tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713351024169394812024-03-20T13:46:45.877-04:00Leigh FallonNews and events page for Leigh Fallon.Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04154489593536422233noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271335102416939481.post-88506191489995246492013-07-15T13:55:00.000-04:002013-07-15T13:55:01.335-04:00Winners!It's been such a great week. Thanks to everyone for all your good wishes and congratulations on the release of Shadow of the Mark. It was such fun and I'm so thrilled to hear you guys are loving the next installment of Megan and Adam's story. You guys are the best.<br />
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Thanks for the reviews too. I Love them. Keep them coming. Remember, as a little thank you, if you post a review of Carrier of the Mark or Shadow of the Mark (or both), just send me on the link to your review on GR, Amazon, B&N etc. along with your postal address, and I'll send you signed bookmarks and bookplates for your copies (While stocks last).<br />
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Now, it's time for the winners of my release week giveaway! As usual, winners were picked at random by an online randomizer. Winners must contact me to claim their prize within a five days, if they don't I'll have to select another winner. For the three winners of the unsigned copies of Shadow of the Mark, if you guys want a signed bookplate and bookmarks for your copy I'll send you them separately on request.<br />
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Pam M. - Signed galley of Shadow of the Mark & Swag<br />
Sarah K - Signed galley of Shadow of the Mark & Buttons<br />
Deann F - Signed galley of Shadow of the Mark & Postcards<br />
Isabel C - Signed copy of Carrier of the Mark & galley of Shadow of the Mark<br />
Sadaf H - Copy of Shadow of the Mark (Option to request bookplates)<br />
Breana M - Copy of Shadow of the Mark (Option to request bookplates)<br />
Liva V - Copy of Shadow of the Mark (Option to request bookplates)<br />
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Thanks again everyone. Winners, please contact me asap (leigh-at-leighfallon-dot-com) and I'll get all your goodies out to you.<br />
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All the best and talk soon,<br />
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You know I love a good giveaway, and this one is no different. Everyday a winner will be selected so enter now and often for your chance to win one of 4 signed arcs of Shadow of the Mark, copies of Carrier of the Mark, International copies of Shadow of the Mark, signed swag and buttons. Good luck!!<br />
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Remember, Shadow of the Mark is being released on the 9th July and will be available everywhere from that date. It's also available for pre-order so if you fancy getting ahead of that game that would be super awesome. You can pre order on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Mark-Carrier-Leigh-Fallon/dp/0062128000">Amazon</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shadow-of-the-mark-leigh-fallon/1112541301?ean=9780062128003">Barnes and Noble</a>, <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Shadow-Mark-Leigh-Fallon/9780062128003">Book Depository</a>, and <a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062128003">Indie Bound.</a><br />
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For all you Carrier fans, bloggers, and reviewers, if you leave a review on any review sites like Amazon, B&N, Goodreads etc. I'll send you a signed bookplate and bookmark for your copy. Just email me the link to your review to leigh@leighfallon.com and don't forget to include your postal address (open internationally).<br />
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<br />Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04154489593536422233noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271335102416939481.post-9732646683270530842013-07-01T16:03:00.000-04:002013-07-01T16:03:01.969-04:00Blog tour info IIThe second big blog tour comes to you from the awesome Rockstar Book Tours. All the info is below (taken from <a href="http://www.rockstarbooktours.com/2013/06/tour-schedule-shadow-of-mark-blog-tour.html">Rockstars blog).</a> They are very fab. You should check them out.<br />
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Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04154489593536422233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271335102416939481.post-7052670400634828162013-06-28T19:24:00.000-04:002013-06-28T19:24:10.395-04:00Blog tour info!So there are two big blog tours up and coming for Shadow of the Mark. Yay!<br />
The first up is <a href="http://www.booknerdtours.com/2013/shadow-of-the-mark-by-leigh-fallon-tour.html">Book Nerd Tours</a><br />
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Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04154489593536422233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271335102416939481.post-64940241539873941172013-05-18T12:28:00.001-04:002013-05-18T12:28:41.206-04:00Goodreads Giveaway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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HarperTeen has ten advance reader copies of Shadow of the Mark up for grabs over on Goodreads. Pop on over and enter <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/44953-shadow-of-the-mark">here</a>, and while you're there, if you fancy adding Shadow of the Mark to your read list, go for it.<br />
