Yearly Archives: 2014
Top Ten Gift Ideas For Women
My Top Ten Gift Ideas For Women I don’t know about you but I’m always searching for new gift ideas.Well you can also check Floral robes collection at Kadlee.com because women love clothes.I thought I’d share some of my favorites. If you have some other cool gifts that I should add to my list, please leave a comment and let me know what they are! #10 Swiffer Wet Jet-I’m not usually a big fan of cleaning products for Christmas but I love this thing. The way the product smells is fantastic and it’s so easy, cleaning is almost fun. #9 …
TIGER’S PROMISE AUDIO NOW AVAILABLE-PLUS GIVEAWAY!
I’m so excited to announce the release of TIGER’S PROMISE Audio Book! I’m also lucky to have such talented actors as part of the audio books who help bring Colleen’s stories to life! Check the audio book on audible.com for a sneak peak! If you haven’t heard about this novella before, here’s a little teaser. “Before Kelsey there was a girl, raised by a villain, whose love for a hero changed the course of history. Trapped under the thumb of her abusive and powerful father Lokesh, Yesubai struggles to keep her own magical abilities secret while evading his dark powers. …
Holiday Beauty Gifts That I Want to Keep for Myself
I love a thoughtful present. Presents that makes you feel loved and that the giver knows me well. I love a bargain and high quality. Those two things don’t normally come together. I will make a list of some great beauty gifts available this season. Something I would buy again. Let’s start with the least expensive first. Mabelline Baby Lips in this color of Pink Shock seems scary but is sheer, and a perfect pink color. These inexpensive ($2.99) little lip glosses are VERY moisturizing and the color stains your lips a little so the color lasts. There are …
Colleen Houck Book Club
BOOK FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER- VITRO by Jessica Khoury If you didn’t get a chance to read last month’s pick, Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi it’s not too late to check it out. For those of you who participated in the live chat on Goodreads with authors Veronica and Colleen Houck, thanks! It was so much fun! For December’s book selection, Colleen has chosen… VITRO by her friend Jessica Khoury Here’s a little teaser “On a remote island in the Pacific, Corpus scientists have taken test tube embryos and given them life. These beings—the Vitros—have knowledge …
Thanksgiving Contest Winner Announced!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyed time spent with loved ones and friends. In honor of Thanksgiving, I did a writing contest with your happiness in mind. The contest was to write a two to three paragraph essay about what you’re thankful for, write a letter of thanks to someone of your choice, and perform an act of kindness. For those who accepted this challenge, I randomly selected one lucky contestant who will win a special YA book package (includes: An audio book of Tiger’s Curse) and a runner-up will win a small personalized gift …
Mayday Monday (1)
Welcome to the first edition of Mayday Monday! We wanted to highlight upcoming books like I did on this blog post for September books and the first word that came to my mind was “Mayday! Mayday! So.many.books!” My TBR list is a never ending carousel. I can’t complain too much… I love books! Today I’m share an upcoming publication that I’m looking forward to reading. I hope you will share yours too! Reality is only an illusion. Except for those who can control it… Worst. Birthday. Ever. My first boyfriend dumped me—happy birthday, Josie!—my dad is who knows where, I have …
Houston Book Rave
We just returned from the Houston Book Rave and had a blast at Pasadena High School, and Pasadena Memorial High School. Pasadena Memorial High School is a beautiful school that is so big and modern it looks like a mall with a food court, and I’ll admit I’m a little jealous and wish I went to a school just like it. The students were so kind and excited, and even helped us load up the car. Plus they treated us to a lovely lunch. Talk about hospitality. We loved all the polite and respectful, “yes ma’am’.” Somehow I feel older though. 
We enjoyed the …
Madison Hayes’ Famous Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies (Kelsey’s Favorite)
One of my favorite times of the year is the fall. The cooler weather brings with it the holiday season, cozy sweaters, smoking chimneys, brilliant oranges and reds, and hot soups, baked breads and spicy confections!Loved ones cooking in the kitchen, ah, ’tis food for the soul! I love the smell of nutmeg and cinnamon filling the home and so does Kelsey Hayes, Colleen Houck’s heroine from New York Times Bestseller Tiger’s Curse. For those of you die hard fans, here’s a Kelsey quote (appropriate for Thanksgiving) from Tiger’s Curse, “Ren! You scared the stuffing out of me!” And now …
Book Reviews For Kids, By Kids- How to Train Your Dragon- How to Break a Dragon’s Heart
For those of you who are looking for new books appropriate for middle grade that both boys and girls might enjoy, this is the place to look! Every month, a new book will be added for review right here and they will be reviewed by the best critics, KIDS! That’s right, the one’s who read them will be the judge! This blog is written by my eleven year old, Aidan Wesley. He’s always had a love of reading insomuch that he would prefer sitting on a couch reading to running around outside. He’s read several chapter books given to him …
Lithuania
Information on my books in Lithuanian. We just sold the rights to the Tiger Series in November 2014 to a Lithuanian publisher! The publisher is Aukso Pieva and the books will be produced both in hardback and digitally. Tiger’s Curse-Tentative pub date spring of 2016 Tiger’s Quest-Tentative pub date fall of 2016 Tiger’s Voyage-Tentative pub date spring of 2017 Tiger’s Destiny-Tentative pub date fall of 2017 Tiger’s Promise-No immediate plans to publish Tiger’s Dream-No immediate plans to publish Reawakened-No immediate plans to publish Recreated-No immediate plans to publish ray ban wayfarer sale hollister frankfurt hogan scarpe outlet ray ban sales toms sale hogan uomo basket …
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