COVER REVEAL + GIVEAWAY: Falling for Alice
Thursday, February 26, 2015I am so excited to share with you the cover of Falling for Alice, a collection of stories by some pretty amazing authors. Before I get to that here is a little info from the authors themselves:
2015 marks the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s beloved adventure, Alice in Wonderland—and as you might imagine, a lot of literary peeps are celebrating the occasion.
This story has a special place in millions of young (and old) hearts, including those of the five Young Adult authors in the FALLING FOR ALICE anthology. Today, as we launch the awesome cover for FALLING FOR ALICE, we also celebrate our publisher’s actual birthday (Happy Birthday, Jessica Bell at Vine Leaves Press), and all of YOUR unbirthdays. We hope you get to have your cake and eat it too.
Without further ado, here is teh cover!
SALE DATE: April 24, 2015
Publisher: Vine Leaves Press
BOOK BLURB
New Alice. New Wonderland. New stories to love.
From the modern Alice dumped in the Aquarian Age of the late sixties, to the
present day Alice, tormented by body image and emotional issues, to the Alice of
the future, launched forward through time and space, FALLING FOR ALICE
offers five fresh takes on Lewis Carroll’s classic tale. For 150 years, people all
over the world have fallen under Alice in Wonderland’s spell. Now, follow five
Young Adult authors down the rabbit hole to discover Alice like you’ve never
seen her before. One thing is certain—this is not your mother’s Alice.
Here is the Book Trailer!
About the Author/Falling for Alice Stories
DRUNK
ALICE is thirsty—and no matter how much she drinks, nothing can satiate her need. But when she meets Lewis, the tall, scary boy with the cat-like hazel eyes, her emotions spiral out of control. Is he the cure to her thirst—or the final catalyst that will send Alice down the rabbit hole of madness?
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WHITE RABBIT Rx
In a desperate attempt to lose weight, Alice takes an experimental drug, WHITE RABBIT, which comes with side effects like heightened senses and the chance to see who her true friends are...and are not.
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Kitty Keswick adores writing YA short stories almost as much as novels. Kirkus named her short story DEATH BECOMES HER,"Among the Standouts," in the SPIRITED anthology (Leap Books, 2012). Her short story MY PROM DATE'S A VAMPIRE was published oringially by The Wild Rose Press (2008) the rights were bought by Leap Books (2009). Her debut young adult paranormal, FREAKSVILLE (2010) was one of the inaugural novels that launched Leap Books. Her second novel FURRY & FREAKED is due out in late 2015. She's a professed anglophile and once spent a blissful month touring crumbling ruins in 
the UK. She loves twisting fairy tales with history, lives for make believe and even has a fairy door or two in her home. Kitty now resides fifteen miles inland from the sea with her hubby, stepson and a very lucky black cat. She can often be found dipping her toes in the moody waters of the west coast. Visit her blog at kittykeswick.blogspot.com
WORMHOLE TO WONDERLAND
The year is 2114. Alice is one of the elite humans chosen to repopulate a New Earth, traveling onboard the Starship Jabberwocky, to Kepler-22b a planet six hundred light years from Earth in the Cygnus Constellation. The Originators blended her DNA with that of famous authors to produce a perfect human, each with a specific job needed to make their new home habitable. Humans are flawed by nature. Alice’s creative and curious character isn’t something they planned. She longs for adventure far beyond the confines of her plastic, metal and glass world and doesn’t fit their drone mold. When flashes of disturbing images clog her memories, Alice is desperate to do anything, to go anywhere, to find the answers. Even if it means losing her mind.
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Shari Green writes Young Adult and Middle Grade fiction and occasionally masquerades as a poet. Her first novel for teens, FOLLOWING CHELSEA, was released by Evernight Teen in Fall 2014. When she's not glued to her laptop, Shari can often be found wandering in a blissful daze on the beach near her home on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Visit her online at www.sharigreen.com
ALICE AT WOODSTOCK
Seventeen-year-old Alice’s punk band Mad Cat is primed for its inaugural tour, when the other members—including Alice’s boyfriend—team up and cut her from the band. Humiliated and raging-mad, Alice stashes her guitar in the back of a closet and retreats from both music and social life. But when she falls down a proverbial rabbit hole, landing in the midst of the largest peace-and-music event in history, Alice must confront the question that’s been eating at her all summer: if she isn’t a musician, who is she?
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WONDER IN THE STARS
When Alice Dodgson's long-term boyfriend, Wyatt, enrols in the first teen program to spend six months aboard the international space station Wonder, Alice is quick to sign up so she can join him on his epic adventure. But Wyatt breaks up with Alice just after launch, and she's left to navigate this strange new world.
Now for a bit of fun!
As part of this reveal each blogger asked a birthday themed question! And then in turn every author answered that question so here are my answers! My question was: What is the worst themed birthday party you have ever been to and why?
Cady Vance
Clowns. It was actually my own birthday party when I was a kid, but I am terrified of clowns. There was even an actual creepy clown on site doing balloon animals. As you can imagine, this did not go over very well.
Denise Jaden
The worst themed birthday party was one I held for my son: Part Ironman, partStar Wars. The combination didn’t make any sense, but I had used whatever décor and party supplies I had on hand that year. Thankfully, the kids were too young to care much about it!
Shari Green
Clowns! *shudders* Clowns are not a party theme, people—they’re a nightmare waiting to happen!
Dawn Dalton
There were clowns. DOZENS of clowns. And it wasn’t even Halloween. Why? * shudder *
Kitty Keswick
I had a grim reaper theme for one of my “landmark” birthdays. It wasn’t my first choice for a celebration. The cake had this black and grey frosting and it tasted horrible. I appreciated the sentiment but it was horrid.
Giveaway!
There are FIVE prizes and they are"
1 A copy of Falling For Alice (when ready)
2 An e-copy of Denise Jarden's Foreign Exchange
3 a copy of the Spirted anthology
4 a copy of Killer Instinct by Dawn Dalton and Judith Graves
5 One of Cady Vance's books in e-book format
3 comments
Great question, lol. Who knew three of us had the same phobia to clowns?!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for helping us with the cover reveal! :)
Thanks you hosting us! Great questions.
ReplyDeleteI would love some books.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win!