Happy Birthday, Ryke Meadows!

In the Addicted world, Ryke, our lone wolf, turns 27.  I look back and remember the first time he was introduced in Addicted to You and thinking, OMG he's going to be trouble.  Back then, I thought he was going to come between Lily and Lo...and he did in a way...but not in the way that I was expecting.  With the way Lily was describing him looking similar to Lo, I thought she would grow attracted to him.  It's seems so funny now that I think about it.

Ryke had so much to do with Lily and Lo's recovery.  He helped kick start it and he's made such a huge impact in Lo and Lil's life that it's hard to imagine how they would have ended up and where they would have been had Ryke not decided to come into their lives.  At the very beginning of Hothouse Flower, Ryke says, "I'm raw.  I'm hard.  I'm the thing you shy away from.  So I'm warning you now.  Back away.  Because once you enter my life, I won't ever let you leave."  So far, he's kept that promise and I never ever want him to leave.  I loved witnessing Ryke's relationship with Lo, Lily, Rose, Connor, and Daisy change into something wonderful.

Happy Birthday, Ryke!  Today, we celebrate you.  The Addicted world would not be the same without you in it. 

Check out the Fizzle Force group on Facebook for a special treat!

In celebration of Ryke's birthday, I am giving away this Raisy inspired mug with a quote from Krista and Becca.  Enter to win below (open internationally).

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17 Days Until Long Way Down

It's November!!!  There are so many awesome reads that are releasing this month and we're nearly halfway through with the countdown until Long Way Down will finally be in our e-readers for devouring!

So, today I have a little treat for you all.  Over the past year, I've created some book trailers and other videos for the Addicted Series.  I have a video for Lily + Lo (LiLo) which is a book trailer for Addicted to You, a video for Lo from the time he was nominated for NA Crush Tourney in 2014, a "tv commercial" for Princesses of Philly from Kiss the Sky, a "tv ad" for Rose's Calloway Couture, and a video for Connor Cobalt.  You may have noticed that nowhere in that list is a video of Ryke + Daisy (Raisy) or of Hothouse Flower.  Trust me, it's not that they are my least favorite couple because that is so very far from the truth!  It's that I just couldn't come up with any good ideas or think of where to even start.  And then work kinda got in the way and I just had less and less time blogging or even any free time for myself, really.

Yep.  That's my life.  But I'm not here to talk about work!  Work is boring.

On to more exciting stuff!!!!  With Long Way Down due to be released soon, I decided to start re-reading Hothouse Flower.  After a few pages in, some ideas started forming in my head and all the feels started coming back to me.  Then I just happened to hear a song that truly reminded me of Raisy and it was this song that inspired me to start creating their video using it as the background music.  I was truly elated when I finally finished it and I've been DYING to share it with all of you!!  I very much enjoyed making this video and I hope you all enjoy watching it.  May it bring some of the Raisy memories back from Hothouse Flower and get you all pumped to read Long Way Down!

So, here it is, my book trailer for Hothouse Flower.

Hope you enjoy it!  Fizzle out!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYKE MEADOWS!

this super hot super awesome graphic by none other than the wonderful Siiri!

 Our big bad wolf is celebrating his 26th birthday in the Addicted universe today!  We're celebrating Ryke's birthday the same way we did with Lily's and Rose's birthday this year.  If you're already a member of the Fizzle Force group on Facebook, then you have all the scoop on the giveaway and exclusive character interview!  The admins of the Fizzle Force group put together a string of questions and requested our lovelies (Krista & Becca) for their time to help put together this character interview.  As you may know, Krista & Becca are super busy finishing up Long Way Down, the last book in the Addicted Series, so we are FOREVER GRATEFUL to them for taking the time out of their busy schedule to help us!!

 
If you're not already a member, do not have a Facebook account, or if you do not wish to ever open up a Facebook account -- no worries!  Krista and Becca will be posting this exclusive character interview on their blog in about a month or so.  However, you do have to be a member of the Fizzle Force group on Facebook in order to participate in the exclusive giveaway.

