It’s here! The release of THE WISHING PEARL, book one in the Diamond Estates series! And what’s a celebration without a bunch of free stuff? Check out what’s going on each week of the month and how to enter!
First, some book info:
Join conflicted sixteen-year-old Olivia Mansfield on her journey to hope and healing as she leaves her messed-up life behind and moves into Diamond Estates, a home for troubled teens. This brand-new novel for teen girls will not only entertain, but also promises to capture your heart and challenge your faith.
O’Dell’s heart for young adults shines through. A story of hope in the midst of pain, poignantly-written with vivid characters facing real-life issues, THE WISHING PEARL is a can’t-put-down must-read for teens! –Tosca Lee, author of Demon: A Memoir
O’Dell has penned a gripping novel that will have you turning the pages. The Wishing Pearl is a powerful story of a girl stepping from a shattered life into the light of hope. –Jenny B. Jones, award-winning author of A Charmed Life series
The writing of this novel is amazing and I felt as though I could connect with Olivia and what she was going through. She has so much life and energy, but was pouring it into all the wrong places. If you enjoy books that discuss tough, but real topics…I seriously suggest picking up this amazing novel! LillyReader, Lilly Road
Now for the FUN stuff. . . THE WISHING PEARL EXTRAVAGANZA!
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Week One
Random drawing held on October 9th for entries submitted between 10/1 and 10/8.
One winner will receive a Choose NOW Ministries t-shirt!
Two winners will receive a THE WISHING PEARL key chain
One winner will receive a copy of THE WISHING PEARL
Week One Winners
Shirt: Zekkaina
Book: Rebecca/glittergalxo
Key chain: Stamped With Grace and Zekkaina
please send your address
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Week Two
Random drawing held on October 16th for entries submitted between 10/9 and 10/15.
One winner will receive a Choose NOW Ministries t-shirt
Two winners will receive a THE WISHING PEARL coffee mug
One winner will receive a signed copy of THE WISHING PEARL
Week TWO Winners
Shirt: Apple Blossom
Book: Zekkaina
Coffee Mug: Cindy Thomson/Cindys_writing
Coffee Mug: Audrey
please send your address
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Week Three
Random drawing held on October 23rd for entries submitted between 10/16 and 10/22.
One winner will receive this awesome necklace–you have to read through to the end of the book to see how it applies to THE WISHING PEARL.
One winner will receive a signed copy of THE WISHING PEARL
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Week Four
Random drawing held on November 1st for all entries submitted between 10/1 and 10/31.
GRAND PRIZE: Amazon Touch (releases 11/21)
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Simple-to-use touchscreen, with audio and built-in Wi-Fi
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PLUS: It will come PRE-LOADED with Dare to be Different, Risky Business, Swept Away, and The Wishing Pearl!! (Thank you, Barbour Publishing)
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How do I enter???
There are many ways you can enter and there are no limits to how many times you may enter or how many prizes you can win. The most important part is to come back HERE to this post to let me know of each entry (they don’t have to be in separate comments).
*** All entry activities must be completed within the entry period for each prize. Drawings will be done on Random.org and posted here.
- Purchase any of my books anywhere– 1 entry per book
- Donate any of my books to a library–1 entry per book
- Post a review on Amazon, CBD, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads for any of my books– 1 entry per book, 2 entries for THE WISHING PEARL.
- Post a review of any of my books on your blog or on Facebook– 1 entry per book, 2 entries for The Wishing Pearl
- Post or tweet the following statement: Celebrate release of The Wishing Pearl by @Nicole_Odell! Come party–giveaways galore, grand prize a loaded Kindle! http://nicoleodell.com/?p=3976 — 1 entry per tweet
- RT the above whenever you see it posted: 1 entry per RT
- Follow me on Twitter at either Nicole_Odell or TeenTalkRadio1
- Like my Facebook page
- Sign up for Choices! Newsletter at the bottom of this page
- Get creative! 1 entry to other creative ways of spreading the word about THE WISHING PEARL or about this contest.
