Celebrate the paperback launch of BLACK CITY!

Yaaaaaaaay! The paperback for BLACK CITY is out today! *throws sparkles* To celebrate I’m giving away a prize pack! The pack includes:

• 1 x Book Owl cushion
• 1 x Arc of PHOENIX
• 1 x Copy of BLACK CITY
• Swag

Here’s a picture. Isn’t it pretty?

ABOUT BLACK CITY

A dark and tender post-apocalyptic love story set in the aftermath of a bloody war

In a city where humans and Darklings are now separated by a high wall and tensions between the two races still simmer after a terrible war, sixteen-year-olds Ash Fisher, a half-blood Darkling, and Natalie Buchanan, a human and the daughter of the Emissary, meet and do the unthinkable — they fall in love.

Bonded by a mysterious connection, that causes Ash’s long dormant heart to beat, Ash and Natalie first deny and then struggle to fight their forbidden feelings for each other, knowing if they’re caught they’ll be executed —but their feelings are too strong.

When Ash and Natalie then find themselves at the center of a deadly conspiracy that threatens to pull the humans and Darklings back into war, they must make hard choices that could result in both their deaths.

Buy BLACK CITY on Amazon

HOW TO WIN (AKA ‘NAME THAT OWL!’)

As you can probably tell, I have a slight obsession with owls! And as part of the prize pack I’m giving away one of my beloved Book Owls…but he needs a name. To enter the prize draw, all you need to do is Name That Owl!

Leave your suggestion in the comments section below. You can also send your entry to me via Facebook (leave your suggestion in the FB comments section under the post about this…er…post), or Tweet it to me! I’m @theredpenofdoom. It’s that simple! You can enter as many times as you like. The contest is open internationally, and ends on  Tuesday 14 May. On the 14 May, I will pick my favorite name for the owl, and that person will win the prize pack…so be creative, as I will be personally selecting the winner!

If you leave a comment below, don’t forget to add your email address or twitter handle, so I can get in touch with you!

Good luck!

 

 

Winners of Natalie’s birthday giveaway

Thanks to everyone who entered Natalie’s birthday giveaway! She had a wonderful day, and thoroughly enjoyed reading about your best and worst birthday gifts!

So, on to the important bit! The winners! Winners were selected uses Random Thing Picker, and will be contacted directly by yours truly. Don’t worry if you didn’t win this time, as I’ll be giving away more ARCs of PHOENIX as part of the Spring 2013 YA Scavenger Hunt, which starts tomorrow. So come back tomorrow to begin the race!

2 x ARC of Phoenix

1. Milly611
2. Alyana@Read,Breathe,Read

1 x copy of BLACK CITY

1. leannessf

3 x sets of bookmarks

1. Liss Martz
2. Kaitlyn
3. Carrie Rogozinski

Congratulations! Your prizes will be sent ASAP.

PHOENIX teaser trailer and ARC giveaway!

It’s official. I have the best twin sister ever. She very kindly put together this teaser trailer for PHOENIX  (A Black City Novel). She even composed the music! How cool. I loved it so much, I wanted to share it with you guys.

Because I’m feeling super generous, I’m giving away 3 ARCs of PHOENIX over on Facebook to celebrate the trailer’s release! The contest is open internationally, and ends on Saturday 2 February, so head over there now to enter.

Enter PHOENIX giveaway

To find out more about Phoenix and how to pre-order it, head on over to my official website.

 

 

Win a signed copy of BLACK CITY + swag

Fancy getting your hands on a signed copy of BLACK CITY + swag? 

There are a bunch of BLACK CITY giveaways going on at the moment, so I thought I’d put all the links together in one place, to make it easier for you to enter. All contests, unless otherwise stated, are open internationally!

3 signed copies of BLACK CITY + swag – (competition ends Monday 17 December)

1 signed copy of BLACK CITY + bookmarks at Emily’s Crammed Bookshelf

1 signed copy of BLACK CITY + bookmarks at Michelle Shouts Random

1 signed copy of BLACK CITY + bookmarks at Ensconced in YA - (part of the End of the World blog hop, so there’s loads more prizes up for grabs)

MTV Hollywood Crush: Best YA Novel of 2012

Woo hoo! The MTV Hollywood Crush poll for the Best YA Novel of 2012 is now up, and BLACK CITY is on the list! Yaaaaaay!

