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Magnificent Monday Giveaway!!!

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Hi Everyone!

I loved reading all of your answers for the fun quiz we had last week!

And to keep the good times going and because I can’t wait for summer to get here…….. I am giving away some Heist Society promotional sunglasses this week!!!!

Here is what you need to do: Just comment what you are looking forward to most this summer!

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I will pick a random winner on Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. central time! U.S. Residence only please!

 

Good Luck Everyone!

xoxo,

Shellie

 

P.S. These are promotional sunglasses therefore we cannot guarantee the  UVA or UVB protection! Wear at your own risk!

P.S.S. I love cleaning out Ally’s closets and finding cool stuff to give away!

 

Magnificent Monday Sudoku Mission!

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Hi Girls!

Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend and happy Magnificent Monday!

I am going to try something new this week……… a Picture Sudoku challenge made from Heist Series book covers!

Just use this link Heist Sudoku to try it out!

There are instructions on the webpage and help if you need it. Let me know how it goes.

Also, please send me your artwork for Fan Art Fridays to [email protected] and I will put them on Ally’s Tumblr page on Fridays.

xoxo,

Shellie

P.S. Little known fact, Ally makes really great guacamole!!!!

 

Magnificent Monday: Ally is still on tour!!!

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Hi Girls!

Hope everyone is having a Magnificent Monday and enjoying Perfect Scoundrels!

I have loved reading all your comments on the blog about the new book. I would love to hear what your favorite line from Perfect Scoundrels is!! Please just post in the comments section! My favorite:

“Of all the lies Kat had told in her life, not one was harder than the truth.”

For Fan Art Friday this week & in honor of Valentines day let’s see some valentines for Hale or your favorite Ally character! Send your valentines to [email protected] and I will put some on Ally’s Tumblr page.

Also, don’t forget to check the News & Events page to see if Ally is in your area on tour NOW!

See you next week!

xoxo

Shellie

P.S. You can sign up for text alerts for when Ally is in your area? Message & Data rates may apply.

P.S.S. Did anyone receive a text alert for this tour? Let me know if it worked!

P.S.S. I miss Ally when she is on tour! Hope you guys are enjoying her when she is in your area!

 

Magnificent Monday 1 Day Left!!!

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Hi Girls!

Only 1 day left before PERFECT SCOUNDRELS is available!!!! To get everyone excited I have an excerpt to share!

Kat had to wonder for a minute what that would feel like–homework and uniforms, walks home with nice boys offering to carry your bag. That was her life once. Almost. But Hale had gotten her kicked out of Colgan School, pulled her back into her own world, just like now he’d been pulled back into his.

“So why are you here, Kat?” Nick asked.

“Maybe I was craving waffles.”

“Kat…” He let her name draw out. “I’m pretty sure this is the part where you tell me you need my help to steal an emerald.” He laughed. “Or rob the Henley…”

Kat’s face stayed blank, but something in her eyes must have shifted, because Nick tensed,

“No.” It was like he’d read her mind, because he was already shaking his head, saying, “No. No. No.”

 

Ally will be going on tour so catch her in your area if you can! Here is her schedule:

February 5: 7 PM event at Blue Willow (Houston, TX)
February 6: 6:30 PM event at Murder By the Book (Houston, TX)
February 7: 7 PM event at Changing Hands (Phoenix, AZ)
February 9: 12 PM event at Indigo Yorkdale (Toronto, Canada)
February 10: 2:30 PM event at Mysterious Galaxy (Redondo Beach, CA)
February 11: 7 PM event at Barnes & Noble (Glendale, CA)
February 12: 7 PM event at Powell’s Books (Beaverton, OR)
February 13: 7 PM event at Joseph-Beth (Cincinnati, OH)
February 15: 6 PM event at Schuler’s Books (Lansing, MI)
February 16: 7 PM event at St. Louis County Library with Victoria Schwab, author of The Archived (St. Louis, MO)—Book sales by Barnes & Noble
You can sign up for text alerts for when Ally is in your area? Message & Data rates may apply.
xoxo,
Shellie
P.S. don’t forget to send all your fan art to [email protected] so I can post on Ally’s Tumblr page for Fan Art Fridays!

Winner of Magnificent Monday Giveaway!!

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Hi All!

Thank you so much for all the comments! I have really had a great time reading them!

The winner of the Perfect Scoundrels signed copy by Ally herself is….

Frenchie says:

The thing that I like most about the Heist series is probably that it’s different than the Gallagher Girls series. It’s the opposite of what Cammie does. Cammie tries to bring down an ancient group , while  Kat steals different things, bringing them back to their rightful place/owner. The Heist series has different twists and turns, that’s what I like most about them, you don’t know what’s going to happen next. First comment! Yay!

