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Tempest Unleashed Hits the Shelves on Tuesday

Yay!  I'm so excited!  Tempest Unleashed hits the shelves on Tuesday!!!!  It's about time as it feels like I've been waiting for this release date forever.  In honor of it, I'll be posting a snippet from it every day this week-- along with giving away a prize pack of fun goodies every day.  All you have to do is leave a comment to be entered to win!

So, with no further ado, my first snippet from Tempest Unleashed:

So, I asked Mahina as casually as I could.  What am I going to be dealing with here? SShe paused, a forkful of sea lettuce halfway to her mouth.  With Tiamat?            No, with the climate in Australia.  It was my turn to roll my eyes.  Of course with Tiamat.  I’ve already met the Lusca, I said, referring to the huge sea monster thing that had ripped my mother apart almost a year ago.  But what other creatures does she have lying in wait?            I don’t really know.  Mahina thought for a minute.  There are stories, of course, but nothing that I know for certain to be real.  A lot of the stories are just mythology, after all.            I refrained from mentioning that both Tiamat and the Lusca were considered mythological, and therefore fake, creatures by most of the world.  The fact that we knew the truth didn’t make their existence any more believable to most of the population.            That’s okay.  I still want to know, even if they are fake.  Better to be prepared, you know?            Oh.  Right.  She paused, took a deep breath, looked around, as if just saying their names out loud was enough to draw them to us.  It wasn’t, of course, but when a huge shark came out of nowhere and swam so close that its tail actually flicked against me as it went by, I almost reconsidered my stance on that.            Kona was always defending sharks, always telling me that I had nothing to fear from them.  But the last time I’d swum with them—when my tail had been bleeding—had almost been mylast experience with them.  It was hard to forget nearly being eaten by a great white.            Well, it’s not like I have a lot of up-close-and-personal knowledge of Tiamat, but I can tell you what I’ve heard, Mahina began reluctantly.  The Lusca is never far from her- you saw that.  But she has other creatures that work for her as well.  The shark-men, the Bunyip, Ceto and Scylla, and, of course,  the Leviathan.            She looked at me expectantly, but I couldn’t respond.  It was like everything she said after shark-men was in Greek.  What’s the Leviathan? I asked.  They called whales leviathans, maybe she had a huge whale that did her bidding?  But how menacing could a whale be?  Most of them ate plankton, for God’s sake.            The Leviathan is a sea monster, kind of like the Lusca.  But it’s more of a dragon.  He’s the most powerful creature in the ocean, or so everyone says.            So, why does he listen to Tiamat?              Oh, I don’t think he actually listens to her.  More like they have a mutually beneficial relationship.  If she brings him out for this, then it’s because they’re both going to get something from it.  She snorted.  Then again, if she brings him out of this, we might as well forget about rescuing Kona now.  Everything in all of the oceans knows you don’t mess with the Leviathan.            Terrific.I blew out a long breath.  And the rest of those things you talked about?            She sighed, ran a hand through her hair.  They’re sea monsters.  Ceto is pretty much chaos personified— her favorite pastime is sinking ships and bringing down planes that come too close to her lair.            Where’s her lair? I  asked warily.            It’s actually in the Atlantic—between Bermuda and Puerto Rico.            I choked on a piece of Dulse.  You mean, the Bermuda Triangle? I asked incredulously.            I don’t think it’s actually a triangle, Mahina answered.  More like a rectangle.  Why?            I started to explain about the myths and lore associated with that part of the ocean, but decided it could wait for another day.  I had more important things to do right now.            As we ate, I continued to question her about Tiamat’s allies.  Scylla, it turned out, was another sea monster, one with two snake like heads and the power to create whirlpools and sinkholes wherever she was. And bunyips, while not as frightening as the three sea monsters Tiamat seemed to have at her beck and call, didn’t seem like anything to fool around with either.  Water demons who lived near Australia and who ate human and mermaid flesh¸ they were fanged and vicious and frightening as hell.            Terrific.  Why had I wanted to know what I was swimming into again?So, what do you think?  And what are your big plans for the summer?  I'm spending much of the summer in California, hanging with my boys and my mom and doing a book tour for Tempest Unleashed.  I'll post the dates soon, but if you're in San Diego, L.A., Vegas or Albuquerque (or Austin) come see Tera Lynn Childs and me as we sweep the Southwest with Mer Madness!!!  Leave a comment to be entered to win today's prize pack!!!!!

Winner of Tempest Unleashed ARCs!

Thanks everyone who helped get the word out about Tempest.  The winners of the ARCs are Maddie and Erica @bookcellarx.  Email me at tracydeebs@gmail.com with your snail mail and I will drop them in the mail today (or tomorrow if you don't get this until after school, work, etc).

Everyone else, there will be more chances to win so check back often.

Thanks again!

Giving Away Two ARCS of Tempest Unleashed

And I promise, they go in the mail tomorrow.  All you have to do to be entered to win is leave a comment here.  For extra chances to win, tweet about Tempest Unleashed or Tempest Rising, like my Tempest Rising Facebook page or follow me on twitter.  Each thing you do increases your chances to win!

Here's the back cover copy of the book, in case you're interested:

Tempest Maguire is happy with her decision to embrace her mermaid nature and live among her mother's clan within the ocean's depths. Even though training to one day ascend the throne for the aging mermaid queen is rigorous, she finds refuge in the arms of Kona, the selkie who first opened her up to her mermaid side.


