more author pics!

Well, it seems Berkley needs a new author photo of me for the new cover/new format reissue of the Goddess Summoning Books. So I sent them these two to choose from. I know which one they're using - which one do you guys think they should use?? I'll put the names of all those who guess correctly in an e-hat and pull one lucky winner out who will get a signed copy of lovely trade paperback version of GODDESS OF THE SEA (which will be released in October). What's your best guess?


P.S. Yes, my website, www.pccast.net, is under construction. Please be patient - the new look will definitely be worth the wait!!

Ooooh! Check it out!

Lovely Berkley, long time publisher of my Goddess Summoning Books, has decided to reissue all of my back list in trade paperback with amazing new covers! I'm very excited because I know many of you have had trouble finding these books, and now they will be much more widely available. GODDESS OF THE SEA is the first of them, release date October 2nd. I think this is a great intro to my Goddess Summoning Books, especially for the readers of my HOUSE OF NIGHT series, because the heroine, Christine Canady, is the youngest of all of my heroines.

GODDESS OF THE SEA is a cool retelling of the Undine mermaid myth, which is the myth on which Hans Christian Anderson based his LITTLE MERMAID. For those of you familiar with my writing you'll know that 1) MY story will be retold with a strong matriarchal slant. In other words it'll have some serious Girl Power, and 2) my story will have a happy ending. Promise.

Oh, and the hero is a delicious merman!

Look for GODDESS OF SPRING in November - GODDESS OF LIGHT in December - and GODDESS OF THE ROSE in January. Enjoy!

New releases! Yea! UPDATE

Okay, here's the FINAL cover for IMMORTAL. BenBella Books says it will be available in Borders in August!

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Check out the draft of the cover for IMMORTAL, a fabulous YA vampire anthology I'm editing for BenBella Books (will be available exclusively through Borders). They're still tweaking it, but I think it's lovely! And, yes! That is a stand along story by the fabulous Kristin Cast in the lineup! Yea for Chicken Frances! IMMORTAL is officially supposed to be released in September, but they're trying to push it up to July.

Speaking of pushing up a release date...looks like St. Martin's has decided to release UNTAMED September 23rd instead of October 1st! So you'll have less time to wait!

RRT- Marked, winner of Paranormal Romance book of 2007

COVER FOR UNTAMED!

WOW! Check out the cover for UNTAMED (September 23rd release). What do you think?!

New author pictures!

Okay, here's the deal - you guys tell me which author picture you think St. Martin's should use on the back of UNTAMED, and those of you who get it right I'll put your emails in a cyber hat and from that I'll pull a name and give away a signed copy of the new book. So, what do you think?!

MAJOR NEWS

Wow! Check out the amazing surprise we got today!

In case you can't read that CHOSEN is #7 on the PW list and MARKED is #10, (check out the pic and the article!), here's the lowdown:

CHOSEN

By PC and Kristin Cast

St. Martin’s Griffin

March 4, 2008

0-312-36030-4

*PUBALERT*

Chosen

PW Bestseller List

#7

April 14, 2008

MARKED (0-312-36026-6, Pub: May 2007) is #10!

The New York Times

Paperback Children’s Best Sellers List

#3

April 27, 2008

Previously:

The New York Times

Paperback Children’s Best Sellers List

#2

March 23, 2008

#3

March 30, 2008

#3

April 6, 2008

#4

April 20, 2008

USA Today

#100

March 16

#113

March 23

JUST WOW! Kristin and I are hardly touching the ground! Thank you so much, guys, for your fabulous support for this series! We heart you!

Special Guest Appearance

Many thanks to PC Cast who made a special guest appearance in the latest Author Talk video.  She looks fantastic!

You can see all the Author Talk videos at AuthorTalk.tv

HOUSE OF NIGHT SITE!

The House of Night website is finally live! Yea for the fabulous Carly Wilkins and all of her team's hard work. Check it out! Be sure to visit the store and see all the cool House of Night stuff you can buy!

