Yearly Archives: 2015

The Reawakened Tour!

Posted on July 17 2015 by Colleen Houck

My team has been very busy behind the scenes organizing everything for my upcoming tour and I’m so excited to finally be able to announce where I’m headed to promote the release of my new book, REAWAKENED! Those of you who follow me online know I just got back from San Diego Comic Con where I was able to give out 100 advanced reading copies of REAWAKENED thanks to my very generous publisher. What a cool pre-release stop that was! THE US My first stop in the US is my hometown. SALEM, OREGON Join me at the …

RECIPE: Firecracker Snickerdoodles

Posted on July 15 2015 by Colleen Houck

FIRECRACKER SNICKERDOODLES Sweet and fiery, these cinnamon candy glazed snickerdoodles are perfect for the 4th of July or Valentine’s Day! Yield: 36 3-inch cookies Ingredients: 2 Bags of Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix, 2/3 cup Butter, 2 Eggs, 1 22 oz Bag of Red Hots Instructions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Follow the sugar cookie recipe then make balls of dough about the size of a meatball (I use a small ice cream scoop) then roll them in the ground Red Hots to coat. Place on a parchment papered sheet pan. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until cookies are puffed up. Let …

Layering Your Scent

Posted on July 14 2015 by Shara Lane

There are many ways to get your signature scent to last longer. Many companies now sell your favorite scent not only in a perfume, but a body wash, lotion, scrubs, and oils. Layering your scent will help it last longer and allow you to stay in control of how strong the scent will be. Some enjoy long lasting expensive perfumes you can sample at the mall, other prefer a more subtle approach. Either way you have options. You can layer with the same scent like the popular seasonal sweet cool scent of Bath and Body Works Twisted Peppermint. Remember that body …

July Contest of the Month

Posted on July 10 2015 by Linda

In celebration of Colleen Houck’s upcoming release of her new Egyptian series, REAWAKENED on August 11th, 2015, we are having one more contest for a chance to win an advanced reader copy, and yes, you’re welcome! Oh, and if you’re one of those lucky winners from last month’s contest, then feel free to participate but the prizes will be awarded to those who haven’t won. One lucky person will win the GRAND REAWAKENED PRIZE PACKAGE and three runner ups will win the REAWAKENED advanced reader edition ! Here’s how the contest works, SHARE THE NEWS on Twitter. How? It’s simple, just choose one of the sample tweets …

Book Reviews For Kids By Kids- Captain Underpants And the Attack of the Talking Toilets (In full color)

Posted on July 10 2015 by Linda

For those of you who are looking for new books appropriate for middle grade that both boys and girls might enjoy, this is the place to look! Every month, at least one new book will be added for review right here and they will be reviewed by the best critics, KIDS! That’s right, the one’s who read them will be the judge! This blog is written by my 9 year old nephew, Josh. Josh loves to draw robots on every piece of paper he can find. He loves books that already have pictures in them. Like Diary of the Wimpy …

Poll: Which Reawakened Character Are You Most Like?

Posted on July 2 2015 by Colleen Houck

Take the quiz to find out which Reawakened character you are most like!

June Contest Winner Reveal!

Posted on July 2 2015 by Linda

A HUGE thank you to everyone who participated in June’s contest. If you’re just now tuning in, you missed a GREAT opportunity to win an advanced copy of Colleen Houck’s newest book, REAWAKENED. But… don’t despair, there is one more chance to get it BEFORE the official release date. Stay tuned for July’s contest of the month! If you haven’t seen the new book trailer, may I introduce, Colleen Houck’s Book 1 in the Egyptian Series, REAWAKENED book trailer! From New York Times bestselling author Colleen Houck comes an epic adventure about two star-crossed teens who must battle mythical forces and …

Colleen Houck Book Club-July

Posted on July 1 2015 by Linda

REVELATIONS by J.A. Souders Last month’s pick was The Stars Never Rise by Rachel Vincent. For those of you who participated in the live chat on Goodreads with authors Rachel and Colleen Houck, thanks! It was so much fun! For the next reading selection Colleen has selected… REVELATIONS Book 2 of the Elysium Chronicles J.A. SOUDERS Here’s a little teaser “Six weeks after her arrival on the Surface, Evelyn Winters is no closer to unlocking the memories lost in her subconscious than she was when she first came. Isolated in a strange new society, Evie has only Gavin Hunter to remind her …

Modern Ink Society-July

Posted on June 30 2015 by Linda

FEATURING GUEST Rachel Vincent A Glimpse into Deadline Week in the Life of an Author Welcome to the seventeenth session of THE MODERN INK SOCIETY! “I write only because there is a voice within me that will not be still“. — Sylvia Plath Introducing the lovely Rachel Vincent What My Deadline Week Looks Like “When Colleen asked if I might want to write a guest post, I had no idea what to write, because I’m on a pretty big deadline, and most of my valuable words are going into the book right now, which leaves me very little …

Bulgaria

Posted on June 29 2015 by Colleen Houck

Information on my book in Bulgarian. Tiger’s Voyage-Tentative pub date end of 2015 Tiger’s Destiny-Tentative pub date 2016 Tiger’s Promise-No immediate plans to publish Reawakened-No immediate plans to publish Recreated-No immediate plans to publish Reawakened Novella-No immediate plans to publish

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