Friday, July 29, 2011

WHOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!

Posted by Melanie Jacobson at 6:01 AM
At last, it's here, it's finally (almost) here! My book comes out in a month and it's available for preorder NOW. To celebrate, I'm doing some super fun stuff today. Check out the cover (feel free to tell me you love it because I do, so much!) and then read the backliner (and the first chapter if you want to), and THEN find out how you can win the very first copy of my book I give away or an Amazon gift certificate. Here we go:
Twenty-three-year-old Pepper Spicer is not living the dream. She ended her engagement at the last minute because her fiancĂ© — a musician and soon-to-be reality TV star — wanted her to sacrifice her own career ambitions for his. 

Now she's stuck at home sharing a room with her little sister, trying to pay off massive debt for a wedding that didn't happen, and spending Friday nights Facebook-stalking everyone who has a better life. Her therapist father urges her to choose her career dreams and count her blessings by writing weekly thank you notes, but gratitude is a tall order when she botches an important job interview and has to settle for writing an undercover dating web-zine column — the last thing in the world she wants to do. Still, as Pepper (byline: Indie Girl) chronicles her bizarre and hilarious blind dates, she gives her father's challenge a try and slowly finds herself leaving self-pity behind. Life takes a major upswing as Pepper's column hits the big time and she tastes the exhilarating thrill of success. But there's one tiny problem: the intensely hot man she's falling for is having issues with her job (again). Will Pepper trade her personal ambition for another chance at love?

Sounds so fun, right? If you want to read the first chapter, you can check it out HERE on my website.

So how do you win it? Easy! There are two ways.

1. If you're on Goodreads, add it to your "To Read" shelf. This link will take you right to the book.
2. Become a follower of this blog. Go right on ahead and click it and tell me you did. 

So if you add it on Goodreads, or follow my writing blog and want to win, leave a comment and let me know.

How do you win a $25 Amazon gift cardPreorder it, let me know you did, and you're entered! Deseret Books has it available for preorder here (even though they don't quite have the cover yet) and and AND . . . You can get it for 30% off today and tomorrow only. Just enter JULY30 for the discount code.

Hooray! Hip hip hooray!

(Tweets are not mandatory but appreciated, btw!)

27 comments:

Becca on July 29, 2011 at 6:48 AM said...

So excellent! So excited! Using Exclamation points! To excess!

Jenny P. on July 29, 2011 at 9:56 AM said...

Loved the first chapter. This is fun. :) I follow your writing blog and I would love to win.

Jenny P. on July 29, 2011 at 9:56 AM said...

I also added it to my good reads to-read shelf.

Jenny P. on July 29, 2011 at 9:57 AM said...

AND... I preordered the book.

I realize you probably didn't need three separate comments for all of that. But I'm already done now, so not much I can do to change it. :)

Jenny P. on July 29, 2011 at 10:00 AM said...

Will tweet this also... know what you should do? you should add a "tweet this" button to the bottom of your blog posts. It makes it really easy for people to share your posts on twitter. You can add a facebook like button too. I just added them to my blog using addthis... if you go to www.addthis.com, they make it really easy to add facebook and twitter buttons at the same time.

Miss Sippi Lightheart's on July 29, 2011 at 10:10 AM said...

I TOTALLY just pre-ordered the book through Deseret before I even saw your post on Facebook! THAT is how dedicated I am :-) haha. I'm super excited! I've been waiting for your next book for a while and kept checking Deseret each week for updates!! AHH!!! I have something to look forward to! AND I was already following your blog through my other account, so I added my only other one! I don't know why I didn't think about it before...ANYWAY! This post is way too long as it is! Excitedly waiting....

Unknown on July 29, 2011 at 11:07 AM said...

Melanie! Love the story line on this book :) I added on good reads and am following your blog but I will purchase on Amazon tomorrow! So excited that you are doing well.

Anonymous said...

It's a BEAUTIFUL cover Melanie and sounds like SO MUCH FUN!!! I can't wait to read it!

Ramona on July 29, 2011 at 12:00 PM said...

I just signed up to follow your writing blog. I am looking forward to your new book. Loved that last one!!!

Jami on July 29, 2011 at 12:03 PM said...

Added you on my goodreads to-read. The last one was so fun that I'm really looking forward to this one. (Even though I am totally out of the target age group.)

Andrea on July 29, 2011 at 12:13 PM said...

I added it to my To-Read shelf and am now following this blog. The first chapter was great. :)

Katie Dodge on July 29, 2011 at 12:30 PM said...

I added it to my To-read list and I'm following you! Congrats BTW! :)

Wendy Williams on July 29, 2011 at 3:02 PM said...

I've "followed" you here and on your other site as well as added your new book on my "Good reads" list. I would love love LOVE to win that first copy!!!

Brittany on July 29, 2011 at 7:21 PM said...

done and done.

Unknown on July 29, 2011 at 7:36 PM said...

Woo hoo! I can't wait to read it! I'm definitely a follower!

Kaylin said...

I am now officially a follower...and I added it on goodreads. :) PS. Sorry if this is a duplicate...I couldn't tell if it sent or not.

Anonymous said...

Can't wait to read it! Added it to my goodreads list.

Cathy Fong

Erin G. said...

Looks great! I'm following and added it on goodreads, so please count me in for the giveaway! ;)

Kathee on July 30, 2011 at 7:55 AM said...

Added it on my goodreads and am a follower, can't wait to read it!

Krista on July 30, 2011 at 8:23 AM said...

Added it to Goodreads and I'm following, baby! So excited for you! Off to read the 1st chapter!

Erin on July 30, 2011 at 12:30 PM said...

I added it to my Goodreads list. Yay for new novels written by Melanie J!

Gayle on July 30, 2011 at 3:13 PM said...

I can't wait to read it! I am following your blog. :-)

Gayle on July 30, 2011 at 3:25 PM said...

P.S. I also just preordered the book at Deseret Book - yay!

Melody on July 30, 2011 at 4:37 PM said...

Congratulations!!! I'm already a follower of both your blogs --you're so witty that I couldn't help myself :) -- and I've added "Not My Type" to my Goodreads To Read shelf!

Michelle on August 2, 2011 at 6:42 AM said...

i added it on goodreads...and p.s. i hearted the first chapter and you know i'll give you a good review! just saying :)...

Cassandra on August 3, 2011 at 8:26 AM said...

This is lots of fun. I added it to Goodreads. I also recently read the list and loved it. This is so exciting.

Jolene Perry on August 3, 2011 at 10:35 PM said...

Your cover ROCKS!!!!!

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