THANK YOU to all my Followers, Blogger Friends, Authors, and Publishers!!!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Beth @ Curling Up With A Good Book

What a year! This is my first year to fully engage myself in the world of blogging. I have met so many amazing people from authors, publishers and fellow bloggers. I owe a huge THANK YOU to so many special people!! 

I love books so much and owe a huge thank you to my amazing Mom for my love of books. She began reading to be from before I was born until I was able to read a book on my own. She instilled in me the importance of reading and understanding the meaning behind the book. She gave me my imagination and instilled in me the importance of using it. Thank you Momma!!! I just hope that I will be able to continue my love of books with my Son so that he will know how important it is. 

I have met so many amazing blogger friends through this year but there are two that are extremely important to me. First, my blog designer, Ren Reidy. She is absolutely phenomenal and answers any questions I have with no hesitiation. She built me an amazing blog that is easy to work with and helps me share my love of books. So thank you Ren for being the ROCKSTAR that you are!!

(Here is Ren's Blog if you want to follow her: http://alittlebitofrnr.com/)

 The other amazing blogger friend is Melissa Marie. If I ever have any doubts as to what book to read next or if I am in a bind and cant seem to get into a book I know I can message her and she will give me her honest opinion. Every book she has recommended to me I have absolutely loved! So a big thank you to you Melissa for helping me through my "next book" decisions!! :) 

(This is Melissa's Facebook Page if you would like to follow her: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beneath-the-cover/160225867368996)

My next and last thank you is to all the amazing ROCKSTAR authors out there! I have so many authors that I absolutely love and adore! They are the ones who respond to fans and really care about what we think about their books! They are the ones who keep me up late at night because I am unable to put down the phenomenal books that they have written. Their characters take me to another world and make me feel what they feel. When an author can write a book that truly stays with you even after you are finished then they deserve a shout out and a huge THANK YOU!!

Wendy Higgins, Veronica Rossi, Patrick Carman, Aimee Carter, Veronica Roth, Rhiannon Frater, Annie Walls, Amy Tintera, Kiera Cass, Kimberly Derting, Sarah Lyons Fleming, Julie Anne Nelson, Katherine Ewell, April Genevieve Tucholke, Robin La Fevers, Sarah J Maas, Rick Yancey, Julie Kagawa, Joelle Charbonneau, Laura Bickle, C.J. Redwine, Katie French, J.A. Souders, Leigh Bardugo, Jennifer Armentrout, Sarah Fine, Kendare Blake, Kristen Cashore, Emma Pass, Ann Aquirre, and so many more. 

One more person that I want to thank...Katherine Tegen. She is the publisher for Katherine Tegen Books which is a imprint of Harper Collins. Katherine is a amazing publisher and I love to follow Katherine Tegen Books Facebook page and see all the fantastic books that are coming out. Her publishing company has everything from children's books to Young Adult books. There is something for everyone at Katherine Tegan Books!! So check out her Facebook page if you are looking for a new book to purchase!!

https://www.facebook.com/KatherineTegenBooks

I also want to say THANK YOU to all my dedicated followers!! Without you my blog would not be possible! Thank you so much for taking time to read my reviews, comment on my posts, and enter my giveaways! I appreciate it as much as the authors do!! I hope each and everyone of you have a safe, blessed, and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Im looking forward to another great year in the world of blogging!!!!

Introducing Clean Teen Publishing

I am excited to help share the news about a new Indie Publishing Company, called Clean Teen Publishing. Read all about this awesome new company below!

Clean Teen Publishing

We are excited to be able to tell your amazing readers about our new publishing company: Clean Teen Publishing. CTP is a new Indie publishing company that publishes Young Adult and New Adult fiction. We opened our doors in late February of 2013. Since then we have signed 5 authors and we have published 9 books and we have another book release scheduled for next week:

•     Gabrielle Arrowsmith- Concealed in the Shadows (Available Now)

•    Wonderstruck Anthology- (Available Now) by multiple authors.

•    Cindy Saunders- Double Star (Available Now)

•    Rebecca Gober and Courtney Nuckels- Night Marchers, Redemption, Project ELE, Finding ELE, Exposing ELE and Surviving ELE. (Available Now)

•    Jon Messenger- Wind Warrior (6/14/13)

We have additional author deals in the works as we speak now.

What Makes Clean Teen Publishing Different For Readers? One of the things that makes CTP stand out from the crowd is our trademark rating system. All Young Adult genre books that are newly published through Clean Teen Publishing will have a rating attached to their book. This content rating is based on the following: Romance, Language, Violence and Drug/Alcohol Abuse. At Clean Teen Publishing, we believe that our readers deserve to know ahead of time what they are reading. We do not believe in censorship; we believe in the right to know. Every reader, no matter what their age is, has certain boundaries they don't want to cross. Currently there is no consistent rating system in place for books like there are for movies, music and video games. We believe by offering a wider range of disclosure about the content of our books, we will give readers of all ages and parents, a stronger sense of comfort according to what lies between the pages. 

With that said, we will not deem whether a book is appropriate or inappropriate for any particular age range. *Our disclosure is simply for you to know what is in the book and we leave it up to you to decide what you are comfortable with reading. 

Below you will find an image of our current rating system. Please note that we only rate YA books. We currently have not determined the need to rate New Adult books. For more information on our ratings please check out this link: http://www.cleanteenpublishing.com/content-disclosure.html

Did you know that Clean Teen Publishing offers the ability to order a rating for your self-published book? We also offer this content rating for other Indie publishing companies who want their YA books rated. For more information on how to order your rating, please check out this link: http://www.cleanteenpublishing.com/order-a-rating-for-your-book.html

What Makes Clean Teen Publishing Different For Authors? At Clean Teen Publishing, we believe our authors, who create new and amazing literary worlds, deserve to receive a large share of the profits that their art creates. We also believe that our authors deserve the support of quality editing, breathtaking covers and the power of a strong marketing presence behind them. As authors ourselves, we know that your writing comes from your heart and, in a sense, is a part of you. We will carefully protect that part of you and work hard to keep your creative vision alive.

Clean Teen Publishing is currently accepting submissions for Young Adult and New Adult novels. We are looking for well written YA (young adult) or NA (new adult) novels that are between 50,000 and 100,000 words. We are interested in stand alone books and we will accept submissions for previously self-published work (however, this may change in the future.) Our ideal submission would be the first two books in a series or a novel and a novella that is a prequel to the novel. We are looking for something unique and breathtaking. For more information on our submission guidelines, check out: http://www.cleanteenpublishing.com/submissions.html

  

~The CTP Crew: Rebecca, Courtney, Marya and Dyan

http://www.cleanteenpublishing.com

https://www.facebook.com/cleanteenpublishing

@CleanTeenPub

Key phrase for today: Clean Teen is Awesome Sauce!