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Books for Will-Be With Me by Jennifer L. Armentrout (ARC) 2

I’ve organized an event to help raise money for Will Sanders. For those of you that haven’t heard me talk about him, he’s a boy in my town dying of an incurable disease so rare it has been named after him. I’ve reached out to other authors who have been kind enough to donate a signed book(s) for bidding. Bidding will last from now until January 30th. This is open International but if you’re from another country PLEASE make a bid in U.S. dollars. All you have to do to make a bid is comment below with your bidding amount and your EMAIL. So if you win, I can contact you easily. Whatever your winning bid price is, MUST be paid to Will’s Go Fund Me before the book is yours. If it’s NOT paid with in 48 hours after bidding closes, the book will go to the next highest bidder that does pay. You will need to send me a screenshot of your receipt or forward it to me for proof that you made the donation.

You can read more about Will here: http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2013/11/sherando-student-ready-to-embrace-life.php

This is the link where donations will be made: http://www.gofundme.com/4uq61w

THIS IS AN ADVANCED READING COPY.

There are 2 copies of Be With Me for bidding so please keep that in mind when bidding.

Teresa Hamilton is having a rough year—she’s in love with her big brother’s best friend, but he hasn’t spoken to her since they shared a truly amazing, mind-blowing, change-your-life kiss. She got out of a terrible relationship. And now an injury is threatening to end her dance career for good. It’s time for Plan B – college. And maybe a chance to convince Jase that what they have together is real.

Jase Winstead has a huge secret that he’s not telling anyone. Especially not his best friend’s incredibly beautiful sister. Even though he and Teresa shared the hottest kiss of his life, he knows that his responsibilities must take priority. He certainly doesn’t have time for a relationship. But it doesn’t help that all he can think about kissing the one girl who could ruin everything for him.

As they’re thrown together more and more, Jase and Tess can’t keep denying their feelings for each other. But a familiar danger looms and tragedy strikes. As the campus recovers, the star-crossed couple must decide what they’re willing to risk to be together, and what they’re willing to lose if they’re not…

# 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.

Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV.

She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.

Minimum bid starting at…$20.

Books for Will-Be With Me by Jennifer L. Armentrout (ARC)

I’ve organized an event to help raise money for Will Sanders. For those of you that haven’t heard me talk about him, he’s a boy in my town dying of an incurable disease so rare it has been named after him. I’ve reached out to other authors who have been kind enough to donate a signed book(s) for bidding. Bidding will last from now until January 30th. This is open International but if you’re from another country PLEASE make a bid in U.S. dollars. All you have to do to make a bid is comment below with your bidding amount and your EMAIL. So if you win, I can contact you easily. Whatever your winning bid price is, MUST be paid to Will’s Go Fund Me before the book is yours. If it’s NOT paid with in 48 hours after bidding closes, the book will go to the next highest bidder that does pay. You will need to send me a screenshot of your receipt or forward it to me for proof that you made the donation.

You can read more about Will here: http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2013/11/sherando-student-ready-to-embrace-life.php

This is the link where donations will be made: http://www.gofundme.com/4uq61w

THIS IS AN ADVANCED READING COPY.

Teresa Hamilton is having a rough year—she’s in love with her big brother’s best friend, but he hasn’t spoken to her since they shared a truly amazing, mind-blowing, change-your-life kiss. She got out of a terrible relationship. And now an injury is threatening to end her dance career for good. It’s time for Plan B – college. And maybe a chance to convince Jase that what they have together is real.

Jase Winstead has a huge secret that he’s not telling anyone. Especially not his best friend’s incredibly beautiful sister. Even though he and Teresa shared the hottest kiss of his life, he knows that his responsibilities must take priority. He certainly doesn’t have time for a relationship. But it doesn’t help that all he can think about kissing the one girl who could ruin everything for him.

As they’re thrown together more and more, Jase and Tess can’t keep denying their feelings for each other. But a familiar danger looms and tragedy strikes. As the campus recovers, the star-crossed couple must decide what they’re willing to risk to be together, and what they’re willing to lose if they’re not…

# 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.

Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV.

She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.

Minimum bid starting at…$20.

Books for Will-Wait for You by Jennifer L. Armentrout (U.K. Cover)

I’ve organized an event to help raise money for Will Sanders. For those of you that haven’t heard me talk about him, he’s a boy in my town dying of an incurable disease so rare it has been named after him. I’ve reached out to other authors who have been kind enough to donate a signed book(s) for bidding. Bidding will last from now until January 30th. This is open International but if you’re from another country PLEASE make a bid in U.S. dollars. All you have to do to make a bid is comment below with your bidding amount and your EMAIL. So if you win, I can contact you easily. Whatever your winning bid price is, MUST be paid to Will’s Go Fund Me before the book is yours. If it’s NOT paid with in 48 hours after bidding closes, the book will go to the next highest bidder that does pay. You will need to send me a screenshot of your receipt or forward it to me for proof that you made the donation.

You can read more about Will here: http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2013/11/sherando-student-ready-to-embrace-life.php

This is the link where donations will be made: http://www.gofundme.com/4uq61w

Love isn’t meant to be perfect… Except when it is

Some things are worth waiting for…

This is the book you’ve been waiting to read since you put down One Day and Fifty Shades of Grey.

