Winners and Exciting Things!

Dude, there's so much to go with here, my head is spinning. Let's go with easiest first.

I offered a signed hardcover of POSSESSION as part of the YA Scavenger Hunt. That winner is: Jesse Grant! (Twitter handle: @j_grant93)

Yay, congrats! Send me an email at elanajohnson(at)gmail(dot)com so I can get your address and get this in the mail for you. Thank you to all who tweeted and participated in the YA Scavenger Hunt.

Did you see my secret content? Because I think it's pretty darn fantastic. It's a character readers will see in SURRENDER, the sequel to POSSESSION, which is coming on June 5, 2012.

His name is Cannon Lichen, and he's matched to the narrating main character, Raine Hightower. Both Raine and Cannon are part of The Insider's Case Files, a booklet you can enter to win by doing things from liking SURRENDER on Amazon to pre-ordering the book. Click HERE for full details and official rules.

Dustin Hansen is a genius, and the mastermind behind the art in The Insider's Case Files.

Did you see this? So exciting!

Christine Fonseca's TRANSCEND, pitched as Hamlet meets the Black Swan in this Phantom of the Opera thriller, in which a horrible accident leaves a young man abandoned and left for dead, his only link to sanity the love of his fiancee and the support of his best friend-an illusion that might just rip away the last shreds of his humanity and reveal parts of himself he'll wish remained buried, to Compass Press, in a nice deal, for publication in March 2013 (US).

Also, the INSURGENT trailer was released last week. I'm still such a huge lover of all things dystopian, and yeah. I can't help myself.



That rounds out my excitement for the day. I was going to do something else today, but I decided to put that reveal off until Wednesday... What's new and exciting with you?

Celebrations!

Okay, so sometimes I feel like a Debbie Downer here on the blog. So today I'm going to be sharing some celebrations. Not necessarily my own, but for some things I've seen recently that I love, and that deserve to be celebrated.

1. CREWEL cover release! Oh my heck, you guys. Did you see it?

I simply cannot wait to read this book. I think the color and the spinny-ness of it are gorgeous. Plus, I know how exciting it is to see your cover out there, so yay to Genn! Celebrate with her!

2. PERCEPTION releases. Dude, you guys. If you haven't started this series yet, you should. I loved CLARITY with every fiber of my being, and I called the bookstore where Kim was signing so I could get a signed copy of this second book.

Rating: Elana Highly Recommends.

Plus, I'm almost to the point of my sequel releasing, and the excitement for such a thing is very palpable. So woot woot to Kim and PERCEPTION! (You can show your enthusiasm by buying the book...)

3. LACRIMOSA officially comes out tomorrow! Yeah, it's been "out" for about a week or so now, but the official release date is tomorrow.

I loved this book, and I think if you like paranormal stories, you will too. Christine has worked for a long time to see this book in print, so yay to her! Tell her a big congrats -- and you can get the book for only $5 for your Kindle or Nook.

Money well-spent people. Money well-spent.

OR you can leave a comment here and you might win a copy! That's right, people! In celebration of the release, I'm giving away an e-copy of LACRIMOSA as well as the prequel DIES IRAE. Just leave a comment.

Anything to celebrate today? Lay it on me. Let's make this Monday awesome!