Panel List: PI-CON 2014 in Enfield, CT

If your in in the Enfield, CT area June 27-29, head on over to Pi-Con! What is Pi-Con, you ask? Here's how they describe themselves:

Pi-Con is a diverse collection of geeks. Our members are fans of books, movies, gaming, webcomics and print comics, tech and gadgetry, costuming, anime, and music. You’ll find people who are into steampunk, space opera, vampires, ren faires, superheroes, and dozens of other genres in various combinations. We’ll still be including all the best parts of previous Pi-Cons; you can discuss your favorite topics in panels and meetups, play tabletop games from our extensive library, see a show or two, and party until you can’t stay awake anymore.

The convention has been held annually in August, in the Springfield, MA area.

We pride ourselves on being open and welcoming of newcomers. If you’re into any of the fandoms we celebrate, or even just into hanging out with a bunch of friendly geeks, we’d like to extend a warm invitation. Hope to see you there!

Learn more at http://pi-con.org/

Here's my panel list:

Sat 10:00am   Reading (with Ellen Larson)

Sat 11:00am   The Many Roads of Publishing 101

Sat 6:00pm     Scary Movies We Love

Sat 7:00pm     Broad Universe RFR

Sat 8:00pm     Bad Endings

Sun 10:00am Mythbusting for Writers

Sun 12:00pm Research is Your Friend

Sun 1:00pm   Kickstarter and Other Microfunding Programs

That's right, not one but TWO readings! So, what are you waiting for? Stop on by and say hi.

SUMMONED by Rainy Kaye - blog tour and giveaway

Blurb Twenty-three year old Dimitri has to do what he is told—literally. Controlled by a paranormal bond, he is forced to use his wits to fulfill unlimited deadly wishes made by multimillionaire Karl Walker. Dimitri has no idea how his family line became trapped in the genie bond. He just knows resisting has never ended well. When he meets Syd—assertive, sexy, intelligent Syd—he becomes determined to make her his own. Except Karl has ensured Dimitri can't tell anyone about the bond, and Syd isn't the type to tolerate secrets. Then Karl starts sending him away on back-to-back wishes. Unable to balance love and lies, Dimitri sets out to uncover Karl's ultimate plan and put it to an end. But doing so forces him to confront the one wish he never saw coming—the wish that will destroy him. Summoned is represented by Rossano Trentin of TZLA. Find out more at http://www.summonedtheseries.com Author Bio Rainy Kaye is an aspiring overlord. In the mean time, she blogs at RainyoftheDark.com and writes paranormal novels from her lair somewhere in Phoenix, Arizona. When not plotting world domination, she enjoys getting lost around the globe, studying music so she can sing along with symphonic metal bands, and becoming distracted by Twitter (@rainyofthedark). She is represented by Rossano Trentin of TZLA. A Rafflecopter Giveaway a Rafflecopter giveaway Author Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/rainyofthedark Author Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rainyofthedark Author Blog: http://www.rainyofthedark.com Cover Design: Kris Wagner https://www.facebook.com/digitalgunman Model: Adam Jakubowski https://www.facebook.com/LadyJakubowsky Photographer: Marcin Rychły https://www.facebook.com/karrdepl GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20624580-summoned?ac=1 BookLikes: http://booklikes.com/book/5476398/summoned-rainy-kaye Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/summonedtheseries

Cover Reveal - ALMOST MAGIC by Kathleen Bullock

Book Blurb:

Ever since she turned twelve, Apple Bramblewood’s life has been plagued by visits from weird creatures. It seems she is a rare Attractor, a Wizard whose sole talent is solving the clamorous demands of very odd beings, usually in the most unorthodox, haphazard, and klutzy ways. Apple doesn’t want to be an Attractor; her most passionate goal is to attend the ordinary middle school with ordinary kids where her perfect older sister, Cornelia, is allowed to go. Her parents have no doubts about Cornelia’s magical prowess, but Apple seems destined to be home-schooled forever.

