Rafflecopter Giveaway Winners!

Congratulations to the winners of my Rafflecopter giveaway!

Up for grabs was one paperback copy of The Rabbit Ate My Homework and five ebook copies of The Rabbit Ate My Flip-Flops.

Congratulations Carol L, you are the lucky winner of the paperback copy of The Rabbit Ate My Homework!

Heather B., Connie S., Theresa C., Jo A., and Sandra G., you are winners of the five ebook copies of The Rabbit Ate My Flip-Flops! Congratulations!

Due to technical difficulties, I've ended up with some extra winners. So congratulations to Hope C. and Brandi D.! You are also winners of ebook copies of The Rabbit Ate My Flip-Flops!

I will be emailing the winners today!

Congratulations! And a big thank you to everyone who entered!

Hoppy reading!

Kidtastic Back-to-School Giveaway!



Continuing with The Rabbit Ate My Flip-Flops new-release celebrations this week, I'm also participating in the Kidtastic Back-to-School Giveaway. Over thirty fantastic and fun free and $0.99 kids' books are available from September 11 - 15, 2015! Follow this link to see the entire list:

 

Kidtastic Back-to-School Giveaway

 

YA Spring Fling Blog Hop Author Interview

 

The YA Spring Fling giveaway runs from March 20^th to April 3^rd and gives readers the opportunity to win ebooks, paperbacks, audiobooks and swag from some of the most awesome YA writers around.

To be in with a chance of winning head over to Sarah Dalton Books after the giveaway opens.

 

Over 70 authors are participating, with over 100 books up for grabs. From contemporary romance to ghostly gothic, all kinds of YA books are covered. Find new authors to follow or grab a free book from your favourites. One thing is for certain, this spring is going to be epic for YA books!

New Release! How to Knit a Tangled Mess (DIY Dating Book Two)

Sadie, Fen, and April are back in the second installment of the DIY Dating series.

No thanks to her best friend Sadie Dawson, April Schultz gets roped into a Knit-a-Thon to impress Owen Godfrey, the guy she's been crushing on for months. Sadie had to open her big mouth and tell him April's an absolute knitting pro and now she's been pledged to knit more items for charity than anyone else. Trouble is, April has never knitted a day in her life. And she's got less than 24 hours to learn. If she doesn't master the basics soon, she risks losing Owen to the girl he's sponsoring, Dana Van Stanten--and she already knows how to knit.

How to Knit A Tangled Mess is a breezy chick lit novelette of about 12,000 words which should also appeal to romantic comedy fans.

Pre-order sale!

Now available for pre-order for a limited time sale price of $0.99!



Eleven-year-old Drew Montgomery has not, does not, and will not ever want a stupid old rabbit. All they do is sit in their cages, eat carrots, and poop. Then his annoying little sister blackmails him into hiding a bunny in his closet. She knows what really happened to his "stolen" bike and she's threatening to tell. Now Drew's in a real jam. If his "No pets!" parents find the rabbit or, worse, his sister blabs the truth, he'll be grounded till grade seven for sure.

And if that's not enough trouble, two girls at school drag him into a prank war that goes from bad to worse (all the rabbit's fault). Plus, the weirdest girl in his class wants to be his science partner. If she tells him she wants to be his girlfriend, he just knows he's gonna die.

Drew must find a way to outwit the mean girls, wiggle out of the blackmail deal, and get rid of the rabbit before it destroys his bedroom and his life.

Official release date: September 2, 2014

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MUE1C6A

Author Interview!

Check out my author interview on Limerence Magazine! http://limerencemag.com/2013/01/author-interview-rachel-elizabeth-cole/

Wow! Just discovered the most AWESOME review for How to Cook Up a Disaster!

"Cole’s novelette is very engaging and funny, as I was eager get to the next page. The fast-paced nature makes it an even more entertaining read. Sometimes storylines like this fail because they are too cheesy, but How to Cook Up a Disaster is balanced very well."

"I give How to Cook Up a Disaster five out of five stars."

Read more at Limerence Magazine.

Last Chance to Win!

Thanks to everyone who participated in my Launch Day Contest #3 on Twitter!

The winner is: Louise Cole! (No relation. If she is, it's prior to 1570!) Congratulations, Louise! You've won a free copy of How to Cook Up a Disaster!

Unfortunately, we did not get to 75 Likes on my Facebook page, so I won't be giving away the $25 gift card. BUT I will be doing another draw later tonight for one last chance to win a free copy of How to Cook Up a Disaster. Just Like my Facebook author page! If you missed out before, now's your chance!

 

How to Cook Up a Disaster

Her mother is in labour.
The guests are due to arrive any minute for her great-grandfather's 100th birthday party.
And she hasn't a clue how to cook a turkey.
Why did the man of her dreams have to show up on her doorstep now?
Sadie Dawson is overwhelmed--and that's putting it lightly--but with the help of her two best friends she just might pull it off and land Mr. Right too.

Launch Day Contest #3!

With all these contests and giveaways, I probably should've called this Launch Week!


So, up for grabs is yet another copy of How to Cook Up a Disaster! If you missed out on the other contests, now's your chance!

All you have to do is Follow me on Twitter (if you aren't already) and retweet this line to be entered into the draw:

RT to #win a #Kindle #ebook! @rachel_e_cole http://amzn.to/SAwOIv 1 turkey dinner 1 wacky family 1 hottie fireman What could go wrong?

