YA Scavenger Hunt in now over

Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors...and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize--one lucky winner will receive one signed book from each author on the hunt in my team! But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 72 hours!

Go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page to find out all about the hunt. There are EIGHT contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! I am a part of the PURPLE TEAM--but there is also a red team, a gold team, an orange team,  a pink team, a teal team, a blue team, and a green team for a chance to win a whole different set of signed books!

If you'd like to find out more about the hunt, see links to all the authors participating, and see the full list of prizes up for grabs, go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page.

SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE INSTRUCTIONS

Directions: Below, you'll notice that I've listed my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the purple team, and then add them up (don't worry, you can use a calculator!).  Hint: The secret number is highlighted in red below. :)

Entry Form: Once you've added up all the numbers, make sure you fill out the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize. Only entries that have the correct number will qualify.

Rules: Open internationally, anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian's permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by October 4th at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.

NOW ONTO THE HUNT

 Today I'm hosting the lovely, Mary Weber. She is a ridiculously uncoordinated girl plotting to take over make-believe worlds through books, handstands, and imaginary throwing knives. In her spare time, she feeds unicorns, sings 80’s hairband songs to her three muggle children, and ogles her husband who looks strikingly like Wolverine. They live in California, which is perfect for stalking L.A. bands, Joss Whedon, and the ocean. She's the author of the bestselling fantasy STORM SIREN Trilogy. If you'd like to know more about her you can contact her at the following places: {Facebook: marychristineweber, Twitter @mchristineweber, Blog: maryweber.com} 

The book she's promoting today is the second in her The Storm Siren Trilogy, Siren's Fury. Here is what you need to know about the book: 

          Siren's Fury


“I thrust my hand toward the sky as my voice begs the Elemental inside me to waken and rise. But it’s no use. The curse I’ve spent my entire life abhorring—the thing I trained so hard to control—no longer exists.”

Nym has saved Faelen only to discover that Draewulf stole everything she valued. Now he’s destroyed her Elemental storm-summoning ability as well.

When Nym sneaks off with a host of delegates to Bron, Lord Myles offers her the chance for a new kind of power and the whispered hope that it may do more than simply defeat the monster she loathes. But the secrets the Bron people have kept concealed, along with the horrors Draewulf has developed, may require more than simply harnessing a darker ability.

They may require who she is.

Set against the stark metallic backdrop of the Bron kingdom, Nym is faced with the chance to change the future.

Or was that Draewulf’s plan for her all along?

Sound like something you'd like to read? Click HERE to buy! I don't know about you, but I think I could read it at least 3 times!

But wait! There's more! In addition to the grand prizes, I'm offering prizes here as well. I'm going to give away  a ten dollar gift card to Amazon as well as one e-copy of several of my books. The ones I'm offering are: Pieces of Jade, Stronger, Breaking Pointe, Out of Bounds, Taken By Chance, Intrinsical, That's the Spirit, and Give Me A C. You can enter to win the prizes by following the Rafflecopter below. Thanks for being part of the YA Scavenger Hunt!

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Loyalty and Lies

Happy Labor Day, everyone! Erica Cameron and I are thrilled to announce that the second book in our Laguna Tide series, Loyalty and Lies is now available! It is Axl's story. Here is more about the book:
Sometimes you hit rock bottom and then discover a whole new level of suck.
Moving to California last year was supposed to distance Axl Derringer from the drinking, drugs, and dangerous friends he left in Chicago after they landed him handcuffed to a hospital bed. It worked until Homecoming night when he broke his sobriety and blacked out.
One month later, Axl’s girlfriend Gloria tells him she’s pregnant, that he’s the father, and that it happened on the one night he can’t remember. And it's all downhill from there: mandatory AA meetings, visits to his probation officer, and dealing with the stress of Gloria’s vicious rumors, plus a visit from his Chicago friends. To top it all off, he's forced into a project partnership with Gloria’s best friend Rory, a girl who kind of wants to kill him.
A paternity suit, betrayals of trust, insurmountable loss—it’s basically the senior year from hell. After a while Axl starts to believe that not even proving that Gloria is lying will be enough to put his life back together again. But then hope appears from one of the last places he expects and he realizes he may finally be ready to trust someone with his heart.

Sound like something you'd like to read? You can purchase it from Amazon  | Barnes and Noble |  | iTunes  | Google Play  | Kobo  or add it to your Goodreads shelf. Thank you and have a great holiday!

(I want to remind my readers that I would rate this series as a whole--and this book specifically--PG-13, for mild (but used fairly often) swear words, alcohol and drug references, and overall theme of the story. With that being said, I LOVE this book and this series. I hope you end up caring as much about Axl as Erica Cameron and I do.)

Taken By Chance has a new cover!

