3 “Cups” to City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Posted Apr 25 2013 in , , ,

This month’s Book Hungry pick comes from our newest member, Blake Leyers. We’re so happy to have you join us, Blake!  Cassandra Clare’s first book in The Mortal Instruments series and soon to be a movie is about 15-year-old Clary’s newly-discovered ability to see the Shadow world and all the creatures of stories gone by […]

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Confession: I was bullied as an adult

Posted Apr 22 2013 in , ,

Join me over at YA Outside the Lines. I’m blogging about adult bullying. 

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Today I’m at YA Outside the Lines

Posted Apr 22 2013 in , ,

I’m blogging at YA Outside the Lines today. Stop by? In today’s blog, I talk about a bad boss and being bullied as an adult. 

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Reviews

Posted Dec 7 2012 in , , ,

Amber Arnett ~ “I started reading this book yesterday and couldn’t put it down….” (More) slsmitty25 Shannah ~ “What a great book! I was immediately hooked from the get go…” (More) Kimberly Sabatini ~ “My heart simultaneously breaks and soars for the characters in this book…” (More)    

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The Next Big Thing Blog Hop

Posted Dec 6 2012 in , , ,

The next big thing! This wonderful meme is allowing authors to write about their latest project in this fabulous blog hop.  I’ve been tagged by two of my fellow Long Island Romance Writers, Jeannie Moon, author of THE TEMPORARY WIFE, coming soon from Intermix, and Deborah Dale, who writes romantic suspense. Rules for The Next Big Thing Blog Hop […]

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Guest Post on Joy Preble’s Blog

Posted Sep 19 2012 in , , , , ,

The lovely Joy Preble – also a Sourcebooks author! — has invited me to take over her blog. Come on over and say hi!

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Stop Bullying Kristen Stewart

Posted Aug 23 2012 in , , , , , , ,

A few weeks ago, Kristen Stewart released a public apology to her boyfriend of three years, Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson, for apparently cheating on him with a much older and married man.  This unleashed the most vicious hate campaign since the last presidential election.  Fans took to the internet, recording tearful editorials, posting remarks that […]

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SEND ARC Tour!

Posted May 31 2012 in , , , , , , ,

So… one of my Book Hungry friends – the READING MACHINE Karla Nellenbach, suggested I do an ARC Tour of SEND. What the $%&*!@ is an ARC Tour? Glad you asked. Here’s how it works. If you can’t wait to get your hands on the actual physical ARC of SEND pictured here, email me your […]

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SEND Cover Reveal!!!

Posted Mar 30 2012 in , , , , , , , , , ,

SQUEE! ! ! ! Please forgive the abuse of exclamation points but SEND HAS A COVER AND IT’S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING EVAH! Behold… Do you love it?!? Tell me you love it. Lie to me if you must. It’s really happening. My precious is A REAL BOOK! *happy dance* I um… *coughs*… went a […]

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In Praise of Twitter

Posted Mar 9 2012 in , , , ,

In the wake of the Franzen frenzy about Twitter this week, I thought I’d write this homage. Out of all the social networks, Twitter has a special place in my heart for helping me achieve a life-long dream. Twitter made me an author. Here’s how it happened. Back in 2009, a new boss encouraged us […]

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