YASH is coming...

It's almost YASH time again! If you're new to the YA Scavenger Hunt, it's a really fun, really easy way to win a ton of books!

For this round, I'm TEAM PINK!

Visit my blog on the 29th. I'll have another author's exclusive bonus content along with my favorite number. Write down that number! Follow my link to the next author on my team. Check their material and write down their favorite number. After you've visited all twenty blogs, add the numbers together and enter to win here: YA Scavenger Hunt

You have NINE different teams you can visit (so NINE chances to win TWENTY books!)

To see the authors and their teams, click here to go to Colleen Houck's page!

As a little bonus, I'll have my own giveaway, and be sure to check out my exclusive material on one of my teammate's blogs!

Happy spring and happy hunting!

Well, winter finally decided to show up...

It's cold. It's windy. Perfect weather to snuggle up with a good book, so I decided it's giveaway time!

I just left Barnes & Noble with my kiddos, and I had a conversation with someone there. If I was given the option of $100 from this person or a review of my book, what would I choose? The answer was easy. I'd choose the book review every time. (Yes, even a less than stellar review.) I figured it's time to show my appreciation for anyone who has taken the time to do so!

The grand prize?? A kindle fire to warm you up!!

Entering is easy.
1. Review the book anywhere (Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes & Noble, Booksamillion, Walmart, Target).
2. Link the review to me through my social media (twitter, FB, instagram or email me at alyndenrolland@gmail.com).

Each review is a separate entry. You can write just a simple sentence about the book(s) and enter the same review on different sites. Each one is a separate chance to win!

To make it easy, here are a few links to the books:

Of Breakable Things:
Amazon
Goodreads
Barnes & Noble
Booksamillion
Walmart


Of Delicate Pieces:
Amazon
Goodreads
Barnes & Noble
Booksamillion
Target
Walmart

The WINNER will be drawn by a CHS student at READ ACROSS AMERICA on March 2nd! You don't have to be present to win! All you have to do is review!!

Of Delicate Pieces COVER reveal!

NEWS!!!

1. I haven't had this baby yet. (My fingers are swollen. Please excuse typos.) Send positive vibes. And chocolate.

2. It's less than a month until release day for OF DELICATE PIECES!!

3. And today the cover is featured over at YA Book Central!! Imagine me like this (except with big, fat fingers:)

Check out the fabulous cover by clicking here! And enter to win some free swag!!

4. Of Delicate Pieces is available for pre order on Amazon, B&N, and Booksamillion!

5. Stay tuned during the next few days to learn about release day contests and prizes!


Love, hugs, and pumpkins (including the one in my belly)

A :)

SUMMER GIVEAWAY #badassreads

I'm just going to leave this here...
(totally jacked it from Bethany Crandell's place www.bethanycrandell.com  Don't judge)

20 authors.

25 books.

#badassreads

 Live chat/kick off party with AG Howard and Bethany Crandell
"The Craze About Critique Partners"

Saturday, June 20 

4pm EDT

At Doodle's Book Reviews

The giveaway goes live at the close of the chat and one
giveaway answer will be given during the call.
UP YOUR ODDS OF WINNING BY TUNING IN!

7 HUGE PRIZE PACKS INCLUDING:

IT’S A MAD, MAD WORLD 
SPLINTERED, UNHINGED and *ENSNARED (*AUDIO BOOK)

 AG Howard 
PLUS an UNTAMED postcard w/three paragraph sneak peek!!!

AGAINST THE ODDS 
LANDRY PARK, Bethany Hagen

DEFY, Sara B. Larson
GATES OF THREAD AND STONE, Lori M. Lee
NIL, Lynne Matson 

 

THE USUAL SUSPECTS

PRISONER OF NIGHT AND FOG, Anne Blankman

 MURDER COMPLEX, Lindsay Cummings 

LIARS, INC., Paula Stokes (hard copy) 

 

SAND BETWEEN MY TOES

NO PLACE TO FALL, Jaye Robin Brown
SUMMER ON THE SHORT BUS, Bethany Crandell 

PLAYING NICE, Rebekah Crane 
THE SUMMER AFTER YOU + ME, Jennifer Salvato Doktorski

 

GRITTY BOYS OF SUMMER 

TAP OUT, DARE ME, PRESS PLAY 
Eric Devine

 

SPELLS, SPIRITS and SWOONS, OH MY!

INTO A MILLION PIECES, Angela V. Cook
ASPEN, Rebekah Crane
THE ONE THING, Marci Lynn Curtis (hard copy) 
DAUGHTER OF CHAOS, Jen McConnel   
OF BREAKABLE THINGS, A. Lynden Rolland 

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

EXTRACTION, Stephanie Diaz (hard copy)

BURN OUT, Kristi Helvig
ANOMALY, Tonya Kuper

                                        

ALL BOOKS WILL BE SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR!

(paperback unless otherwise stated)
Giveaway is US ONLY

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?

SPREAD THE WORD USING THIS HASHTAG: #BADASSREADS
 then join the LIVE CHAT on SATURDAY, JUNE 20 (4pm EDT) 
where one of the giveaway questions will be answered. 
Rafflecopter and first author post go live at the end of the call!

GOOD LUCK and HAPPY READING!

TBR what?

So, my summer TBR list is growing faster than my pregnant belly, but having to put up my feet should give me an excuse to read (and to send my husband to chase after my boys)

What's a TBR you might ask?

I took the question to a group at dinner (after they'd had multiple drinks and me, being sober, could remember every one. Score.)

