Paula Treick DeBoard's Blog
September 21, 2017
HERE WE LIE is now available on NetGalley!
Hello, book lovers!
You can visit NetGalley to get an early look at my next book (coming January 2018), HERE WE LIE. Happy reading!
From the cover:
A riveting novel about how the past never stays in the past from the critically acclaimed author of The Drowning Girls and The Mourning Hours.
Megan Mazeros and Lauren Mabrey are complete opposites on paper. Megan is a girl from a modest Midwest background, and Lauren is the daughter of a senator from an esteemed New England family. When they become roommates at a private women’s college, they forge a strong, albeit unlikely, friendship, sharing clothes, advice and their most intimate secrets.
The summer before senior year, Megan joins Lauren and her family on their private island off the coast of Maine. It should be a summer of relaxation, a last hurrah before graduation and the pressures of postcollege life. Then late one night, something unspeakable happens, searing through the framework of their friendship and tearing them apart. Many years later, Megan publicly comes forward about what happened that fateful night, revealing a horrible truth and threatening to expose long-buried secrets.
In this captivating and moving novel, Paula Treick DeBoard explores the power of friendship and secrets, and shows how hiding from the truth can lead to devastating consequences.
You can visit NetGalley to get an early look at my next book (coming January 2018), HERE WE LIE. Happy reading!
From the cover:
A riveting novel about how the past never stays in the past from the critically acclaimed author of The Drowning Girls and The Mourning Hours.
Megan Mazeros and Lauren Mabrey are complete opposites on paper. Megan is a girl from a modest Midwest background, and Lauren is the daughter of a senator from an esteemed New England family. When they become roommates at a private women’s college, they forge a strong, albeit unlikely, friendship, sharing clothes, advice and their most intimate secrets.
The summer before senior year, Megan joins Lauren and her family on their private island off the coast of Maine. It should be a summer of relaxation, a last hurrah before graduation and the pressures of postcollege life. Then late one night, something unspeakable happens, searing through the framework of their friendship and tearing them apart. Many years later, Megan publicly comes forward about what happened that fateful night, revealing a horrible truth and threatening to expose long-buried secrets.
In this captivating and moving novel, Paula Treick DeBoard explores the power of friendship and secrets, and shows how hiding from the truth can lead to devastating consequences.
March 27, 2017
THE DROWNING GIRLS - $4.99 on all digital platforms
Sale runs through April 10, 2017!
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November 14, 2016
Big fat holiday 2016 giveaway!
Visit my Facebook page - By Paula Treick DeBoard - for a chance to win, now through November 30!
- One totebag: FIGHT EVIL, READ BOOKS
- One signed copy of each of my trade paperbacks
- $30 in Barnes & Noble gift certificates
- $10 in Starbucks gift certificates
A great holiday gift for the booklover in your life (or to keep for yourself!).
- One totebag: FIGHT EVIL, READ BOOKS
- One signed copy of each of my trade paperbacks
- $30 in Barnes & Noble gift certificates
- $10 in Starbucks gift certificates
A great holiday gift for the booklover in your life (or to keep for yourself!).
July 28, 2016
THE MOURNING HOURS EBOOK SALE!
From now until 8/1/16, THE MOURNING HOURS e-book is available for $1.99 on five platforms (Kindle, Apple, Google, Nook and Kobo).
Check it out!
Check it out!
May 31, 2016
It's back! THE MOURNING HOURS rereleases May 31, 2016
Hi, everyone--
I'm thrilled to announce that THE MOURNING HOURS is being rereleased today in mass market paperback.
From the jacket:
When a teenage girl goes missing, a family’s loyalty is put to the ultimate test.
Kirsten Hammarstrom hasn’t been back to her Wisconsin hometown in years—not since the mysterious disappearance of a local teenage girl rocked the small community and shattered her family. Kirsten was just nine years old when the girl went missing, and the last person who saw her alive was the girl's boyfriend—Kirsten’s older brother. No one knew what to believe, but the event unhinged the town and put Kirsten’s family beneath the crushing weight of suspicion.
When a new tragedy forces Kirsten and her siblings to return home, they must confront the horrible event that changed everything all those years ago. Chilling and suspenseful, The Mourning Hours is one family's gripping story of loyalty, betrayal and forgiveness.
Find it here:
Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/gqbax7t
Barnes & Noble: http://tinyurl.com/h2lzduu
Books a Million: http://tinyurl.com/hockucg
iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/hvrjufo
And in Canada:
Chapters: http://tinyurl.com/z6kf6yy
I'm thrilled to announce that THE MOURNING HOURS is being rereleased today in mass market paperback.
From the jacket:
When a teenage girl goes missing, a family’s loyalty is put to the ultimate test.
Kirsten Hammarstrom hasn’t been back to her Wisconsin hometown in years—not since the mysterious disappearance of a local teenage girl rocked the small community and shattered her family. Kirsten was just nine years old when the girl went missing, and the last person who saw her alive was the girl's boyfriend—Kirsten’s older brother. No one knew what to believe, but the event unhinged the town and put Kirsten’s family beneath the crushing weight of suspicion.
When a new tragedy forces Kirsten and her siblings to return home, they must confront the horrible event that changed everything all those years ago. Chilling and suspenseful, The Mourning Hours is one family's gripping story of loyalty, betrayal and forgiveness.
