This is the letter I sent to the Romance Writers of America (RWA) Board in December 2013, expressing my dismay that the YA category of the RITA was canceled last year. Many thanks to YA author an...
I've published 13 books with Simon & Schuster, but I've never had a photoshoot--until now! In the past, the publisher has created my covers using stock photos, or AMY SAIDENS drew adorable carto...
"Taylor Swift fans are sure to go for Echols’s latest, a countrified romance with stand-out characters.”— RT Book Reviews "Energetic music scenes with girly jealousy, self-doubt, and revel...
Yes, finally, it's my New Adult paranormal romantic comedy, better known as The Book I Love So Much That I Will Just Die If It Doesn't Sell! Good thing it sold. FROM THE AWARD-WINNING, WILDLY PO...
I'm so excited to have Nicole Williams on the blog today as part of the Month of Men, a campaign getting the word out about our books as they're released by Simon & Schuster in the United Kingdom...
This is a series of questions called The Next Big Thing going around the internets. Someone tags you, you answer the questions, and then you tag other authors. It's like a chain letter! I was tag...
Specifically, it is in my Publix, which was a shocker. I was there to buy cat food because we were completely out. While there I always run by the book section to see if any of my friends have ne...
I have four books coming out with Simon & Schuster this year. If you like countdown clocks, you can snag clocks for three of these books on the bottom left of my web site HERE . One of them says ...
A sexy and poignant romantic tale of a young daredevil pilot caught between two brothers. High school senior Leah Jones loves nothing more than flying. While she’s in the air, it’s easy to f...
The Girlfriends' Cyber Circuit is a web ring of YA authors. Check here for the latest releases! THE ALMOST TRUTH From the author of Unraveling Isobel and The Education of Hailey Kendrick, a sm...
My publishing schedule for 2013 has changed around a few times lately. I try to announce the changes or at least make them on my web site. But some of my YA readers are still finding out that I h...
Yesterday I turned in the revision of LEVITATING LAS VEGAS , my New Adult paranormal romantic comedy coming out on MAY 7 with Pocket Star, an ebook-only line from Simon & Schuster. As you may kno...
The Girlfriends' Cyber Circuit is a web ring of YA authors. Check these posts for the latest releases! SOMETHING WICKED: YOUNG ADULT SHORT STORIES Sometimes, they aren't costumes. They’re b...
The Girlfriends' Cyber Circuit is a web ring of YA authors. Check these posts for the latest releases! LIVE THROUGH THIS From the outside, Coley Sterling’s life seems pretty normal . . . wha...
The Girlfriends' Cyber Circuit is a web ring of YA authors. Check these posts for the latest releases! TEN And their doom comes swiftly. It was supposed to be the weekend of their lives – t...
On Friday YA MISFITS is going to post an interview that they were kind enough to conduct with me. One of the things they asked me was whether I considered any of my books my special babies. I to...
THE FIRST NOVEL IN A SIZZLING NEW SERIES ABOUT A PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM, THE STARS THEY REPRESENT, AND EVERYTHING THEY’D RATHER KEEP PRIVATE. Wendy Mann loves her job rescuing celebrities fro...
At the BOOKSIGNING FOR LITERACY at the Romance Writers of America convention in July, a lovely reader happened to mention that she'd bought my book at Sam's Club. She went on with her sentence w...
The Girlfriends' Cyber Circuit is a web ring of YA authors. Check these posts for the latest releases! AFTER STARTING HER CAREER IN TELEVISION, ELISE ALLEN HAS EMERGED AS A VIBRANT NEW VOICE IN ...
I just turned in Dirty Little Secret, my YA romantic drama for publication in July 2013. Now I need to write a proposal for the 2014 book; revise the adult romantic comedy, Star Crossed, coming o...
The Girlfriends' Cyber Cirucit is a web ring of YA authors. Check these posts for the latest releases. I'm so happy to share a book birthday (not to mention an awesome editor) with my friend and...
About six years ago, my first book, MAJOR CRUSH , was published by Simon & Schuster. There was no advertising and no fanfare for the book. It went on to sell very well, but on release day I had n...
The Girlfriends' Cyber Circuit is a web ring of YA authors. Check these posts for the latest releases! 52 REASONS TO HATE MY FATHER Being America’s favorite heiress is a dirty job, but someon...
I think e-books are terrific. Because they're cheap to create, they're enabling a revolution of authors who can now take control of their own writing careers without jumping through hoops at a pu...
The Girlfriends' Cyber Circuit is a web ring of YA authors. Check these posts for the latest releases! MYRA MCENTIRE knows the words to every R&B hit of the last decade, but since she lives in N...