Heather Lyons's Blog
June 21, 2017
The Collectors’ Society is Now Available in Audio!
I am super thrilled to announce that Audible bought the rights to the Collectors’ Society books, and now all four in the series are available as audiobooks. Callou, callay! The narrator, Gemma Dawson, makes for a fierce, frabjous Alice, and it’s been so much fun hearing the Society come to life. You can purchase them now at Audible; the links are listed below.
To celebrate, I’d love to give away a set of THE ENTIRE SERIES. Yes, ALL FOUR AUDIOBOOKS. Whaaaaaat?! The winner can save their credits for another day! Below, you’ll find a Rafflecopter with all sorts of ways to enter the giveaway. A winner will be chosen at random and notified by email. Good luck!
August 29, 2016
A Night of Magic Charity Auction Online Lots
Lot #1: Kelly Elliott and Ella Bordeaux signed books --> http://wp.me/p5qGCk-x5
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Lot #3: Kami Garcia signed books --> http://wp.me/p5qGCk-xi
Lot #4: Sarah J Maas signed books --> http://wp.me/p5qGCk-xk
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A Night of Magic Charity Auction #6: Mixed signed books and jewelry
On August 13th, I hosted A Night of Magic, a book signing and charity event, at Los Angeles’ Whimsic Alley. Present were Shelly Crane, Stacey Marie Brown, and Chelsea Fine, alongside tons of fabulous readers and craft vendors. Many people out of state lamented they weren’t able to come, especially as they knew we had well over fifty amazing lots of books, art, jewelry, and various other items up for silent auction. Therefore, I am pleased to announce there are a few lots that we’re making public! All money raised, except for what goes toward shipping costs, will be donated to Race to Erase MS and Reading is Fundamental (RIF), the two charities featured at A Night of Magic.
Rules and Information toward the A Night of Magic online auction:
Bidding will start at a minimum amount, and will increase in a minimum of $5 intervals.
To bid, post a comment with your bidding amount, alongside an email address we can reach you at. You may bid as many times as you like.
Do NOT bid if you plan to back out. Any comments logged in by the end of the auction will be held accountable. All comments/bids will be approved before posting.
Shipping costs varies for each lot. Please be sure you are aware and approve of the cost before placing a bid.
All books are signed by the authors or have signed bookplates within unless noted (as there are a few ARCs in the lots).
Be sure to note the closing date for bidding. Any bids placed after the end date will be invalid.
All winners will be notified by email; packages will be mailed within one week of payment received via invoice.
Lot #6
Signed books from Paula Stokes, Anna Breslaw, Eric Windstorm, and Mere Smith, as well as bookish jewelry
Donated by Mere Smith, Lila Engleman, and Evelyn Torres
Included in this lot are Cowface And Other Hilarious Stories About Death by Mere Smith; The Blood Room by Mere Smith; Scarlett Epstein Hates it Here by Anna Brewslaw, Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom (signed bookplate); Girl Against the Universe by Paula Stokes; bookish ring designed by Lila Engleman; bookish necklace designed by Lila Engleman.
Bidding begins at $20
Shipping cost, on top of bid, is $10
Auction ends on Friday, September 2nd at 11:59 PM PST
A Night of Magic Charity Auction #5: Mixed Lot of ARCs, books, and Jewelry
On August 13th, I hosted A Night of Magic, a book signing and charity event, at Los Angeles’ Whimsic Alley. Present were Shelly Crane, Stacey Marie Brown, and Chelsea Fine, alongside tons of fabulous readers and craft vendors. Many people out of state lamented they weren’t able to come, especially as they knew we had well over fifty amazing lots of books, art, jewelry, and various other items up for silent auction. Therefore, I am pleased to announce there are a few lots that we’re making public! All money raised, except for what goes toward shipping costs, will be donated to Race to Erase MS and Reading is Fundamental (RIF), the two charities featured at A Night of Magic.
Rules and Information toward the A Night of Magic online auction:
Bidding will start at a minimum amount, and will increase in a minimum of $5 intervals.
