Unstoppable Launch Party - Get the word out for new ereader!

The official launch party for Unstoppable is starting!

Here are today's events going on all week! 
(all winners chosen at 10pm EST June 10!)

Tuesday 9 EST - Twitter chat with @SRJohannes on #Unstoppable. Discuss any topic of your choice from the book to writing to indie pubbing. Special giveaway of NOG package PLUS one ebooks from the Indelibles. 

Tuesday - Unstoppable Pinterest party. Grace loves animals. Share your favorite images of animals you love on your Pinterest page and send us a link. We will enter you in a drawing for a free ebook of a three NOG ebooks including Unstoppable.  (International)

Wednesday - Unstoppable Tumblr takeover! Follow Grace's Tumblr page and reblog this post on your Tumblr. Send us the link to be in drawing to win 10$ amazon gift card or other bookstore gift card of 10$ (your choice) (International)

Thursday - Unstoppable Twitter party! Share your favorite quotes, ask me a question, or post about series on Twitter using the hashtag using #Unstoppableparty. We will randomly choose winner for a full NOG paperback package including one of a kind series coffee mug! (Domestic only)

Friday - Unstoppable Facebook Party! Share the Unstoppable post on my Facebook page and comment for a chance to win 5 teen thrillers (Hysteria by Megan Miranda, The Taking by Kimberly Derting, Near Gone by Elle Cosimano, and The Rules for Disappearing by Ashley Elston.) (Domestic only)

All week - "Share the Love" - simply share the love below for chance to win the new Kindle paperwhite (or ereader of you choice for equal value 119$.)

Get the Word out for a Kindle paperwhite (119$)! 

Ends next Tuesday!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Kirkus reviewed Untraceable as "A thrilling story is a dramatic entanglement of mystery, deception and teen romance.  The action flows like a brisk mountain stream interspersed with rapids, holding suspense to last page."

Unstoppable - Book 3 Summary

After everything that has happened, Grace moves to the Everglades to live with her grandmother, Birdee, and hang out with old man Rex, Birdee's "friend with benefits". Grace quickly befriends Dylan, Rex's nephew, and Dylan's girlfriend, Sadie, who is a die-hard teen activist. Sadie spends her time leading protests against the roadside zoos that run rampant in Florida with a total disregard for animals or the flimsy law.

One day while out in the marshes of the Everglades, Grace and her friends rescue an abused—and endangered—Florida panther. She and Birdee spend time rehabilitating the animal. But when the panther runs off, Grace follows it to Uncle Bob's, a large roadside zoo they all have been protesting. One that is illegally filled with a variety of endangered and exotic animals. Before she can rescue the panther, she and her friends are kidnapped by the ruthless owner and dragged deep into the Everglades for a hunting challenge. 

Only this time, Grace is the prey. 

During a sick game of cat and mouse, Grace and her friends are offered one chance at survival, but only if they reach civilization before being caught. With a small head start and very little supplies, only time and skill stand between the hunter and the hunted. But out in the Everglades, there may be more dangers than Grace realizes.

Against all odds, Grace must make it out alive and win, or everything she holds dear could be lost.

On Sale Now! 

Unstoppable is on sale in ebook. The paperback releases later this month. 

(Note: if you have another ereader device - see these instructions for getting a Kindle ebook converted to your ereader. It's easier than you think.)

If you haven't read Untraceable or Uncontrollable, you can get them in paperback and ebook at all major booksellers including Amazon, Apple, Smashwords, and B&N.

Uncontrollable Launch Day Extravaganza!

Yay! Uncontrollable is out today!

Book Summary

16 year old Grace enters the Red Wolf Reintroduction Program. When wolves start showing up dead, Grace must work through her fears and hunt down clues to find out who is sabotaging the wolf program and why. Little does she know, she is being hunting too.

On Sale Now! 

Uncontrollable is on sale in paperback and ebook at all major booksellers including 

Amazon, iBooks/Apple (coming soon), Smashwords, and B&N.

If you haven't read Untraceable, you can get it in paperback and ebook at all major booksellers 

including Amazon, Apple, Smashwords, and B&N.

Uncontrollable Contests - Ways to win some cool stuff! 1) Pinterest Contest: Head over to Mundie Moms TODAY and enter the Pinterest contest  for a huge prize pack. You have to build a "Nature of Grace" board to be included. (You must be on Pinterest to do this.) Winner wins Nature of Grace Deluxe Gift Package: A paperback of both books (Uncontrollable and Untraceable), bookmarks, a "Born to Fly  bracelet", a "be brave" wrist band, a box of Grace's favorite Moonpies, and a Grace tshirt.  (NOTE: U.S. only!) 2) Shout out about Uncontrollable: Fill out the rafflecopter below  as you spread the word and be entered into a drawing.

Winner of drawing get a Nature of Grace "Mack Daddy" gift package:
A paperback of both books (Uncontrollable and Untraceable), signed bookmarks, Box of Grace's fav moonpies, an Adopt a red wolf package, and wilderness survival kit. 

