Friday, September 5, 2014

Uber fans in B-More and the sweatiest signing ever

Baltimore was the hottest place ever. Sweltering. Muggy. But the fans in Baltimore more than make up for that sweltering heat and swampy boob sweat. And you know what else makes up for the heat? The fact that we got to meet Beautiful Creatures co-author Kami Garcia. We almost took her with us on the bus to Pittsburgh! 



But then, Abbi, Jamie and Colleen were like, "we love you girl, but nah." #JK #WeStillLoveYouKami


So imagine the setup: tents and grass and tables and beautiful, beautiful fans.. It was pretty cool. The Enoch Pratt Free Public Library partnered with the Downtown Partnership to host us, and they killed it. KILLED IT!!
Check out our Bal'more digs: 


The fans were pretty cool. Look at this amazing scrapbook page! The detail! I mean, that guitar was 3D.


We had an amazing time. So heat be damned, we still love you Baltimore.






Chester County Book Co -- holla!!!

We had SO much fun at Chester County Book Co last night! And wouldn't you know it? Abbi Glines had a really huge announcement. A brand new novella about Kiro and his true love called Kiro's Emily. Head on over to www.abbiglines.com for more deets!


So anyhow -- look at this crowd!

And we were super impressed by this fan-made t-shirt that was Fall in Love tour themed, book boyfriend leaves and all. Kudos, my friend.

Next stop - Pittsburgh! See you soon, team.



Thursday, September 4, 2014

Mohegan Sun Rulezzz

Mohegan Sun, we heart thee. What a crowd! All those books! Just wanted to write you this little love letter and let you know that you were a great crowd, your questions were really on point, and you looked pretty slammin' last night, too. 


Then again, Colleen, Abbi and Jamie also brought their A-game. Look at those evil queen faces in those schnazzy wingback chairs!


And look, ma! We even made local news. 


In summary, Mohegan was fab. We hope you had a blast too! 

Chester County Book Company, here we come!!

Yours truly,
Atria

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Episode 1.5 -- halfway through our second day on the bus!


First of all -- have you seen this really fun interview with our official sponsor today over at Romancing the Book? Find out more about the inspiration behind Abbi, Jamie and Colleen's newest books, what they find attractive in the opposite sex, and some other fun and zany questions...http://romancing-the-book.com/2014/09/anniversary-interview-contest-jamie-mcguire-colleen-hoover-abbi-glines.html

Secondly, how fun were you, Rochester? We had a really amazing visit at the Barnes and Noble in Pittsford Plaza. Awesome fans, lots of t-shirts, really wonderful questions and a whole ton of laughter. Check out some of the highlights.

Abbi Glines, Jamie McGuire and Colleen Hoover looking gorgeous, as usual.

This awesome fan painted book specific pieces for each of these ladies! How cool is that?! (And how sweet is her hair?!)
Fall In Love Tour Tattoos are ready for you!! (Temporary, of course. Couldn't handle the heart attack this year...)

Last but not least, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs is tonight! MS is always super duper fun, and this year should be just as exciting. See you there at 7:30PM for a revealing Q&A followed by a signing with our lovely ladies.

P.S. Have you seen our bus tour staff yet?!


Meet Bobby and Eric, our bus tour boys. They're super cute, right? But sadly, they're taken, ladies. Le sigh.

#arewecreepy? #fallinlovetourboys #allsmiles

Day 1 on Tour - Canada AM and Getting Started With a Bang!

OH, Canada! 

We started out the day prettttyyy early, congregating in our hotel lobby at 6:45AM after an eventful night. Dressed to the nines, Jamie, Abbi and Colleen made their way to Canada AM to be on National TV! 

Adorbs, right?  After a quick pop over to the studio, everyone got a chance to rest for a few hours before our bus finally pulled up outside the hotel, shocking regular pedestrians and rendering them absolutely speechless. Because btw, our bus is SO BEAUTIFUL, even in the rain! 

After ogling the bus for a bit, we hopped on with special guest and almost queen of Canada, K.A. Tucker, and headed over to the Indigo store where our event took place. We all rushed inside out of the rain (gotta protect the hair!!!), and immediately went to the green room to get cracking on Official Day 1 Sponsor Vilma's Book Blog's Facebook takeover. Despite some technical difficulties on our end, it went smashingly. Check it out over at Facebook.com/vilmasbookblog.  She has a killer giveaway going on, too, so really...check it out.

After our takeover, we marched on out to our patiently waiting crowd and got down to business. Look at these fans! There were a whole lot of you, and none of you left empty-handed because THERE WAS SWAG. You like that tote? You'll probably want to come to one of our tour stops, then. Or follow along with our official sponsors for your chance at a giveaway. 



But anyhow, the crowd...

It was big. So thanks for that, Toronto!! Ya'll were so wonderful and warm and you bought and brought a ton of books. We dig that, big time. See? Here we are being thankful. [Emoji thumbs up.]


Jamie McGuire, Abbi Glines, Colleen Hoover and K.A. Tucker at Indigo Manulife.

At any rate, it's time for bed. You guys wore us out, and it was only day one! Can't wait to see you tomorrow at B&N in Rochester and Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs! #WeOut



Monday, September 1, 2014

And so it begins...#FallinLoveTour 2014 is live!

Today is the first day of September -- often the beginning of school, the end of Summer, sometimes the weather even begins turning cold. But tonight, in Toronto, Canada, things were....actually pretty cold. Jamie, Colleen, Abbi and their publicist all gathered together in a frigid hotel room to chat with you guys on www.facebook.com/AtriaIndieAuthors. Because they love you. And that kind of love goes deeper than hotel air conditioning breakdowns.




If you missed our Facebook Q&A, we highly recommend you go here right away. READ ALL THE QUESTIONS! READ ALL THE ANSWERS. You will laugh, you will cry, it'll be better than....

Anyway, it was all pretty great. Just the first high note in hopefully a week filled with high notes, not least of which will be meeting all of you.

So don't forget -- RSVP on our Facebook page. Tweet us at @AtriaIndies. Say hi on Instagram at @AtriaBooks. And hashtag the H.E. double hockey sticks (we're in Canada, come on!!) out of this tour using #FallinLoveTour or #AtriaIndies. We'll love you for it, and so will our awesome authors.

Night 1 - we out.