Yearly Archives: 2017
Ring Out the Old, Ring in the New!
It’s that time of year when I celebrate a milestone. Not only have I published two books this year, my 8th and 9th, but I have two coming in 2018. Tiger’s Dream is finally coming in March and then in the fall, my retelling of the headless horseman story, The Lantern’s Ember, my 11th book, will be released on September 11th. 2017 was a good year! 2018 will be even better! As cool as that is, it’s not the milestone I’m talking about. For the first time ever, I met my Goodreads goal of reading 125 books! I …
New Book Reveal!
Hello Readers! I am so excited to finally tell you about my top secret book project. I’ve been working on it since February and now we’re finally ready to tell you all about it! As many of you know, I love Halloween. I decorate my entire home and we average about three hundred and fifty trick-or-treaters every year. I always ask the older kids if they are at least twelve and they hang their heads in shame thinking I won’t be giving them any candy, but then they gasp in surprise when I tell them they get candy AND a …
Fall 2017 YA Scavenger Hunt!
Welcome to the 15th YA Scavenger Hunt! Hello! I am Colleen Houck, your hostess for this leg of the hunt. About Me My 2018 Calendar is steampunk themed. I am having my new home built! My goal this year is to read 150 books (I’ve read 90 so far). I love See’s lollipops. And my all time favorite romance adventure is Romancing the Stone! 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 …
YA Scavenger Hunt Fall 2017 featuring M.K. Harkins and and Rosalyn Eves
Welcome to the 15th YA Scavenger Hunt! Hello! I am Marilyn Harkins, your hostess for this leg of the hunt. About Me My favorite color is green (but blue for clothes) I have a black and white dog named Oreo (I know, very unoriginal-but he was a rescue dog and we didn’t want to confuse him) My favorite number is 77 I’m currently writing my 7th book You are currently hunting on TEAM RED. But, first, a few rules. SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE RULES DIRECTIONS: You’ll notice that I’ve listed my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors …
Announcing Fall 2017 YASH Teams!
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 forty authors split into seven teams of twenty. Each team is assigned a color. The blog hop begins Oct 3rd and runs through Sunday, Oct 8th. It’s easy to play. …
Reunited Book Trailer Contest winners announced!
The long awaited moment came and went with the release of Colleen Houck’s latest book and book trailer in August and was celebrated with a party at her local Powell’s book store with a bang! We ran a contest through the month of August for a chance to win the latest Colleen Houck book, REUNITED as well as a bonus contest for one book of your choice from Colleen Houck’s library of books she’s written. And, the winners are: Fay Tanner for the Reunited book plus two surprise books! and Daniela Garcia for the a selection of one book of …
Instahunt!
Scavenger Hunts are one of my favorite things ever! I’m teaming up with eleven other amazing authors to put together a first of it’s kind instagram picture hunt! We’ve got the full rules, how to participate, and all the prizes available right here! 1 st up: how it all works & the rules: Each entry must be posted on Instagram AND must be tagged with #YAInstagram to be counted as an entry! You can earn up to 8 points per team — 1 for each photo you post on Instagram using #YAInstahunt — The authors will choose their winners …
The Reunited Launch Party!
For those of you who are curious as to what I do to prep for a launch party, I decided to show you through pictures. Usually, the first thing that happens is I get my author copies of the book in the mail. The paperback of Recreated was released around the same time as the hardbacks of Reunited. Next up, I get my nails done. I like them to look nice for a book event so I do a plain French manicure on my hands and then try to match my feet to the book cover. For the Reawakened series, …
Book review for kids, by kids-Captain Underpants
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 (or two) 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 smart and witty nephew, Alexander. He’s one of the best closers I’ve met and has an infectious laugh. He’s currently learning about contraction words and he loves to watch movies in his …
Reunited Book Trailer Reveal and Contest + Bonus Contest
The long awaited moment is finally here! Colleen Houck has teamed with Crush Creative again for a book trailer, REUNITED. After much collaboration and creative genius, we are excited to bring you the newest trailer. How to Win: Here’s how the contest works, SHARE THE BOOK TRAILER via some social media platform (Facebook, Twitter, email, YouTube, or Pinterest) and ENTER the Rafflecopter below. How? You simply share the book trailer, copy the link (the url address) and paste it in the rafflecopter below. There is no limit to how many times you enter this contest. You can even share …
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