THE MISSING WIFE on tour!

I am utterly THRILLED to share the fabulous line-up for THE MISSING WIFE blog tour!

It kicks off this Thursday - 27th June (publication day!) with Charlene Jess and the finale is with Claire Hill! I'm really looking forward to it. 

Huge thank you to the amazing bloggers and reviewers who are taking part. 

Here's the list:               Part 1

Part 2

I hope you will check out the daily reviews and extracts! 
I will share the links on my blog :)

Here's to a great tour!

You can get hold of your copy of THE MISSING WIFE on Amazon, Kobo, iTunes, Googleplay and independent book shops!

3 weeks until paperback publication of ONE LITTLE LIE

It's countdown time for the paperback release of ONE LITTLE LIE and I couldn't be more excited!

The ebook has been available since the 23rd July and I've been thrilled with the feedback and reviews so far. Here are some of the things being said about One Little Lie:

‘A story filled of manipulation, lies, secrets, and obsession with seeking forgiveness. This intricately plotted thriller … The shocking twist will leave you speechless.’ 5* NetGalley reviewer

‘This is such a masterfully plotted novel. Everything is planned out, down to the last intricate detail. It was a real pleasure to read and almost impossible to put down!’ 5* NetGalley reviewer

‘Sam Carrington has really shown the depths of her talent with this. It's beautifully written with great characters.’ 5* NetGalley reviewer

'I’ve been a big fan of Sam’s writing in the past and I’m pleased to say that One Little Lie maintains the high level of stylish and cleverly crafted plots that I have come to enjoy. But I do think that she has excelled herself this time with a great twist that I didn’t see coming, one that immediately had me flicking back through the pages of my kindle to work out how and why I had missed the clues!'

5* Jo Robertson/MyChestnutReadingReadingTree

There are lots more but I'll move on for now!

This is my third book to be published by Avon, HarperCollins since 2016 and I am very proud of it. I hope that it will find many readers and that they enjoy it, take something from it, and talk about it!

I've had masses of support from friends, family, authors and bloggers, and of course from my agent, Anne Williams, my editor Katie Loughnane and the team at Avon - I'm thankful for it all! I'm lucky enough to be able to have a small celebration at my local Waterstones in September where hopefully I will be joined by some of those supporters. It's a shame the venue isn't bigger as it would've been fabulous to invite everyone I know - but maybe that will be possible one day... :) 

I hope those who pick up ONE LITTLE LIE enjoy it - and please, if you do, leave a review! They are extremely helpful and can aid visibility on Amazon. Every little helps. 

If you spot One Little Lie out and about from 6th September - I would love to see some shelfies, so please do post a pic. The book will be available in Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and WHSmith Travel!

You can pre-order the paperback at Amazon here: ONE LITTLE LIE 

Thank you!

It's ebook publication day for ONE LITTLE LIE!

I'm so pleased and excited to say that the ebook of One Little Lie has gone out into the world today!

Publication day is always a nerve-wracking/exciting day. I'm lucky enough to have had some fabulous support - from pre-publication to now - and I'd like to thank all of the amazing people who have shared, tweeted, messaged, commented and generally made me feel happy and proud today!

Huge thanks to: my fabulous agent, Anne Williams at KHLA; Team Avon - especially my editor, Katie Loughnane; all my family and friends, and, of course - the biggest thanks to those who have downloaded One Little Lie! I hope you enjoy it.

The blog tour kicked off today with a wonderful review from Jacob - Hooked From Page One - and you can read what he thought HERE. I am THRILLED he enjoyed it! Not only did he like it, he said it was my best book yet! Now, you can't ask for more than that, can you? Thank you, Jacob.

Please do follow the blog tour - here are the fabulous bloggers taking part:

No doubt I will be partaking in some celebratory bubbles later - even though I haven't fully recovered from Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Festival yet!

If you'd like to read ONE LITTLE LIE, it's available to download from: 
Amazon 
Kobo 
iTunes and 
Google Play! 