Also, the $25 Amazon gift card is still up for grabs if I get to 75 Likes on my Facebook Page by Friday! You know you Like me!

 

Happy tweeting!

And the winner is...

Thank you everyone who participated in my Launch Day Contest #2, yesterday. I have to say, those were quite the dinner disaster stories.

 

Now I bet you're all eager to know who the winner is. Well, you'll be happy to know, there will be TWO winners for this contest! One for best dinner disaster story. And one from the draw. See, when I set up this contest yesterday, I was planning to pick a winner simply by doing a draw (like I did for my Facebook contest), but after reading some of these fabulously disastrous dinner stories, I decided I simply had to award a prize for worst dinner disaster story, too!

So without further ado, the winner of the draw is . . . *shakes hat full of names*

Liz Penney!

And now the winner of the best worst dinner disaster story is . . .

H. Pinski!

Congratulations! You've both won a free copy of How to Cook Up a Disaster! Step right up and claim your prize! (Okay, email me and I'll send it to you! ;) )

Thanks everyone for participating in my fun Launch Day Contests! Watch this blog (and my Twitter feed and Facebook Page) for details on another contest coming up tomorrow!

Launch Day Contest #2!

If you missed out on the Facebook giveway yesterday, you're still in luck! I'm doing another giveaway today right here through my blog. Tell me about the worst dinner disaster you've ever had in the comments below and you could win a free copy of How to Cook Up a Disaster! (Deadline: tonight at 11:59 pm Pacific Time)

Also, the $25 Amazon gift card is still up for grabs! If I get 75 likes to my Facebook page by Friday, one of my lucky Facebook fans will win it!

My dinner disasters have fortunately been fairly minor, but here are a couple almost-disasters I've had:

I was making roast beef dinner and discovered the potatoes in the pantry had grown roots and gone mouldy and were completely inedible. I didn't have a car at that time, so couldn't run to the store to buy more, so I ended up asking our guests to bring some with them! Another time I dumped an entire bowl of stuffing onto the floor while trying to stuff the turkey. This time I did have a car and was able to run out to the store and buy more bread crumbs. Still, dinner was more than a little late that night.

Like I said, pretty minor. I got nothing on poor Sadie. ;)

Launch Day Contest!

Tomorrow, October 2nd, is launch day for How to Cook Up a Disaster!

And to celebrate, I'm holding a contest!

Up for grabs is a free copy of How to Cook Up a Disaster! BUT only if I get 50 likes for my Facebook fan page. That's only ONE more likes and one of my lucky readers can win a free copy of my new chick-lit/romantic comedy novelette! BUT WAIT! There's more! If I get 75 likes, I'll be giving away a $25 Amazon gift card! So tell your friends, tell your family, tell everyone to like my page and get a chance to win a free book or a free gift card!

Your books look different!

Yup, it's true. A couple of my titles look a bit different. I decided both Fallen Leaves and For Good or For Bad would benefit of having new covers.

Before:

New Release!

My flash fiction collection, Of Directions, Destinations, and Differences is now available for Kindle!

It contains six stories that explore who we are, where we're going, and what makes us each unique:

Is This Seat Taken?

Sneaking Around

The Bear Hunter

Full Circle

Free to Good Home

Porridge For Breakfast

Get your copy today!

How to Cook Up a Disaster has a cover!

So excited I had to share: my chick-lit/romantic comedy novelette How to Cook Up a Disaster has a cover!

Available for Kindle October 2, 2012!

Trindie Books

Trindie Books has featured The Perfect Ring: http://trindiebooks.com/perfect-ring-short-story/

How to Cook Up a Disaster: Sneak Peek!

Yes, my dear readers, today is your lucky day. I'm giving you a sneak peek at the first 5 pages of my upcoming chick-lit/romantic comedy novelette, How to Cook Up a Disaster. Now available on Amazon US and Amazon UK!

Enjoy!

How to Cook Up a Disaster

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If I’d known what was in store for me that day, I would have convinced Mom to order take-out, locked the cat on the porch and never, ever allowed my father in the same room as my Aunt Ginny. But, being the dutiful daughter I was, I took the bus to Mom’s place that morning, prepared to bake and roast and decorate and otherwise make Grampy Joe’s one-hundredth birthday party the best it could be.

Free ebooks until August 31st!

I'm making three of my short stories FREE on Kobo until August 31st! Click the covers to download your FREE copy!

 

 

And watch for more titles coming to Kobo September 1st!

 

Learning to Fly is now available!

My short story collection, Learning to Fly is now available for the Kindle! It will be available for the Kobo and other ereader devices on September 1st! Click the cover to get your copy!

 

This collection combines five of Rachel Elizabeth Cole's touching short stories. In "Fallen Leaves," a woman must come to terms with the bad blood between her dead husband's grandmother and herself. In "Listen to the Rain," a young couple going through a rough patch struggles to find happiness. In "Caring For Lily," a young mother wrestles with her decision to return to work. In "For Good or For Bad," a disatisfied wife must decide if she'll risk everything for her ex-boyfriend. In "Is This Seat Taken?," two strangers connect briefly in a bus station. Heartfelt, bittersweet, and poignant, these short stories explore the moments where we spread our fledgling wings, take that leap, and learn to fly.

I'm a featured author at Freebooksy!

Caring For Lily is being featured along with three other short stories on Freebooksy today!