HEY, I posted the ‘celebrate’ message on my facebook page and ‘liked’ your author page! You have lots of cool stuff on your site that I can’t wait to check out! Another book to add to my YA must read list!
Thanks so much, Beth!
Remember, you can repost or do as many of those “entry” things as you want, as often as you want to throughout the month to get more entries.
Blessings!!
I’ve tweeted three times this week AND a review of TWP will go up on my blog on Wednesday.
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[...] just this week I dyed purple streaks in my two daughters’ hair to celebrate the release of The Wishing Pearl…you only live once, [...]
I’m a Facebook fan!!
Choices newsletter subscriber:)
I have bought Truth or Dare and All that Glitters. I have rated (by stars) Truth of Dare and All that Glitters on Goodreads. I follow you on Twitter and am a fan on Facebook! I have subscribed to your newsletter as well! I tweeted it a lot! haha. i’m glittergalxo. i want the book!
Perfect! Thanks!!
I have bought Truth or Dare and All that Glitters. I have rated (by stars) Truth of Dare and All that Glitters on Goodreads. I follow you on Twitter and am a fan on Facebook! I have subscribed to your newsletter as well! I tweeted it a lot! haha. i’m glittergalxo. i want the book!
follow on twitter
1apple_blossom
also tweeted
twitter.com/#!/1apple_blossom/status/121414451856547840
Thanks!
[...] prizes, including a BRAND NEW Kindle Touch loaded with all Nicole’s fiction, check out this post for all the ways to enter. Hurry up, though. I’m already ahead of you by posting a review [...]
I haven’t yet gotten the chance to read any of your books, Mrs. O’Dell, but “The Wishing Pearl” sounds neat. Great contest –thanks for the chance to win!
+1 entry: I just created a twitter account for this contest (LOL, does that merit brownie points?) =P Username is Zekkaina
+1: I tweeted the message Oct. 5 (Wed.): twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/121829832970612736
Thanks! Keep entering–you can enter as many times as you want to.
Enjoy!
Tweet for Friday, Oct. 7: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/122554658853109760
Tweet for Saturday, Oct. 8: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/122773176425005056
Can these count as entries? You can turn your laptop into a billboard featuring the Wishing Pearl or the Scenarios For Girls series with the computer wallpaper I made. =)
1. The Wishing Pearl: farm7.static.flickr.com/6225/6224353558_204a768b81_b.jpg
2. Truth or Dare: farm7.static.flickr.com/6039/6223833769_470b09fe1f_b.jpg
3. All that Glitters: farm7.static.flickr.com/6167/6223833663_cdc461f2d0_b.jpg
4. Magna: farm7.static.flickr.com/6237/6224353628_765513c793_b.jpg
5. Making Waves: farm7.static.flickr.com/6214/6224354242_edf501075e_b.jpg
6. Dare to Be Different: farm7.static.flickr.com/6174/6224354136_d9977a7764_b.jpg
7. Risky Business: farm7.static.flickr.com/6060/6223833929_aae2d5fafa_b.jpg
8. Swept Away: farm7.static.flickr.com/6226/6224353952_b1d113474a_b.jpg
Great participation, LDK! Winners announced tomorrow.
This is my first time i visit here. I found so many entertaining stuff in your blog, btw this is Great books. Thanks
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love to be included in week 2′s giveaway thanks.
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Congrats “Apple Blossom”! You won the T-shirt this week. You’re still in the running for the Kindle, so keep entering! send your address to nicole@nicoleodell.com
I’ve been working on some graphics you all can use to advertise this contest –hoping to post them by tomorrow! ^_^
Tweets:
Oct. 9th: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/123288561784066048
Oct. 10th: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/123642882337943552
Oct. 11th: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/124009623555555328
Oct. 12th: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/124375346505199616
Oct. 13th: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/124688573587922944
Oct. 14th: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/124942771005046787
I’d love to win the Kindle–but I’d also like to read The Wishing Pearl.
