Category: giveaway


Sep
2019

Thank you and Instagram!

categories: Adorkable, doing what you love, giveaway, Hungary I Love You Giveaway, Instagram, Kamuzasok Kavarasok, Nindzsalany, Ninja Girl, Romance, YA

Warning: Very thankful author post ahead <3.

I cannot believe how many awesome readers responded to the Hungary, I Love You Giveaway!!! It was so wonderful reading all of the great comments!

*sigh*

Seriously, it touched my heart to read the responses about which characters people liked and why. And can I just say: I LOVED how much love my guys and girls received!

My book boyfriends get a lot of love here in the States–which I totally get and am thankful for! I’m secretly in love with Becks and Ash and want to marry them as well LOL! 🙂 But it was awesome to see so many readers who loved Sally & Snow as well! Yay, girl power!

I just want to say THANK YOU so much again to everyone who entered! Your enthusiasm and awesomeness made my day, and I’m so grateful that you like my books! The winners below were randomly selected.

Without further ado, the winners of the Hungary, I Love You Giveaway and signed copies of Nindzsalány and Kamuzások, ​kavarások are:

Fruzsina Kucsera

Tóth Teodóra

Jocka

Yay!!! Congratulations, and thank you so much for entering! Please send your address to cookieogorman[at]gmail[dot]com or message me on Facebook, so I can send you your books!

Also, as I mentioned, I had 12 extra bookplates in case more people entered…but I was so moved by the responses that…

I’m giving a bookplate to everyone who answered the question (Who is your favorite character from my books?) & entered the giveaway!!! 😀

Congrats, Irma, Szilvia, Tarcsai, Evá, Lilla, Királyné, Szandra, Hanna S., Adrienn, Jocó, Sandor, Stephanie, Timea, Anna, Ramóna, BVarga, Boglárka, Dóri, Hanna B., Tamás, Georgina, Titanilla, Réka, Andrea, Tamara, Melinda, Krisztina S., Nikolett, Judit, Eszter, Niki, Kiara, Krisztina P., Zsanett, Vivien F., Zsuzsanna, Körizs, Boglárka, Nóra, Renáta, Nikola, Klára, Dóri, Timi, Kulcsár, Vivien B., and Kira!

If you’ll send me your address, I will make sure you get your bookplate!

Thanks again, you guys! It may take a minute for the bookplates and books to arrive overseas, but I will be sending ASAP.

Next week, there will be an Instagram giveaway to celebrate the cover reveal for the print version of ADORKABLE coming out in December, yay! I love it and can’t wait to see what you amazing readers think!

Oh, and I finally got an Instagram!

I’m pretty nervous. Social media isn’t really my thing (translation: I kinda suck at it lol! :/). But I’ve already found some fantastic book peeps (and there are a lot of beautiful book pics *__*).

You can follow me there if you’d like! I’ll try not to be too awkward ha!

Hope you all have an awesome day with awesome books!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman


Sep
2019

Hungary, I Love You Giveaway!

categories: Adorkable, giveaway, Hungary I Love You Giveaway, Kamuzasok Kavarasok, Nindzsalany, Ninja Girl, Romance, YA

It’s giveaway time, bookworms!

And today, you can win signed copies of the Hungarian translations of NINJA GIRL and ADORKABLE! Yay!!!

A while ago, I received copies of both books from LOL…

…and they are gorgeous *___*.

I can’t explain why I forgot to post these pics, but part of it was probably that I don’t love pictures of me etc.

But the books just are so darn pretty lol! 🙂

If you’re one of my awesome/fantastic/lovely Hungarian readers (or if you enjoy reading Hungarian), this is a giveaway just for you! I’m giving away 3 signed copies of Nindzsalány and 3 signed copies of Kamuzások, ​kavarások. Three winners will receive copies of both!

