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Best Mail Day!

Look at these beauties!


Spain's NOCHE OSCURA EN PARIS (A Dark Night in Paris, I think?) and Germany's GROTESQUE (they kept the original title!) are soooo pretty. I also now have a few copies of The Lovely and Lost compliments of Listening Library. What do you think?? That orange hair is something, but just like the UK covers, these covers capture the dark and dangerous elements of the series better I think.

A giveaway is coming up! Tell your German and Spanish blogging friends!

And the winners are….

Congratulations to Jessica at A Great Read! You've won the signed ARC of THE WONDROUS AND THE WICKED!!

And for that extra surprise giveaway for those of you who also Tweeted with #WinWondrousWicked, congratulations to Kristen at My Friends Are Fiction! I hope you enjoy collecting different editions of books because…the surprise giveaway(s) are the UK paperback editions of The Beautiful & the Cursed and The Lovely & the Lost!


…which I actually think captures the tone of the series a bit better. What do you think?

Thank you to EVERYONE who entered to win and for all your kind comments. I'm love hearing that so many of you have enjoyed the series so far and are eagerly anticipating the third novel!

ARC giveaway for THE WONDROUS AND THE WICKED!

It's 2015! That means in just a few short months The Wondrous and the Wicked, the final book in The Dispossessed series will be hitting shelves!




I'm excited to get this final installment out there for those of you who have read and loved The Beautiful and the Cursed and The Lovely and the Lost! 

I'm also excited to hear from new readers who've been waiting for the full trilogy to be available before they tuck in to my world of shape shifting gargoyles and demon hunters in shadowy Paris :-) 

To celebrate, I'm hosting my first ARC giveaway! The rules are simple: 

1.) Leave a comment here on this blog post to enter to win the signed ARC

2.) On Twitter and/or Facebook, link this blog post using #WinWondrousWicked to also enter to win a surprise giveaway item (it'll be good. Promise!)


And that's it! The contest runs through Thurs., Jan. 8 at midnight. Thanks everyone! 

#SundayFundayNovel Update

A few months ago I had this fun idea: to start a project that I work on only on Sundays. A Sunday Novel. My goal? To write fast and free, without edit, and only for me. To write like I’m the only one who’s ever going to read it.
It’s been 12 Sundays, and here’s how things are progressing:
1.)   I’ve only missed one Sunday.
2.)  I’ve written 21,000 words. That means at least 1,750 words per Sunday.
3.)  I spend 1 to 2 hours writing each time.
4.)  Which means I’m writing WAY faster than I usually do. About twice as fast.
5.)  And most importantly: I’m having SO MUCH FUN.
I can’t remember the last time I’ve had so much fun with a project. You know how it feels when you start reading a book and you love it and you can’t wait until you can sit down and read another chapter? That’s the feeling. I look forward to every Sunday writing session.
I can do whatever I want with this story. It’s mine. Yes, I’m published and I’m planning on publishing more novels, but this one is just for me. If it turns out to be for you too, then great. But right now it’s mine and I’m have a great time with it.
If you want to start a #SundayFundayNovel, connect with meon Twitter! 

I kill people for a living--but I didn't kill the YA Scream Queens!

Who me, kill a YA Scream Queen? 
Oh, please. If I was going to kill someone, don’t you think I would be capable of planning the deed so I wouldn’t be implicated? I’m a writer, for heaven’s sake—I kill off characters all the time.
Now, if I wasgoing to kill someone I’d make sure to have a solid alibi. Have I mentioned that I’ve been at Disney—the happiest place on EARTH—for the last week? Every single Disney princess can vouch for me. I think I still have glitter in my hair.


I’d also never do the actual deed myself. Leave possible traces of my own DNA evidence behind at the scene for some plucky CSI detective to find? Hello…I’m not an amateur here.
That leads us to the, ahem, for-hire specialist. If I wanted to permanently silence someone, I would most definitely make sure I employed someone who would be meticulous and--best of all--quiet about their chosen profession. Think along the lines of The Transporter. And if that makes you think of Jason Statham, well, that’s never hurt anyone, right?


So in short, to be accused of killing a YA Scream Queen is just plain insulting. I do hope they find the real killers. Then again, if someone like me planned their murders, it’s highly unlikely.

