Giveaways and more giveaways!

   Hey lovelies,

   I know I've been a little MIA lately, but I'm writing like the wind so you have to forgive me. But there are quite a few giveaways going on around the web for my books so here we go.

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Falling by Design

by Valia Lind

Giveaway ends September 25, 2014.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Edge of Falling

by Valia Lind

Giveaway ends September 25, 2014.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

   And there's still 5 days left to enter the tour giveaway over at Good Choice Reading:
   http://www.goodchoicereading.com/2014/09/post-tour-highlight-giveaway-edge-of.html

   Go forth and enter!
   And make sure to keep checking back here because I've got more awesome coming your way!

   Much love,
   Valia

Edge of Falling Blog Tour and Giveaway!!

   

   Hey lovelies, 

   I cannot believe it's been 12 days since Edge of Falling was released out into the world! I know this book is different and some may not like it, but I love it so much and I'm excited you finally get to read it. 
   And follow the blog tour for Edge of Falling and read all the excerpts and teasers!! You get to know the characters for yourself before you pick up the book!

   Don't forget to enter the giveaway on the blog! 
   (And I'll have more exciting news for you later on. Stay tuned!)

August 25^th

Total Book Geek | Review

Books are Love | Review

Kelly P's Blog | Excerpt

August 26^th

Her Book Thoughts (http://herbookthoughts.reads-it.com) | Review

A Little Slice of Romance (http://allittlesliceofromance.blogspot.com/) | Promo

August 27^th

WOrkS of FiCTioN (http://bkwrm29.wordpress.com/) | Review

What's Beyond Forks? (http://www.whatsbeyondforks.com) | Promo

Love In Every Page (http://loveineverypage.weebly.com/) | Promo

August 28^th

Avid Reader Musings (http://www.avidreadermusings.com) | Review

Short and Sassy Book Blurbs (http://shortandsassybookblurbs.blogspot.com/) | Review

Camisado Mind (http://camisadomind.blogspot.com) | Promo

August 29^th

Good Choice Reading (http://goodchoicereading.com) | Review

Little Whimsy Books (http://www.littlewhimsybooks.tk) | Review

My Favorite Things (http://heffroberts.blogspot.com) | Promo

   Much love,

   Valia 

EDGE OF FALLING is LIVE !!!! (Plus a GIVEAWAY)

   Hello lovelies,

   Can you believe it? The day is FINALLY HERE!!! EDGE OF FALLING, book 2 in my YA contemporary romance series is now live in the world! I cannot even begin to tell you how amazing and exciting and terrifying this is for me. I don't think it'll ever be anything but all those emotions rolled into one.

   Below are all the places EDGE OF FALLING can be purchased:

   Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Edge-Falling-Valia-Lind-ebook/dp/B00MO7CLI6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1407917420&sr=8-3&keywords=edge+of+falling

   Amazon Paperbacks: http://www.amazon.com/Edge-Falling-Volume-Valia-Lind/dp/1500694126/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1407943174&sr=8-4&keywords=edge+of+falling

   Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/edge-of-falling-valia-lind/1120057360?ean=2940046079821

   Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/edge-of-falling/id905715316?mt=11

   Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/463530

   CreateSpace (for paperbacks and ebook): https://www.createspace.com/4898564

   You can also order SIGNED PAPERBACKS from me: http://valialind.blogspot.com/p/signed-books-and-swag.html

   More to come!
   And because I heart you all to pieces, there's a giveaway!!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

   Thank you for all the wonderful support!! I cannot thank you enough!! I hope you enjoy EDGE OF FALLING as much as I loved writing it!

   Happy reading,

   Valia

4 Days and Counting!!!!

   Hello lovelies,

   So, I felt like blogging today. I know, shocker right?

   As you can tell by the title of this blog, I'm counting the days till EDGE OF FALLING hits the retailers everywhere. Am I nervous? YES. Am I excited? DOUBLE YES. Am I more nervous than excited? TRIPLE YES.

   Which is okay. It's normal. I don't think that fear will ever actually go away.

   I mean, you work your heart out, writing these characters, telling their stories and then, poof. They're out in the world, they're telling their own story and people will like it and people will hate it.

   That's the thing about being an author, you have to write for yourself. If you write your stories from the heart, if you tell them like your characters want you to tell them, then you'll be satisfied.

   I loved getting to know Chance and Dakota better in this book. I loved seeing them grow as individuals, learn what it means to be an adult, learn what it means to be there for each other. I don't know if people will love their story as much as I loved writing it. I can't predict the skies opening up and the sunshine of love and appreciation raining down on me and my books (Well, I can predict sunshine. It's Arizona after all).  But what I can predict is the sense of satisfaction.

   Yes, I wrote this book for my readers. But I also wrote this book for myself and for Chance and Dakota. And if I know anything, I know they would be very proud of the way I told their story.

