Because YOU Rock: The Yara Fund

Hi guys. With Twitter and the Internet, I'm sure most of you know that the owner of Once Upon a Twilight book blog, Yara, lost her home, everything to a fire. She's an amazing gal, and even so, devastation of this magnitude should be felt by no one. Some amazing authors have banded together to help raise funds for Yara and her family. Every little bit counts. Here's the message from Yara's family posted on her blog:

"As many of you may have heard my cousin and owner of Once Upon A Twilight blog Yara, has lost everything to a devastating fire that started Friday, late afternoon. The fire engulfed a second time early morning on Saturday leaving nothing but ashes behind. Although, they lost everything in this fire, my family is safe and that is what truly matters. I am grateful today and thank god everyday that my family was not hurt, at least not physically. Newspaper with Full Story

I am touched by all the kind words and support that she has received this past couple of days and how everyone has stepped up and has voiced their support throughout the Internet and phone calls. This means a great deal to Yara and she feels so loved and blessed to have each and everyone of you."

Please go here to make a donation! Like I said, every little bit counts, and donators are also entered into a contest for a chance to win some amazing books and swag from some very awesome authors. Check out what Lani Woodland has organized below:

Lani Woodland is giving away a copy of Intrinsical, Indelible, Transcendent, and some Indelible Swag. Also a CD of the song Can't Stop Dreamin' of You mentioned in Intrinsical. AND if you win, your name will be used in Inevitable, the third and final book in the Yara Silva trilogy! How flippin' cool is that?

Jamie Manning is donating an ARC of his debut novel Blood Born and swag.

Angela Corbett is donating a copy of her book Eternal Starling and swag.

Brenda Pandos is donating a copy of her newest book The Onyx Talisman, and to another local person, the kindle version of the Talisman trilogy.

Kristie Cook is donating e-books from her Soul Saver series Promise, Purpose and Genesis.

Karen Amanda Hooper is donating a signed copy of Tangled Tides and some mermaid swag.

Taryn Browning is donating a copy of her books Dark Seeker and Dark beauty and two signed jumbo sized bookmarks.

And I'm donating a signed copy of Destiny's Fire and swag.

Thank you to Lani Woodland for organizing this amazing giveaway, and to Yara's family for putting together the fund, and to all you amazing readers, writers, bloggers, the whole loving community for donating and supporting Yara!

Destiny's Fire Blog Tour!

The amazing YA bloggers on this tour are working hard, guys! They're doing a bang up job, and I wanted to post the links once more for easy finding for those who wanted to hop along the tour. I'm beyond words how great this tour has been going, and the beautiful posts these bloggers are putting together.

Some blogs along the tour are giving away ebooks of DF, bookmarks, and signed bookplates. Make sure to visit all the stops to enter all the giveaways. Julie from A Tale of Many Reviews is hosting the tour and doing an awesome job, as well as hosting the grand prize giveaway at the end of the tour! You can stop by her blog January 18th to enter for a chance to win an Egyptian Steampunk necklace, print copy of DF, and swag.

And look, swag! Traci, the coolest PR in the world, has gotten some DF neck tatts and those are coming soon!

Here's the fantastic YA bloggers! Woot!

Where can I find your book? From the FAQ

I've gotten numerous emails with this question. And have also seen it mentioned here and there. So, I've decided to post the information from my FAQ. I hope this helps! Thank you for asking =)

First off. DESTINY'S FIRE will be listed everywhere ebooks are sold. It just doesn't have a pre-order feature. But it will be available January 10th. Here's my Amazon author's profile. It will be listed there soon!

It will also be available directly from my publisher's site on January 10th.

Can I purchase DESTINY'S FIRE at my local bookstore?

Yes and no. If your local Barnes and Noble doesn't have it in stock, you can order it from the counter and have it shipped to their store or directly to your home. As for Indie bookstores, some may carry it, but most likely won't. Less and less bookstores are stocking books as ebooks and discounted books online take over the preferred method of buying books.  DF is published through a small publisher, and this means unless it's in high demand and shows the bookstore will make a nice profit, they won't rent shelf space for it. This also happens to titles published through larger publishers. It shows where we are headed in the future as far as books. Sad, but true. I'm guilty of buying most of my books in ebook and online, too, though.

Holy Giveaways Batman!

Hi guys! I know it's only a few days away until the release of DESTINY'S FIRE and I've been scarce, but I've been working hard on edits for another project that I MUST get finished. Like, yesterday. I'm so excited about the release of DF and all the support that I've receive from everyone! I wanted to put together a post showcasing all the giveaways and fun stuff going right now and after the release, and thank some amazing people who are helping make this the best week ever for me.

Current giveaways

• Tori Scott is giving away a copy of DESTINY'S FIRE on her blog. Contest ends January 10th. She also has some other fun giveaways going on, so make sure to check those out!

• Shannon Duffy is also giving away a copy. Ending release day, January 10th, also!

• Brenda Drake, from DNA Writers, is giving away another copy! Check out her blog for deets. She's also doing another giveaway soon on her personal author blog. So make sure to check that out!

Winter Haven Books is hosting a virtual release party! This is ALL them and their awesomeness. So I don't have the details at the moment. But I'm so honored Amber is putting this together I could just squish her! I'll update when I know more.

To my amazement, a Fans of Trisha Wolfe Facebook fanpage has been put up O_O I'm as shocked as you. DF hasn't hit the market yet, and my head is reeling from all the support it's received so far. Thank you to the creator of this site! You can check it out for updates on DESTINY'S FIRE and future books. It has pics of hot guys and stuff, too ;)

The DESTINY'S FIRE Blog Tour kicks off January 9th. There's going to be even MORE book giveaways, and a DF Egyptian, Steampunk necklace grand prize. So make sure to hop along for a chance to win. I just want to thank Julie from A Tale of Many reviews for doing an amazing job coordinating this event, and an early thanks to all the awesome YA bloggers for their hard work. Here's a linky to all the participating blogs!