Tales and Tea Blog

Hola Merfolk! I thought I’d share a book that helped start my research for The MerSea Series. Empire Beneath the Ice: How the Nazis Won World War II by Stephen Quayle goes deep down the rabbit hole of what happened in Antarctica and the events leading up to it and some of the possible technology. Each chapter starts out with a scene of the past in novel form and then switches to a history book narrative. In chapter one, Quayle writes about Operation Highjump, which was sold t

The MerSea Series Hola Merfolk! I have cover reveals! Not just one but three. The MerSea Series is almost live. Here is a little about the books or the series blurb. Marine biologist Sarah Sumner finds romance with Swedish deckhand Gunner at her side on the M/V MerSea as they harass the Japanese whalers with smoke bombs, potato launchers, and prop foulers. For the vegan, eco-pirate crew, saving whales is the mission, but weather, whalers, and a narcissistic scientist changes

Hola Merfolk! As I get ready to republish The MerSea Series, I have decided to create my own book covers using Photoshop. I had my last book cover, The Denizen’s Stone, made by a professional who did not use AI. However, she did make ads for me using AI as you can see above. My formatter added an AI photo to the title page. In the last ten years, stock photos have become dull. There are AI photos now that are colorful and show romantic couples. Having AI pictures for a parano

Hola Merfolk! What should you expect from my books? There are three things you will find in my stories. 1. A Happily Ever After 2. Compassion 3. Well-researched A Happily Ever After is also known as an HEA. Most of my books will be romances. With the romance genre, readers expect some kind of commitment between the main couple by the end of the book. It’s 2026, they don’t have to get married. Ways to show they are committed to each other are through an “I love you,” or saying

Hola Merfolk! I’m Melissa Ceseña, and I am a paranormal romance author. Here’s what to expect from my Tales and Tea blog . Most blogs are supposed to be about one topic, but mine will be about more than one. A well-rounded point of view is necessary to finding correlations through diverse topics. I do a lot of research through reading, videos, and events. Connecting the dots to me means not just researching mermaids and the ocean for my books. As I researched mermaids, too ma