Penelope Douglas's Blog, page 3
March 17, 2018
Release Dates
I get lots of questions about when certain books are coming out, and just to give you a heads up, when I know a date, you will definitely see it on here on Goodreads. If it's not here, then I don't yet have one.
So for Kill Switch and Nightfall, just pop over to their Goodreads' pages and check the publication date. If there isn't one, then I don't yet know it. I'm sorry.
My own bookshelves are also listed:
finished-writing, writing-now, or to-write
So you can determine where in the process I am with certain books by which shelf it's on. If you don't find a book on there, like Quinn's book, it probably means I'm not even close to starting it.
I'll never be the author who can call their next three release dates. I always take longer than I think I will, and the fact that I had to delay Corrupt, Punk 57, and Hideaway's releases tells me I'm incapable of adhering to deadlines. Also, other book ideas will pop up, and I might want to write them more than a book that's planned. I'll call dates when the book is done, because I've learned my lesson now. lol ;)
Kill Switch will hopefully be this year. Nightfall, next year. Quinn's book won't be until at least 2020. At least! Hawke's and Dylan's books will most likely be before hers, so she's not first in that series.
Thank you for your patience. I'm glad anyone's excited about what's to come.
So for Kill Switch and Nightfall, just pop over to their Goodreads' pages and check the publication date. If there isn't one, then I don't yet know it. I'm sorry.
My own bookshelves are also listed:
finished-writing, writing-now, or to-write
So you can determine where in the process I am with certain books by which shelf it's on. If you don't find a book on there, like Quinn's book, it probably means I'm not even close to starting it.
I'll never be the author who can call their next three release dates. I always take longer than I think I will, and the fact that I had to delay Corrupt, Punk 57, and Hideaway's releases tells me I'm incapable of adhering to deadlines. Also, other book ideas will pop up, and I might want to write them more than a book that's planned. I'll call dates when the book is done, because I've learned my lesson now. lol ;)
Kill Switch will hopefully be this year. Nightfall, next year. Quinn's book won't be until at least 2020. At least! Hawke's and Dylan's books will most likely be before hers, so she's not first in that series.
Thank you for your patience. I'm glad anyone's excited about what's to come.
December 7, 2017
Fall Away Bonus Scene!
Touch base with the old gang and get a closer look at the new generation coming up with this EXCLUSIVE holiday scene!
Enjoy!
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*If you haven't read Aflame and/or Next to Never, this is a spoiler.
Enjoy!
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*If you haven't read Aflame and/or Next to Never, this is a spoiler.
December 5, 2017
Happy Holidays Giveaways!!
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October 2, 2017
★.•*°★ HIDEAWAY is LIVE!! ★.•*°★
Thank you to everyone who's waited and been so patient! As a thank you, the book is currently only $2.99 during release week!! Grab it before it goes up to its regular price!
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Are you ready? Hiding places, chases, and all the games?
BANKS
Buried in the shadows of the city, there’s a hotel called The Pope. Ailing, empty, and dark—it sits abandoned and surrounded by a forgotten mystery.
But you think it’s true, don’t you, Kai Mori? The story about the hidden twelfth floor. The mystery of the dark guest who never checked in and never checks out. You think I can help you find that secret hideaway and get to him, don’t you?
You and your friends can try to scare me. You can try to push me. Because even though I struggle to hide everything I feel when you look at me—and have ever since I was a girl—I think maybe what you seek is so much closer than you’ll ever realize.
I will never betray him.
So sit tight.
On Devil’s Night, the hunt will be coming to you.
KAI
You have no idea what I seek, Little One. You don’t know what I had to become to survive three years in prison for a crime I would gladly commit again.
No one can know what I’ve turned into.
I want that hotel, I want to find him, and I want this over.
I want my life back.
But the more I’m around you, the more I realize this new me is exactly who I was meant to be.
So come on, kid. Don’t chicken out. My house is on the hill. So many ways in, and good luck finding your way out.
I’ve seen your hideaway. Time to see mine.
*Hideaway is a romantic suspense suitable for ages 18+. While the romance is a stand-alone, the plot is a continuation of events that began in CORRUPT (Devil's Night, #1). It is strongly recommended that you have read Corrupt prior to reading this.
And CORRUPT (Devils Night #1) is currently only $0.99!
