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ALA Annual 2017 or bust!

i am THRILLED to announce that i’ll be at ALA annual signing ARCs of HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA this year! if you’re in Chicago and want to come say hi (and i hope you do!), here’s where you can find me:

ALA 2017 Schedule

i also wanted to say a HUGE HUGE HUGE thank you to everyone who came out to my signings at BEA and BookCon. some of you waited in line for over an hour (!!!!!!) and i am so ridiculously honored and grateful for your dedication to my gothic book babies. you are all so awesome. thank you.

here are some pictures from the events with myself and author Lyndsay Ely aka my partner in BookCon crime (her debut is called GUNSLINGER GIRL and it’s fabulous for fans of WESTWORLD, btw).

can’t wait to see more of you on the road this fall! (tour dates and information will be announced in the coming weeks…stayed tuned for news on special guests and locations.)

xoxo

BEA and BookCon Schedule + Goodreads Giveaway

hey friends! i have a couple of cool updates for you. first, my publisher is giving away TEN ARCs (advanced reader copies) of HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA on GoodReads!! be sure to enter and tell your friends to enter too — you never know if one of them will win a copy and then share it with you 😉

the GoodReads giveaway ends on 5/31 so be sure to enter ASAP. Click here to enter!

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i’ll be in NYC in June for both BEA (Book Expo America) and The BookCon! i am SO THRILLED to be attending and honestly cannot wait to see you there. if you’re going to be in town for the festivities here’s where you can snag a signed ARC of HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA:

BEA: Friday June 2nd I’ll be in the Hachette booth trying to play it cool around James Patterson while he does a “James Patterson Booth Takeover” at 10 am. From there I have a signing at table 11 from 2–2:30pm.

BookCon: Saturday June 3rd i’ll be doing an in-booth signing with author Lyndsay Ely from 10-11 am. (Hachette Booth 2502-2503) Followed by a Meet and Greet from 1-2pm in room 1E03.

The meet and greet is a ticketed event for the first 100 people who sign up. It’s a bit more casual than a regular signing and we’ll get to chat and take pictures and basically nerd out over books. You’ll have to check their website to see how to get a ticket for that event: thebookcon.com

i’ll be handing out some special swag at the meet and greet AND during my BEA signing. (The first 50 people in line at BEA will receive the swag.)

i think that’s it for now! cannot wait to be back home in New York and enjoying the city and loading up on ALL the books. ❤

Cover reveal + exclusive HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA excerpt on Entertainment Weekly!!!

i am still sitting over here pinching myself that this is all happening AGAIN. the cover for the second installment in the STALKING JACK THE RIPPER series has been revealed on EW!!!

if you’d like to take a look at it AND read the first chapter, please head on over and check it out. and then tell me what you think! do you love it as much as i do??????

HPD Cover Reveal Giveaway

HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA cover + excerpt can be found here:

http://ew.com/books/2017/03/13/kerri-maniscalco-hunting-prince-dracula/?xid=entertainment-weekly_socialflow_twitter

xoxox

Oh! and because i cannot resist sharing the love and excitement, i also have an ARC giveaway happening on twitter RIGHT NOW! (i’ll mail out an ARC once i receive my author copies.)

 

HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA Updates

 

 

card1.2-Audrey Rose_smallI swear I have the very BEST readers and social media friends in the world. Before I jump into a few updates, I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your enthusiasm and love for my characters is truly incredible. Thank you for all of the laughs and excitement on twitter, IG, and facebook.

Now for the updates:

* A whooooole lot of people have asked if HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA is available for preorder (!!!!!)…the answer is YES! I’m working on some preorder campaigns now (international), so please take screenshots of your orders and keep them handy. I’ll be posting more news about what’s up for grabs a little bit later.

Here are a few links to where you can snag a copy:

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Books-A-Million

Book Depository 

Book People

Hudson Booksellers

Kepler’s Books

Target

Add HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA to your goodreads shelves here!