But no sweat!  If you want more opportunities to win other prizes, Krista & Becca are also celebrating Ryke's birthday (of course!) and you can join in the fun by clicking on this link or on the image below!

graphic by Krista & Becca Ritchie

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYKE!!

SALE!! Calloway Sisters Series

In case you haven't heard, the Calloway Sisters series is currently on sale now for only $0.99 each!  Go to Amazon now and purchase your copy!

KISS THE SKY ➜ http://amzn.to/1kZzh3x ($0.99 SALE)
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CURRENT GIVEAWAYS

I've been out of town for a while, and if you're like me and missed a few postings, I'm giving you the links to the giveaways going on now!  You can also always check out the Giveaways page under the list of links on the left hand side of this blog to see all the giveaways that are happening.  I try to keep that page updated.

Happy Birthday Ryke!

This Blog is having a giveaway in celebration of Ryke's birthday, September 19th.  Enter for a chance to win a Kindle version or signed paperback copy of Hothouse Flower, or a "Crazy for Raisy" T-shirt!

Krista & Becca Ritchie: It's Ryke Meadows' Birthday.  We Celebrate with a Giveaway!

Visit Krista & Becca's blog, check out some fun facts about Ryke Meadows, celebrate his birthday, and enter in the Giveaway for a chance to win an Amazon Gift Card and a super cool tote bag!!

Signed Paperback of Addicted to You

Don't own a signed paperback copy of Addicted to You?  Well, now here's your chance to win one!  Click on the link below to enter in the Rafflecopter Giveaway, by the very lovely and generous Krystal Pace!  HURRY!  This one ends on Friday, September 26th!

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Happy Birthday Ryke!

Ummm...yeah...so, you're probably thinking Ryke isn't really a happy person.  He's always brooding and he gives off that "angry" vibe.  

edit by +Lanie 

But today is his special day!  In all of the Addicted series books, we have yet to witness the gang celebrate his birthday.  But there are 3 books remaining (*insert very sad, tearful face here*), so perhaps we'll get a chance to see his birthday celebrated.  As adventurous as Ryke is, I was really hoping to have something equally as adventurous for his birthday on this post.  Alas, I couldn't come up with anything, unless I challenge you all to do something you never ever thought you would do in your entire life; such as, skydiving or bungee jumping (for me) *wink wink*

Yeaaaah.  I'm sure my wink is this awkward

However, if you're a member of Krista & Becca's Fizzle Force on Facebook, we do have something fun happening there.  If you're feeling creative, we are challenging you to create a meme in honor of Ryke Meadows.  Of course, we would love to see memes for anything related to the series, but we would prefer that it's related to Ryke (or Daisy, or Raisy) since it's his birthday we're celebrating.

edit by +Lanie 

Now, if you're like me and don't really know what memes are, here are a couple of examples created by +Lanie

The lovely +Lanie (a.k.a. Mauve Fairy) from Musings of the Book-a-holic Fairies, Inc. created a video to celebrate Ryke's birthday! 

(You can watch all of +Lanie's magical creations HERE).

In case you didn't notice, she's also the mastermind behind the wonderful edits on this post.  I seriously don't know how she does it all!!

edit by +Lanie 

If you haven't stopped by Krista & Becca's blog, be sure to drop by there.  I know they're also celebrating Ryke's birthday today.

GIVEAWAY

edit by +Lanie 

⭐︎ Ryke Meadows' Birthday Giveaway ⭐︎
(Nope. Sorry.  I hate to disappoint, but Nick Bateman isn't the prize) 

We can't have a proper birthday celebration without a giveaway!  Huge thanks to +Lanie for helping out with this!!!

3 lucky winners will be selected for this giveaway!  Enter for a chance to win one of the following: a Kindle copy of Hothouse Flower, a signed copy of Hothouse Flower, or a "Crazy for Raisy" t-shirt (pictured below)!  As always, this giveaway is open internationally (gotta show some love for the KB supporters worldwide! *hugs*).

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