Yearly Archives: 2016

YA Scavenger Hunt Winners Announced for Colleen Houck!

Posted on April 4 2016 by Linda

Wow, how’d you like the YA Scavenger Hunt? I hope you were able to discover new books and authors as well as find my hidden reveals (I hid three things; the title for book three in the REAWAKENED series, a steamy sneak peak from RECREATED and a screen shot from the upcoming RECREATED book trailer!). If not, sorry! I guess you’ll have to hang tight to find this out in the near future. Alright, are you ready to see which Ten lucky winners will receive the first book in both my series, TIGER’S CURSE AND REAWAKENED? The winners are: Aylea Stephens Theresa Snyder Hannah Chute …

Winner Announced for April Colleen Houck Book Club Chat!

Posted on April 4 2016 by Linda

Thanks to everyone who participated in April’s book club event! What a fun book to talk about! As promised, a winner is randomly selected from each book club chat and April’s winner is: Natasha Congrats Natasha! You’ve won a book of your choice from author Colleen Houck (books that have been released) and a book by author Melinda Salisbury! Please respond to the email sent to you within the next seven days or another winner will be selected. Welcome to … Our last book we featured for book club was Time’s Divide by Rysa Walker. If you’re just tuning in, or are new …

April Contest of the Month! Winner Announced!

Posted on April 1 2016 by Shara Lane

Winner for April 2016 Contest of the Month is Brygitt Pfaff To celebrate the up and coming release of RECREATED on August 2nd, we would like this month’s contest to refresh our minds with the details of Reawakened. There will be many ways to enter the contest, just pick one or all of the ways below and either write a review of Reawakened on any any of the below websites, and click to add Reignited, Recreated and Realigned and to your “To Be Read” list on GoodReads. Add Reignited, Realigned and …

YA Scavenger Hunt Spring 2016 Announcement

Posted on March 14 2016 by Linda

It’s coming. . . March 29th – April 3rd, 2016 It’s the YA Scavenger Hunt Spring 2016! Now that the authors have signed up to participate in this exciting event, we’ve put them into teams of 20 by color. There are nine teams total this round! Check out the teams below to see which teams your favorite authors will be on and what their featured book will be. It’s getting close folks! Eric Lindstrom Kate Karyus Quinn Leah Bobet Emily Hainsworth Sarah Ahiers Sara B. Larson Alyxandra Harvey Brendan Reichs Cate Dean Julie Eshbaugh Joy Preble Ava Jae Marissa Kennerson Lyn Miller-Lachmann …

Silky Straight Cleopatra Hair

Posted on March 14 2016 by Shara Lane

As Colleen got ready for REAWAKENED book release party I watched her hair dresser transform Colleen’s strands into spun silk. I loved all the tips and tricks Jessica shared as she transformed Colleen’s hair. Not many of us are born with perfectly straight silky hair and those of us who are, wish we had curly hair. It’s fun to have options. It is also easier if we have the right tools, so get yours on Heidi’s website https://www.hairandmakeupgirl.com. She reviews a lot of affordable yet high-quality stuff in there. With a little time and some great tips we can …

March Contest of the Month! **Winner Announced!!!*

Posted on March 3 2016 by Linda

Winner Announced Giovanna you are the winner Check your email for instructions on how to collect your prize To celebrate the up and coming release of RECREATED on August 2nd, we would like to theme the contest with this new book cover in mind. Introducing March’s Contest of the Month. . . “RECREATED Book Look” Pinterest Board Contest Here’s how the contest will work. Simply go to Pinterest (or any place with pictures that inspire you) and design your own book collage on Picmonkey. The collage needs to have the book cover included and …

Colleen Houck Book Club- March 2016

Posted on March 1 2016 by Linda

Welcome to … Our last book we featured for book club was Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke. If you’re just tuning in, or are new to this online book club, it’s super easy to join. I host the club on Goodreads and each month you get the chance to ask authors questions. You can ask anything from what they like to eat to what they’re writing right now. You don’t have to read the book to participate and every month I choose one lucky person from the chat to win a prize! The prize includes the book or books I’ve read from that author …

Contest of the Month Yesubai: The girl with the Lavender Eyes-Winner Announced

Posted on February 20 2016 by Shara Lane

The Winner is Ana Barrios She got every question correct! Yesubai is a pivotal character in the 300 year old story, one that shaped the lives of Prince Ren and Prince Kishan of the Mujulaain Empire forever. The Rajaram family sought to protect young Yesubai, a rare gem, from her evil father Lokesh. Obsessively, Lokesh planned the destruction of the royal family by using his only daughter Yesubai as bait. She was betrothed to Ren the future King, and with Ren away at war, Kishan fell in love with the lovely Yesubai. Yesubai grew up in a household of …

Discover Your Egyptian Pharaoh Name

Posted on February 18 2016 by Linda

Houck’s new Egyptian series is not only rich with ancient myth and riddled with tombs and traps, but has ravishing heroes that steal your girly girl hearts and takes your breath away! As is Colleen’s way, her story is jam packed with adventure and the male characters are just sooooo sooooo swoon worthy, hunkalicious, melt in your mouth kind of perfection with a capital OMGoodness! I don’t know if your heart belongs to Ren, Kishan, Amon, Asten, or Ahmose (or heck… each and every one of them!), or whether you typically fall for the good guy or the bad boy, Colleen doesn’t hold back! For fun, I …

Modern Ink Society-February

Posted on February 15 2016 by Linda

FEATURING GUEST April Genevieve Tucholke A Peek Behind the Book Cover Welcome to the twenty-fifth session of THE MODERN INK SOCIETY! “You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step.” — Martin Luther King Jr. Introducing April Her Featured Book is A Peek Behind the Book Cover I’m April Genevieve Tucholke and my third Young Adult novel Wink Poppy Midnight comes out March 22, 2016. Here’s a sneak preview of the plot, gif-style. My characters spend a lot of time in a hayloft, reading books and sharing secrets. The story is set in a small town in …

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