It's Here! MANIA Is Here + $100 Giveaway!

YOU GUYS!!!

Today is the release day for MANIA!!

All THREE books are out! It's a trilogy! It's a saga! 

It's a COMPLETE SERIES!

This is the most amazing feeling. I'm thrilled and emotional and both happy and a little sad, but for today, we're going to celebrate with a giveaway!

There are several other giveaways going on with the complete series available here:

Oops I Read a Book Again Blog

Dark Faerie Tales Blog

And there is a fun interview over on:

Jenni Elyse's Blog

And right here, you can enter to win a $100 Visa Gift Card below! 

But first, here is some info on MY NEWLY RELEASED BOOK:

Summary:

Jack and his half-brother Parker have no time to mourn the loss of their father, Daniel Chipp. With an attack by the body-stealing Takers imminent, the pair must put aside their grief and track down the ingredients of Daniel’s formula—one that will rein in the power-hungry Takers—to keep their family and friends out of danger.

Their only hope lies in a puzzle their father left behind, a riddle where each brother unknowingly possesses a piece of the solution. The puzzle sets them on a deadly path, spiraling between reality and the world of dreams where nothing and no one can be trusted entirely. And when Parker finds himself deep in the fray between the Takers and the other Night Walkers, it’s up to Jack to complete the formula and save his brother’s life. 

You can add it to your Goodreads list here.

And here are some places you can order your copy today:

Barnes & Noble

The Book Depository

Amazon

and you can order a SIGNED copy from my local bookstore, The King's English!

And last but not least, enter here to win the $100 Visa Gift Card!

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Massive CUT ME FREE Pre-Release Giveaway!

It's hard to believe this...


But there is currently less than TWO WEEKS before Cut Me Free Releases!

So, there seems to be only one thing left to do at this point...

GIVE STUFF AWAY!

And that's exactly what I'm going to do. We are going to have a BUNCH of winners...here are the prizes

~ FOUR signed copies of CUT ME FREE (some will be final copies, some will be ARCs).

~ FOUR signed Night Walkers sets of INSOMNIA & PARANOIA complete with SWAG!

~ TWO signed Night Walkers sets with INSOMNIA, PARANOIA and an ARC of MANIA!

~ TEN signed bookmark/swag packages!

People... that is TWENTY prizes and TWENTY winners. 

Twenty...Two-Zero.

That's right people. So enter! Enter like the wind! Enter like your very life depends on it! I believe in you! You can do this!!!

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MANIA Cover Reveal & Giveaway!

Happy Halloween All You Lovely Readers!

I love Halloween. It's such a fun, creepy holiday and it makes me happy. 

Plus, Candy.

So on this Halloween, I'm freaking EXCITED to be able to bring you something I've been dying to share for quite some time.

The cover to book three in the Night Walkers Series -- MANIA

First, here is the back cover copy (WARNING: There are spoilers if you haven't read the first two books):

Jack and his half-brother Parker have no time to mourn the loss of their father, Daniel Chipp. With an attack by the body-stealing Takers imminent, the pair must put aside their grief and track down the ingredients of Daniel’s formula—one that will rein in the power-hungry Takers—to keep their family and friends out of danger.

Their only hope lies in a puzzle their father left behind, a riddle where each brother unknowingly possesses a piece of the solution. The puzzle sets them on a deadly path, spiraling between reality and the world of dreams where nothing and no one can be trusted entirely. And when Parker finds himself deep in the fray between the Takers and the other Night Walkers, it’s up to Jack to complete the formula and save his brother’s life.

And now, for this INCREDIBLE Cover...I warn you, prepare for the hotness.

Drumroll please...

I can't even tell you how much I love this cover. It is so, so PERFECT! Jack is smart, dangerous, and dead sexy. And this cover captures him perfectly. Plus, I think this book is the most intense of the series so far...it is named MANIA for a reason. 

I can't wait for my readers to get to know him better!

What do you think of the cover?

Now, for the Halloween Giveaway!

Use the Rafflecopter and enter below to win one of these awesome prizes:

GRAND PRIZE: Signed Copies of ALL three Night Walkers Books including a signed ARC of MANIA, swag pack with Insomnia bag and buttons, AND a $50 Barnes & Noble Gift Card!

