OMG you guys! THIS!!!

Okay, you guys. *deep breath* I've been super excited to share my incredible news with you and now I can! Something  crazy amazing happened! I went A LITTLE TOO FAR (from Publisher's Weekly):

I've had a slew of y'all asking if I'm going to have a book out this year, and the answer is no. I'm not going to have a book out this year. I'm going to have TWO! My fabulous editor at HarperCollins and her incredible team have my series on an accelerated publication schedule. What that means for me is I'm writing my ass off and loving every second of it. What it means for YOU is A LITTLE TOO FAR will release in September, followed by the first companion novel in November and the second in early 2014. Yep, you heard me right. SEPTEMBER!
*7:30pm addendum: Here it is on Goodreads! I'll love you forever if you add it to your "to read" shelf!

Can I tell you how much I love this book??? It possessed me and wrote itself in thirteen days at the end of January. I love the characters and it takes place in ROME! One of my favorite places! =)

You want to know what other people think of it? Here's what Jennifer L. Armentrout (aka: J. Lynn) thought:
"More than a ridiculously sexy, HOT read, Desrochers takes you on a wild ride of self-discovery and bittersweet romance." - NYTimes Bestselling author J. Lynn

What you should know: These are New Adult novels, which means, yes, I got to write the HOT. (And if you've read my PD novels, you know I like hot :D) If you're unfamiliar with the New Adult genre, they're novels that bridge the gap between YA and traditional adult novels. They still deal with self-discovery and all those exciting firsts, but in a slightly more mature manner (with sex!), and will appeal to upper upper YA readers and adult readers alike. Some of the most popular examples of NA literature are Cora Carmack's Losing It (incidentally Cora and I are agent-sisters and now editor-sisters too :D), J. Lynn's (aka: Jennifer Armentrout) Wait for You, and Molly McAdams' Taking Chances. And these lovely and talented ladies are all at my imprint at HarperCollins, William Morrow Books.

Can I tell you how excited I am about this??? Can I?? Because I am SOOO excited. I'm thrilled to be with an amazing editor at the imprint that's at the cutting edge of this new genre and I can't wait to share more details with you as I have them.

My agent, my editor, my fab critique partner Kody Keplinger, and Jennifer Armentrout are the only four people in the whole world who have read this, and I'm so excited to have it out there for the rest of you so soon! A huge thanks to Jennifer for the fabulous blurb! And, P.S.: My truly fabulous agent, Suzie Townsend, is a ninja!

For now, I'll leave you with the song that inspired A LITTLE TOO FAR. (Which is now my editor's ringtone on my phone :D)

Final EPIC AUTHOR EVENT Giveaway!

Here it is, the last weekly EPIC AUTHOR EVENT giveaway. If you're in the Portland area, don't forget to come out and see us next Wednesday, April 17 at 7pm at Powell's in Beaverton.

And, tomorrow I'll have some super exciting news up on the blog, so stop by and check it out! =)

So, the contest! One lucky winner will receive their choice of any one signed book by any of these fabulous authors, as usual, but as a bonus I'm giving away a copy of the EXCLUSIVE CONTENT BOOKLET.

That's right! One of you will win a booklet of shorts and exclusive content--a little something from each participating author. This is only available to people who come to the Portland event and buy books, but I've snagged one for you! And remember, there will be one more drawing on the blog after this for the GRAND PRIZE of a set of seven signed books, one by each of these authors:

So, to enter, fill out the form below by Friday, April 12th at noon PST. All weekly entries will be thrown in the pot for the GRAND PRIZE drawing on April 19th for a set of seven signed books! You receive bonus entries for posting links to this contest on Twitter and Facebook, and also for answering the following question in comments below.

What book(s) have you read in the last year that you couldn't put down?

Good luck!

Winner!

Winner! We need a winner!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to enter the EPIC AUTHOR EVENT Week 5 giveaway! The week 6 contest will be up on Monday, so if you don't win this week, come back and enter again.

Just like in weeks past, this week's winner will receive their choice of any one book by the lovely authors involved in this event:

And, every weekly entry will go into the GRAND PRIZE pot for a set of seven signed books--one by each author. So keep entering!

And this week's winner is...

*throwing entries into randomizer*
*sticking hand in*

Terri!

Congrats! I will email you soon!

Week 5 EPIC AUTHOR EVENT GIVEAWAY! (and wk 4 winner!)

Once again, I'm late. I've been very busy the for last several days (news to follow :D) so my contest posts have slipped! So sorry!

So, we're up to week five! That means four lucky winners have already taken home a signed book by one of the fabulous authors who will be participating in this event:

Did you read the fine print at the bottom? Did you? Cuz that's the funnest part for me! I got to write Luc and Gabe again! It's been a really LONG time since I wrote Last Rite, and it was super fun to get to hang out in my beautiful boys' heads again. I really miss them. So, the really super fun thing: for those of you who are able to make it to Beaverton on April 17th, you'll get to read about how Luc and Gabe first met in Pompeii!

