Lords of Shifters is on Tour THIS WEEK!!

Hi everyone!

I've been so behind lately. Megan at Reading Away The Days has been so kind as to schedule a tour for Lords of Shifters this week.

Check out the stops for your chance to win a copy of any of the novels from the series.

7th Jan: Review & Giveaway @ http://yareviewsandnews.blogspot.co.uk/#!/2013/01/lord-of-shifters-tour-and-review.html

 

8th: Interview & Giveaway @ http://readingawaythedays.blogspot.co.uk/

 

9th: Book excerpt & Giveaway @ http://www.tessmw.blogspot.co.uk/

 

10th: Reviews & giveaway @ http://www.justinevandale.blogspot.ca/

 

11th: Book excerpt & Giveaway @ http://www.readinglittlebitofeverything.blogspot.co.uk/

 

12th: Review & Giveaway @ http://www.insaneaboutbooks.blogspot.co.uk/

 

13th: Review & Giveaway via http://thecaffeinateddivareads.multifacetedmama.com/

 

14th: Interview & Giveaway via http://we-do-write.blogspot.co.uk/ & Review & Giveaway @ http://piecesofwhimsy.blogspot.co.uk/

Fingers crossed that you win! Thanks for stopping by. :D

Blog Tour Stop: Channeler's Choice by Heather McCorkle

To celebrate the release of Channeler's Choice I'm doing a blog tour that launches today and goes through March 17^th along with a giveaway. Here are the prizes:

Winner #1:

An eBook of Tangled Tides by Karen Amanda Hooper

An eBook of Running Wide Open by Lisa Nowak

An eBook of The Secret Of Spruce Knoll (if you don’t have a copy yet, or a paperback if you don't have an reader)

A paperback of Born Of Fire & Dies Irae (novella combination by Heather McCorkle and Christine Fonseca released through Compass Press)

And of course, Channeler’s Choice swag (bookmarks, postcards, etc.)

Winner #2

An eBook of Beautiful Demons & Inner Demons by Sarra Cannon

An eBook of Bound by C.K. Bryant

An eBook of The Secret Of Spruce Knoll (if you don’t have a copy yet, or a paperback if you don't have an ereader)

A paperback of Born Of Fire & Dies Irae (novella combination by Heather McCorkle and Christine Fonseca released through Compass Press)

And of course, Channeler’s Choice swag (bookmarks, postcards, etc.)

Stop by Heather's blog to enter!

Channeler's Choice is available here:

Amazon 

Barnes and Noble

The Book Depository

Here is a bit about Channeler's Choice:

With her parents’ murderer’s dead, Eren can finally concentrate on fitting in at Spruce Knoll High, not to mention figuring out what it means to be a channeler. If only it were that easy. It turns out she isn’t normal even among channelers - she may be a legendary warrior meant to protect the earth in a last great battle.

But Mayan prophecies are the least of her worries as she involuntarily starts to gather her own Society, another girl moves in on Aiden, her powers rage out of control, and worst of all, someone is stalking her. To top it all off, Eren discovers she doesn’t have to be a channeler after all - she has a choice.

As an old threat closes in and she risks ending up like her parents, she is forced to decide. Be a normal teenager and leave the legendary warrior stuff to someone else, or embrace a dark destiny?

Friday!

It's Friday. What a perfect time to write a post. One of my clients didn't show up for their appointment, so why not utilize this time for something like...a blog post?

Tomorrow, Saturday, my husband is going to compete in the Warrior Dash. This will be his second year of sliding through muddy water and then running through obstacles for over three miles. Crazy much? Yeah, he is. I'd like to join him, but, uh, I have a, uh... Well, someone needs to take pictures, right?

Rain Boots Required YA Author Tour now has a Facebook Page. Check it out and "Like" it. I hope people show up for our stops. Wouldn't that be crazy sad if no one showed? Eeek. Let's think positive now. There are three fabulous authors who will be on the tour with me, so I'm sure they have fans who will want to visit us. :)

We have added a new author to the tour. Laura Elliott. She'll be joining us at a couple of our tour stops. I'll have the exact locations later this week. Her debut novel, Winnemucca, is now available. She also has a new book, 13 On Halloween, that will be available at the end of September. How exciting!

Here's a recap of the Rain Boots Required YA Author Tour

Authors Involved

Stacey Wallace Benefiel
Me!
Lisa Nowak
Rebecca Knight
Laura Elliott

Dates and Locations

October 1st, 5-6:30 pm
Cover to Cover Books
Vancouver, Washington

October 7th 6:30-8:15 pm
West Linn Library
West Linn, Oregon

October 8th and 9th, all day
WordStock Festival
Portland, Oregon

October 17th, 7 pm
Interzone, Inc.
Portland, Oregon

October 20th, 4-5 pm
Beaverton Library
Beaverton, Oregon

October 22nd, 1 pm
A Children's Place Book Store
Portland, Oregon

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Also, for those peeps who don't have an eReader or who would just prefer to have a paper copy, Loramendi's Story is now available in paperback! You can buy it here for only $9.99.