Nice website.
Hi Nicole,
I tweeted the line you provided, and am now following you at both Nicole_Odell and TeenTalkRadio1. Great giveaways!
Oct. 15th Tweet: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/125056658958336002
Feel free to use these graphics to advertise the Wishing Pearl Extravaganza!
Facebook or other profile pic: s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/AnAlbumForPeople/wh6t/?action=view¤t=NicoleODell-DETheWishingPearlFB.jpg
forum/message board signature: s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/AnAlbumForPeople/wh6t/?action=view¤t=NicoleODell-DETheWishingPearlcontestsetsig500x167.jpg
forum/message board signature: s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/AnAlbumForPeople/wh6t/?action=view¤t=NicoleODell-DETheWishingPearlcontestsetavi100x100.jpg
I don’t know how to make buttons/links for blogs, but you can use this image if you do: s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/AnAlbumForPeople/wh6t/?action=view¤t=NicoleODell-DETheWishingPearlbutton.jpg
small version: s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/AnAlbumForPeople/wh6t/?action=view¤t=NicoleODell-DETheWishingPearlbuttonsmall150x150.jpg
Wow! AWesome stuff, LDK! Thanks!!
I tweeted the line you asked. You are so creative!
Hope it helps.
(Twitter ID joyfuljel)
Jackie
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Hi, Nicole! I sent the tweet about your contest for The Wishing Pearl. Your “Girl Talk” section is great!
Thank you so much!
love to be included in week three giveaway thanks.
ABreading4fun [at] gmail [dot] com
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You’re in! Good luck!!
tweeted giveaway
twitter.com/#!/1apple_blossom/status/126086404123017216
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twitter follower
1apple_blossom
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+1 “Liked” your FB Page.
+1 Subscribed to your newsletter.
I posted your phrase about the give-aways on my blog, and on Twitter (which will automatically post to Facebook). I am now following you on Twitter and I liked your FB page.
Thank you for this awesome give-away!
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Hi there! Would love to be entered in Wk3
“liked” your FB page
subscribed to your newsletter
posted your giveaway on my blog
thanks for this opportunity, the book looks so good!
Kara–you won the copy of the book from Week Three! Congrats! Email me at nicole < @> nicoleodell.com with your address.
Thanks!
Here are more avatar and signature sets (for use in forums or message boards):
Scenarios for Girls:
1. Truth or Dare: (avvy) i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/AnAlbumForPeople/wh6t/NicoleODell-SfG1avi100x100.jpg
(sig): i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/AnAlbumForPeople/wh6t/NicoleODell-SfG1sig300x100.jpg
2. All that Glitters: (avvy)i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/AnAlbumForPeople/wh6t/NicoleODell-SfG2avi100x100.jpg
(sig) i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/AnAlbumForPeople/wh6t/NicoleODell-SfG2sig300x100.jpg
3. Magna: (avvy) i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/AnAlbumForPeople/wh6t/NicoleODell-SfG3avi100x100.jpg
(sig) i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/AnAlbumForPeople/wh6t/NicoleODell-SfG3sig300x100.jpg
4. Making Waves: (avvy) i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/AnAlbumForPeople/wh6t/NicoleODell-SfG4avi100x100.jpg
(sig) i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/AnAlbumForPeople/wh6t/NicoleODell-SfG4sig300x100.jpg
5. Dare to Be Different (avvy) i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/AnAlbumForPeople/wh6t/NicoleODell-SfGDTBDavi100x100.jpg
(sig) i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/AnAlbumForPeople/wh6t/NicoleODell-SfGDTBDsig300x100.jpg
6. Risky Business: (avvy) i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/AnAlbumForPeople/wh6t/NicoleODell-SfGRBavi100x100.jpg
(sig) i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/AnAlbumForPeople/wh6t/NicoleODell-SfGRBsig300x100.jpg
7. Swept Away: (avvy) i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/AnAlbumForPeople/wh6t/NicoleODell-SfGSAavi100x100.jpg
(sig) i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/AnAlbumForPeople/wh6t/NicoleODell-SfGSAsig300x100.jpg
Tweets:
Oct. 16: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/125831955379011584
Oct. 17: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/126192788927823873
Oct. 19: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/126625487404548097
Oct. 20: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/127278863960129536
Oct. 21: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/127587938228912128
Oct. 22: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/127978545128554497
Oops, almost forgot –I have the Wishing Pearl graphic I made as my profile pic at these sites:
Yahoo: pulse.yahoo.com/_F7F2JQY2VUAF24L6CGNSDUBR4M
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/4361622-zekkaina-ladydragonkeeper
@ Everyone –Feel free to use those graphics to spread the word! =)
[...] I go any further, here’s a link to Nicole’s website where she is finishing up a month of amazing giveaways to celebrate the release of The Wishing [...]