The poll closes on Monday 17 December. You can vote for your favourite YA novel of the year here:

Vote for the Best YA Novel of 2012

YAmazing race winners!

Well, that’s it folks! The third YAmazing Race with MGnificent Prizes is now officially over. 

The winners of the 4 prize packs will be revealed on the Apocalypsies blog tomorrow (that’s Tuesday, Oct 30th).

Winners of the Black City and Phoenix bookmarks

As for my own contest, the winners of the signed bookmarks are:

Carmen Brack

Atmika

Kimberly H. (Kaede)

I’ll be emailing you shortly to ask for your postal address, so I can send you some shiny bookmarks!

Hope you enjoyed the race!!!

The YAmazing Race with MGnificent Prizes!

*PLEASE NOTE: The race doesn’t begin until 12pm EST, on Monday 22 October.*

Hello racers and welcome to the YAmazing Race with MGnificent prizes, a blog-hop featuring 50 of the hottest debut authors of 2012, where you’ll get the chance to win some awesome prizes, including ARCs, bookmarks, swag, and much, much more! 

Don’t know the rules? Then head on over to the Apocalypsies website, where you can get all the details and start the race.

And now… lets race!

BLACK CITY by Elizabeth Richards

A dark and tender post-apocalyptic love story set in the aftermath of a bloody war

In a city where humans and Darklings are now separated by a high wall and tensions between the two races still simmer after a terrible war, sixteen-year-olds Ash Fisher, a half-blood Darkling, and Natalie Buchanan, a human and the daughter of the Emissary, meet and do the unthinkable—they fall in love.

Bonded by a mysterious connection, that causes Ash’s long dormant heart to beat, Ash and Natalie first deny and then struggle to fight their forbidden feelings for each other, knowing if they’re caught they’ll be executed—but their feelings are too strong.

When Ash and Natalie then find themselves at the center of a deadly conspiracy that threatens to pull the humans and Darklings back into war, they must make hard choices that could result in both their deaths.

Black City is out November 13, 2012. Available for pre-order at Amazon, B&N , The Book Depository, Indie Bound.

Read all that?

Good stuff, as you’ll need too know those details for the quiz!

But wait! There’s more amazing giveaways!

Before you rush off to do the quiz, I’m giving away some signed Black City and Phoenix bookmarks to 3 lucky racers! To be in for a chance of winning, simply leave a comment at the bottom of this post. Don’t forget to add your email, otherwise I won’t be able to get in contact with you! The winners will be drawn on Monday, October 29.

Ready to continue racing?

Head to the next stop on the race

Good luck!!!

Screens Gems options film rights to BLACK CITY series

I’m so excited to announce that Screen Gems have optioned the film rights to the BLACK CITY series!!! 

Screen Gems are best known for movies like Resident Evil, Underworld, Easy A, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Attack The Block, and are currently producing Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones movie.

Read the full press release in the Hollywood Reporter

Who would you like to see cast as Ash and Natalie?

PHOENIX cover is now live!

The cover for PHOENIX (A Black City Novel, #2) is now live, and it’s a beauty! *SQUEEEEE*

Head on over to Good Choice Reading to view the cover in all its glory, plus read an exclusive excerpt from the novel, and enter their epic giveaway, which includes the first ever ARC of PHOENIX, plus other swag!!!!

View the PHOENIX cover at Good Choice Reading

Phoenix cover reveal trailer!!!

Big THANKS to Dark Readers for creating this amazing cover reveal trailer. I’m soooo excited about Friday!

Don’t forget to keep visiting Good Choice Reading each day for new PHOENIX content. Here’s what you’ve missed so far:

Monday-  Q&A

Tuesday – Exclusive PHOENIX teaser

Wednesday – Waiting on Wednesday – PHOENIX (with official synopsis)