It's almost time for my next client, so I'm outta here. Have a great weekend!

Forks and Other Stuff Happening

When you hear the word "Forks" what do you think of? The utensil. Choices in life's journey. The town in Washington where vampires and werewolves reside. I want to mention two of those conjured thoughts now.

I recently tested into a nursing school. Apparently my scores were in the top percentile, which surprised me. Well, even though the test said I can go to that school, I'm unable to because of financial reasons. I mean, if we scraped and stressed for the next two years, maybe, a very slight maybe, there would be a chance we could come up with the money. But realistically, I'd get halfway through the program, and I wouldn't be able to pay for the rest. So, it's probably best to go to community college. Sure, it will take triple the time to finish, and it's severely competitive to get into the program once the prerequisites are done, but that's a chance we'll have to take. I'm excited to begin my first class in September. Chemistry. Ooooh. Aaaah. Wish me luck!


And now for the town in Washington where vampires and werewolves reside. Did you know it rains there, like all the time? Ha! Not all the time, but it did rain when we stopped by last Monday. I'm told it was sunny and 70 degrees the day prior and the day following our visit. Figures, eh?

We also visited a beautiful rainforest on our journey north. Of course, it rained there, too.

Now to the other stuff. October is going to be an exciting month. It's always full of awesomeness, but this year will be even greater because I'll be going on tour with three other YA authors, Stacey Wallace Benefiel, Lisa Nowak, and Rebecca Knight. We are in the scheduling venues and thinking up really cool tour name stage, but it's going to be rad! Here are a few of the stops already confirmed:

Cover to Cover Books

WordStock 2011

Beaverton Library

A Children's Place Bookstore

Interzone, Inc.

We are working on finalizing a few other locations, so check back for a list of dates in the near future.


One more thing -- Starting Monday, I'm going on a juice fast. I will most likely be grumpy and irritable the first few days, so if my presence seems sparser than normal on the social networking sites, this is why. The fast will only last about two weeks, and I'll be adding cooked and raw fruits and veggies on the third day, so it won't be so bad.


Another one more thing -- Don't forget that Loramendi's Story went on sale this month! It's still only 99 cents for the ebook on Amazon, B&N, and Smashwords. The paperback will probably be available on Amazon in the next week or two, too.


Peace out for now! Be safe and healthy!

I should feel busy,

but I don't. There have been some happenings in the works. Yep, happenings. Things that are going to happen.

First happening: I've been asked to participate in an event this weekend called "Art in the Heart." I'll set up my little table to display a stack of books and then sit my bottom in a chair. If you are in the Vancouver area, please come see me! I'll be sitting with some other awesome authors in front of the Angst Gallery.

Second happening: Loramendi's Story will be available for purchase this coming weekend. August 7th to be exact. It has received some lovely reviews thus far.

Third happening: Dream Smashers will be on a blog tour the week of August 8th! The Teen Book Scene has put together this awesome tour. I'll announce the stops this coming weekend.

Fourth happening: I received a letter in the mail last weekend informing me that I've been accepted into nursing school. Woo hoo! I begin this fall.

Fifth happening: Wordstock is just around the corner. I'm sure you read my whine in the previous blog about not being able to participate. That has changed! Although I won't be speaking, I'll be there with a few other fantastic local authors, ready to sign books. More information to come. (I'm really, super elated and hope I get to meet Maggie Stiefvater and Ellen Hopkins.)

Sixth happening: After Wordstock, I'm going on a regional tour with a group of authors including Stacey Wallace Benefiel and Lisa Nowak. I'll share the complete list of authors and dates closer to October.

A lot of happenings right there. How does all this make me feel? Happy, elated, stoked, nervous, scared...


I hope you'll stay with me for the ride! It should be pretty wild. :)

Land of Corn Chips Tour

Land of Corn Chips is going on tour! That sounds so rock-star-ish, but that's how Land of Corn Chips and its readers roll. The {Teen} Book Scene has worked hard to put this awesome tour together.

Take a look at the schedule below and please be sure to stop by and say, "Hey," in your rockstar way.

Monday, June 27th

A Good Addiction is featuring character tweets from the cast of Land of Corn Chips.

Tuesday, June 28th

Reading Vacation is interviewing the author (me). Eeek!

Wednesday, June 29th

Lost for Words is hosting a guest post written by, you guessed it, me!

Thursday, June 30th

Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile will post some of my favorite books.

Friday, July 1st

All the above bloggers will review Land of Corn Chips. Be sure to check out their links to find out what they think.

Pick up your copy of Land of Corn Chips today on Amazon or Barnes and Noble today!