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LeighLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04154489593536422233noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271335102416939481.post-1581989108269852232013-05-03T00:40:00.002-04:002013-05-03T11:44:05.207-04:00Sleeper Cover Reveal<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Sharon Johnston is an old friend from my inkpop days and it gives me great pleasure to reveal the cover of Sleeper, the first book in her Toy Soldiers series. It's super striking, isn't it?<br />
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Sharon is a writer from Mackay in Queensland, Australia who has short stories published in anthologies and was also runner-up in the Australian Literary Review's Young Adult short story contest with KARMA. By day she is a public relations executive and by night she writes weird fiction and soulful contemporaries while her husband, two sons and cat are fast asleep. You can find out more about Sharon on her <a href="http://www.smjohnston.com/">website</a>, <a href="http://www.downunderwonderings.blogspot.com/">blog,</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/authorsmjohnston">Facebook page,</a> or by following her on <a href="https://twitter.com/S_M_Johnston">Twitter</a>.<br />
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Sleeper<br />
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After a life saving heart transplant, eighteen-year-old Mishca Richardson is plagued by nightmares and an urgent desire to find her birth parents, which she puts down to post-operation depression. But her new heart seems to bring more than a second chance at life in the form of speed, strength and love at first sight.<br />
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Sleeper will be released on December 2nd 2013 so be sure to add it to your <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4019418.S%20M%20Johnston">Goodreads</a> list.<br />
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Most of you are well versed when it comes to the YA Scavenger hunt, but for those of you who are not, play close attention, here comes the science bit... <br />
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Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This tri-annual event was first organized by author <a href="http://www.tigerscursebook.com/">Colleen Houck</a> as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors...and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize--one lucky winner will receive one signed book from each author on the hunt in my team! But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 72 hours!<br />
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Go to the <a href="http://yascavengerhunt.blogspot.com/">YA Scavenger Hunt</a> page to find out all about the hunt. There are TWO contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! I am a part of the <span style="color: red;">RED TEAM</span>--but there is also a blue team for a chance to win a whole different set of twenty-five signed books!<br />
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If you'd like to find out more about the hunt, see links to all the authors participating, and see the full list of prizes up for grabs, go to<a href="http://yascavengerhunt.blogspot.com/p/stuck.html"> the YA Scavenger Hunt homepage</a>.<br />
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Directions: I've listed my favorite number in the post. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the red team, and then add them up and fill in the official form. <br />
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Rules: Open internationally, anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian's permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by Apr 7th, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information cannot be considered.<br />
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Scott Tracey is the author of the Witch Eyes series, and the recently released Legacy of Moonset series. He lives in northeast Ohio with a writer roommate, a day job, and lots of pent up sarcasm.<br />
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You can find out more about Scott <a href="http://www.scott-tracey.com/about/"><span style="color: #3636a8;">here</span>,</a> and you can buy his Amazing book, Moonset, <a href="http://www.scott-tracey.com/moonset/"><span style="color: #3636a8;">here</span>.</a><br />
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So fabulous. Thank you, Scott, for sharing this wonderful short with us. Now if you'd like to get your hands on a copy of Moonset go <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/moonset-scott-tracey/1111848653?ean=9780738735290">here.</a> You can also catch up with Scott on <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_tracey">Twitter</a>.<br />
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Don't forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of signed books by me, Scott, and more! To enter, you need to know that my favorite number is <span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: medium;">7</span>.</span> Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on the red team and you'll have the secret code to enter for the grand prize!<br />
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Now continue the hunt.<br />
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To keep going on your quest for the required numbers, you need to check out the next author, the one and only, utterly fabulous <a href="http://theredpenofdoom.wordpress.com/" style="font-size: large;">Elizabeth Richards.</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>But before you go, check out my giveaway!</b></span> </span><br />
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I've got Carrier of the Mark and Shadow of the Mark swag, bookplates, Irish necklaces and silver bookmarks to give away.<br />
