Month: May 2019


May
2019

The Most ADORKABLE Deal Ever!

categories: Adorkable, Amazon, debut, Kindle Countdown Deal, promotion, Romance, YA

That’s right, you guys :).

ADORKABLE, my debut YA romance, is now available for just $0.99!!!

This is a limited time deal, bookworms, that will run from May 23 at 8:00 am PDT until May 28 at 8:00 am PDT on Amazon (May 24 until May 28 on Amazon UK).

If you love YA romance, fake boyfriends, best friends and geeking out, ADORKABLE is the book for you! What are you waiting for? Treat yourself, and take advantage of this awesome deal!

Sally & Becks’s story is still so special to me, and I hope you enjoy it! <3

If you’ve already read, please help me spread the word and share this with your bookish friends! I’d truly appreciate it!

I love finding new readers. It’s one of my favorite things about running Kindle Countdown Deals–and this will be the last one for this particular book for a while.

Speaking of which, I have an announcement coming up about ADORKABLE, so please be on the lookout for that. I’ve been holding onto it for a while, not posting, and though I’m still scared that I’ll somehow jinx it, I’d like to share the good news with you. (If you follow me on Twitter, you may have already heard :))

In other bookish news: I’m thrilled with how The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad has been doing! <3 Sadie & Colton are out there, dancing into readers’ hearts, and I couldn’t be more grateful! More posts about them coming soon! I have a giveaway coming up for NINJA GIRL that I hope you’ll love! And The Unbeliveable, Inconceivable, Unforeseeable Truth About Ethan Wilder was in the top 100 Teen & Young Adult Romantic Mystery ebooks last week! Yayyy!

I hope you’re all doing well and reading awesome books!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman


May
2019

Friday Feels

categories: J.K. Rowling, Romance, The Good Girl's Guide to Being Bad, YA

Hi everyone!

I know I haven’t posted in a while–which is crazy since I have a new release that I should be promoting the heck out of lol. Speaking of which, have you checked out The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad? I hear it’s a good read if you need to laugh/swoon :).

But back to why I haven’t posted.

It’s all the feels, you guys.

*****Warning: This post is a bit heavy–but there’s brightness at the end. Just skip down to the part after the ******.

There’s been a lot to process. Last week, for the first time, I resigned from one of my jobs. It wasn’t an easy decision. I’m a dance teacher who works with kids, have taught and watched them grow up for several years, and I really do love them. So telling them, making it real, nearly broke my heart.

(And my heart wasn’t whole to begin with, so this was another crack in the foundation.)

People have called me “softhearted,” and though I don’t see it, I do feel things deeply. Always have. I get attached. Loyalty means a lot to me. And in life, I am never the one to leave first.

Anyway, it took a lot to make me want to leave and think that would be the best option. Next week will be my last official class. I’m trying to stay positive, and I’ll still be teaching elsewhere–but man, I will miss the kids.

*****If you’ve been reading for the brightness, here it is.*****

I decided to be like Sadie in TGGGTBB and submitted one of my pieces to a choreography competition that I’ve long wanted to enter! Eep!

Self-doubt and low self-esteem have always held me back. But as I get older, I’ve realized that “winning” doesn’t come from someone else’s opinion.

You don’t need anyone else to validate you.

You can validate yourself.

And you should!

In fact, I wrote a guest post mentioning it on The YA Book Traveler Blog here! 🙂

Seriously, though, it’s taken me so long to understand this. Sadie, my character, got there before I did lol–which I know means it must’ve been inside me all along. But wow, you guys!

You have the power to validate yourself, your dreams and your worth.

Sidenote: There’s basically zero chance my piece will be selected for the final round of competition–but that’s not the point. By entering, by conquering that fear, I feel like I already won.

Hope you are well, and I wish you all the best!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

P.S. The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad was #1 on Amazon in one of its categories!!! And it’s next to J.K. Rowling! Woohoo, and thank you so much, bookworms! <3


May
2019

Endless Gratitude

categories: Amazon, Romance, The Good Girl's Guide to Being Bad, The Good Girl's Guide to Being Bad Giveaway, YA

First thing’s first, I have a winner to announce! The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad Blog Tour Giveaway ended on Monday, and I want to say thank you so much to everyone who entered!

Without further ado, the winner is…

Stephanie Ann!!!

Congratulations, Stephanie! I’ll be sending you an email and your prize soon, and I hope you enjoy your $10 iTunes card, Carpe Diem journal and book! 🙂

Second, The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad has been out nearly 2 weeks! I can’t believe it’s been that long, but people–actual readers–have been rating and reviewing the book! Hooray!!! I’m so thankful for all the love everyone is showing Sadie & Colton’s story <3. It has truly warmed my heart, and I wanted to share some of the wonderful things people are saying:

“The Good Girls Guide To Being Bad was fun, flirty and absolutely adorable!“ – Jen at Star-Crossed Book Blog
 
“I’m one happy and highly satisfied reader, because this story made me laugh, swoon and fan myself countless times.”- Rê at U.S. – Brazil Book Review

“I think girls everywhere will find a little of themselves in Sadie.”- Lauren at SERIESous Book Reviews

“It’s a sweet, angsty romance with seriously one of the all-time hottest kisses in the history of young adult romance!”- T.H. Hernandez, co-author of Prom-Wrecked

“The book is definitely funny and flirty!”- Kimberly at Bookish Kimberly
 
“All the heart eyes for bad boy Colton. I’m a big fan of enemies to friends to lovers, throw in a dash of sexy with a heart of gold, and it’s all over.” -Kerri, Goodreads.com
 
“Loved it! Stayed up till 2am reading cuz I couldn’t put it down.”- Jill R., Amazon review
 
“The entire story was an absolute joy to read. It’s honest and endearing and will be reread many times by me, for sure!”- Haley Bradshaw, Goodreads.com
 
“I loved this sweet and funny book.”- Cranky at The Book Curmudgeon
 
“I laughed. I smiled and teared up in quite a few parts. It wasn’t overly cheesy or overly angsty. It was just right.”- Lissa at Boundless Book Reviews
 
“This couple was adorable, I loved Sadie and I loved Colton, and they have so much chemistry, I loved every second.”- Silverscarf, Goodreads.com
 
“This book is what I needed after reading lots of fantasy and sci-fi books. It was light, fun and totally entertaining.”- Raven at Dreamy Addictions
 
“It was fast-paced and fun and the twins were such great characters!”- Pascale,Goodreads.com
 
“I can easily give TGGGTBB a five star review because I’m a romance and YA junkie and this is pure heaven for bibliophiles like me!” – Krista, Goodreads.com

“This one was lovely and sooooo fun! If you enjoy sweet romance, definitely give this one a read.” – Lisa Barry, Goodreads.com
 
“As soon as I finished reading “The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad,” I did the girl squeal, clapped my hands three times and thought again, again,AGAIN.” – Karen, Amazon review
 
“This really is such a perfect YA love story.” – Victoria, Goodreads.com

You guys, I’m just…floored. Thank you to everyone who helped give TGGGTBB a wonderful release week. I’m grateful that people are even reading!

Ooh, and there have been quite a few pages read on Kindle Unlimited, definitely grateful for those, too. Book Baby #4 is doing pretty well for itself out there in the big world, and I am filled with endless gratitude.

Thank you so much for reading and supporting my books! It means the world to me.

Sending love, good karma and virtual cookies to you, bookworms! I hope you’re all doing well!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

P.S. The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad is a #1 Hot New Release on Amazon!!!!! Woohoo, yay, huzzah!