Launch photos!

I had a wonderful launch on Wednesday in London. I still can't believe that THE OTHER LIFE is really out in the world.

I thought you might be interested in seeing a few photos of my special day.

This is my book next to The Maze Runner, The Hunger Games, Legend, Blood Red Road and many more. Eeee! The pic was taken in Foyles Charing Cross where I signed stock!

This is the library room in the Soho Hotel where my launch lunch (what a word! hehe) took place.

There were copies of The Other Life everywhere!

The room's filling with guests! I'm the awkward girl in the red and white dress!

It was so much fun talking to everyone! Oh, and that posh guy in the back? He was our personal butler!

There were etageres with food! The sandwiches are still missing from this pic. But you can see the scones with clotted cream and jam, apple pies, chocolate cake, trifle! Yum!

And look at these!!! Usborne made butterfly cupcakes for me!

Too pretty to eat them!

Everyone was wearing name tags like this!

I signed books!

So many awesome book bloggers with me in the front.

My awesome publisher Usborne organized everything. They are fabulous!

It's out!

Today THE OTHER LIFE hits the shelves in the UK!

I still can't believe it.
I'm excited and nervous, and I hope everyone will love the book as much as I do.
I wrote this post yesterday because I'll spend the day in London having lunch with bloggers and other awesome publishing peeps, signing stock and doing an interview! All thanks to my amazing publisher Usborne!
I'll post pics from my launch as soon as I can!
In celebration of this special day, I'm giving away a final copy of The Other Life on the League blog. Check it out!

And don't forget to read Joshua's diary entries on the following blogs:
Day 1 (January 30th): Dark Readers
Day 2 (January 31st): YA Book Reads
Day 3 (February 1st): Empire of Books
Day 4 (February 2nd): Book Passion for Life
Day 5 (February 3rd): Books 4 Teens

It's out in the world!!!!

The Other Life blog tour!

Today The Other Life's blog tour with Joshua's diary entries starts!

If you want to read the first entry and find out what goes on in Joshua's head, move on to the Dark Readers blog!
It would be lovely if you could leave a comment there to let me know what you think. I'm so excited and nervous to share this with you!

Thanks!

The Other Life NEWS

Do you know what happens in exactly one week from today?
THE OTHER LIFE hits shelves in the UK!

In celebration of this big (and scary) event, there'll be a special UK blog tour next week, starting Monday January 30th and ending Friday February 3rd.
Why is it special, you ask?
Because every day one of the participating blogs will post a diary entry from Joshua's POV. This is so special because The Other Life is told from Sherry's POV and we only get to see Joshua through Sherry's eyes. But if you want to know what's going on in hunter Joshua's head, you'll have to check out the following blogs next week:
Monday 30th January: Dark Readers
Tuesday 31st January: YA Book Reads
Wednesday 1st February: Empire of Books
Thursday 2nd February: Book Passion For Life
Friday 3rd February: Books 4 Teens

I'm so excited! It was soooo much fun writing from Joshua's POV. I hope you'll enjoy what he has to say!

Winner!

The winner of the signed ARC of The Other Life is :

Reading Angel


You'll hear from me soon!

The YAmazing Race!

Starts Monday, January 16 at noon EST ~ Ends Monday, January 23 at noon EST

Welcome to my blog and the next stop on the YAmazing Race! I hope you are excited about the MGnificent prizes, the crazy whirlwind blog hop featuring over 50 debut authors and prize packs featuring ARCs, gift certificates, swag, and more! I know I am!

You’ve got no clue what the heck I’m talking about?

Well, then head on over to the Apocalypsies website to start from the beginning and read the complete rules. Now on to the race!

Oh, and this is my book:

(UK cover. Look to the right to see the US cover)

3 years, 1 month, 1 week and 6 days since I’d seen daylight. One-fifth of my life. 98,409,602 seconds since the heavy, steel door had fallen shut and sealed us off from the world

Sherry has lived with her family in a sealed bunker since things went wrong up above. But when they run out of food, Sherry and her dad must venture outside. There they find a world of devastation, desolation...and the Weepers: savage, mutant killers.

When Sherry's dad is snatched, she joins forces with gorgeous but troubled Joshua - an Avenger, determined to destroy the Weepers.

But can Sherry keep her family and Joshua safe, when his desire for vengeance threatens them all.

THE OTHER LIFE releases February 1^st in the UK and May 1^st in the US!

Maybe you’d like to see the trailer? Here it is:

Oh, and before you go – there’s a bonus contest! I’m giving away a signed ARC of THE OTHER LIFE. Just leave a comment with your email address and you’ll be entered! I’ll announce the winner January 24^th. My giveaway is international.

Are you ready to move on? Click here to go to Gina Rosati's website, the next stop on the race!

Good luck and thanks for stopping by!

A New Year!

Happy New Year!

2012 will be the year of the Apocalypsies. I can’t tell you how excited I am about all of their books. And of course about my own book, The Other Life. In only 24 days it’ll hit the shelves in the UK. I can’t tell you how excited that makes me.

Anyway.

I wanted to use this post to write down a few resolutions for this year.

-         write two books

-         read a minimum of 80 books and at least half of them Apocalypsies books. (The books from established authors I’m most looking forward to are: Insurgent by Veronica Roth, Daughter of Bone and Smoke 2 by Laini Taylor, Body and Soul by Stacey Kade, Spellbound by Rachel Hawkins, Timeless by Gail Carriger)

-         eat less meat (only once a week)

-         work out on my elliptical every day. The last few days I managed to do this and it makes me feel so much better!

-         Have more patience (not sure how well this will work out but I’ll try my best...)

Btw, I’m one of the new members of The League of Extraordinary Writers. Here’s my intro post.

Do you have resolutions for 2012?