To bid, post a comment with your bidding amount, alongside an email address we can reach you at. You may bid as many times as you like.
Do NOT bid if you plan to back out. Any comments logged in by the end of the auction will be held accountable. All comments/bids will be approved before posting.
Shipping costs varies for each lot. Please be sure you are aware and approve of the cost before placing a bid.
All books are signed by the authors or have signed bookplates within unless noted (as there are a few ARCs in the lots).
Be sure to note the closing date for bidding. Any bids placed after the end date will be invalid.
All winners will be notified by email; packages will be mailed within one week of payment received via invoice.
Lot #5
Mixed lots of ARCs (some unsigned), signed books, and jewelry
Donated by Heather Hildenbrand, Lila Engleman, and Evelyn Torres
Included in this lot are a signed sampler ARC of Black Widow Red Vengeance by Margaret Stohl; signed copy of Bitterroot The Complete Volume by SM Reine and Heather Hildenbrand (signed only by Heather Hildenbrand); unsigned ARC of A Totally Awkward Love Story; signed copy of The School That Changed Me by Tyler Engleman; unsigned ARC of The Devourers by Indra Das; book necklace that matches The School That Changed Me by Tyler Engleman; book bobby pin.
Bidding begins at $15
Shipping cost, on top of bid, is $10
Auction ends on Friday, September 2nd at 11:59 PM PST
A Night of Magic Charity Auction Lot #4: Sarah J Maas
On August 13th, I hosted A Night of Magic, a book signing and charity event, at Los Angeles’ Whimsic Alley. Present were Shelly Crane, Stacey Marie Brown, and Chelsea Fine, alongside tons of fabulous readers and craft vendors. Many people out of state lamented they weren’t able to come, especially as they knew we had well over fifty amazing lots of books, art, jewelry, and various other items up for silent auction. Therefore, I am pleased to announce there are a few lots that we’re making public! All money raised, except for what goes toward shipping costs, will be donated to Race to Erase MS and Reading is Fundamental (RIF), the two charities featured at A Night of Magic.
Rules and Information toward the A Night of Magic online auction:
Bidding will start at a minimum amount, and will increase in a minimum of $5 intervals.
To bid, post a comment with your bidding amount, alongside an email address we can reach you at. You may bid as many times as you like.
Do NOT bid if you plan to back out. Any comments logged in by the end of the auction will be held accountable. All comments/bids will be approved before posting.
Shipping costs varies for each lot. Please be sure you are aware and approve of the cost before placing a bid.
All books are signed by the authors or have signed bookplates within unless noted (as there are a few ARCs in the lots).
Be sure to note the closing date for bidding. Any bids placed after the end date will be invalid.
All winners will be notified by email; packages will be mailed within one week of payment received via invoice.
Lot #4
Signed Sarah J Maas books
Donated by Sarah J Maas
Included in this lot are A Court of Thorns and Roses (paperback version) by Sarah J Maas; and A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas
Bidding begins at $20
Shipping cost, on top of bid, is $5
Auction ends on Friday, September 2nd at 11:59 PM PST
A Night of Magic Charity Auction Lot #3: Kami Garcia
On August 13th, I hosted A Night of Magic, a book signing and charity event, at Los Angeles’ Whimsic Alley. Present were Shelly Crane, Stacey Marie Brown, and Chelsea Fine, alongside tons of fabulous readers and craft vendors. Many people out of state lamented they weren’t able to come, especially as they knew we had well over fifty amazing lots of books, art, jewelry, and various other items up for silent auction. Therefore, I am pleased to announce there are a few lots that we’re making public! All money raised, except for what goes toward shipping costs, will be donated to Race to Erase MS and Reading is Fundamental (RIF), the two charities featured at A Night of Magic.
Rules and Information toward the A Night of Magic online auction:
Bidding will start at a minimum amount, and will increase in a minimum of $5 intervals.
To bid, post a comment with your bidding amount, alongside an email address we can reach you at. You may bid as many times as you like.
