THE MISTAKEN Blog Tour: Day Twelve - THE END!

HOORAY!  I made it to Day 12!  This is me kissing the ground.  Yes, yes!!!
I am TOTALLY burned out, man.  But before I go have a celebratory drink
-- or 5 --
I have 2 more blogs I need to stop by.
Okay, okay, I know what you're thinking,
"Look at your tour badge dates, dude!"
But I had some additions to accommodate,
wonderful friends who wanted to participate, so sue me!  

You can find me over at my new friend, Livia Peterson’s Leave It to Livia where I discuss the importance of building a platform if you want to get published.  Livia is an absolute doll!         

I'm also over at Angela Orlowski-Peart's.  She has an excerpt from The Mistaken and other juicy bits.  Angela and I met via Alex Cavanaugh's blog and found out we lived only a few miles apart.  Now I have a fellow writer I can meet for coffee!  How cool is that?!

Well, it’s been a busy two weeks, and I’m positive you’re all sick and tired of seeing me around, I know I am, but I’m not done quite yet.  As a follow-up, I’ll be posting again over at Arlee Bird’s Tossing It Out on November 19^th.  And on December 3^rd, I’ll be back over at Livia Peterson’s again for a guest post on my writing journey. 

Thank you all for hangin’ out with me during my first ever blog tour.

I'd like to especially thank those of you who came by every single day, or nearly so:   

Alex J. Cavanaugh      Livia Peterson      Carrie Butler      Joylene Nowell Butler     Jeff O'Handley    Michelle      Samantha May   &   Andrew Leon 

If you're not already, follow these people!  You will NOT regret it!

If you haven't already, go ahead and follow me, as well, then drop me a line, because every follower who comments here during my tour will be entered into a drawing for an
ARC of The Mistaken and a bookmark.

Plus, 5 runner-up winners will each receive an ebook copy.

Winners will be determined using Random.org and notified via email.   

And if you get around to reading my book, I’d love to hear what you think, good or bad.

Rate and/or review on Goodreads and Amazon.  See ya!

Okay, can I please go to sleep now? 

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THE MISTAKEN  ~  the hell of revenge, the hope of redemption

Available at:
Kindle   Barnes and Noble   Nook   Amazon   Kobo   iBooks

Coming soon to Sony, Diesel Bookstore, and Baker & Taylor.

Are you glad to see me go?     

THE MISTAKEN Blog Tour: Day Eleven

Happy Halloween!  It’s Day 11, and I’m so close to the end, I can taste it.

I’m feeling a little ragged around the edges.  Can you tell?

Today is another important guest post for me.  I’m over at my very good friend, Jennifer Hillier’s The Serial Killer Files where I’ve written about something Jenny and I know very well:  Villains!  Yummy stuff!  I first met Jenny when I won a signed copy of her debut novel, Creep.  When we discovered we lived near each other, we decided to meet for coffee, then lunch, then dinner and drinks, and we became fast friends.  Unfortunately for me, Jenny moved from Seattle back to Toronto last December, but we recently reunited in Cleveland for a fun-filled week at Bouchercon where I was able to get her to sign her second novel, Freak.  Now I have a matched pair!  Yippee!      

In case you forgot, every follower who comments here during my tour will be entered into a drawing for an ARC of The Mistaken and a bookmark.  Plus, 5 runner-up winners will each receive an ebook copy.  Winners will be determined using Random.org and notified via email.   

Tomorrow on Day 12, I’ll be over at Angela Orlowski-Peart’s new site where she’s hosting my synopsis, an excerpt, my bio, and a bunch of other things.  In addition, I’ll also be over at Livia Peterson’s Leave It to Livia where I discuss the importance of building a platform in publishing.

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THE MISTAKEN  ~  the hell of revenge, the hope of redemption

Available at:
Kindle   Barnes and Noble   Nook   Amazon   Kobo   iBooks

Coming soon to Sony, Diesel Bookstore, and Baker & Taylor.

Remaining stops on The Mistaken Blog Tour:

10/31:  Jennifer Hillier’s The Serial Killer Files

11/1:    Why building a platform is so important at Livia Peterson’s Leave It to Livia

            Another author spotlight and excerpt at Angela Orlowski-Peart’s

11/19:  Arlee Bird’s Tossing It Out for a follow-up on my launch and tour.

 So who are your favorite villains in literature? 

    

"Forged by Greed" Cover Reveal!

Cover art by

Jeannie Ruesch at Will Design for Chocolate

Their choice had been taken away long before they were born.

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Two Seattle 16-year-old Shape Shifters, Jatred and Jasmira, are torn between following their hearts and protecting the order of the world.

The ancient Shape Shifter Races—the Winter wolves and the Summer leopards—exist on Earth, living among humans and perfectly fitting into modern life. Their secret societies are organized, each united by their own laws and traditions.

Two Goddesses, Crystal and Amber, command their respective Races. One is on a quest to tilt the scale of power to her side. The other will never let it happen, even if it means sacrificing Jatred and Jasmira’s love.

The Amulet commissioned to bring stability into the world remains hidden and concealed with the help of advanced technology. Jatred is the guardian of the Amulet and key to the Goddesses’ conflict.

The forces of nature are disrupted. Earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions rake the world. The Goddesses go to war and summon all their Shifters to join in the conflict. Jatred and Jasmira fight not only for their star-crossed love but to protect the future of both races and humankind.

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Excerpt

The wolf stood under the trees, several yards from the fence. His eyes were fixed on the stone statues. He growled and took a few slow steps back. Then he sprang forward and ran full speed toward the gate. His upper lip drew back, showing sharp, long canines. He jumped over the spikes of the fence, his belly inches away from the pointed iron finials. The wolf landed on the other side and left large paw prints on the freshly mowed grass. He lost his balance but regained it momentarily.

