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Celebrating Gala of Peril’s Completion with a $100 Scavenger Hunt!
Gala of Peril is complete now at 22 chapters! This is my adult interactive spy thriller on the Storyloom platform. To celebrate, I’m running a scavenger hunt through September 29th. Enter to win prizes worth up to $100. Rules: Send in your entries by end of day, September 29, 2023. (This is the day BEFORE the last day of the month) Loading…
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Shout out your favorite Asian Owned businesses and win $100! #ClementineAndDannyShoutout
Update 9/11/23: Congrats to the winners, Bill D. and Wenli J. Update 8/7/23: Thanks to the LA chapter of Chinese American Citizens Alliance, shoutouts of LA Chinatown businesses will be entered into an additional drawing for a separate $50 prize. See rules. Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other) centers around the fictional Fragrant Leaves teashop a business that’s also a community gathering place, cultural institution, and repository for memories. When news breaks that Fragrant Leaves might be taken over by chain grocery, Danny’s first thought is, “But where would everyone play mahjong?” Writing Clementine and Danny made me much more aware of the importance of Asian owned…
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YA Scavenger Hunt Spring 2020!
Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors…and a chance to win some awesome prizes! On this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize–one lucky winner will receive one book from each author on the hunt in my team! But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 120 hours! Go to the YA Scavenger…
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Umbertouched: #Bookstagram Tour & International Giveaway (CLOSED)
UPDATE: GIVEAWAY CLOSED! Here’s a list of the winners (please contact me if you haven’t already to claim your prize): FIRST PRIZE: @well.of.books SECOND PRIZE: @stemandsequins THIRD PRIZES: @0str1d, @meganthereader, @heatherfulreads Thank you to everyone who participated. If you didn’t win this one, make sure to follow me on Instagram or subscribe to my newsletter (fill out the form on my sidebar) for more chances to win! As a bonus, you’ll receive 2 FREE short stories when you sign up. [intense_hr type=”double” margin_top=”20″ margin_bottom=”20″ accent_width=”30″ accent_height=”3″] Welcome Readers! I am so excited to celebrate the release of my latest Young Adult novel, Umbertouched. I’m continuing celebrations this week by hosting a massive INTERNATIONAL Giveaway!!! [intense_hr type=”double” margin_top=”20″ margin_bottom=”20″ accent_width=”30″ accent_height=”3″]…
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Librarians and Educators: Win the Midnight Thief Series For Your Classroom!
I owe my writing career to supportive English teachers and librarians who encouraged me during my teen years. As a YA author, I continue to see just how important their work is. As a thank you, I am running an educator appreciation giveaway. If you are an English teacher or librarian, please enter to win a hardcover set of Midnight Thief and Daughter of Dusk for your library or classroom.
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YA Scavenger Hunt Spring 2018!
Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors…and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize–one lucky winner will receive one book from each author on the hunt in my team! But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 72 hours! Go to the YA Scavenger…
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Umbertouched Cover Reveal and Giveaway!
Umbertouched is due to come out 11/6/2018, and it’s time to reveal the cover and description. Isn’t it gorgeous? Here’s the cover description: The mission was a failure. Even though Zivah and Dineas discovered a secret that could bring down the empire, their information is useless without proof. Now, with their cover blown and their quest abandoned, their only remaining hope is to get home before Ampara brings the full might of its armies against their peoples. As Shidadi and Dara alike prepare for war, Zivah and Dineas grapple with the toll of their time in the capital. After fighting alongside the Amparans against his own kin, can Dineas…
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Sign up for UMBERTOUCHED cover reveal and win an early manuscript!
Edit: Signup is now closed. Congratulations to the winner carinaolsen from twitter! I can’t believe it’s time to reveal UMBERTOUCHED’S cover already! We’re doing an open cover reveal across blogs and social media platforms, and I hope you’ll join in! Participants will be entered in a drawing for the following prize pack: 1. An early manuscript of Umbertouched, with my editorial markings! There will be no physical ARCs for Umbertouched, so this manuscript plus two others are the only prepublication hardcopy versions that will ever exist. 2. A signed hardcover of ROSEMARKED 3. A signed paperback of MIDNIGHT THIEF 4. A signed paperback of DAUGHTER OF DUSK 5. ROSEMARKED swag!…
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Rosemarked reviewer appreciation giveaway!
Edit: The giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to our winners: Tiffany H, @thebookenigma from twitter, @owlsneagles from twitter, and @book.words_ from instagram Rosemarked is finally here! The good news: I think Rosemarked is the best book I’ve written thus far, and readers seem to agree. It’s been chosen as an Amazon best book of the month, RT book reviews called it “an engaging, mesmerizing read,” and School Library Journal says it’s a “fast-paced, well-written, can’t-put-down fantasy that will appeal to a wide audience.” It’s also been chosen as the featured book for two subscription boxes. The bad news: Rosemarked’s opening week sales aren’t quite as strong as my first two…
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ROSEMARKED Cover Reveal
I’m so excited to reveal the final cover to ROSEMARKED! What do you think? Preorder ROSEMARKED: Amazon | B&N | Indiebound | Blackwell’s And here’s a giveaway for an advanced review copy!