You can enter by commenting on either this post or on the Facebook post for this giveaway. All I want to know is: Who is your favorite character from my books? 🙂

I’ll randomly select the winners, and I also have 12 extra bookplates if I need them, hooray! The giveaway will end next Sunday, September 15, 2019.

Good luck, I hope some of you lovely readers enter lol, and if not…I guess I’ll just be keeping these beautiful books on my shelves :-).

Hungary, I really do love you, and I’m thankful every day to know my book was translated by the wonderful people at LOL <3.

I’ll have more posts coming up (and another giveaway, yay), so be on the lookout! I hope you are all well, bookworms, and having a great week!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman


Jun
2019

TGGGTBB Book Playlist

categories: audiobook, book playlist, giveaway, Ninja Girl, Romance, The Good Girl's Guide to Being Bad, writing, YA

I’ve got some awesome tunes for Tuesday, bookworms!

But first, thank you so much to everyone who entered the NINJA GIRL Audiobook Giveaway! 4 copies of the audiobook were up for grabs, and the winners are…

Kerri, Mikhail, Cadey and Alyssa!!!

Congrats, you guys, and thank you again for entering! Your prize is on the way, and I hope you love listening to Snow & Ash’s story :)!

Speaking of listening…I love book playlists. Who doesn’t, right? They are just so fun to make! Some songs I listened to while writing; some I found after. A few are so perfect; it’s crazy lol!

Anyway, if you loved Sadie & Colton’s story…

I hope you enjoy The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad Book Playlist!

1. “Ocean Eyes” by Billie Eillish. Okay, so this one was perfect *sigh*. I listened to it a TON while writing TGGGTBB. It’s so Sadie, how she feels about Colton and his “ocean eyes.” The colors in the vid remind me of the cover, and yeah. Like I said: Perfect.

2. “Location” by Khalid. Colton. Period. He’s there for Sadie, has her back–even if she doesn’t know it. Ah, I just love Colton Bishop <333.

3. “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers. It was only a kiss… Oh, how Colton wishes that were true after his first kiss with Sadie–especially since she thinks she’s in love with his brother. Also, The Killers rock!

4. “There’s No Way” by Lauv ft. Julia Michaels. Sadie & Colton try to fight it…but there’s absolutely no way they weren’t going to fall totally heart-meltingly in love.

5. “I Did Something Bad” (Cover) by Shoshana Bean and Cynthia Erivo. One of my favorite covers of all time. It was originally a Taylor Swift song–but man, it is so strong, pure fire, passion, intensity. Sadie, Colton, Kyle trio ;).

6. “Let Go” by Frou Frou. Sadie finally letting go, checking things off her Carpe Diem List and allowing herself to fall in love with Colton–and believe that he can (and does) love her back <3.

The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad Book Playlist

1. “Ocean Eyes” by Billie Eillish

2. “Soundcheck” by Catfish and the Bottlemen

3. “Dancing On My Own” by Robyn

4. “Hold On, We’re Going Home” by Drake

5. “Is This How You Feel?” by The Preatures

6. “Location” by Khalid

7. “Bellyache” by Billie Eillish

8. “There’s No Way” by Lauv ft. Julia Micheals

9. “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers

10. “I Did Something Bad” (Taylor Swift Cover) by Shoshana Bean and Cynthia Erivo

11. “Delicate” by Taylor Swift

12. “One Dance” by Drake

13. “Good Girls” by 5 Seconds of Summer

14. “I’m With You” by Vance Joy

15. “Feel Real” by Deptford Goth

16. “Time After Time” by Eva Cassidy

17. “Let Go” by Frou Frou

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

P.S. This is already long lol, but if you love good music, check out “Is This How You Feel?” by The Preatures. One of my favorite songs! Also, check out The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad if you need a fun, swoony summer read ;). Hope your week is off to a great start!


Jun
2019

Good News & A Giveaway

categories: Adorkable, giveaway, Ninja Girl, Romance, The Cookie Jar Newsletter, The Good Girl's Guide to Being Bad, YA

It’s been a while, but I’m back with good news and a giveaway. Yay!!!

