Home for Christmas video

Home for Christmas contest (it's K writing for J) :)

Hi! It's Kate writing for Jess. :) She asked me to do a quick blog post for Team Canterwood.

 The models posing at the photoshoot 

 Alexis and Dayton!

Jess says to tell you all that she's super excited about HOME FOR CHRISTMAS which releases on November 12, 2013. Today, she's launching a contest!

* If the pre-orders and first week sales of HOME FOR CHRISTMAS are better than any other book in the Canterwood Crest series, Jess will gift you all with a holiday treat in early 2014 . . .

a Canterwood Crest e-novella picking up EXACTLY where UNFRIENDLY COMPETITION left off will be written and published online! It will be a Sasha featured, lip gloss packed, drama, and horses filled e-novella that will be able to download for $.99. Jess would set the price at zero, but Amazon doesn't allow authors to self-publish free books anymore.

So, if you want a special, never before read e-novella, start spreading the word about HOME FOR CHRISTMAS! :) The contest starts NOW and ends on November 19th! Let's GO, Team Canterwood!

Ways you can help sales (both e-book and paperback count):

Ask your local bookstores to order Home for Christmas

Post reviews of HFC on Websites such as Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Bookamillion.com and other bookseller sites.

Review HFC on your blog

Ask your school librarian to order HFC

Set up a Skype visit so Jess can virtually come to your classroom

Tweet about HFC on its release date

Update your Facebook status to let people know of HFC's release

Make a YouTube video for or about HFC

Instagram your copy of HFC

Get creative!

Goodbye for now!

 (Reposted from my blog)

I wanted to let you all know that starting today, I will not be blogging or writing until November 1st.

It's doctor's orders that I give my arm/elbow eight weeks of rest while I try new medications and therapies for it. I've been in a pretty severe amount of pain for years and it's now increased to the point where I cannot type.

I am incredibly grateful to my editors and Simon & Schuster and Bloomsbury who were so very kind about my sudden break from work. They each are working on new schedules for me and have been great about giving me medical leave.

This also means I will not be writing HEATED or SANCTUARY until after November 1st.

I will respond to business emails, but not to Team Canterwood mail during this time. I will still read EVERY one of your emails, though.

I'll be back just in time to celebrate the November 12th release of HOME FOR CHRISTMAS!

I'll also be Tweeting (with my LEFT hand) occasionally and posting photos to my Instagram account. (jessashley87). But staying off the computer is important to healing--my writing career depends on my hands!

If any major news occurs, I'm sure I can talk Kate into posting it here for me. :)

In the mean time, I'm going to be reading tons and tons (yaaaay!), loving my kitties, spending time with Kate, going to California to visit with my Cali Barn Mafia, and working on my other hobby--photography.

Much love to you all and see you in November!

xoxo

My back to school clothes shopping list

Oh, mon Dieu!

It's almost time to go back to Canterwood! I'm happy AND sad that summer's almost over! How was everyone's break? When do you go back to school?

Becca's taking me back to school shopping tomorrow. Char might come, too, if she's not busy with her friends.

I'm hitting up my favorite stores for some new clothes. I love Kohls, Target, and Forever 21. They have tres chic clothes at killer prices.

Here's what I've got on my list:

Jeans

LOVE these in purple!

I want a few pairs of color denim, a couple of skinnies, and a few dark wash flared.
 

Moto jacket

Isn't this gorge?! It's in "Cameo Rose" and it's faux-leather by Candies from Kohls.


Ballet flats

 Totally crazy over these blue Hush Puppies Capri ballet flats! Metallic is SO in for fall!

School appropriate tops

These tops are tres parfait for class!

Stable tees

I love these tees because they're super casual. And who doesn't love a graphic tee?!

Fall sweaters

 Heart all of these!

Skirts

 I'm really into lace and polka dots this year. These skirts are so delicate and pretty. Perf for school or a date! :)

Dresses

I heart these dresses sooo much! They have bold colors for fall or lovely lace patterns.

What's on your back to school shopping list? All of these clothes were from Kohls, BTW.

Share what you're looking for! :)

xo,

~LT

Stormy day

It's so rainy today! I LOVE it! I'm curled up on my window seat watching the storm and it gives me this sense of calm. :) Not that I wouldn't prefer to be riding Whisper at Briar Creek right now, but she needed a day off anyway.

We've been working really, really hard every day with only the weekends off. Kim has been teaching Brielle, Ana, and me in a separate class which is the coolest thing ever. In return, we agreed to help her run Briar Creek's summer riding camp next week. It's a week long camp for kids who have little or no experience with horses. Kim said we're going to teach the basics about riding, play lots of games on horseback, and then take a trail ride at the end of the week. I'm really excited to be one of the camp leaders! Brielle and Ana are psyched too. The trail ride is going to be so much fun--we're going to take the kids down this easy trail that B, A, and I already mapped out. It winds through the woods and ends at the lake at the farthest edge of Kim's property. We're planning to eat packed lunches by the lake and go swimming!

I really want to see if Whisper will wade into the water. I MIGHT end up getting dunked head first, LOL, but it's worth a try. :) Zane's a total water horse. He *loves* swimming and Brielle can ride him into the middle of the lake. She let me try it with him last summer because the stable horse I rode that day was terrified of water.

Any of you guys ever go swimming with your horses? What about horse camp?

Tell me what you're up to!

xx,

~LT

Yay, summer!

Just a tres quick side note: the video below will be up and running again very soon! :)

So, how are all of you guys? Is everyone out of school by now?

Canterwood is out for the summer and I'm a mix of emotions: sad because I'm missing my friends and room, excited because I get to ride Whisper non-stop at Briar Creek, happy to be home with Becca and Char . . . etc, etc!

School let out last Friday and it has been soooo nice to sleep in! Well, until 7:30. Grrr. My body is still used to waking up early for class. Anyone else have that problem? The other morning, I actually jolted awake and it was still dark out. I was like, OH MON DIEU! I'm gonna be late to class!

Then I was like, Ohhhhh...I'm home. LOL.

What a dork!

Oh! Kim's already got something for Brielle, Ana, and me to look forward to/work toward! We can sign up for a local summer show next week. The show is in 3 weeks and I really want to enroll in classes that will push Whisper and me. I've got a lot of thinking to do.

Okay! Yawning and need to sleep. Love you all and I'd love to hear your thoughts about what I should do about the show. Should I really push myself or make it a laid back show with easier classes?

Xoxo

~LT

Canterwood Crest FAMOUS girl: Lexi Carson

REPOSTED FROM JESS'S BLOG: :) The Cali Barn Mafia created this gorgeous and amazing video to spotlight FAMOUS. Endless thank yous and hugs to Lexi Carson, Grace Carson, Contero (our star horse!), Heatherly Davis for the riding coaching, and Edelweiss Farms for hosting the shoot. I am absolutely in love with this video and thank you, Lex, for being a FAMOUS girl. Team Canterwood all the way!