(NOTE: Package for U.S. only; International may win both ebooks and 20$ gift certificate to Bookdepository.)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

3) Uncontrollable cover design contest: In the cover design contest, you will design your own cover for Uncontrollable. The only requirements for the cover are that it must say Uncontrollable somewhere, and have my name (SR Johannes) on it. Besides that, have fun with it! 

When your cover is completed, post it on your social media (FB, Twitter, and Pinterest) and email cover and social media links to (kate@srjohannes.com). I will feature all of the covers with designer credit on my author Facebook page as well as my Pinterest. I will pick my top one as a winner.

Winner gets Nature of Grace book gift package:

A paperback of both books (Uncontrollable and Untraceable), signed bookmarks, and 50$ gift certificate.

(NOTE: Package for U.S. only; International may win both ebooks and 50$ gift certificate to Bookdepository.)

4. Random Ways: I will also be holding random impromptu contests throughout the day on Twitter and FB to giveaway my books as well as some of my fav other books - so keep a look out :)

Contest Rules

1) Contest 2 and 3 begin on Sept 24 and end on Sept 28th (check at Mundie Moms for #1)

2) You can enter all contests, but are only allowed one entry per contest.

3) U.S. and International prizes may be different.

Thank you for your support!

Untraceable Launch Schedule - Nov 29

Hey guys! Guess what today is. Untraceable, is available starting today!  Yay!

Because you have supported me at some point along my publishing journey, I have placed the book at a special sales price for a limited time before it will increase to it's regular price.

* To buy in paperback -  The paperback has been reduced to $8.99 (from $9.99) and can be purchased here.

* To buy the Kindle ebook - The ebook has been reduced to $2.99 (from $3.99) and can be purchased here.
* To Buy the Nook ebook - Unfortunately, the ebook is delayed on Barnes and Noble for a few more days (BOO! HISS!) But if you can't wait - you can purchase the EPUB here :)

* Other ebook Formats (including ePUB (for Nook), iBooks, Sony and more) - go here to choose the best format for your ereader. 

IF YOU WANT TO HELP!

The best way to help me is to get the word out that Untraceable goes on sale tonight at midnight. You can do this by:

1) Change avatar/picture to the Untraceable cover (1 point for each)

2) Tweet or FB about my release (1 point for each)

3) Tweet/FB or Blog on 29th with purchasing links (2 points each)

I will be giving away one $50 Amazon card, a stack of new bestselling hardbacks (YA), and a 1 hour consulting session with me for free (can be on writing, indie pubbing, marketing) and a query critique (MG or YA)

You MUST fill out this form to be counted - anytime between now and Tuesday Nov 29th at 11:59 EST. DO NOT enter your contest information into the comments or it will not be tallied :(. I will do a random drawing for the prizes and announce winners on my "Launch Roundup"scheduled for Monday, Dec 5th.

"Launch with Love" Schedule 

(listed in EST times & subject to change)

Morning session:

• 9:30 am - Untraceable Twitter contest (1 signed paperback/1 ebook of Untraceable (hashtag #untraceablelaunch)
• 10:00 - Blog Book Blitz (comment for YA Angels, MG Boy books) 
• 11:00 - "Leave your Mark" Twitter contest (hashtag # untraceableleaveyourmark
• 12:00 - ask me your questions
• 1:00 - "What was your favorite time in the woods/nature" contest

Afternoon session:

• 3:00 pm - Blog Book blitz - (YA Dystopic stack and MG fantasy stack)
• 4:00  - "Publishing survival tips" Twitter contest and giveaway (hashtag #untraceablesurvivaltips)
• 5:00 - Book blitz - one stack of contemp MG and one stack of contemp YA
• 6:00 5:00 - Online chat with me (30 min - self/indie pub) - giveaway of ebooks and paperbacks from over 10 indie authors) (MORE DEETS TO COME!)

Night session:

• 8:00 - Chat with me about Untraceable journey (Grace/Untraceable giveaway)
• 9:00 - Mega Book Giveaway - Books galore - Arcs, New releases, hardbacks - over 30!

"Untraceable Launch Pre-Party with Prizes

So Tuesday is the big day! Yay!

Don't forget to stop by and say hi along the blog tour. Today there is an interview on Grace and her shoes along with others.

Okay... so it's very hard for me to just focus on myself.

So I decided to call my tour "Untraceable Launch with Love" because I will be giving a ton of OTHER books out (in addition to some of my own) tomorrow as part of my launch. The schedule is outlined below so you can see what I plan to be doing ALL day Tuesday. Hope you hang out with me!