 But when word comes that one of her brothers has been gravely injured on land, Tempest immediately rushes to his side—which also brings her back to her old flame, Mark. And in her absence, a deadly battle begins raging at the hands of Tempest's old nemesis, the sea witch Tiamat. As the dangerous war erupts, Tempest's two loves—Kona and Mark, sea and  land—will collide for the first time, both to protect her and to force her to choose.

Thanks in advance.  And Happy Thursday :)

Drum Roll, Please...

Our Around the World in 80 Kisses Grand Prize Winner of a Kindle Fire is...

Mistie M.!!!!

And because we had so many awesome participants we decided to draw for two more prizes:

SamJamG - a bundle of books and swag
Vy L. - a signed ARC of The International Kissing Club

Thanks so much to everyone who followed us on blog tour and commented to win! We had so much fun.
Next week we'll return to our regular blog schedule, but check back often for more giveaways, especially with the release of Tracy's Tempest Unleashed coming up!!

Winners, Winners Everywhere!!

First: our apologies for being lax on posting daily and weekly winners. 80 blogs and 7 book signings in 4 cities in the last month made for busy (and really tired!) writers.

So, we have lots of winners to announce today!

Daily Winners:
#51 Vy
#52 jj @ jj reads
#53 Shae
#54 Amanda Sue
#56 Anna
#59 Alexa @Pages of Forbidden Love
#60 Danielle H
#61 Candace @ Candace's Book Blog
#62 Catherine L
#63 Nikki A.
#66 Rabiah
#69 Alison @ Alison Can Read
#70 Riv Re
#71 Chey
#74 SamJamG
#75 Jill the Owl
#76 Dawn Z @ FlitLit
#77 Jim @ YA Yeah Yeah
#79 Jessica @ a Great read

Weekly Winners:
#8 Patricia @ Patricia's Particularity
#9 Sarah @ The Book Life
#10 Amy @ Book Loving Mom
#11 Amy @ Lady Reader's Bookstuff
#12 Brittani @ Hope Faith Books

Please watch for an email from Ivy Adams in your email requesting your mailing address (if we don't already have it) and we'll be mailing out all the prizes in the next week.

We'll be announcing the winner of the grand prize Kindle Fire on Friday (or sooner - as soon as we input and verify all the entries). Check back!

San Antonio, Here We Come!

We're heading south to San Antone this Saturday for a signing with Jordan Dane, Mary Lindsay and Trinity Faegen.

Barnes and Noble at The Shops at La Cantera 2 - 4 pm

Tracy will be signing Tempest Rising and all three of us will by signing The International Kissing Club.

Stop by and see us, y'all!

Houston Booksignings This Weekend

Hey Houston!

Tracy Deebs and Ivy Adams will be signing books on Sat and Sun:

Sat at Murder By The Book at 4 pm with Jordan Dane, C.C. Hunter and Ellie James; and
Sun at Katy Budget Book at 1:30 with Jordan Dane, Ellie James, and Mary Lindsay.

We'll have refreshments and fun giveaways.

Come out and see us!!

Waco & Dallas Area Book Signings this weekend!

Ivy Adams, Tracy Deebs, along with the fabulous Mari Mancusi will be signing books at the Barnes and Noble in Waco, TX this Friday, January 20th from 5-7 pm. We'll be signing copies of The International Kissing Club, of course, and Tracy will have copies of Tempest Rising, while Mari will be signing her Blood Coven series.

Then Saturday, January 21st we have two signings:

The Real Bookstore in Fairview, TX from 12:30-2:30, and
Barnes & Noble Lincoln Park in Dallas from 4-6, where will be signing with other TeenShiver.com authors Joy Preble, Trinity Faegen, Ellie James and Mary Lindsey.

We'll have swag galore and fun giveaways at each stop, so we hope we get to meet some of you!!

Taking A Break from IKC for Today's Smooch Stop

Hi Everyone!
I know it's been IKC all the time around here but I just wanted to take a little break and talk about Tempest Unleashed, the follow-up to Tempest Rising.  It hits shelves June 5, 2012 and I finally have the finalized cover for it.  So, with no further ado, here it is:



And as an extra treat, here's the German cover for Tempest Rising.  It's totally different, but I think it's really pretty.  What do you think? 

Don't forget to leave a comment to be entered for today's daily prize on the Around the World in 80 Kisses tour, as well as the weekly and grand prize.  And thanks to everyone who came out for our booksigning this weekend.  We'll post the complete schedule for the rest of the book signing tour later this week.  Happy Wednesday :) 

Thoughts on Release Week

Whew! Last week was a blur--coming right out of the holiday madness into The International Kissing Club's release week craziness was like sitting in the last car on the roller coaster. But, y'all, it was so much fun!!

Thank you to each and every one of you who purchased the book, or tweeted about it, or liked us on Facebook, or followed our blog tour, or came to our first Ivy Adams book signing! We could not do this without y'all.


If you live in Waco, Dallas, or Ft. Worth we're coming to visit the weekend of Jan 20-22 and Houston and San Antonio the weekends after that. Check out our Facebook Page for all the deets.

Around The World In 80 Kisses Blog Tour and Giveaway is still chugging along till Valentine's Day so don't forget to comment and get your entries in for the Kindle Fire giveaway.