciprocate, not once they find out who he really is. James believes nobody deserves the burden of being attached to him. He’s a complicated man. Damaged. Difficult. Demanding.Broken.

Is Theodore strong enough to confront James’ demons? More importantly, is James?
(M/M romance. Not suitable for readers under 18 years of age due to language and sexual content. ***Please note*** This book contains scenes of self harm, mental illness and suicidal ideation which may be uncomfortable for some readers.)

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Review by Twinsie Tenise

I usually go into books blind but I’ve had a real struggle as of late finding a book to grab my attention. This seems to happen to me a few times a year, as such, I was gathering recs from an MM book group when I happened across this one. I skimmed the blurb and dove in.
There was something about this book. It had my rapt attention from the first page.
The title should have been enough of a warning that my heart may end up breaking but the author managed to fix that before the last page. Mental illness is nothing to be taken lightly and I feel like the author did a wonderful job of handling the subject with finesse. Please read the author note as the subjects covered in this book may be triggering to some.