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GLASS ARROW COVER REVEAL

Hey! Thanks to Jean BookNerd for the most excellent cover reveal today! Click here for a chance to win an ARC: http://www.jeanbooknerd.com/2014/06/g...

The Awesomeness of the Last 2 Weeks

Pictures from NoVa TEEN Book Fest and the book tour up on my website! http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/bl...

NoVa + Book Tour Stops

Dates and information for NoVa Teen Book Festival (March 7-8), and the THREE NIGHTMARES You Can't RESIST Tour (March 11-17) are up on my blog: http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/bl...

Hope to see you soon!

THREE DAY!

THREE, the conclusion to the Article 5 series, is officially out in the wild! Read the first chapter here: http://us.macmillan.com/three/Kristen...

Win copies of my books on the THREE Blog Tour: http://www.booknerdtours.com/2014/thr...

Thanks for reading!

Kristen

Boston, Virginia, Taiwan, and THE WORLD!

A few updates are up on my blog, including the cover to ARTICLE 5 from Taiwan. What do you think?

http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/bl...

THREE Giveaway + Other Great Books!

Hiya!

I am so excited to share that advance copies of THREE are out! Ok, I’m half excited, half freaked out/yikes/OMG/revies?!WHAT?!/sad/goodbyeChaseImissyoualready! You know what I mean.

But enough personal drama. I’ve got 3 copies of THREE (did you expect anything less?) that I want to share. And since it’s the last book in my first series, I want to say thank you with a big giveaway.

Now it’s time for a little good news/bad news.

Good news: there are 3 prizes!

Bad news: entries from US and Canada only please (So sorry! Next time will be international, I promise).

Good news: The prize packs are awesome. My friends are helping.

*One signed copy of THE NIGHTMARE AFFAIR by the marvelous Mindee

Arnett,

*Signed copies of both ANNA DRESSED IN BLOOD and GIRL OF NIGHTMARES

by killer author (not to be confused with author killer) Kendare Blake,

*One copy of RENEGADE and an advance copy of the sequel, REVELATIONS

(not pictured) by the jazzy (brain…slow…can’t think of good J adjective…) J.A. Souders.

ALL 3 WINNERS WILL GET THE FOLLOWING:

*An advanced copy of THREE

*A paperback of ARTICLE 5

*A totally awesome fan art bookmark of Chase, created by the super talented

James Vallesteros

*A couple other swaggy-type things

Enter here: http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/bl...

Thank you for entering, but more importantly, thank you for reading!

THREE Cover Reveal + Giveaway

I have posted the cover of the final book in the ARTICLE 5 series, THREE, up on my website, along with a giveaway! Hope you'll stop by and check it out!

Click here: http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/bl...

Ember's Road Trip

Hiya! So sorry for the radio silence. I went on a super fantastic road trip and returned to brave the dangers of Revisionland. The good news is that edits are in for book 3, which, in case you haven’t heard, is called THREE (real original, I know, I know, but it makes sense if you’ve read BREAKING POINT, ok?). Anyway, I’m SUPER EXCITED those are off my plate and really happy with the finished (for now) product.

A couple quick announcements:

1. The audio version of BREAKING POINT is up on audible.com. Thank you for your patience. The narrator is fabulous, and I hope you really enjoy it.

2. THREE is available for pre-order. Thanks for checking it out!

3. ARTICLE 5, or rather ARTIKEL 5, is out in Germany! WOO HOO!

But back to the road trip. The hubs and I decided we should take baby face for a bit of a drive this summer, and what better places to go to inspire me to finish revisions than Ember’s home! Louisville! And after that, we continued on, hitting a few more crucial places in her ARTICLE 5 – BREAKING POINT – THREE journey. It was so great to see these places again, I can’t even tell you. I did work some on the trip…

Read the rest of this post, and see photos from the road trip here: http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/bl...

Mental Health Awareness Month + Huge Giveaway!

This month is a great time to celebrate the efforts that we all are making toward living healthy, happy lives. Ok, I know, I know, super vague. But here’s the deal, it’s just as important for us to take care of our mental health as it is our physical health, and to do that it’s helpful to do things like read, or write, or do some Jazzercise, or whatever makes you feel good. And when you’re stressed, it can help to talk to someone. A friend, a professional, someone who can help you sort through what’s going on.

Some lovely friends who have written about mental health issues, recovery, and kickass therapists are helping me spread the word this year, and because they’re so totally awesome, I’m going to give away SIGNED COPIES OF THEIR BOOKS! Here's what's up for grabs:

SOMETHING LIKE NORMAL by Trish Doller

PUSHING THE LIMITS by Katie McGarry

THE DOWNSIDE OF BEING CHARLIE by Jenny Torres Sanchez

CRACKED by K.M. Walton

And because I want to share in all the book love, EVERY WINNER will get a signed copy of BREAKING POINT and a signed copy of ARTICLE 5 (paperback)!

Enter Here: http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/

TLA Photos

Positively lovely time at the Texas Library Association Conference this past week in Ft. Worth. Got to meet some wonderful people (YAY LIBRARIANS! YAY BLOGGERS! YAY AUTHORS!) and play with my editor, which is always delightful.

See the rest of the recap here: http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/bl...