Colleen Houck Book Club- April
April 6, 2015
The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things
by Ann Aguirre
Last month’s pick was UNLEASHED by Sophie Jordan. For those of you who participated in the live chat on Goodreads with authors Sophie and Colleen Houck, thanks! It was so much fun! For the next reading selection Colleen has selected…
The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things
A Contemporary Romance
by Colleen’s creative and witty author and friend,
Ann Aguirre
Here’s a little teaser
“Sage Czinski is trying really hard to be perfect. If she manages it, people won’t peer beyond the surface, or ask hard questions about her past. She’s learned to substitute causes for relationships, and it’s working just fine… until Shane Cavendish strolls into her math class. He’s a little antisocial, a lot beautiful, and everything she never knew she always wanted.
Shane Cavendish just wants to be left alone to play guitar and work on his music. He’s got heartbreak and loneliness in his rearview mirror, and this new school represents his last chance. He doesn’t expect to be happy; he only wants to graduate and move on. He never counted on a girl like Sage.
But love doesn’t mend all broken things, and sometimes life has to fall apart before it can be put back together again…“
Introducing Ann Aguirre
Colleen first met Ann at the Romantic Times convention in Chicago. They were in charge of a game during the young adult slumber party called American Idol when Ann played Simon Cowell and Colleen played Paula Abdul. Lots of fun! Since then, Ann has been to Portland twice for a joint book signing. Ann has a great sense of humor and always brings the house down! Colleen has learned a lot from Ann including how to do school visits and how to up her daily word count. She’s nowhere near the word count that Ann does (smile), but she’s tripled it since then (fist pump). Colleen highly recommends that if you want to become an author to make it a priority to attend any writing workshops presented by Ann Aguirre!
“Here’s a little bio on Ann. She is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author with a degree in English Literature; before she began writing full time, she was a clown, a clerk, a voice actress, and a savior of stray kittens, not necessarily in that order. She grew up in a yellow house across from a cornfield, but now she lives in sunny Mexico with her husband, children, and various pets. She likes books, emo music, and action movies. She writes all kinds of genre fiction for adults and teens.”
Check out more on Ann’s website at annaguirre.com.
I’m very excited to check out her novel and I look forward to discussing it at the end of the month with all of you on Goodreads for the live chat on April 30th at 6pm (PST).
So everybody who wants to join us, go get your hands on this book and if you’ve already read it then awesome! You can start leaving your questions right away (but don’t share spoilers just yet). Also, remember that you don’t need to read the book to participate in the live chat. It’s a GREAT opportunity to get to know the authors and ask any questions you’d like!
For fun there will be a GIVEAWAY including Mortal Danger and The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things and more during the live chat!
Stay tuned for the next edition of THE MODERN INK SOCIETY featuring guest blogger- Ann Aguirre!
Happy reading everyone!
~Till next time,
Linda Louise Lotti
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