I'm at the Anchorage airport, about to board a flight for Dallas and the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention. I'm convinced I don't have enough outfits for five days, and that I will either run out of promo items or no one will want my silly "All of Me" Cracker Jacks. In other words, the usual pre-journey jitters.
If you're in Dallas and would like to say "hey," here's a handy guide for where to find me. I plan to use it myself. So ...
Tuesday May 12 - I mentioned the Cracker Jacks, right? Tuesday evening will find me and some helpful lovely people attaching excerpt booklets to these babies. If you have a driving need to put promo swag together, let me know. I can totally hook you up. You will find this swag in Promo Alley unless it runs out, or no one wants it and I make a big bonfire and call the fire department.
Wednesday May 13 - The First Party. It's very important to set the tone for the entire conference with a few drinks right off the bat. (You didn't hear me say that.) I'll be rocking some cowboy-ish boots at the Taste of Texas Romance Rodeo in the Landmark Ballroom. Yee-haw! (I promise not to say that anymore for the rest of this blog post.)
Thursday May 14 - 11:15 Avon Presents: A Texas Homecoming Craft-Along. I'm a consultant for a table of crafty people making ... sashes? Corsages? I'm really not sure, but I think it will be a blast. Are you crafty? Please come help! Because I'm not. At all. I can bribe you with ... hmm ... Cracker Jacks?
Thursday May 14 - 7 pm - Avon Books Margarita Mayhem. If you're an Avon Addict or a blogger or anyone who has received an invitation to this cocktail party, I hope to see you there. Avon parties are always fun, and margaritas are fun, as is mayhem. This one can't miss.
Thursday May 14 - 9pm - The Wild West Steampunk Party - Thanks to my friend Boone Brux, I have a costume, so I'm going! Yeehaw! (Oops, sorry.)
Friday May 15 - 4pm Avon's Paris in Texas Cocktail Party - I'll be signing books and sipping wine, which is a dangerous combination that I'm amazed hasn't resulted in disaster before now.
Friday May 15 - 10pm Pitch Perfect 2 Party!! This is a sold-out excursion, so if you signed up on time, I'll see you on the bus! (There's a certain exclamation I could use here, but didn't. You're welcome.)
Saturday May 16 - 10am - 2pm The Giant Book Fair. Signing books, most likely regretting the wine and late night Pitch Perfect screeching from Friday. Please, please come by and revive me.
Saturday May 16 - 8:30 LizBeth Selvig and I are hosting a private get-together. If you are interested in joining us, let me know and I will send you an invitation.
Sunday May 17 - Zero Dark Ass-Crack of Dawn -Shuttle, airport, back to reality.
Of course I will also be attending workshops, roaming the bar, looking for trouble wearing a cowboy hat, and who knows what else. And I'll try to keep on top of Instagram and Twitter and Facebook and all that. (Click the icons to follow.)
xoxox
Monday, May 11, 2015
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
$1.99 Sale News!
Every once in a while I get an email from my editor asking if I'm okay with putting one of my books on sale. I always say, "Hell yes!" -- except in appropriate editor language, so more like, "What an excellent idea! I consent." So for the next couple of weeks, THE NIGHT BELONGS TO FIREMAN is priced at only $1.99 at all e-tailers.
If you've haven't read it yet, this is the perfect opportunity. If you have read it -- I hope you liked it! -- and maybe you'll consider purchasing it for a friend. Know someone who loves romance or firemen or true love? I think they'd enjoy this book.
For your convenience, here are the buy links from the biggest sites.
Amazon
B&N
And if you'd like to spread the word about this sale, feel free to use that graphic anywhere you'd like. Thanks for your help!
xoxo
Jennifer
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Pre-order Blast Giveaway for ALL OF ME
Thinking of pre-ordering ALL OF ME? Here's an extra incentive! If you pre-order within the next month, you'll be entered to win a $50 Amazon gift card and an advanced reader copy of ALL OF ME! The graphic above lists all the ways you can enter.
EBOOK LINKS:
PAPERBACK LINKS:
Early readers have been giving ALL OF ME great reviews.
"Oh, how I love a good baseball romance, and Jennifer Bernard knocks this one out of the park!" Mnonmklreviews Blogspot
"You WANT to pre-order All of Me. Trust me." Sierra Dean
Here are a few fun teaser graphics to get you in the mood for All of Me, which is out on May 26!
Have a wonderful week!
xo
Jennifer
Friday, February 13, 2015
Valentine's Day Giveaway!
Easy-peasy, right? This giveaway is taking place mostly over on my Facebook page, but you can enter here too. Just pick your favorite Bachelor Fireman and decide what your dream date with him would be! For instance ... horseback riding with Psycho. A bottle of wine with Brody. Dancing with Vader. Let your imagination run wild!
The prize pack will include some delicious Hawaiian chocolates, a signed Bachelor Firemen paperback, an All of Me mug, and some surprise goodies. Leave your comment either here or on my Facebook page sometime before 9PM EST on Monday, February 16.
And if you need a little help choosing your fave fireman, here's a fun little quiz I concocted. Which Bachelor Fireman is Your Perfect Match? Inquiring minds want to know!
http://snack.to/qh5w7803
Have a very happy Valentine's Day!
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Writing Update
WRITING UPDATE!
As if one looming deadline wasn't enough, I just picked up another one at the post office.
