Official Maria V. Snyder Blog

Today is the official release date of the UK edition of NIGHT STUDY! My UK readers have waited patiently (well, most of them have ;) for three extra weeks.  To celebrate the release, we are doing a UK Blog Tour for the next two weeks.  I've been working hard on writing articles, answering questions, and putting together a few lists for the tour.  Some highlights: a Q&A with Yelena, and Valek takes some time to tell you about himself. Below are links to the tour stops, and you can see them all on the banner. February 25:  Reader in a Reverie  - The idea for Night Study February 26:  Feeling Fictional  - Introducing Valek February 27:  Black Plume  - Q&A with Yelena February 28:  Eclectic Ramblings of Author Heather Osborne  - Top Ten Reasons to Read Fantasy February 29:  The YA Commuter Reader  - Introducing Ixia March 1:  Laura Jayne Online  - Top Five Favorite Fantasy and SF Books March 2:  Under A Mound of Books  - 5 Tips for Writing Good Romance March 3:  W

Today I'm part of THE SHADOW QUEEN blog tour!  This is my first time being a stop for another author's tour and I'm so glad it's for C.J. Redwine.  C.J. asked me to read THE SHADOW QUEEN a few months ago for a possible cover quote. I loved the book and wanted to interview her on my blog and I ended up being a part of her tour.  Fun stuff! About the book: Title:  THE SHADOW QUEEN Author: C.J. Redwine Pub. Date: February 16, 2016 Publisher:  Balzer + Bray Format: Hardcover, eBook Find it:  Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble  |  iBooks  |  Goodreads Lorelai Diederich, crown princess and fugitive at large, has one mission: kill the wicked queen who took both the Ravenspire throne and the life of her father. To do that, Lorelai needs to use the one weapon she and Queen Irina have in common—magic. She’ll have to be stronger, faster, and more powerful than Irina, the most dangerous sorceress Ravenspire has ever seen. In the neighboring kingdom of E

I'm so excited to have Deborah Blake as my guest again!  She is one of the sweetest ladies I know! She's been super supportive of me and my writing since way back and I even had to pleasure of hanging out with her at a RWA conference in New York City. Her third novel in her Baba Yaga series of paranormal romance books, WICKEDLY POWERFUL has just been released.  I'm really enjoying this series of books and if you haven't read them, go buy the first book, WICKEDLY DANGEROUS right now....go on....I'll wait  ;) Along with the interview, Deborah is offering a signed copy of her book plus an adorable "Be Wicked" broom stick to a winner! Check out the Rafflecopter below to enter.  Open to ALL!! Cover blurb: Known as the wicked witch of Russian fairy tales, Baba Yaga is not one woman, but rather a title carried by a chosen few. They keep the balance of nature and guard the borders of our world, but don’t make the mistake of crossing one of them… Th