Author Bio:

In addition to Almost Magic, Kathleen Bullock is the author of Far Corners (Time Travel/ Historic) and The End of Dominion (MG/YA Fantasy). She is the author-illustrator of ten picture books for children (Simon & Schuster and other publishers), a winner of the ABA Before Columbus Award for Illustration, and a first place winner in the 2011 Surrey International Writing Contest. She works as a free-lance author/illustrator for Guardian Angel Books and magazine and for Incentive Publications (now owned by World Book, Inc.) illustrating over one hundred educational books and programs. Kathleen lives with her boisterous, extended family in beautiful Southern Oregon.

Title: Almost Magic

Author: Kathleen Bullock

Publisher: Spencer Hill Press Midgrade (www.spencerhillmiddlegrade.com) Please feel free to use any text, images, links, etc. from our website.

ISBN 978-1-939392-11-4 Paperback

ISBN 978-1-939392-12-1 Ebook

Release Date May 2015

Formats: Paper, e-book

If you’d like to request an ARC, please use the reviewer form on our website.

http://spencerhillmiddlegrade.com/for-reviewers/.

Blog Tour for COPPER RAVENS Is Up and Running!

Follow the tour for interviews, guest posts, giveaways, and other fun stuff! And don't forget, COPPER RAVENS will be available June 17 wherever books are sold. Or, you know, the library.

Week One:

6/9/2014- DanaSquare- Review

6/9/2014- Fiction Dreams- Guest Post

6/10/2014- By the Book Reviews- Review

6/10/2014- YA Story Teller- Interview

6/11/2014- Taking It One Book at a Time- Review

6/11/2014- The Bookie Monster                - Guest Post

6/12/2014- Poisoned Rationality- Review

6/12/2014- iequalsAlissa- Interview

6/13/2014- The Book Cookies- Review

6/13/2014- Pieces of Whimsy- Guest Post

Week Two:

6/16/2014- Shayna Varadeaux Books & Reviews- Review

6/16/2014- Paranormal Book Club- Interview

6/17/2014- Curse of the Bibliophile- Review

6/17/2014- Addicted Readers- Guest Post

6/18/2014- City of Books- Review

6/18/2014- Stephanie Keyes- Interview

6/19/2014- The Phantom Paragrapher- Review

6/19/2014- Rose Shadow Ink- Guest Post

6/20/2014- modern-assassin- Review

6/20/2014- Curling Up With A Good Book- Interview

Cover Reveal - LITTLE MISS EVIL by Bryce Leung and Kristy Shen

Book Blurb:

When you live in a volcano, ride to school in a helicopter, and regularly see your dad on the news with the caption “EVIL GENIUS” underneath his picture, it takes a lot to rattle you.

Until you get a message that says: We have your father. Deliver the NOVA in 24 hours or we will kill him.

What’s a NOVA, you ask? It’s a nuclear bomb capable of turning the city into a radioactive mushroom cloud, and ever since Fiona’s dad built it, it’s caused nothing but grief. But telling him to stop building weapons is like telling Michelangelo to stop painting.

And that’s why thirteen-year-old Fiona has a flamethrower strapped to her arm. After all, who’d mess with a girl who can throw fireballs?

Author’s short Bio:

Bryce and Kristy are a tag-team writing duo with way too many voices in their heads. As engineers living in Toronto, they can’t be safely contained by mere cubicle walls, and therefore must spend every other waking moment writing to keep the crazy from leaking out at the office. When not writing or working, they spend their time parachuting into volcanoes and riding polar bears while tossing dynamite at rabid kangaroos. Yup, that’s right. Sometimes they can’t even believe how awesome their lives are.

Title: Little Miss Evil

Author: Bryce Leung and Kristy Shen

Publisher: Spencer Hill Press Midgrade (www.spencerhillmiddlegrade.com) Please feel free to use any text, images, links, etc. from our website.

ISBN 978-1-939392-09-1 Paperback

ISBN 978-1-939392-10-7 Ebook

Release Date March 2015

Formats: Paper, e-book

If you’d like to request an ARC, please use the reviewer form on our website.

http://spencerhillmiddlegrade.com/for-reviewers/.