FIRST, SECOND & THIRD PRIZE: One Night Walkers Book, Swag Pack + The Creeptastic Book of Your Choice From These Lovelies:

Gretchen McNeil - Get Even

Hillary Monahan - Mary: The Summoning

Trisha Leaver & Lindsay Currie - Creed

Sarah Bromley - A Murder of Magpies

Dan Wells - I Am Not a Serial Killer

Kendare Blake - Anna Dressed in Blood

April Genevieve Tucholke - Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

So there you go! Enter, Win Things, and tell me what you think of this new cover! :)

Happy Halloween!

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Heading to ALA Summer in Las Vegas!

Wow! This summer is just flying by! I can't believe it's almost the end of June already! I'm sure the fact that I'm spending so much time tucked away in my drafting cave lately isn't helping the whole time-flying-by situation...but, yeah...

I am so excited to be heading this week to sunny (and I'm sure steaming hot) Las Vegas for ALA's Annual Summer Conference!

*packs all the sunscreen...ever made*

I will be signing at the Flux Booth (#235) on Saturday(June 28th) from 11:00am - 12:00pm. I will have Finn buttons and Insomnia bags to giveaway so please come and say hi! If you miss the signing, I'll try to leave any extra swag at the Flux booth for people to pick up later.

Hope everyone has a great week!

PARANOIA Blog Tour - Final Day - Friday the 13th!

Today is the final day of our PARANOIA blog tour! You can still enter over the weekend, but today is the last day we will have official stops.

It's also Friday the 13th! Dun--Dun--Dun!!!

Yes, I know...it's all very shocking.

But for this special, freaky day, you can find me over with Shannon on Twilight Sleep where we're talking about Thrillers and Why everyone should be reading them.

There is also an interview on the Dystopian Books blog, so go check that out when you have a minute.

So go...enjoy your day and try not to cross any black cats the wrong way.

Happy Friday!

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PARANOIA Blog Tour - Day 11

Today (June 12th) on the PARANOIA blog tour, we'll be stopping by to hang out with:

Rachel at Beauty and the Bookshelf!

Rachel had the fantastic idea to do a interview via a Paranoid Dream Sequence and it turned out really fun! Go check it out and get your giveaway entries for today!

PARANOIA Blog Tour - Day 10

For today's (June 11th) stop on the blog tour we'll be over at Ilima Todd's blog where we will have a PARANOIA excerpt that has never before been posted online! Ilima is a good friend and fellow author so go check it out when you have a minute! It's definitely one of the more creepy dreams I've ever written.

Poor Parker...but enjoy! ;-)

And don't forget to get your giveaway entries for today!

PARANOIA Blog Tour - Day 9 + Launch Party Tonight!

Because tonight is the PARANOIA Launch Party at The King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City, for today's stop on the blog tour, I'm hanging out with my very good friend, Nichole Giles!

We made an awesome list for parties/conventions with hilarious/cool things you should do should you find yourself at one. :)

It was so much fun putting it together, so go check it out and get your giveaway entries for today!

If you're in the SLC area, hope to see you at the Launch tonight! :)

PARANOIA Blog Tour - Day 6 & 7

We'll be hanging out at one blog all weekend, because this blog is awesome and obviously everyone wants to hang out at awesome places during weekends.

And do this:

So we will be at the Oops! I Read A Book Again Blog with Dianne! (Love that blog name. It's like she keeps slipping and accidentally reading another book. That happens to me sometimes...)

On Sunday there will be an INSOMNIA AND PARANOIA Review posted.

Also, I know that the *technical* release date of PARANOIA is the 8th, but since it's a Sunday and a weekend, we'll be doing all celebration of the Paranoia release on Monday the 9th.

So make sure to check in on Monday for lots of fun Release Day Giveaways!

On Release Day I'll be doing fun promos to give out signed books, bookmarks... and buttons. 

Yes, I said buttons...everyone wants buttons. 

YOU. WANT. BUTTONS.

Have a happy weekend everyone! :) And don't forget to get your entries for the rafflecopter giveaway this weekend!

