Hurry to Enter for a Nook!

Happy June! Wait. June?!?! WTH happened to May? And April and March and... Okay, I get it. Time has a way of marching on whether we want it to or not. This June I'm very excited because - guess what?! - sometime this month I will sell my 100,000th book!


Can you freakin' believe it??? I can't. I never in my wildest dreams - well, okay, in my wildest dreams, I'm another JK Rowling ... so, uh, never in my more realistic dreams did I imagine this. Considering the average book, regardless of publisher, doesn't sell more than 10,000 copies, this is simply amazing.

I'm soooo thankful to all of YOU because without you, none of this would be happening. So thank you, thank you, THANK YOU, readers! You all ROCK!

And because you rock so much, I'm planning some kind of big celebration for when my 100,000th book is sold. I don't have details nailed down yet, but watch for them next week.

In the meantime...

The Soul Savers Book Tour is officially over, but it's not too late for you to comment and enter to win ebooks, swag, signed books and even a Nook! You have until Tuesday, June 5th to comment and enter the big giveaway, and I'll announce the winner on Friday, June 8th.

To make it easy for you to find all the posts, my lovely assistant has created the following list with direct links:

http://www.totalbookaholic.com/2012/05/soul-savers-book-tour-kristie-cook.html

http://www.forbiddenreviews.com/2012/05/soul-savers-book-tour-win-nook-book.html

http://simpleloveofreading.blogspot.com/2012/05/soul-savers-book-tour-kristie-cook.html

http://www.latebloomeronline.com/2012/05/soul-savers-book-tour.html

http://www.goodchoicereading.com/2012/05/soul-savers-blog-tour-guest-post.html

http://www.living-fictitiously.blogspot.com/2012/05/blog-tour-soul-savers-series-by-kristie.html

http://theindieelite.blogspot.com/2012/05/soul-savers-tour-and-massive-giveaway.html

http://www.ingasilbergbooks.com/2012/05/soul-savers-book-tour-by-kristie-cook.html

http://nightlyreading.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/soul-savers-blog-tour/

http://www.stella-exlibris.com/2012/05/guest-post-by-kristie-cook-giveaway.html

http://allthingsaboutbooks.com/2012/05/26/soul-savers-blog-tour/

http://insaneaboutbooks.blogspot.com/2012/05/soul-savers-blog-tour-and-giveaways.html

http://thecozyreader.com/2012/05/blog-tour-soul-savers-by-kristie-cook/

http://www.readingangel.com/2012/05/soul-savers-tour-solomon-interview.html

BOOKS WITH BITE- No post

http://readinglarkafterdark.blogspot.com/2012/05/soul-savers-tour-giveaway-ultimate.html

http://www.tinasbookreviews.com/2012/05/soul-savers-book-tourcharacter.html

http://alifeboundbybooks.blogspot.com/2012/05/guest-post-today-we-welcome-owen-from.html

http://brendapandos.blogspot.com/2012/05/enter-to-win-nook-touch-soul-savers.html

http://talesofbooksandbands.com/2012/05/30/the-soul-savers-book-tour-guest-post-giveaway/

http://www.hopelessbibliophile.com/2012/05/soul-savers-book-tour-kristie-cook-on.html

http://lavenderlines.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/the-soul-savers-tour/

http://www.stitchreadcook.com/2012/05/book-tour-soul-savers-by-kristie-cook.html

http://bookreaderaddictsgiveaways.blogspot.com/2012/05/soul-savers-blog-tour-giveaway.html

http://www.stuckinbooks.com/2012/05/soul-savors-tour-giveaway.html

Good luck, loves! Have a good weekend!

Teaser Tuesday (Sort Of)

How was your long (for you U.S. readers) weekend? Mine was relaxing and a little surreal. You see, I got a big taste of empty nest syndrome. The two college boys (yes, there are two now, ugh) were out of town all last week, making me realize that The Herd (what was once a group of teens always coming and going) is now just The Boy (my youngest, who will be a junior in high school next year). Then said Boy left on Saturday to go to Key West for 10 days with his girlfriend. From Saturday morning to Sunday evening, The Man and I were empty nesters.