Today's Pre-Party - Get Ready


I've had wonderful people emailing me asking how they can support me. (seriously bring tears to my eyes :)

The best way to help me is to get the word out that Untraceable goes on sale tonight at midnight. You can do this by:
1) Change avatar/picture to the Untraceable cover (1 point for each)
2) Tweet or FB about my release (1 point for each)
3) Tweet/FB or Blog on 29th with purchasing links (2 points each)

I will be posting purchasing links on the blog at 10PM tonight if you want to tweet those.

I don't want to ask for something without giving back so for those who enter I'm going to be giving out some prizes to say "thanks":

1) One $10 Amazon card
2) A stack of YA/Mg books(YA)
3) A 1 hour consulting session with me for free (can be on writing, indie pubbing, marketing, etc)
4) Query critique (MG or YA)


You MUST fill out this form to be counted - anytime between now and Tuesday Nov 29th at 11:59 EST. DO NOT enter your contest information into the comments or it will not be tallied :(. I will do a random drawing for the prizes and announce winners on my "Launch Roundup"scheduled for Monday, Dec 5th.


NOTE: I am NOT going to double check everyone - this is on the honor system only. 

Happy Launch Day to The Liar Society!

Happy Launch Day to The Liar Society!

Since when do the dead send emails?

Kate Lowry's best friend Grace died a year ago. So when she gets an email from her, Kate's more than a little confused.

To: KateLowry@pemberlybrown.edu
From: GraceLee@pemberlybrown.edu
Subject: (no subject)
Kate,
I'm here... sort of.
Find Cameron. He knows.
I shouldn't be writing.
Don't tell. They'll hurt you.

Now Kate has no choice but to prove once and for all that Grace's death was more than just a tragic accident. She teams up with a couple of knights-in-(not-so)-shining armor-the dangerously hot bad boy, Liam, and her lovestruck neighbor, Seth. But at their elite private school, there are secrets so big people will do anything to protect them-even if it means getting rid of anyone trying to solve a murder...

So many events going on today to help celebrate:

Write on Con is giving away books

Blog Tour dates listed on LILA's blog

The official Contests on The Liar Society website.

Come to the The Virtual Launch Party on March 7th!

Other Fun STUFF

Guess which one of these is the lie and win a copy of The Liar Society!

1. My hair is dyed.

2. I wear colored contacts.

3. The weight on my drivers license is correct.

4. I love The Liar Society.

Also, tell me your best lie and get an extra name in the drawing.

Happy Launch Day! Across the Universe by Beth Revis!

As most of you know, us Southerns are pretty much shut down due to six inches of snow.

We never get snow so basically we are all trapped inside - killing each other, renting movies, and eating junk.

But......

I'm poking my head out of the snow for a minute to wish my good friend Beth Revis a wonderful launch day today.

I met Beth online a couple years ago way before we had agents. When we each probably had less than 10 followers and a dream. I loved meeting her finally in person this fall for drinks and am happy to see her day finally here after all the struggles and hard work.

Across the Universe is hitting the stores and everyone needs to go get this book. I got an ARC early last fall and loved the whole creativity and world building around this book.

As the spaceship Godspeed travels toward a new earth, the lives of 100 cryogenically frozen settlers hang in the balance after someone endeavors to quietly murder them. The other passengers aboard the ship have never known life outside its walls and are enslaved by the machinations of Eldest, their tyrannical leader, who divides them into three distinct classes. When Amy, a frozen settler from earth, survives being thawed in a murder attempt, she immediately bonds with Elder, Godspeed's lone teen and future leader. Amy’s individuality, her rebellion, and her fierce desire for freedom, inspire Elder to act on his own doubts and defy Eldest--his mentor and keeper--with shocking results.
The book's web site launches today so go check out the space ship blueprints! So cool.

Or check out all the stuff going on at Beth's site.

Happy Book Bday Beth! Can't wait to see you soar to the stars - at Godspeed :)

Ill announce all the ARC winners later this week after I dig myself out of the ice.

Holly Cupala stops by With a TMAS Party/Contest!

Holly Cupala is stopping by to launch her TMAS Trailer!

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Welcome, everyone, to the TELL ME A SECRET Trailer Launch Party – thanks to Shelli for hosting and spreading the trailer-y love! We’re inviting you to celebrate with us…and win some fun TELL ME A SECRET prizes!

First…the trailer…

I hope you enjoyed the music by our friends at Splashdown and the awesome trailer, produced by my sweet husband Shiraz and our super-talented friend Paul Michael Gordon !

And now for the party! Here’s what we're giving away:

Signed TMAS books!
TMAS t-shirts!
Music CDs!
Sneak Previews!
Bookmarks and Handmade Magnets!

and...

A Tell Me a Secret handmade necklace!

HOW TO WIN?

Spread The Love Trailer

1. Click here to go to YouTube, then click the Share button to send to your Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, or blog! 5 pts each

2. Click here to tell us where you posted and enter to win!

I can’t wait to hear what you think! And many, many thanks to Shelli and all of you for your amazing support of Tell Me a Secret and the virtual tour. I would give you all a real hug if I could to show you how much it has meant to me.

Time to Party!