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That's about it. Have fun blog hopping, and keep a look out for the Shadow of the Mark playlist on <a href="http://marimancusi.blogspot.com/2013/04/ya-scavenger-hunt-presents-leigh-fallon.html">Mari Mancusi </a>post.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the hunt.<br />
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To keep going on your quest for the hunt, you need to check out the next author! <a href="http://theredpenofdoom.wordpress.com/">Elizabeth Richards</a><br />
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Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04154489593536422233noreply@blogger.com170tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271335102416939481.post-841748525055994772012-12-06T22:18:00.000-05:002012-12-06T22:18:31.342-05:00Shadow of the Mark ARC Requests<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm so excited to announce that it's that time again. Yup, it's ARC time. HarperTeen are getting ready to do their mailings, so if you'd like to be in with a shot of getting an advance reader copy of Shadow of the Mark, just fill in the form below.<br />
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Unfortunately, HarperTeen can only consider requests from people who have US mailing addresses and who are active bloggers or reviewers. I'm so sorry to everyone else, it's outside of my control. But fret not, I have a small number of ARCs that I'll be giving away on my blog over the coming months, so there will be opportunities for my international bloggers and readers.<br />
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Winners have been contacted by email and are eagerly awaiting their influx of signed books. Yay!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hannah Membrey</span><br />
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Congratulations, Hannah. I've sent you an email. To everyone else - thank you so much for taking part in the hunt, I'm sorry you didn't win this time, but there will be more giveaways in the near future.<br />
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Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This tri-annual event was first organized by author <a href="http://www.tigerscursebook.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Colleen Houck</a> as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors...and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize--one lucky winner will receive <b>one signed book from each author on the hunt in my team</b>!<b> </b>But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 72 hours!<br />
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<b>Go to the <a href="http://yascavengerhunt.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">YA Scavenger Hunt</a>page to find out all about the hunt. </b>There are TWO contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! I am a part of the <span style="color: blue;">BLUE TEAM</span>--but there is also a red team for a chance to win a whole different set of twenty-five signed books!<br />
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If you'd like to find out more about the hunt, see links to all the authors participating, and see the full list of prizes up for grabs, go to<a href="http://yascavengerhunt.blogspot.com/p/stuck.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;"> the YA Scavenger Hunt homepage</a>.</div>
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Today, I am hosting the wonderful Jessica Spotswood for the YA Scavenger Hunt! Here is Jessica's bio.<br />
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I grew up in a tiny one-stoplight town in Pennsylvania, where I could be found swimming, playing clarinet, memorizing lines for the school play, or—most often—with my nose in a book. I've been writing since I was little but studied theatre in college and grad school. Now I live in Washington, DC with my brilliant playwright husband and a cuddly cat named Monkey.</div>
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Blessed with a gift, cursed with a secret.</div>
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THREE exceptional sisters.</div>
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And not a single person they can trust.</div>
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The Cahill witches aren't safe...even even from each other.</div>
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Jessica has a very special treat for you; a little look at life before the start of Born Wicked!<br />
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<i>A Cahill Christmas Scene - Christmas, 1895 (9 months before BORN WICKED begins)</i></div>
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Eep! So wonderful. Thank you, Jessica for sharing this wonderful piece with us.<br />
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Don't forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of signed books by me, Jessica, and more! To enter, you need to know that my favorite number is <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">7</span>. Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on the blue team and you'll have the secret code to enter for the grand prize!<br />
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Now continue the hunt.<br />
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To keep going on your quest for the required numbers, you need to check out the next author!<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.lissaprice.com/">Lissa Price!</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>But before you go, check out my giveaway!</b></span> </span><br />
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I've got Carrier of the Mark and Shadow of the Mark swag, bookplates, and a gorgeous silver metal celtic bookmark.<br />
