The Utopya Con 2014 Blog Hop + Giveaways!

Hellooooss!

This year I was fortunate to be a part of the Utopya Con experience. My trip started off on the wrong foot because someone (me) booked the wrong departing flight and I missed the Timid Monster Book Trailer Camp. I'm still sad over that. My family, husband and son, accompanied me on this trip, thankfully, because we ended up arriving at the hotel past one o'clock in the morning.

I had lots of fun at the con and met a lot of people... bloggers, authors, photographers, cover artists, interior book designers, models, publishers, publicists, and Facebook friends. It was such a great experience! Even Timid Monster showed up at my table to say hi.

We did a little shopping and dining and all was well, but on the way back, our flight was cancelled in Dallas and I had to spend the night there. Luckily, the airline had a toothbrush and toothpaste for us, which made it all better. NOT. We had purchased traveler's issuance, so we were covered. Don't pity me; My family and I spent the night in a great hotel.

Anyway, I thought that rather than keep rambling about my UtopYA 2014 trip, I'd show you. I put together a video (smartphones are the ish!). Enjoy!





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Get ready for the #UtopYA Fan Invasion!

Hello All! 
I wanted to drop a quick note to tell you about the public signing event I will be a part of at UtopYA Con. Admission is FREE to anyone who brings a new or gently used children’s book for donation.
Don't have a book? No problem! Entrance fee is ONLY $5. All admission fees and books go to the Book ‘Em organization. 

You can find the entire list of authors that will be signing at the UtopYA site. 

SEE YOU THERE! 

Event Date: Friday, June 20, 2014
Event time: 6-9 PM
Location: Lobby of Millennium Maxwell House Hotel, 2025 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville 

Blog Tour and Rafflecopter Giveaway for Gray’s Domain and Active Minds

Twenty-four amazing authors have joined forces with Eva Pohler Books and over a dozen outstanding bloggers to raise money for Active Minds, a non-profit organization devoted to mental health awareness and suicide prevention in young adults. In addition to donating their books, swag, and gift cards, many of these participants have also given cash donations directly to the organization. This coalition of authors and bloggers wants to help eradicate the stigma associated with mental illness and let young adults know there are people who care and to never give up. You can help, too! One of the entry options on the rafflecopter giveaway is to donate $1 or more to Active Minds. The link will take you directly to the foundation's website, and it's so easy to do!

 Here is the list of prizes you can enter to win!
 Mercy Amare and K.T. Smith's Legacies
Casey Bond's Reap
Jacinda Buchmann's Indigo Incite
Nely Cab's Creatura Series, Books 0.5-2
Amy Evan's Clicks plus jelly bean kisses
C.R. Everett's I Loved That About Her
A.M. Hargrove's Tragically Flawed
Susan Holmes's Deadly Ties: A Waterside Kennel's Mystery
Laura Howard's The Forgotten Ones
Amy Jones's A Zebra Like Me
Allana Kephart and Melissa Simmons's Uprising
Carlyle Labuschagne: Winner's Choice of any of her books
Quinn Loftis's Grey Wolves Series
Quinn Loftis's Elfin Series
Quinn Loftis's Call Me Crazy
Kelly Martin's Big Is Beautiful
Jo Michaels's Lily (Mystic Vol. 2)
Jennifer Miller's Pretty Little Lies
J.D. Nelson's Night Aberrations
Alison Pensy's Custodian Novels Boxed Set
Eva Pohler's The Gatekeeper's Saga
C.W. Stokes's Second Chances
Felicia Tatum's Intoxicating Passion Boxed Set
Becca Vincenza's Damaged
K.A. Young's The Nephilum Warrior Boxed Set
K.A. Young's The Elise Michaels Series
Deausha Kitty's YA Book Blog: $5 Amazon GC
Lisa's Book Lair: Swag
The Bookworm Blog: $1.99 ebook
Supagurl Books: Swag
Wicked Women Book Blog $3 Amazon GC
Kat's Indie Book Blog: Rachel M Raithby's Lexia The Deadwood Hunter Series, Book 1

Along with the rafflecopter for the prizes above is a tour celebrating the release of Gray's Domain, the second book in The Purgatorium Series. If you are need in therapy, this is the series to read! It tells of an island off the coast of California where Dr. Gray and her staff use experimental methods on clinically depressed and suicidal patients sent their by family members who have no other hope. Seventeen-year-old Daphne is their newest patient.

TOUR SCHEDULE:
Kristi’s Book Readery Blitz June 8th
A Book So Fathomless Interview June 8th
The Power of Three Readers Blitz June 9th
Escaping Life’s Craziness with Books  Review June 10th
My Bookopolos Blitz June 10th
Literary Redemption Blitz June 10th
Lissa Lynn's Reviews Blitz June 11th
Purple Shadow Hunter Blitz June 12th
Jen's Must Have Books 2 Read Review June 12th
Lisa’s Book Lair Review June 13th
Inside Bj’s Head Blitz June 13th Open June 14th
Book Skater Blitz June 15th
The Book Worm Blog Review June 15th
Deausha Kitty’s YA Book Blog Review June 16th
Supagurl Books Review June 17th
Open June 18th
Open June 19th
Open June 20th
Pure Jonel Review June 21st
Kat’s Indie Book Blog Review June 21st
Wicked Women Book Blog Review June 22nd
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Post #RT2014 Con #Books and Swag #Giveaway

This year I was lucky enough to attend the RT Convention in New Orleans. I had so much fun meeting, speaking, and hanging out with a whole bunch of rockstars, including +Kathryn Grimes, +sara humphreys, Jennilynh Dinh, +Gracen Miller , +Quinn Loftis , A.M. Hargrove,  mother-son duo, Adam and Carol Kunz, Tiffany King, +Michelle Johnson, +E L James , +Jennifer Armentrout, +Dete Meserve, +Kes Trester, +Cora Carmack, Mark Henry, Lisa Burstein, +Rachel Caine, +Sylvia Day...and the list goes on and on. 

