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Just a quick heads-up on Promise giveaways around the 'net:
Goodreads has three signed ARCs of Promise up for grabs. Over 230 entries so far. Enter here.Tynga's Reviews will be hosting a guest post from me on June 23rd. She'll also be giving away a signed ARC of Promise, as well as bookmarks. This is for her and All Things Urban Fantasy's Paranormal Summer Fest going on all this month. Giveaways, interviews and guest posts by all kinds of authors. Check it out!
Okay, off to write my...

I'm feeling a little brain-dead after all the excitement this week. So I'm keeping it simple (but hopefully not lame haha).
Five things you should know about Promise:It's not, I repeat NOT Young Adult. Older YA readers will enjoy it (and some have already), but if you're looking for a squeaky-clean book for children, this is not it. There seems to be a misconception that it's YA and I don't want parents mad at me for exposing their innocent kids...or readers writing about how shocked they...

The generous and entertaining Dawn Embers (found over here) has granted me not one, but two awards. And these are my first ever blog awards! Thank you, Dawn, for popping my award cherry. :-) I am so excited and flattered!
First...the Prolific Blogger Award.

So, right now, I'm not feeling so prolific. In fact, I feel like I've been slacking with you all, my lovelies. Much of the PITA stuff for publication is nearly out of the way, leaving only fun stuff (until the next book, anyway), so I'll...

You can now pre-order Promise! Woohoo!!!! Everything is ready to go. All pre-ordered copies come with a discount coupon for an ebook and will be signed by yours truly.
*Okay, so I know it's not, like, J.K. or anything, but hey...it's something. ;-)
If you'll be in the Southwest Florida area (or would like to make a special trip to Paradise) on July 30th, come to the Promise Release Party! Everyone who pre-orders is invited. Pick up your signed book and celebrate with us. Trust me...I will be...

More Harry Potter! Yes, I'm a big fan. And you can call me lazy. Or busy. Yeah, that's it...busy. For real - I have waaaaayyyy too much stuff going on. So I'm keeping it simple...but still FUN!!!
Today's tease is for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I movie. There's a new trailer!! Woot!




And for Twilight: Eclipse, here's a new trailer, too. I don't like this one as much as the others though...

Watch the 2010 MTV Movie Awards at MTV.com!

Yay! Another blogfest! This is Rachel Bateman's Beach Scene Blogfest.
I loooooove the beach....the scenery, the sounds, the smells... It's my favorite place to be. So I couldn't pass up this blogfest. Although Promise has lots of beach scenes, this one is from a Top Sekrit Project earlier this year. A project that never went anywhere, so I thought, well, at least I can use it for something. It's not great stuff, but it is one of my fave beach scenes that I've written. (Be sure to check out...

Blogfests! They're all over the place this month! So this week's Five for Friday is all about blogfests. What I'll be doing this month (I hope you'll join the fun!):

Amalia T's Dream Sequence Blogfest - Today, June 4Rachel Bateman's Beach Scene Blogfest - Saturday, June 5Sangu Mandanna's Character Interview Blogfest - Tuesday, June 15Michelle Gregory's Share Your Darlings Blogfest - Thursday, July 1
That's only 4, you say? Of course, this is Five for Friday. Not Four for Friday! What's number 5...

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure doesn't officially open until June 18, but they held a special "soft opening" for on-site hotel guests only on Friday, May 28. And guess what? We just happened to stay on-site for the first time and got a sneak peek!
Total. Awesomesauce.
Unfortunately, I didn't get to see everything. Of our whole group, I was one of two of us who agreed to wait in line for the ride in Hogwarts castle, while everyone else ran around, ...

Just a quickie post today so I can get back to family. We're spending this Memorial Day with my dad (veteran) and brother-in-law (active duty).
My first author interview is up at Critique This WIP. Thank you to Courtney and the girls for this opportunity. Go check them out!
Have a safe and fun holiday! Tomorrow's teaser: photos from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios. It was awesome!!!

Happy Friday! And there's no better one than that before a long weekend! Woohoo!
Actually, my weekend has been extra long. In fact, yesterday started mine and I've been in Orlando. While you're reading this, I'm at Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure and, hopefully, checking out the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter!!!! According to rumor, today is a soft opening.
(Truth be told, I'm writing this Wednesday night to post on Friday with the magic [sadly, not HP magic:] of technology. So...