RoseBlood Virtual Tour Schedule

Here are the official dates and hosts for the #RoseBlood virtual tour presented by Amulet Books and RockStar Book Tours. 

10/24/2016

• Spotlight Post: Mundie Moms 
• Review: Adventures of a Book Junkie
• Author Guest Post: Stories & Sweeties - Meet the characters behind the masks 

10/25/2016 

• Spotlight Post: Once Upon a Twilight
• Reveal Post: Two Chicks on Books - Official RoseBlood playlist 

10/26/2016

• Spotlight Post: Tales of the Ravenous Reader
• Author Guest Post: Seeing Double In Neverland - Explore the maniacal history of the Phantom: Little known facts about the original novel and characters 

10/27/2016

• Review: BookHounds YA
• Reveal Post: Dark Faerie Tales - Cover evolution and final book jacket reveal 

10/28/2016 

• Review: Fiktshun
• Reveal Post: Bookemoji - First Chapter reveal 

Live RoseBlood Chat + Giveaway!

This Friday (Oct 21) at 7pm central, we're having a RoseBlood Live Chat to kickoff RoseBlood's virtual tour the following Monday (Oct 24). Please join us if you can. I'll be answering all kinds of questions about the characters, setting, story, and writing in general. 

Type in the hashtag: #RoseBloodChat for more info online.

And yes, there will be prizes! A RoseBlood mask + arc set and signed swag will be up for grabs. Hope to see you there!

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The Architect of Song in audio book!

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The Architect of Song is now available as an audio book through Audible! 

The narrator, Gemma Dawson, does an amazing job bringing Juliet's voice to life. Here's her bio:

"Gemma Dawson is a classically trained actress born and raised in London, England. Now working in NYC, she is thrilled to bring stories to life as an Audible Studios Narrator. With a range of accents and voices and a love of all genres, Gemma has recorded a wide variety of over 25 titles since beginning her career last Spring. So far, she has relished in everything from the grandeur of Historical Romance to the more relatable struggles of Contemporary Fiction and Nonfiction. Gemma's objective is to breathe life into every character, giving them not just a voice but an emotional life, lifting the story off the page and transporting the listener into another world."

I’ll have a giveaway for a few copies soon!

Until then, you can follow this link to listen to a sample.

10 ARC Giveaway!

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RoseBlood's blog tour is on the horizon along with lots of INTL prizes, but if you don't like waiting, my publisher has 10 arcs up for grabs for some lucky domestic winners right now! 

Deets are here. Good luck to all who enter!

Winners Announced + RoseBlood Virtual Tour Sneak Peek!

The winners for the YA Scavenger hunt grand prizes will be announced on their website Tuesday this week. 

As for my personal giveaway that included these prizes...

The winners are listed below. 

Signed RoseBlood ARC:

• Nicole Lynam

Black Rose Necklace:

• Alyssa Champagne

Signed RoseBlood swag pack:

• Karen Chappell
• Saba Hussain
• Morgan-reader-of-romance  

Congrats to the winners and thanks everyone for taking part! For those who didn't win, take heart. The official RoseBlood virtual tour, presented by RockStar Book Tours and Abrams/Amulet Books is on the horizon!

Thanks to Natalia Godik for contributing beautiful artwork to the banner!

Be sure to join us on October 24th-28th for more insights into the book along with giveaways including an INTL chance to win the prizes pictured below along with a RoseBlood ARC + collector's mask set. 

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Every prize I'll be giving away plays a unique role in the story, and I'll give out hints about them during the tour.  I hope to see you there for all of the reveals and some Phantastic fun!

Winners Announced + RoseBlood Virtual Tour Sneak Peek!

The winners for the YA Scavenger hunt grand prizes will be announced on their website on Tuesday this week. 

As for my personal giveaway that included these prizes...

The winners are listed below. 

Signed RoseBlood ARC:

• Nicole Lynam

Black Rose Necklace:

• Alyssa Champagne

Signed RoseBlood swag pack:

• Karen Chappell
• Saba Hussain
• Morgan-reader-of-romance  

Congrats to the winners and thanks everyone for taking part! For those who didn't win, take heart. The official RoseBlood virtual tour, presented by RockStar Book Tours and Abrams/Amulet Books is on the horizon!

