You are cordially invited! (C&E release party: play games, win giveaways, and mingle with some of your favorite authors!)

Hey everyone! In case you haven't heard, my next book, Cinder & Ella, is releasing and I'm having a HUGE launch party! Since Cinder & Ella is a "Cinderella" retelling, I've decided to throw my own ball! Come, show off your awesome dresses, bring your imaginary fantasy date, dance with Prince Cinder, feast until you're sick to your stomach, play games, enter  endless giveaways, and mile with some of your favorite Cinderella authors!
Let me tell you a little about this event. It's a Facebook Party. That means that you join the EVENT on Facebook, log in the day of, and follow all the different posts on the event page. THIS WILL NOT TAKE PLACE ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE. YOU MUST JOIN THE EVENT PAGE TO PARTICIPATE!
Join the event by clicking on the picture below:
First of all, we will have an Early Bird Sale. One release day only, the ebook of Cinder & Ella will be on sale for $2.99. After release day the price will go back to it's regular price of $4.99 so get it wile it's on sale! Then join me and a slew of other FABULOUS people for hours of games and contests. There will be lots of prizes and lots of ways to win. Here's a list of the schedule of events:
C&E Book Release Ball Schedule!ALL TIMES PST (Pacific Standard Time) (UTC – 8 hours)
3pm – Meet Kelly Oram! I'll be there saying hi and answering as many questions as I can. I'll introduce Cinder & Ella and put in my shameless plug to buy the book. :D) 
RED CARPET CONTEST (Meet Actress/model/fashionista Summer Bellessa of the Girls With Glasses Show!) Yes, I'm rolling out the red carpet for this star-studded event of the century, so make sure you arrive in style! This is where you'll post pics of your outfits. Start searching for that perfect gown now. The winner of the fashion contest will win a $5 Amazon gift card. And since I personally lack a sense of style, I've asked my good friend, the lovely Summer Belessa, to come chat it up with you guys, talk fashion, and judge our red carpet contest!
FANTASY DATE CONTEST Once you've walked the red carpet you'll be announced at the door. Say Hi and post pics of your dates! Dream Big here guys. Who are you bringing to the ball? your boyfriend/girlfriend/favorite actor/book boyfriend/musician/Albert Einstein? It could be anyone! If I like your dream date the best you'll win a signed C&E swag pack.
3:30 – Meet Cindy C Bennett! Cindy will be stopping by to say hello and giveaway an ebook of her Enchanted Fairytales. (which includes The Unmasking of Cinderella.)
C&E Teaser Giveaway A big part of the release party (other than to persuade you to by the book) is to help me spread the word about the release. Share this photo teaser of C&E and enter to win a signed C&E swag pack.) 
4:00 – Meet Cindi Madsen! Cindi will be stopping by to say hello and giveaway an ebook Cinderella Screwed Me Over.
Dance with Prince Cinder! You can't have a ball without dancing! I'll post a music video from my C&E playlist, and give you a question to answer in the comments. Prince Cinder will be there, and if he asks you to dance, you will win your choice of $5 iTunes gift card or signed C&E swag.
4:30 – Meet Janette Rallison! Janette will be stopping by to say hello and giveaway a copy of My Fair Godmother.
Sign the guest book! Yes, this is another shameless attempt for me to keep in touch with you about my upcoming releases. Sign up on my email list and enter to win a signed Kelly Oram Book of Choice. Obviously emails are kept confidential, and I won't spam. You'll receive only a couple emails a year about my new releases, and any events I may be attending.
5:00 – Meet Marissa Meyer! Marissa will be stopping by to say hello and giveaway a Lunar Chronicles swag pack)!
C&E Teaser Giveaway A big part of the release party (other than to persuade you to by the book) is to help me spread the word about the release. Share this photo teaser of C&E and enter to win a signed C&E swag pack.) 
5:30 – Meet Sariah Wilson! Sariah will be stopping by to say hello and giveaway a copy of The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back (Print (US only) or ebook (Intl.))
More Dancing with Prince Cinder! Same as before, I'll post a music video from my C&E playlist, and give you a question to answer in the comments. If Prince Cinder asks you to dance, you win your choice of $5 iTunes gift card or signed C&E swag.
6:00 – Meet Cassie Mae! Cassie will be stopping by to say hello and giveaway a signed paperback of Reasons I Fell for the Funny Fat Friend. (US Only.) And an ebook of Reasons as well (intl)
King Kyle Fan Art Contest. What's a ball with out a King presiding? King of the Book Boyfriends Kyle Hamilton will make an appearance. King Kyle loves to receive gifts from his adoring subjects. This is a Kelly Oram Fan Art contest. Get creative and start making your gifts for King Kyle now. Pictures, drawings, photo teasers, song lyrics, poems, youtube videos of a dream cast... whatever your amazing minds can come up with. Post the pics or links to your creations in King Kyle's thread and he'll chose one lucky winner to be his Queen for the evening. If you're crowned Queen, you will win a signed set of paperbacks of his books V is for Virgin & A is for Abstinence. He'll also personally autograph a poster for you!
6:30 – Meet Carly Syms! Carly is going to stop by to say hello and giveaway a Carly ebook of your choice.
C&E Teaser Giveaway A big part of the release party (other than to persuade you to by the book) is to help me spread the word about the release. Share this photo teaser of C&E and enter to win a signed C&E swag pack.) 
7:00 – Meet Anne Eliot! Anne will be stopping by to say hello and giveaway an ebook Unmaking Hunter Kennedy.
LAST DANCE/LAST GIVEAWAY  This is your last chance to dance with Prince Cinder. It's also a chance for me to say thank you for being here today and for buying Cinder & Ella. Which you, of Course, will already have done ;) (Post pic of C&E on your e-reader or a screen cap of your purchase confrimation screen to enter to win signed C&E paperback!)
7:30 – C&E Read Along with Kelly Oram! I am by no means a professional reader, but I thought it would be fun to say hi in person. I'll post a video of me in my office where I basically make a fool of myself and show you how I haven't lost any of the weight of baby #4. LOL, okay, not really, well you can see that, but I basically just say hi and then I'll read the prologue and first chapter of Cinder & Ella. You'll be able to get a feel of how it sounds to me. (And how I butcher the Spanish language!) Hopefully it's fun. Make sure you’ve downloaded your ebook already so you can read along with me!
8:00 – Thank you/goodbye & winners announced.

As you can see, this is going to be an EPIC adventure. It's the biggest event I've ever tried to put together, and I'm really excited for it. I really hope you all come and please, anything you can do to spread the word about this event before October 1st would be so appreciated! Tell/invite your friends, share the link on your social media... Lets make this Ball the event of the century and help Cinder & Ella have a successful release! You guys are the best, and without your support I wouldn't be able to do what I love! 
See you at the Ball!!Again, you can join the event here: