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Hi! Today we’re celebrating the release of BLACK CITY by Elizabeth Richards. A dark and tender post-apocalyptic love story set in the aftermath of a bloody war. In a city where humans and Darklings are now separated by a high wall and tensions between the two races still simmer after a terrible war, sixteen-year-olds Ash Fisher, a half-blood Darkling, and Natalie Buchanan, a human and the daughter of the Emissary, meet and do the unthinkable–they fall in love. Bonded by a mysterious connection that causes Ash’s long-dormant heart to beat, Ash and Natalie first deny and then struggle to fight their forbidden feelings for each other, knowing if they’re caught, they’ll be executed–but their feelings are too strong. When Ash and Natalie then find themselves at the center of a deadly conspiracy that threatens to pull the humans and Darklings back into war, they must make hard choices that could... Read More

I’ve been thinking a lot about process lately – mine – what it looks like versus what I want it to look like. Writing BORN WICKED had its ups and downs, as any process will, but overall? It felt right; I felt proud of it – and confident, too, in a soul-deep way. Even before it sold, I got a tattoo (which says Thrice, because the original title was THRICE BLESSED) to remind me how joyful writing it was. I’m not a particularly religious person, but I felt very much like – this is why I am here; this is my purpose. Whereas with STAR CURSED –  I love it and I’m proud of it, but writing it was decidedly not a joyful process. It was hard and frustrating and filled with doubt monsters. I’ve heard sequels can often be like that, and so can first books under contract/deadline. It doesn’t... Read More

recent contest winners (and stay tuned, ’cause we’re having a BLACK CITY contest next week!) for VENOM: Susan Sowers Light for ARCs of LEGEND, VENOM, and BLACK CITY: Ariella for DEAR TEEN ME: Claire Castagnera around the internet: I’ve got an interview over at Girls With Books  appearing: Saturday at the Lititz Kidlit Festival in Lititz, PA! Details here watching: NASHVILLE! I have such a girl crush on Connie Britton, and I was worried I wouldn’t be able to see her as anything besides Tami Taylor (best character ever!), but she’s great as Rayna, and I love that this is a show propelled by stories about 3 women reading: Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series – sexy historical romance! My favorite so far is #3, AN OFFER FROM A GENTLEMAN books out this week that I am most excited about: Laini Taylor’s DAYS OF BLOOD AND STARLIGHT listening to: still Taylor Swift! “Treacherous” is my favorite... Read More

Happy Halloween! Are you dressing up? Did you carve a pumpkin? We’re not going to any parties this year, but we are going to see a friend’s production of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW tonight. While I was looking for pictures of Teen Me (note – don’t forget to enter my contest for a copy of DEAR TEEN ME!), I found a few of my sisters and me from childhood. Halloween 1989 – A as a genie, Baby S as a sad clown, and me as a flapper! Halloween 1990 – A as a witch, me as the genie, and S as an adorable pumpkin! All grown up! A, me, and S a few weeks ago Sadly, my ONCE UPON A TIME pumpkin didn’t make it ’til Halloween. (Also, it’s REALLY HARD to carve out letters.)

Hi! Today we’re celebrating the release of VENOM by Fiona Paul. Love, lust, murder, mayhem and high society converge in one thrilling debut. Cassandra Caravello has everything a girl could desire: elegant gowns, sparkling jewels, invitations to the best parties, and a handsome, wealthy fiancé—yet she longs for something more. Ever since her parents’ death, Cassandra has felt trapped, alone in a city of water, where the dark and labyrinthine canals whisper of escape. When Cass stumbles upon the body of a murdered woman—with a bloody X carved across her heart—she’s drawn into a dangerous world of secret societies, courtesans, and killers. Soon, she finds herself falling for Falco, a poor artist with a mischievous grin . . . and a habit of getting into trouble. Will Cassandra find the murderer before he finds her? And will she stay true to her fiancé or succumb to her uncontrollable feelings for Falco? Beauty, romance,... Read More