My favorites:
TBR: Totally Badass Ringworm (what???)
TBR: To Be Rapped (Haha! If I was talented enough, I would totally rap about this)
TBR: Telepathically Brained Raptors (I think they'd just left a showing of Jurassic World)
TBR: Terribly Bred Rabbits (I don't even know)
TBR: Trending By Region (Probably the most intelligent guess. No offense, other guys)

No, TBR in the book world means To Be Read.

There are several GMMG titles (my pub) on my TBR, but I won't overwhelm you with all of them.


1. Lifer by Beck Nicholas

The Bourne Identity meets Under the Never Sky in this intergalactic tale of love and deception from debut novelist Beck Nicholas.
(I'm already hooked)

Asher is a Lifer, a slave aboard the spaceship Pelican. A member of the lowest rung of society, she must serve the ship’s Officials and Astronauts as punishment for her grandparents' crimes back on Earth. The one thing that made life bearable was her illicit relationship with Samuai, a Fishie boy, but he died alongside her brother in a freak training accident. 

Still grieving for the loss of her loved ones, Asher is summoned to the upper levels to wait on Lady, the head Official’s wife and Samuai’s mother. It is the perfect opportunity to gather intel for the Lifer’s brewing rebellion. There’s just one problem—the last girl who went to the upper levels never came back.

On the other side of the universe, an alien attack has left Earth in shambles and a group called The Company has taken control. Blank wakes up in a pond completely naked and with no memory, not even his real name. So when a hot girl named Megs invites him to a black-market gaming warehouse where winning means information, he doesn’t think twice about playing. 

But sometimes the past is better left buried. As Asher and Blank’s worlds collide, the truth comes out—everyone has been lied to... 
(Holyyyyyyyyyy. This premise. Seems like there's going to be a lot going on between the pages... but those are the types of stories I love, so this was an obvi pick.)

2. A Whispered Darkness by Vanessa Barger

When Claire Mallory's father leaves, her mom moves them to a new town and into a dilapidated Victorian house. The old house creaks and whistles, and smells . . . well, like it's been abandoned for years. (I have a thing for haunted houses.) But as the nights grow longer and the shadows take on substance, Claire wonders if the strange sounds and occurrences might be more than the house showing its age. (Yessss) Just as things start to pick up in Claire's love life, her mother becomes possessed. (Great timing, Mom) In an attempt to save her mother and their new home, Claire enlists the help of two boys, each of whom is interested in Claire for very different reasons. (This, I like) As she chooses one boy over the other, something dangerous is unleashed, (is this because of the boy???) and the spirits make their move. They aren’t content to moan and scream inside Claire’s house, or even control her mom. They want a taste of freedom, and they'll use Claire to get it. But is Claire strong enough to fight off the evil spirits, or will they claim her and her mom before it's all over?
Clearly, I enjoy ghosts (although that word is taboo in the OBT series, so spirits), and this one seems to have an Amityville/Insidious feel to it. Sold.

3. Nobody's Goddess by Amy McNulty (She has a great first name, right? And I had the pleasure of meeting Amy in NYC last month.)

In a village of masked men, (I'm already buying the book) magic compels each man to love only one woman and to follow the commands of his “goddess” without question. (Where can I get this magic? *eyes husband's laundry pile) A woman may reject the only man who will love her if she pleases, but she will be alone forever. And a man must stay masked until his goddess returns his love—and if she can’t or won’t, he remains masked forever.

Seventeen-year-old Noll isn't in the mood to celebrate. Her childhood friends have paired off and her closest companion, Jurij, found his goddess in Noll’s own sister. Desperate to find a way to break this ancient spell, Noll instead discovers why no man has ever chosen her. (Okay, I need to know why)

Thus begins a dangerous game between the choice of woman versus the magic of man. And the stakes are no less than freedom and happiness, life and death—and neither is willing to lose. Those are pretty high stakes.
Alright, the whole magic versus free will thing is awesome. The concept of the masks had me at hello, but I have so many questions so this one is def on the list.

Boom. There, it is. My

list.

Leave your TBRs in the comments below, so I can add more books to my list and stress out about reading them all before I pop! 

YA Scavenger Hunt Starts TOMORROW!!

It's time again for the YA Scavenger Hunt and several chances to win (an entire team full of) books!!

It begins TOMORROW!

How to play?? 

Pick a team (cough. Team Red). Pick any author on that team (ahem). Go to their blog. They will have fun content from another team author like deleted scenes or bonus material. There will also be a number. Write that down. At the bottom of the blog post there will be a link to the next blog. Visit each blog in the group and write down the numbers for each team member, add them up, and then go here: Entry Page.

You can only have one entry per team, BUT you can play all teams (all colors) for more chances to win books! 

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If you want to check out the teams, click here to visit the YASH site!

Happy Hunting!!! See you tomorrow!!!

DECEMBER GIVEAWAY: win a gift card!!!

In Of Breakable Things, the world is what the dead make it. The spirited experience their own sights, smells, and sounds based on how they are feeling or what they remember from their lives. I was recently inspired by a reader who sent me an email about what her autumn would look like in the afterlife. (It was pretty cool, I have to say...)

So December giveaway:

Up for grabs is an Amazon gift card!

Explain what your December would look like in the afterworld. If you could manipulate the world in any way you could, what would it look like?

On any social media, fill in the blank:

In my afterworld, ________________________.


Ex) "In my afterworld, snow would rise from the ground instead of falling from the sky" or "In my afterworld, cold wind would sound like caroling."

Tag me in your response on

Tumblr (http://alyndenr.tumblr.com/)
Instagram (@A.LyndenRolland)
Twitter (@amyrolland)
Or email it to me: alyndenrolland@gmail.com

Drawing will be on December 20th.

Good luck and...

Have the time of your afterlife.