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

 

Release Day Already?

Look what I found on Amazon! The Rabbit Ate My Flip-Flops is now available for Kindle!

The Rabbit Ate My Flip-Flops

 

Grab a copy! Gift one to your friends!

 

 

This week, in preparation for the launch of my second book in The Rabbit Ate My . . . Series, The Rabbit Ate My Flip-Flops, I'm participating in the Back to School Blog Tour. Check the host site for featured author interviews and links to participating author blogs with behind the scenes posts, back to school memories, and more. Plus your chance to win books and prizes!

Participating authors:

Marilyn Peake Monday Sept. 7
Rachel Elizabeth Cole Tuesday Sept. 8
Sean McCartney Wednesday Sept. 9
Lee Winters Thursday Sept. 10

 

 

 

Back to School Blog Tour

This week, in preparation for the launch of my second book in The Rabbit Ate My . . . Series, The Rabbit Ate My Flip-Flops (September 16th! Mark your calendars!), I'm participating in the Back to School Blog Tour. Check the host site for featured author interviews and links to participating author blogs with behind the scenes posts, back to school memories, and more. Plus your chance to win books and prizes!

Participating authors:

Marilyn Peake Monday Sept. 7
Rachel Elizabeth Cole Tuesday Sept. 8
Sean McCartney Wednesday Sept. 9
Lee Winters Thursday Sept. 10

New Release: The Secret-No Girls Club

I'm so excited to announce my latest release, an early chapter book for young readers aged 6-8. This is the first in the Kids in the Tree House series.

 

 

Best friends Logan and Caleb decide to form a club. A secret no-girls club. They write up the rules, create a secret handshake, and compose a pledge. But who will be president? They can't have a deciding vote with only two people. They're going to need some help from Caleb's little brother--and maybe even Logan's twin sister!

 

ISBN-13: 9780994821614
ISBN-10: 0994821611

Publisher: Tangled Oak Press
Publish Date: August 2015
Page Count: 32

 

Available now on:

 

Amazon

Apple
Barnes & Noble
Google

Kobo

Oyster
Page Foundry
Scribd



The Rabbit Ate My Flip-Flops Release Date and Pre-order!

I'm super excited to announce that The Rabbit Ate My Homework is now available for pre-order on Amazon! Official launch day is September 16, 2015! Mark your calendars!

 

The Rabbit Ate My Flip-Flops

 

You can’t bring a rabbit camping. That’s what eleven-year-old Drew Montgomery’s grandparents say when his annoying little sister wants to bring their pet rabbit, Tiny, along on the trip. And Drew agrees. It's bad enough that he will miss the release of the coolest video game of the year while he's stuck in a cramped travel trailer for a week with his grandparents and sister. But Tiny is certain to cause trouble. Plus there are bears and eagles in the woods. And what if Tiny gets lost?

But Libby smuggles the rabbit into the trailer anyway. Now Drew’s got to keep Tiny out of trouble. And that’s not easy to do with Libby always letting him out of the cage and a pair of rabbit-hating bullies ready to let their dog chomp him if he gets too close.

Top it off with never-ending rain, bloodthirsty mosquitos, a broken toilet, stinky outhouses, angry squirrels, terrible food, and an eye-gougingly boring “schedule of activities.” Drew is about ready to take the rabbit and hitchhike home before disaster really strikes.

 

The Rabbit Ate My Flip-Flops Sneak Peek!

I'm very excited to share the first chapter of Book Two of the Rabbit Ate My Series (coming in 2015)!

Chapter One

Time to Go

 

I stare at my computer screen and sigh. On the screen, a picture of a super-cool looking space station hovers in front of a swirling alien planet and a vast starry background. Above it, in large glowing green letters it reads, "Galaxy Guilds: Connect. Construct. Conquer." Beneath it, a countdown timer ticks down the minutes. 20:42:16. Less than a day until the coolest game of the year--the game my best friend Quentin and I have been waiting ages to play--finally releases, and am I going to be around to play it? Nope.

 

I'm going to be stuck in a camper with my annoying little sister, Libby, and my grandparents in a campground in the middle of nowhere. Why? Because Mom has to go to a conference in Hawaii for her job at the insurance company and Dad is going, too. So that means nobody will be here to take care of me and Libby. And since Nana and Papa are going camping this week, they thought we should come with them. Oh, and did I mention this camping trip is an annual thing Nana and Papa do every year with a bunch of other old people they've known since Dad was a kid?

 

I sigh again.

 

Just then a Skype message chirps. It's Quentin.

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.

Goodreads Book Giveaway for The Rabbit Ate My Homework!

Win a signed copy of The Rabbit Ate My Homework! 5 copies are up for grabs on Goodreads!

Goodreads Book Giveaway

The Rabbit Ate My Homework

by Rachel Elizabeth Cole

Giveaway ends October 21, 2014.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

First copy of The Rabbit Ate My Homework!

Look what came in the mail this week!

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

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!

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!

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.

Got a title . . . and a cover!

After much back and forth and round and round, I finally settled on a title for my collected short stories: At a Crossroads. I even had a cover mocked up! But then I stumbled across the most amazing photo of a storm brewing over the ocean and a lonely seagull holding his own against the winds. Out went my previous title and cover to make way for the new:

Learning to Fly: A Collection of Short Stories will be available August 20th for Kindle and Kobo!