   So, will I continue to freak out? OH MOST DEFINITELY. But that's alright. It's just part of the process.

   And don't worry, even with all the freaking out, I will keep writing. If you keep buying my books. I know there's a bunch of controversy going on about Amazon and such, but I hope that you will still buy my books. I really really would LOVE to keep writing them for you :) You have been such an amazing support so far and I cannot tell you how much I appreciate it!

   Much love,

   Valia
 
   P.S. Add EDGE OF FALLING on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22674926-edge-of-falling

Teaser Tuesday: Once More With Feeling (Chance and Dakota)

   Hello lovelies,

   Can you believe it's only 8 days till EDGE OF FALLING comes out??? 8 DAYS! I can't believe it's already here. Also, it came way to fast!
   Chance and Dakota are my babies. I loved them in Falling by Design and I LOVE them even more now. But you already know that. I won't babble too long. Here's the teaser!

   "You can't promise dogs not biting. They're dogs. They'll bite if they want to." His laugh rings out once more and I try to suppress the shivers that tumble over each other as they spread over my whole body. If I don't get a hold of myself, I'm going to have to smack my face against the wall or something. Stupid hormones. 
   "Dakota, please tell me you're not afraid of puppies."
   "I am NOT afraid of puppies. I'm simply stating a fact. You can't predict how an animal will act."
   "Oh,  you are so afraid of puppies." 

Cuteness!

  Just 8 more days and you'll be able to read the whole book for yourself!!!

   As a special treat, you can get book one, Falling by Design, for 99 cents! If you haven't read it yet, you can pick up a copy now!

   Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Falling-Design-Valia-Lind-ebook/dp/B00IY9ZM2K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407222562&sr=8-1&keywords=falling+by+design

   Who's excited for Edge of Falling? I AM!

   Much love,

   Valia

Cover Reveal & Giveaway: Edge of Falling, Falling #2

   Hey lovelies,

   Oh. My. Goodness. I CANNOT believe the day is finally here! You work so hard to get to this point, and here it is, and it's excitement galore!!!!

   Are you guys ready to see this beauty? 

   Seriously, are you sitting down?

   Que the excitement.....

    OKAY HERE IT IS!!!

RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 13th, 2014 

(Ebook & Print)

SUMMARY:

For Chance, there's always only been Dakota.

He's been in love with the girl since the day they met. He's tried everything to get her to notice him and nothing has worked. So when things suddenly start moving in the right direction, Chance can't believe his luck.

Until Kyle comes along. 

Kyle is like a new shiny toy and Dakota loves new and shiny. She falls for the tall, blonde and gorgeous fast and without looking back. Dating the summer before college wasn't in the plants, but come on, Kyle is perfect. So why does Chance and his snarky grin keeps popping up in her mind now that Dakota has found her happiness? 

When Chance's world comes crashing down, Dakota proves the strength of their friendship, surprising herself and everyone around her, by helping him pick up the pieces. In return, Chance is finally able to crack her hard shell, discovering that not everything is sunny in Dakota-land. Her world is not what it seems on the outside, and together, they're able to pull each other to the brink of safety and sanity. 

Dakota likes that things are simple with Kyle, so why does she feel more like herself around Chance?

As graduation grows closer, both Chance and Dakota learn that the plans you make for your life don't always play out the way you expect them and sometimes, everything starts to make sense when you find yourself on the edge of falling. 

ADD IT ON GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22674926-edge-of-falling

Now, here's the full cover! I'm so in love with it, I can't stop staring. Regina did a fantastic job, once again. I could hug her!

   How freaking gorgeous is it? I'm seriously so in love. Oh wait, I said that already. 

   You can pick up book one, Falling by Design now! 

   Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Falling-Design-Valia-Lind/dp/1495967808/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1406314850&sr=8-1

   Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/falling-by-design-valia-lind/1118734529?ean=9781495967801

   Book Depository: http://www.bookdepository.com/Falling-by-Design-Valia-Lind/9781495967801

   And now for the giveaway!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

   Much love,

   Valia

Cover Reveal Sign Up: Edge of Falling (Falling #2)

  Hey lovelies,

  It's that time again! So much excitement! Seriously, I cannot believe my book will be out in the world in less than 3 weeks!!! *Que panic*

   Anyway.


   I'm so excited to share the cover with you all. Regina did an AMAZING job and it fits the story and the series perfectly. So if you'd like to help me reveal, sign up below!




  Much love,

  Valia

Teaser Tuesday: Chance & Dakota Feels!

   Hey lovelies,

   I seriously cannot believe we're almost at the end of July. Where has the time gone? If you missed my announcement yesterday, Edge of Falling is scheduled for release the 2nd week of August!! YEAH! That's only 3 weeks away!
 

 I'm excited!

 And nervous.

 And so ready to share Chance & Dakota's story with you!