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To enter just do the Rafflecopter form. Good luck! Oh and leave a comment with a way to contact you just incase you win. I sometimes have difficulty contacting winners on Rafflecopter and that makes me sad. *Insert sad face*<br />
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Oh and remember to check out my secret page containing the first two chapters of Shadow of the Mark. You'll find the password to the page on <a href="http://www.suzannewrites.blogspot.com/">Suzanne Lazer</a>'s post.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the hunt.<br />
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To keep going on your quest for the hunt, you need to check out the next author! <a href="http://www.lissaprice.com/">Lissa Price.</a><br />
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I just wanted to give you guys a heads up.<br /><br />The Winter YA Scavenger Hunt goes live on Thursday, November 29th at 12 pm Pacific Time and continues until Sunday, December 2nd at noon Pacific time. So set some time aside to get to know or reaquaint yourself with over forty authors, be in with a chance to win copies of their books, and get a whole host of special content including sneak peeks and deleted scenes, including some from me. Check out the details <a href="http://www.yascavengerhunt.blogspot.com/">here.</a> So be sure to check back again tomorrow for all the information you'll need to participate. <div>
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Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04154489593536422233noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271335102416939481.post-39864076584831111162012-11-17T12:29:00.000-05:002012-11-17T12:36:09.806-05:00Hello, Seattle!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Live in Seattle? Well...I'm going to be there this weekend. Yay! I'll be mooching the city and checking out the general splendor. I was also talking to some readers and bloggers over on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Thecarrierofthemark?fref=ts">Carrier of the Mark Facebook page</a> and we've decided to meet up. Double yay!<br />
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As this is an unofficial event, I can't guarantee that this B&N will have Carrier of the Mark in stock. I'd suggest you bring your own, or call the store ahead of time and see if they can get a copy in for you. B&N Crossroads- 425 644-1650.<br />
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Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04154489593536422233noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271335102416939481.post-10957788712580464692012-11-11T10:26:00.002-05:002012-11-11T10:26:20.487-05:00Come geek out!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKIvJU_Hbrm_qeJxp9G-3bMF1lZOi6-ZPQQdOyFYsRqA9_omMwromQ6u47c3ym1KSIiVxeQCH8z70UeDBhZ54I07-IrS6gpMPR5bWlms6i9NJdox-aZx4FnrZu7coN77XMnKiq41AGss/s1600/angie+frazier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKIvJU_Hbrm_qeJxp9G-3bMF1lZOi6-ZPQQdOyFYsRqA9_omMwromQ6u47c3ym1KSIiVxeQCH8z70UeDBhZ54I07-IrS6gpMPR5bWlms6i9NJdox-aZx4FnrZu7coN77XMnKiq41AGss/s200/angie+frazier.jpg" width="143" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1D0can0AnD3R2x9DeN9N-UO1KtNzzyhyM84IJfGTdhug1shkwL0Ur_I66Tmvi0qw_8Ylx4OIL66svTb2U-yjTVbJALHRIuuCoVzqihkcRuGX5R8EjtKs81vdAwBKee0HtU-Fe4mH_2A/s1600/Two+and+Twenty+Dark+Tales.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1D0can0AnD3R2x9DeN9N-UO1KtNzzyhyM84IJfGTdhug1shkwL0Ur_I66Tmvi0qw_8Ylx4OIL66svTb2U-yjTVbJALHRIuuCoVzqihkcRuGX5R8EjtKs81vdAwBKee0HtU-Fe4mH_2A/s200/Two+and+Twenty+Dark+Tales.jpg" width="125" /></a>Tonight at 7pm, I'll be at Pandaemonium Books, 4 Pleasant Street, Cambridge, MA with the fabulous Angie Frazier. Pandmonim stocks all sorts of marvelous stuff and is the mecca for all things SF, fantasy, horror, board games, role-playing games, CCGs, and war games. Basically it's geek chic central. And... they're celebrating their 23rd anniversary so are giving 23% off practically everything. It's win win. So come join us.<br />
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We'll be doing readings, having a chat, and signing copies of Two and Twenty Dark Tales. You can also bring along your copies of our other books and we'll happily sign them for you. I'll also have swag, so if you'd like to snag some, you know where to find it.<br />
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I hope to see you later,<br />
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Oooh, and I'll have some of my Shadow of the Mark stuff with me too. So, if you're in the area, be sure to pop in and squee with us.<br />
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Firstly, despite looking eight months pregnant in this photo, I can assure everyone, that with four kids under my belt, I am most definitely, 100% not pregnant (calm down, Mom). And to add insult to injury, I have in fact lost weight in recent weeks, and this picture is just a result of a horrible angle and a top that has very recently found its way into the nearest trash can.</div>
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Now... on with business. I was at the Boston Teen Author Festival in Emmerson College on Sunday. It was fantastic to catch up with so many wonderful YA authors including: Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, Karsten Knight, Caitlin Kittredge, Erin Dionne, Jack Ferraiolo, Steven Goldman, Daniel Waters, Diana Renn, Laurie Faria Stolarz, Wendy Wunder, Susan Carlton, AC Gaughen, and Marissa Doyle. I was on the Paranormal and Fanatasy panel with Karsten, Caitlin, and Erin, and we had a fun and lively discussion. I also bagged a seat for the Humor panel and as expected, it was hilarious.<br />
