Hot reads, cool treats...Blog Hop!

I got tagged in the Avon Tasty Summer Reads Blog Hop. Want me to tag you? Here's how it works:

Each author invites up to five other authors to answer five questions about their current summer release or WIP and a tasty recipe that ties into it!
Then give a short description of your WIP/Release including the date of release. Then answer these five questions:
1)When writing are you a snacker? If so, sweet or salty?
2) Are you an outliner or someone who flies by the seat of their pants? Are they real pants or jammies?
3)When cooking or baking, do you follow the recipe exactly or wing it?
4) What is next for you after this book?
5) Last Question...on a level of one being slightly naughty to ten being whoo whoo steamy, where does your book land?
 
Add your summer recipe!

*Here's where and when my post will appear*
Wednesday 7/17/13 on the Casababes blog: http://www.casablancaauthors.blogspot.com

Conference in Florida in February? I'm there!

Registration will begin soon:
Coastal Magic Convention (Feb 6-9, 2014 in Daytona Beach, FL) is a super casual, weekend party for authors and readers of urban fantasy and paranormal romance fiction. There will be panels, meet & greets, and random tomfoolery. The schedule will be designed to give readers plenty of time to hang out with their favorite authors, and chat about the stories with other fans. A charity book signing will be open to attendees and the public. Please check the event website at http://CoastalMagicConvention.wordpress.com for a list of Featured Authors (over 50 of them!!) and other information.
I'm psyched because this is the first time I've been invited to a conference as a featured author. :)
Cone to the dark side...We have cookies!

June news

Sorry this is a bit late. I was firming up a book signing date and now I have it!

Salem, NH Barnes and Noble, June 22nd 3 to 5 p.m. I'll be signing Flirting Under A Full Moon and my fabulous critique partner, author-friend Mia Marlowe will be signing One Night with a Rake.

Light paranormal contemporary romance or historical romance. Take your pick or try both! I hope some of you can make it.

The only other news I have for June is this: How to Date a Dragon is already on Amazon, B&N, etc. for preorder in paperback, and as of June 17th, it'll be available for preorder in ebook formats. Mark your calendars and thanks for stopping by!

Sorry about the late May news.

I usually post the months schedule of blog and live appearances on the first. This month I'm extremely late, due to 1) recovering from the 'Busy Much' blog tour in April and 2) landscaping.
It didn't really matter since I have no blogs or appearances this month (for a change!)

I have an item in Branda Novak's auction, and that's about it. http://brendanovak.auctionanything.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=2906684

I post a Weekly Weird Question contest on my facebook fan page.
https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAshlynChase?ref=hl

1) I can ask anything I want.

2) You have no idea what the prize is. (Could be something awesome, like a gift card...or something silly like a plastic vase. Hey--you buy your ticket and you take your chances--except there's no ticket to buy. It's free.

3) You can never predict the answer I'm looking for.

4) You have to post your answer in my FB comments and send me an email stating that you want to be in the drawing. Sometimes there's more than 1 winner. Most of the time, not. LOL

I told you...It's a weird contest!

Love, Ash

The "Busy Much?' Blog Tour!

I love the humor of understatement. I showed my April schedule to my Yahoo group and one of my readers responded with "Busy much?" LOL. That's what I'm calling my blog tour this month! Please follow me and let your friends know about my tour. There's a prize at almost every event!

Week 1:

4/1 a) TRS (The Romance Studio) Featured Author http://www.theromancestudio.com/who1.php 

4/1 b) Book Trailer Showcase magazine http://issuu.com/btsemag

 

4/2 a) Book Monster Reviews http://www.bookmonsterreviews.com/ and Literal Addiction http://www.literaladdiction.com/authors-corner.php   blog and contests

b) Cover Reveals Blogspot and contest  http://CoverReveals.blogspot.com

 

4/3 a) Night Owl Reviews Interview  http://www.nightowlreviews.com/V5/Blog/Articles/Checking-In-With-Ashlyn-Chase-by-Tammie-King 

b) Casablanca Authors Blog Launch and contest http://casablancaauthors.blogspot.com/

 

4/4 I Smell Sheep blog and contest http://www.ismellsheep.com/

 

4/5 Jordan K. Rose blog and contest http://jordankrose.com/blog/ Exact link, live on Friday: http://jordankrose.com/blog/?p=927

 

Week 2:

4/8 Brooklyn Ann’s Supernatural Smut blog and contest http://brooklynann.blogspot.com/

 