Thanks to Natalia Godik for contributing beautiful artwork to the banner!

Be sure to join us on October 24th-28th for more insights into the book along with giveaways including an INTL chance to win the prizes pictured below along with a RoseBlood ARC + collector's mask set. 

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Every prize I'll be giving away plays a unique role in the story, and I'll give out hints about them during the tour.  I hope to see you there for all of the reveals and some Phantastic fun!

YA Scavenger Hunt

Welcome to the fall YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors...and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize--one lucky winner will receive one book from each author on the hunt in my team! But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 5 days! 



I'm A.G. Howard, author of the Splintered Series, an Alice in Wonderland retelling, and the upcoming RoseBlood, a modern-day Phantom of the Opera spinoff.


Below you'll meet another YA author who I'm hosting today, and hear all about her debut contemporary novel!

I'm a part of the BLUE TEAM--but there are also Red, Green, Purple, Gold, and Orange teams for a chance to win a whole different set of books! If you get off track, you can visit the Unstuck page where a list of all the authors are linked up by team for your convenience.Go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page to find out all about the hunt. There are six contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all!

SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE

Directions: Below, you'll notice that I've hidden my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the blue team, and then add them up (don't worry, you can use a calculator!).

Entry Form: Once you've added up all the numbers, make sure you fill out the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize. Only entries that have the correct number will qualify.

Rules: Open internationally, anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian's permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by October 9th, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.

MEET MY GUEST AUTHOR

Today, I'm hosting Lilliam Rivera for the YA Scavenger Hunt! 

Lilliam Rivera is the author of the young adult novel THE EDUCATION OF MARGOT SANCHEZ, forthcoming from Simon & Schuster on February 21, 2017. She is a 2016 Pushcart Prize winner and freelance writer with work in Tin House, Los Angeles Times, Latina, among others. Originally from the Bronx, New York, Lilliam now lives in Los Angeles with her family.

Find out more information by checking out her website or find ordering info for her book here!

ABOUT LILLIAM'S BOOK

Pretty in Pink comes to the South Bronx in this bold and romantic coming-of-age novel about dysfunctional families, good and bad choices, and finding the courage to question everything you ever thought you wanted—from debut author Lilliam Rivera.

Things/People Margot Hates:

• Mami, for destroying her social life
• Papi, for allowing Junior to become a Neanderthal
• Junior, for becoming a Neanderthal
• The supermarket
• Everyone else

After “borrowing” her father’s credit card to finance a more stylish wardrobe, Margot Sanchez suddenly finds herself grounded. And by grounded, she means working as an indentured servant in her family’s struggling grocery store to pay off her debts.

With each order of deli meat she slices, Margot can feel her carefully cultivated prep school reputation slipping through her fingers, and she’s willing to do anything to get out of this punishment. Lie, cheat, and maybe even steal…

Margot’s invitation to the ultimate beach party is within reach and she has no intention of letting her family’s drama or Moises—the admittedly good looking but outspoken boy from the neighborhood—keep her from her goal.

You can preorder The Education of Margot Sanchez here.

Here's the author on twitter.

GIVEAWAY DEETS

GIVEAWAY #1 (INTL):  Enter the official hunt contest for a chance to win books by myself, Lilliam Rivera, and a ton of other authors on the blue team, pictured below:

To enter the above giveaway, you need to know that my favorite number is 7. Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on the blue team and you'll have the secret code to enter for the grand prize! Remember to fill out the form here. Only entries that have the correct number will qualify.


GIVEAWAY #2 (INTL): My own bonus giveaway includes these RoseBlood / Phantom-themed prizes:

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To enter this giveaway, just follow the instructions on the rafflecopter below. 

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CONTINUE THE HUNT

To keep going on your quest for the hunt, you need to check out the next author on the blue team, Pintip Dunn!

Also, thanks to Heather Young Nichols for hosting me. Check out my post on her blog for an exclusive first peek at 5 songs from the official RoseBlood playlist, and the scenes they helped inspire!