What can I do to win this package of awesomesauce? Go to the Ally Carter page at Hicklebee’s and order a book before the twenty-second. If you want your book signed and personalized YAY FABULOUS even better, just fill out your customization in the ‘comments’ form at checkout. You can also call Hicklebee’s during business hours. Then leave your order number in the comments or email it to me and click the “I did this” on the Rafflecopter below.

May the odds ever be in your favor.

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Coliloquy comes out of the Kindle Developer Beta Program for Active Content and will be available on all e-ink Kindle devices. By delivering titles as active content applications, rather than static publishing files, Coliloquy enables new kinds of engagement that simply aren’t possible in a traditional book format. Multiple “what if” story lines let authors and readers explore different permutations of character relationships. TV-like episodes can grow and change, based on reader choices, voting, and feedback. Fans can reread a key scene from a different character’s point-of-view or unlock new content. -Press Release

I am so happy to be able to share with you all the launch of this fabulous new innovative publishing company. I have read two titles (Witch’s Brew by Heidi R. Kling and Arcania by Liz Maverick) and I was delightfully surprised at how much I enjoyed this choose your own path format. From the two books I read, I read through them twice. I had to see what happens with all the choices.

Here are the four books that you can get for your Kindle e-ink device today:

Heidi R. Kling, Witch’s Brew (The Spellspinners of Melas County): a contemporary young adult series about a modern day witch who must betray everything she knows to save her magic and her forbidden love.

Kira Snyder, Dead Letter Office (Parish Mail): a contemporary southern gothic mystery series about a teenager who discovers a cache of centuries-old letters containing clues to crimes happening in the present day.

Liz Maverick, Arcania, Trial by Fire #1 (Arcania): a young adult fantasy series about an underachieving teen thrust into an MMO-like world of magical combat, where she must master her own genetic gifts while investigating her twin sister’s suspicious death.

Tawna Fenske, Getting Dumped: a serialized romantic caper about a woman who loses her job but finds love, intrigue, mayhem, and a new career buried in the unlikeliest of places.

Contest:

Coliloquy has given me a shiny new Kindle preloaded with their titles to give to you! Just use the Rafflecopter form to enter. You do not have to use your last name, or even your real first name. Just make sure that you use your correct email so that I can contact you if you win! The only mandatory entry is for you to leave a comment telling me what you think about serialized books with choices in ebook form. Make sure you click ‘I did this” on the Rafflecopter or it won’t count!

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A few days ago, I asked my readers to tell me what their most burning questions were, and today I’m going to answer them! Some of the questions asked aren’t answered here…I’ll do my best to tackle them in the future!

Anonymous said…
Here’s a Question!: If poor, darling Harley had lived, did you ever consider him becoming a legitimate rival for elder concerning Amy’s Affections? I’ve always wondered this :)

Actually…and I think several people might be disappointed by this, but…no. I think Amy certainly might have fallen for Harley, but Harley is a one-woman girl. He loved Kayleigh, and it was an absolute sort of love.

Bethany said…
I want to know how everyone on Godspeed got to be one race? They must have taken people from Sol earth that were all the same race, because it couldn’t have taken only a couple hundred years for them to all mix together and end up as a mono-ethnicity, right?

You’re absolutely correct! The monoethnicity was developed through genetic manipulation. I hinted at this when Doc injects the pregnant woman with genetic material (although I tried to keep that vague). Soon, I’ll have a short story out, and you’ll see that right before the “plague,” people were still ethnically diverse.

Anne Riley said…
My question is: Will Amy’s parents ever wake up?

Yes.

Rida said…
Is there an inspiration for Elder? A celebrity face you imagined, characteristics and personality quirks you borrowed from somebody close?

Actually, I think that Elder is most like…me. I certainly modelled the way he acted on myself. He has this constant underlying worry that he’s not good enough, and that is something I tapped in from my own emotions.

Kayeleen Hamblin said…
When you wrote Across the Universe and A Million Suns, did you have the ending of Shades of Earth in mind? Or did the three books evolve independently of each other?

When I wrote AtU, that was intended to be a stand-alone. I knew it would end on a question, and I was okay with that. After talking with my agent, I realized that the story arc would be more satisfying for a reader if I added to it. So then I wrote A MILLION SUNS…and the cool thing about that was that I had to use the clues that I put in the first book to develop the second one. I recently finished a rough draft of SHADES OF EARTH, and I found myself still picking up tiny details from the first two books to include into the third one. 

Anonymous said…
Why was Luthe admitted into the hospital ward? He seems crazy enough…

Remember, people were admitted to the ward for their creativity, not just their crazy :) Luthe is actually a sculptor. You DO see more of him in the second book, but if you’re really interested in him, then keep your eyes peeled for a short novella I’m working on that centers around Luthe and another character…

Sachi said…
Hmm, did any of the previous elders know of Amy’s existence? I wonder if Orion knew before she became unfrozen. I know he has secrets….

