Last September, I traveled down to Portland and along the way, I stopped in Seattle. I was able to meet up with writer Holly Cupala at Elliot Bay Book Company and chat for an hour, which was a real bonus. If you don’t know Holly, well, you wish you did. She’s one of those people who can light up the room with her smile and you immediately want for a best friend. Oh, and did I mention her writing will knock your socks off?! It will.
Holly and I both have books coming out in 2012, and we were able to swap ARCs. Interestingly enough, they both deal with homeless teens, albeit in entirely different ways. Holly’s new book, Don’t Breathe a Word will be released on January 3rd, and you WANT it. Trust me.
Holly doesn’t need a blurb from little ole me, but if she did, this is what I would say: DON’T BREATHE A WORD is a perfect mix of dark and innuendo – not overly graphic, but realistic enough to scare the crap out of you.
On the way back from Portland, I stayed with my writer pal, Eileen Cook and I gave her Holly’s book, demanding that she read it. As soon as she started, she couldn’t put it down. That gave us the idea of giving away the ARC together so we could both rave about it on our sites.
We’re excited to be giving away an ARC Copy of Holly’s book! To enter to win you get:
– One entry for leaving a comment on this blog or Eileen’s.
– You can get an additional entry for doing any of the following: tweeting, facebooking or blogging about the book and why teen homelessness is such an important issue. Make sure you include @joellewrites or @EileenWriter in your tweet, send us a link to your blog, or tag one of us on FB, so we know you did it.
And if you really want to make a difference consider donating socks, warm coats, or your time to your local homeless shelter. I guarantee that after reading this book, you will never look at homeless people the same way again. And this is a really, really good thing.
Contest starts today and closes December 31, 2011
Here’s a little about the book:
Joy delamere is suffocating.
From asthma, from her parents, and from her boyfriend, Asher, who is smothering her from the inside out. She can take his cruel words, his tender words . . . until the night they go too far.
To escape, Joy sacrifices her suburban life to find the one who offered his help, a homeless boy called Creed. He introduces her to a world of fierce loyalty, to its rules of survival, and to love—a world she won’t easily let go.
Set against the backdrop of the streets of Seattle, Holly Cupala’s powerful new novel explores the subtleties of abuse, the secrets we keep, and the ways to redemption. But above all, it is an unflinching story about the extraordinary lengths one girl will go to discover her own strength.
Here’s Holly!
Ain’t she cute?!
I loved Tell Me A Secret and cannot wait for Don’t Breathe A Word!
Oh man, this book looks so so SO good, plus I’ve been hearing amazing things!! I can’t wait to read it 😀
This book sounds AMAZING! I hope I win. 😀
This sounds so awesome. I can’t wait ’til it comes out! Or until I, y’know, win an ARC. *crosses fingers* LOL
Wow–this sounds like an incredible book! I would love to be entered in your drawing!