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Persuasion Cover Reveal at USA Today!

Posted by on Feb 5, 2015 in In the News | Comments Off on Persuasion Cover Reveal at USA Today!

USA Today unveiled the new cover for PERSUASION today. I’m so excited to share it with everyone! Here’s the link. And what do you think? Gorgeous, right? : ) http://www.usatoday.com/story/happyeverafter/2015/02/04/persuasion-cover-reveal-martina-boone/22873073/

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Happy New Year Newsletter, $1.99 Compulsion Deal, & Special Book Club Offer

Posted by on Jan 1, 2015 in Giveaways & Misc | Comments Off on Happy New Year Newsletter, $1.99 Compulsion Deal, & Special Book Club Offer

Missed the Heir of Fire or Mystery Box giveaways? Plus did you know that COMPULSION is a Kindle deal for a limited time? Get it for $1.99! Hurry! Thinking of reading COMPULSION with your book club? Here’s a special thank you offer for bookmarks or necklaces for your entire group. Where are these links, you ask? In the special New Year’s Newsletter, right here!...

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January Giveaway

Posted by on Jan 1, 2015 in Giveaways & Misc | Comments Off on January Giveaway

a Rafflecopter...

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December Newsletter, Contests, and Giveaways!

Posted by on Dec 18, 2014 in Giveaways & Misc | Comments Off on December Newsletter, Contests, and Giveaways!

Lots of great things going on in December! Catch up on them here: http://us3.campaign-archive2.com/?u=9fd9a9b493d109546b3648312&id=7620ac42df  

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Congrats to the Library Basket of Books Winners

Posted by on Dec 15, 2014 in Giveaways & Misc | Comments Off on Congrats to the Library Basket of Books Winners

The basket of books nominations have come to a close. Sadly, I’ve had to choose among all the great nominees. THANK you all for giving me so many nominations! I couldn’t choose just twenty, though. The nominees were too deserving. I’d send books to every one of them, if I could, and there was just no way that I could pick between all the schools and libraries where the students were extremely disadvantaged, or the libraries who have lost their funding, or the schools and libraries where teachers and librarians enter...

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New December COMPULSION Giveaways and November Giveaway Winners

Posted by on Dec 1, 2014 in Giveaways & Misc | Comments Off on New December COMPULSION Giveaways and November Giveaway Winners

There’s a book blitz going on for Compulsion this week via YA Bound Book Tours, along with a month long giveaway that I hope everyone will love. Scroll down to the bottom of this post to get the Rafflecopter, and look for other opportunities to enter on other websites all this week or...

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Black Friday to Cyber Monday Special

Posted by on Nov 27, 2014 in Giveaways & Misc | Comments Off on Black Friday to Cyber Monday Special

As a thank you to anyone buying COMPULSION from 12:01 AM 11/27/14 through 11:59 PM 12/1/14, we’ll send out either a Compulsion necklace or a Tibetan silver charm bookmark. Just email a photo of your receipt or email confirmation to CompulsionForReading@gmail.com by midnight 12/2/14 along with your mailing address and your preference of necklace or bookmark. This is a U.S. only...

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November Newsletter

Posted by on Nov 26, 2014 in Giveaways & Misc | Comments Off on November Newsletter

Lots of great news and giveaways in this edition. See it here.

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Goodreads Names COMPULSION a YA Best Book of the Month

Posted by on Nov 20, 2014 in Giveaways & Misc | Comments Off on Goodreads Names COMPULSION a YA Best Book of the Month

Fantasy, romance, and southern Gothic suspense mingle in this debut novel for teens, the first in a trilogy, about a young girl, Barrie, trying to escape the ancient curse that has blighted her family. Karen Hallam says, “I didn’t want to put this book down…. There’s so much sadness, but there’s hope and there’s family and feuds all rolled into a new world for Barrie Watson…. One of my favorite scenes has to do with fire and ghosts and an ancient curse. It’s a stunning visual scene. I still see it. It’s breathtaking.”...

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Romantic Times Magazine Book Reviews Names COMPULSION a ‘Top Pick’

Posted by on Nov 17, 2014 in Giveaways & Misc | Comments Off on Romantic Times Magazine Book Reviews Names COMPULSION a ‘Top Pick’

Martina Boone’s debut is flawless, a true gem! With fluid writing that brings the southern setting to life and maintains a colorful cast of characters, this is a must-read for fans looking for a refreshing and addicting young adult paranormal read. Boone is a natural storyteller and readers will quickly fall in love with Barrie, her personal struggles, the characters’ intriguing history and the romance between Barrie and Eight. Irresistibly enthralling and romantic, Compulsion is a winner. After her mother dies, Barrie Watson moves to Watson...

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