Yes.

(And that’s all I can say on the subject….)

Julia said…
How was the ship stocked with supplies when they were leaving Earth? How did they know what they’d need?

They didn’t. They tried to stockpile a bit of everything, and they included things that could be reproduced. I based the ship on a biodome that could constantly produce the things they needed, and gave them stuff that could grow. I also supposed that many things, such as technology and other non-renewable items, could be developed through the manufacturing processes established on the Shipper Level.

Thanks for stopping by today as a part of the Virtual LaunchParty for A MILLION SUNS! To help celebrate, one commenter on this post will
receive a signed paperback of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, the first book of the
trilogy, along with some custom swag, including a poster, an art print of a koi
fish (made by the student who inspired Beth to write the character Harley), NASA goodies, and
more. This contest is open internationally, and will end in 24 hours.

JUST COMMENT ON THIS POST TO ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN THIS PRIZE!

In order to win that grand prize, you need a clue. And the clue for this blog stop is…

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I have this pile of ARCs. Most are duplicate and unread, and a signed copy of Struts and Frets, plus this awesome Hemlock swag to give away. The details are simple. Someone who calls Hicklebee’s at (408) 292-8880 and order signed/personalized books for the Lauren Myracle signing will win all of this, plus a few that I find on their ARC shelf as well. They get way better ARCs than I do.

Hicklebee’s will keep up with everyone who calls and orders and as Lauren is signing and personalizing your books a winner will be chosen randomly.

There are two reasons beyond all this awesome stuff why you should order. Hicklebee’s is a fabulous indie, and we all could support an author who is as classy as Myracle after the NBA thingy. Whether you win or not, you will have a fancy signed book from a really classy lady on your shelves.

If you have any questions feel free to ask, and if you want you can help me spread the word.

That’s me reading the first page of my story to you in my pajama’s :) Hey, I have the flu cut me a break!

Use the Rafflecopter below to enter and watch the Goodreads page for another chance to win soon.

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Ellezier Ominoreg please fill out this form to receive your copy of Nightshade!

Author Maryrose Wood has partnered with a fabulous online PR company to bring you a fantastic contest with an even more fabulous prize!

You will win a copy of Nightshade (Poison Diaries #2), but it will be signed and personalized by the author!

Here is how to enter:

Twitter – Send an @ reply to @poisondiaries mentioning the contest, and winning a signed copy of the book and that Bookalicious sent you.

Facebook – Like the Poison Diaries Page and mention the signed book contest and that Bookalicious sent you.

Website – Enter Poison Diaries.com and find the plant “Arum Maculstum” and add it to your Poison Diary – Tweet your findings again mentioning Bookalicious.

Entering via any of these means and mentioning my blog wins me nothing, it is just the way the PR company has set up to track entries from where :). I hope you enter and I hope you win big, these books look fabulous.

S&S had a few extra copies of Philippa’s latest The Lady of the Rivers and I accepted one to give away to one of you lucky readers! I hope you enjoy the story that Philippa wrote. During her speech she spoke of the reason she writes these kinds of stories. Most simply put, she wanted to aid the women of the past in having a voice. These women who were a massive part of historical events and because they were women were not much more than a footnote in the pages of historians past.

Philippa does a ton of research for every book, looking through libraries and folklore and even online to find mention of the women she writes about. Prompted by all the goodies she found Gregory went on to publish her first historic nonfiction. The Women of the Cousins’ War: The Duchess, the Queen, and the King’s Mother.

To enter use the Rafflecopter below. The only mandatory option is that you leave a comment telling me if you have read a Gregory book before, and if so what did you think about it. The other options are not mandatory but count for extra entries. After each option you complete, remember to click the “I did this” button so you are entered. Votes are tallied by Rafflecopter and the winner will be chosen randomly by this service as well.

“Action packed and full of surprises. A perfect sequel to Nightshade.” read the rest of my review of Wolfsbane here.

“Jaw dropping thrills await when you open Nightshade’s pages and step into the world of Guardian and Keeper.” read the rest of my review of Nightshade here.

I am super excited to be a part of Team Haldis and celebrate the release of Wolfsbane with you guys! This is one of my absolute favorite series. It has werewolves, sexytimes, and really great plot and action sequences. If you haven’t read the series then you are in for a treat! Penguin and Mundie Moms are giving you a chance to win the brand spanking new paperback of Nightshade and a hardcover of Wolfsbane!

To win just leave a comment and tell me if you could shift into any animal real or imagined what would it be? You have until the 29th to get those answers in!

Today you can read an author interview over at Books Complete Me, and tomorrow at The Secret Life of a Bibliophile you can read another Wolfsbane review!

To find out more about the series, read an excerpt, where to buy & more, visit the Nightshade book site. Don’t forget to follow the series on Facebook. As always, you can keep up with all of Andrea’s latest news by following her on her blog. Here is Andrea giving you a sneak peak of Wolfsbane!

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