 But also nervous. Did I mention nervous?

 ANYWAY.

 It's time for another teaser! Let's get to that!


   We stand frozen, studying each other in that new way of ours. I'm trying to figure out what to say, how to put him back into that special place I keep locked up inside of me. Suddenly, I'm hot from my hike, my clothes sticking to my body at my back. I can tell he wants to ask what's going on with me. He's so good at reading my moods. He's waiting for me to say something, anything, so I go for the one thing I know will put us back on even footing. 
   "Did you jus squeak?" I ask, letting my eyes squint in contemplation. 
   He stands up straighter, offended. "I'm a man. We don't make those kind of noises." 

   Awe. I do love me some Chance and Dakota feels. How about you? Leave me a comment telling me what you think!

   And here's a teaser picture to tie you over as well :)

How cute are they? :)

  If you haven't yet, you can add my book on Goodreads here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22674926-edge-of-falling

  Also, there's just a few more days left to sign up for an ARC copy: http://valialind.blogspot.com/2014/07/arc-sign-ups-for-edge-of-falling.html

  Much love, 

  Valia

Edge of Falling Summary

   Hello lovelies,

   August is quickly approaching and while I don't have a definite release date for you just yet, it's definitely going to be AUGUST.

   How absolutely amazing is that? I'm freaking out. But in a good way. I think. Maybe.

   Anyway.

   Today I have something special for you. The back summary of book 2!!! I won't drag this out, so read on!

   Edge of Falling:

   For Chance, there's always only been Dakota. 

   He's been in love with the girl since the day they met. He's tried everything to get her to notice him and nothing has worked. So when things suddenly start moving in the right direction, Chance can't believe his luck. 

   Until Kyle comes along. 

   Kyle is like a new shiny toy and Dakota loves new and shiny. She falls for the tall, blonde and gorgeous fast and without looking back. Dating the summer before college wasn't in the plans, but come on, Kyle is perfect. So why does Chance and his snarky grin keeps popping up in her mind now that Dakota has found her happiness? 

   When Chance's world comes crashing down, Dakota proves the strength of their friendship, surprising herself and everyone around her, by helping him pick up the pieces. In return, Chance is finally able to crack her hard shell, discovering that not everything is sunny in Dakota-land. Her world is not what it seems on the outside, and together, they're able to pull each other to the brink of safety and sanity. 

   Dakota likes that things are simple with Kyle, so why does she feel more like herself around Chance? 

   As graduation grows closer, both Chance and Dakota learn that the plans you make for your life don't always play out the way you expect them and sometimes, everything starts to make sense when you find yourself on the edge of falling. 

   So, what do we think? Are you as excited as I am? If you are, there are two things you can do.

   Sign up to read an ARC of Edge of Falling: http://valialind.blogspot.com/2014/07/arc-sign-ups-for-edge-of-falling.html

   Add Edge of Falling on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22674926-edge-of-falling

   I heart you all to pieces!!! One month to go!!!

   Much love,

   Valia

ARC Sign Ups for Edge of Falling!

   Hey there lovelies,

   I can't believe that it's almost that time again. You know, that time when I have a new book out? YES. I'm hard at work in my writing land (I have some exciting things in store) and cannot wait to share all the things with you.

   Speaking of sharing, did you see the heading for this post? That's right, there are ARCs of Edge of Falling and you could be one of the first to read it!!! Que excitement.

   I'm very excited and nervous to share Dakota and Chance's story with you, just because I feel like it's a bit different from Falling by Design. Which it should be. Since Dakota and Chance are NOT Brooklynn and Grayson.

   But ANYWAY. If you're interested in reading Edge of Falling (you do NOT have to read Falling by Design first, since this is a companion novel), sign up below!


   Thank you, thank you, to all of you who will sign up and to all of you who have been so supportive. I'm so excited I FINALLY have books for you!!!

   Now, if you're excited, RAISE YOUR HAND! (Comment below. I want to "see" those hands)

   Much love,

   Valia

I Have a Title!!! (and it's amazing)

   Hello lovelies,

   So, things are happening. Technically, things are always happening, but lately, they've been REALLY happening. I've made some crazy big changes in my life recently. Exciting changes. TERRIFYING changes. 

    Yes, I've finally taken the leap and became a FULL TIME WRITER.

    BOOM.

   Que screaming.

But good kind of screaming....

     Anyway, this is not why we're here. We're here because book two in Falling series comes out in just under TWO MONTHS and it finally has a title!!! 

    Are you ready to find out what that is?

   How about now? 

   Now?

   Okay okay :) The title for book two is EDGE OF FALLING

   What do you think? You like? I like. Actually, I LOVE. 

   AND you can add it on Goodreads now! 

   https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22674926-edge-of-falling

Winning. 

   I'm so excited (and nervous) for you all to read Chance and Dakota's story! 

   Much love, 

   Valia