Cover Reveal...LUMINOSITY by Stephanie Thomas!

I am so excited to be part of the cover reveal for Entangled Publishing's newest title, LUMINOSITY by Stephanie Thomas! A HUGE thanks to Stacey at Entangled for doing such an awesome job at spreading the word about their upcoming YA titles (you rock, Stacey!).

Now, without further ado, the LUMINOSITY cover!!

Isn't it beautiful?! I love the glowing white of the model against the dark background, and the hint of what appears to be a dystopian-like cityscape just makes this cover all the more appealing to me...nicely done, Entangled!!

In case you haven't heard of LUMINOSITY, here's the blurb, via goodreads.com:

My name is Beatrice. When I was born, I was blessed with the Sight. I was immediately removed from my parents and enrolled in the Institution. At the age of twelve, I had my first true vision, earning my raven’s wings. And when I turned seventeen, one of my visions came true. Things haven’t been the same since.

The Institution depends on me to keep the City safe from our enemy, the Dreamcatchers, but I’m finding it harder to do while keeping a secret from everyone, including my best friend Gabe. It is a secret that could put us all in danger. A secret that could kill me and everyone close to me.

But the enemy has been coming to me in my dreams, and I think I’m falling in love with him. He says they’re coming. He says they’re angry. And I think I’ve already helped them win.


Doesn't that sound awesome?! Only drawback? It doesn't release until September!! :(

That's okay, though. Judging by Entangled's previous amazing books, I already know it's gonna be worth the wait!

A post where I mention I'm going to a little thing called BEA

I tried to get clever with that title, but alas...I failed. 


But you got the point of it, right? You didn't? Oh. Well. Lemme try again.

I'M GOING TO BEA!!

Got it that time? Good.


You read that right...I will be attending BEA in June! I'm so over-the-moon excited to be attending the biggest book event of the year, and cannot wait to rub elbows with other authors and fans of books! To get away for a few days is gonna be heaven, but to spend those few days talking nothing but books and writing and publishing? 


Cannot. Wait.


Just in case you're one of the few who has no idea what it is, click HERE to get all the info on BEA. My publisher, Pendrell Publishing, will have a booth throughout the entire event, so if you happen to be going, be sure to stop by and say hi to me and other Pendrell authors! We'll be in booth 2040, adjacent to the Digital Zone, so come see us! 


And on Thursday, June 7th, we'll be selling/signing books ALL DAY, so be sure to come by and grab a copy of each of Pendrell's great titles. And we'll also be revealing the TITLE and COVER for the second book in THE BLOOD PROPHECY TRILOGY while there, so be sure to come by and see! (And we'll be posting it on Twitter, too, in case you can't make it!)


Hope to see you all there...and YAY! I'm going to BEA!! :)

Wanna Party?

You do?! Then you're in luck, because it just so happens that I have the info on the launch party for my debut YA novel, BLOOD BORN!


On April 20th, from 5-7pm, I'll be having a meet & greet/signing (note I did not say reading? Yeah, that's because there will not be a reading!) at The L House in my hometown of Brewton, Alabama (think NYC, but without the size, population, culture or notoriety). I'll be giving away some BLOOD BORN swag (bookmarks, magnets, candy!) and signing books (and taking pics for anyone interested--though, I can't promise they'll turn out!). And the coolest thing? If you come by, you can purchase a copy of BLOOD BORN 4 days before anyone else! (exciting, right?! huh, maybe it's just me.)


So if you happen to be in the area (or maybe you live a couple hours away and don't mind driving. I'm talking to you, MB and JL!) please come by and say hi, buy a book and get it signed! 


Hope to see you there!

Waiting on Wednesday...THE LAST ECHO!

The lovely Jill (a fellow Alabamian!) over at Breaking the Spine created the Waiting on Wednesday meme for us bloggers to showcase books we're waiting on.
Today I've chosen the final book in a series that I just love. The writing, the characters, the plot...it's all good! So please, add to your TBR lists...

THE LAST ECHO
by Kimberly Derting
pub date 4/17/2012


product description from goodreads.com


Violet kept her morbid ability to sense dead bodies a secret from everyone except her family and her childhood-best-friend-turned-boyfriend, Jay Heaton. That is until forensic psychologist Sara Priest discovered Violet's talent and invited her to use her gift to track down murderers. Now, as she works with an eclectic group of individuals—including mysterious and dangerously attractive Rafe—it's Violet's job to help those who have been murdered by bringing their killers to justice.

When Violet discovers the body of a college girl killed by "the girlfriend collector" she is determined to solve the case. But now the serial killer is on the lookout for a new "relationship", and Violet may have caught his eye....

Ooh, sounds good, right? Hurry up, April (for more than one reason, lol)!

Teaser Tuesday!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!(make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Although the faces in the room and on the screens tried to remain static, the discomfort ratcheted around them. Kai gripped his hands so tight that crescent moons were left from his fingernails.
~pg 250, Cinder by Marissa Meyer