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Lia's Kavah and giveaway!

6/21/2016

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The final installment of The Remnant Chronicles is almost here!  To celebrate the final book,
The Beauty of Darkness, I wanted to have a fun, creative giveaway. Do you like to draw or doodle? Show me your creative brain! It is all about Lia's kavah . . .

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Remember this?


"The others waited in silence for my response. I resisted drawing in a breath. I wouldn't give my mother that satisfaction, but I couldn't deny that my wedding kavah was exquisite. The ugly crest of the Kingdom of Dalbreck had been made startlingly beautiful, the snarling lion tamed on my back, the intricate designs gracefully hemming in his claws."
--Page 7 The Kiss of Deception



<------One of my doodled interpretations                             

First off, I want to clarify. . . this is not Lia's "official" kavah.
     The Remnant Chronicles are stories, and stories are made up of words that create images, so whatever image you imagined, IS what her kavah looks like. I don't own the words, I just put them down. (This applies to book covers too! They are not the final say on what a character looks like.) So, back to the kavah. Here's what The Kiss of Deception tells us about it:
  •      There was a lion claw.
  •      There was a vine.
  •      It was made with a henna dye
  •      Lia thought it was beautiful
  •      That's it.

       So I doodled around and this was one possible way I thought the kavah might look--a little snip of grapevines and a lion claw. Lia's kavah was supposed to be temporary, lasting only a few weeks, but in Lia's case something went wrong (or maybe right?) and some of it became permanent. On my Pinterest page I have a bulletin board of henna body art and designs where you can see how elaborate they can be. Maybe these pictures will help spark some of your creative energy.

Now for the giveaway part!
What do you have to do to enter?  This:
1)    Draw a kavah!
It's easy! There's a "blank" kavah below that you can add your own designs to (a fine point Sharpie works great. Just print the blank out on a piece of paper and have at it!) OR you can start from scratch. Interpret Lia's kavah for yourself. From badass to sweet, I'd love to see what you come up with!
2)    Post a picture of your kavah creation on Twitter, Instagram, or Tumblr
3)   
INCLUDE this hashtag in your tweet or post: #RemnantChronicles (This is a must!)
4)   Follow instructions on Rafflecopter entry below. Leave a comment.
(edited to add: You don't have to wait to do this step last--you can do it now.)
The giveaway ends at midnight on 7/20/16


That's it! And yes, it is open internationally!

THREE random winners will get:
1)   A signed and personalized hardcover of The Beauty of Darkness
2)   A Beauty of Darkness heart-shaped fan! (for my amazing fans)
3)   A Remnant Chronicles Charm. Hang it from your purse, backpack, zipper, belt loop--your pony tail! Whatever suits you! Inside the little antique brass book it says, "In the farthest corner, I will find you."
4)   Signed bookmarks from all three books.
5)   A mini poster of the gorgeous map! (and the reverse side is the cover of The Beauty of Darkness)

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a Rafflecopter giveaway
And last but not least, the "blank" kavah I mentioned is below.
Have fun with this! Doodle your heart out! It is quite relaxing.
Or ditch the blank and create something entirely new!
I can't wait to see what you come up with! Neither can Lia!
XO

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Pin to Win!

2/11/2015

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Helloooooo, my Pinterest friends!
My publisher is offering the most amazing GIVEAWAY!
Pin to Win!

As many of you know, I love to collect photos on Pinterest that evoke the spirit of both The Kiss of Deception, and The Heart of Betrayal. Now, my publisher is offering the most amazing *Prize Package* for my fellow Pinterest fans!  Yes, each pinner gets a chance to win all of this:
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And there will be FIVE winners! Each one will get the whole package (which includes an ARC of The Heart of Betrayal!) Not to mention I would LOVE to see what your favorites images are from my Remnant Chronicles Pinterest Board!

Go to the Pin to Win website to ENTER and get all the details!

I can't wait to see your favorites!

XO
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July 8th! Almost here!

7/6/2014

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I can't believe
The Kiss of Deception

is almost here!

Hooray! 
And so much is going on!
But first and foremost . . .




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Mysterious Galaxy, my local indie here in San Diego, is still taking preorders where you can get a signed, personalized copy of The Kiss of Deception--PLUS they will include this 16X20 poster! Win-win! But time is running out. So if you want a personalized copy, get yourself hither over to their site!

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In more news, Monday night, @FierceReads is hosting a Twitter Chat to celebrate publication eve! So if you tweet, come by, say hello, ask questions, and celebrate with us! The secret handshake to get in is the hashtag #KissOfDeception. See you Monday night at 9pmEST/6PST!   And . . .

See, I told you there was a lot going on! Tomorrow I hit the blog road with some very awesome and gracious bloggers who are hosting me on their book blogs.  They've asked a whole bunch of great questions and I'm doing my best to answer!  Stop in and leave a comment!  Here's the schedule:

Monday, July 7
Icey Books (Review)
The Starry-Eyed Revue (Guest Post)

Tuesday, July 8
Adventures of a Book Junkie (Review)
Cuddlebuggery (Guest Post)

Wednesday, July 9
FicFare (Review)
Two Chicks on Books (Guest Post)

Thursday, July 10
Winterhaven Books (Review)
Tales of a Ravenous Reader (Guest Post)

Friday, July 11
MundieMoms (Review)
Alice Marvels (Guest Post)

Monday, July 14
YA Bibliophile (Review)
Bewitched Bookworms (Guest Post)

Tuesday, July 15
That Artsy Reader Girl (Review)
Jenna Does Books (Guest Post)

Wednesday, July 16
ExLibris (Review)
My Friends are Fiction (Guest Post)

Thursday, July 17
Birth of a New Witch (Review)
Good Books and Good Wine (Guest Post)

Friday, July 18
Google Hangout with Mary Pearson hosted by Belle of the Literati

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The Map!!

6/18/2014

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I finally got word that I can share! And just let me say, I've been swooning for weeks over this map!  It's in the final book, and it is simply gorgeous.

It's drawn by the amazing artist, Keith Thompson, who also created the maps for Scott Westerfield's Leviathan series, and Leigh Bardugo's Grisha series.  I was awestruck through all the initial sketches and the final just blew me away.
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Poster! One side is the cover and the other the map!
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Closeup of lower right corner.
Besides being on the inside cover of the book, the Macmillan designers created a beautiful 16X20 inch poster of it.  The Kiss of Deception cover is on one side and the map is on the other. I'm going to frame both sides and hang them in my office!

And . . .
Mysterious Galaxy, my local indie here in San Diego, is taking preorders where you can get a signed, personalized copy of The Kiss of Deception--PLUS they will include this 16X20 poster! Win-win! So if you want the poster too, get yourself hither over to their site!

I can't wait for you to see the final book with the map inside.
I want to hug all the designers for all their attention to the smallest details. I hope you love it as much as I do.

XO


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