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I just got wordÌýthat WRECKAGE will be translated and published into German this spring! I’ll have more details soon, but for now it is time to brush up on some of my high school German. Join me!

It’s been a fun month of hunting! Thank you to everyone who searched for WRECKAGE whether you found it or not. Though we are at the end of our #TreasureHunt contest please keep looking for WRECKAGE in stores. Next month you might even see it in Sam’s Club stores so make sure you stop by and look through the book section every so often. You might just get lucky. If you find the book and post a picture, tag me and I’ll make sure to find a fun way to thank you!

Alright, now for some of the pictures from the #TreasureHunt! It was so exciting seeing WRECKAGE all over the US.

Winter Haven, FL

Walmart–Scottsdale, AZ

Vandalia, Illinois

And to the very dedicated fans who couldn’t find WRECKAGE in their Walmarts but didn’t let it stop them—here are my honorable mentions:

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Alright, it is time! We have 5 Walmart gift cards just burning a hole in my pocket so let’s have a drum roll please!!…�

1- Maura who found her book at a Walmart in Texas!

2- Charlotte who found her book at a Walmart in Winter Haven, FL

3- Chad who found his book at a Walmart in Reading, PA

4- Georgette who found her book at a Walmart in Vandalia, IL

5- ElizabethÌýwho found her book at a Walmart in Centerville, UT

Congrats ladies and gentlemen (er-man)!

If you keep looking and keep posting then I’ll do another drawing at the end of May for one additional gift card. Thanks for playing!

I am just thrilled to announce that I’ve signed a two-book deal with Lake Union Publishing! Here is the screenshot of the announcement in Publisher’s Marketplace. If you’d like aÌýlittle more information about the story you can take a sneak peek below: After Luke Richardson loses his wife of sixteen years to cancer, he resigns himself to a life without her in it. Until her first letter arrivesâ€� Dead is dead. At least that’s what Luke has always told himself. Yet somehow, every morning since Natalie’s funeral, he awakens to a new letter from his very dead wife. He’s not delusional, these aren’t ghost letters—they are notes, thoughts and plans written by his wife Natalie in the year before she died. Just who delivers them is a mystery but he doesn’t care how they get through the mail slot in the front door. He only cares that they are comforting and allow him to put off saying goodbye a little longer. They also help him transition into life as a single father to their three growing kids. Then the name of a mystery man starts popping up in Natalie’s letters. A quick search of her phone records shows that this man is the last person to speak to her on the day she died. Luke tells himself it’s just a strange coincidence, that there is noÌýreason to doubt the fidelity of his deceased wife. Until his fourteen-year-old son claims to have evidence that he is not actually Luke’s biological child. Suddenly denial is not an option. What was Natalie hiding?ÌýThe search for answers only leads to more questions and the more secrets LukeÌýuncovers, the more he doubts he ever really knew his wife at all.ÌýAs he seeks the truth about his wife’s past, Luke’s present begins to crumble. He has to make a choice: lose himself in Natalie’s letters or find a new way of living—without her. *** I cannot WAIT to bring this story to you all! Make sure to follow me on , here on my blog or on my page for continued updates.

Today marks the first day of the Walmart Treasure Hunt. As of today,ÌýWreckage should startÌýpopping up in 1334 Walmart stores across the US. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to be one of the first 25 people to take a picture IN STORE with Wreckage and post it on one of the sites listed below. If you complete this mission, you will be entered to win one of five Walmart gift cards.

I hope to see pictures from all of you over the next days/weeks. I’ll post the rulesÌýone more time.

Follow these steps to be entered:

1- Starting March 31st (TODAY), checkÌýforÌýWreckageÌýat your local Walmart store.

2- Take a picture IN STORE, post on a social media site and tag me:

- @emilybleekerauthor

-Twitter feed:Ìý

-Instagram: @emilybleekerauthor

3- Make sure to list the location of the store you found it in. IE: FoundÌýWreckageÌýin Vernon Hills,IL Walmart!!

Got it? Good! Now go out and search my friends!

Tomorrow is the day, Folks! Wreckage will be in 1334 Walmart stores and YOU will have the opportunity to win a Walmart gift card (and do a little celebration dance with me, of course).

If you want to get pumped try giving THIS a listen:

Follow these steps to be entered:

1- Starting March 31st (TOMORROW), checkÌýforÌýWreckageÌýat your local Walmart store.