YA Scavenger Hunt! RED TEAM

Hi all!
I'm Page Morgan, author of The Dispossessed series—dark, romantic novels about shape-shifting gargoyles in Paris at the turn of the last century. Think demon hunters, gargoyles, and the girls who love them ;-) Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the 9th Annual YA Scavenger Hunt! For those of you new to the hunt, check out how to play here. 


Today I’m hosting Rin Chupeco, author of THE GIRL FROM THE WELL. Welcome Rin!
 

Before we get to Rin’s exclusive content, let’s get to know her a little, shall we?
About the girl: Rin Chupeco once wrote obscure manuals for complicated computer programs, talked people out of their money at event shows, and did many other terrible things. She now writes about ghosts and fairy tales, but is still sometimes mistaken for a revenant.
About the book: Okiku is a lonely soul. She has wandered the world for centuries, freeing the spirits of the murdered-dead. Once a victim herself, she now takes the lives of killers with the vengeance they’re due. But releasing innocent ghosts from their ethereal tethers does not bring Okiku peace. Still she drifts on.
Such is her existence, until she meets Tark. Evil writhes beneath the moody teen’s skin, trapped by a series of intricate tattoos. While the neighbors fear him, Okiku knows the boy is not a monster. Tark needs to be freed from the malevolence that clings to him. There’s just one problem: if the demon dies, so does its host.
And now for Rin’s exclusive content! Here’s a scene from the upcoming, yet-to-be-titled sequel to THE GIRL FROM THE WELL:
I’m no hero, believe me. I’ve never rescued babies from burning buildings. I’ve never volunteered to save humpback whales or the rainforest. I’ve never been in protest rallies, never fed the hungry in Africa, never righted any of the eighty thousand things wrong with the world these days. Heroism isn’t a trait commonly found in teenage boys.
Stupidity, though. We’ve got that in spades.
Stupidity is why I’m huddled up behind a large sofa-bed, underneath a heavy blanket already partially drenched in my own sweat despite the AC humming in the otherwise silence. The television is tuned to the least scariest show I could find: a Jersey Shore rerun - horrifying in its own way, but not in the way that matters, which is the most important thing. I’m keeping an eye on the TV screen, and not because I’m eagerly awaiting Snooki’s next freak-out.
I’m watching the screen because I want to know when it’s coming to find me.
Earlier that night, I’d taken a raggedy-looking doll, cotton stuffing already scooped out, and replaced it with uncooked rice and a few fingernail clippings. I sewed it up again with red thread - when you’ve done this enough times as I have, sewing becomes as good a weapon as any. Then I waited for 3 am to roll around before filling the bathtub up with water and sticking the doll inside.
“Dumbelina, you’re it.” The name was not my idea, but it was what I had to work with. Using the same name from the ritual Sondheim and his girlfriend started and never finished - that’s how it knows you’re singling it out specifically, to play with. Just to ensure there were no misunderstandings, I said ‘You’re it.’ two more times.
The doll, like most dolls, said nothing. It gazed up at me from beneath the water, a drowned ball-jointed Ophelia made in some obscure sweatshop in China. Synthetic brown hair and plastic eyes in a yellow broadcloth dress. Common enough, the kind that could have been a knock-off of a knock-off.
But then the air changes. Then comes that invisible spider crawling up my spine, the one tickling the hairs behind my neck. That invisible spider I have grown to know these last couple of years, the one that whispers there’s something else in the room; breathing with you, watching you, grinning at you.
I hate that damn spider.
For one moment, the stringy brown hair glittered a shiny black sheen underneath the florescent lights. For one moment, I saw the doll’s glassy gaze take on just that faintest tinge of malicious self-awareness. For one moment, that damn thing’s head broke through the water’s surface, and looked at me.
I switched off the lights. I backed out of the bathroom, closed the door. I hid.
It sounds pretty idiotic, playing hide-and-go-seek with a doll. It’s not. It’s part of the rules I gotta play by.
The first rule is this: I have to finish the game. No matter what happens.--------------------

AHHHH, Rin! Thanks for sharing that scene with us, though I'm officially FREAKED OUT. It has at least 26 scary things about it. *wink wink*
For more about Rin, visit her website and of course, order up the fabulous sounding THE GIRL FROM THE WELL! 
As a BONUS GIVEAWAY, leave a comment and add my blog to your G+ circle (or follow me Twitter) for a chance to win a signed hardcover of THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE CURSED! I'll choose a winner on Oct. 6!
And now, Hunters, you’re off to visit another Team Red author, JENNIFER MCGOWAN!

