FREE STUFF, BOOK EVENTS, AND A COVER, OH MY!
FREE STUFF, BOOK EVENTS, AND A COVER, OH MY!
An update from my writing corner
It’s a little bit more than a week until my pop-rock thriller ONLY ONE SURVIVES releases and things are getting buzzy. I love the build up to a launch and am excited to share some news. Read on to learn about an epic giveaway, free band sticker and bonus material, launch events (virtual and in-person), and to see my new Holly Cassidy rom-com cover (see, I don’t only write about murder…).
FIRST THINGS FIRST: AN EPIC GIVEAWAY!
To celebrate the release of ONLY ONE SURVIVES on July 16, I’m giving away a copy of these eight books to one lucky newsletter reader. What do you need to do to enter? Be a subscriber to this newsletter (and hopefully you’ll hang around after). How easy is that? Will you be the lucky mushroom (as we say in German)? The winner will be picked at random on July 18 and notified directly (chances of winning depend on number of newsletter subscribers).
GOOD LUCK!
MORE FREE STUFF!
But first: what is ONLY ONE SURVIVES about?
Becoming the star is easier when the rest of your band is dead…
All drummer Vienna Taylor ever wanted was to make music. If that came with fame, she’d take it—as long as her best friend, guitarist Madison Pierce, was sharing the spotlight and singing lead. And with their new all-female pop rock band gaining traction, soon everyone would hear their songs…
Except, on the way to an event, the Bittersweet’s van careens off an icy mountain road during a blizzard—leaving one member dead and another severely injured.
In order to survive the frigid night, the rest must take shelter in a nearby abandoned cabin. But Vienna’s dreams devolve into a terrifying nightmare as, one by one, her fellow band members meet a gruesome end…and Madison simply vanishes in the night.
Has Vienna’s closest friend finally decided to take center stage on her own terms?
She doesn’t want to believe it.
But guilty people run.
AND NOW FOR: FREE STUFF NO. 1
HarperCollinsCanada is running this fun promotion: order ONLY ONE SURVIVES from Indigo, Amazon, or your favorite local bookshop before July 16, 2024, and you can get a custom The Bittersweet band sticker.
Get all the details HERE (terms & conditions apply).
FOLLOWED BY: FREE STUFF NO. 2
Download your free bonus material to enhance your experience of ONLY ONE SURVIVES. Includes a Spotify playlist, song lyrics, author interview, and discussion questions (avoid the latter until you’ve finished the book).
Get all the details HERE.
LAUNCH EVENTS - virtual & in-person
VIRTUAL - THE PLOT THICKENS
I can’t wait to join the fabulous Robyn Harding, author of The Haters, Christina McDonald, author of What Lies in Darkness, and Hank Phillippi Ryan, author of One Wrong Word for a triple virtual book launch.
The party begins July 16, 2024 at 7.30 p.m. ET. Fun, laughter, and book giveaways guaranteed. This is a free event. Please register HERE.
IN-PERSON - TYPE BOOKS, TORONTO
My first in-person book launch since 2019! Christina McDonald, author of What Lies in Darkness, and I will be in conversation with the fabulous Samantha M. Bailey, author of A Friend in the Dark. This in-person event is on July 21 at Type Books (Junction), 2887 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario. Doors open at 6.30 p.m. ET.
Hope to see you at this free event!
MORE EVENTS
Stay up to date on all my in-person and virtual events HERE.
I’m also in the middle of preparing the most epic social media campaign for ONLY ONE SURVIVES with the help of incredible authors and fantastic bookstagrammers. Follow me on Instagram here to watch it all unfold…
FROM MURDEROUS ROCK BANDS TO SWEET ROM-COMS…
THE CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN has a cover!
It’s Christmas in July, and my next Holly Cassidy rom-com, i.e. happily ever after and no murder book, will release on October 22! I can’t wait for you to meet Callie, Marco, sassy cat Dazey Rocket…and to introduce you to a very special Advent Calendar, which is based on one I used to make for my kids when they were little.
I’m almost wishing for December… ;-)
What’s THE CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN about?
She’s given up on love and Christmas…but fate has other plans.
All Callie wants for Christmas is to hibernate. She's still reeling from being dumped by her childhood sweetheart, and under no circumstances will she go home for the holidays considering her ex will be right next door with his new, perfect partner. Callie is officially in grinch mode, but her meddling sister, Anita, won’t let her give up on life, love, and Christmas quite so easily.
Anita stages a Christmas intervention for Callie with a homemade Advent calendar challenge—cheerful tasks to push Callie out of her comfort zone and into the holiday spirit, inspired by a childhood tradition. Callie reluctantly plays along, but when she comes face-to-face with a charming baker who just might be the spoonful of sugar she needs, her strict rules on love and the holidays are tested.
As they strike a deal to do the activities together, could the twenty four little doors on Callie’s Advent calendar not only open up one, but two closed-off hearts?
Click HERE to pre-order.
AND FINALLY…
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Thank you!
As always, thanks for reading!
Hannah Mary McKinnon / Holly Cassidy xo
PS. My next twisty thriller will soon be with my editor. Hope to share more details in the next newsletter!
Would Love to win these great books They sound like amazing reads!
Would love to win that great stack of books
Eydie