The year is winding down, but we’re staying busy at TWCS. Here’s a rundown of the news, reviews, interviews, and more from this past week.

2011 Goodreads Choice Awards winners were announced Dec. 6. We are extremely proud of E. L. James and even though Fifty Shades of Grey didn’t win for best romance, it did garner the second most votes in the category. Congratulations, E. L.!

Cataclysm Virtual Tour kicked off this week with C. L. Parker guest blogging and chatting with a number of blogs.

Bonus Stop: Dec. 4 Character interview at Book Monster Reviews and Literal Addiction with a live chat at Literal Addiction 3 - 5 pm US EST

Dec. 6 Guest post at To Read, Perchance to Dream

Dec. 9 Review, Interview and Giveaway at The Cold Shower

Dec. 10 Review, Guest Post, and Giveaway at Gothical’s Book Review

Dec. 10 Chat with C. L. Parker at PURLS at 6 pm EST

The tour continues next week with 6 more stops and plenty of chances to win an ebook of Cataclysm.

We now have 3 books available for paperback pre-order:

Fifty Shades Freed - the final book of the Fifty Shades Trilogy

Ghosts of our Past - an emotional debut novel by Sophia Duane

Where All Things Will Grow - the last installment in the Old Wounds series

New reviews, interviews, and more!

Claire’s Book Corner shared a teaser from Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James before writing letters to Mr. Grey conveying her thoughts on Fifty Shades of Grey and Fifty Shades Darker.

Alpha Reader named Fifty Shades of Grey and Fifty Shades Darker as Favourite Books of 2011 and Fifty Shades Freed by E. L. James is on her Most Anticipated Books of 2012 list.

Lindsey Gray, author of Lies Inside and Redemption, wrote a 100 word flash fiction for your enjoyment.

Sophia Duane, author of Ghosts of our Pasts, started a blog!

Jennifer Schmidt, author of Last Call, shares books you never forget.

Sherri Hayes, author of Hidden Threat, Slave, and Behind Closed Doors, also shared in the 100 word flash fiction fun this week. If you want a little teaser from her short story in the Season of Love anthology, look here.

Sherri Hayes also guest posted at The Playroom on Monogamy and BDSM.

Coming up next week…

Cataclysm Virtual Tour continues with 6 more stops.

Our Author Blog Hop starts on Monday. Each day a different author will post a personal holiday tradition or tradition of their characters on their blog. There will also be giveaways! Make sure you collect the holiday/winter object on each blog to enter the grand prize drawing on our website.

C. L. Parker shares why she writes paranormal romance, plus there’s another chance to win an ebook of Cataclysm.

Check out today’s tour stop for a review, interview, & a chance to win an ebook of Cataclysm.

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Get insight into C. L. Parker’s creative process.

Voting for The Goodreads Choice Awards 2011 closed on 30th November after a total of 638,628 were cast. The Goodreads Choice Awards are the only major book awards voted for and decided entirely by readers. Readers had three chances to vote, with the final round between the top 10 books in each category.  

E.L. James got to the final round in the Romance Category with Fifty Shades of Grey and though she sadly didn’t win, she came second with a huge 3,815 votes!

E.L. James lives in West London and is a TV executive, wife and mother. Fifty Shades of Grey, released in May 2011, is her debut novel.  Along with the second book in the series, Fifty Shades Darker, it remains on the Amazon Best Selling Erotica Novel list today. 

“Fifty Shades of Grey is all-consuming, in the best possible way!” – Tevya, Reading Lark.

“This fiction is insanely hot!” – Krishna, Journey with Books

When asked about getting to the final round of the awards, E.L. James said, “It’s still hard for me to believe I’m up there with wonderful writers I have loved and admired for years.”  However, up there she was, and TWCS could not be prouder; “We were so blown away for E.L. James and her nomination, especially when she reached the finals against those other fantastic authors. We couldn’t be more proud and happy for her. She works very hard and deserves all the success now and in future years.” – Amanda Hayward, CEO.