Chapter by Chapter Book Rave!

If you're anywhere near New Rochelle, New York this Saturday, make plans to come see me and dozens of other YA and NA authors at the Chapter by Chapter Book Rave. I'm so excited, guys! This one's being hosted by the prolific and awesome Jennifer L. Armentrout. And if you ever wanted to see how a bunch of authors do at bowling, this is your chance. I know, I know, calm yourselves ;-) Check out all the stuff happening this Saturday and follow #CBCBR on Twitter for updates!

Cover Reveal: THE WONDROUS AND THE WICKED

So, this green beauty has been creeping around the internet for about a month now, so I figure it's about time to post it officially. Presenting the cover for the third and final book in The Dispossessed series, THE WONDROUS AND THE WICKED!


What do you think? I hope you like it as much as I do :-) This series has been such pleasure to write and Delacorte Press/Random House has been a fabulous publisher. These covers!! So happy with them.

In case you want to place a pre-order for TW&TW (due out April 2015!) here is a link. Save your receipt, since I'll be holding a pre-order giveaway in the month or so leading up to its release!

The #SundayFundayNovel idea

About a week ago, I had a vivid dream. It was about an alien invasion starring Kiefer Sutherland as the evil alien guy. It was so real, I actually looked Kiefer up on IMDB.com to make sure I hadn't seen a commercial advertising a new alien movie he was in. When I was certain the dream really had been my imagination, I wrote down everything I could remember--and of course, couldn't stop thinking about it.


(Jack Bauer knitting? Yes please.)

The timing could be better.

I'm working on another project that I'm really excited about (check out my Pinterest board for it!) and it's really difficult for me to switch between projects every day. BUT THIS IDEA! It wasn't leaving me alone. It kept rolling out in my head whether I wanted it to or not.

In Stephen King's On Writing, he advises to write when the fire is there. If you lose it, you might not be able to find it again later on. So I'm going to dedicate one day a week (Sunday) to writing this book. I'm calling it my #SundayFundayNovel. The goal? To write as much or as little as I want without worry, without edit. It's just pure fun, and right now, it's just for me. I'm not thinking about my agent or editor or critique partners. I'm not thinking about demographics, deadlines, or selling it. I'm only thinking about this story that I think would be a fun one to tell.



Do you have a #SundayFundayNovel idea? Maybe it's completely different from anything you've written before, or anything you're currently writing. Or maybe you've been meaning to start a novel and want to dedicate a set time to work on it.

Every Sunday I'll be on Twitter (@PageMorganBooks) with the hashtag #SundayFundayNovel and I'd love for you join me!

RT 2014!

One day after the release of THE LOVELY AND THE LOST (yay!!) and I'm packing for my first trip to New Orleans and the annual Romantic Times Convention. I've been watching the convention from the sidelines for a few years now, following all the Tweets and blog posts, and I'm so excited to finally be going!

If you see me, I'd love for you to stop me, say hi, and ask if you can have one of these:



Oh, and I'll have my gargoyle mask on hand in case you want to take a selfie wearing it! You will look fierce as a gargoyle, I promise. Just look at these YA authors...can you guess who they are??









(ha, that last one's a trick--it's me!)

Kayla DeGroote, the winner of last night's #LovelyLost Author Masquerade Chat on Twitter, will be receiving a signed copy of The Lovely and the Lost AND the gargoyle mask--but not until after RT!

Where I'll be at RT: 

On a speed reading panel Saturday with some amazing authors like Victoria Scott, Sarah Fine, Sophie Jordan, Rachel Vincent, and Terra Lynn Childs to name a few. (click the link for details)

At the FAN-tastic Day Party on Saturday from 7:15-7:45 p.m. (at the Marriott Hotel, 2nd Floor, Preservation Hall).

In YA Alley at the Giant Book Fair on Saturday signing paperbacks of The Beautiful and the Cursed and shiny new hardcovers of The Lovely and the Lost!

Follow my Twitter account @PageMorganBooks and Tweet me if you're around and want to know where I am.

Guys, I AM SO EXCITED FOR RT!!!

If you'll be there, let me know in the comments :-)