Addicted to NA massive NEW ADULT GIVEAWAY!

As a writer, you know you've totally hit the jackpot when you score an agent like Suzie Townsend. She is a bona fide rockstar. And when Jo Volpe took the leap and started up a new agency, New Leaf Literary (of which Suzie is a part), that lottery turned into Powerball. New Leaf does more to support its clients than any other agency I've ever heard of, from orchestrating group author events all over the country, to organizing events like this: Addicted to NA. Happy Agent's Day to the whole New Leaf crew!

So, without further ado, here is the deal. New Leaf Literary is prompting six New Adult titles releasing between now and September, some by the fantabulous Cora Carmack (my agent and editor sister :D), and one of which is A LITTLE TOO FAR, by moi. And this is your chance to win ALL OF THEM! Check out the rafflecopter below to enter. And for a chance at A LITTLE TOO FAR swag, enter here.

Most of you probably know what new adult is, but in case you want more info, check out my post here or the Addicted to NA link above, where my incredible agent gives you her perspective.

And...now the contest. Knock yourselves out, and good luck!
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A LITTLE TOO FAR cover! (And a contest for never-before-seen ALTF swag!)

AHHHH! Here it is! There aren't even words for how excited I am about this cover! The HarperCollins/William Morrow art department are my very favorite people at the moment (along with my seriously cool editor, my fabulous publicist, and the digital marketing maven, who did the fun widget).

I love this book. It was a whirlwind to write, and Lexie took me on a wild ride in the process. I hope all y'all have as much fun reading it as I had writing it. There are so many reasons this cover is perfect, which you will know if you decide to take the ride with Lexie. The book is HOT and I dare you to tell me the cover isn't.

So, now I get to share it with you! But, before I get to that...there's a contest at the bottom of this post for one-of-a-kind, never-before-seen A LITTLE TOO FAR swag, so don't forget to enter!

And a few more things about A LITTLE TOO FAR...

First, to whet your appetite, here's what Jennifer L. Armentrout had to say about it:
"More than a ridiculously sexy, HOT read, Desrochers takes you on a wild ride of self-discovery and bittersweet romance." - Jennifer L. Armentrout (J. Lynn), #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Wait for You

And, if that's not enough, here's the back flap:

Have you ever gone just a little too far?

Lexie Banks has.

Yep. She just had mind-blowing sex with her stepbrother. In her defense, she was on the rebound, and it’s more of a my-dad-happened-to-marry-a-woman-with-a-super-hot-son situation. But still, he’s been her best friend and confidant for better part of the last few years…and is so off limits. It’s a good thing she’s leaving in two days for a year abroad in Rome. But even thousands of miles away, Lexie can’t seem to escape trouble. Raised Catholic, she goes to Confession in hopes of alleviating some of her guilt…and maybe not burning in hell. Instead, she stumbles out of the confessional right into Alessandro Moretti, a young and very easy on the eyes deacon…only eight months away from becoming a priest. Lexie and Alessandro grow closer, and when Alessandro’s signals start changing despite his vow of celibacy, she doesn’t know what to think. She’s torn between falling in love with the man she shouldn’t want and the man she can’t have. And she isn’t sure how she can live with herself either way.

And, now...the cover:

If you hate it, don't tell me, cuz I am sooo in love with it. =)

So, then we have the contest! The kanji symbol for knowledge is central to this novel, so, by way of a teaser and also to explain the meaning of the contest prize:

I trace a finger along the lines of the tattoo over his heart—the kanji symbol for knowledge—as he grasps my thighs and rolls his hips underneath me.

Close up of pendant:                                                                Close up of tattoo (actual size):

*note: This contest is international*
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The Life of a Writer

Up until very recently, I had three jobs. I joked that they were my "day job" (my physical therapy clinic), my "night job" (writing), and my "weekend job" (lecturing medical seminars). I understand that there are a lot of people out there who don't have any jobs, so I felt very blessed to have three of them. And the bonus was that I loved them all. But three jobs is a lot. So...on May first, I finally gave up the day job. Or, more accurately, my night job became my day job, which puts me down to two jobs. I still have my weekend job, which is really a Wednesday through Sunday commitment, so I've been on the road a lot in the last month (waves to Kansas City, San Francisco, and Las Vegas) but I've been able to devote my days, when I'm not on the road, to writing.

It's been fabulous.

My goal in quitting the day job was really to find balance--smell the flowers, so to speak. With three jobs, family time was hard to find and sleep didn't happen. I'm trying (not always successfully) to limit my writing to normal work hours so I have my evenings for family. And, where it's summer, I'm trying to do random things with my kids during the day. (Because, let's face it, they haven't had a mother in the five years I've been writing.) So, I'm still learning, but my report on my first month as a "full time writer" is positive.

I'm also going to try to take better care of myself. (Read: eat regularly and get some exercise.) I think it's going to be really good. =)

And, in fun A LITTLE TOO FAR news, Harper has scheduled the cover reveal for Wednesday  I can't even express how much I love this cover, and I can't wait to share it with you! If you are a blogger and want to be involved in the reveal, please comment below! =)

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: