Book Giveaway and Other Random Bits
I cannot go OUTSIDE without getting swarmed and attacked by mosquitoes. Does anyone live in a state where these things do not exist? Because I need to move there.
Hey, let's do another book giveaway today! Today we have the YA book, Who Made You A Princess?
You can read the synopsis and sample chapter of this book after my signoff. The girls in this series live at a private school, so it's a nice Christian take on Gossip Girls and It Girls. This one, book four in the series, is about a girl who is expected to marry a prince, due to an arrangement with their families. Man, I hate it when your parents arrange your marriages. Such a drag. But believe me, it still happens today. I worked with a guy in college who was from India and got married to his “arranged” wife after like a week of knowing her. It's romantic in books…but in real life?
SO…if you would like to win a copy of this book, simply leave a comment and answer the following super tough question. And the cool thing? Thanks to the publisher, I'm giving away THREE copies!!! Okay, here's your situation. You get one day to step into the life of a movie character. Which movie? And what character? Let me see…I'd pick Mary Poppins. She sings cool songs, people obey her, she jumps into sidewalk drawrings. And she must have amazingly upper body strength to be able to fly on the handle end of an umbrella so easily. Yep, Mary Poppins. Oh, and she has a hot, flaming ongoing thing going on with Bert. Don't tell me she doesn't. You have until Sunday afternoon to enter. I'll draw a winner right after my daily “Calamine Lotion Application and Mosquito Cursing” time.
So my first women's fiction novel Just Between You and Me comes out early September. I'm getting really excited about it. We got our first review from the fabulous author and review queen Michelle Sutton. You can read it HERE. I seriously don't even recognize myself in the review. But if Michelle wants to do crack before she writes reviews, who am I to cast judgment? If you like Christian fiction, Michelle's Edgy Inspirational Author Blog is definitely something to check out because she reads like a million books a week (on top of working as a caseworker and writing and raising a family and occasionally eating) and posts reviews on all of them.
You know, when I see a link on E! called “Hollywood Wedgies,” I have to open it. I was glad I did! Minutes of enjoyment! You can see A list wedgies HERE. And Lady GaGa, that's So what you get for that outfit.
How about this Facebook status one of my former students posted:
Awakened this morning by zack posing outside my house in a speedo…im up. haha.
The guy was lounging on his truck. In a Speedo. The visual both scared me and made me laugh out loud.
Some of your comments got captured as potential spam, and the “potential spam” place got moved on me, so I didn't even see them. Until yesterday. Hannah had this to say some time ago, and since she really needed to vent, I wanted her words published. Here's what she had to say:
skiiny jeans are still here and its half way through 2009! although i must say skinny jeans are nice if they are loose skinny's, flares are nice if they aren't to flared on the bottom. and what is with the 80's look? i visited kohls.com
there are trouser thingies on those shorts!?
i think people are NOT getting any new ideas!
thanks for letting me vent on the fashion mistakes out there right now. and i agree! dont buy them and maybe they will go away! and they have a whole juniors trends section on “hippie chic” its everything in your nightmares! peace signs, tye dye, giants smiley faces. volkswagens, peace signs. and peace love and trees! its disgusting. they also have a juniors trends section to punk. neon, zebra prints, guitars, skulls, plaid, skulls, and blackness. and when did country come in? plaid shirts? come on! life isn't a square dance! so dont dress like it is! and then there is the old days look.
Hannah is sooo right! I shop at Kohls. Or try to. And until the last couple of years, I found stuff in the junior department. Same for Charlotte Russe and Forever 21. But WHAT is it lately? The clothes are INSANE. Like 80s Hobo Chic on Acid. I cannot even shop there for the most part. Maybe that means I'm ready for THESE.
Melodie's message also got captured and held in the magic, hidden vault-o-comments. She pointed us to the book Hauku U, which turns classics into haiku.
“Have you read War and Peace?” or something like that, you can be like, “No, but I read the haiku.”
Example:
(Pride and Prejudice)
Single white lass seeks
Landed gent for marriage, whist.
No parsons, thank you.
or
(Waiting for Godot)
Act I. “It's hopeless.
My boots don't fit. Where is God?”
Act II. The same thing
What a great tip, Melodie! A well-turned haiku is always handy.
So we all know I am insanely jealous over the cover of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.Now everyone is jumping on the classics+weird genre. There's a book coming out soon called Mr. Darcy, Vampyre. I know this is going to offend sooo many Austen loyalists. I love it! Then there will be Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters. Maybe I should do Katie Parker and Cavemen. Or Bella Kirkwood and Bionic Robots. My lovely editors, if you are reading this, it's time to expand our vision.
By the way, if you read romance novels, USA Today says we are smart women! Check out their article HERE. (And if you write romance, the article says we're smart too! Dude, I'm like smart 2x.)
I hope you have a great Wednesday. Don't forget to answer the question-of-the-week for a chance to win one of three copies of Who Made You a Princess? Winner will be announced Monday. Can't wait to read your answers!!!
JEN
This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Who Made You a Princess
FaithWords (May 13, 2009)
by
Shelley Adina
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Award-winning author Shelley Adina wrote her first teen novel when she was 13. It was rejected by the literary publisher to whom she sent it, but he did say she knew how to tell a story. That was enough to keep her going through the rest of her adolescence, a career, a move to another country, a B.A. in Literature, an M.A. in Writing Popular Fiction, and countless manuscript pages.
Shelley is a world traveler and pop culture junkie with an incurable addiction to designer handbags. She writes books about fun and faith–with a side of glamour. Between books, Shelley loves traveling, playing the piano and Celtic harp, watching movies, and making period costumes.
The All About Us book series has its own home over on the Hachette website. Stop by and see what the five fabulous girls at Spencer Acadenmy are up to! Series Website.
Her other books in this series includes book one, It's All About Us, oook Two, The Fruit of my Lipstick, and book three, Be Strong & Curvaceous. This present book is book four.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Shani Hanna returns to SpencerAcademy for her senior year after an amazing summer spent with her friends Lissa, Gillian, and Carly. But the best part about summer was meeting Danyel Johnstone. Danyel is cute, smart, cool, and super nice. All Shani has to do is get him to see her as more than just one of the gang.
But when the girls return to school, they find a new addition to the distinguished student body: Prince Rashid al Amir of Yasir, an oil-rich desert kingdom in the Middle East. Prince Rashid moved to California to prepare for an eventual MBA at Stanford…and to romance his future wife: Shani Hanna!
It turns out, Shani's family and the prince's go back for generations, entwined in tradition, obligation, and family honor. In each generation, members of the two families have expanded their business interests through arranged marriage. Will Shani put aside her feelings for Danyel to pursue her family's wishes? Or will God answer her prayers for an intervention?
If you would like to read the first chapter of Who Made You a Princess , go HERE
