Hi, guys!
So Colorado has been bombarded with snow these past two days, and I'm about to make a run to Target to buy one of the last five pairs of boys snowpants they have left. In other words, I have to make this quick - I MUST get one of those pairs!!
Just wanted to check in and say I'm back from Utah, and it was a blast! I couldn't believe how many of you showed up. I didn't expect such an incredible turnout, so a huge THANK YOU to all my readers in Utah! I have a pic from the trip, but not from any of my signings. While driving around on a country road near Heber, Utah, trying to find a shortcut back to a signing, I got held up by a herd of cattle. There was even a real cowboy, and he tipped his hat as he rode by. It was awesome!



Good thing I'm not claustrophobic, because for a couple minutes, the cows were seriously surrounding the car, blocking the windows (cows are BIG up close) and rubbing their (cute) slobbery noses all over the windows. Good times!
Now rewind to about two hours before I left to drive out to Utah. I was upstairs packing and heard my author buddy Kay Cassidy call and leave a message on my answering machine. It sounded like she was screaming, "Congrats!" so I called her back to figure out what in the world was going on, and that's when she told me HUSH, HUSH debuted at #10 on the NYT best-seller list. EEEEEK! As you can imagine, there was a lot of screaming and NO WAY-ing and dancing. I kept hearing Jane Austen's voice in my head: "Nobody minds having what is too good for them." No, they don't. Even when they feel completely undeserving :)
Yesterday, Kay called again, telling me that this week, HUSH, HUSH jumped to #7. AHHH! and EEEEK! It still hasn't settled in. I've been walking around all morning, doing the normal morning thing, when suddenly I stop cold and scream out, "I can't believe it's true!"
So now for the point of this post: a huge THANK-YOU to my readers - thank you for taking a chance on the book, thank you for your awesome emails and thank you for spreading the word about HUSH, HUSH - it makes all the difference! You guys are the best, and none of this could have happened without you!
I'm in a bit of a celebratory mood...so, I'm throwing a little impromptu contest. I have a couple HUSH, HUSH sleepwear tanks that I want to give away. Here are the two styles:
If you want one, all you have to do is leave a comment (along with your email so I can reach you if you win!) I'll choose one winner randomly every day, starting today and ending Tuesday, November 3.
Good luck and, seriously, you guys ROCK!
Becca