Girls' Nightmare Out Tour!

Hey, y'all! It's finally here!

Kendare Blake (ANNA DRESSED IN BLOOD), Marta Acosta (DARK COMPANION) and I are hitting the road for the next ten days. We'd totally love to meet you, so if you're anywhere near any of the following cities, come see us! (Otherwise we'll just be reading our books to each other, and that would be totally lame.) We have bribes, too! You can win iPhone skins with our book covers and other fun prizes just for showing up! You know you want to! :p

Thurs, Aug 16, 6pm – Mrs. Nelson's Toy and Book Shop, 1030 Bonita Ave., La Verne, CA

Fri, Aug 17, 6:30pm – Murder By The Book, 2342 Bissonnet, Houston, TX

Sat, Aug 18, 7pm – St. Louis County Library Headquarters Auditorium, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO

Sun, Aug 19, 6pm – Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 2785 Dixie Hwy, Crestview Hills, KY

Mon, Aug 20, 5pm – Warren Newport Library, 224 N. O’Plaine Rd., Gurnee, IL

Tues, Aug 21, 7pm –Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton Street, Skokie, IL

Wed, Aug 22, 7pm – Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3425 Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR

Thurs, Aug 23, 7pm – Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA

Fri, Aug 24, 7pm – Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA

See you there!!!

My Summer Odyssey and some books I found along the way!

I got extraordinarily lazy and took the summer off, but I'm back now. Thought I'd share my summer odyssey with y'all, because it was WILD.

We took the fam to Europe and Turkey and saw some amazing things. Despite the fact that American Airlines lost my luggage and I had to wear the same clothes for four days, it was fabulous! I have to admit, the funnest part for me was signing books in Milan and Barcelona.

And I got to meet an awesome blogger Jess and her sister in Venice!

That's in St. Mark's square. (And, yes, day three with no luggage I bought a T-shirt, but those are the same jeans O_O)

Then it was on to Athens,

(Yes, that's my geeky husband in the hat :p)

and Istanbul, where, unfortunately, PD hasn't published yet. (Hurry up, Turkey!)

This is in a very cool underground cistern.

Then we played on the beach in Mikonos before heading to Pompeii and climbing Mt. Vesuvius.

Next was Rome, where there are too many amazing things to see and you aren't allowed to photograph most of them. Here's the Colosseum.

And then we were off to Florence and Pisa. My very favorite things in Italy are the sculptures. Especially Michelangelo's Pieta in St. Peter's Basilica and The David in Florence's Academia. Since they won't let you photograph The David, I'll show you something you'll all probably recognize. (We climbed it!)

And then there was France. We spent the day in a cute fishing village, Cassis, where, apparently, we didn't take a single picture. Instead, here's the view of Toulon off the back of our cruise ship.

After a few days in Barcelona, we headed home via NYC, where I got to retrace some of my characters' steps from my current WIP and have dinner with my truly fabulous agent. Here's were my WIP wraps up in a Big Twist.

It's Bethesda Terrace in Central Park. Here are my daughters enjoying the nice day there:

But now I'm home and the kids are starting school next week, so it's time to start acting like a responsible adult again. Though, my next odyssey starts on Wednesday!

In case you hadn't heard, Kendare Blake, Marta Acosta and I are will be out on the Girls' Nightmare Out tour! It all kicks off with #Torchat on Twitter on Wednesday, Aug. 15, then we take off for eight days of craziness we hope you'll all join in on! For the full tour schedule, go here! We hope to see you on the road! :p

More Foreign Finds and the Fun Foreign Giveaway Winner!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to check out my fun foreign covers and trailers and to enter my Fum Foreign Giveaway. Yes, I know I'm VERY late with this post, but I've been writing. A lot. In the meantime, I stumbled onto some new foreign covers. I have to say, my foreign publishers are doing a fabulous job on the covers. So, here are the new ones.

This is the French cover of Personal Demons, set to publish July 6th.

And, here's the French cover of Original Sin, which doesn't have a release date posted yet.

On July 13th, the Polish translation of Original Sin is set to publish! Here's the cover!

What do you think? I love them all! =)

And, now the winner of the Foreign Finds giveaway. The winner of their choice of any one of these translations of Personal Demons: (Spanish, German, Italian, respectively)

as chosen my the randomizer, is...

Elixa Gonzales!!!

Congrats! I will email you soon!

Foreign Finds!! (And a fun foreign giveaway!)

I've made some really fun discoveries this week! A package came on Wednesday and this was in it!

The left is the Italian hardcover of Original Sin! I didn't even know that Original Sin (or as the Italians are calling it, Il Bacio del Peccato- The Kiss of Sin) had published in Italy. This is very exciting to me!!! The one on the right (Il Bacio Maledetto--The Cursed Kiss) is the new Italian Personal Demons paperback. In case you forgot, here's the original Il Bacio Maledetto cover:

And, also fun is my discovery yesterday of a trailer my German publisher (Rowohlt) did for Cynthia Hand's Uneartlhy, Alexandra Adornetto's Halo, my Original Sin (Angel Eyes in Germany) and Nora Melling's Shatten Blute (which as far as I can tell is only available in German). Here it is:


Also, in addition to the Italian cover, I found the Spanish cover for Original Sin! (Or, Pecado Original :p)

Not quite sure what Frannie's doing there... Gabe is obviously praying for divine intervention. ;p

The 2012 publication schedule for Original Sin seems to be May 3rd in Italy, July 31st in Spain, and August 1st in Germany. Click the country for the Amazon or B&N buy page =)

And, because you know how I love to give stuff away, here's a chance to win one of these:

Yep! One lucky winner will get to choose either the Spanish, German or Italian translation of Personal Demons! As always, this contest is international. To enter, all you have to do is fill out the form below. One bonus point for leaving a comment about why you want one of the translations. The contest ends next Monday, June 4th at noon, PDT.

