Romance – Page 15 – THE COOKIE JAR

07
Apr
2017

A Very Good Week

categories: Adorkable, Amazon, doing what you love, Ninja Girl, Romance, self-publishing, writing, YA

Book baby #2 (aka NINJA GIRL) has officially been out a week! Woohoo!!

And it has been quite a time let me tell you :).

Someone left NINJA GIRL‘s first review–its first 5-star review–on Amazon very quickly after the book was released. If you are the sweet soul who wrote it, I just want to say: Thank you sooooo much! You have no idea how excited, relieved and thankful I was to see that :).

My mom got me my favorite cupcake to celebrate the book’s release.

And because she is wonderful, she also got me a cookie (no picture, but it was yummy ;)). Then later, this happened…

NINJA GIRL was a #1 Hot New Release on Amazon! Oh yeah, and this happened…

NINJA GIRL hit #1 in Canada on Amazon in its category!!! My jaw literally dropped when I saw this, and I thought, “Canada, you are awesome.”

Also, in the U.S., NINJA GIRL was #2…right next to ADORKABLE,which celebrated turning 1-year-old at #1 on Amazon! Ah, I love my book babies <3 <3 <3.

Needless to say, book-wise, it was a very good week, and I am so very thankful to everyone who made this possible <3. Your support, your kind comments, reviews, ratings and recommendations to friends mean everything.

Thank you for reading my books–and YAY! I can now say “books” plural lol. NINJA GIRL is out there, you guys! If you haven’t already, I hope you’ll give it a try :).

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

30
Mar
2017

NINJA GIRL Release Day!

categories: Amazon, doing what you love, Ninja Girl, Release Day, Romance, self-publishing, writing, YA

So today is the big day! It’s release day for my second book baby, and for some reason, I just want to throw confetti, hand out cookies and say, “It’s a girl!” 🙂

Ahh, I really can’t believe it.

May the Force, Bruce Lee and Taylor Swift be with you, little book!

NINJA GIRL is finally out there. Bookworms everywhere can read Ash and Snow’s story. Oh, and I hope they do and love it! I hope readers find a kindred spirit in tomboy/awkward/still-totally-kickass Snow. I hope they fall hard and swoon even harder for Ash (like I did <3). I hope everyone will embrace the girl power, the diversity, the kickassery and, of course, the laughs and the romance.

If this sounds good to you, I would love it if you would give NINJA GIRL a chance :).

Thank you so much to everyone who supported my first book–and thank you to those who asked about my next. I hope you enjoy this second release and that it gives you all the feels. As always, if you do read the book, please let me know! Hearing from readers is truly one of my favorite things <3.

Happy reading (and Happy book birthday, NINJA GIRL!),

Cookie O’Gorman

28
Mar
2017

Pre-Order & Promotion

categories: Adorkable, Amazon, doing what you love, Kindle Countdown Deal, Ninja Girl, promotion, Romance, self-publishing, YA

I did it, guys! NINJA GIRL is now available for pre-order!!! What’s even better? A few awesome people have already pre-ordered the book, and that just makes me over-the-moon ecstatic :).

If you want more awesome…

ADORKABLE will be available for just $0.99 for the next week! Yes, that’s right; it’s time for a Kindle Countdown Deal! I’m really hoping that the promotion will drive more traffic to the upcoming release of NINJA GIRL and make this kickass YA romance more visible. For whatever reason–fear, nervousness, self-doubt, take your pick–I’ve been reticent about promoting this release. And it makes me so frustrated will myself. Ugh.

This is one time when I wish I was less introverted and more scream-it-from-the-rootops-I-LOVE-THIS-BOOK extroverted. I love Ash. I love Snow. I love my second book baby, and I really hope readers will embrace and love it, too <3.

I hope you all have a great week–and I can’t believe NINJA GIRL comes out this Thursday!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

23
Mar
2017

NINJA GIRL Giveaway!

categories: doing what you love, fun, giveaway, Goodreads, Ninja Girl, promotion, Romance, self-publishing, writing, YA, YA Bound Book Tours

Okay, so a lot of things have happened in the past few days.

Several people helped with the cover reveal of NINJA GIRL last week, and I just gotta say: YOU ALL ROCK! Thank you so much for your support! I received some awesome book mail from my Hungarian publisher–which really brightened up my Saturday. <3 I reached my goal of 70 people adding NINJA GIRL to Goodreads pre-release (which is sweeet :)). And I set up the giveaway below–because of course, we had to have a giveaway to mark the awesome/kickass/splendiferous occasion of NINJA GIRL‘s upcoming release March 30, 2017.