 4/9 CatsBooksMoreCats blog and contest http://catsbooksmorecats.blogspot.com 

 

4/10 Manga Maniac Café, interview and contest http://www.mangamaniaccafe.com/

 

4/11 a) Fresh Fiction Blog and contest http://freshfiction.com/

b) Love Romances Café Yahoo! Group chat and contest 7 to 9 p.m. eastern time http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LoveRomancesCafe/

 

4/12

 

4/13 B&N book signing. Saturday, 4/13/13, 2 to 4 p.m.

http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/store/2052

 

Week 3:

4/15 Anna’s Book Blog and contest http://annavivian.blogspot.com/

 

4/16 a) Booked and Loaded Interview and contest http://bookedandloaded.wordpress.com/

b) Bitten by Books Interview and $50 Amazon gift card contest http://bittenbybooks.com/
Enter the contest

 

4/17 Day off! I’ll be catching up on sleep.

 

4/18 Thoughts in Progress Interview and contest http://masoncanyon.blogspot.com/

 

4/19 Book Lovin’ Mamas Interview and contest http://booklovinmamas.blogspot.com/

 

Week 4:

4/21 TRS Book-a-day giveaway for Flirting Under a Full Moon http://www.theromancestudio.com/bad_form.php

 

4/22 Star Crossed Romance Interview and contest http://star-crossedromance.blogspot.com/

 

4/23 Day off for good behavior

 

4/24 Book Chick City Top Ten list and contest  http://www.bookchickcity.com/

 

4/25 OMG, another day off. What will I do with myself? Oops. Forget that. I can't resist a good guest blog. I'll be here:  http://pensandpeonies.blogspot.com/ 

 

4/26 a) Sia McKye’s Thoughts over Coffee blog and contest http://siamckye.blogspot.com/  

 

4/27 Book signing, Saturday, 3:30 – 5:30 Boston Marriott hotel, Burlington, MA http://marriottburlington-px.rtrk.com/directions.shtml

 

Week 5:

4/29 Fraggarita’s Bookcase Interview and contest http://www.froggaritasbookcase.com/

    

4/30 Ruby’s Reads blog and contest http://rubysreads.com/

 

 

Marching into spring--at last!

Happy, happy. Joy, joy!

Winter is almost over! February feels like the longest rather than the shortest month here in New England. But it looks like we might survive the 3rd snowiest winter of all time...or since the 1800's when they started keeping snowfall records.

Last month I started to prepare for the big blog tour coming up to announce the release of book 1 in the Flirting with Fangs series. Fliriting Under a Full Moon will be released April  2nd! I'm so excited I could jump up and down!

March has a few promos of its own. It seems we couldn't cram everything into April...Wait until you see that calendar! Yikes!

March 9th is my blog day at Naughty Author Chicks: http://naughtyauthorchicks.com

March 20th is my giveaway day at TRR http://theromancereviews.com

March 25th at 7 p.m. I'll be on the radio at Reader Radio Internet Network

March 27th I'll have a sneak peek at Maggie Nash's blog  http://maggienash.blogspot.com/

March 29th is Favorite Author Friday at Ashlyn's New Best Friend's Yahoo! group.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ashlynsnewbestfriends/
On the last Friday of every month, you can discover a new author to love and win a $10 Barnes and Noble gift card!

By the way, if you can't wait for the release of Flirting Under a Full Moon, books 1 and 2 are now availalbe for preorder at Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Ashlyn-Chase?csrfToken=geodGFzkRvda1FrJApOPBCffGhh2gw7E&store=allproducts&keyword=Ashlyn+Chase

I hope to see you around the circuit!
 

February news

Happy February (romance month) everyone!

This month things are gearing up for the big new Flirting with Fangs series release.
I have a book trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-cQ28uIYoU&feature=youtu.be
It was featured in USA today recently!

I'm booking blog stops all over--and so is my publicist! I think we're coordinating well and won't overlap too much. So far I've booked 7 blog stops, 2 giveaways, and a chat. My publicist will add plenty of blog stops and loads more giveaways to that, so Aptil will be busy!

I'm scheduled to guest blog a couple times in February and March so you don't have to wait that long if you really want your Ashlyn fix. LOL

Feb 2nd I'll be blogging at www.casablancaauthors.blogspot.com

Feb 9th NaughtyAuthorChicks.blogspot.com

I'll post March dates next month. Just know that I'll be giving sneak peeks by then.

Here's a new site where you can check out all kinds of cool stuff like covers and book trailers!
http://coverreveals.blogspot.com/