Buona fortuna!!

NOOK WINNER! And other winners too!

LAST RITE releases today! I love this series and the characters like they are family. Now my book babies are all grown up and leaving me for the big world. I'm not really sure today if I feel like this:

or this:

I loved writing LAST RITE because I got to write from both my beautiful boy's POVs as well as Frannie's, and I think the story is EPIC. I hope you all read and enjoy the finale to the Personal Demons trilogy.


Two hundred of you stopped by to enter to win your own copies of the trilogy. Thanks to all of you! For those of you who won, CONGRATS! If you didn't, I feel compelled to mention at this juncture that LAST RITE will be available at your favorite bookseller as of today. If you're a bargain seeker, if you buy the entire Personal Demons trilogy on Amazon, you can choose a fourth book for FREE!! It's true! And several entrants said they wanted the audiobook trilogy. You can find that here, at Audible for download or here on Amazon for physical CDs or MP3 on CD. (Then you can swoon with me over Luc and Gabe's voices. *drools*)

So, without further ado, here are the winners of the MEGA Personal Demons giveaway.

First runner up, who has a choice of the entire Personal Demons trilogy on CD audiobook or in paperback is...

Renee Combs!!

The second runner up, who, provided the first runner up didn't choose the audiobooks, has a choice of the entire Personal Demons trilogy on CD audiobook or in paperback is...

Savanna Ucinsky!!

The third runner up, who has the same deal as the second runner up is...

Heidi B!!

And, because there were TWO HUNDRED OF YOU I'm throwing in another set of books (audio or paperback) to a fourth runner up, and that person is...

Nicole Zoltack!!

Before I announce the grand prize winner, I promised bookmarks to everyone who entered. If you'd like signed LAST RITE bookmarks just email me at lisadwrites(at)yahoo(dot)com with your name and mailing address by this Friday, May 11th and I'll get them out to you.

And, now for the grand prize winner! The winner of the Nook loaded with the entire Personal Demons trilogy is...

Abigail V!!!!!

Congrats to all our winners! *throws virtual confetti*

I will email you soon!

Little things that make your day.

My lovely agent bought a book at Barnes & Noble and this was on her receipt. I'm in fabulous company =)

Win a NOOK Loaded With the Personal Demons Trilogy!

ONE WEEK! That's how long it is until the release of the final book in the Personal Demons trilogy. I'm hoping that some of you might want to read it. To get you warmed up, here's LAST RITE in a nutshell...

The Song That is LAST RITE:


The Full LAST RITE Playlist:

(note: Pillar's Rewind is truncated, but the full upload wasn't available.)

The Jacket Copy:

In this final installment of the thrilling, edgy Personal Demons series, the battle between Heaven and Hell has become critical, and Frannie Cavanaugh is right at the center of it.

With the help of the powerful angel Gabe and demon-turned-mortal Luc, Frannie has been able to stay one step ahead of the forces of Hell. But when the demons killed Frannie's best friend and destroyed her brother, they raised the stakes. If Frannie wants to keep her family and friends safe, she knows she has no choice but to go on the run.

Their best defense is the power Frannie has been struggling to master, but her attempts to hone her skill go horribly awry. If Frannie doesn't learn fast, the consequences could be devastating—even apocalyptic.

What happens when you can't outrun Hell...or trust the ones you love?

The Narrators:
LUC

Luc is a demon’s demon. He's worked in Hell's Acquisitions department for five millennia using every tool at his disposal to tempt teenagers down the fiery path. Frannie's just one more soul. Nothing special. But, from nearly the moment they meet, she makes him feel things. Things demons aren’t supposed to be able to feel. Things he can’t even begin to understand or articulate. But things that make him question everything that he is, nonetheless. He knows Frannie doesn't deserve the fate that King Lucifer has planned for her and, for the first time he finds himself questioning his purpose. And when all of Hell comes after her, he has a choice to make.

GABE

Gabe has one goal: to keep Luc from getting what he came for. It's his only purpose, and he's willing to do whatever it takes. Because Frannie possesses a unique skill set that has King Lucifer tingling with anticipation, and, if Lucifer gets his hands on her, it would mean the end of Heaven—and therefore Earth—as we know it. But if he goes too far—far enough to lose his wings—he can’t protect Frannie, and he’s useless to her. So, the question is, how far is too far? Because, somewhere along the way he feels things change. What was just a job turns personal. He finds himself being drawn in—wanting Frannie in ways he shouldn’t. And, when it becomes clear that she wants him too, he has to decide if he’s willing to risk his wings—and maybe Frannie’s soul—for what he wants.

(Read his first POV from LAST RITE here.)

FRANNIE

Frannie finds herself in a place she never imagined, caught in an epic struggle for her soul between Heaven and Hell. And the stakes are high--the fate of Heaven, and therefore Earth hangs in the balance. With Luc and Gabe at her side, she hopes to stay one step ahead of Hell. But what happens when Hell has a face and it's someone you love?

Frannie has to decide who she can trust when no one seems to be telling the truth. And her choice might determine the fate of everything.

And now your chance to win a NOOK loaded with the Personal Demons trilogy!!

Every single person who enters will win Personal Demons swag! Three lucky winners will receive a full set of Personal Demons books, either on CD audiobook (can I just add here that the guy who voices Luc is droolworthy, and the guy who does Gabe... *swoon*), or in paperback. And the GRAND PRIZE WINNER will receive a NOOK LOADED WITH THE ENTIRE TRILOGY!!!

All you have to do enter is fill out the form below. The contest is open until LAST RITE release day, Tuesday, May 8th at noon PST! As always, this contest is international. One entry per person, please!

Good luck!!!