Monday, December 03, 2012

The Blindsided Tour

Guess what, guys? We have mail!

In celebration of Kyra Lennon's Blindsided tour, we've been sent a message from one of her characters. How cool is that? :)

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from:          Georgia Mills (georgia.mills@blindsidedmail.com)
to:              SYAW Readers (attractivepeople@bookishwritertypes.com)
date:          Wed, Dec 03, 2012 at 7:00 AM
subject:     Confession
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Have you ever made a mistake so big, you wish you could take it back? I did, this summer. People say that being really drunk isn’t a good excuse for doing stupid things, but I disagree. Throw in upset and annoyed, and that is a recipe for messing things up. The only person I told was Isabelle, and I sort of regret that too. Not that I don’t trust her, she’s my twin sister, I’d trust her with my life. But that’s how terrible my mistake was. Nobody should ever find out.

I don’t think about it much anymore because I don’t want it to take over my life. I’ve moved on. Besides, it’s almost Christmas, and who wants to be dragged down at this time of year? I’ve got so much to look forward to! My best friend, Mischa, is planning a huge end of term party for all her college mates, and it is going to be amazeballs! Plus, parties mean shopping. I have no idea what I want to wear, but Mischa has her outfit all picked out. The outfit intended to turn some unsuspecting guy into her latest boy toy. Honestly, she’s been through at least five of the boys in our Psychology class, plus a few others she met on nights out. She’s got that special vibe about her that guys are attracted to. I guess having enormous boobs helps too. Whatever, I just sit back and watch – she’s great entertainment, even if she is a bit shallow and mean sometimes...

I better go.

- Georgia

  Blindsided Synopsis:  
 
After a successful first soccer season in L.A, Jesse Shaw heads to London with his best buddy, Hunter, but his world is turned upside down when a dangerous prank threatens his career and his blossoming relationship with Hunter’s cousin, Isabelle.

Isabelle Mills lives in Notting Hill with her parents and her twin sister, Georgia. When she finds out her cousin is coming to stay, along with his famous soccer player friend, her first instinct is to hibernate until they’ve gone. However, once she meets Jesse, everything changes. He’s everything she ever wanted, but with so many obstacles in their path, can she really risk putting her heart on the line?


  Author Bio:  

Kyra Lennon was born on the South coast of England, and to this day, still lives by the sea. After years spent working in retail, where she met enough versatile characters to write hundreds of books, she finally took the plunge and quit her day job. Kyra's debut novel, Game On, was released in July 2012. While fiction writing has always been her passion, she also has numerous articles on a variety of topics published on prolific websites.

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Sounds great, Kyra! +10 points for the use of "amazeballs". ;) 

So, what are you guys reading this week? Can you believe it's December already?

P.S. My birthday/Day of the Ninja is Wednesday. Cookies for all! :)

58 comments:

Nick Wilford said...

Nice peek at the relationships in the book. Fun post!

Anonymous said...

This was a fun and original way to present Kyra's great book. And yes, as Nick said, nice way to highlight the relationships. Good luck Kyra!

Melissa said...

What an awesome idea for a post! Sounds like a great story. :)

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Enormous boobs - funny!

Lydia Kang said...

Happy almost birthday! And that was a cool idea--email from a character!

Nancy Thompson said...

You're always do original & unique, Carrie! Sounds awesome Kyra! Soooo... It's my birthday on Wednesday, as well. We should have a party!!

Elizabeth Seckman said...

What a neat idea. I feel compelled to send an email to the address, just for fun!

Kyra Lennon said...

Thanks for having me, Carrie!

Anonymous said...

So cool!

Congrats, Kyra!

Natasha Hanova said...

How fun is this!

Happy early birthday!

Donna K. Weaver said...

I've got my copy!

Lindsay N. Currie said...

What a cool idea! Loved that:)

Carrie Butler said...

Thanks for stopping by, Nick! :)

Trisha said...

I love writing emails as a part of stories - so much fun! :)

Melodie said...

I love sports books - this premise sounds interesting. And great idea to send an email from a character...although I DID think it was Kyra who was drunk at first and a little voice in my head kept going 'oooohhh' like that cat in Puss In Boots.

Sheena-kay Graham said...

Oatmeal cookies please. My b'day was last week. Hope things work out, that email was intense and she's not even a real person. Bought Blindsided!

