Original Sin EPIC Giveaway Winner!!!

First...if you're in the San Diego area, I'll totally love you forever if you come out to Mysterious Galaxy to see me on Friday at 7pm. Yes, I know it's Harry Potter night, and honestly, I'd be at Harry Potter if I wasn't signing. But I am, and I already have my book, so I'd really love to sign some to other people too. So, here's the deal, you should go to the midnight show on Thurs night/Fri morning so you'll be free to come to Mysterious Galaxy at 7! Best of both worlds! ;p

Next...I have some AMAZING Personal Demons Book 3 (The Novel Formerly Known as Hellbent) news! We HAVE A TITLE!!!! But I'm not telling yet... You know me. I have to tease. It's in my blood. What I can tell you is that my stupendous critique partner, Andrea Cremer (Nightshade) gets the credit for coming up with it :p

And, I'm having a massive guilt attack. I've neglected my blog for a week--something I haven't done since its creation back in summer of 2009. But, I've had good reason. First, I'm wrapping up revisions on The Novel Formerly Known as Hellbent, and also, I was super busy meeting so many of you out on the road! Thanks to everyone who came out for the After Dark Tour! Leah, Courtney and I really appreciate it! Here's us at the Original Sin launch event at Books of Wonder in NYC!

FinePrint/Nancy Coffee Lit came out in force and so did Tor Teen! I couldn't have a better group of people in my corner!

On Wednesday we wrapped up the tour at the Barnes & Noble in Burlington, MA. I was totally impressed with the group that turned out at both events!

And...I sent out a challenge. I asked you for pictures of Original Sin in the wild, and you responded! Here are just a few:

Courtesy of @StormyWolf147                                                  Courtesy of Jillian

(And can I just mention that I LOVE that my humble little book is shelved next to my fabulous critique partner's Nightshade :p)

Everyone who Tweeted or Facebooked their picture was entered in my EPIC giveaway for all this:

That's signed copies of both books, an iPod with the playlist for the entire trilogy, and swag!

And the winner, as chosen by the randomizer, with this picture:


is....



Brea!!!

Congrats! You'll be hearing from me very soon! =)

Thanks so much to everyone who's been here over the last few months! I love hearing from all of you. Please continue to send pictures of OS and PD in the wild if you see them! (Cuz it makes me all tingly inside to see them! :p)

Love you guys!

More After Dark Tour and Original Sin Teaser #53

I'm sooo excited for the second leg of the After Dark Tour! Don't forget you can enter to win a full set of signed After Dark books by Tweeting about the After Dark stops using the #AfterDark hashtag, or posting a link to the contest on Facebook!

Tonight Leah Clifford (A Touch Mortal), Courtney Allison Moulton (Angelfire), and I will be in Fairview, Texas at A Real Bookstore, 113 Prairie Rd, 7pm. We would be totally pumped if you'd all come out and see us!

Tomorrow we'll be at the Woodlands, Texas Barnes and Noble, 1201 Lake Woodlands Dr. at 5pm and we'll have a very special guest, Sophie Jordan.

And then we head to ALA in New Orleans! So excited!!!

And now for today's teaser! This is the last week of Original Sin teasers. Only five more. This week's teasers are much deeper into the book, so they're short to avoid spoiling.

#OriginalSin p293 Luc to Gabe: “So you saved my sorry ass once again.” Gabe: “Not keeping score, dude.”

Hoping to see some of you tonight and tomorrow! Tomorrow I'll announce the winner of the set of After Dark books, so go forth and spread the word!!

The After Dark Tour Continues and a CONTEST! And Original Sin Teaser #52

The After Dark tour, with Courtney Allison Moulton (Angelfire), Leah Clifford (A Touch Mortal) and, yes, me, starts it's second leg on Monday. Here's where we'll be:

Monday, June 20: Fairview, TX, A Real Bookstore, 113 Prairie Rd, 7pm.

Tuesday, June 21: The Woodlands, TX, Barnes and Noble, 1201 Lake Woodlands Dr., 5pm, with special guest, Sophie Jordan.

And, we'll also be at ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans! I'm so excited! I've never been to the Big Easy before, but, coencidentally, my newest novel is set in the bayou about and hour and a half from New Orleans. I'm planning a drive out to Thibodaux to see if I got it right =) If you want a signed copy of Original Sin, you can catch me on Saturday, June 25 at the Tor Booth (#1122) from 11-noon! Yay!!!

To help spread the word, for everywhere you link this post between now and Monday, you'll be entered to win a full set of signed After Dark books. (Angelfire, A Touch Mortal, Personal Demons and Original Sin)

That's one entry for each Tweet. One entry for each Facebook link. Get creative. On Twitter, use the #AfterDark hashtag so I find your Tweets. On Facebook, tag the Personal Demons Books page and I'll see it. If you use the hashtag on Twitter or tag me on Facebook you don't need to comment below. I'll see it. Anything else, tell me about it below so I count you. Multiple Tweets and Facebook post will all count, so go crazy! :p

And, here's our Original Sin Teaser. More Luc:

#OriginalSin p163 Luc: There’s a knock on my door, and I’m hoping maybe Frannie blew off church. But when I open it, Lili stands in the hall with a white cereal bowl.

“Hey. I ran out of milk and my Froot Loops aren’t happy about it. Can I borrow some?”