Some things are worth experiencing…

‘Cam stole my heart’

‘One of the most endearing, touching and fun friends-to-lovers I’ve read’

‘Gripping … the sweetest yet hottest romance’

And some things are worth fighting for…

Avery knows she should stay away from Cam Hamilton: he might be the hottest guy on campus but she really doesn’t need that sort of drama right now. Love is best left in the past – along with her troubles. But sometimes, the last thing that you want is just the thing you need…

# 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.

Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV.

She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.

Minimum bid of…$15.

Books for Will-Frigid by Jennifer L. Armentrout

I’ve organized an event to help raise money for Will Sanders. For those of you that haven’t heard me talk about him, he’s a boy in my town dying of an incurable disease so rare it has been named after him. I’ve reached out to other authors who have been kind enough to donate a signed book(s) for bidding. Bidding will last from now until January 30th. This is open International but if you’re from another country PLEASE make a bid in U.S. dollars. All you have to do to make a bid is comment below with your bidding amount and your EMAIL. So if you win, I can contact you easily. Whatever your winning bid price is, MUST be paid to Will’s Go Fund Me before the book is yours. If it’s NOT paid with in 48 hours after bidding closes, the book will go to the next highest bidder that does pay. You will need to send me a screenshot of your receipt or forward it to me for proof that you made the donation.

You can read more about Will here: http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2013/11/sherando-student-ready-to-embrace-life.php

This is the link where donations will be made: http://www.gofundme.com/4uq61w

A New York Times and USA Today Bestselling novel!

For twenty-one-year-old Sydney, being in love with Kyler isn’t anything new. They’d been best friends ever since he pushed her down on the playground and she made him eat a mud pie. Somewhere over the years, she fell for him and fell hard. The big problem with that? Kyler puts the ‘man’ in man-whore. He’s never stayed with a girl longer than a few nights, and with it being their last year in college, Syd doesn’t want to risk their friendship by declaring her love.

Kyler has always put Syd on a pedestal that was too high for him to reach. To him, she’s perfect and she’s everything. But the feelings he has for her, he’s always hidden away or focused on any other female. After all, Kyler will always be the poor boy from the wrong side of tracks, and Syd will always be the one girl he can never have.

But when they’re stranded together at a posh ski resort due to a massive Nor’easter, there’s nothing stopping their red-hot feelings for each other from coming to the surface. Can their friendship survive the attraction? Better yet, can they survive at all? Because as the snow falls, someone is stalking them, and this ski trip may be a life-changer in more ways than one.

# 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.

Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV.

She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.

Minimum bid starting at…$10.

Books for Will-Trust in Me by Jennifer L. Armentrout

I’ve organized an event to help raise money for Will Sanders. For those of you that haven’t heard me talk about him, he’s a boy in my town dying of an incurable disease so rare it has been named after him. I’ve reached out to other authors who have been kind enough to donate a signed book(s) for bidding. Bidding will last from now until January 30th. This is open International but if you’re from another country PLEASE make a bid in U.S. dollars. All you have to do to make a bid is comment below with your bidding amount and your EMAIL. So if you win, I can contact you easily. Whatever your winning bid price is, MUST be paid to Will’s Go Fund Me before the book is yours. If it’s NOT paid with in 48 hours after bidding closes, the book will go to the next highest bidder that does pay. You will need to send me a screenshot of your receipt or forward it to me for proof that you made the donation.

You can read more about Will here: http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2013/11/sherando-student-ready-to-embrace-life.php

This is the link where donations will be made: http://www.gofundme.com/4uq61w

A New York Times and USA Today Bestselling book.

It’s Wait for You as you’ve never seen it. Trust in Me lets you in on Cam’s side of the #1 New York Times Bestselling story.

Cameron Hamilton is used to getting what he wants, especially when it comes to women. But when Avery Morgansten comes crashing into his life – literally – he finally meets the one person who can resist his soulful baby blues. But Cam’s not ready to give up. He can’t get the feisty and intriguing girl out of his head.

Avery has secrets, secrets that keep her from admitting the feelings Cam knows she has for him. Will persistence (and some delicious homemade cookies) help him break down her barriers and gain her trust? Or will he be shut out of Avery’s life, losing his first real shot at the kind of love that lasts forever?

# 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.

Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV.

She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.

Minimum bid starting at…$10. 

Just a heads up for subscribers…

I wanted to let anyone know that is subscribed by email to this website, starting around the 16th of December I’m going to be holding an auction here with signed books for bidding to benefit Will Sanders. (Don’t know who that is? See one of my previous posts where I explain. I think it’s the 2nd one down) I wanted to warn you guys that when bidding goes live you’re going to have a ton of emails from me. I didn’t want you wondering what was going on. Each auction has to be in a separate post and there’s going to be anywhere between 30-50 books. So, that’s why you’ll have a lot of emails from me. The good news is that by subscribing, you’re not missing out on any of the books for bidding! So far there are donations from Katie Ashley, Jessica Sorensen, Cora Carmack, and more!