Do NOT bid if you plan to back out. Any comments logged in by the end of the auction will be held accountable. All comments/bids will be approved before posting.
Shipping costs varies for each lot. Please be sure you are aware and approve of the cost before placing a bid.
All books are signed by the authors or have signed bookplates within unless noted (as there are a few ARCs in the lots).
Be sure to note the closing date for bidding. Any bids placed after the end date will be invalid.
All winners will be notified by email; packages will be mailed within one week of payment received via invoice.
Lot #3
Signed Kami Garcia books
Donated by Kami Garcia
Please note that these books are only signed by Kami Garcia, not Margaret Stohl.
Included in this lot are Beautiful Creatures (paperback version) by Karmi Garcia and Margaret Stohl; Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia and Maragret Stohl; Dangerous Deception by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl; and Beautiful Creatures: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion by Mark Cotta Vaz (based on the book Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl)
Bidding begins at $25
Shipping cost, on top of bid, is $6
Auction ends on Friday, September 2nd at 11:59 PM PST
A Night of Magic Charity Auction Lot #2: Andrea Johnston
On August 13th, I hosted A Night of Magic, a book signing and charity event, at Los Angeles’ Whimsic Alley. Present were Shelly Crane, Stacey Marie Brown, and Chelsea Fine, alongside tons of fabulous readers and craft vendors. Many people out of state lamented they weren’t able to come, especially as they knew we had well over fifty amazing lots of books, art, jewelry, and various other items up for silent auction. Therefore, I am pleased to announce there are a few lots that we’re making public! All money raised, except for what goes toward shipping costs, will be donated to Race to Erase MS and Reading is Fundamental (RIF), the two charities featured at A Night of Magic.
Rules and Information toward the A Night of Magic online auction:
Bidding will start at a minimum amount, and will increase in a minimum of $5 intervals.
To bid, post a comment with your bidding amount, alongside an email address we can reach you at. You may bid as many times as you like.
Do NOT bid if you plan to back out. Any comments logged in by the end of the auction will be held accountable. All comments/bids will be approved before posting.
Shipping costs varies for each lot. Please be sure you are aware and approve of the cost before placing a bid.
All books are signed by the authors or have signed bookplates within unless noted (as there are a few ARCs in the lots).
Be sure to note the closing date for bidding. Any bids placed after the end date will be invalid.
All winners will be notified by email; packages will be mailed within one week of payment received via invoice.
Lot #2
Two signed books and gift cards from Andrea Johnston
Donated by Andrea Johnston
Included in this lot are Life Rewritten by Andrea Johnston; signed Life Rewritten bookmark by Andrea Johnston; Whiskey & Honey by Andrea Johnston; signed Whiskey & Honey bookmark by Andrea Johnston; $20 in Amazon gift cards; and a $15 Starbucks gift card.
Bidding begins at $20
Shipping cost, on top of bid, is $5
Auction ends on Friday, September 2nd at 11:59 PM PST
A Night of Magic Charity Auction Lot #1: Kelly Elliott & Ella Bordeaux
On August 13th, I hosted A Night of Magic, a book signing and charity event, at Los Angeles’ Whimsic Alley. Present were Shelly Crane, Stacey Marie Brown, and Chelsea Fine, alongside tons of fabulous readers and craft vendors. Many people out of state lamented they weren’t able to come, especially as they knew we had well over fifty amazing lots of books, art, jewelry, and various other items up for silent auction. Therefore, I am pleased to announce there are a few lots that we’re making public! All money raised, except for what goes toward shipping costs, will be donated to Race to Erase MS and Reading is Fundamental (RIF), the two charities featured at A Night of Magic.
Rules and Information toward the A Night of Magic online auction:
Bidding will start at a minimum amount, and will increase in a minimum of $5 intervals.
To bid, post a comment with your bidding amount, alongside an email address we can reach you at. You may bid as many times as you like.
Do NOT bid if you plan to back out. Any comments logged in by the end of the auction will be held accountable. All comments/bids will be approved before posting.