Whew! And the winner of Personal Demons and Original Sin! AND Original Sin Teaser #43!

I just got home from a whirl wind three days touring with Leah Clifford, Courtney Allison Moulton and Aimee Carter. I also got to hang out with the always entertaining Scott Tracey! (Witch Eyes, Flux 2011) And, the elusive Dan Krokos (False Memory, Hyperion 2012) also made an appearance. My truly fabulous agent, Suzie Townsend, send goodies to our first stop in Westlake, Ohio, which I should have taken a picture of, but didn't. They were yummy!

But...now I'm home and heading out to see the incomparable Melissa Marr tonight! Very excited!

What...? The winner? You guys are here to find out who won BOOKS? Hmm...okay. But first today's Original Sin Teaser.

Today's is another short one, and picks up not long after where yesterday's left off.

#OriginalSin p115 Luc to Frannie: “I’ve never said it,” he says, his voice low in my ear, “because it’s not enough…those words.”




And, now for the winner of signed copies of these!

The winner, as determined by the randomizer is...

Kristin @ Beneath Shining Stars!!!

Congrats!! I will email you after I take a nap =)

And, if you didn't win, don't despare! I have a totally amazing After Dark prize pack that will be up for grabs next week! Don't forget to check back!

After Dark Tour with Leah Clifford, Courtney Allison Moulton and Moi! Plus OS Teaser #42

I was on a plane at ugly o'clock this morning on my way to Cleveland, Ohio for the After Dark Tour! If you're in the Cleveland area, come out and see Leah, Courtney and me at the Westlake Barnes & Noble, 198 Crocker Park Blvd, at 6:30pm.

If Lansing, Michigan is closer, tomorrow (Thursday) we'll be at Schuler Books and Music, 2820 Towne Center Blvd at 6pm with uber-special guest, Aimee Carter!

SQUEE!!!

I'm so excited to meet some of you, as well as the amazing authors I'll be signing with! And there will be PRIZES!!! Yep, you heard me right! FREE STUFF!!

And, now for today's teaser. A little Luc and Frannie hotness to see you through the rest of the week :p

#OriginalSin p113 Frannie: Most of our clothes are on the floor and we move together on Luc’s big black bed to the rhythm of music playing softly from the stereo. A tiny part of me wishes he could still shift his essence into me the way he used to when he was a demon. My head swims at the memory of how it felt to have him that close. There’s something surreal about being possessed by the essence of the boy you’re crazy in love with—even if he is a demon.

*swallows hard* *clears throat*

So, we'll see you later today in Cleveland!!

After Dark Tour, a chance to win PD and OS, and OS Teaser #41

It’s Memorial Day so, if you know someone who is or who has served our country in uniform, give them a big hug today. My daughter is on her 8^th grade trip to Washington DC this week and got to hear President Obama speak at Arlington National Cemetery this morning!

And in other news, the After Dark Tour with Courtney Allison Moulton (Angelfire), Leah Clifford (A Touch Mortal), and me starts THIS WEEK!! Squee!

We’ll be in Cleveland, Ohio Wednesday night and Lansing, Michigan on Thursday, where Aimee Carter (The Godess Test) will be our special guest, so come out and see us!!!! Rumor is there will be a VERY LIMITED number of copies of ORIGINAL SIN that will be available in Cleveland. Check here for tour locations and times.

Also, there’s a fun poll going on over at Down The Rabbit Hole! Amber is taking votes on YA’s Most Eligible, and Luc is in the running. :p If you love Luc like I do, please go over and vote for him and all your other favorites!

It’s also five weeks until Original Sin’s release and I feel like giving stuff away, so starting today, from now until release, every week I’ll give away signed sets of Personal Demons and Original Sin! YAY!

Before I get to contest deets, however, here is today’s Original Sin teaser. Matt is pretty much a rookie in the guardian angel department. Here’s a scene from his perspective where he’s still trying to figure everything out.

#OriginalSin p108 Matt: Luc sidles over to the window and looks me up and down. “You’re nervous.”

“No, I’m not,” I say, suddenly sure that, stomach or not, I’m going to puke.

He scowls at me. “You’re glowing. Either you’re nervous or you swallowed a compact fluorescent. Either way, you need to turn it off.”

I realize he’s right. My self-awareness isn’t what it should be. I tone it down and try to keep a brain cell trained on the glow factor.

Okay…so the contest: If you want to win signed copies of these:

all you have to do is comment below by noon (PST) Friday 6/3! Your comment is worth one point, and if you’d like to accumulate more points, here’s how:

Old blog follower: +3 points
New blog follower: +2 points
"Like" the Personal Demons Books Facebook page +2
Follow me on Twitter (@LisaDez) +2 points
Link to my contest post on your blog, Twitter or FB: +1 point
Add me to your blogroll: +2 points
Original Sin widget in your blog sidebar +2

Also on your entry, please remember to tell me how to find you (email address). And ADD UP YOUR POINTS because I can’t be trusted with math…just sayin’.

As always, the contest is open internationally. You must be at least 13 years old to enter. The contest will close at noon on Friday, June 3^rd, so be sure to enter before then! The winner will be chosen by the randomizer and posted here after noon on Friday.

And, there is a contest going on right now on Goodreads! 23 copies of Original Sin are up for grabs! Good luck!!!