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July 31, 2017
***IMPORTANT UPDATE***
HIDEAWAY is done, all 150,000 words of it, but I'm feeling rushed, trying to get it to the formatter by tomorrow in time for release. I've been stressing, rushing through edits and rereads, and finally had a fit yesterday and faced the hard fact that only one thing is going to make me happy. I need a couple more weeks.
It's a hard decision, especially with so many eagerly anticipating, but this is the responsible thing to do, and it will make me a lot happier to make sure the book is tight and exactly how I want it to be. I'm going to take down pre-orders and finish my edits and rereads and then send it off to the formatter. When it's ready, early to mid September, I'm just going to load it up, publish it, and surprise you. I am SO sorry for a delay, but rushing it is making me anxious, and it's like a black cloud over my head right now. I don't mind getting a bad review, because someone hates my stories. That's bound to happen, and it's okay. I REFUSE to get bad reviews for sloppy work, though. Like a continuity error that I would've caught if I'd slowed down. "Banks has green eyes at the beginning of the book and brown eyes at the end." or "I was so confused about this or that." I don't want to get nicked by readers over stupid errors I should've caught.
It sucks, I suck, I know, and I contemplated just sending it off and hoping for the best when release day came, but I just can't. It's the wrong thing to do. Rest assured, though, the book is DONE, and it's almost ready. I'm just taking 2-3 more weeks to make sure I've got everything in tip-top shape.
Now...good news if you're not too upset with me, the PINTEREST board is open. :) And it's open for good. Have a gander, pin any pins you want, and I hope you like it. Pins may continue to be added as I reread the book and realize I forgot to put something up, and as usual, remember the pins are inspiration. It doesn't mean it's a literal representation of what happens in the story or how the characters necessarily look. It's up to you to interpret.
Also, FRANCE has bought HIDEAWAY, so French readers can look forward to Corrupt's sequel coming soon. <3
Pinterest Board---> http://bit.ly/24Rh4XC
It's a hard decision, especially with so many eagerly anticipating, but this is the responsible thing to do, and it will make me a lot happier to make sure the book is tight and exactly how I want it to be. I'm going to take down pre-orders and finish my edits and rereads and then send it off to the formatter. When it's ready, early to mid September, I'm just going to load it up, publish it, and surprise you. I am SO sorry for a delay, but rushing it is making me anxious, and it's like a black cloud over my head right now. I don't mind getting a bad review, because someone hates my stories. That's bound to happen, and it's okay. I REFUSE to get bad reviews for sloppy work, though. Like a continuity error that I would've caught if I'd slowed down. "Banks has green eyes at the beginning of the book and brown eyes at the end." or "I was so confused about this or that." I don't want to get nicked by readers over stupid errors I should've caught.
It sucks, I suck, I know, and I contemplated just sending it off and hoping for the best when release day came, but I just can't. It's the wrong thing to do. Rest assured, though, the book is DONE, and it's almost ready. I'm just taking 2-3 more weeks to make sure I've got everything in tip-top shape.
Now...good news if you're not too upset with me, the PINTEREST board is open. :) And it's open for good. Have a gander, pin any pins you want, and I hope you like it. Pins may continue to be added as I reread the book and realize I forgot to put something up, and as usual, remember the pins are inspiration. It doesn't mean it's a literal representation of what happens in the story or how the characters necessarily look. It's up to you to interpret.
Also, FRANCE has bought HIDEAWAY, so French readers can look forward to Corrupt's sequel coming soon. <3
Pinterest Board---> http://bit.ly/24Rh4XC
July 7, 2017
🎧PUNK 57 is NOW AVAILABLE IN AUDIO!🎧
Thank you to everyone who's been waiting patiently, and I'm so happy to finally say that it's here! I'm actually quite interested in hearing Ryen's personality and this couple's banter. Can't wait! Happy Listening!!
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January 17, 2017
Next to Never is LIVE!!
QUINN
“Dylan!” Jared bellows to her somewhere in the house. “You need to leave! Jax wants you to do more practice runs before you’re up!”
“Ugh,” she groans, walking in from the dining room. “I’ve been doing practice runs since I was twelve. I think I got it.”
Madoc tosses something to Kade, nearly hitting me in the face, and Tate, Fallon, and Juliet all rush back down the stairs, one of them kissing me on the forehead as they pass.
I close my eyes and ball my fists. “Can you just stop for a minute?” I bark. “I have something I need to show you.”