And yes, I have always wanted to use the word “splendiferous” in a sentence. This seemed like the right time :).

The NINJA GIRL Giveaway will run from March 23 until April 13, and the winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift card! There are several ways to enter, and that means tons of chances to win!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Now, I’m off to try and add NINJA GIRL on Amazon, hoping for no hiccups and that the process goes smoothly. I wish you all the best of luck with the giveaway, and I really hope you’ll check out NINJA GIRL when it comes out next Thursday!!! Ahh, can’t believe it’s so close!

Hope you have a great week!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

15
Mar
2017

NINJA GIRL cover reveal

categories: Adorkable, cover love, doing what you love, Goodreads, Ninja Girl, Romance, self-publishing, writing, YA

Hi everyone! It’s time for the cover reveal of my YA romance NINJA GIRL :). It was so much fun to create, and I’m thrilled with how it turned out. Seriously, I love it!!! I worked with Stephanie Mooney again, and she did a fantastic job! Ahhh, I can’t wait to finally share it!

Okay, deep breath…and thank you for being patient while I breathe lol.

Here is…

…your first look…

…at the cover…

…for NINJA GIRL :).

Gah…just…doesn’t it make your eyes smile?

The colors, the fence, the too-cool-for-school “lean” the models have going on ;). One of my most favorite parts is how it relates to ADORKABLE but still has its own vibe. They’d look great side by side…sigh. Here’s the link if you’d like to add NINJA GIRL on Goodreads <3.

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

10
Mar
2017

Hello Hungary!

categories: Adorkable, debut, doing what you love, Kamuzasok Kavarasok, Release Day, Romance, YA

Kamuzások, kavarások (the Hungarian version of ADORKABLE) is here!!! A few days ago, LOL posted some pictures of the book being made, and I just saw this beauty–which of course made my day. Sally and Becks are making their debut in Hungary, and I am so excited!

Sigh…imádom <3 <3 <3 (which means “I love it” in Hungarian; thank you, Tija, for teaching me that one :))

Honestly, I still have trouble believing that a physical, translated copy of my book is going to be available in another country. So cool and amazing, I can’t even! In honor of the Hungarian version’s book birthday, here is a song I love for a book I love <3.

I may be “miles from Budapest,” but I hope Hungary welcomes you with open arms, little book!!! Have a great week, everyone!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

01
Mar
2017

Nerds and Ninjas

categories: Adorkable, doing what you love, Goodreads, Ninja Girl, Romance, self-publishing, writing, YA

The wait is over! I uploaded the summary to Ash’s book :). You can finally read what NINJA GIRL, my second soon-to-be-published YA romance, is all about. I hope you like what you see, and I really hope the book summary makes you want to read Ash’s story–even new readers who haven’t met Ash yet…sigh <3. And Snow–you finally know her name! Yayyy!!! She is seriously cool, you guys.

I did mention that I have a thing for “nerds and ninjas,” right?

Well, here is the proof!

Snow and Ash will have alternating chapters in which we get a sneak peek into their thoughts and emotions. Pretty cool, right? I hope so anyway lol! Also, a quick disclaimer: NINJA GIRL does contain more cursing than ADORKABLE. If the book were a movie, it would still be rated PG-13, but I just wanted to make sure you are aware.

BUT I do hope you will give this book a chance and that it makes you laugh out loud :). I hope that you fall in love with Ash and Snow just as hard as you did with Becks and Sally. I saw the finished cover today, and I absolutely love it, can’t wait for the reveal!

Here is a link if you’d like to add NINJA GIRL to your Goodreads TBR pile.

Annnd it feels awesome to be able to say that! Hope your week is going well!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

22
Feb
2017

Bookish News

categories: Adorkable, Amazon, cover love, doing what you love, Kamuzasok Kavarasok, Romance, YA

So I have some news–of the bookish variety :).

Next month, I should have 2 new releases coming out!

The two books will be: Kamuzások, Kavarások (the Hungarian version of ADORKABLE <3) and Ash’s book (title and summary to be revealed soon!). I’m so excited and of course nervous as all get out. But I’ll try and stick with excitement.

