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Patty Blount is the author of contemporary “Internet Issues” novels for teens including the 2015 Firecracker Award winning SOME BOYS, which was also a Bookseller’s Best and RITA awards finalist! Her sixth Young Adult novel, SOMEONE I USED TO KNOW, dropped August, 2018, and was named a 2019 Best Children’s Book of the Year by Bank Street College of Education. SOMEONE I USED TO KNOW is a 2019 YARWA Athena Award WINNER for both Best YA Contemporary Novel and Best of the Best.

Patty is delighted to announce another brand-new genre for her — adult suspense! Don’t Believe a Word drops Spring 2026. It’s cozy with bite…Click the Books link to learn more! The amazing cover for this novel was also designed by artist Devin Maupin. Devin, born and raised in Germany, credits his interest in art to a teacher who hung posters around the classroom, including one that said, “Without art, we are but monkeys with car keys.” Devin believes…“Art is a window to someone’s mind and as a fantasy illustrator, it is my great honor to show others the window of your mind. For an illustration to be successful, I believe it needs to accurately depict the source material, and to captivate the viewer.” Contact him at devinmaupin at gmail dot com.

She is also the author of contemporary romances. A MATCH MADE AT CHRISTMAS is book 4 in the multi-author Christmas in New York series from Tule Publishing Group (November 11, 2014). Patty wrote a sequel called THE PARAMEDIC’S RESCUE, part of the Heroes of New York series. Also out in August, 2018 was NOBODY SAID IT’D BE EASY, a second-chance love story featuring the oh-so-sweet widowed father of four, Gabriel.

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	Release Date: Spring 2026 Adult Thriller Cover by: Devin Maupin	Three can keep a secret as long as two are dead…
December birthdays matter!	Released: December, 2024 Young Adult Christmas Rom-Com Cover by: Devin Maupin	This Christmas, the snow’s really gonna hit the fan…
It’s all in his mind…right?	Released: October, 2024 Young Adult paranormal thriller 205 NERFA Winner – Speculative Fiction Cover by: Devin Maupin	The scent of grief. The trail of ash. A secret that won’t stay buried.
TW: “Boys will be boys” is never an excuse	Released August, 2018 2018 Junior Library Guild Fall Pick 2019 Best Children’s Book 2019 YARWA Athena Award Winner: Best YA AND Best of the Best Awards
	2017 Best Book Award Winner Young Adult Fiction category 2018 YARWA Athena Award Finalist
It only takes one click	One post could end a friendship	Some boys go too far
		2015 Rita Finalist 2015 Firecracker Award Winner 2015 Bookseller’s Best Finalist
They’ll risk everything until there’s nothing left to burn	Christmas in New York

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