I will be announcing the *winner* of the pre-order competition tomorrow - and there will be a chance to WIN a (now rare!) signed paperback proof copy of ONE LITTLE LIE  - check out Facebook and Twitter later!

BAD SISTER Blog tour Days 7 and 8

I was delighted that Sharon, from Shaz's Book Blog was part of the Bad Sister blog tour yesterday! 

I wrote a guest post relating to my experience of writing books 1 and 2 - and the differences I found between them. You can read it HERE

Today, Stephanie Rothwell shares her review of Bad Sister - you can read that HERE

Over on Twitter at lunch time, Avon will be asking for your best sibling rivalry stories to celebrate Bad Sister's ebook release - please do share some of your stories! I'm sure there will be some funny ones :) 
Please feel free to join in on Twitter - Avon's page from 12 pm today...

Or share your stories in the comments below!

Bad Sister Blog Tour Days 3 and 4

It's Day 4 already - and the BAD SISTER blog tour is in full swing!

Yesterday - Day 3 - saw an exclusive extract from Bad Sister on Tracey's blog - Island Girl Book Blogger - you can read it HERE

Today, Day 4 - Katherine has written and shared the most amazing review on her blog, BiblioManiac. 
You can read what she has to say about Bad Sister - HERE







I've also been getting other fantastic reviews coming in, and I must say, I'm thrilled with the reception for BAD SISTER so far. Thank you to those who've bought it, and those who've reviewed. 
Getting those all-important reviews is the holy grail for writers! I'm hugely appreciative!

Here are a few examples of what readers are saying about BAD SISTER:

"When a new author gives us a debut as brilliant Saving Sophie, you can be forgiven for wondering what else they have to offer ... Will book two live up to our expectations. Well let me tell you, Sam Carrington is NO one-hit wonder!!!
Bad Sister is brilliant! ... As we jump from past to present, we are taken on a journey so mind-blowing that its conclusion will leave your blood tingling!
Do not miss this one folks, it's frigging awesome!!!!" - EmmaTheLittleBookWorm


"...If we were to talk about shocking twists and stunning endings, well this one is pretty awesome and deliciously chilling! ... I was impressed with the level of complexity in the novel which although ambitious, makes for a much more exciting, unpredictable and gripping read... A perfect thriller with depth, complex characters and a storyline that weaves a wicked web that you cannot help but get tangled up in. Put yourself in Carrington's hands and prepare yourself for an explosive read!" - BiblioManiac 

  "What I like about Sam Carrington’s writing is the tense atmosphere that she creates ... Bad Sister is another thrilling read ... I can’t wait to see what she does next, I will definitely be first in line to read her next book"  Jacob Collins

"Well, of all the places I thought this book would take me to, I never thought we'd end up where we did. In fact, I actually gave up trying to work it out about half way through as I was getting dizzy from all the twists and turns, and a bit frustrated at myself for being led down dead ends, so I acquiesced and just let the author lead the dance. Well, she did a pretty good job of things with Saving Sophie, her previous book which I also enjoyed...The ending when it came was rather shocking ... I was rather gobsmacked although, thinking back with hindsight, all very cleverly worked out." - Ashrae

You can buy BAD SISTER now from Amazon, Kobo, iTunes, GooglePlay and other online stores.

Final day of the SAVING SOPHIE paperback blog tour!

The tour is coming to an end today - it's gone so fast!

The wonderful Katherine, Bibliomaniac, is up first, you can check out her post HERE - her review is A-MAZING :) A huge thanks for taking part.

And then to close - we have the uber-talented and lovely Kaisha Holloway who put this whole tour together. I think you'll all agree she's done a stellar job - thanks so much, Kaisha!

Kaisha's blog, The Writing Garnet, has a guest post where I list some of my advice to aspiring writers, AND an extract from SAVING SOPHIE - pop along to see it HERE

I hope you've enjoyed the tour - I owe a massive thank you to all the bloggers who have taken part over the seven days - they've all worked so hard and been amazing. Such a lot of time and effort goes into reading, reviewing and blogging and I am so very grateful for all of your support.

You can get Saving Sophie as ebook, paperback and audiobook HERE

I love hearing from readers, so please drop me a line!

Tomorrow I'll be posting some of my favourite pictures of the launch of Saving Sophie :)

Wow - it's Day 6 of the Saving Sophie blog tour!

I'm thrilled to have another two fabulous bloggers on the tour stop today!

Firstly, Victoria Goldman has a review over on her blog HERE

And then Rae Broughton has a post from me about my top five book-to-film adaptations! Please take a look HERE.

A huge thank you to both for taking part!

I can't believe tomorrow is the final day of the tour! Please do drop by to check it out :)

SAVING SOPHIE Giveaway on Laura's Little Book Blog

This week Laura is featuring Avon authors on her blog and yesterday was the first one - me!

            

I wrote a guest blog - Top books to read on a dark winter's night and Laura reviewed SAVING SOPHIE!

There's also the opportunity to WIN a paperback copy of SAVING SOPHIE - so please do pop along to Laura's Little Book Blog to enter!

You can also grab an ebook copy HERE

The paperback is due out on 15th December - not long to go now! (23 days!)

Last day of the tour!

Well, the time has come. The last day of the Saving Sophie blog tour!

My final stop is with Tracey - the Island Girl Book Blogger and she has a fabulous review to share with you. You can read it HERE

It's been a mad-busy time since publication and I've been overwhelmed by the support and kindness people have offered - so a HUGE "Thank You" is sent your way!!

I'm thrilled to have reached the Number 1 spot in the Kobo charts 

And Number 2 in the iTunes charts! 

How amazing is that - a little over a week following publication? I'm in shock! Of course - it's a great shock to be in :) 

Today, as part of Rebecca's #AvonAugust feature, I am on her blog answering some questions - please pop over and take a look HERE

I am also delighted to be on Jan Baynham's blog. She asked some great questions and her review of Saving Sophie is wonderful - you can read it all HERE! Thanks so much, Jan!

Thanks again to all the bloggers and reviewers who have taken part in the tour, or have reviewed during the first week of publication. You are all stars!

Saving Sophie - The Blog Tour

It's been a mad three days since Saving Sophie was published! 

In fact, I just had to check that it WAS only three days ago...

I'm thrilled that people have been downloading my debut offering and some people have already read it - THANK YOU ALL!

It's early days, but on the whole the reviews have been brilliant. I'm definitely pleased that many are enjoying the book. But not only have I had some fabulous reviews, I've also received messages and chatted about Saving Sophie  - it's been so lovely to talk to readers!

The blog tour makes a stop on Laura's Little Book Blog today, where I'm talking a bit about phobias - a key aspect of Karen's life in Saving Sophie. 

You can read it HERE

I'm going to update the 'my novel' page to include some of the amazing things that are being said about Saving Sophie very shortly...

Saving Sophie can be found at the fab price of 99p on various sites - the links to these can be found on the HarperCollins site HERE

I hope people continue to read and enjoy it!

IT'S PUBLICATION DAY!

Sooner than I'd ever imagined - the day has arrived when SAVING SOPHIE  has been lovingly pushed out into the wild. 

Today is the first of two publication days - it's the ebook now, and I get to do it all again in December when the physical book will be published! Double the excitement!

Avon have organised a fabulous blog tour for me and I will look forward to being a guest on the brilliant blogs involved. My very first stop is with the lovely Anne Cater over on her blog Random Things Through My Letterbox, please do go and check it out HERE!

I'm also lucky to be on Shaz's Book Blog as part of her Spotlight feature and have lovely bloggers who are sharing their reviews of Saving Sophie today as well. I am so grateful for everyone's support!

I have a 'taster' I would like to share with you -

below is the opening of SAVING SOPHIE! 

I hope it makes you want to read on...

Prologue

Saturday

‘Shh . . . Don’t speak.’ He releases the strap of the rubber ball gag with his left hand. His right grips a chunk of long, curly hair. Pulling it, twisting it, so she can’t move her head. So tight, she can’t move away from him. So tight, strands of black hair extensions break and tear from her real hair, tiny popping noises oddly loud in her ear. 
   The gag makes a soft thud on the concrete floor, an innocent sound, incongruent with the function it has just served. 
   ‘Stay quiet now. Still. It’ll be over soon.’ 
   He pushes his head up against her temple, hard. The slick tackiness of his sweat covers her forehead as he presses against her, rubbing his head from side to side. The putrid odour invades her nostrils. She tries not to breathe. Fear takes over; a whimper escapes from her dry mouth. 
   ‘No. No noise. I told you.’ His voice is raspy, menacing. 
   Her eyes are wide and swollen, wet with fresh tears – her face stained with old ones. She opens her mouth, just a little, daring to utter the words screaming inside her head: Please don’t kill me. He notices the slight movement of her lips and immediately presses his fingers against them, suppressing the words before they can be formed. Only her breath manages to leak through the gaps of his soft fingers; a stifled exhalation. 
   Her last.

     ***

To read the rest, click HERE to get Saving Sophie for the special price of 99p 

I've been overwhelmed with all the support I've had for publication day - so many congratulatory comments across social media - I have struggled to keep up (and may have failed!) Please know I am truly grateful for every single tweet, retweet, comment and message! I really hope everyone who reads Saving Sophie can take something away from it. There have been reviews already - thanks to all who have taken the time to read and write a review - I'm in awe of the ability to write a constructive review, but everyone has managed just that! I appreciate every one. No doubt I'll be quoting from them a bit... 

Ooh... like this:

And this: 

I have had a Q&A over at Avon's twitter account at lunch time today - if you get chance, do go and check out the brilliant 'story in gifs' they did for Saving Sophie - absolute genius!

I will get around to celebrating with the obligatory champagne later - but for now, I'm going to a friends for a coffee and catch-up.

Oh, and I had these super pretty roses from the hubby :) 

My thanks again!

Please do let me know what you think of the novel if you read it :)

So Many Books!

I was rather shocked to find that I had only read 12 books (and 2 of those had been short story collections) in 2014. I use Goodreads a lot, I love adding the books I have read, sharing with others and seeing their recommendations. I also find it invaluable to check out reviews before deciding on which book to purchase next. Goodreads keeps track of your books and gives you Your Year in Books (hence why I know how little I've read!) You can also set yourself a reading challenge each year and a nifty bar chart tells you how far towards your goal you are.

Anyway, to get to the point. I want to read more in 2015. Mostly this is because I have a shelf-load of unread books - not to mention a fair few stacked on my Kindle - which I really must read! My problem, like many other people's, is that I cannot help buying new books. So, all I am doing is adding to the ever-increasing stack of 'to-reads' and therefore making it even less likely that I'm ever going to get through them. Of course, you HAVE to buy new books - it's impossible not to. I find new authors daily and think "I must read their book" and heaven help me on Twitter, because I come across so many recommendations from those I follow that I can spend hours just making lists of must haves. And then, don't get me started on the amazing Liz Barnsley. Her Book Review website is FULL of the aforementioned 'must haves' and she reads SO much that it is always being updated. Honestly, I am in awe. If you ever get stuck for something to read you simply must check her site out.

I have decided to add a 'Book Review' page to my blog. If I have the added incentive of reviewing, I may manage to get through more books. Well, that's the theory anyway. I have started by adding a couple of books that I have already reviewed on Amazon and Goodreads and will continue to add my previously read books before I start adding new reviews. I am currently reading Sarah Hilary's No Other Darkness, due for release on 23rd April in the UK so I will ensure I review that one soon.

Have you got any reading goals this year? I would love to hear from you.

Thanks for dropping by - and Happy Reading! Oh, and as this is my first post this year HAPPY NEW YEAR too :)