Shipping costs varies for each lot. Please be sure you are aware and approve of the cost before placing a bid.
All books are signed by the authors or have signed bookplates within unless noted (as there are a few ARCs in the lots).
Be sure to note the closing date for bidding. Any bids placed after the end date will be invalid.
All winners will be notified by email; packages will be mailed within one week of payment received via invoice.
Lot #1
Four signed Kelly Elliott and Ella Bordeaux books.
Donated by Kelly Elliott
Included in this lot are Wanted by Kelly Elliot; The Journey Home by Kelly Elliot; Predestined Hearts by Kelly Elliott and Kristin Mayer (signed only by Elliott); and Beautiful by Ella Bordeaux
Bidding begins at $20
Shipping cost, on top of bid, is $5
Auction ends on Friday, September 2nd at 11:59 PM PST
August 9, 2016
An August Update
I am super excited about August, but not for the weather (I’m a heathen who prefers cooler, not warmer temps, which is outrageous for a SoCal girl).
No, what I’m looking forward to is A NIGHT OF MAGIC, a special signing and charity even held in Los Angeles, California in just four days time! Here’s a bit more about it . . .
Bestselling Authors Heather Lyons, Chelsea Fine, Shelly Crane, and Stacey Marie Brown are coming together to create A Night of Magic on Saturday, August 13th from 6:00pm-10:00pm at Whimsic Alley located at 5464 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90036. With the door proceeds, as well as the money raised through the silent auctions, going towards the Race to Erase MS and Reading is Fundamental charities, A Night of Magic will be a special and intimate event where the attendee is able to spend four hours with the authors. Limited to 100 attendees, each ticket sold includes a special swag bag filled with limited edition swag, an author signing and Q&A session, finger foods, dessert, wine and drinks, as well as some special surprises! Make sure you get your tickets soon!
Some of the items that will be available at the silent auction include . . .
* A signed, frame print by Regina Wamba of MaeIDesign
* An autographed bookplate and a copy of A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness, along with a rare signed commonplace book
* A season pass to Universal Studio’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter, alongside a robe and wand
* Bésame’s Red Velvet lipstick (the exact shade my beloved Agent Peggy Carter wears!)
* Autographed books by R.S. Grey, K.A. Tucker, Penny Reid, Cora Carmack, Kim Holden, AL Jackson, Kami Garcia, Kelly Elliot, J.T. Geissinger, Rebecca Donovan, Geneva Lee, Jennifer Snyder, M. Leighton, Bethany Lopez, and many, many more.
* One of my own books, annotated and filled with pictures. It’ll be a one-of-a-kind deal!
There will be surprise guests as well as a photo booth. The event is sure to be fun and definitely a night to remember. I hope you can come join us! Even better . . . there is a special $10 off sale right now. WOO HOO! Get your tickets HERE.
And now, the hard news, the kind I’m not super excited about.
I suffer from chronic migraines. Many of you who follow me on social media may know this about me. It sucks—like, one-hundred-percent sucks. Someone once described it to me thusly: A headache is to a migraine like stubbing your toe is to having a Zamboni run over your feet. This is a pretty good comparison. I have suffered from migraines my entire adult life, but in the last few years, they have intensified. This year, in particular, has been brutal and unforgiving. Here’s an article written by another mom, but it pretty much sums up my life right now: What It’s Like Being A Mother With Chronic Migraines.
A quote that really hits home:
“Even though I’m one of 36 million Americans that suffer from this disorder, I feel very much alone and misunderstood. I’ve stopped telling people I get chronic migraines because of the judgment that goes along with it. I’m generally met with a pitying look followed by, “Have you tried taking two Advil?” or my personal favorite, “Have you tried being less stressed?” It’s like telling a person with a broken leg to “walk it off.” They don’t get that a migraine is a neurological disorder that doctors don’t even fully understand. These well-meaning people view a migraine as merely a bad headache. Every migraineur knows that a true migraine is nothing that can be powered through.”
