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In just a few weeks, on May 14th to be exact, GOLDEN will hit the shelves and I will hit the road for the second annual SUMMER LOVIN TOUR! I could not be more excited about this tour, as I will be joining Kimberly Derting, Morgan Matson, Shannon Messenger, Sarah Ockler, and Suzanne Young for … Continue reading »

  If you are in any way affiliated with a library, then you probably know that this week is a special one because it’s National Library Week!  Being a long-time library lover myself, I’d like to show my appreciation for public and school libraries by giving away–what else? BOOKS! One library (school or public) will have the … Continue reading »

Today, a month out from the release date of GOLDEN, I’m equal parts nervous, and excited, and hopeful that it’s a story people will read and love. It’s a story that’s near and dear to my heart, in large part because the setting is based on my hometown, Mammoth Lakes, CA. When I wrote MOONGLASS, I had … Continue reading »

Apparently, we’ve already come to the end of March, which is CRAZY to me. I feel like it was January, and I blinked, and now we’re here!  In any case, the fact that it’s March means that GOLDEN will be out in less than two months, which means I’ve got LOTS of fun stuff coming … Continue reading »

The Girlfriends’ Cyber Circuit is a web ring of YA authors which I’ve recently had the great honor to join. Check these posts for the latest releases!Happy Sunday!  This week I am so excited to feature Melissa Walker and her fabuous contemp, SMALL TOWN SINNERS, which is out in paperback this week.  Does falling in … Continue reading »

Happy Holidays!   Christmas is near, and we all know that one of the greatest pleasures of the season is to give.  It’s been quite a while since I’ve given anything away here on ye old blog, and I just so happen to have one of these hanging around.  Though I thought it looked pretty, it’s not actually … Continue reading »

The Girlfriends’ Cyber Circuit is a web ring of YA authors which I’ve recently had the great honor to join. Check these posts for the latest releases!It’s been a while since the last GCC post, and today I’m so happy to welcome Eileen Cook to the blog to talk about writing and her latest release, … Continue reading »

The Girlfriends’ Cyber Circuit is a web ring of YA authors which I’ve recently had the great honor to join. Check these posts for the latest releases!It’s been a while since the last GCC post, and today I’m so happy to welcome Eileen Cook to the blog to talk about writing and her latest release, … Continue reading »

The Girlfriends’ Cyber Circuit is a web ring of YA authors which I’ve recently had the great honor to join. Check these posts for the latest releases!It’s been a while since the last GCC post, and today I’m so happy to welcome Eileen Cook to the blog to talk about writing and her latest release, … Continue reading »

Oh, it’s been a looonnng time since I’ve blogged.  But I finally got the itch,and I finally had a few spare minutes, and so here we are, checking in with Five on Friday. Happy day–for multiple reasons!  1. Those who are close to me know, and you may have guessed by my Tweets, that this school year I … Continue reading »