Interview With Author Talk

The video speaks for itself...

WOW! WOW! WOW!

KRISTIN AND I ARE SHOCKED AND THRILLED TO LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT CHOSEN IS #2 ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER LIST!!!!

And last weekend MARKED won the Oklahoma Book Award, which was a special honor for us to be acknowledged by our home state.

Wow! We are riding high! Thank you so much to all of you! You've made this happen!

Now, back to writing UNTAMED...

V-DAY'S 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

I am honored that Tulsa's Domestic Violence Intervention Service (DVIS)asked me to read the Spotlight Piece for their V-10 Day celebration/charity. I am a huge fan of Eve Ensler's VAGINA MONOLOGUES, and am excited to be even a small part of this incredible piece of work. So here's the info if you're anywhere near the Tulsa area. (If you're not, please check out the VDAY site at www.vday.org and support stopping violence against women.)

V-DAY TULSA 2008 IS PROUD TO PRESENT A production of Eve Ensler's
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
March 22, 2008 doors open at 10:00 am
March 28, 2008 doors open at 5:30 pm
All Souls Unitarian Church
2953 South Peoria
Tulsa, OK
Proceeds Benefit Tulsa DVIS Women's Shelter

MORE WONDERFUL NEWS!

Kristin and I were thrilled and honored when we were notified this weekend that MARKED is a finalist for the Oklahoma Book Award in the YA/Children's division. It's wonderful to have our home state acknowledge us and appreciate our work. We're going to the lovely award dinner on March 8th in Oklahoma City where they will announce the winner. Keep your fingers crossed for us!

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION QUICK PICK!

The Young Adult division of the American Library Association (YALSA) has announced their final list of YA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers. MARKED and BETRAYED both made the final list! Kristin and I are absolutely thrilled! It's especially nice to be recognized by the ALA as someone who helps encourage kids to read. Thanks very much to the panel that chose us!

A fabulous surprise!

So last night I was browsing through the current issue of Romantic Times Magazine, mostly checking out the lovely reviews of my girlfriends' current releases (Nalini Singh and Jaci Burton are 4 1/2 star top picks, and the wonderful Gena Showalter received 4 big stars) and I come to the back of the magazine where they have the nominees for the 2007 Reviewers' Choice Awards. Okay, as I already blogged about, Kristin and I are nominated in the YA category (yea!), but I was checking out the other fabulous nominees and happened to read through the nominees for the Career Achievement Awards. And BAM! right there under the paranormal category is P.C. Cast! I had not a clue I was a nominee! What an amazing surprise! I'm still blown away by the honor. RT says of the award: "The Career Achievement nominees are authors who have continuously crafted superior books throughout their careers." Wow!

RT Nomination!

Kristin and I are thrilled that MARKED has been nominated for the 2007 Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award in the YA category! Yea for MARKED!

Girlfriend release!

Many of you know that the fabulous Gena Showalter and I are good friends. Please check out the release of her newest novel, SAVOR ME SLOWLY. (And what an amazing cover! Gena baby, did you pose for that?!)

Here's the book info:

SAVOR ME SLOWLY by Gena Showalter
(Pocket) December 26, 2007

Mishka Le’Ace was created to be an undercover operative . . . literally. Her beautiful body has been mechanically augmented to give her superhuman strength -- strength she’s going to need. Her latest mission sends her to rescue Alien Investigation and Removal agent Jaxon Tremain from torture and death. With him, she discovers a passion unlike any other. A passion she was forbidden to know. . .

From the moment they meet in a darkened cell, Jaxon craves her touch. But the machine half of Le’Ace forces her to do things she doesn’t always want to do. Even betray him . . . and ultimately destroy him. Now Jaxon must battle the man controlling Le’Ace and even Le’Ace herself to at last claim the woman he’s come to love.


Cover: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ncX3TGilL._SS500_.jpg

Excerpt Teaser:

For a moment, she couldn’t breathe. Her heartbeat picked up speed, wild, primal. She was naked. He could see every inch of her, every flaw. But her feet were rooted in place, preventing her from striding back into the bathroom for a towel.