The good news is that I am under the care of some very attentive neurologists, we are all working hard on figuring out how best to get them under control. I tell you this in order to explain why, once more, I am pushing back the release of THE LOST CODEX (Collectors’ Society #4)—and why I will now not offer up a solid date but instead vow to you that I’m working hard on it and am nearing the finish line. It WILL come out in 2016. It WILL come out in late Summer or early Autumn. You will not have to wait a zillion years.
It just won’t be in time for A NIGHT OF MAGIC, which breaks my heart–nor will it be by the nineteenth.
I hope you will forgive me for taking this extra time. It wasn’t an easy decision by any means, especially since I had already pushed back the release once before. I won’t lie—I cried over the decision. Granted, all of this happened during a monster of a migraine, but still. I realized that I cannot rush THE LOST CODEX. Alice and company will not allow me to—they demand the best book I can offer you readers. And I demand the same thing of myself. I promise you this: I’m very excited about this story, and early feedback from readers tells me they’re feeling the same way. There are so many twists and turns, so many answers to all of those questions you guys have been asking me.
If you want to keep up to date on the progress, and even read exclusive teasers, be sure to sign up for my newsletter, as that’s where I’ll be keeping people up to date the quickest. You can sign up HERE. In fact, the bulk of this blog post was sent out in a newsletter in mid-July (blame my migraines from keeping me away from updating this, too).
Until the THE LOST CODEX comes out . . . my pr has a super fun contest going on for ROYAL MARRIAGE MARKET! Check out the deets below!
May 29, 2016
A Night of Magic at Whimsic Alley
You are cordially invited to join the following authors for an intimate Night of Magic this August:
Heather Lyons: author of the award winning The Collectors’ Society series, The Deep End of the Sea, and other epic, heartfelt love stories with fantastical twists. Coming soon—The Lost Codex the exciting conclusion to The Collectors’ Society.
Amy A. Bartol: USA Today Bestselling & award winning author of the Kricket Series and the Premonition Series whose stories are enlivened by words that are sure to make every romance reader melt.
Chelsea Fine: author of The Archers of Avalon series and Sophie & Carter. Tangled with friendship, history and heartbreak—not to mention a huge dose of humor—Fine’s New Adult novel The Best Kind of Broken is not to be missed!
Shelly Crane: New York Times & USA TODAY bestselling author of the Significance series and The Other Side of Gravity, Crane doesn’t go anywhere without her notepad for fear of an idea creeping up and not being able to write it down immediately—even in the middle of the night, where her best ideas are born.
Stacey Marie Brown: award nominated author of the Collector and Darkness series. Brown is a lover of hot fictional bad boys and sarcastic heroines who kick butt.
A Night of Magic will be a special and intimate event, where you will get to spend four hours with these amazing authors. There will be time to mingle, ask them questions, bid and buy amazing books and baskets, and get your books personalized and signed.
The event will be held at Heather’s favorite shop, Whimsic Alley, and door proceeds and money raised through silent auctions will be donated to the Race to Erase MS and Reading is Fundamental charities.
What is included with the price of the ticket?
All attendees will receive limited-edition merchandise in a special swag bag that will ONLY be available at A Night of Magic.
This event is limited to 100 people in order to guarantee that every attendee will be able to meet the authors and get all their books signed.
Finger foods, desserts, wine, and drinks will be included in the ticket price.
Exclusive event merchandise will be available for purchase from specially selected craft vendors.
A Q&A session.
Special readings by the authors.
A photo booth with exclusive photo souvenirs, tons of games, raffles, and trivia will add to the fun of the night!
A silent auction, where all proceeds will go the charities listed above. Many signed books by well know authors will be available, as well as fantastic baskets with tons of geeky/fandom merchandise!
Special surprises . . . you never know what could happen, or who you might meet at this magical event called A Night of Magic !
Grab your ticket now for an UNFORGETTABLE and MAGICAL night!
WHEN: Saturday, August 13, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PDT)
WHERE: Whimsic Alley – 5464 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036
COST: $75
There are only 100 tickets available–get yours before they’re gone! Buy them HERE.