Also, I want to say thank you SO much to everyone who helped me spread the word about the ADORKABLE Kindle Countdown Deal two weeks ago! Despite having no time to get the deal into newsletters on other sites, it was very successful, and I have you to thank for that, so again: Thank you!!!

First time I’ve ever made a creative (apparently ads are called that lol), and I love it :). If you have no idea what I’m talking about, don’t feel bad. I just made a little flyer/ad for the deal, and it turned out pretty…well, adorkable ha :).

Okay, now for the good news! It’s actually freaking amazing news imo, but…

The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad was #1 in three of its categories!!!!!

Holy wow, right?!? I couldn’t believe it either, almost passed out from joy when I first saw–but at least I remembered to get a few pics!

*Sigh* Thank you so much, you guys! <3 Sadie and Colton’s story is one that I love very much, and I’m so glad that readers are reading and enjoying it! Right now, it has 28 awesome reviews, and I’m so thankful.

So of course, it’s time for a giveaway! 🙂

I’m giving away 4 copies of the NINJA GIRL audiobook!!! Ash and Snow’s story, woop! Audiobooks are still new to me, but I really love how this one and ADORKABLE turned out (not that I’m biased or anything ;)).

***Enter to win using the rafflecopter here!***

Good luck, and please look out for The Cookie Jar Newsletter I’ll be sending later this week! There will be 2 other giveaways open only to subscribers this month since I missed last month :).

I have ideas for more posts, and I have so much more to share with you guys. Hope you’re still with me, reading wonderful books and having an awesome week!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

P.S. Again: OMG, I still can’t believe The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad was #1 in three of its categories! *__* Thank you, thank you, thank you!


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!


Apr
2019

NINJA GIRL Audiobook Release Day!

categories: audiobook, cover love, giveaway, Ninja Girl, Release Day, Romance, The Cookie Jar Newsletter, The Good Girl's Guide to Being Bad, YA

It’s a very exciting day, you guys! NINJA GIRL is now available as an audiobook!!!

Did you see the cover? *__* Oh my Ash, I love it and hope you do, too!

I’m so excited about this release and the narrators. Emily Woo Zeller is amazing! I’ve listened to some of her other work and thought she’d be great for Snow–then I heard a sample of NINJA GIRL.

And you guys: She. Is. Perfect!!!

You should go listen because seriously, wow! Emily captures the exact right feel of the characters/book right from the start. Can’t wait to hear the brilliant Brandon Utah voice Ash as well! <3 Emily and Brandon are so talented, and I’m thrilled they brought NINJA GIRL to life in audio!

I hope you’ll check it out, and let me know what you think! And if you know anyone who loves YA romance, ninjas and audiobooks, as always, I’d be so thankful if you’d help me spread the word :).

Hi-yah, hooray, and heck yeah, NINJA GIRL is now an audiobook!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

P.S. Congrats to Katharina for winning The Cookie Jar Newsletter Giveaway for April! Your $10 Amazon gift card has been sent :). For the latest updates on my books, access to free content and monthly giveaways, subscribe to The Cookie Jar Newsletter!

P.P.S. I plan to do another post, but: Thank you SO much to everyone who’s been out there supporting The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad! Truly, I am so so grateful. More on this later, but seriously hugs, love and good karma to all of you lovely readers! <333


Apr
2019

The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad Book Blitz & Blog Tour

categories: doing what you love, giveaway, Romance, The Good Girl's Guide to Being Bad, The Good Girl's Guide to Being Bad Giveaway, Xpresso Book Tours, YA

Yesterday was the start of The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad Book Blitz!

The blitz is hosted by Xpresso Book Tours, and I’m so thankful to all of the bloggers/bookworms who are participating! Giselle has been awesome to work with :).

