March 3, 2014

Blog Tour: The Secret Diamond Sisters by Michelle Madow – Feat. Courtney & Giveaway

Welcome to tour Tour Stop for

The Secret Diamond Sisters by Michelle Madow

hosted by Kismet Book Tours!

Today, we are featuring the character profile for

COURTNEY!

Be sure to enter the giveaway found at the end of the post!

Savannah. Courtney. Peyton. 

The three sisters grew up not knowing their father and not quite catching a break. But it looks like their luck is about to change when they find out the secret identity of their long-lost dad—a billionaire Las Vegas hotel owner who wants them to come live in a gorgeous penthouse hotel suite. Suddenly the Strip’s most exclusive clubs are all-access, and with an unlimited credit card each, it should be easier than ever to fit right in. But in a town full of secrets and illusion, fitting in is nothing compared to finding out the truth about their past.

The Secret Diamond Sisters (The Secret Diamond Sisters #1)
by Michelle Madow
Publication Date:  February 25, 2014
Publisher:  Harlequin Teen

Available for Purchase:
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Courtney is sixteen years old, and is the middle Diamond sister. She’s the responsible one—she studies hard, does well in school, is a student tutor, and works after school and on weekends to help out her family. Her main goal is to keep up her grades and do well on her SATs so she can get into Stanford, her dream school. She wants to major in English and someday get a career in publishing. She’s competitive with herself and always strives to do her best.

Courtney’s closest friends are her sisters—with all the time she spends on school and work, she doesn’t have time for anyone else. She’s never had a boyfriend and is fine with waiting to date until college. (She doesn’t need any distractions right now!) She’s not into the high school party scene, and whenever she has time in her busy schedule, her favorite thing to do is read novels. She also loves listening to Broadway music (Phantom of the Opera and Wicked are her favorites) and would love to see a live show someday.

She’s a natural early bird, and is always awake before her sisters. She could happily wear jeans, t-shirts, and flip-flops every day, and always goes natural with her makeup. Her favorite drink is chai tea. She’s quiet and reserved while first meeting someone, but she will do anything for the people she loves. She would love to travel the world to see historic sites and well-known museums, but it’s always felt more like a dream than a possible reality.

Michelle Madow wrote her first novel, Remembrance, in her junior year of college. Remembrance is the first book in the Transcend Time Saga, a three part series about reincarnation and true love that Michelle successfully self-published. The series was inspired by Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” music video. Michelle’s upcoming YA trilogy, The Secret Diamond Sisters, about three sisters who discover they are the secret heirs to a Las Vegas billionaire casino owner will be published by Harlequin TEEN in Spring 2014.

Michelle graduated from Rollins College in 2010, cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the International English Honor Society Sigma Tau Delta. She received the Charles Hyde Pratt Award for Excellence in Creative Writing in 2010.

She lives in Boca Raton, Florida, where she is writing more novels for young adults. She loves reading, spending time with family and friends, traveling, shopping, sunshine, Disney fairy tales, Broadway musicals, and spends way too much time on Facebook and Twitter (@MichelleMadow).

Connect with the Author:  Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads

Complete the Rafflecopter below for a chance to win:

A copy of THE SECRET DIAMONDS SISTERS,
and one winner will receive a fantastic Grand Prize Package including the following Harlequin Teen titles:
2 copies of THE SECRET DIAMOND SISTERS,
a copy of WHITE HOT KISS by Jennifer Armentrout,
GRIM edited by Christine Johnson,
a signed copy of HEARTBEAT by Elizabeth Scott
and an ARC of  LET’S GET LOST by Adi Alsaid.
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 Be sure to check out the other blogs participating in the tour!

• Monday, March 3rd – Chapter by Chapter

• Wednesday, March 5th – The Book Bells

• Friday, March 7th – That Artsy Reader Girl

• Monday, March 10th – Good Books and Good Wine

• Wednesday, March 12th – Book Swoon

• Friday, March 14th – Spiced Latte