Have you seen the pretty?
Release days are always stressful and exciting and I feel like barfing, laughing, cheering and crying all day.
Grab your copy HERE! Now let’s meet for ice cream!
Happy Release Day to Me!
Category: books
Happy Release Day to Me!
Have you seen the pretty?
Release days are always stressful and exciting and I feel like barfing, laughing, cheering and crying all day.
Grab your copy HERE! Now let’s meet for ice cream!
Winter Wonderland (Night Owl Reviews) blog hop
Thanks for joining us for the annual Night Owl Reviews Winter Wonderland Online Scavenger Hunt.
Henry is Spring’s only hope at _____, but he’s also the über-rich son of a land developer and cash-strapped Spring’s polar opposite—though she can’t help being attracted to the way he pushes her buttons, both politically and physically.
My basket: “Spring’s iPod” – iPod shuffle loaded with songs from the story. Includes Shipped Items (USA Shipping Only)
Winter Wonderland (Night Owl Reviews) blog hop
Thanks for joining us for the annual Night Owl Reviews Winter Wonderland Online Scavenger Hunt.
Henry is Spring’s only hope at _____, but he’s also the über-rich son of a land developer and cash-strapped Spring’s polar opposite—though she can’t help being attracted to the way he pushes her buttons, both politically and physically.
My basket: “Spring’s iPod” – iPod shuffle loaded with songs from the story. Includes Shipped Items (USA Shipping Only)
Music Monday – Spring’s iPod
Music always plays an important role when I’m writing a book, and I always, always make a playlist for my stories. Back in the day before iTunes or Spotify, I used to burn CD’s. I call them my “songs from and inspired by [insert title].”
DEFINITELY, MAYBE IN LOVE is special because it has three playlists. One for the story: songs that move the plot along and songs that might be playing in certain scenes. Because my two main characters–Spring and Henry–are really into music but their tastes are so different, I naturally had to give each of them their own playlist. What’s doubley fun is Henry’s playlist is actually one he made for Spring in the book. But…more on that later. 🙂
(to see Henry’s Playlist contest, clicky HERE)
(to see Henry’s Playlist contest, clicky HERE)
Spring’s taste in music leans toward the female musician, everything from angry rocker chicks (because sometimes it feels good to be ticked off) to cool coffeehouse guitar songbirds. Check out the tracks you might Spring jamming to…before Henry’s musical education, that is.
Spring’s iPod:
“Heart Attack” by Demi Lovato
“All I Really Want” by Alanis Morissette
“Ignorance” by Paramore
“Built this Way” by Samantha Ronson
“Morningside” by Sara Bareilles
“Extraordinary” by Liv Phair
“Closer” by The Corrs
“Walk Over Me” by Dirty Blonde
“Chivas” by Kelly Clarkson
“Narcissus” by Alanis Morissette
“Out of Reach” by Gabrielle
“Ex-Girlfriend” by No Doubt
“The Only Exception” by Paramore
“Criminal” by Fiona Apple
“Overboard” by Ingrid Michaelson
“So Pure” by Alanis Morissette
“True Love” by P!nk
“Still Into You” by Paramore
Music Monday – Spring’s iPod
Music always plays an important role when I’m writing a book, and I always, always make a playlist for my stories. Back in the day before iTunes or Spotify, I used to burn CD’s. I call them my “songs from and inspired by [insert title].”
DEFINITELY, MAYBE IN LOVE is special because it has three playlists. One for the story: songs that move the plot along and songs that might be playing in certain scenes. Because my two main characters–Spring and Henry–are really into music but their tastes are so different, I naturally had to give each of them their own playlist. What’s doubley fun is Henry’s playlist is actually one he made for Spring in the book. But…more on that later. 🙂
(to see Henry’s Playlist contest, clicky HERE)
(to see Henry’s Playlist contest, clicky HERE)
Spring’s taste in music leans toward the female musician, everything from angry rocker chicks (because sometimes it feels good to be ticked off) to cool coffeehouse guitar songbirds. Check out the tracks you might Spring jamming to…before Henry’s musical education, that is.