  • ARCs — (Advanced Reader Copies given to bloggers, reviewers, media, bookstagrammers, etc.) are being formatted and will soon be printed off. I’ll be sure to post another update of when (and how) to put your request in. (Last year ARCs were rolling out in mid-April to give you an idea of timing. It may be the same this year—we shall both see!)
  • Cover Reveal — last year SJTR’s cover was revealed in April, I should know more of when to expect the reveal in the next week or two, and will probably be shouting and squealing all over the interwebs to let you know a date.
  • Is this a series? — the answer is YES! So far there are three mysteries for Audrey Rose and her crew to solve. (SJTR, HPD, and a third coming out next year.) If you’re interested in more? Preordering is one of the best ways to show a publisher that you’re in need of more adventures. Tell all your friends and post about your favorite book/series online. People take note of it!
  • Character cards — I have received A LOT of inquiries about the character cards currently in my giveaway and how and where to order them. They’re available in Phantom Rin’s redbubble store and can be found by clicking through to the link in the next sentence. (The ones I order and giveaway are listed under ‘Greeting Cards’ and then toggle down to ‘Postcard.’) Link to character cards: Click me!
  • FOGGY KNIGHT Candle — this candle is available for purchase in Novelly Yours’ shop. It smells FANTASTIC and is almost too gorgeous to burn! I am a huge fan of her products and cannot gush enough. Click me!

Okay! I think that’s it for now…I’m going to jump back into the writing cave, but I still have a few more surprises up my sleeve that will be revealed in the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned….

xoxo

My bloody valentine

I adore a good giveaway, and I couldn’t think of a more perfect time to share the love than with a giveaway…

To celebrate both Valentine’s Day AND the fact that HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA is getting formatted for ARCs soon, I thought I’d host not one, but TWO giveaways. (Instructions on how to enter can be found on both Twitter and Instagram.)

The first is open internationally on twitter.

Up for grabs on Twitter is:

1  entire set of character cards (8 total) designed by the fabulous Phantom Rin

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1 signed bookplate

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1 signed SJTR bookmark.

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The second giveaway is happening on my Instagram account and is open to US residents only. (I’ll be hosting an International giveaway on Instagram soon and will be giving away an ARC when I receive them.)

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Up for grabs on IG:

1 entire character card set. Which totals 8 cards. (cards created by @phantomrin)

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A signed bookplate + SJTR bookmark

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1 Foggy Knight candle by @novellyyours

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1 Audrey Rose and Thomas mug

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Both giveaways end on March 1st.

Good luck!!!

***Oh! And if you’ve already preordered HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA or are thinking of pre-ordering it…save a photo or screenshot of your receipt. I may have some fun things in the works for pre-orders. More info on that to come in the following weeks/months.***

Pre-order links for HPD:

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Books-A-Million

Book Depository 

Book People

Hudson Booksellers

Kepler’s Books

Target

Add HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA to your goodreads shelves here!

xoxo

Title reveal + Official Summary for SJTR #2!

Happy 2017, friends! If you follow me on twitter, then you already know I’ve been teasing some snippets from STALKING JACK THE RIPPER book two, and–as fun as that’s been–I am even more excited that I get to share the title, release date, AND the official summary with you today!

If you’re so inclined, please feel free to add it to your Goodreads shelves and tell your friends about it. Your word of mouth promoting has been the reason my gothic mystery has gained so much attention, and I cannot wait to share this next installment of Audrey Rose’s journey with you.

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HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA

In this hotly anticipated sequel to the haunting #1 bestseller Stalking Jack the Ripper, bizarre murders are discovered in the castle of Prince Vlad the Impaler, otherwise known as Dracula. Could it be a copycat killer…or has the depraved prince been brought back to life? 
Following the grief and horror of her discovery of Jack the Ripper’s true identity, Audrey Rose Wadsworth has no choice but to flee London and its memories. Together with the arrogant yet charming Thomas Cresswell, she journeys to the dark heart of Romania, home to one of Europe’s best schools of forensic medicine…and to another notorious killer, Vlad the Impaler, whose thirst for blood became legend.
But her life’s dream is soon tainted by blood-soaked discoveries in the halls of the school’s forbidding castle, and Audrey Rose is compelled to investigate the strangely familiar murders. What she finds brings all her terrifying fears to life once again.

Available September 19, 2017

Pre-order Here

Cheers to 2017!

“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.” – Neil Gaiman 

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Happy New Year’s Eve, friends! Thank you all so much for spending your time with me during this wild debut year. I can’t believe I get to go on another journey with you for book two. (Title reveal coming soon!) I’m grateful for everything, especially the friendships I’ve made with my fellow debut authors, seasoned vets, and each and every reader, librarian, bookstagrammer, and blogger. You have all been shining stars and I’m so humbled to have shared this adventure with you. 

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2017 is a new chapter, a new opportunity to shine our lights. A way for us to rage against darkness by promoting goodness, light and love. Let’s all make some wonderful art next year. And the year after, and forever more. Stay tuned for some pretty fun announcements in the coming weeks and months!  #2016bestnine #stalkingjacktheripper

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