Find it here:
Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/gqbax7t
Barnes & Noble: http://tinyurl.com/h2lzduu
Books a Million: http://tinyurl.com/hockucg
iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/hvrjufo
And in Canada:
Chapters: http://tinyurl.com/z6kf6yy
January 21, 2016
The Drowning Girls - now on NetGalley!
Hey, readers/reviewers!
You can now request The Drowning Girls from NetGalley at the following link:
https://s2.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
Happy reading!
Paula
You can now request The Drowning Girls from NetGalley at the following link:
https://s2.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
Happy reading!
Paula
May 19, 2015
Publishing, the writing process & more
Hi, friends!
I was recently interviewed by Leah Wizelman, a German-American writer on her web site:
http://www.leahwizelman.com/bookworm_...
It's always great to chat about the writing process - the concept, the characters, the pull-your-hair-out moments.
Here's one of my best outtakes, I think:
How would you describe your personality?
I’m quiet until you get to know me, and at that point, it’s hard to get me to stop talking. I used to be ashamed of just how big a nerd I was, but now I embrace it. I never miss a TED Talk, and I collect obscure facts about little-known historical figures. Also, I think I’m getting funnier as I get older—although maybe what’s changed is my standard for what’s funny.
Check it out! :)
I was recently interviewed by Leah Wizelman, a German-American writer on her web site:
http://www.leahwizelman.com/bookworm_...
It's always great to chat about the writing process - the concept, the characters, the pull-your-hair-out moments.
Here's one of my best outtakes, I think:
How would you describe your personality?
I’m quiet until you get to know me, and at that point, it’s hard to get me to stop talking. I used to be ashamed of just how big a nerd I was, but now I embrace it. I never miss a TED Talk, and I collect obscure facts about little-known historical figures. Also, I think I’m getting funnier as I get older—although maybe what’s changed is my standard for what’s funny.
Check it out! :)
April 12, 2015
Goodreads giveaway!
Hi, everyone!
I'm giving away three signed copies of The Mourning Hours and three signed copies of The Fragile World here on Goodreads now through April 25. A simple search will bring up the entry.
Also, since my birthday is right around the corner... I'm giving away two very cool gifts for booklovers on my Facebook page (searchable: Paula Treick DeBoard - Author Page).
One is this library check-out tote from Uncommon Goods: http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/....
Another is this coffee mug: I Read Banned Books, for the badass booklover in all of you. http://www.cafepress.com/mf/27057496/...
You have to visit my Facebook author page, share a post or leave a comment to enter by April 25. May the best booklover win!
I'm giving away three signed copies of The Mourning Hours and three signed copies of The Fragile World here on Goodreads now through April 25. A simple search will bring up the entry.
Also, since my birthday is right around the corner... I'm giving away two very cool gifts for booklovers on my Facebook page (searchable: Paula Treick DeBoard - Author Page).
One is this library check-out tote from Uncommon Goods: http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/....
Another is this coffee mug: I Read Banned Books, for the badass booklover in all of you. http://www.cafepress.com/mf/27057496/...
You have to visit my Facebook author page, share a post or leave a comment to enter by April 25. May the best booklover win!
December 12, 2014
Holiday giveaway!
In honor of today (the last day of my semester!) and the upcoming holidays, I’m doing a little giveaway beginning right NOW. To enter, you’ll need to have liked my author page on Facebook and to have commented on the giveaway post by Monday, December 15 at 8 a.m. PST. Follow the link:
https://www.facebook.com/PaulaTreickD...
So: Here it is! Up for grabs is a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card and an audio book of either The Mourning Hours or The Fragile World (your choice!). I’ll mail it out on Monday, so it should arrive in time to be given as a gift—or enjoyed for yourself!
Comment with your answer to this question: What’s a book you’d like to give (or receive) this year?
Don’t tell my dad, but he’s getting The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown. It’s been highly recommended to me—so I’ll have to borrow it when he’s finished.
https://www.facebook.com/PaulaTreickD...
So: Here it is! Up for grabs is a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card and an audio book of either The Mourning Hours or The Fragile World (your choice!). I’ll mail it out on Monday, so it should arrive in time to be given as a gift—or enjoyed for yourself!
Comment with your answer to this question: What’s a book you’d like to give (or receive) this year?
Don’t tell my dad, but he’s getting The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown. It’s been highly recommended to me—so I’ll have to borrow it when he’s finished.
October 6, 2014
The Fragile World - bookish giveaways
Dear friends—
The Fragile World publishes in 22 days!
Over the next three weeks I’m going to be doing several giveaways of books and “bookish” gifts on my Facebook author page ( https://www.facebook.com/PaulaTreickD...).
The first giveaway begins tomorrow! To participate, you need to have “liked” the page, and you’ll need to leave a comment below the question.
At the end of the giveaway time, I’ll use www.random.org to generate a number, and the writer of the corresponding comment will be notified of the win.
Feel free to share the giveaways and invite friends to like the page.
Paula
The Fragile World publishes in 22 days!
Over the next three weeks I’m going to be doing several giveaways of books and “bookish” gifts on my Facebook author page ( https://www.facebook.com/PaulaTreickD...).
The first giveaway begins tomorrow! To participate, you need to have “liked” the page, and you’ll need to leave a comment below the question.
At the end of the giveaway time, I’ll use www.random.org to generate a number, and the writer of the corresponding comment will be notified of the win.
Feel free to share the giveaways and invite friends to like the page.
Paula
