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Game of Love Review

  Many times, you read books that are wonderful as an escape but never stick with you past the initial impression they make.   There are others that you find yourself thinking back to, over and over, as days, weeks and even months pass. Game of Love by Ara Grigorian is one of those books. It has stuck. Since I read it, over a month ago, not a day passes by where I don't think about the characters or, most of the time, shake my head a little at the masterful storyteller Ara is.   The story

New Adult Scavenger Hunt: Dannielle Wicks

  Welcome to New Adult Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was inspired as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors…and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize–one lucky winner will receive one signed book from each author on the hunt in my team! But play fast: this contest (and

Cover reveal!: DELAYED PENALTY by Sophia Henry

Have you guys of heard of Sophia Henry? If you haven't, you can thank me later. She's an incredibly talented, sweet, sports-loving (my favorite thing ever!) author who is debuting on September 1st, 2015. I have her cover for her hockey book, DELAYED PENALTY, and...wait...I lost my train of thought. I got lost in his eyes. I'll just be over here drooling, I mean, staring at him. Enter her giveaway here:   About DELAYED PENALTY:   She closed her heart long ago. He just wants to open her mind. For

Vlog #3 for April! Book cover process, cover reveals, book reviews and giveaways, oh my!

Hey guys! It's getting easier talking to myself, although I'm not getting any smoother. :) Looks like awkward and fidgety will always be my style! Check out the vlog below and let me know your thoughts. In it, I discuss the cover process for The Rearranged Life (now only a month away!), the cover reveal last month, book launch parties and blog tours AND I review Ara and Marie's books, Game of Love and Across the Distance...finally, there's a NEW GIVEAWAY on the table! Check it out! :)      

Book Blitz!: BECKON ME by Cindy Thomas

Hi all! It's been a very crazy few days--but I didn't want to completely miss the Book Blitz for Cindy Thomas! Cindy, a dear friend and just about the sweetest person you'll talk to, has her release day TODAY for her book BECKON ME! Buy it here: Amazon // Barnes and Noble // iBooks // Google Play // Kobo   Beckon Me:        Everything nineteen-year-old Karina Mitchell knows about death changes the instant that she and her best friend, Rainey, are shot. For one, souls don’t die. They cross over.

My last night as an unpublished author...

  “Nobody tells this to people who are beginners…But it is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap. And your work will be as good as your ambitions.”    Tonight is my last night as an unpublished author. To some people, that might not mean anything. That’s okay. Because to me, it means everything.    It means I closed the gap on what was a pipe dream and what became reality. It means I reached my goal of becoming a published author in my lifetime, let alone at 28.

Cover Reveal!: LETTING GO by Jessica Ruddick

  The coolest part about being a writer is definitely the ARCs (Advanced Reader Copy) and cover insight you get for other writers, way before the rest of the world sees the final finished product. This case is no different! My friend Jessica Ruddick has written a wonderful story called LETTING GO and I get to show off her cover here! Look at those beautiful colors! :) LETTING GO will be released on May 26th, 2015.    Letting Go: How long do you hold on?   Cori Elliott likes order. Her schedule,

I HAVE A BOOK WITH A COVER!

YOU GUYS! I HAVE A BOOK! WITH A COVER! AND THE E-BOOK IS ON SALE! AND. AND. AND. Okay. Breathe.    I have a book cover! Today is my cover reveal and like I've said quite a few times before, it's a huge deal for any author let alone a debut author. This is the MOMENT where your book is officially shown to the world. The process for this book was...difficult. My story is about an Indian issue but happens on an American college campus. It's American but the main character is Indian. It's college,

Vlog #2! News, a review, and another giveaway!

And Vlog #2 is up! Like I said when I put up my first YouTube video...there's some serious awkwardness when you're talking to yourself :) Enjoy it, enter the giveaway for some awesome books and look forward to my cover on the 20th!     

Cover Reveal!: GAME OF LOVE by Ara Grigorian

Does anybody else love tennis? My gym teacher used to call me and a friend of mine Venus and Serena (we really weren't that great)...This week's cover reveal--GAME OF LOVE by Ara Grigorian--is a book for sports lovers, love lovers and competitive souls alike. In order words, I'll be gobbling it up the day it comes out, on May 4th, 2015! PRE-ORDER here and enter the GIVEAWAY!!        Game of Love is set in the high-stakes world of professional tennis where fortune and fame can be decided by a