If you've never been to RT and you love books, you should consider going at least once in your life. The energy and enthusiasm can be felt everywhere and everyday during the convention. There are informative and helpful panels for bloggers, authors, readers, librarians, and bookstore vendors, social events, parties... And the best part of the convention is...you'll never believe this....you get tons of free stuff. That's right, FREE! I got so many books (two copies of some) and swag that I had to send some home with Tsk Tsk What to Read Blogger, +Kathryn Grimes, for safe keeping until +utopYA (June 19-22) rolls around. Yes, I'll be attending that even in Nashville, too. I'll be sure to update you on it.

So let me tell you about the free stuff; I had SO much that my suitcase was ripping at the seams and when I got to the airport my suitcase was over the weight limit. I had to take all the books and swag out and put it in my carry on bag, which was so heavy that my arm is still sore from lugging it around through three airports. Then, I got home and I emptied the contents of my carry on and I saw all the awesomeness in this pile: 

I said, "Hey, wouldn't it be cool to share the awesome with my readers who weren't able to attend RT?" And then I answered myself—because having a one person conversation is normal for me—and I said, "Yes, it would be cool to share." Then I had another idea, "And why don't I do 3 separate giveaway bundles for it?" To which I replied to myself, "That's an excellent idea!"

So here you have it folks, a giveaway for 3 randomly assorted bundles of books and swag for 3 lucky winners....And you're welcome. 

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Fruit of Misfortune Blog Tour Kickoff & Giveaway!

Title: Fruit of Misfortune (Creatura #2)

Author: Nely Cab    

Genre: YA Fantasy/Paranormal 

Publisher: Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly

Pages: 324

BLURB:

Isis and her boyfriend, David, are on the brink of a horrible transformation and they are eager to stop it. Together, they set out on a quest to Greece to find Isis’ biological father—the only person that may be able to help them. Their journey comes to an abrupt stop before it even begins when Isis falls ill, and Eros, David’s best friend, arrives in Athens, unannounced and curious…with a plan of his own.

The hunt for her father leads Isis on the turbulent path of deceit, death, and demons as she anticipates the dawning of the beast that stirs inside her.

SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:

 Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Blog | Goodreads

CREATURA (Book One) IS AVAILABLE ON

 Audible, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes

PRELUDE (Book .o5) IS AVAILABLE ON

Amazon

FRUIT OF MISFORTUNE (Book Two) IS ON SALE NOW ON

 Amazon

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Fruit of Misfortune change in Release Date

Dear Readers,

I'm sorry to inform you that Fruit of Misfortune will not be released as planned on May 1st, because it was released early. YAY!! Also, the print version will be available soon. Check out the cover below. 

XO,

Nely

GET YOUR COPY ON AMAZON

Stone of Destiny by Laura Howard

Stone of Destiny (The Danaan Trilogy Book 2)

by Laura Howard

Genre: New Adult Paranormal Romance

Blurb:

Allison thought it was crazy enough when she found out her father, Liam, wasn't entirely human. But now she has to join his magical allies to unravel his former mistress's plans. Aoife wants to keep Allison's parents apart forever.

Despite Allison's efforts to keep Ethan, the only guy she's ever cared about, out of this supernatural mess, fate keeps throwing him back into the mix.

Will Allison be able to find the amulet that holds the enchantment Aoife placed on Liam and destroy it? Are Ethan' s feelings for Allison strong enough to endure the magic of the Tuatha De Danaan?

Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble  |  Kobo

The Forgotten Ones

Book One in The Danaan Trilogy

About Laura:

Laura Howard lives in New Hampshire with her husband and four children. Her obsession with books began at the age of 6 when she got her first library card. Nancy Drew, Sweet Valley High and other girly novels were routinely devoured in single sittings. Books took a backseat to diapers when she had her first child. It wasn’t until the release of a little novel called Twilight, 8 years later, that she rediscovered her love of fiction. Soon after, her own characters began to make themselves known.

Fruit of Misfortune by Nely Cab Cover Reveal

COMING MAY 1^ST

T H E   C R E A T U R A   S E R I E S

B O O K   2

TITLE: Fruit of Misfortune
RELEASE: May 1, 2014
AUTHOR: Nely Cab
GENRE: Young Adult Fantasy/Paranormal 

Isis and her boyfriend, David, are on the brink of a horrible transformation and they are eager to stop it. Together, they set out on a quest to Greece to find Isis’ biological father—the only person that may be able to help them. Their journey comes to an abrupt stop before it even begins when Isis falls ill, and Eros, David’s best friend, arrives in Athens, unannounced and curious…with a plan of his own.

The hunt for her father leads Isis on the turbulent path of deceit, death, and demons as she anticipates the dawning of the beast that stirs inside her.

FRUIT OF MISFORTUNE IS THE SEQUEL TO

Creatura is available in audio, print, and ebook formats on 

Audible, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes

Check out Prelude, a Creatura prequel novella, on Amazon.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Nely Cab has lived and resided in a small, quiet South Texas town most of her life. She worked in banking for several years, before she relocated to Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico in 2001, where she dedicated time to the study of culinary arts and the art of oil painting. After her return to the U.S., Nely resumed her employment in banking and later transitioned to the field of Social Work.

Today, Nely Cab writes from the comfort of her home, where she lives with her husband and son. Her life goal is to check-off Bucket List Item No. 95,623,351: To Conquer the World. While she aspires world domination, Nely can be found lost in other fantasy worlds in front of her computer, sipping coffee.

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