Elizabeth Michels | It’s Time to Party!

Giveaway: The Rebel Heir

How will I be celebrating the release of THE REBEL HEIR? Well, pull up a chair and I’ll tell you. I’m a fan of special occasions, confetti, parties, and all the happy things in life. So do I take the opportunity to toss some glitter in the air in the name of a new book? Yes. Yes I do.

There are many quiet days in an author’s life, but book release day isn’t one of
them. Release day is a time to celebrate the sleepless nights and long days of
work that led to the point of a beautiful book sitting on a shelf in a store,
waiting to be read. The smell of the ink on paper! The shiny cover! A new story
ready to be discovered by readers everywhere! Isn’t it glorious?!

Beginning with the release of my debut novel, I’ve had a tradition. I would go
to my local bookstore, and with coffee in hand, I’d smile at my new release
while I sipped my grande skinny vanilla latte. Then I’d take far too many
selfies with my book, pictures of my book with other books, pictures of my book
arranged on the shelf just so… Perhaps it got out of hand, but it’s allowed on
happy occasions. It was a great little tradition until one day last winter.
That’s when a friend asked me how I was celebrating my upcoming release day.
When I told her about my plans, she exclaimed, “I want to come!”

Really?! Seriously?! But yes, she was both real and serious. I’d never
considered that anyone would want to join me, but I was thrilled at the idea of
having friends with me on my book’s special day! So I invited a few people. And
that’s when “Coffee on the Romance Aisle” became a party.

The Tuesday in March when THE INFAMOUS HEIR came out was the best book release day ever with the addition of a few friends to share in the excitement with me! We chatted all morning over coffee, laughed, and in general had a wonderful time.

Of course with every party, there’s a party pooper. It’s sad, but true. And the
day’s party pooper came in the form of the—ironically enough—writers’ group who
was meeting at the next table in the Starbucks. Apparently we were talking and
laughing too loudly and they couldn’t hear while reading to each other. We got
shushed and given the evil eye! Just as a side note, any writers’ group that
hinges upon reading one’s rough drafts aloud to a group once a week without so
much as a single glass of wine involved for nerves is not the group for me.
*shudders* But I digress.

Nothing could bring an end to this exciting day, not even shushing. We lowered
our voices long enough to make plans to go take pictures on the romance aisle
and left the party poopers behind. I signed lots of copies of my book for my
friends and for the bookstore. We took far too many pictures. We laughed. We
hugged. It was awesome!

So now it’s time to celebrate again! For the release of THE REBEL HEIR, I’m continuing this new tradition of celebrating with friends. Sharing the day with others made the experience of releasing a book extra special. I put an open invitation on my social media for anyone in the area to join me for coffee. I’m hoping to really annoy that writers’ group with our noisy ways this time. *grins* Won’t you join me in celebration on release day?

*tosses confetti* How do you celebrate the milestones in your life?

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About Elizabeth Michels

Elizabeth Michels grew up on a Christmas tree farm in rural South Carolina. After tip-toeing her way through school with her focus on ballet steps and her nose in a book, she met a boy and followed him a thousand miles away from home to Kansas City, Missouri, before settling down in North Carolina.

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THE REBEL HEIR by Elizabeth Michels

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Lady Evangeline Green is living a lie. To please her family, she masquerades as
the perfect debutante…until she meets the wickedly charming Lord Crosby. With
him, there are no rules. She’s finally free to do as she desires—but freedom
comes with a price, and Lord Crosby is not what he seems…

Ash is not Lord Crosby. He’s a con artist, a noble Spare Heir living off his silver tongue. When the Greens ruined his family, he swore he’d make them pay, and he never doubted his devotion to revenge…until he met Evangeline. Now, caught in a web of lies, torn between duty and desire, what’s a con to do but deceive all of London and steal the one lady who dared match wits with the devil himself?

Romance Historical [Sourcebooks Casablanca, On Sale: September 6, 2016, Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9781492621362 / eISBN: 9781492621379]

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Comments

15 comments posted.

Re: Elizabeth Michels | It’s Time to Party!

You have a wonderfully fun way of celebrating. For me a
celebration is family around a table with lots of dumplings
and tea. Most good news is shared and celebrated over dim
sum with lots of chatter and laughter.
(G. Bisbjerg 10:54am September 7, 2016)

Just being around friends and family!
(Colleen Conklin 2:51pm September 7, 2016)

When I have something to celebrate, I like to have a glass
of sparkling apple cider and something special to eat like
shrimp with cocktail sauce or chinese food. I like to keep
it low key.
(Tanja Dancy 2:06am September 8, 2016)

I love your blog and love the way you celebrate. I love to celebrate with a cake and a cup of hot tea and a great book! This one is definitely on my TBR list! Love the cover too!!!
(Bonnie Capuano 7:29am September 8, 2016)

When I celebrate, it involves calling my friend who lives in a different state and going out to get ice cream and sharing it with my Mom and Dad.
(Melinda Marks 2:59pm September 8, 2016)

I like to celebrate with family & do anything, whether we go
out to eat, visit someplace, shopping, or just hang out & talk.
Being with family is my way of celebrating.
(S W 4:23pm September 8, 2016)

We have a celebration every time the family gets together.
That always includes good food, and quite often a cake. We
just celebrated the September birthdays with chocolate cake &
sprinkles.
(Diane Sallans 11:37am September 9, 2016)

We celebrate with good food, good wine and good friends.
Sometimes that alone is the celebration!
(Linda Knowles 3:39pm September 9, 2016)

My family celebrates every time sone of us get together, no matter the occasion.
It always looks like a buffet what with all of the foodstuffs that are there. And of
course, the guys like their beer!
(Joy Isley 4:48pm September 9, 2016)

When it's time to celebrate, my son pick's me up and
takes me to his home so he, my grandchildren and I can
celebrate together. For holiday celebrations, I am
usually there for several weeks.
(Irene Menge 7:46pm September 9, 2016)

Our celebrations are a lot more simple and usually weave it's way
around food and family.
(Nancy Luebke 10:04pm September 9, 2016)

with friends and family
(Ann Unger 12:02pm September 12, 2016)

celebrating anything is always fun...usually go to our favorite places to eat and just sit and chat and look at our phones for the latest and greatest info that's out there.
Good luck to all...
(Faye Boss 8:52am September 12, 2016)

Love your picture! lol. You know how to party! Wish I could
see you in NC.
(Sharon Shearouse 11:28am September 12, 2016)

I celebrate with my family, usually with a meal and lots of conversation and fun.
(Anna Speed 12:00pm September 12, 2016)

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