Yesterday also began TGGGTBB Blog Tour that I tried to organize lol! To be honest, I’m incredibly thankful to the advanced readers who signed on to read and review book baby #4. Early reviews (reviews period!) are so important, and I was lucky that anyone signed on let alone the 13 fantastic people who did!

Thank you all so much for helping me spread the word about The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad–which comes out this Thursday! Woohoo!–and I hope you enjoy(ed) Sadie & Colton’s story!

That brings me to the giveaways!!!

There’s one for the blitz here and one for the tour here.

Please be sure to enter both giveaways, and good luck, everyone! Also: OMG just 3 more days!!! 😀

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman


Apr
2019

Blitz, Book Birthday Week & My First Newsletter!

categories: Adorkable, Ninja Girl, NINJA GIRL 100th Review Giveaway, Romance, The Cookie Jar Newsletter, The Good Girl's Guide to Being Bad, The Unbelievable Inconceivable Unforeseeable Truth About Ethan Wilder, Xpresso Book Tours, YA

First, I wanted to say thank you to everyone who entered the NINJA GIRL 100th Review Giveaway!!! This is a milestone for Snow, Ash and me, and I was so glad to see so many entries :).

I’m also very glad to announce the randomly chosen winner…

Irma!!!

Congrats, Irma! Thank you so much for entering the giveaway, and I hope you enjoy your $10 Amazon gift card! It should be in your inbox now :).

Second, I wanted to tell you about the Book Blitz for my upcoming release, The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad! <3

It’s being organized by Xpresso Book Tours (who made that beautiful banner *_*), and I’m very excited. There was a wonderful response to the cover which was so great to see!

Bloggers, if you want to help spread the word about The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad, I’d be so thankful!

Third, I didn’t realize but…it’s Book Birthday Week!!!

ADORKABLE, my debut, was published on March 31, 2016. NINJA GIRL came out March 30, 2017. And last year, The Unbelievable, Inconceivable, Unforeseeable Truth About Ethan Wilder came out April 5, 2018. You guys, all of my book babies have birthdays this week!

(Sidenote: It’s a hard time of the year for my family and me. Back when I released ADORKABLE, I was trying to make it better. Not sure it worked–but my books are something positive, and I hope they make people happy.)

If you follow me on Facebook, you’ll see all the Book Birthday pics I’ve posted–and I’ll be doing another Friday to celebrate Ethan! 🙂

And last, I sent my first newsletter! It took 7+ hours on Sunday (more before that), and I know there’s room for improvement lol. But it was sent–and according to MailChimp, actual people opened it, so yayyy!

The Cookie Jar Newsletter and this blog are really for my readers, to keep in touch with the people who love my books and want to know more <3.

There’s so much I want to share with you guys! I’ll be doing monthly giveaways only open to newsletter subscribers, offering fun free content and the latest news on my books :). If that sounds good to you, please subscribe here!

I hope you’re having a wonderful week so far, bookworms!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman


Mar
2019

NINJA GIRL’s 100th Review Giveaway!

categories: giveaway, Ninja Girl, NINJA GIRL 100th Review Giveaway, Romance, The Good Girl's Guide to Being Bad, YA

NINJA GIRL got its 100th Review on Amazon, yay!!! I’m doing a giveaway to celebrate! 🙂

The giveaway will run from today until April 2, and there are lots of ways to enter (including adding my upcoming release The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad to your Goodreads TBR :D). The prize: a $10 Amazon gift card! You can enter using the Rafflecopter below!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thank you so much to everyone who wrote a review and made this happen! I’ve said it before, but it is still true: My readers are the best of the best; they rock my socks; they are the cream of the crop, and I’m so grateful for them! <3

Good luck, everyone, and I hope you have an awesome weekend!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

P.S. Next Monday is the cover reveal for The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad! Ahh, I’m so excited, and I hope you love it <3.


