TAKEN ARCs have arrived!

3 July 2012

The UPS man brought me a gift today.

Typing is difficult right now because my hands are still shaking with excitement, so let me just jump straight to the goods. Check out this boxful of gorgeousness:

It’s my book!!! In book form! With pages! And a spine! Speaking of spines, look at this bad boy:

And here’s me, with TAKEN, beaming:

This has been, without a doubt, the most surreal part of my publication journey. I wasn’t exaggerating when I said my hands were shaking earlier. Holding what has up until now been solely a word document is nothing short of amazing. My book. Bound. Ready to start making its way into the world. The entire thing is scary and thrilling and liberating and rewarding and !!!! (I am truly at a loss for words.)

I’ll be holding a giveaway soonish*, but in the meantime, feel free to fill out the request form for ARCs of TAKEN.

I’m going to go stare at these ARCs a bit longer… And maybe read a few pages… :)

* TAKEN still doesn’t come out for nearly 9 months, and since I received ARCs fairly early, I can’t say for certain when I’ll be ready to host the giveaway. But it will happen. That, I can promise!

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  • Krispy

    Yaaaay! They’re so beautiful and shiny! Congrats!

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      Thanks, Alice :D

  • Sharon

    Congratulations!! They look (and sound) truly amazing.

    I am so excited for this book!

    Sharon @ Obsession with Books

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      Thank you, Sharon! And I can’t *wait* for you to read :)

  • http://forever17books.blogspot.com/ sarabara081

    Gorgeous! And I love the spine too! Pretty colors. :)

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      Thanks! The spine is one of my favorite parts of the jacket :D

  • Sarah G.

    So excited for you, Erin!

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      Thank you, Sarah!!!! ((hugs))

  • Ryan Graudin

    I love the spine on these!!!! So gorgeous! Congrats, Erin!

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      Thanks so much, Ryan! (I adore the spine too! Love how the title runs vertically.)

  • Lisseth Torres

    AH! Super happy that they are here! They Look AWESOME! Congrats on having you book come a reality! =)

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      Thanks, LIsseth! It’s so nice to be able to hold it in my hands :)

  • Sana Shams

    Wow, so pretty! I am now in love with the spine, too! =D

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      Thanks so much!

  • Lisseth Torres

    OMG! the books look AWESOME! Congrats on your book becoming a reality! Can not wait a year for it to come out! =)

  • A. Rathbone

    Congratulations Erin! You rock! Dreams do come true! :)

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      Thanks, lady!! Miss you like crazy. Hope you’re well!

  • http://twitter.com/stephandrea_ Stephanie Allen

    It looks so awesome in book form! I can’t wait to read it :)

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      Thanks, Stephanie! I hope you enjoy it when you finally get to read :D

  • http://twitter.com/BooksOverBoys Momo O’Callaghan

    Omg, they look so gorgeous! Look at all those colors–eep! Congratulations!

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      Thank you!! (And yes, the colors! So eye-catching. Especially on the spine, too!) :)

  • Maji Bookshelf

    CONGRATSSSS :D they look GORGEOUS!!

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      Thanks so much! :)

  • http://twitter.com/katyupperman Katy Upperman

    What an amazing experience opening that box must have been! They’re gorgeous, Erin. I can’t tell you how excited I am to read TAKEN!

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      Thanks, Katy!! I was truly *shaking* as I opened the box. Eep! I’m so excited for you to read in the near future! :D

  • http://twitter.com/Erica_ORourke Erica O’Rourke

    So beautiful! Congratulations, Erin! I love the shot of the spines — very striking and bold and awesome, as are the words inside, I bet!

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      “…very striking and bold and awesome, as are the words inside, I bet!”

      I want to hug you right now. Thanks, lady :D

  • http://twitter.com/_JessicaLove Jessica Love

    EEEEK! So gorgeous! They are just beautiful. And IT’S A REAL BOOK NOW. I can’t even imagine how surreal this must feel for you, Erin! I’m so excited!

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      Thanks, Jess! It is so wonderfully bizarre to hold it in my hands! :)

  • http://yahongchi.blogspot.com Yahong Chi

    Woooow. Beautiful! It must feel so amazing–having read so many other people’s ARCs… and finally getting one of your own. :D LOVE that type mask on the spine title, too! Congratulations! :)

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      Thanks, Yahong! (And yes…so amazing to hold it at last!) :D

  • Caryn Caldwell

    Those are beautiful! It must feel so great to get to hold one of your books in your hands like that. No wonder you were shaking.

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      Thanks, Caryn! It was definitely a wonderful milestone. (Thankfully, the shaking has worn off) ;)

  • http://twitter.com/commutinggirl Elodie

    So so so pretty! :D and those spines? WOW! So hmmm this giveaway you´re talking about, I think there must be an envelope somewhere which says Germany, no? :D
    This must be so amazing/unreal/amazing again to just hold your OWN books in your hands! Congrats again Erin :D

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      Thanks, Elodie! I love the spine too! (And I just might have to make this upcoming giveaway international. I usually do US only, but this seems like a special occasion. Maybe. I should check with my publisher, perhaps…) :)

  • http://twitter.com/AmieKaufman Amie Kaufman

    Erin, ERIN! They are goooooorgeous, oh, I swoon! I have a huge thing for spines, and those are out of this world. I’m dancing for you!

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      I have a huge thing for spines, too, Amie!! When I first saw this one I did a little happy dance :) Thanks for squeeing with me! (Can’t wait for the day you get yours!)

  • Sallie Mazzur

    So FREAKING excited and happy for you! The book looks HUGE in paperback/ARC form. Can’t wait to see it in April! I randomly saw the cover reveal on a blog a little while ago and I totally forgot you were publishing a book, and when I saw the cover, I kinda squeeked out loud. I didn’t realize it was this close to publication! :):):):)

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      Thanks for squeeking with me, Sallie! (I totally let out a few when the UPS man dropped off the package.) And the ARC is standard book size–I think it looks so massive in the picture because I’m holding it forward/closer to the camera. Anyway, can’t wait for you to read!! :)

  • Maureen Snyder

    WOW! It must be strange holding a concrete form of what was for so long just an idea in your head! Congratulations again on your accomplishments and success.

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      Thank you!!! After seeing the story as nothing but a word doc for years, this is such a strange/wonderful/surreal milestone :)

  • Anniomaly

    that’s so exciting! I’m very happy for you and can’t wait for the chance to read your book :)

    • http://embowman.com/ Erin Bowman

      Thank you so much!

  • http://dazzlingreads.blogspot.com/ Natalia Belikov

    OMG!!! so beautiful!!

  • Madalina Cionca

    OMG. They look gorgeous. I love the cover. Pure hotness. I think i’ve filled the request form a few times :D . I’m so obsessed.