Author Archives: Colleen Houck

About Colleen Houck

New York Times Bestselling author Colleen Houck is a lifelong reader whose literary interests include action, adventure, paranormal, science fiction, and romance. When she's not busy writing, she likes to spend time chatting on the phone with one of her six siblings, watching plays, and shopping online. Colleen has lived in Arizona, Idaho, Utah, California, and North Carolina and is now permanently settled in Salem, Oregon with her husband and a huge assortment of plush tigers.

Book Gift Giving Guide

Posted on December 9 2014 by Colleen Houck

Here are my book recommendations for gift giving this holiday season. I’m not going to list any of the most common you can find at Costco at this very minute or that have been made into a movie this year though I do enjoy most of those. This list is for those harder to find series that might not be as obvious. Also I’m linking all the books to my local Indie bookstore, Powell’s where you can order online and I believe get free shipping. I was going to keep it at ten but that’s just not enough so you …

Top Ten Gift Ideas For Women

Posted on December 8 2014 by Colleen Houck

My Top Ten Gift Ideas For Women I don’t know about you but I’m always searching for new gift ideas.Well you can also check Floral robes collection at Kadlee.com because women love clothes.I thought I’d share some of my favorites. If you have some other cool gifts that I should add to my list, please leave a comment and let me know what they are! #10 Swiffer Wet Jet-I’m not usually a big fan of cleaning products for Christmas but I love this thing. The way the product smells is fantastic and it’s so easy, cleaning is almost fun. #9 …

Mayday Monday (1)

Posted on November 24 2014 by Colleen Houck

Welcome to the first edition of Mayday Monday! We wanted to highlight upcoming books like I did on this blog post for September books and the first word that came to my mind was “Mayday! Mayday! So.many.books!” My TBR list is a never ending carousel. I can’t complain too much… I love books! Today I’m share an upcoming publication that I’m looking forward to reading. I hope you will share yours too! Reality is only an illusion. Except for those who can control it… Worst. Birthday. Ever. My first boyfriend dumped me—happy birthday, Josie!—my dad is who knows where, I have …

Lithuania

Posted on November 16 2014 by Colleen Houck

Information on my books in Lithuanian. We just sold the rights to the Tiger Series in November 2014 to a Lithuanian publisher! The publisher is Aukso Pieva and the books will be produced both in hardback and digitally. Tiger’s Curse-Tentative pub date spring of 2016 Tiger’s Quest-Tentative pub date fall of 2016 Tiger’s Voyage-Tentative pub date spring of 2017 Tiger’s Destiny-Tentative pub date fall of 2017 Tiger’s Promise-No immediate plans to publish Tiger’s Dream-No immediate plans to publish Reawakened-No immediate plans to publish Recreated-No immediate plans to publish ray ban wayfarer sale hollister frankfurt hogan scarpe outlet ray ban sales toms sale hogan uomo basket …

Tiger’s Curse Movie Director Announced!

Posted on November 4 2014 by Colleen Houck

Hello Tiger Fans! BIG NEWS! There is some exciting breaking news about the TIGER’S CURSE movie that I’ve got to share. A director has been selected! I’m so excited about this! The news was sent out yesterday when an announcement was made at the AFM (the American Film Market) conference that’s been going on this week in Santa Monica, California. Check here touroftoowoomba about upcoming updates. One of my film producers, Raphael Kryszek, with Ineffable Pictures, who’s been working on the film with me since 2010, shared the news with me a while back but now that it’s finally been made public, I can …

September Contest Winner

Posted on October 27 2014 by Colleen Houck

Now that it’s almost November, I’m finally announcing the winner to the September contest! (‘Bout time, lady, amIright?) I had so much fun reading all the pick-up lines! There was a really good mix and I loved how many of you had some perfect ones for Ren or Kishan. Bethany D. is our winner. She won one of Colleen Houck’s books or audio books of her choice. Please email me at contests@colleenhouck.com to claim your prize! For when Ren and Kelsey get older. (Life Alert) “Help! I’ve fallen for you and I can’t get up!” If you haven’t done it …

Double Feature Movie Review: The Maze Runner & Dracula Untold

Posted on October 20 2014 by Colleen Houck

The Maze Runner I always give spoilers so consider yourself warned. =) Colleen’s Movie Review Romance: There wasn’t really much of a romance going on in this movie. The characters felt more like friends than anything else. Special Effects: Loved the maze, the grievers, and the layout of everything. My favorite shot was when they were in a helicopter flying over the maze. What I Liked: The actors. They all seemed to fit the parts really well. The cool things they added to the maze. The grievers. What I’d Change: Some things didn’t make sense with the movie. In the book they disappeared over a …

Fall 2014 YA Scavenger Hunt!

Posted on October 2 2014 by Colleen Houck

Welcome to the 9th YA Scavenger Hunt! Hello! I am Colleen Houck, your hostess for this leg of the hunt. About Me I have two dogs, a poodle named Bitsy & a dachshund named Murphy. If a dessert doesn’t have chocolate in it, I don’t consider it dessert. This year marks my 20th wedding anniversary. Writing is my second career. I like boy bands. You are currently hunting on TEAM INDIE! Looking for my exclusive bonus content? You’ll have to keep searching. Somewhere on this blog hop, I’ve hidden the name and cover of the first book in my brand …

YA Scavenger Hunt Fall 2014 Authors

Posted on September 20 2014 by Colleen Houck

Hello Everyone! It’s that time again. We have less than two weeks until the YA Scavenger Hunt begins. I hope you reserved plenty of time for this one because there isn’t just one team or two or even three. This time we have 6, that’s right, I said 6 YASH teams which means more prizes, news, and fun for all you readers out there! So let’s get started! TEAM RED INCLUDES: TEAM GOLD INCLUDES: TEAM GREEN INCLUDES: TEAM ORANGE INCLUDES: TEAM INDIE INCLUDES: TEAM BLUE INCLUDES: There are so many books here I …

Double Feature Movie Review: The Giver & If I Stay

Posted on September 8 2014 by Colleen Houck

The Giver I always give spoilers so consider yourself warned. =) Colleen’s Movie Review Romance: There was a sweet, innocent kind of romance in this film that was purely devised by the filmmakers as there was nothing of the kind in the book. I found myself just as fascinated with Fiona’s lips as Jonas. Not sure how they stayed so plump and glossy when no one there was supposed to be wearing makeup. Special Effects: I liked the layout of the city and the buildings and the technology. Replacing the fake tree limbs was cool. What I Liked: The actors. They all did …

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