Scholastic Book Club Flyer (May 2015)

I've been busy! Writing like crazy. Planning a few events for the fall, including YA Fest and RWA NJ. Just trying to step back and enjoy things instead of constantly looking at the business end of things, which can really zap the creative energy. Don't get me wrong, being published is GREAT, but after some time of doing it, you start thinking "what'll sell? what'll sell? what'll sell?" and sometimes that overshadows writing what you love.

Anyway, this month, I noticed a small box on my doorstep, and what should be in it, but the audio books I'd been anticipating, PLUS more copies of DROWNED.  Paperback ones. I scratched my head. I didn't expect them, and especially didn't expect to see them with the bright red SCHOLASTIC name on them, since heck! I'm published by Harlequin! 

But then I realized it was all part of this:

  
And so now I am happy. And if you have a teen in your life, hey-- six bucks for a book. Gotta love Scholastic Book Clubs. :)

Goodreads Giveaway for DROWNED

Just FYI that my publisher, Harlequin TEEN, is giving away 25 copies of DROWNED on Goodreads!


If you'd like to nab your own before you can buy it, just click on the ENTER TO WIN button on the left-hand side of this page, or visit the page here.  Good luck!

WIN an ARC of DROWNED by Nicola Reilly! Enter by 3/17/14

Hey! I'm giving away a couple ARCs of DROWNED, so you can read it way before it comes out on 6/24.  All you have to do is comment here (comments will be hidden).


If you REALLY want to win, you can get a double-entry by also liking the Nichola Reilly page on facebook (see the button on the left-hand side), and then share the status. :)
I'll pick the winners after 3/17/14. Good luck!





Coe is one of the few remaining teenagers on the island of Tides. Deformed and weak, she is constantly reminded that in a world where dry land dwindles at every high tide, she is not welcome. The only bright spot in her harsh and difficult life is the strong, capable Tiam—but love has long ago been forgotten by her society. The only priority is survival. 


Until the day their King falls ill, leaving no male heir to take his place. Unrest grows, and for reasons Coe cannot comprehend, she is invited into the privileged circle of royal aides. She soon learns that the dying royal is keeping a secret that will change their world forever. 


Is there an escape from the horrific nightmare that their island home has become? Coe must race to find the answers and save the people she cares about, before their world and everything they know is lost to the waters.