Contest Alert…and more.

Hello Readers,

Patience is a virtue, and I’m a pretty patient person. We all have exceptions, though. For instance, I have horrible road rage. I’m the woman who yells at the other drivers through her car windows, expecting them to hear her. I’m also super impatient when I’m waiting on a new title from an author that I love. *cough* Christa Wick *cough*

I feel so incredibly blessed to have readers continually asking for the final book in the Vamp Chronicles. I feel so incredibly blessed to have readers asking about Cade’s story. I feel blessed period. No matter how stressed I am, I have to be grateful for what I have. And I’m grateful to have all of you.

What we often don’t see is the behind the scenes stuff, the other factors, the reasons. I don’t know if the person I’m yelling at is a new driver, if they are lost or perhaps recently had a scary crash and want to avoid another. Likewise, I don’t know all that Christa Wick is going through personally. I don’t know if she is secretly writing up a storm to bulk release or if she is going through a hard time. (Okay, so I might know that last one, but still…) I think impatience can be a result of selfishness sometimes. I want to get where I’m going and I want to get there now. I want to read the next book in that series and I want to read it now. It’s an ‘I want‘ and ‘I deserve‘ mentality that I am so guilty of.

I can only speak for myself. I am *only* speaking for myself. Admittedly, sometimes I can be selfish. Admittedly, sometimes I can be impatient. Admittedly, I can be disorganized, needy, overzealous, unprepared, etc. I am human, and I am full of flaws, flaws that I could list for anyone. However, sometimes, it isn’t about the flaws, but rather the heart. It’s about what is at the core. And, at the core, I want to give you what you’re asking for. I want to be what you expect. I want to defy possibilities at times and blow you all out of the water. I want more than I say and more than you see.
 
But that’s the tricky part. Sometimes, I can’t tell you what’s going on behind the scenes. Sometimes, you can’t see what I’m doing, what I’ve done or what I’m working on. Sometimes, you can’t see the amazing that I am anxious to share with you.
 
I never liked the phrase ‘Good things come to those who wait,’ probably because I knew it was true. In a world fueled by instant gratification, who would want to wait? I don’t!
 
But, alas, it is true, most of the time. All of you Vamp Chronicles readers and fans, please hold on. Good things are coming for this series! I can’t say now, and I can’t show you right now, but it is coming. I’m not evading your questions, I’m not avoiding you, I am working behind the scenes *for you.* Because I want to give you more. Because I want to be what you expect in some capacity. You’ve got to hang tight, though.
 
Part of the greatness of being a writer is having the freedom to grow in any direction. I love the opportunities writing has provided me. I love that I can decide what I’m going to write next, even if it’s in a genre I’ve never touched. I love that I have flexibility in my schedule. I love that I get to spend the holidays with my kids. I love and appreciate what all of you have afforded me. I’m not rich, by any means, and there are fancy private schools and therapies I would like to be able to afford for my sons, but, alas, I have what is important: enough. I have enough to live and do. And that’s because of you! You’ve given me a gift I could never repay, but I am trying. I am working for all of you. Because I want to give you more. Because I want to be what you expect in some capacity.
 
So, for now, I can’t tell you what’s to come just yet. But I can assure something is coming, and that good things come to those who wait.
 
And…I *can* do a contest! I haven’t done one of these in a hot minute. If you don’t like to win FREE stuff, then exit this page now. (This is a judgment free zone. I won’t hate on you for leaving.)
 
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CONTEST ALERT!
I have a brand, spanking new contest for all of you, and all of the details are below!
 
Contest Basics:
There are 2 separate contests: one for those 18 & older, and one for those 18 & younger. So, essentially, an ADULT contest and a YOUNG ADULT contest. The contest will run through Saturday, September 6th, 2014 @ 12am, midnight, EST. 
 
Prizes:
YOUNG ADULT Winner:
Kobo bag full of author swag, some signed, *plus* a signed bookmark from me, a young adult title keychain, *and* an e-book copy of any 2 young adult titles currently available (as of 9/2/2014).
YOUNG ADULT Runner Up:
Kobo bag full of author swag, some signed, *plus* a young adult title keychain, a signed bookmark from me, *and* an e-book copy of any young adult title of mine currently available (as of 9/2/2014).
YOUNG ADULT Places 3rd-5th:
A young adult title keychain *and* a signed bookmark from me.
 
ADULT Winner:
Kobo bag full of author swag, some signed, *plus* a signed bookmark from me, an adult title keychain, an e-book copy of any adult title of mine currently available (as of 9/2/2014), *and* a signed print copy of the book ‘Two Times the Charm.’
ADULT Runner Up:
Kobo bag full of author swag, some signed, *plus* an adult title keychain, an e-book copy of any adult title of mine currently available (as of 9/2/2014), *and* a signed bookmark from me.

ADULT Places 3rd-5th:
An adult title keychain *and* a signed bookmark from me.
 
Contest Fine Print:
ONE entry per person. Contest Winners will be chosen at random and announced on Sunday, September 7th, 2014, at or before 2pm EST. All prizes will be shipped out on or before September 30th, 2014. This contest *IS* open to International readers. (Woohoo!)
 
How to Enter:
This is, of course, the most important part of it all. Comment on this website post (and this post *only* – social media comments will * not * be counted) with the following:
1. – Whether you are entering the ADULT or YOUNG ADULT contest.
2. – Which of my books is your favorite? OR Which of my titles would you like to read (that you haven’t already)?
3. – Why (is it your favorite)? OR Why (would you like to read this book in particular)?
(Example 1: YOUNG ADULT – Diary of a Vampeen – Because I can relate to Lexi, and that doesn’t happen with every heroine I read about.)
(Example 2: ADULT – One Letter – Because Daniel sounds like a sexy hero I would enjoy reading about.)
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HAPPY COMMENTING! – Christin