You're looking at the page proofs for ALL OF ME, due in a week. Whenever I get page proofs, I make a trip to the drug store and pick up some kids' colored pencils. I wear one to a stub making corrections, then I always manage to lose the box before the next page proofs arrive. Anyway, I have my red pencil and I'm ready to rock. As soon as I meet my other deadline, which happens to be one day earlier.
That, my friends, is the first draft of book 2 in the Love Between the Bases series, CAUGHT BY YOU. Due this Monday. Not that I'm panicking or anything. You know what, though? I enjoy a good challenge. I can do this thing. But if you do feel inspired to send chocolate, hunky massage therapists, or other assistance, I wouldn't say no.
As if one looming deadline wasn't enough, I just picked up another one at the post office.
You're looking at the page proofs for ALL OF ME, due in a week. Whenever I get page proofs, I make a trip to the drug store and pick up some kids' colored pencils. I wear one to a stub making corrections, then I always manage to lose the box before the next page proofs arrive. Anyway, I have my red pencil and I'm ready to rock. As soon as I meet my other deadline, which happens to be one day earlier.
That, my friends, is the first draft of book 2 in the Love Between the Bases series, CAUGHT BY YOU. Due this Monday. Not that I'm panicking or anything. You know what, though? I enjoy a good challenge. I can do this thing. But if you do feel inspired to send chocolate, hunky massage therapists, or other assistance, I wouldn't say no.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Report from Lava Zone 1
*Lava Zone 1 is a real estate term for those places on the Big Island with the highest risk of being covered by lava.*
*We live in Lava Zone 1.*
*There's a chance we're completely out of our minds. But it's really, really pretty here.*
Since June 27th, lava has been oozing in molten swaths down the slopes of Kilauea volcano toward the little town of Pahoa. Despite the constant, unnerving threat of destruction, so far only one home has been lost, a few businesses closed, and two people arrested for sticking golf clubs in the lava. Lately I've been wondering if Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of the volcano, has a wicked sense of humor.
Who else could get throngs of tourists to come to a tropical paradise and visit ... a dump?
The Pahoa "Transfer Station" -- aka "the dump" -- came within one drainage ditch of being buried under lava. It was shut down and evacuated, and the whole town mourned the loss of our brand-new, $5 million eco-friendly waste facility. Then, in October, the lava just ... stopped. Right at the edge of the dump. We held our breath for about a week, until a new lobe of lava took off, heading for a different part of town.
The dump survived, but County officials jumped at the opportunity to offer visitors a way to view the lava flow. Here are a few pictures from Pahoa's newest tourist attraction. It's well worth a visit to see how breathtakingly close the lava came, to admire its elegant, primal swirls, and see the steam still leaking from the newest rock on earth.
Locals have left tributes to Pele, which is understandable since we're really happy to still have our dump. But tributes would be left no matter what; to live in Hawaii's Lava Zone 1 is to know that things could change at any moment. It's best to honor the mighty forces at work here.
In fact, another change is coming March 1. The dump will be reopened for business. We'll still get to view Pele's handiwork as we drop off our recycling. :-)
Have you ever seen the lava flowing here in Hawaii? Do you think we're nuts to live here (only part-time, but still?)
*We live in Lava Zone 1.*
*There's a chance we're completely out of our minds. But it's really, really pretty here.*
Since June 27th, lava has been oozing in molten swaths down the slopes of Kilauea volcano toward the little town of Pahoa. Despite the constant, unnerving threat of destruction, so far only one home has been lost, a few businesses closed, and two people arrested for sticking golf clubs in the lava. Lately I've been wondering if Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of the volcano, has a wicked sense of humor.
Who else could get throngs of tourists to come to a tropical paradise and visit ... a dump?
The Pahoa "Transfer Station" -- aka "the dump" -- came within one drainage ditch of being buried under lava. It was shut down and evacuated, and the whole town mourned the loss of our brand-new, $5 million eco-friendly waste facility. Then, in October, the lava just ... stopped. Right at the edge of the dump. We held our breath for about a week, until a new lobe of lava took off, heading for a different part of town.
The dump survived, but County officials jumped at the opportunity to offer visitors a way to view the lava flow. Here are a few pictures from Pahoa's newest tourist attraction. It's well worth a visit to see how breathtakingly close the lava came, to admire its elegant, primal swirls, and see the steam still leaking from the newest rock on earth.
Locals have left tributes to Pele, which is understandable since we're really happy to still have our dump. But tributes would be left no matter what; to live in Hawaii's Lava Zone 1 is to know that things could change at any moment. It's best to honor the mighty forces at work here.
In fact, another change is coming March 1. The dump will be reopened for business. We'll still get to view Pele's handiwork as we drop off our recycling. :-)
Have you ever seen the lava flowing here in Hawaii? Do you think we're nuts to live here (only part-time, but still?)
Thursday, January 8, 2015
New Look
Hey, I have a new look for the New Year! Or at least my website and blog do. (Me -- I'm pretty much the same.)
The big changes are the inclusion of baseball in the design, some brighter colors, and more sexiness, all in anticipation of the new series. Love Between the Bases will start hitting shelves on May 26, with the first book, ALL OF ME. I love the new design, and I hope you do too.
Another change is this blog. I debated changing the name to Jen's Un-Blog because I have a mental block about blogging. I want something more free-form, more relaxed, more spontaneous than a "blog." I'd like to be able to chat with people here, hang out, connect more. Jen's Space fits that concept better, so I'm trying that name out, see how it fits. I'll be visiting this space often -- at least a couple times a week -- and I hope you do too!
So here's to new beginnings, new looks, and new books. Are you making any big changes this year?
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