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paperbacks in the wild via bookcrossing.com

I’m exceedingly lucky to be going on a road trip vacation down the west coast of the United States for Labour Day week. I haven’t been on an actual vacation for about 2.5 years, so I’m seriously looking forward to it!!

I thought while I was taking my leisure that I should ‘wild release’ some books via bookcrossing.com. Though having never done so before I must admit I’m a little nervous.

We’re planning to hit Seattle, WA, Astoria,OR, and then Otter Rock, OR. And so on down the coast. Then we will loop back through Portland. I’m bringing ten books with me.

So, if you’re interested in “watching” the releases, I will twitter and facebook the book locations (most likely cafes, and coffee shops, maybe a cupcake place or two!!) I also have a profile page on bookcrossing.com, but I’m not sure whether that will be a great source of information, again having never done this before.

I’ll also update this post with locations!! FUN! FUN!

First stop? Seattle! Paperbacks will be released there Sunday, September 1st and perhaps Monday, September 2nd as well.

First release: Cupcakes (Etc) has been left @Cupcake Royale on Pine Street.

Second release: After The Virus has been released at Espresso Vivace Alley 24 in Seattle, WA.

Third release: Spirit Binder has now been released at Three Cups Coffee House (aka Columbian Coffee Roasters) in Astoria, OR

These paperbacks are getting ready to be released into the wild! Will you catch one?
These paperbacks are getting ready to be released into the wild! Will you catch one?

Happy long weekend!

 

And the winner of the four paperbacks giveaway is…

Heather from Hellertown, PA! (a.k.a. H.Lee in the comments). Out of 80 entries earned the random number generator picked number 74 = H.Lee.

I have boxed up Heather’s paperbacks and will mail them off to her this afternoon.

Thanks to everyone who entered. I just absolutely loved reading all your comments over the last two weeks. You are a funny, smart group! I totally wished I could send paperbacks to you all.

Bummed out that you didn’t win? I’ll be giving away a paperback copy of Cupcakes (Etc) via Goodreads next week. I’ll update the giveaway page here and facebook/twitter with the entry info when it opens.

In other news, I’m at 16,000 words on the 2nd draft of the Cupcakes (Etc) sequel, Trinkets, Treasures, and Other Bloody Magic. Looking at an October release date if all goes well.

Still a little sad? How about a pretty picture? This is a chocolate dahlia from my chocolate garden. Yes, I have a chocolate garden. How can you possibly be surprised?

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Sunshine & Lollipops!