“Well, then, hurry,” Jared snips, finishing James’ shoe.
“I found this book,” I tell him. “Or it was sent to me, I mean. I’m pretty sure it’s about Mom and Dad. It’s like their love story or something.”
“What?” Tate asks, scrunching up her face in confusion as she puts on her sunglasses and Fallon sprays sunscreen on Madoc’s and Kade’s necks as they walk by.
“Look.” I take out the hardcover and hand it to Jared, opening to the bookmarked page so that I can point to the names that are eerily close to my parents’. “Kat and Jase.”
Tate comes over to look at it, but Jared couldn’t look less interested. He hands the book back and pats his jeans, probably for his keys and wallet.
“And they have teenage sons, Jared and Madoc,” I point out. “They live in a small town in Illinois, she had a baby with some asshole, he’s married, their sons are friends, and Jared is in love with the girl next door who he picks on every day at school.” I glance at Tate and then back to Jared. “Did you really do that?”
Jared just laughs to himself, pulling his phone off the charger in the nearby living room and sliding it into his back pocket. “Who would write a book about our parents? It doesn’t mean anything.”
Everyone gathers the rest of their things, pulls on shoes, and heads for the front door.
“Let’s go!” Jared yells.
I groan under my breath and grind my teeth.
Dammit!
I spin around and head to the porch, calling after him as everyone drifts across the lawn. “Did you tell Mom that women were high maintenance bitches that needed to be walked more than once a day?”
Everyone suddenly stops and Jared freezes. I
hear a few gasps, and I think there’s a snort from Kade.
I see the muscles in Jared’s back tighten through his T-shirt, everyone is absolutely silent, and I’m tempted to smile.
Yeaaaaaah. I have your attention now, don’t I?
;)
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“Dylan!” Jared bellows to her somewhere in the house. “You need to leave! Jax wants you to do more practice runs before you’re up!”
“Ugh,” she groans, walking in from the dining room. “I’ve been doing practice runs since I was twelve. I think I got it.”
Madoc tosses something to Kade, nearly hitting me in the face, and Tate, Fallon, and Juliet all rush back down the stairs, one of them kissing me on the forehead as they pass.
I close my eyes and ball my fists. “Can you just stop for a minute?” I bark. “I have something I need to show you.”
“Well, then, hurry,” Jared snips, finishing James’ shoe.
“I found this book,” I tell him. “Or it was sent to me, I mean. I’m pretty sure it’s about Mom and Dad. It’s like their love story or something.”
“What?” Tate asks, scrunching up her face in confusion as she puts on her sunglasses and Fallon sprays sunscreen on Madoc’s and Kade’s necks as they walk by.
“Look.” I take out the hardcover and hand it to Jared, opening to the bookmarked page so that I can point to the names that are eerily close to my parents’. “Kat and Jase.”
Tate comes over to look at it, but Jared couldn’t look less interested. He hands the book back and pats his jeans, probably for his keys and wallet.
“And they have teenage sons, Jared and Madoc,” I point out. “They live in a small town in Illinois, she had a baby with some asshole, he’s married, their sons are friends, and Jared is in love with the girl next door who he picks on every day at school.” I glance at Tate and then back to Jared. “Did you really do that?”
Jared just laughs to himself, pulling his phone off the charger in the nearby living room and sliding it into his back pocket. “Who would write a book about our parents? It doesn’t mean anything.”
Everyone gathers the rest of their things, pulls on shoes, and heads for the front door.
“Let’s go!” Jared yells.
I groan under my breath and grind my teeth.
Dammit!
I spin around and head to the porch, calling after him as everyone drifts across the lawn. “Did you tell Mom that women were high maintenance bitches that needed to be walked more than once a day?”
Everyone suddenly stops and Jared freezes. I
hear a few gasps, and I think there’s a snort from Kade.
I see the muscles in Jared’s back tighten through his T-shirt, everyone is absolutely silent, and I’m tempted to smile.
Yeaaaaaah. I have your attention now, don’t I?
;)
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Amazon AUS---> http://amzn.to/2hU0OYK
Nook---> http://bit.ly/2egZ5sD
iTunes--->http://apple.co/2cZOXCa
KOBO--->http://bit.ly/2hTX8pZ
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Read the Prologue---> https://t.co/XNnV10VyOB
November 10, 2016
Next to Never and The Next Flame Covers Are Here!!
