So…I may or may not be having a chat from 9-11pm tonight over at Coffee Time Romance: “Once Upon A Time: Magical History, Steampunk, Gaslight and Fairy Tales! Three YA Authors dish on magic, mayhem, curses, princes and happily ever afters!” With award winning, bestselling fantasy and romance authors Alethea Kontis, Leanna Renee Hieber and debut author Suzanne Lazear….
New reviews up at Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show! Title: Extraordinary: The True Story of My Fairy Godparent, Who Almost Killed Me, and Certainly Never Made Me a Princess Author: Adam Selzer EAN: 9780385736497 “Do you believe in fairy tales?” asked the back cover of Extraordinary. “Why yes, thank you, I do,” I replied to no one in…
This week over at the Waterworld Mermaids site, we’ve been telling love stories. Today is my day to contribute, and so I have offered up to the world the (very abridged) story of Princess Alethea and The Fairy GodBoyfriend. You’ve all wanted to know how we met? Well, here it is. But you have to click over to the…
As promised, here’s that FABULOUS review from Kirkus! It still makes me giddy. (My favorite parts are in bold.) ENCHANTED Author: Kontis, Alethea Review Issue Date: February 15, 2012 Online Publish Date: February 5, 2012 Publisher:Houghton Mifflin Pages: 320 Price ( Hardcover ): $16.99 Publication Date: May 8, 2012 ISBN ( Hardcover ): 978-0-547-65470-4 Category: Fiction Readers…
I hope all of my sweetheart friends are having a lovely day today! Did you receive a treat from someone you loved today? Have you treated yourself? Well…for goodness sakes, why not? Stop over at Dixie Dunbar Studio right now and get yourself something special. For one week only the rest of the month (thank you, Soteria!), use coupon…
At long last I have it: My Mysticon 2012 schedule! Mysticon is a sci-fi, fantasy, & horror convention held February 24-26 at the Holiday Inn – Tanglewood (4468 Starkey Road, SW) in Roanoke, VA. Author Guest of Honor is the lovely Sherrilyn Kenyon, and Artist Guest of Honor is the fabulous Ursula Vernon! A couple of things not to…
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I mentioned this story in my RIP message to Whitney Houston on Facebook this morning, and it’s been requested that I expound a bit and tell the whole thing. So here it is: the story of the most infamous, recorded Kontis Sister fight of all time. Once upon a time when there was no call waiting, only five television…
Don’t forget, it’s time for for Round Two! The February ENCHANTED ARC Giveaway is here! Alethea will be giving away one signed ARC of her YA debut fairy tale novel ENCHANTED a month, until the May 26th launch of the book. That’s one for January, February, March, and April–a total of four ARCs. In May, Alethea will be giving…
Reports have been trickling in from those folks who have a subscription to Kirkus — ENCHANTED has received a coveted STARRED book review! The review begins thusly: “Readers who get past the generic title and an off-puttingly generic cover will discover a fabulous fairy-tale mashup that deserves hordes of avid readers.” Now, before you all get upset about the…
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