Blog Tour & GIVEAWAY – May Queen Murders
My Thoughts I wanted this book from the moment I saw that cover. I didn’t even know what it was about (except murder, obviously), but that haunting girl in the waters with the oversaturated washed out...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Wild Swans
Author Playlist I listened to a lot of country music while writing WILD SWANS, which is not normally my thing, but I feel like country songs really capture a LOT of feelings about living in a small...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Whisper to Me
Author’s Playlist As it happens there’s a playlist on my iPod called ‘Whisper to Me’. I even divided it into the two parts of the book and played it on a loop as I wrote the book. The final track is a...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Ivy Pocket
My Thoughts From the very first moment I met Ivy, I was in love with her quirky, obtuse spirit. She sees the world through a funny shade (because I don’t even think rose-colored glasses works here),...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Spark
Book Trailer Author’s Playlist I was so glad I got to put together a playlist for SPARK. Most playlist posts feature contemporary songs—they’re often the songs the author had on repeat in order to get...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Please Don’t Tell
Author’s Playlist I Know You Care by Ellie Goulding – This song made me think of Joy and her relationship with Grace – and how much Joy tries to hold on to their old closeness. No Windows by The...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – With Malice
Guest Post Prompt: Using real life events as book inspiration (i.e. This book reminded me of the Amanda Knox story. While it was obviously its own story, how do you choose to use parts of real life in...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Roses and Rot
Author’s Playlist “O mio babbino caro” – An aria from Puccini’s opera, Gianni Schicchi, sung here by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. It’s sung twice in Roses and Rot, and it’s so beautiful, it gives me chills...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – The Cresswell Plot
Inside the Author’s Head Welcome to the blog! Can you first tell readers where the idea came from for it? What kind of research did you have to do to prepare yourself to write it? Most novels are...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Ivory and Bone
Guest Post Today, I’d like to give you a glimpse into one day in the life of a teen in the prehistoric world of IVORY AND BONE. Keep in mind that there are countless things that need to be done every...
View ArticleBoldy Bookish Tour – The Long Game
Author’s Playlist We Used to Be Friends by The Dandy Warhols: this song will always remind me of Veronica Mars, and Tess and Veronica are two of a kind! Where You Lead by Carole King: also known as the...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – How to Disappear
ONE (1) winner will receive a $50.00 gift certificate for The Book Depository, Signed HOW TO DISAPPEAR bookmarks + a Nicolette’s disguise inspired Smashbox makeup kit. a Rafflecopter giveaway • Check...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Lucky Few
My Thoughts When I first read the synopsis for this book, I skipped right over it. But, it nagged at me and kept coming back to my brain, so I read it again. And the part about Texas overruled...
View ArticleBook Blitz & GIVEAWAY – Ghost Hope
Excerpt “Olivia!” My mother’s voice jolted me awake. I sat up in the rental van’s passenger seat, wiping drool from my cheek. Chase and T-dog’s Westfalia had stopped in front of us at a massive gate...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – The Patience Trilogy
Check out the rest of the trilogy: Courage in Patience | Truth in Patience | Hope in Patience My Thoughts I first ‘met’ Beth Fehlbaum when I signed up for a tour for the book Big Fat Disaster. Little...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Unplugged
Author’s Playlist “Soul Meets Body” by Death Cab for Cutie Skylar really idealizes the Real World at the beginning of Unplugged—she wants to get there so badly so she can see her family again, and...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Paper and Fire
My Thoughts I was so very excited when I was approved for this ARC. I adored Ink and Bone when I read it earlier this year and I was instantly wanting more. This book definitely gave me what I wanted,...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – The Memory Book
Author’s Playlist Love this so much! I make playlists for all my projects, and I’m so thrilled I get to share this one. Thanks for having me. So yeah, I made one a while ago while I was writing The...
View ArticleBlog Tour & GIVEAWAY – Learning to Swear in America
My Thoughts What a cute little book! I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this one – it could be funny, serious, sad, anxious, endearing, quirky… And yet, somehow, the book managed to do all that...
View ArticleExcerpt Blog Tour – The Telling
Excerpt We’re continuing the excerpt tour of Alexandra Sirowy’s The Telling with the second part of Chapter 3. Are you ready? Let’s go! I was in shock. There was a drumbeat in my head. I clawed at the...
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