Congrats Frenchie! Please email me at [email protected] and let me know the address to ship your book too.

You may wonder how I picked Frenchie as the winner. Well I assigned everyone a number and did a random number generator to randomly pick the winning number. The number generator picked number 6 and that happened to be Frenchie’s number in the comment section!

 

Thanks to everyone who participated! See you next Monday!

xoxo

Shellie

Magnificent Monday Giveaway!

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Hi Girls!

Thank you all so much for the warm welcome! I have read all your comments and taken notes.

My first super fun activity in honor of Perfect Scoundrels coming out next week is……….. I am giving away a before you can buy it, super awesome, signed copy of Perfect Scoundrels!!!!

Just comment on this post and let me know what you like best about the Heist series. I need all comments by Tuesday, January 29, at 8am eastern time. Sorry only US residents only. Please only comment one time. One winner will be chosen randomly from the comments made.

Don’t forget if you can’t wait until next week for some new Ally Carter Double Crossed is out now!

I am so excited for all the fun things I have planned next month! Check back each Monday and hopefully I can help make it magnificent!

And don’t forget to send all your fan art to [email protected] so I can post on Ally’s Tumblr page for Fan Art Fridays.

Have a great week!

 

xoxo

Shellie

P.S. Ally goes on tour next month!!!! Did you know that you can sign up for text alerts for when Ally is in your area? Message & Data rates may apply.

P.S.S. Funniest thing Ally said to me this week, ” You’re as handy as a pocket on a shirt!”  She cracks me up!

 

 

 

Tour Time!

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So happy to finally be able to share the COMPLETE list of tour events that will mark the release of Heist Society 3, PERFECT SCOUNDRELS!
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I do hope you will be able to join me at one of the following events.  If not, please contact any of the host stores about ordering a personalized book and having it shipped to you.And, as always, please check with the host stores about their individual policies regarding photos, books from home, the number of books each person can have signed, etc.
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Come see me at the following events:
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February 5: 7 PM event at Blue Willow (Houston, TX)
February 6: 6:30 PM event at Murder By the Book (Houston, TX)
February 7: 7 PM event at Changing Hands (Phoenix, AZ)
February 9: 12 PM event at Indigo Yorkdale (Toronto, Canada)
February 10: 2:30 PM event at Mysterious Galaxy (Redondo Beach, CA)
February 11: 7 PM event at Barnes & Noble (Glendale, CA)
February 12: 7 PM event at Powell’s Books (Beaverton, OR)
February 13: 7 PM event at Joseph-Beth (Cincinnati, OH)
February 15: 6 PM event at Schuler’s Books (Lansing, MI)
February 16: 7 PM event at St. Louis County Library with Victoria Schwab, author of The Archived (St. Louis, MO)—Book sales by Barnes & Noble 

Sandy

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Right this minute Hurricane Sandy is on its approach to the East Coast.  I know a lot of you guys live in the area, so please stay safe and know the rest of us are thinking about you!

And…to help ride out the storm I offer you the following PERFECT SCOUNDRELS MINI EXCERPT!

 

The woods seemed different on the long walk back to the car, and Kat couldn’t shake the feeling that she was forgetting something. Then she stopped and looked at the house.

Someone.

Be safe and be good,

Ally

 

Perfect Scoundrels: a Heist Society novel…

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I hope you’ve all seen it by now (with many thanks to MTV’s Hollywood Crush for breaking the news!), but just in case you haven’t…

 

 

 

Katarina Bishop and W.W. Hale the fifth were born to lead completely different lives: Kat comes from a long, proud line of loveable criminal masterminds, while Hale is the scion of one of the most seemingly perfect dynasties in the world. If their families have one thing in common, it’s that they both know how to stay under the radar while getting—or stealing—whatever they want.

No matter the risk, the Bishops can always be counted on, but in Hale’s family, all bets are off when money is on the line. When Hale unexpectedly inherits his grandmother’s billion dollar corporation, he quickly learns that there’s no place for Kat and their old heists in his new role. But Kat won’t let him go that easily, especially after she gets tipped off that his grandmother’s will might have been altered in an elaborate con to steal the company’s fortune. So instead of being the heir—this time, Hale might be the mark.

Forced to keep a level head as she and her crew fight for one of their own, Kat comes up with an ambitious and far-reaching plan that only the Bishop family would dare attempt. To pull it off, Kat is prepared to do the impossible, but first, she has to decide if she’s willing to save her boyfriend’s company if it means losing the boy.

 

Perfect Scoundrels…

In stores in the US & Canada February 5, 2013

So what do you say, guys?  Are you excited?  Because, dude, I am EXCITED.

-Ally