Morgan said...

This was SO CLEVER, Carrie! How creative. And go, Kyra! She rocks. :D

Carrie Butler said...

Thanks, Julie! It was fun coming up with the email addresses. Haha!

Carrie Butler said...

I have it on my Kindle! It's just a matter of getting through the ol' TBR...

Carrie Butler said...

I thought so, too!

Carrie Butler said...

Thank you, Lydia! :)

Carrie Butler said...

Thanks, Nancy! :)

Oo, we should. We're long-distance twins!

Carrie Butler said...

Thanks, Elizabeth! :)

Oh my goodness. I can't even imagine where it would end up! LOL

Carrie Butler said...

No problem, Kyra! :) I'm always happy to host my friends!

Jessie Humphries said...

I could really use a dang cookie right now! GO Kyra and BLINDSIDED!

Anonymous said...

This is a very interesting and creative concept! Best wishes to Kyra and here's to a smashing success during the holiday season!

Carrie Butler said...

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Carrie Butler said...

Thanks, Natasha! :D

Carrie Butler said...

Me too! I can't wait to read it. :)

Carrie Butler said...

Thanks, Lindsay! :D

Carrie Butler said...

Isn't it? I think it adds a whole new dimension to the character. :) Thanks for stopping by, Trisha!

Carrie Butler said...

Hah! Well, if Kyra was drunk when she wrote this, I'm very impressed. *grins*

Thanks, Melodie!

Samantha May said...

The email idea is way cool! Happy almost birthday! Have a cookie for me ;)

Carrie Butler said...

Yum! :) Happy belated Birthday, Sheena-kay!

Carrie Butler said...

Thanks, Morgan! :D And I agree. Kyra rocks!

Carrie Butler said...

Take all the cookies you like, Jessie! You deserve it after NaNoReviMo. ;)

Carrie Butler said...

Thanks, Stephen! :) I will second that!

Carrie Butler said...

Thank you, Sam! :D

Talli Roland said...

Yay for Kyra - this one is on my TBR list for sure!

And happy almost-birthday, Carrie.

Emily R. King said...

What a fun way to promo your book, Kyra. I want to read more about Georgia!

Have a great birthday, Carrie!

cleemckenzie said...

This tour has made just about every blog I've visited! Congratulations, Kyra. Guess congratulations are in order for you, too, Carrie. Happy Birthday.

Carol Kilgore said...

Happy Birthday!
Good luck to Kyra!
And thanks for the cookie :)

David P. King said...

This book is everywhere! Awesome stuff (and I strangely want cookies for some reason). :)

Carrie Butler said...

Mine too! :) Thanks, Talli!

Carrie Butler said...

Thank you, Empress King! :)

Carrie Butler said...

She's everywhere! :) Thank you, Lee!

Carrie Butler said...

Thank you, Carol! :) Anytime!

Carrie Butler said...

Isn't it? I love seeing the community come together to help one of our own!

Me too. ;)

Joylene Nowell Butler said...

I think his email is a huge hook! Great idea for enticing me to read the book. LOL. Some people are so sneaky.

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

It's wednesday here in Oz already, so Happy Birthday!!

Congrats to Kyra. Wishing her all the best with her new book.

Carrie Butler said...

Thanks, Joylene! :D

Sneaky? Whatever do you mean? *grins*

Carrie Butler said...

I like the way you think, Lynda! :) Thank you!

Angela Ackerman said...

My day is crazy moor row, so I'll say happy birthday now! Hope you have a great one, Carrie! You deserve it!

Angela

Carrie Butler said...

Thank you, Angela! :) I appreciate it!

Unknown said...

I hope you have a lot of success with your book. I love the plot.

Carrie Butler said...

Thank you, Clarissa! I really appreciate that. :)

(And the same back at you!)

Mark Koopmans said...

Hey,

Happy nearly next year birthday, 'cos I'm so late to the par-tay this year :)

Cool idea to have the character email post.... very clever and fun to read - great job, Kyra (and CB for being the best host since Pat Say,Jack.

Carrie Butler said...

Why thank you, Mark! You're the very first person to wish me a happy nearly next year birthday. :D

And if I'm going to be compared to Pat Sajak, I'm going to need to get a giant wheel in here. Hmm...