Olivia Evans

Hello all! I have been such a slacker when it comes to posting updates on this blog. I’m trying to be better….

Anyway, as some of you may have noticed, several lovely blogs and individuals have been posting teasers for Brooklyn & Beale during the month of  November. I thought maybe I should get in on that action and post what has been shared since it is scheduled for release on December 1st! You can preorder here! Below are 3 of the beautiful teasers that Mina Rivera made for me. She couldn’t have possibly captured the theme of the story any better. I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again, thank you Mina. I’ve also included songs that I listened to on repeat while writing. You can listen to the full playlist here.

TEASER ONE-

SONG OF THE WEEK-

 

TEASER TWO-

SONG OF THE WEEK-

TEASER THREE-

SONG OF THE WEEK-

I’ll be posting my next vlog later this week with the questions you guys asked. Lord help us all. LOL Until next time, I’ll be on FB or Twitter being ridiculous as always!

Later taters!

 

Liv

Over the next month I’m going to be giving some things away in honor of BROOKLYN & BEALE, which is scheduled for release on December 1st!!! It’s available for preorder HERE.  I’m so excited!!! For everyone that shares this post today, you’ll be entered to win a BROOKLYN & BEALE swag pack!

So, I was a big fat fail at posting my cover reveal for Brooklyn & Beale. I’m terrible at this stuff. For those of you who haven’t see it…

 

Here’s the summary since I’m on a roll!

The life of a session musician is rarely easy. After consecutive tour cancellations and a stack of unpaid bills, Chloe Bennett fears her dream has come to an end.

Then everything changes.

Indie rocker Reid Ryder needs a replacement violinist for his tour. For Chloe, it’s the opportunity of a lifetime. For Reid, it’s a checkmark off his list. Already battling addiction, guilt, and his inability to write new music, Reid’s hopeful that things are finally falling into place.

But life is never predictable.

When the tour begins, he finds himself drawn to Chloe. She challenges and inspires him. Their onstage chemistry is electric. To the outside world, they’re the perfect match. To those involved, however, it’s not so simple. When Reid’s no longer sure that the future he planned is the one he wants, a choice must be made.

Love…or loyalty.

 

I’m super excited about this book and can’t wait to tell you guys more about it over the next month. I’ll post teasers every Tuesday during the month of November and then it’s scheduled to be released on December 1st! I’ll also have some surprises along the way so keep an eye out.

Now for the purpose of this post.

Back in July I did a raffle at the Love N Vegas book signing for ARCs of Brooklyn & Beale. I never posted the winners.  My apologies. But to make up for it, I made a video of me picking the winners. I look ridiculous. You’re welcome.  Congrats to all the winners! You’ll be hearing from me soon!

 

xoxox,

 

Liv

 

Oh wait…wrong blog. LOL

First of all I’d like to say thanks to all of you who took the time to read my post and like my author’s page. I wish I could give all of you tickets, but alas, I can not. So without wasting any more time than I already did looking at hilarious gifs (I legit could do that for hours) I’ll announce the winners!

 

Morning Session- Michelle Tikal

Afternoon Session- Meagan Gibson

Afterparty- Layla Readsalott

Afterparty- Katie Boylan VanSyckle

 

That’s it guys! For those who won the signing tickets, hop on facebook and PM me your email address. I’ll send your information to the organizers so your name can be added to the list! For those of you that won the afterparty tickets, I’ll have them with me at the signing SO YOU HAVE TO COME SAY HI! Have a wonderful weekend! <3

 

 

Mic check! Mic check! 1, 2, 1, 2. *insert cool mic check gif here* All I could find was mic drop gifs and I just got here so that’s not happening…..

Ehhh, screw it. Who doesn’t love a good mic drop gif?

Okay, now that I’ve got that out of the way, HIIIIIIII! I’m so sorry I’ve been MIA for the last several months. See, what had happened was… I was infected with the debilitating disease known as writer’s block. For months I suffered from severe laziness, which induced a chronic watching of bad tv and the fuckits. It was a dark time. I mean, literally this was me…but less hot. Because even crazy Johnny Depp is hot. Let’s be real.

Anyway, during my time of woe, I took a trip to Cali and visited my friend Sara. We partied at Coachella.

And even though we had the best time, my block was firmly in place. (She’s going to kill me for posting this picture.) So I pushed forward. I thought, if I just distract myself enough with other things I love, the words will come back. So I bowled with my kid…

Caught a Jenny Lewis concert with my friend Abney, who is also going to kill me for posting this picture….

Went on vacation to Seattle..

Hiked all over the Olympic National Forest…

Still, I had no words. So I resorted to beer.

Then beer festivals. Which was also my birthday, so win.

And still, NOTHING. At this point, it had been nearly 3 months since I’d written a word. I started to really freak out at this point. So I took in an Imagine Dragons concert, which kicked ass by the way.

I dressed super inappropriately for the 4th of July (for like 5 minutes and only for this picture so don’t get pissy.)

And then VEGAS HAPPENED. VEGAS VEGAS VEGAS. SWEET SINFUL VEGAS.

My first book signing. Holy shit was I nervous. But it was so amazing and I met so many amazing people and I could just say amazing over and over again and it still wouldn’t express how I felt about that weekend. And then…something amazing happened…. I found my words. I went from Johnny to Jim in 0-60. Which is both sad and awesome.

So now I have my words and I’m writing like a crazy person. It’s amazing. I also have another book signing coming up in November in Philly.

In honor of all these stupid awesome developments, I’m feeling generous. The book signing in Philly is sold out. Which is great for the authors, but not so great for the people who, like me, procrastinate until the very last minute and didn’t get tickets. (I still haven’t booked my hotel or flight if that makes anyone feel any better.)

ANYWAY, here’s the deal. I’m giving away ONE morning session and ONE afternoon session to the Indies Invade Philly book signing on November 7th.

I’m also giving away TWO tickets to the after party. I heard a rumor there will be a karaoke machine. DO YOU SERIOUSLY WANT TO MISS THAT? I think not. So here’s the deal, all you have to do is like my author’s page and comment on the post or here. Tell me which ticket you would like to win and that’s it. So to recap:

Like my page- Olivia Evans Author and comment on this post there OR comment on my blog with the ticket you’d like to win. That’s it. No muss, no fuss. I’ll announce the winners a week from today (August 14, 2015).

Also in that post I will announce the winners of the raffle I held at Love N Vegas for ARCs of my upcoming novel Brooklyn & Beale, which will be released before my signing in Philly on November 7th.

Okay, I think that’s it! Good luck everyone! I hope to give you awkward/creepy hugs in Philly!

xoxo,

Liv