NEXT TO NEVER Coming Jan. 17th!!
New York Times bestseller Penelope Douglas introduces Quinn, younger sister to Jared, Madoc, and Jaxon, in the latest novella in the series that began with Jared and Tate in Bully....
Quinn Caruthers has several problems.
Her father, Jason, and her three older brothers, Jared, Madoc, and Jaxon.
Under the close watch of the men in her family, Quinn has found it nearly impossible to spread her wings—or even date—without them jumping in to hover. And when a family friend—several years older—from her childhood captures her heart, she knows they’re going to be a problem. Lucas Morrow is a man—experienced, sophisticated, and important. And knowing her brothers, he may as well be forbidden.
But Lucas left town years ago and shows no signs of returning. Quinn knows she shouldn’t wait for him anymore.
But then a package turns up on her doorstep with no return address and its contents reveal family secrets that threaten to turn Quinn’s world upside down. She’s never asked about the tumultuous path of her parents’ romantic history, but she soon learns their happy marriage had a very rocky and passionate start.
As she begins to see things around her with new eyes, Quinn will have to make tough choices about whether she’ll keep waiting…or finally go after what she really wants.
Releases January 17, 2017. (eBook only)
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Goodreads---> http://bit.ly/1P2WMmC
THE NEXT FLAME (Aflame and Next to Never in one!) Coming May 2nd!!
Together in one volume for the first time, Penelope Douglas’s two bestselling novellas in the Fall Away Series, Aflame (already out in ebook) and Next to Never...
Amazon---> http://amzn.to/2fEhb6w
Goodreads---> http://bit.ly/2fZgJ72
***The ebook cover for Aflame will remain the same.
New York Times bestseller Penelope Douglas introduces Quinn, younger sister to Jared, Madoc, and Jaxon, in the latest novella in the series that began with Jared and Tate in Bully....
Quinn Caruthers has several problems.
Her father, Jason, and her three older brothers, Jared, Madoc, and Jaxon.
Under the close watch of the men in her family, Quinn has found it nearly impossible to spread her wings—or even date—without them jumping in to hover. And when a family friend—several years older—from her childhood captures her heart, she knows they’re going to be a problem. Lucas Morrow is a man—experienced, sophisticated, and important. And knowing her brothers, he may as well be forbidden.
But Lucas left town years ago and shows no signs of returning. Quinn knows she shouldn’t wait for him anymore.
But then a package turns up on her doorstep with no return address and its contents reveal family secrets that threaten to turn Quinn’s world upside down. She’s never asked about the tumultuous path of her parents’ romantic history, but she soon learns their happy marriage had a very rocky and passionate start.
As she begins to see things around her with new eyes, Quinn will have to make tough choices about whether she’ll keep waiting…or finally go after what she really wants.
Releases January 17, 2017. (eBook only)
Amazon---> http://amzn.to/2fz7UxN
Goodreads---> http://bit.ly/1P2WMmC
THE NEXT FLAME (Aflame and Next to Never in one!) Coming May 2nd!!
Together in one volume for the first time, Penelope Douglas’s two bestselling novellas in the Fall Away Series, Aflame (already out in ebook) and Next to Never...
Amazon---> http://amzn.to/2fEhb6w
Goodreads---> http://bit.ly/2fZgJ72
***The ebook cover for Aflame will remain the same.
November 8, 2016
Hey, Awesome Nerds!
So I got this email from Goodreads this morning.
"Your readers must really love you! Your book received enough write-in votes in the Opening Round of the Goodreads Choice Awards to become an official nominee in the Semifinals! Congratulations!"
Thank you so much, everyone. Truly, that means a lot. When Punk 57 wasn't in the opening round, I didn't expect much, but you sure showed me ;)
The competition is stiff this year, so happy voting!!
https://www.goodreads.com/choiceaward...
xoxo <3
"Your readers must really love you! Your book received enough write-in votes in the Opening Round of the Goodreads Choice Awards to become an official nominee in the Semifinals! Congratulations!"
Thank you so much, everyone. Truly, that means a lot. When Punk 57 wasn't in the opening round, I didn't expect much, but you sure showed me ;)
The competition is stiff this year, so happy voting!!
https://www.goodreads.com/choiceaward...
xoxo <3
October 11, 2016
PUNK 57 coming in 10 DAYS!!!!
Pre-Order Here:
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