And if you can't make it to Beaverton, but you still want signed books, here's your fifth chance to win one! As I already mentioned, each weekly entry will get thrown into the pot for the GRAND PRIZE DRAWING on after the event on April 19th, which will include seven signed books (one from each participating author). Remember, entries DO NOT carry over from week to week, so even if you entered last week, you need to enter again to be eligible for the week 5 drawing.

So, to enter this week's contest for a signed book by any of these lovely ladies, just fill out the form below before Friday, March 29th at noon PST. If you post links and send your friends, you get bonus entries which all get thrown into the GRAND PRIZE pot for seven signed books!

And, one extra entry if you comment below and tell me what your favorite book of all time is.

And now for the winner of last week's contest.

*swishing hand through randomizer*

*pulling out name*

And the winner is...

xMariex!!

Congrats! I will email you soon!

And here's the form to enter this week's contest:

EPIC AUTHOR EVENT Week 4 Giveaway!

Yo! Did you guys hear?  There is an EPIC author event scheduled for Powell's Books in Portland Oregon on April 17th! It will feature a panel of SEVEN fabulous authors, and I'm humbled and privileged to be included among them. There will also be EPIC, ONE OF A KIND SWAG for all who attend! (More deets on that later.)

The authors are:
Mindee Arnett (The Nightmare Affair), Leigh Bardugo (Shadow and Bone), Sarah Fine (Sanctum), Kristin Halbrook (Nobody but Us), Ingrid Paulson (Valkyrie Rising), Kody Keplinger (The DUFF, A Midsummer's Nightmare) and moi. =)

Because I love these ladies and their books, I'm giving one signed book away every week between now and April 12th to celebrate! One winner will be chosen randomly each Friday and they will have their pick of any of the above authors' books, signed! Yep, FREE BOOKS just for you, because you know I love you, right? Entries DO NOT roll over from week to week, so if you've entered before, you must enter again to go into the randomizer for this week's drawing.

So, here's what you have to do. Just fill out the form below by Friday March 22nd at noon PST. If you want extra entries, Tweet or Facebook links to this contest and include the links on the form, and for a bonus entry, answer the following question in comments:

Which book(s) have you read in the last year that totally creeped you out?

And remember! Every weekly entry (including bonus entries) will be thrown into the pot for the GRAND PRIZE drawing on April 19th! The grand prize is a set of seven signed books! (One by each author!)

Good luck!

Winner Week 3!

Time to draw the winner of this weeks EPIC AUTHOR EVENT GIVEAWAY! Thanks to all who entered and remember, if you didn't win, no worries. Stop in again on Monday to enter next week's contest. Entries DO NOT carry over, so remember to re-enter every week. And, BONUS! Every weekly entry gets thrown into the GRAND PRIZE pot for a set of seven signed books!

So, in case you need reminding, this week's winner will have their choice of a signed book by any of the authors participating in the EPIC AUTHOR EVENT at Powell's Books in Portland on April 17th. Those authors are, yours truly, of course, Mindee Arnett (The Nightmare Affair), Leigh Bardugo (Shadow and Bone), Sarah Fine (Sanctum), Kristin Halbrook (Nobody but Us), Ingrid Paulson (Valkyrie Rising), and Kody Keplinger (The DUFF, A Midsummer's Nightmare)



*plugging numbers into randomizer*
The winner of this week's contest is...

Proserpine!

Congrats! I will email you soon! =)

Epic Author Event Giveaway Week #3! (and winner wk 2)

Better late than never, right? ;p I've had a super busy weekend, but just got a look at entries into the week 2 giveaway. Thanks to the many who entered! I'll draw week the week two winner, but whether it's you or not, make sure you fill out the form below to enter this weeks contest. Each entry goes into the pot for the GRAND PRIZE drawing in April, so keep entering!

So, first, the new contest. In case your new or you were just drunk last time you entered and don't remember the deal, I'm giving away a free signed book each week leading up to an EPIC AUTHOR EVENT at Powell's Books in Portland on April 17th! It will feature a panel of SEVEN fabulous authors, and I'm humbled and privileged to be included among them. There will also be EPIC ONE OF A KIND SWAG for all who attend! (More deets on that later.)

The authors are:
Mindee Arnett (The Nightmare Affair), Leigh Bardugo (Shadow and Bone), Sarah Fine (Sanctum), Kristin Halbrook (Nobody but Us), Ingrid Paulson (Valkyrie Rising), Kody Keplinger (The DUFF, A Midsummer's Nightmare) and moi. =)

So, the contest: One winner will be chosen randomly each Friday between now and April 12th and they will have their pick of any of the above author's books, signed! Yep, FREE BOOKS just for you, because you know I love you, right? So, here's what you have to do. Just fill out the form below by Friday March 15th at noon PST. If you want extra entries, Tweet or Facebook links to this contest and include the links on the form, and for a bonus entry, answer the following question in comments:

What book(s) have you read in the last year that you think were totally under-appreciated? I want the hidden gems.

And now, last weeks winner...

*sticking hand in virtual bowl*

And the winner is...

Cara B!

Congrats! I will email you soon!

Good luck to everyone entering this week! Remember, you get entries for spreading the word!