The cover for Kamuzások, Kavarások was revealed last week, and it is…gah, so gorgeous *__*. Absolutely gorgeous! You can check it out here! Seeing the Hungarian cover, looking over the Hungarian-translated text–which I wish I could read!–and working with the team at LOL has been such a wonderful experience. I still feel like it’s all a dream some days. I think that’s why I’ve held off announcing it, the fear that I would jinx it or something.

Yes, I am completely serious.

But I guess, it’s time–and that Hungarian cover is just too beautiful not to share <3.

As for Ash’s book, it should be coming out in late March. I say “should” because to be honest? The road to publication for this one has been so much bumpier than the one for ADORKABLE. I’ve had problems with the formatting (which were corrected quickly, but they set me back a bit) as well as problems with emails not coming through from my cover designer. Sigh. I still don’t know why this is happening, and I’m one of those people who don’t want to be pushy, so I wait…and wait…and get worried. Until finally, I send a check-in email and find out the cover designer sent an email days ago that didn’t come through. Sigh :(.

Again, this has not been smooth sailing, but I’m going to try and release the book in March as promised. But it will be late March–and hopefully the fact that I’m running a few weeks behind won’t affect it too much.

Hopefully readers will still find and want to read the book.

So that is my bookish news! Pretty cool stuff coming up; I’m just trying to get everything ready and staying hopeful.

And if you are one of the amazing LOL readers who said such nice things about Kamuzások, Kavarások: THANK YOU!!! You are so lovely, and your comments made me smile :). I hope you love Sally and Becks <3.

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

14
Feb
2017

Happy Valentine’s Day!

categories: Adorkable, Be Yourself, doing what you love, fun, Romance, YA

I’ve been saving this for today lol!

Not sure when I found the link, but I thought these Valentine’s Day cards were so cute/funny :).

Sally would’ve been all about that Yoda card–and Becks would’ve loved it because it was from his girl. Sigh…seriously, so ADORKABLE!!! If you haven’t found that special someone to tell you “Yoda one for me,” don’t let it get you down! Go out and buy a heart-shaped box of candy for yourself. Pull out your favorite chick flick (book or movie, doesn’t matter) and have a swoon fest. Or heck, get dressed up and go out dancing if that’s what you love to do. Tell the person you love–whether they’re family, friend or a beloved pet–how much you love them.

For that matter, look in the mirror and tell yourself that <3.

Whether you’re a hopeless (yet slightly cynical) romantic like me or something else altogether, I hope you have a very happy Valentine’s Day! And I hope you buy yourself some chocolate…and a great book. You deserve it! 😉

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

07
Feb
2017

5 Things: I Love About Romance

categories: 5 Things, fun, Goodreads, Romance, YA

It’s the week before Valentine’s Day, and hearts, chocolates, cute little stuffed animals are everywhere. Love is in the air, people.

Romance is one of my favorite genres (of course!), so this list could go on forever lol!

That’s why I decided to limit myself to 5 :). And it is an awesome 5 if I do say so myself. I loved each of these YA and NA books for different reasons, but whether it was butterflies-in-the-stomach inducing or a tear jerker, the romance/chemistry is on point in each story.

If you need a little help getting into the V-Day spirit, here are 5 romantic reads that bring the swoon:

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If you’re like me, this one will stay with you long after the last page. Sigh. Eleanor & Park has to be one of the most heartfelt, real romances I’ve ever read. I don’t think I’ve ever cried/sighed more when reading a book. Incredible writing, unforgettable characters and chemistry, I just love this book <3.

What can I say? Rainbow Rowell is amazing! Fangirl is a beautiful, romantic, hilarious book. If you don’t fall in love with Levi and Cath, I’d be very much surprised :).

Katie McGarry is one of the best imo. Dare You To is my personal favorite (Beth and Ryan forever! <3)–but seriously, all of the books in the Pushing the Limits series are awesome.

If you love road trips, music, lovable characters (both main and side), I would recommend Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour. It’s a book that takes you along for the ride, puts you right there with the characters, and makes you fall in love with them. Loved it!

Easy was my first New Adult read, and I absolutely loved it! I’ve read several NA books since and found some great reads. But I have to say, Easy is still #1 for me :). The swoon factor is strong with this one lol! This book has heart, heat, and a hero that I love.

If you’ve read any of these books, I’d love to hear your thoughts. If you haven’t, I hope they give you butterflies and make you see hearts <3. Hope you are well and that you find a ton of great romances to add to your shelves!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

Category: Romance