Dec
2018

Holiday Cheer

categories: Adorkable, author takeover, giveaway, Happy Holidays, Happy Holidays Giveaway, Romance, The Bookworm Box, YA

The Happy Holidays Giveaway is over, and that means it’s time to announce some winners! Yay!!!  Thank you so much to everyone who entered!  All winners were randomly selected, and they are…

Alyssa — $20 Amazon Gift Card!

Becca— ADORKABLE Bookmark & Stickers!

Stephanie— ADORKABLE Bookmark & Stickers!

Tawnya— ADORKABLE Bookmark & Stickers!

Amber— ADORKABLE Bookmark & Stickers!

Cassie— ADORKABLE Bookmark & Stickers!

Jennifer— ADORKABLE Bookmark & Stickers!

Kaitlynne— ADORKABLE Bookmark & Stickers!

Victoria— ADORKABLE Bookmark & Stickers!

Irma— ADORKABLE Bookmark & Stickers!

Nina— ADORKABLE Bookmark & Stickers!

Jessica — YA Bookworm Box!

Congratulations, everyone!  Thank you so much again for entering.  Your  prizes will be on their way shortly, and I hope they give you tons of holiday cheer! 🙂

Also, a huge THANK YOU to anyone who tuned in to watch the author takeover I did of The Bookworm Box Facebook page!

*****(You can skip this next part if you like, just a rundown of my experience.  Which was rough…no seriously, skip this part…then start again at the starred part…no?  Okay, well, you’ve been warned)*****

My nerves/stress/awkward self was on full display.  It was fun, but it was also stressful–especially after I botched the first attempt at a live video.  Ugh.  Apparently, I was sideways…then upside down.  This was even after I watched several videos on how to: 1) Turn the phone sideways before you start so it’ll be in landscape mode because 2) you can’t turn it after you’ve started a video.  3) Use the tool to flip the screen horizontally, so people watching can read the book titles.  4)  Seriously, make sure you turn the phone sideways first because it’s the sign of a complete newbie if you record vertically (like you’d take a selfie) and end up having a video with those weird lines on the side because FB squares off the video (whatever that means).  Well, after freaking out a bit about trying all that then having it be sideways/upside down anyway, guess who had to do a 2nd attempt, ended up recording vertically, trying very hard not to think about how she was broadcasting to everyone that she was a complete newbie???  LOL!  Oh well, I guess that’s just how it goes.  P.S. My mom (who is awesome) even bought me a tripod to keep the video steady–but I ended up having to hold it in my hand bc…yeah, I’m tech challenged :/.

Thank you anyway, Mom!  I love you!!!  And thank you to my students who tuned in; it was such an awesome surprise to see you girls there!  And to any of you who watched, thank you so much!  I apologize for the awkwardness lol.

Also, I forgot to mention several of my favorite authors: Rainbow Rowell (I can’t believe I didn’t say her!), Katie McGarry, Tammara Webber, Abbi Glines, Gail Carriger, Tahereh Mafi, Julia Quinn!!!, Jane Austen (though my love of Austen really comes from the movies, especially the BBC version of P&P *sigh*), Elizabeth Gaskell, Elizabeth Scott, Meg Cabot, Courtney Milan and on the urban fantasy side: Patricia Briggs, Ilona Andrews, J.R. Ward (warning: not suitable for younger readers!).  Forgot to say ANY of them, and I love ALL of them and even more authors!

On a positive note, my book covers looked awesome–but I forgot to mention Stephanie Mooney, the cover designer, who deserves so much credit and love for her incredible talent!!!  Stephanie, you’re awesome!

*****Okay, if you skipped all that please start again here lol.*****

The Bookworm Box and the people there are so wonderful.  Their mission to use something we all love (books) to give back to charity is amazing.  And they were so nice to have me on!

I hope you’re all well and having a great time leading up to the holidays!  I’ll try to do another post before Christmas, but until then, stay awesome :).

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman