Young Women's Health Conference

Hey Everyone--
Just wanted you to know that tomorrow I'll be HERE.

So, if you're in the area, be sure to stop by and say hello!

Have a good weekend!

Alyson

Basket of Cheer!

Back by popular demand, one of the coolest contests ever:
The Teenreads.com Basket of Cheer contest!

Five winners each will receive a basket that includes the 12 books pictured above --- THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN by Sherman Alexie; GUYAHOLIC by Carolyn Mackler; HERO by Perry Moore; I’D TELL YOU I LOVE YOU, BUT THEN I’D HAVE TO KILL YOU by Ally Carter; INCANTATION by Alice Hoffman; THE LUXE by Anna Godbersen; MEMOIRS OF A TEENAGE AMNESIAC by Gabrielle Zevin; PERFECT: Pretty Little Liars #3 by Sara Shepard; THE RED QUEEN’S DAUGHTER by Jacqueline Kolosov; RETURN TO ATLANTIS by R.A. Montgomery; SAVING ZOE by Alyson Noel; and WICKED LOVELY by Melissa Marr.

Along with the books, winners will find their basket stocked with the hottest holiday goodies --- a kit to make a gingerbread house, Ghirardelli Rich Dark Hot Chocolate mix, gourmet vanilla marshmallows, sweet-smelling cinnamon sticks, delicious Chewy Peps peppermint candies, adorable winter-themed cookies, an Illuminations Cranberry Orange jar candle, very cute reindeer socks, Junior Mints Peppermint Crunch candy, a marshmallow Christmas tree pop, and holiday-colored bath confetti.

To enter Click here

Best of Luck!!

Thank you, Gracias, Danka, Merci Beaucoup, Efharisto!!

Thank you to all of my wonderful readers, for your comments, letters, bulletin board posts, and support during the last two and a half years!

I wish each and every one of you a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Alyson

Hey Everyone!

I'm blogging over HERE today-- about playing hooky! So please stop by and say hello!

Have a good weekend-
Alyson

Hard Sun

So I just returned from a long, relaxing weekend in beautiful and sunny Scottsdale, Arizona where I hung by the pool, shopped a little, ate a lot, and saw lots of stuff like this:





And this:





And while I was there my awesome editor sent me the new cover for my May 2008 release, CRUEL SUMMER, and I absolutely LOVE it!! But since there may be a few minor tweaks I will wait for the final product before I post it here.

And the funny thing is, in the book, the main character, Colby, is faced with the prospect of moving to Arizona and she FREAKS! Whereas I really didn't want to leave because it's just so dang peaceful in the desert. . .

What about you-- what are some places you've visited that you were reluctant to leave?