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Waiting on Wednesday: DIRTY LITTLE SECRET by Jennifer Echols!!

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. 

It's no secret that this week's author is one of my favorites. Her writing sucks you in from the very beginning and takes you on a journey that leaves you wanting more, always. And I know this book is gonna be no different.  So in honor of Jennifer Echols Week, hosted by the lovely Katelyn at Tales of Books and Band...

It's Jennifer Echols Week!!

The awesometastic Katelyn at Tales of Books and Bands has created a fun-filled week to celebrate an author I truly adore, both as a person and as a writer, and I couldn't be happier to be part of Jennifer Echols Week!
Be sure to check out Katelyn's blog here for all the deets, and make sure you visit it daily to see all the other awesome bloggers who are taking part in celebrating the Queen that is Echols. Oh, and I hear there's a sweet giveaway at the end, so be sure to stick around for that,...

Monday Must Reads--ANYTHING by Jennifer Echols!!

Not familiar with this little feature? It's simple, really. Monday Must Reads! is a feature I created to showcase books that I think you, well, Must Read (ha!).

This week's MMR is a tad different than any other I've done before, because I'm not recommending a single book to you, but an author's entire library! Yes, today, in honor of Jennifer Echols Week (hosted by the awesome Katelyn at Tales of Books and Bands ), I'm saying you simply Must Read any Jennifer Echols book you can get your hands...

Happy 4th!

Just wanted to say Happy Independence Day, USA! 


And to everyone else, Happy Thursday!


Oh, and next Thursday, July 11th, at 8pm EST, I'll be joining the other authors of Pendrell Publishing for a live chat via Twitter. Make sure you follow #PendrellChat because you can ask anything about publishing or writing or books or whatever, and we'll be giving away prizes, too!

Waiting on Wednesday: SHELF LIFE by Stephanie Lawton!

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. 

There's no cover for me to drool over yet, but I don't really need it to know that I WANT--ney, NEED to read this book. The author is someone I would consider a friend, and someone I definitely would consider a superb talent. If you haven't read any of her previous work, stop reading right now and go buy her books. Or, well,...

Top Ten Tuesdays: Most Intimidating Books

I'm super excited to join in the Top Ten Tuesday weekly feature meme created by the fabulous The Broke and the Bookish ! It looks to be a fun time on Tuesdays now!

This week: 


TOP TEN MOST INTIMIDATING BOOKS
Ooh, a good tough one for my first run. Excellent!
1. THE PASSAGE by Justin Cronin --This one intimidates me because of its size. I mean, look at it. Oddly reminiscent of a Stephen King novel (which I'm never intimidated by due to size--I'll read anything by The Master), The Passage ...

Monday Must Reads: LIGHT OF THE MOON by David James!

Not familiar with this little feature? It's simple, really. Monday Must Reads! is a feature I created to showcase books that I think you, well, Must Read (ha!).

This week's selection is one that I absolutely loved. Filled with amazing prose, fervent action, and loveable characters, it's a novel that holds you till the end. If you haven't already, trust me when I say that you simply Must Read...

LIGHT OF THE MOON
by  David James
pub date: November 6, 2012

product description from goodreads...

Just a reminder that I have books out!

Lame-o title aside, I just wanted to post a reminder that the first two books in my Blood Prophecy trilogy are out now, in case you might wanna read 'em. If you don't, maybe you have a table or bed that's a bit lopsided and you're in desperate need of a good sturdy hunk of paper to put underneath for stability? Either way, go grab a copy of...

BLOOD BORN Book One in The Blood Prophecy trilogy


Amazon     B&N     Pendrell Publishing


BLOOD AWAKENING Book Two in The Blood Proph...

Waiting on Wednesday: THE EVE by Keary Taylor!!

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. 

I seriously cannot express enough how excited I am for this one to come out. I just finished reading THE HUMAN (thanks, Keary--it ROCKED!), and I'm eagerly awaiting this one so I can enjoy more West! Um, I mean, Eve and the Bane and...yeah. Anyways, this week's WoW pick is...


THE EVE
by Keary Taylor
expected publication: January...

Cover Reveal: BLOOD REVELATION!

I guess I could kind of say this is a title reveal, too, since I never officially posted it (writer fail). But more importantly, I'm super excited to reveal the cover for the final book in the Blood Prophecy Trilogy, BLOOD REVELATION! (note: the actual book doesn't release for...a while--like, 2014!--but I just had to share the cover now.)

And since I'm not one to digress, here it is:





Whatcha think? Personally, I love it. The best thing about it is the growth of Ava from the first cover to this...