PARANOIA Blog Tour - Day 5

June 6th blog tour stops:

We are getting so close to the PARANOIA release! It seems to be shipping from everywhere! I have some really fun things going on to celebrate the release next week so make sure to keep checking back! I'll be giving away all kinds of swag and signed books! :)

For today...

Stop by the Why Not Because I Said So blog where Sheila will be posting an interview along with her review of PARANOIA!

I'm also doing a Friday Craft of Writing guest post on The Art of Saying No over on the Adventures in YA Publishing blog. I'm talking a bit about how my background in marketing (and anything else, really) can turn into a distraction and get in the way of writing...if you let it.

Feel free to get your entries here, also! And have a fantastic weekend!

PARANOIA Blog Tour - Day 4

Today the blog tour stop will be with Mel over on the Novel Novice blog!

Mel took an early copy of PARANOIA on a Portland tour with her a few weeks ago and posted pictures on twitter. Her blog post will incorporate her pics with some other new fun stuff! I can't wait to see it!

Also, today is the LAST DAY that the INSOMNIA ebooks will be $1.99! If you know anyone that might be looking for a good, tense read, let them know TODAY!

Happy Thursday! :)

PARANOIA Blog Tour - Day 3

June 4th already? Wow...this tour is FLYING by! We are almost to the release date of PARANOIA!!

Today's blog stop is at the Shae Has Left The Room blog where we will be discussing the PARANOIA pinterest board and what inspired some of the images you'll find there.

Come check it out and get your giveaway entries for today! :)

PARANOIA Blog Tour - Day 2

June 3rd--For today's stop on the PARANOIA blog tour:

Head over to Becky Wallace's blog where she is doing an Editor's Note interview and asking me some questions what it's been like to work with my editors! Plus, another chance to enter to win!

Also, I'm so happy to announce that the YA Scream Queens blog that I'm a part of was nominated for a YA Web Award! Go over and vote for your favorite blogs when you get a chance!

Have a fantastic day!

PARANOIA Blog Tour Begins!

I have a few things to tell you today, so I'll try to make it quick.

First: the INSOMNIA ebook deal for $1.99 is still going for a few more days, so buy a copy for yourself or your nephew, or your cousin, or your neighbor or your neighbor's cousin!














Second: There is only 1 week until PARANOIA's release! WOO HOO!!






Which leads me to #3...




Third: The PARANOIA Blog Tour begins today!

The blog tour is going to be great. I'm going to giveaway TEN signed copies of Insomnia or Paranoia (winner's choice) plus some surprise swag packs and other goodies along the way! You can enter every day at the new blog posts so check back here for updates on where to enter and join in on the fun!


June 2:

~Stop by at My Friends are Fiction to hear some of the songs behind PARANOIA.

~Hop over to Adventures in YA Publishing to read about PARANOIA + the other upcoming new releases with their Monday Round-up!

And I'm posting the rafflecopter for the blog tour giveaway below so you can enter here for today and on other blogs on other days.

Happy Monday and Good Luck!

