LOVELY News and TWO lovely giveaways of FORBIDDEN!

The last time I posted I was leaving for YALLFest in Charleston where I was part of the YASeries Insiders booth and did several library and high school events there and in North Carolina.

During the travel I was on deadline for Book 3 of the FORBIDDEN trilogy and very, very late getting it finished for my editor at Harper. I worked on the planes, my hotels, B&B's and then at my brother-in-law's house in Arizona during the long Thanksgiving weekend, working until midnight every night.

I wrote 50,000 words during that month of travel and 3 time zones, finally finishing the first 100,000 word draft--a draft I'd struggled mightily with all summer during family crises and a crisis of my own called "MENTAL 3rd Book PSYCH-OUT!" :-)

I did a first read-through revision while Christmas shopping, decorating, preparing for company, and then getting super, super sick, but I turned it in! Whew!

. . . and I have wonderful things to share today! 

FIRST! FORBIDDEN is only $1.99 on Kindle! Grab yours before BANISHED launches ONE MONTH FROM TODAY!!! 

 FORBIDDEN also launches TODAY in PAPERBACK for only $9.99! It's lovely and contains the first chapter of BANISHED in the back! So you get a sneak peek! (Giveaway Info at the bottom of this post!)

BOOKLIST gave BANISHED a fabulous review and I'm so excited for readers to enjoy the next installment of Jayden's story as she travels into the frankincense lands where the Goddess Temples of Sariba are even more dangerous and explosive - and Kadesh's life as prince of this mysterious land is not all that it seems. New characters and adventures and heartache as Horeb follows Jayden along the 2,000 mile trek into the deadly desert along the Red Sea to capture her and claim her for his own--with an army of Assyrians, their long-time enemies. Romance and danger abound. I've included a teaser graphic of the first line of the book below.

Here's a lovely widget - only 27 days left!!

I'm giving away a Kindle Copy of FORBIDDEN and a Paperback copy of FORBIDDEN to two lucky winners! 

Just leave a comment here! Easy-peasy. Included in your prize packages will be a beautiful jeweled bookmark, a Forbidden key-chain, and Middle Eastern earrings! 

Happy Reading!

xo,
Kimberley

I'll bee at YALLFest and the Charleston Public Library this weekend!

I'm heading out tomorrow morning before dawn to Charleston for the big and fabulous YALLFfest Book Festival. Go here for the dozens of bestselling and your favorite YA authors and when they're speaking. 

The Young Adult Series Insiders that I helped found two years ago will have a booth at the Giant Book Signing Tent on King Street in Charleston, hosted by the fabulous Blue Bicycle Books. We've got giveaways and swag and chatting about books and YA authors so come visit us on Saturday anytime from 9-5 p.m.

And, I'm doing some super fun panels and parties on Friday and Sunday surrounding Yallfest. Come see us!

Friday, November 13th 1:00pm

Main Library Auditorium

So You Want to Be a YA Author: Pathways to Publication

Have you written a manuscript you think is worthy of publication and not sure what to do next? Do you want to write a YA novel and are not sure how to start? A panel of award-winning and critically-acclaimed Young Adult authors will share the secrets of their success and tips for getting published. After the panel, authors will be available to meet with participants to discuss their individual manuscripts and goals. Panelists include: Hannah Barnaby (Wonder Show); Martina Boone (Compulsion); Lori Goldstein (Becoming Jinn); Kim Liggett (Blood and Salt); Kimberley Griffiths Little (Forbidden), Sandra Waugh (Lark Rising).

Sunday, November 15th 2:30 pm

Main Library Teen Lounge

Girl Power:  Strong Women in YA Literature

Cure your post-YALLFest blues with this panel of YA authors discussing their latest projects featuring young women who develop and wield their personal and supernatural powers. Panelists include:  Hannah Barnaby (Wonder Show); Martina Boone (Compulsion); Lori Goldstein (Becoming Jinn); Kim Liggett (Blood and Salt); Kimberley Griffiths Little (Forbidden), and Sandra Waugh (Lark Rising)

Sunday, November 15th 3:30 pm

Main Library Teen Lounge

YA Series Insiders Book Party

What better way to wrap up a thrilling weekend of YA literature than with book dating, games, snacks, books and prizes, and a chance to meet and mingle with authors from YA books across a spectrum of genres. We’ll be serving up laughs and asking you to join in the conversations with and between the authors!
 
It's a thrill to be a part of the Young Adult writing world and to meet readers from all over the country.

A thousand thanks for reading and reviewing Forbidden as well as pre-ordering Book 2, Banished, which releases February 2nd!!!

xo,
Kimberley

www.kimberleygriffithslittle.com