Happy #ObumbrateDay!

OH SQUEEEEEEEE! It's finally here, guys! Six months in the making and IT'S FINALLY HERE AND I CAN'T THINK PAST THESE WORDS SO I'LL SAY IT AGAIN- IT'S HERE!


There aren't words to describe how excited I am for today. Really, there aren't. But if I could tone down today's awesomeness of Obumbrate's release, it would use words like 'awesome' and 'superfragalisticexpialadocious'. I have no idea if I spelled that right. 


So in case you've been living under a ROCK for the last few weeks, here's the run down! The second book to TIS, Obumbrate, is out and available! That means you can grab a copy, scarf it down like Mera did for Mera's YA Book Blog, snag a digital copy on Amazon or B&N, or you know, pick up a signed copy here on the blog! There's all kinds of good things going on today! 


Like what? I'm so glad you asked that! 


Boosh! There's a Facebook event running all day! Or better yet, a massive Rafflecopter Giveaway!  


If that isn't tickling your fancy, Goodreads is still running the giveaway for Obumbrate, too! 


And if none of those fulfill your insatiable need to chat about #TeamEssallie or #TeamKayden or #TeamAri, hit up Twitter! #ObumbrateDay is the code-word, ladies and gents! 


This entire day is going to be nothing but shenanigans, shenanigans, and maybe some SHENANIGANS WITH CUPCAKES. And music. And posted excerpts all day. And probably soda. But not fish, Essallie hates fish. 


Come on! Let's get this party ROLLING! 



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Indie Author Giveaway Hop!

It's here! The ultimate of indie giveaways is here!


Okay, so I'm totally not going to sugar-talk all of you, I'm just going to toss up the list of awesome stuff up for grabs and let you handle it from here!


ONE lucky winner will receive-

- A signed first edition copy of Illumine

- A signed EARLY EDITION copy of Obumbrate 

- Matching bookmarks for each book!

It doesn't get much better than this! And what a better way to support an indie author by entering in this madness of a giveaway hop! The Rafflecopter below will tell you exactly what you can do to enter, and don't forget to keep up with other sweet giveaways and posts on my Facebook fan page Alivia Anders, Author!



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Special Updates On TIS!

Hey everyone! 


I know it's been a little bit since I've done a full-fledged dedicated post, so I kind of need to cram you all with a huge overload of updates and information and myth dispellers (curse those Mythers!) on a whole bunch of stuff going. Super promise it won't be heavy on the brain. 


1- Obumbrate is still locked for its July 7th release. This hasn't changed! What HAS changed is where the online festivities will be taking place to celebrate. Originally, I had planned a Facebook party on several pages, but with Facebook's new fan page promotion policies, I can't unless I risk having the pages removed. 


So we're going to make this super-easy and super-fun by simply making a Twitter party! All day on July 7th, use the hashtag #obumbrateday in your tweets, and you're in! I'll be posting from my user @aliviaanders and doing a series of flash giveaways including signed bookmarks, a couple signed paperbacks, and even some other sweet swag! Trust me, you do NOT want to miss this! 


2- I am trying, desperately, to include a snippet of my next book, Unwanted, which is slated for a tentative Summer 2013 release. BUT I may not make the cut in time to include it. I may, however, have the ability to include a snippet of A Shard of Ice in the back, which is something I've been carefully working on and is slated for a Winter 2013 release. 


3- The cover for A Shard of Ice is NOT the final cover. It's been dancing around online and a couple of people asked me if it was the final cover, but sadly, it isn't. I won't know the final cover of ASoI until this fall/winter. But, in case you haven't seen what I'm talking about, here's the idea of the cover I've been tinkering with: 

(credit to istockphoto for the, uh, stock.)

That's all she wrote for the moment, but until my next post (which is for a MEGA giveaway hop I'm in that goes up in... 2 hours) see you all soon! 

Biggest TIS Fan Contest!

Can you believe it? Only 57 days left until OBUMBRATE is released! Don't know about you guys, but I'm chewing off all my nails and freaking out by ODing on coffee as the day grows closer. 


Since announcing the date, you've seen the cover, you've read sneak peeks of the continuing tumultuous relationship between Essallie and Kayden, and you've probably twisted your mind around the mystery of Ari. So while you wait for the days to pass by, why not join in on the fun going on at my Facebook fan page? 


Right now, and until the 17th of May, if you head on over to my Facebook page and tell me why you're the biggest TIS fan, you could win a signed copy of Obumbrate when it releases! Um, hello? How cool is that? 


Meanwhile, if you haven't grabbed your paperback copy of Illumine yet, this is a heads up. Illumine will be getting a new cover come this July, probably right around the time Obumbrate is released. So if you're digging the whole 'indie cover' look, snatch your copy before the new cover rolls in. Or, you know, wait for the new cover and see if you love that one more. Either way, I promise the new one will be just as beautiful, if not more so. 

Pre-Order Obumbrate and win SMOKIN' Prizes!

Earlier this week I posted some very beautiful bookmarks for Obumbrate, my second novel continuing The Illumine Series (TIS) where Illumine left off. And in that post, I may have mentioned that I would be unveiling a way to get your hands on some of those gorgeous beauties come Thursday.


Well, guess what? It's Thursday!


I had been thinking about ways to give everyone the best gift ever all week, and the conclusion I got at the end seemed perfect. Why not do a giveaway?! 


Two lucky winners who pre-order a paperback copy of Obumbrate will win a SWAG package of SMOKIN' awesomeness (pun most definitely intentional.) Two lucky winners will receive: 

1 OBUMBRATE T-Shirt (S-L, will be made for the winner!) 

3 SIGNED OBUMBRATE bookmarks! (So two for you, one for a friend! Or all three for you if that tickles your fancy.)

1 OBUMBRATE Pendant Necklace! (Just like the one that was given away at Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile! 

The Rafflecopter will close on MAY 11th, so you only have until then to be entered to win this package!  Don't miss it! 

The New Bookmarks Are Here!

Guess what?! 

No, I didn't get a pet duck. Thanks for asking, though. 

But I DID, however, get some new bookmarks made! 

Check them out below! These are brand new, freshly made Obumbrate bookmarks! 

Like 'em? Want to get your hands on 'em? Well, you can't yet, but you will be able to soon! 

This Thursday at noon I will be posting how you can get your hands on these pretties! 

Until then, if you like them, let me know in the comments below! 

COVER REVEAL: Obumbrate

It's finally here! That's right, it's time to quit hiding the cover for book two of The Illumine Series and reveal the cover for Obumbrate! 

Following a neat little trend on quoting the dictionary, here's the definition of Obumbrate-

ob·um·brate

 [ob-uhm-breyt]

1. to darken, overshadow, or cloud.

And without further ado...

Oooh, sound sneaky, huh? And check it out- Essallie's pendant is right on the cover! The cover in all its entirety, from photos taken to digital editing, was done by your truly! One of the coolest things I love is show you the imagery in my mind when I write, and creating covers from scratch does just that. 


Later on next week I'll be sharing with you all the ability to pre-order a signed copy of the second book with a whole mix of goodies right from this blog. But until then, you'll just have to keep checking off the days until July 7th! (I promise, it'll be here before you know it. -insert wink here-)