INSOMNIA Ebook Promo! $1.99 for a Limited Time!

~~~SPECIAL PROMOTION~~~

You guys! As a special promo for the upcoming release of PARANOIA, 

The ebook version of INSOMNIA is

Only $1.99 for a limited time!

Go get yours now! 

Nook

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Buttons for PARANOIA Launch Party + CUT ME FREE Winner!

To start with, I want to announce the winner of the CUT ME FREE Cover Reveal Giveaway!

Drumroll please...

Misti SumThing!

(yes, that's really the name she put in. No, I don't think it's real...but I have her email and twitter and that's what counts)

Congrats, Misti! I'll be emailing you shortly to get your address! :)







Now, the second announcement for today...

The PARANOIA Launch Party has been announced! It will be on Tuesday, June 10th at 7pm at The King's English bookstore in Salt Lake City, Utah! Go to the Facebook Event page and let us know if you're coming!

If you'd like more details, or if you live somewhere else and would like to pre-order a copy for me to sign at the event, just click here and the bookstore will have your request for me on Launch Party day!

For those who come to the launch party, I'll have a special giveaway. I had buttons made up for my personal favorite Finn t-shirt saying from each book and will be giving one button to everyone who attends the launch!

I mean...come on...who doesn't want some of that? ;-)

Happy Monday!

Discount on PARANOIA & Call For Blog Tour!

First, I have NEWS! PARANOIA has been put on a pre-order discount on Amazon! Right now you can pre-order it for only $6.31! This is a better discount than will be offered on it after it releases, so if you'd like to take advantage of it, order now! You may be asking how long this deal will be going and the truth is...I have no clue.

So go order! :)

Second, I am looking for volunteers to participate in the upcoming PARANOIA Release Blog Tour. There will be giveaways and fun for the people who visit your blog, and each blogger selected will get a special thank you pack from me.

So, if you'd like to participate, drop me an email to jenn (at) jennjohansson (dot) com and let me know your blog address, what days your blog is available, (between June 1-14) and what you'd like to do (interview, review, interpretive dance, etc).

Thanks so much! Oh, and if you haven't entered the giveaway I have going on right now for the cover reveal of CUT ME FREE, click here to enter!

Happy Cinco de Mayo, my friends!

Happy St. Patrick's Day + Giveaway O' Green!

As a redhead with questionable lineage, I've always figured that somewhere down the line I have Irish blood in me. As such, I've had longtime traditions regarding St. Patrick's Day, green things and pinching.

Man, are there stories...

Ahem, anyway, I thought I'd celebrate this St. Patrick's Day with a giveaway. This one is a little different than others I've done in the past, so here are the details.

Many of you have read INSOMNIA already, some have even posted reviews on Goodreads or other places. I'd like to boost the amount of reviews it has on sites such as Barnes & Noble or Amazon.

The winner will receive: 

A Signed Advanced Reader Copy of PARANOIA & Other Green Goodies!

So, in order to enter this Giveaway O' Green, all you have to do is go leave a quick review on one (or both) of those sites. It doesn't matter how you review it or what you say, and the reviews do not have to be unique to that site so feel free to copy and paste the review in both places for more entries. Leave me a comment here telling me where you reviewed it and you'll get one entry per review that you left. This contest will be open for the next 4 weeks until April 14th, so if you haven't had a chance to read INSOMNIA yet, but were meaning to, now is a great time.

As always, thank you for reading! :) Oh, and I hope your day is as fun as this kid's, because seriously...

Happy News Abounds! Plus, a Giveaway!

I know I'm interrupting most of you in North America from looking a little something like this:

But bear with me, because I finally get to share some exciting news... *drumroll please*

		January 28, 2014
		Children's: Young Adult		J.R. Johansson's third book in the Night Walkers Series, an untitled companion book told from the perspective of Jack as he attempts to end the war between the factions of the Night Walker Society without knowing who to trust, while hiding a secret of his own, to Brian Farrey at Flux, by Kathleen Rushall at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency (NA).

HOORAY! A third Night Walkers Book! And Jack...I love Jack. You might not know him yet, but you will. You will love him, too, eventually. I will make you! Muahaha.

And in the meantime, I get to spend my days a little like this:

But you know what's even more crazy, amazingly, mind-blowingly awesome? That means that (including INSOMNIA) in roughly 2.5 years I have FIVE books coming out. INSOMNIA, PARANOIA, CUT ME FREE, UNTITLED and UNTITLED.

Admittedly, those last two have extremely similar names, but I assure you they are very different books.

Five books, people...five.

Feel free to respond as you see fit.

So, to celebrate this wondrous occasion, I'm giving away a signed copy of INSOMNIA and a signed ARC of PARANOIA!

Because, as you can see, I have some!

*pets the creep-alicious prettiness*

If you want to pet it in person also (and who could blame you, the cover ROCKS) enter in the Rafflecopter below and good luck!


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Look At The Creepy!

Things have been a little crazy lately. I have two books coming out in the next year (PARANOIA in June and CUT ME FREE next January) and it turns out that this keeps you busy. Also, the holiday season and I had some not great allergy issues going on...

Oh! And one of my sinuses went missing.

So, yeah, all in all it's been madness, but I hope to be posting more regularly starting now.

To start, I wanted to share the happiness that showed up at my house last week:

Yay! It's SO AWESOME!

And now, the back:

I only got the one copy, but I have more on the way. So, you know what that means...

More giveaways coming soon!

Happy Monday!