2- Take a picture IN STORE, post on a social media site and tag me:

-Facebook: @emilybleekerauthor

-Twitter feed:Ìý

-Instagram: @emilybleekerauthor

3- Make sure to list the location of the store you found it in. IE: FoundÌýWreckageÌýin Vernon Hills,IL Walmart!!

Don’t forget, this is what you are looking for�

Remember–if you can’t get to the store tomorrow, this hunt will go on until I have 25 pictures. If I happen to get a huge influx of pictures then I will consider adding more prizes so–post away my friends. Post away!!

This awesome picture of WRECKAGE on the beach in Key Largo comes from Mary Murphy. She loaned her copy of the book to her friend for a trip to Key Largo who took this picture of it in in the sand. What a better place to read about surviving on a tropical island than on a beach? Now I can pretend I was there too.ÌýThanks for sharing, Mary!!

I know you are all singing this song in your head right now, so I thought I should probably save you a trip to YouTube. (See if you can spot Uncle Jesse from Full House)

Now for the Treasure Hunt Count Down!!

In THREEÌýdays Wreckage will be in 1334 Walmart stores. To participate in the Treasure Hunt contest and be entered to win one of five Walmart gift cards, follow the steps below.

Follow these steps to be entered:

1- Starting March 31st, checkÌýforÌýWreckageÌýat your local Walmart store.

2- Take a picture IN STORE, post on a social media site and tag me:

-Facebook: @emilybleekerauthor

-Twitter feed:Ìý

-Instagram: @emilybleekerauthor

3- Make sure to list the location of the store you found it in. IE: FoundÌýWreckageÌýin Vernon Hills,IL Walmart!!

Don’t forget, this is what you are looking for�

First things first!ÌýI’ve posted some discussion questions for Wreckage on my website. Feel free to used them with your book club or just read through and see what your answers would be. Click on the link in the sidebar to read them or just click here to be redirected to the questions.Ìý

NOW- on to the TREASURE HUNT!

In FOUR days Wreckage will be in 1334 Walmart stores. To participate in the Treasure Hunt contest and be entered to win one of five Walmart gift cards, follow the steps below.

Follow these steps to be entered:

1- Starting March 31st, checkÌýforÌýWreckageÌýat your local Walmart store.

2- Take a picture IN STORE, post on a social media site and tag me:

-Facebook: @emilybleekerauthor

-Twitter feed:Ìý

-Instagram: @emilybleekerauthor

3- Make sure to list the location of the store you found it in. IE: FoundÌýWreckageÌýin Vernon Hills,IL Walmart!!

Don’t forget, this is what you are looking for�

Five more days until you can findÌýWreckage in one of 1334 Walmart stores! Don’t forget the fun Treasure Hunt where you can be entered to win a Walmart gift card when you post a picture of yourself with a copy of Wreckage in-store.

Follow these steps to be entered:

1- Starting March 31st, checkÌýforÌýWreckageÌýat your local Walmart store.

2- Take a picture IN STORE, post on a social media site and tag me:

-Facebook: @emilybleekerauthor

-Twitter feed:Ìý

-Instagram: @emilybleekerauthor

3- Make sure to list the location of the store you found it in. IE: FoundÌýWreckageÌýin Vernon Hills,IL Walmart!!

Don’t forget, this is what you are looking for�

I am so excited to announce that WRECKAGE was selected for in-store placement at 1334 Walmart stores starting March 31st!!

What do we do around here when exciting stuff is happening?? We have a contest, that’s what we do.

This contest starts on March 31st. So as of today you have six daysÌýto locate a local Walmart and search out it’s book section because. Then on Tuesday, March 31st, the WRECKAGE Treasure Hunt Contest begins! Lets see who out there can get pictures IN STORE of Wreckage. Whats the prize, you ask??ÌýI have FIVE $10 Walmart gift cards burning a hole in my pocket. Yup- 5 winners! Be one of the first 25 pictures posted to be included in the drawing.

Rules/requirements:

1- Starting March 31st, checkÌýfor Wreckage at your local Walmart store.

2- Take a picture IN STORE, post on a social media site and tag me:

-Facebook: @emilybleekerauthor

-Twitter feed:

-Instagram: @emilybleekerauthor

3- Make sure to list the location of the store you found it in. IE: Found Wreckage in Vernon Hills,IL Walmart!!

That’s it! Follow those three steps and you’ll be entered to win! Don’t worry- I’ll keep reminding you for the next six days so you don’t forget.

Good luck and I can’t wait to see your pictures!!

I had a wonderful discussion with Martin Lastrapes a few weeks ago on his podcast The Martin Lastrapes Show. It isÌýlive today! If you have a minute, please take a listen.