Sugar Coated cover reveal extravaganza!

Okay so maybe that title is a bit over the top. But it is kind of an extravaganza! I mean, not only can you see the cover reveal here. But you can also find it on Mindy Holt's blog and Elizabeth Anne Lance's blog. So I'd call that an extravaganza.

Now, are you all ready for the cover? Because the build up has been big enough!

Ta-da!

What do you think?

I'm pretty much in LOVE with it! The amazing Rue Volley from CHBB Publishing designed the cover for me and my wonderful friend Trenton Michael Davis took the cover photo (and a photo that will be on the back cover actually!).

Here's how it went down...

I was talking to my brother one day before CHBB had signed my Sugar Coated Trilogy and we were talking about shooting a cover for the book. So he contacted Trent and said, "Do you know anyone that looks like Emily Browning?" because I basically made Brynn (my main character) after Emily Browning.

It just so happened that Trent knew a girl who looked EXACTLY like Emily Browning and also did some modeling. So he asked if she'd be on the cover, and she said YES!

So the amazing Andrea Sue Fullmer posed for the photo (7 months pregnant might I add, even though you totally can't tell in the pictures. She's one of those lucky ones who doesn't look pregnant anywhere. She just looks like she's hiding a beach ball under her shirt; I call it 'model pregnant') and we got some AMAZING shots!

I, unfortunately, couldn't be at the photo shoot since I'm in California and they were all in Utah, but my sister-in-law kept texting me behind-the-scenes photos and I was giggling like a crazy woman and texting her things like "OH MY GOSH THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER TELL HER SHE'S BEAUTIFUL AND LOOKS LIKE BRYNN AND THEY'RE DOING THE BEST JOB EVER AND I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS!!!!!" Basically, I frightened them all with my fangirling. But it was so worth it because I love every single picture that came out of that photo shoot and CHBB did too and agreed to use them on the cover!

In a few days I'll post a few more shots that didn't get used on the cover but that are amazingly wonderful! I've made all sorts of backgrounds and promotional graphics that you can put on your blog so keep an eye out for those.

Also, don't forget to add "Sugar Coated" to your TBR list on Goodreads!

Anyway, now that I've gone on and on about the cover, tell me! What do you think???


Until next time,


Shannen

New book from Cindy Bennett coming July 1st!

 A) It has a beautiful cover!

B) Cindy Bennett wrote it so you KNOW it'll be good.

and

C) It's my duty to tell you about awesome authors and their awesome books! So look below for more info!

Available July 1!

Whispers of Razari

by

Cindy C Bennett

and

Jeffery Moore

When sixteen year old Olivia Adams wakes

from a horrible car accident that killed her parents, she knows she’s something

different. Olivia died, and now the soul inhabiting her body needs to find out

who - and what - she is. A glimpse of a world called Razari burning is the only

clue to her previous existence—a tragic memory, sparking events that endanger the

people helping her.

Jacobi McKenzie has lived in

Crescent, Montana for more years than he can remember, even though he's only

seventeen. He's been waiting, but for what he isn't sure. Jacobi recognizes

Olivia for what she is before she's even aware of it herself and the effect she

has on him threatens to expose his true identity--a thing he’s worked hard to

conceal.

They come together in an explosion

of emotion that neither of them is supposed to feel. As Jacobi fights for

Olivia's life, protecting her from those who would use her for their own

selfish purposes, together they unravel the mystery surrounding the destruction

of their race.

Read more at the Whispers of Razari blog!

 Available at these retailers:

About the Authors:

Jeffery Moore

Moore was born in Germany. As a military brat, much of his

childhood was spent abroad, growing up in Germany on military installations. He

subsequently enlisted in the military and served for ten years as an army

pilot. While in the military, he lived in Italy and South Korea and deployed to

many European countries. He has traveled to Australia, Japan, Singapore and

most European countries. His experiences and contact with many different

cultures helps form some of the elements in his stories. He currently works for

a global IT company and lives in Massachusetts.

Find

more about Jeffery here.

 Cindy C Bennett

Bennett is the YA author of several books. She lives in Utah

with her husband and two daughters. Both of her sons have married, giving her

two more daughters (in-law). She loves gooey cookies, dark chocolate, and

cheese popcorn. She hates housework and cooking, and has no plans to become a

domestic goddess. She occasionally co-hosts a geek podcast with her son, called

Geek Revolution Radio. Her favorite pastime is riding her Harley.

 Find

more about Cindy here.

Sugar Coated teaser trailer

Hello friends!

While I don't have a book cover for "Sugar Coated" yet, I do have a teaser book trailer for all you lovely people!

And guess what?

There's even a few photos from the book cover photoshoot in the trailer! So you'll get a sneak peek at some of the AMAZING photos Trenton Davis took for my book cover :) Basically, he's an amazing photographer and the model he found for the cover looks EXACTLY like my main character Brynn... like so much that it's scary.

I kind of got goose bumps when I saw the photos.

Anyway, to tide you over until the big "Sugar Coated" cover reveal, here's the book teaser trailer!

Oh, and don't forget, "Sugar Coated" will be out September 6th!

Enjoy!

Make your own slideshow with music at Animoto.

Sugar Coated release date!

Guess what! Okay fine... I'm assuming you already know what I'm going to say from the title of this blog post. Still, will you just act surprised?