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Thanks to the awesome organizers, The Undergraduates Students For Publishing, Marisa Finklestein, and the very wonderful Renee Combs. It was a great success despite Hurricane Sandy breathing down Boston's neck. Thank you to everyone who turned out, asked wonderful questions, offered insight, and bought lots and lots of books. Also, thanks to the camera crew who recorded the entire event. I think I want to retract my permission form. *cringes*</div>
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If you're in the Boston area tomorrow, I'm going to be at the Boston Teen Author Festival with loads of other wonderful YA writers at Emerson College. Check out the details below. I hope to see you there.<br /><br />Emerson College's Undergraduate Students for Publishing, with support from Boston Book Festival, is proud to present the <b style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><a href="http://bostonteenauthorfestival2012.blogspot.com/">Boston Teen Author Festival</a></b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">!</span><br />
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Wendy Higgins was born in Alaska, grew up an Army brat, and lived all over the United States before settling in the Washington, DC area. She attended George Mason University for her undergrad degree in creative writing, and Radford University for her masters in curriculum and instruction. Wendy taught 9th and 12th grade English in a rural school before becoming a mother and author. She now lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, daughter, and son. <i>Sweet Peril</i> is her second novel.</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Anna Whitt, daughter of a guardian angel and a demon, promised herself she’d never do the work of her father—polluting souls. She’d been naive to make such a claim. She’d been naive about a lot of things. Haunted by demon whisperers, Anna does whatever she can to survive, even if it means embracing her dark side and earning an unwanted reputation as her school’s party girl. Her life has never looked more bleak. And all the while there’s Kaidan Rowe, son of the Duke of Lust, plaguing her heart and mind.</span></div>
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There's no mistaking it. This is definitely a Carrier Series cover, and that was the intention. After the amazing reception to the cover of Carrier of the Mark, HarperCollins wanted Shadow's cover to be instantly recognizable. And it is, but the new darker color palette reflects the darker tone that this installment brings, and I think the pink and purple really make it pop. I love it and think the team at HarperTeen have done another amazing job. I hope you like it too.<br />
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Huge thanks to all the amazing bloggers and authors who helped me with this cover reveal today. You guys are simply fantastic. I adore you all. And thank you to my readers and fans. Your encouragement, messages, letters, reviews, and unrelenting enthusiasm keep me going day after day. I send big squishy hugs to each and every one of you.<br />
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I was just over on twitter and <a href="http://www.wendyhigginswrites.com/">Wendy Higgins</a> asked me when I was revealing the cover of Shadow of the Mark, and funnily enough, I'd just been given the go ahead to do the reveal. As we were tweeting, a few bloggers chimed in saying they would love to help with the reveal and that got be super excited. So I'm going to put it out there. If there are any bloggers out there who'd like to get involved with the Shadow of the Mark cover reveal next week, that would be fantastic.<br />
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So there you have it, now I must get back to writing my next book. Oh, and speaking of next books, I'll be revealing the cover of Shadow of the Mark next week. I'm so excited. I can't wait to share it with you all.<br />
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The Body Finder and swag by Kimberly Derting</div>
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Nightspell by Leah Cypess</div>
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Ascension by Sable Grace</div>
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Wrong Side of Hell and To Hell And Back (both e-books) by Juliana Stone</div>
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The Heir of Night, US edition by Helen Lowe</div>
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Dream of Asarlai trilogy (Secret Ones, Power Unbound, Rogue Gadda) in e-book by Nicole Murphy</div>
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Night Forbidden by Joss Ware</div>
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Angel's Ink by Jocelynn Drake</div>
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A Devil Named Desire by Terri Garey</div>
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Tatsania's Gift (e-book) by Kim Falconer</div>
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Darkness Becomes Her by Jaime Rush</div>
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Last Vamp Standing by Kristin Miller</div>
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Diamond Eyes by AA Bell</div>
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Wanted: Undead or Alive by Kerrelyn Sparks</div>
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One Grave at a Time and Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost</div>
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Diaries of an Urban Panther by Amanda Arista</div>
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Carrier of the Mark by Leigh Fallon</div>
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