E.L. James is especially grateful for and thankful to her fans and voters. She said, “I would like to thank every single person who has voted for me.  I feel humbled and deeply moved by their support.”

If you liked Fifty Shades of Grey and Fifty Shades Darker, you will also enjoy the third instalment in the series, Fifty Shades Freed, which will be released in January. You can pre-order the paperback from 29th December.

Check out the character interview with Kerrigan, Gabe and the rest of the gang.

Looking for a place to chat with your favorite TWCS author or discuss our books with other fans? Our authors have set up a Goodreads.com group and want you to join! Check out all the book discussions and other topics, remember to introduce yourself on the Welcome thread! TWCS Authors/Readers Group

Two new books came available this week in paperback and ebook: Cataclysm (Supernova Saga #2) by C. L. Parker and In the Heart of Grace (Grace series #2) by Dianne Greco.

You can now pre-order the last book in the Old Wounds series: Where All Things Will Grow by N. K. Smith and the debut novel by Sophia Duane, Ghosts of our Pasts.

We wrapped up the Young Adult Tour this week. There’s still time to enter a few of the giveaways.

Nov. 28     A Banshee’s Tale is featured on Growing up YA with a review and giveway. Veronica Breville is also the guest blogger.

Nov. 29     Boekies Book Reviews gives a review of A Banshee’s Tale.

Nov. 29    Michele Richard be guest blogging on Breath of Life Also stop by for a giveaway and review of Mocked by Destiny.

Nov. 30    J. D. Watts is the guest blogger on Ali’s Bookshelf. which also features a review and giveaway of Convergence .

Nov. 30    Paper Reader features Mistakes by A. M. Hayward and L. J. Holder with a review and giveaway.

Nov. 30    What’s Beyond Forks talked about Convergence with J. D. Watts with a guest post, interview, review, and giveaway.

We announced the Top 10 Best Sellers for November. Have you read them all?

1. Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James

2. Fifty Shades Darker by E. L. James

3. Unwritten Rules by M. A. Stacie

4. Slave by Sherri Hayes

5. Take This Regret by Amy Lichtenhan

6. Pulled by Amy Lichtenhan

7. Season of Love anthology

8. Hidden Threat by Sherri Hayes

9. Fourteen by C. M. Smith

10. Last Call by Jennifer Schmidt

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New Reviews! See what readers are saying about our books…

My Keeper Shelf fell in love with Fifty Shades of Gray by E. L. James.

4 STARS are given to Cataclysm (Supernova Saga #2) by C. L. Parker in an advance review at Hands and Home. C. L. Parker also shares her thoughts on Cataclysm in a guest post.

Maryse’s Book Blog featured Fifty Shades Trilogy by E.L. James.

4 STARS goes to Unwritten Rules by M. A. Stacie at Sam, E, and R’s Awesomness

Literal Addiction gave Supernova by C. L. Parker 4 STARS at Librarything.com. On Sunday (12/4), Literal Addiction will have a live chat with C. L. on their blog from 3 pm - 5 pm US EST.

A reader at Librarything.com is “interested to see what happens next” in the Sebastian and the Afterlife series after reading Sebastian and the Afterlife by William j. Barry. (Readers don’t have much longer to wait - Agents of the Reaper will be available Feb. 9, 2012).

Author Blogs Updated! Catch up on the latest news from our authors…

Kathryn Gayle, author of Connected, announced her first book signing.

J. D. Watts, author of Convergence and Induction, discusses the end of the YA tour.

Sherri Hayes, author of Hidden Threat, Slave (Finding Anna #1) and upcoming Behind Closed Doors, had several new posts this week including what she is doing while waiting for the next round of edits and 100 word flash fiction.

Coming next week…

Cataclysm Virtual Tour starts Monday, with a bonus stop this Sunday (12/4) at Literal Addiction and Book Monster Reviews.

Also be sure to check out the review for Mistakes.

See the new 5 STAR review for Convergence (CHildren of Creation #1) by J. D. Watts