“What are you doing here?” she croaked.

Jaxon’s hot gaze slid over her, down . . .down. . . then back up again, landing on her hardening nipples and staying. His pupils dilated, and he swallowed. “I came to talk.”

“My breasts are flattered,” she forced out, “though I doubt they can answer any of your earlier questions.”

His eyes snapped up to hers. “You’re the one walking around naked.”

“You’re the one sneaking into other people’s rooms.”

He pushed out a sigh as conflicted as hers had been inside the shower. “You’re right. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have looked. I don’t regret it, though.”

To order your copy, visit Amazon or Barnes and Noble


ABOUT GENA SHOWALTER:
Gena Showalter sold her first book at the age of 27. Three years later, at the ripe old age of 30, she had sold an amazing total of 15 books in a multitude of genres: paranormal romance, contemporary chick lit/romance hybrid, young adult and urban fantasy. Her books provide something for every fan of fiction. For more information about Gena and her novels, you can visit her website at www.genashowalter.com and her blog at www.genashowalter.blogspot.com



REVIEWS:

In versatile Showalter’s new futuristic novel, the world teeters on the edge of disaster unless a tough band of human and alien allies can stop it. Danger spiced with sizzling sensuality are definitely hallmarks of Showalter’s style. Kicking butt and taking names is what these protagonists do best which cranks up the action quotient for this intense new book! – Romantic Times

One of the premiere authors of paranormal romance.” New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole

SAVOR ME SLOWLY is the third and strongest installment in Gena Showalter’s Alien Huntress series. As riveting as the previous two books were this one is better. Fresh Fiction

The characters in this book are flawlessly drawn. . . Science fiction at its best! So if you’ve never picked up a story by this talented author, now is the time to start. Two Lips Reviews -- 5 lips, their highest rating!



Website: http://www.genashowalter.com

NEW COVER!

Yea! After three complete re-dos, fabulous St. Martin's finalized the cover for the March House of Night book, CHOSEN. Kristin and I LOVE IT! What do you think?!

Sad News

A very dear friend of mine just shared with me that her 14 year old dog - an amazingly huge, fabulous lab mix, died in her arms yesterday. Vernon Mooseburger was a great dog and he will be missed badly by my girlfriend's family and by us - her extended family. It reminded me to give my "kids," my two wonderful Scottie dogs, extra hugs and kisses today. Please do the same with your 4-legged kids, too. They are with us for too few years.

This is Cameron - better known as Cammyman. He's a Wheaton Scottie.

Yes, he does resemble a Twinkie.













And this is Chloe, or Chlo-chlo-ba-bo (some of you will recognize her from GODDESS OF LOVE - yes, she does believe she's a cat).
She doesn't like to get her picture taken, so it's tough to get a decent shot of her. You'll have to take my word for the fact that she's really a very pretty black brindle Scottie.

Feel free to tell me about your fabulous doginators (or catinators)! Let's give our pets some extra love today in memory of Vernon!

Shawnee's Red Dirt Festival

Last weekend Kristin and I drove to Shawnee Oklahoma to teach a workshop together at their Red Dirt Festival (yes, there's lots of red dirt there - hence the name of the festival). It was also the weekend of Kristin's 21st birthday and we definitely had a good ol' time!
Here we have me being a diva after our lovely workshop.

And here's Kristin mugging for the camera after our workshop.


And the veiw from our hotel room (hee hees).


On our way back to Tulsa we went through a little town called Prague, Oklahoma. Okay, no joke, it's the site of the shrine of the Infant Baby Jesus of Prague. Naturally, Kristin and I had to stop and take pictures with the baby Jesus!


We even left money (please note my hands leaving the baby Jesus a quarter from each of us):


And then we came home! Thanks to everyone in Shawnee who put together such a nice festival - the weather was beautiful, there was a nice crowd, and, as per usual, our workshop was ab fab!