He heard her footsteps even before he heard her voice.

“Jatred!” From the house Jasmira ran toward him. Her long curly hair billowed behind her. “J, you made it. You made it.”

The wolf whimpered and trotted forward to meet her. Without slowing down, she threw herself onto him. Her hands grabbed his thick fur. His body was massive, and Jasmira looked like a child hugging an uncommonly large dog. The air around them pulsed and shivered. Jatred shifted into his human form and fell onto his back. Jasmira sprawled on top of him. Holding his face in her hands, she kissed him. His face broke into a broad smile.

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Forged by Greed will be released on September 20, 2012. The second book in the series (untitled) is scheduled for publication in summer 2013.

Angela Orlowski-Peart was born and raised in Poland. She describes herself as European born, American by choice. She was just seven-years-old when she decided to learn English to translate her favorite Polish fairytales. 

Angela is a Young Adult and Adult fiction writer. She completed her first YA paranormal romance novel, Forged by Greed, which is scheduled for publication on September 20, 2012. This is the first book in The Forged Series. Angela writes in multiple genres, including paranormal, fantasy, urban fiction, sci-fi, and short stories. She is a member of the Society of the Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Western Washington Chapter, and several authors’ and readers’ networking groups on Linkedin and Goodreads.

Angela loves reading good books almost as much as writing them. She can’t decide which is her favorite season—summer or fall. She speaks with Polish accent, but loves listening to the Southern drawl. 

She is passionate about watercolor painting, fashion—especially stilettos, rock climbing, environment, and organic food and gardening. She lives in the Seattle area with her husband, two children, and a very independent and chronically curious cat.

Angela can be found on her website, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, and Goodreads

Visit Angela on her website and on her Goodreads author page to read more excerpts from Forged by Greed and to learn about upcoming giveaways and other events. Add Forged by Greed to your To-Be-Read list on Goodreads. Check back on September 20th for the buy links and the book blog tours information.

Y'all Come Back Tomorrow Now, Ya Hear!

I know this is my regular day to post, but I'm still away in Arizona, getting my son settled in at ASU.  

Please come back tomorrow for Angela Orlowski-Peart's

big cover reveal for her YA paranormal novel,

"Forged by Greed"

Until then...

Moving (check), Launch tour (check), Blogfest (check)...OYVEY!

This is not my normal Monday blog post, but there’s good reason for that.  This Friday, I will be flying my son down from Seattle to Arizona State University near Phoenix, and on Sunday, we’ll move him into his residence hall.  Yes, after 2 years of researching schools, college fairs and tours, applications, and essays, it’s all come down to this.  

May I say how stressed out I am, especially since I have to do it alone,

without my husband’s help?

 

Yeah. Super-über mondo-stressed.

Mind you, ASU is the largest public university in the entire US.  That’s nearly 70,000 students, most of whom attend the beautiful one-square-mile Tempe campus, where my son will be living.  So far, we’ve UPS’d one huge box down to his hall, at great cost, too.  The rest will be packed and fly with us. Thank God Southwest Airlines doesn’t charge for checked bags!  Needless to say, I’ve been a busy mama.  So while I don’t have the time to dwell over a thoughtful blog post, I do have time for a few announcements.  

First, my dear friend, Jennifer Hillier, has just released her second novel, Freak.  Though it stands alone on its own merits, it’s also a sequel to her debut novel, Creep, which came out last summer.  (I loved that book, by the way!)  I ordered a hard copy of Freak so Jenny can sign it when I see her at BoucherCon 2012 in October.  I was excited enough just to get my copy, but then I opened it up and saw that she had mentioned me in her acknowledgements.  Yes, more than a few tears sprang to my eyes.  Thank you, Jenny!

Second, after receiving another update from Goodreads, where I noticed one more add to another reader’s TBR list (thank you Lynda R. Young,) I saw that Lisa Regan had updated her review of my book, The Mistaken.  This update has a lot of depth and detail and is not simply a rehashed synopsis.  She shares what she loved most about my story and what she feels makes it special.  My humble thanks, Ms.Regan!  

Next, with my book’s release a short 2 months away, I’m frantically getting ready for my blog tour.  Besides the one arranged by Sapphire Star Publishing, (who, by the way, has a shiny new website) I have my own tour looming ahead.  That’s 15 guest posts and interviews I have to compose.  I’ve already written 10 of them, but I have 5 new additions that came up last week.  (Thanks to those of you who asked me to guest post.)  So yeah, I’m a bit swamped at the moment. 

I did, however, want to mention a couple of other events coming up, like Alex J. Cavanaugh’s Genre Favorites Blogfest on September 17, 2012.  One blogfest, four favorites!  Simply list your favorite genre of:  movie, music, books, and a guilty pleasure genre from any of the three categories!  Alex hosts the best parties, so if you want to participate and meet new people, click here for the latest info.  

Also, on Tuesday, August 21^st, my friend, neighbor, and fellow writer, Angela Orlowski-Peart, will reveal the cover for her new YA paranormal novel, Forged By Greed, set for release in September.  Angela will be my guest that day while we celebrate this important event.

And lastly, I’d like to thank Karen Elizabeth Brown for nominating me for the Liebster Award.  Though I’ve done this award before, it could use some updating, so I’ll try to post about it sometime in the near future. 

Whew!  Can I take a breath now?

Oh yeah, right…I have to go finish packing.

*sigh*

So what have you all been up to this summer?