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.

The Modern Ink Society-Featuring Sarah Beth Durst!

Posted on July 2 2017 by Colleen Houck

Write What You Love by Sarah Beth Durst I want to tell you about my least favorite bit of writing advice: “Write what you know.” Bleck. No. Well… that is… not exactly. Okay, maybe there’s some truth to it, but here’s the sneaky little secret with that old chestnut: what you know at the start of writing a novel is entirely different from what you know at the end of it. By the end of it, you’ve written about what you know. It’s just you didn’t know it on page one. The act of writing is an …

YASH Spring 2017!

Posted on April 4 2017 by Colleen Houck

Welcome to the 14th YA Scavenger Hunt! Hello! I am Colleen Houck, your hostess for this leg of the hunt. About Me My 2017 Calendar is “Nightmare Before Christmas” themed. I just put my home on the market. My backyard has over 300 daffodils right now. I love See’s lollipops. And I’m currently working on a NEW TOP SECRET book! You are currently hunting on TEAM PINK. Looking for my exclusive bonus content? You’ll have to keep searching. Somewhere on this blog hop, I’ve hidden a sneak peak from REUNITED! Before you go looking for them, check out the amazing author I’m hosting. But, …

Tiger’s Quest Quotes

Posted on March 30 2017 by Colleen Houck

Tiger’s Quest Quotes Why was grandfather allowing Kelsey to leave? She was the chosen one after all. It surprised me that the prince allowed it. #Nilima I watched the sky. The plane taking Kelsey to the other side of the world passed overhead. How did Ren mess this up so badly? #Kishan I too was saddened to see her go, but now that she had it was time to give the princes a crash course on living in the modern world. #MrKadam Running through the trees I raced alongside the car and then stayed hidden in the treeline as she …

Announcing Spring 2017 YASH Teams!

Posted on March 21 2017 by Colleen Houck

For all of you who love finding new reads, I have just the thing for you. The YA Scavenger Hunt is coming. If you’ve never heard of it, the hunt runs twice a year in the spring and in the fall. During the hunt we showcase new and upcoming YA releases, give out tons of prizes, and release special bonus material. Sound interesting? This spring we will have one hundred authors split into five teams of twenty. Each team is assigned a color. The blog hop begins April 4th and runs through Sunday, April 9th. It’s easy to play. All …

My Top Ten Favorite Movies

Posted on March 8 2017 by Colleen Houck

I love movies. In fact, movies are probably what sparked my storytelling love even more than books. It’s hard for me to narrow my list down to just ten and most of these are old and bring back fond memories.Follow us on social media also click here excelpasswordrecovery . Okay, so, here we go… The Princess Bride I love this one because it’s funny. It has elements of fantasy and pirates and knights in shining armor and princesses and romance. Pretty much everything I love is wrapped up in this one film. Excellent characters and acting. Here retainedfirefighter you can …

Ten Gifts to Give an Author

Posted on February 14 2017 by Colleen Houck

Since Valentine’s Day is near, I’ve been thinking about something I’d like other than chocolate, which, in my opinion, is pretty much the best gift ever. Here’s a list of some cute things I’ve found on Pinterest that an author might like to get for Valentines Day, a birthday, Christmas, or an anniversary. These are all pinned on my Just Cute board. A New Desk This one comes from Design Toscano, which is one of the places I go to frequently to find statues for my curio cabinets. This desk is little small for what I want in my future …

Reignited Blog Tour!

Posted on January 24 2017 by Colleen Houck

Announcing the Reignited Blog Tour! For those of you who are ready for my next book, check out these tour stops. There are twelve Reignited prize packs up for grabs so you can get your hands on the book before anyone else. Note: Each prize pack comes with a book, a heart scarab key chain, and a random assortment of goodies. Goodies may include candy, other books, makeup, Egyptian playing cards, and more! Enter during the blog tour and don’t forget to share the Reignited book trailer for a second chance to win! For more information on the book trailer …

The Top Twenty YA Books I’m Looking Forward to in 2017!

Posted on January 10 2017 by Colleen Houck

You all know I love reading. I especially love checking out what’s coming up in the new year. Though not everything is up and ready yet for 2017, here’s what I’m looking forward to so far. Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo She will become one of the world’s greatest heroes: WONDER WOMAN. But first she is Diana, Princess of the Amazons. And her fight is just beginning. . . . Diana longs to prove herself to her legendary warrior sisters. But when the opportunity finally comes, she throws away her chance at glory and breaks Amazon law—risking exile—to save …

Reignited A to Z

Posted on January 9 2017 by Colleen Houck

Here is my A to Z list of things you will see in REIGNITED! A-ANUBIS, AMUN-RA, AFTERLIFE B-BENU BIRD, BANITI, BLOODSTONE, BREATH OF LIFE C-COUNCIL, CAPTURE D-DREAMS, DEATH, DANCING, DECEPTION E-EMBRACE, EYE OF PROPHECY F-FEAST, FEATHERS G- GIFT, GODS, GODDESSES, GARDEN, GAZEBO, GEB H-HEART, HEART SCARAB, HELIOPOLIS, HORUS I- ISIS, IMMORTALS, ISIS KNOT J-JUDGING, JOINING, JEWELS K-KISS, KITE L- LOST, LOVE M-MA’AT, MATCH, MERGE, MAGIC, MUSIC, MOUNT BABEL N-NEPHTHYS, NUT, NILE O-OSIRIS, OATH, P-PROTECTION, PAIN, POWER Q-QUESTIONS, QUEEN R-RARE, RISK S-SECRETS, SETH, STARS, SACRIFICE, SENET, SPELLS, SYZYGY, SAND T-TREES, TYPHON, TEARS U-UNIVERSE, USURP, UNMAKING, UNBREAKABLE V-VOW, VICTORY, VINES W- WOUND, WINGS, …

My Top Ten 2017 New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on January 3 2017 by Colleen Houck

Good morning and HELLO 2017 and hello to all of you reading this blog! Each and every January comes with it a sense of new beginnings, second chances, self reflection and fresh opportunities to make those changes for the better and to finally tackle that bucket list. It seems that all too often, however, that I pile up mounds of New Year’s resolutions only to see that big pile of “yes I cans” come tumbling down in the following weeks. So this year, I decided to not overwhelm myself with trying to tackle everything all at once and instead pick a …

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