Have You Always Wanted To Have Breakfast With An Author? Well, Now You Can

Once again, Spencer Hill Press is hosting author breakfasts at BEA! (Not familiar with BEA? Check it out: http://www.bookexpoamerica.com) And, you can win OR buy tickets!


The scheduled authors are listed below.

Thursday, May 29

Elizabeth Langston

A.R. Kahler

Friday, May 30

Megan Whitmer

Kelly Hashway

Rachel Harris

Kelsey Macke

Jennifer L. Armentrout

Saturday, May 31

T.J. Wooldridge

Daisy Whitney

Errick Nunnally

Jennifer Allis Provost

Jennifer Carson

(Authors are scheduled, but SHP and its affiliates cannot be responsible for author cancellations or delays.)

The Event Details:

Each morning of BEA, we will host a limited-seating engagement for with several of our authors at the Westway Diner (http://westwaydinernyc.com), less than a mile from the Javits center, from 7:30AM-8:30AM.

This is a limited seating event allowing attendees an intimate breakfast with their favorite SHP, SC, SHC, Tulip, and SHMG authors that includes your breakfast, a chance to chat with the authors, and of course, swag and goodie bags!

How can you get into these special events?

Two ways:

Purchase a ticket for one of the limited seats

Win Free Tickets

Tickets are $15 each and will include breakfast and swag goodie bags.  Tickets will be on a first come-first served basis, but they can be purchased at any time from NOW until 11:59 PM MONDAY, MAY 26 (Memorial Day). Send your names from an email that can take replies to breakfast@spencerhillpress.com and let me know which breakfast date you want! We will confirm your reservation for up to two seats with instructions on how to pay via PayPal. Payments must be received within 24 hours of the confirmation. We will also maintain a wait-list in case payments do not go through.  People on the wait-list will be contacted in the order they were put on the list.

To WIN tickets, during the specific dates and times below, entrants should send their names to breakfast@spencerhillpress.com from email addresses that can receive replies. For each of the breakfast seatings, two (2) individual, single-seat winners will be chosen from all requests using random.org.

Dates and Times:

WIN FREE SEATS ON THURSDAY, MAY 29

Send names from emails that can receive replies to breakfast@spencerhillpress.com from 12:01 AM until 11:59 PM on FRIDAY, MAY 16.

WIN FREE SEATS ON FRIDAY, MAY 30

Send names to breakfast@spencerhillpress.com from 12:01 AM until 11:59 PM on MONDAY, MAY 19

WIN FREE SEATS ON SATURDAY, May 31

Send names to breakfast@spencerhillpress.com from 12:01 AM until 11:59 PM on THURSDAY, MAY 22

All winners of free tickets will be chosen through random.org and informed within 24 hours of the raffle's close.

Reservations will be responded to with payment info within 48 hours. Final reservation confirmations may take up to 72 hours from email notice of receipt for confirmation to ensure payment completion. Reservations are not confirmed until you receive a “payment confirmed” email.

Reminders will be sent out for each opportunity to join us.

Cover Reveal - DATE SHARK by DelSheree Gladden

When It Comes to Choosing Between Obsession and Passion, 

Some Lines are Meant to Be Crossed

Life as the marketing director for a popular fashion boutique is overwhelming for Leila Sparrow, to say the least. She’s not sure what ever possessed her to add revamping her dating life to her already hectic schedule. Calling in renowned Date Shark, Eli Walsh seemed like a good idea until she actually met with him. She isn’t supposed to be fantasizing about her dating coach. Leila knows he only sees her as a client, but when their business relationship becomes more of a friendship, it’s hard not to imagine what might be.

His Date Shark business was only meant to be a side-enterprise to his thriving couple’s therapy practice, but Eli Walsh knows it’s become more of an obsession. At least, it was until he agreed to take on Leila. Somehow she has stolen his entire focus. He wants to admit his fascination with her and growing romantic interest, but he knows coming on too strong will scare her away. His plan to convince her that she is worth any man’s interest by first being her friend is challenged when his tips start to pay off and Leila begins dating Luke. Will his friendship with Leila mean the end to any romantic pursuit? 

Date Shark will be released from Limitless Publishing on

May 13th, 2014!

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