Hey!
I signed up for your newsletter and ‘liked’ you on facebook!
Can I be in the last week and the 3rd draw?
ANNNNND i posted it on my blog
following on Twitter as @Bessamy. Following on FB. RTing all your contest tweets.
Thanks so much for the chance! =)
Just subscribed to your blog! Love all the cool stuff you have going for teens!
Beth Steury
Tweeted:
twitter.com/Bessamy/status/128761199197294592
Thanks for the chance! =)
Tweeted and RT today!
I posted the statement on my church’s ning.com site.
Tweeting
twitter.com/Bessamy/status/129518389176713216
I told some of my friends and cousins about the Wishing Pearl. Does that count?
love to be included in week 4 giveaway thanks
ABreading4fun [at] gmail [dot] com
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Tweets:
Oct. 25: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/128918457394798592
Oct. 26: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/129448380035379200
Oct. 27: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/129815901657759744
Tweeted. Here is a group:
twitter.com/Bessamy/status/130253790677958656
twitter.com/Bessamy/status/128761199197294592
twitter.com/Bessamy/status/128952474160726016
twitter.com/Bessamy/status/129169561625964544
twitter.com/Bessamy/status/129518389176713216
twitter.com/Bessamy/status/129880216490352641
twitter.com/Bessamy/status/129655655798804481
Thanks again for the chance!
Wow, you have some serious contestants here.
twitter.com/#!/DeliaLatham/status/130311299514109952
www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Delia-Latham/203040125487
www.facebook.com/#!/DeliaLatham
Tried several times to sign up for your newsletter, but I don’t think it went through.
-I tried to sign up for your newsletter, but it didn’t go through for some reason. Please add me.
-I “liked” your Facebook page.
I also read The Wishing Pearl in an early form in a YA crit group–and loved it.
Ann Lee Miller
Let’s see: Abigail and I posted a review of Wishing Pearl on Amazon, CBD, B&N, Facebook, and on our tween/teen review blog. We’re also giving away a copy of the book on the tween/teen review blog starting Monday. We’ve posted reviews of the other books before. Then there’s the tweet — just did that. Follow you on Twitter (Nicole O’dell one). Signing up for your ezine right now
I have subscribed to Choices, and am going to Twitter to tweet about your release party, right now! Thanks!
Deb Piccurelli
Last couple of tweets:
Oct. 28: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/130182903157100544
Oct. 30: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/130865564502597633
Thanks for this incredible contest!
Oct. 31st tweet: twitter.com/#!/Zekkaina/status/131113477392695296
More tweets:
twitter.com/Bessamy/status/130774249282617345
twitter.com/Bessamy/status/130843908186972161
twitter.com/Bessamy/status/130890952318521344
twitter.com/Bessamy/status/131020881207103490
twitter.com/Bessamy/status/131191722079293440
Have about 20 pages left to read before I post my review, its a powerful book Nicole.
Blessings, Bill
Thanks for the read and review, Bill!
I found so many entertaining stuff in your blog, btw this is Great books. Wow, you have some serious contestants here.
Thanks, Valarie! lol yep, they can be serious about those winnings! Join in next time.