Jennifer L. Armentrout is even donating all of this! (These will be available separately for bidding)

Yes, that’s TWO copies of Be With Me! That book won’t be out until February!

All information on bidding will be posted when the auction goes live.

 

 

Note for those on Goodreads. Comment on my blog post, NOT on goodreads, I won’t be able to count those bids.

Chasing Olivia Teaser Tuesday

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I don’t have an exact release date for you, so all I’m going to say is Chasing Olivia should be available in less than two weeks! Fingers crossed!

 

Giveaway!

I’ve posted this before, but I’m going to post it again.

 

Now, to explain…

 

There is a guy that lives in my town, his name is Will Sanders, he’s a senior in high school and to put it bluntly, he’s dying. His disease is so rare that they’ve named it after him. The doctor’s are baffled. They have no clue what to do to help him or make him better.

 

This summer, after he graduates, Will wants to take a road trip across the U.S. in an RV with his mother. A last “hoorah”. To do this, they need to raise 30,000 dollars. So far they’ve raised almost 8,000. Anything you can donate, even if it’s only a $1, helps. It really does. Will’s spirit in the face of dying is inspirational.

 

As some of you know, but lots of you don’t, two years ago I nearly died. I was 18 and lying in a hospital bed looking at the doctors and horrified at their expressions because what looked back at me was something that said, “no hope.” Who thinks about dying at 17 or 18 years old? Even younger? Not most people. It’s easy to assume that you’re going to live to be old and gray, dying warm and cozy in your bed. But sadly, that’s not always the case. While I was lying in that bed, faced with the reality that my body was shutting down and that most likely I would end up dying before they figured out what was wrong with me, I thought of all the things I would never get to do. The one thing that hurt me the most, was that I would never be an author. (That and I would never get to pet a great white shark. Because doesn’t everyone want to pet a shark?) They pricked me over and over again with needles, testing my blood and trying to identify what was attacking my body. (I still have scars in my veins from it, I’m convinced that strangers think I’m a drug addict. When, in reality, the scars aren’t noticeable to anyone but me) Eventually they figured out what was wrong with me and I got better. But what happened to me left me angry for months afterwards. I’ve always been an upbeat optimistic person. But nearly dying left me angry at the world and myself. I still regret that I reacted the way I did instead of being thankful to be ALIVE. And here’s Will, knowing that he doesn’t have much time left, and he’s SMILING. He’s LAUGHING. He’s LIVING. Why am I telling you all this about myself? I’m telling you, because it explains why this is so important to me. You never know how long you have to live and it’s important to put the emphasis on life. Do what scares you. Do what leaves you breathless. Make memories. Please help Will realize his last dream.

Here’s a quote from Will (I’ll link to the article in the comment box)

“Life is precious, and time is short,” William said. “But I’ve always had a feeling that life would work out.”

 

Just stop and think about that for a moment.

 

I’ve put together a giveaway for anyone that donates $5, $10, $25 dollars.

 

Email  a screenshot of your receipt to msmeltzer9793@gmail.com

 

Giveaway: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/2d9b9a25/

Donate here: http://www.gofundme.com/4uq61w

 

If you’d like to know more about Will and his story, here’s an article: http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2013/11/sherando-student-ready-to-embrace-life.php

 

And a video interview: http://www.tv3winchester.com/home/headlines/Local-Kid-Determined-to-Live-Despite-Terminal-Illness-233545991.html?device=phone#.UpVKeFr8DwR.facebook

Chasing Olivia Teaser Tuesday

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Again?! Why is it purple?! I don’t understand! *mini rant over* I think the answer is, wordpress hates me. Yeah, that explains it.

I’m sorry to say that I still don’t have a release date. I wanted to reveal one weeks ago, but I got behind and it scared me. All I’m going to say is I’m doing everything I can to get this book to you BEFORE Christmas. I don’t know if I can do it, but I’m going to try. I probably won’t reveal a release date, because I would hate to reveal one, and then be like, “Sorry, it’ll be another week or two.” See? That wouldn’t be any fun for me or you. If you’re wanting to read/reread Finding Olivia before it releases, I WILL give a heads up, that, “Oh, hey, Chasing might be coming out soon. Hint,hint. ;)”

If you haven’t read Finding and you’re waiting for Chasing to come out, let me say this… I like to think that Chasing is more of a continuation of Trace and Olivia’s story. It’s not necessarily a sequel. By that, I mean, the way Finding Olivia ended, I could have left it as it was. Their story ended nicely. There was no cliffhanger. But I knew early on in writing Finding Olivia that there was more to their story. Chasing takes place approximately two years after the end of Finding. The reason I didn’t reveal immediately that there would be a 2nd book, is simple. I intended for Finding Olivia to be a standalone and the story ended that way. I wanted people to read it and understand it as if it was supposed to end there. I didn’t want people reading the book, freaking out that there might be a cliffhanger. Understand?

Once again, I’m sorry that there’s no release date. I suck. I know.

Chasing Olivia Teaser Tuesday

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Coming December 2013. (Still no exact release date yet. Sorry!)

 

P.S. I do not understand why the image looks purple on here. It’s actually pink. I think wordpress hates me.