Spring’s iPod:
“Heart Attack” by Demi Lovato
“All I Really Want” by Alanis Morissette
“Ignorance” by Paramore
“Built this Way” by Samantha Ronson
“Morningside” by Sara Bareilles
“Extraordinary” by Liv Phair
“Closer” by The Corrs
“Walk Over Me” by Dirty Blonde
“Chivas” by Kelly Clarkson
“Narcissus” by Alanis Morissette
“Out of Reach” by Gabrielle
“Ex-Girlfriend” by No Doubt
“The Only Exception” by Paramore
“Criminal” by Fiona Apple
“Overboard” by Ingrid Michaelson
“So Pure” by Alanis Morissette
“True Love” by P!nk
“Still Into You” by Paramore
Waiting on Wednesday: Cinderella Screwed Me Over
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly event, hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.
My pick for this week is Cinderella Screwed Me Over by Cindi Madsen which releases October 22, 2013.
I’ve had my eye on this book for a while…first, the title ROCKS, second when I got a look at the cover…so much pretty! Then last night, I spent a couple of hours with the lovely Ms Madsen at a Facebook party where we (along with five other authors) talked about our upcoming releases with readers, shared blurbs and special excepts. After reading the (much-too-short!) excerpt of CSMO, I was even more “grabby hands” about this book. Sounds utterly delightful!
Summary:
Darby Quinn has a bone to pick with Cinderella. Burned one too many times by ex-boyfriends, Darby has lost all belief in the happily-ever-after that the fairy-tale princess promised her. She’s sworn off love, Prince Charmings, and happy endings and she’s happy about it. Really. Or at least she was…until she met Jake, her gorgeous neighbor and the manager of her favorite restaurant. But Darby has rules about dating, ones she’s culled from her years spent with so-called “princes,” and starting something with Jake would break all of them.
Charming, fun, and unwilling to give up on her, Jake doesn’t fit any of the profiles Darby has created from her case studies of ex-princes-gone-bad. Finally presented with her own Prince Charming, can Darby take a chance on a happily-ever-after?
Full of wit and sarcastic humor, Cinderella Screwed Me Over proves that sometimes the perfect love, like a perfect pair of shoes, is just within your grasp.
Waiting on Wednesday: Cinderella Screwed Me Over
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly event, hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.
My pick for this week is Cinderella Screwed Me Over by Cindi Madsen which releases October 22, 2013.
I’ve had my eye on this book for a while…first, the title ROCKS, second when I got a look at the cover…so much pretty! Then last night, I spent a couple of hours with the lovely Ms Madsen at a Facebook party where we (along with five other authors) talked about our upcoming releases with readers, shared blurbs and special excepts. After reading the (much-too-short!) excerpt of CSMO, I was even more “grabby hands” about this book. Sounds utterly delightful!
Summary:
Darby Quinn has a bone to pick with Cinderella. Burned one too many times by ex-boyfriends, Darby has lost all belief in the happily-ever-after that the fairy-tale princess promised her. She’s sworn off love, Prince Charmings, and happy endings and she’s happy about it. Really. Or at least she was…until she met Jake, her gorgeous neighbor and the manager of her favorite restaurant. But Darby has rules about dating, ones she’s culled from her years spent with so-called “princes,” and starting something with Jake would break all of them.
Charming, fun, and unwilling to give up on her, Jake doesn’t fit any of the profiles Darby has created from her case studies of ex-princes-gone-bad. Finally presented with her own Prince Charming, can Darby take a chance on a happily-ever-after?
Full of wit and sarcastic humor, Cinderella Screwed Me Over proves that sometimes the perfect love, like a perfect pair of shoes, is just within your grasp.
writing inspiration – chick lit
From: The Two Lives of Charlotte Merryweather, by Alexandra Potter
“I can’t help feeling as if there’s something missing in my life. But i don’t know what it is. And the harder I look, the more I can’t find it because there’s just to much pressure and not enough time… I’ve bottled all this stuff up for so long that now it’s as if I’ve lifted off a lid and it’s all pouring out. It’s like I’m always playing catch-up. I rush through my life exhausted and anxious and worried all the time. Not to mention hungry.”
writing inspiration – chick lit
From: The Two Lives of Charlotte Merryweather, by Alexandra Potter
“I can’t help feeling as if there’s something missing in my life. But i don’t know what it is. And the harder I look, the more I can’t find it because there’s just to much pressure and not enough time… I’ve bottled all this stuff up for so long that now it’s as if I’ve lifted off a lid and it’s all pouring out. It’s like I’m always playing catch-up. I rush through my life exhausted and anxious and worried all the time. Not to mention hungry.”
Ophelia London 