And we took full advantage of it.

After doing some quick cleaning, we spent a lazy Saturday reading, writing, revising and taking a couple dips in the pool, then went out for dinner and came home to catch up on Game of Thrones, which we watched until 3 a.m. We stayed in bed until 10:30 or so Sunday (which was awesome! for once, I didn't have anything that I HAD to do that day), then did what we felt like, which was a lot more sitting around being lazy. And all this time, the house actually stayed clean!

One of the college boys came home Sunday evening, but went out with friends right away, then to the beach on Monday. We grilled for dinner and he and a friend actually ate with us, which these days is a miracle. I loved every minute of it. This weekend was so strange with such an empty (albeit clean) house.

I don't know what The Man is going to do when the kids are all gone. He said last night that he'd looked forward to this day so we could "have a life," but sees now that they are our life. He also said he wished we had more. *headdesk*

Anyway, with the long weekend, that makes today a Monday on Tuesday. So it's only sort of Tuesday, which means you get a sort of Teaser. But FIRST, don't forget to check out the Blog Tour page and catch up on all the stops. Every stop is giving away an ebook of Devotion PLUS a chance to win a Nook, all of my books signed and a swag bag. All you have to do is comment for an entry, so the more blogs you comment on, the more entries you get!

Okay, the sort-of tease:

Part of that "writing" listed above that I did this weekend had absolutely nothing to do with Tristan and Alexis. In fact, nothing at all to do with any of the Soul Savers. That's right - I've started something new and shiny. I'm so excited to write this one and can't wait for you to read it! I call it my YOLO project because the tag line (for now anyway) is:

"You only live once...or do you?"

And that's all I'm going to say about that.

So how was your weekend? Did you do anything exciting?

To Ride a Puca Tour

Today we welcome indie author Heather McCorkle to the blog as part of her To Ride a Puca Tour! Heather has an excerpt to share as well as details on how you can enter the giveaway she's offering. Take it away, Heather!

I brought chocolate cake to celebrate the birth of my new book, To Ride A Puca. Sorry it’s only a picture, but it has less calories that way. ;) Never fear though, I’ve brought more. But first to tell you a bit about the newborn. It is a young adult historical fantasy about the last of the druids in ancient Ireland. This one was a bit heartbreaking to write and because of that it became very special to me. I hope it will be to you as well. Before we get to the other goodies I brought, here is a bit about To Ride A Puca:

Invaders are coming to take what isn't theirs, again.

Neala wants to stand and fight for her homeland, but as one of the last druids, she may be standing alone.

Persecuted, hunted down, forced to live in obscurity, the druids have all but given up. Can the determination of a girl who has barely come into her power bring them together? Or, just when she finally finds her place among her kind, will they end up losing a homeland their very magic is tied to?

And here is an excerpt:

The tender smile he gave her washed away her anger. The fierce protectiveness and pride in his eyes threatened to raise it back up. His fingers traced the line of her jaw and tilted her head up toward him. He leaned in and she closed her eyes. The press of his lips was gentle and perfect, just like she’d imagined it would be. His lips parted and their tongues touched. He tasted of cinnamon and honey. The sensations, the desire, the day she’d had, it was all too much. She pulled away. 

Neala reached up and touched his face. Her fingers found their way to his shoulder-length hair. The silky feel of it against her flesh raised bumps along her arms. His eyes closed and his head leaned back. The near euphoric look on his face reminded her of how he looked when he was contemplating. The restrained feel of his power made her wonder if that was what he was doing.

To Ride A Puca on Amazon, B&N, and Goodreads.

I’ll be giving away great prizes, a new one to a new winner every week for the next four weeks. This week I’m giving away an eBook of BECOME by Ali Cross, a twist on a Norse tale that will leave you breathless, and RUNNING WIDE OPEN by Lisa Nowak, an adrenalin pumping ride with a hot tempered teen who loves car racing. Stop by this link to enter to win. The contest will be open until May 27th, the winner to be announced on the 28th. *passes around cake*