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.

Winners of YASH bonus giveaways!!

Posted on April 9 2014 by Colleen Houck

The wait is over! Here are the winners from Houck’s bonus giveaways. The winners of the paperback versions of TIGER’S CURSE are…. Stephanie Ziegle Kelli Griffin Demitra Giote Cassidy Singleton Merisha Abbott Erin PreFontaine Kirstyn Autumn Miller Meagan Paramore Taylor Randall The winner of the TIGER’S PROMISE prize pack is… Janna Gilbertson Here are the questions that had to be answered for that prize pack. What is the color of Kishan’s eyes? a- cobalt blue b- fire red c- gold d- black His eyes were gold with specks of copper. I tried to identify the color. I’d never seen anything …

Movie Review: Muppets Most Wanted

Posted on April 7 2014 by Colleen Houck

Movie Review: Muppets Most Wanted Colleen’s Movie Review Romance: Oh boy. There was a scene when Constantine posing as Kermit sang Piggy a love song called “I’ll Get You What You Want,” while dancing in a disco-like setting with an unbuttoned white shirt that showed off his…er…green chest ruffle. It was so awesome! Special Effects: Not really applicable. What I Liked: The music, the songs, the jokes, the Muppets, the cameos, especially the one at the end when they revealed who was trapped inside the box at the prison. That voice was driving me crazy and I laughed my head off …

Spring YA Scavenger Hunt!

Posted on April 3 2014 by Colleen Houck

Hello and Welcome to the 8th YA Scavenger Hunt! Hello! I am Colleen Houck, your hostess for this leg of the hunt. About Me I love tigers but I’m actually more of a dog person than a cat person. Chocolate is my favorite food group. Robert Irvine is one of my idols. I rock out to Bon Jovi. I prefer a cloudy day over a sunny day. On this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each participating YA author, you also get a secret number. Add up the numbers, and enter it for a chance …

Movie Review: Divergent

Posted on April 1 2014 by Colleen Houck

Movie Review: Divergent Colleen’s Movie Review Romance: Even though there wasn’t nearly enough kissing going on to make me happy, the friction between Four and Tris was sizzling regardless. There was an understated sort of steam that intensified every time Four looked at her. Deliciously electrifying. Special Effects: I think my favorite thing about this was the setting. I recognized many of the Chicago buildings so to see them pretty much ready to topple was an interesting backdrop. The glow-in-the-dark flags and the stun guns were cool. Other than that I don’t remember too many special effects. What I Liked: …

Colleen Houck Book Club

Posted on March 26 2014 by Colleen Houck

Hi Guys, Thanks to a fan suggestion, I’m starting up a Colleen Houck book club. It will work like this. At the beginning of the month I’ll pick a new YA book and and pledge to finish it that month and then all of you who want to read along with me feel free. On the blog post about that book leave comments with all your burning questions and I’ll do my darnedest to set up a live chat with me and the author at the end of the month to answer all those questions. The club will begin its …

Spring 2014 YA Scavenger Hunt Authors Announced!

Posted on March 25 2014 by Colleen Houck

Spring 2014 YA Scavenger Hunt Authors Announced! Hello YA fans. It’s time once again for our Spring YA Scavenger Hunt. For those of you who’ve joined us before, welcome back! If you’re a newbie, you’re in for a treat! Twice a year we seek out fantastic YA authors with upcoming releases and give you a rare peek into exclusive material and do some fabulous giveaways and prizes along the way, including a chance to win a book from every author on the hunt! To participate, all you need to do is pick an author to start with, head to their …

Secret Project Revealed!

Posted on February 28 2014 by Colleen Houck

I know I’ve been teasing you guys with this for a while but I am finally able to make an announcement that I hope you will be as excited about as I am. You all know I’ve been working on an as yet untitled Egyptian themed book for my new publisher Random House and that it isn’t set to publish until the fall of 2015. That’s a long time for you all to wait for new material from me, so last fall I talked with my agent Alex (you can all send him gift baskets later) about the possibility of …

Ren & Kishan crochet {a semi-tutorial}

Posted on February 27 2014 by Colleen Houck

Long long ago, in the world known as Facebook, I posted this picture of Ren and Kishan…. That picture got so many comments and requests for more information. Here I am to answer all inqueries!! I drummed up this idea when I wanted something cute and little and, obviously, Ren and and Kishan. I’m pretty good at following patterns (and pretty terrible at coming up with my own) so after trying to make it work and failing completely at it, I searched around and found a pattern for sale on Etsy by One & Two Company. There is a …

Winner of Pack Your Bags contest!

Posted on February 26 2014 by Colleen Houck

Loved, loved, loved all the responses to where you’d go on vacation and who you would take! A few people commented that their answer would definitely be different if we were talking people and places found in books. Oh my word, so true! I would have an even harder time choosing because books really transport me but just thinking of real-life people don’t. I think we’ll have to delve into that sometime…. So up for grabs is a prize pack… I’ve got a scarf, a bracelet, and a set of adorable Ren and Kishan’s and a book of your choice. …

Movie Review: Pompeii

Posted on February 22 2014 by Colleen Houck

Movie Review: Pompeii Colleen’s Movie Review Romance: Oh boy. So here’s the development of the romance. Slave/Gladiator steps up to kill her maimed horse She likes horses He’s a sort of horse whisperer They’re in love Come on Hollywood. A girl needs just a little bit more reason than that. Still somehow even though she’s only seen the guy twice and heard him say maybe a total of 20 words she already knows he’s “everything the Roman senator is not.” I’m not really sure if either character actually had any chemistry with each other since I pretty much felt nothing …

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