Six Month Countdown to the Release of Triangles!

TRIANGLES will be released in about six months! To kick off the countdown, I'm going to introduce the six major characters, one each month, until the release on June 18! I'm also including a contest with each character. The details follow the introduction. Today, the main character, Autumn Taylor, is up!

Hi, my name is Autumn Taylor. I'm a Jersey girl, but my one goal in life is to escape Jersey and never come back. Maybe I’ll go out west, or to New England, or even to some quiet place like Montana. I’m sure I’ll be okay out there, even though I’ve never lived anywhere else. After all, if you can survive Jersey, you can survive anything.

Anyway, too much has happened in my life for any seventeen-year-old to deal with, but I’m a survivor. No one else who loves me survives, though, or so it seems. My dad died rushing home for my seventh birthday. If I hadn’t forced everyone to wait for him to blow out my candles, he wouldn’t have been speeding and would still be alive. And my mom? Yeah, she’s in a coma because of me, lying in the hospital like a swollen slab of ham, all full of tubes and wires. If I hadn’t snuck out of the house one night and busted her car, she’d be fine, too. So now, my older sister, Jessica, is stuck babysitting me, even though I know she has better things to do.

See what I mean? I’m like a poison or something.

Besides that, all I have left for me here is my best friend, Nisha. She doesn’t want me to go, but she understands me. And the guy at work who follows me around like a puppy, Joey? I’ll be happy to lose that shadow, no matter how sweet he seems to be. I refuse to get tied down to any guy at this point. Nothing is going to stop me from making my escape.

The only thing I have to look forward to is my cruise to Bermuda with my sister. I’ve never been on a cruise before, but from what I hear, nothing beats a great tropical vacation to take your mind off the crappy stuff in life. Here’s to hoping for the best vacation ever.

I hope you enjoyed this glimpse into Autumn and her story, coming in June! Next month, I’ll introduce Joey, the guy who likes Autumn, and have another contest! Thanks for stopping by!

TODAY’S CONTEST:

1. Comment on this blog post answering this question: What do you think happens to the people who go missing in the Bermuda Triangle? Your answer can be serious, creative, or silly!

2. Tweet about this contest using the hashtag #MysteriousBermudaTriangle. The link to that tweet must be included in your comment. If you don't have Twitter, you can do a status update on Facebook. Include that link. Doing both would be even better!

3. If you’d like, add Triangles to your Goodreads to-read list here: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13610402-triangles

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Like the Triangles page on Facebook here:

https://www.facebook.com/TrianglesYA?ref=hl 

That's it!

Now for the prize:

Your choice of a $10 Amazon or Barnes and Noble gift card!

Some more contest details:

Contest starts December 13, 2012 and ends December 26, 2012, 11:59pm EST. Winner will be announced December 27, 2012 on this blog.

Contest is International.

Each month, I will introduce another major character and have other prizes!

You must be 13 years old to enter.

Winner will be chosen using random.org.