Hey gang! Guess what? I have a release date for "Sugar Coated"!!! My lovely publisher CHBB has set the first book in the trilogy to come out on.....


*Drum roll*


September 6th 2013!

(Somewhere in the world there's a rule that says you can't bold, underline, AND italicize a text all at once. But I say, "Watch me!")

That's right! "Sugar Coated" will be here long before Christmas just waiting to be placed on your bookshelf. The book needs a home. It wants to go home with you! You wouldn't deny this book a home now would you?

Also, here's a link to the Goodreads page (sans cover at the moment), so add it to your TBR list and tell your friends because really, I'm excited for you guys to read this one :) My little dystopian baby!

Keep checking back for the cover reveal, more info on the book, and some fun giveaways coming up pretty soon here! Not to mention the awkward video blogs I'll inevitably keep making.

Also this is a side note but "Pushing Daisies" might get a Kickstarter... you know... they might bring the pie maker back in all his glory. Don't worry guys. I'm on it!

Until next time!

<3 br=""> Shannen

Epic announcement

Hey friends!

So something pretty exciting has happened in my world over here.

Have you noticed how "Sugar Coated" has been done for FOREVER but all of these other books I've written have come out first? Well that's all about to change because all three of the books in my Sugar Coated Trilogy have been signed by CHBB Publishing!

I'm so excited to be working with them and join their family. Just in the few days I've been exposed to their authors and team of publishers people have been really nice and quirky enough to make me feel right at home. To say they're a close knit bunch would be an understatement.

"Sugar Coated" is set to be released late summer/early fall so keep checking back for updates, events, and giveaways!

I can't wait for you guys to read this one.

Seriously.

It's pretty epic.

And just to remind you what it's about, here's a synopsis!

An unhealthy addiction to sugar cubes, a deep-seated fear of water, and universal luxury—they were the simple things that made up 18-year-old Brynn's Utopian existence. Why, then, was her perfect life also plagued with unanswered questions?

Like every other resident of the planet Halcyon, Brynn's home provided everything she needed, money was unheard of, and life was perfect. But unlike the rest of Seaside's residents, Brynn had questions. Why couldn't people leave the city? Why did the ocean fill everyone with terror? Who were the Workers? Not only was Brynn curious where others were compliant, but she suffered from chronic nightmares of an angelic woman torturing her for information she didn’t possess. These were more than just figments of her imagination, though; they were memories of things that never happened.

When Brynn meets Jonah, a brilliant, library-dwelling boy who shares her questions and her curiosity, they formulate a plan to find answers. Somewhere, the perfect veneer of Halcyon's instant gratification hid a city that only Brynn knows about—a city she and Jonah are determined to find. But will finding the city give them answers, or simply uncover the horrific truth behind the perfection?

Until next time :)

Video blog 5: Live (sort of) from the 2012 Whitney Awards!

Hello friends!

I know how much you love my terrible video blogs so here's another one! Now you get to hear all about the Whitney Awards with a stunning lack of actual footage from the ceremony. It's not my fault... it was quiet and my camera made WAY too much noise when I turned it on.

And I have to add (because I forgot to say it in the video blog) my favorite part of the night was when the woman sitting at my table asked what caterogy I was in. I told her "Young Adult General" and she saw I was up against Lisa Mangum and went, "Oh...." and made a face. It was pretty much how I felt about being in a category with her. :) Her name pretty much meant I was just there for the food and to clap as she accepted her award because she's awesome and writes killer books. Killer as in good... not killer as in murder mystery.

Anyway,

Just watch the dang video :)

Game glitches and the spaces between zones

It's no secret that I'm a huge nerd. I guess when you write a book about gamers that becomes a self-evident truth. Luckily, thanks to modern medicine, Lights, and some mild brainwashing, being a nerd has become acceptable and I no longer have to hide this fact... Okay... let's be honest. I never hid it to begin with. But still, it would make for much better drama if I had.

That being said don't forget that Pwned is out and you should recommend it to all your gamer/nerd/geek friends because I really want to bond with my fellow nerds. Here are links:

Goodreads
Amazon
Barnes and Noble


And back to business.

How do you like the blog reboot eh? I know... it's a lot of pink and sparkles. But you'll get used to it.

My good friend Dion has this podcast called "Warcraft Less Traveled" that's pretty much epic. Obviously if you don't play WoW (I am taking a brief hiatus from WoW while I explore Guild Wars 2 and make characters with pretty outfits :D )you might not get the podcast. That being said, if you're a WoW nerd like me, I suggest checking it out! A lot of the earlier episodes are now wiped away by the cataclysm of course, but they're still interesting to listen to.

Not to brag or anything but I totally visited all (but one) of the places mentioned in the early pre-cataclysm podcasts. Yeah. I'm cool. The only one I missed was the Karazahn Crypts... this is relevant later.

So, I have a little challenege for you guys... I hid TWO references to Dion's podcast "Warcraft Less Traveled" in my book "Pwned". Can you find them?

This will be the first little challenege in my Easter Egg hunt... you know... not actual easter eggs... oh never mind.

So go! Try to find the Wow Less Traveled references in "Pwned"! and once someone is successful, I'll tell you about another little nerd reference I hid :)

Trust me... there are tons.

Until next time,

here's Lights to sign you off.

g

Shannen