This summer I was blessed and lucky enough to have Erica Cameron come and visit me. She is more than a friend though; she is also my co-author for the Laguna Tide Series. While she was here we planned a mass photo shoot for the remaining covers in the series. The shoot was fun and highly successful. We were in love with the images. There was a slight problem though. They did not match Taken By Chance's cover. At all. So we decided to re-shoot that cover, and this amazing image is what we came up with. While the picture was exactly what we hoped, the talented Cait Greer's work with the font made it perfect. We love these books and are beyond pleased that the models actually look like our characters.  

A single chance encounter can change your life…

Despite being the son of Hollywood’s hottest director, Dare Andrews has managed to steer clear of the paparazzi for seventeen years. But when his ​ex-​girlfriend sells a tell-all interview to the tabloids, he’s suddenly hounded by fans and reporters alike. Dare is getting cynical fast, so he’s unprepared to meet a glass-half-full girl like Chance. And unprepared for the consequences after he helps her save face. Pretending to be the new guy in her life was easy enough when she was being dumped by her boyfriend, but the lie backfires.

What started as a random act of chivalry becomes something deeper as Dare and Chance find themselves trapped in their charade. The problem is that the more Dare gets to know Chance, the less fake their relationship feels. But secrets they both keep threaten their future, and with new storm​s​ overhead, will Chance’s lessons in optimism be enough to help Dare find the silver lining?​

Sound like something you'd like to read? You can buy it on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, i-Tunes, Kobo and Books on Google Play

I don't usually rate my books. If I had to, with this series as a whole, I would rate it a little more PG-13 than my other books, for mild language, a fairly intense (for my books anyway) make-out scene, some difficult topics and couples who would rather kiss than talk about their problems. Erica and I love these characters and we are super excited to be able to share them with you!

Do you guys like the new cover?

Taken By Chance

Hi guys! I'm very excited to tell you I have a new book out called Taken By Chance. It's the first  in a five book series that I have co-written with my friend Erica Cameron. Each of the five books has a different male narrator from a circle of friends. They are set on a fictional island we named Laguna Tides. 

I don't usually rate my books. If I had to, with this series as a whole, I would rate it a little more PG-13 than my other books, for mild language, a fairly intense (for my books anyway) make-out scene, some difficult topics and couples who would rather kiss than talk about their problems. Erica and I love these characters and we are super excited to be able to share them with you! The first guy we get to meet is Dare Andrews! Here is the book's description:

A single chance encounter can change your life…

Despite being the son of Hollywood’s hottest director, Dare Andrews has managed to steer clear of the paparazzi for seventeen years. But when his ​ex-​girlfriend sells a tell-all interview to the tabloids, he’s suddenly hounded by fans and reporters alike. Dare is getting cynical fast, so he’s unprepared to meet a glass-half-full girl like Chance. And unprepared for the consequences after he helps her save face. Pretending to be the new guy in her life was easy enough when she was being dumped by her boyfriend, but the lie backfires.

What started as a random act of chivalry becomes something deeper as Dare and Chance find themselves trapped in their charade. The problem is that the more Dare gets to know Chance, the less fake their relationship feels. But secrets they both keep threaten their future, and with new storm​s​ overhead, will Chance’s lessons in optimism be enough to help Dare find the silver lining?​

Sound like something you'd like to read? You can buy it Amazon, Barnes and Noble, i-Tunes, Kobo and Books on Google Play

The Hunt For The Big Bad Wolf

If you read my blog, then you'll know I love E.M. Tippetts' books. I have enjoyed all of them.  'Someone Else's Fairytale' is my favorite series though. This book is the third in that series. I really think you should read the first two before you read this one.
First, let me say I LOVED this book. Jason and Chloe remain one of my favorite literary couples. They are both good characters, genuinely nice people you can cheer for. I've enjoyed their fairytale. What's interesting about this series is we get to  see what happens after they fall in love and get married. Chloe is getting more sure of herself and letting her emotional guards down further. Chloe is such a good lead. She tries so hard to think clearly and not to jump to conclusions. She had more strength in this book. Seeing her stand up for herself was very welcome. She has really grown throughout the series while still retaining her sweetness.


While we have Chloe's work playing an important role in the book there is still plenty of time spent with her family and friends. Those scenes and the ones with Jason are my favorite. I know Jason's ex-girlfriend went through something awful but I still do not like her. I did appreciate Jason's handling of her though. I like Jason a lot. He and Chloe are a wonderful couple and I'm hoping there are children in their near future. I highly recommend this series.

While the storyline wrapped up nicely I was left wishing the story kept going. I think I heard that Tippets is planning on continuing the series. I really hope so!

Here is what the book is about (description and cover from Goodreads):
Chloe knew she was giving up the quiet life when she married Hollywood A-lister, Jason Vanderholt. She expected harassment from paparazzi but not from the writers of Blood Ritual, a television crime drama that brought national attention to a tough case she is trying to solve as a forensic scientist. While she and the rest of the Albuquerque Police Department once collaborated with the show, now relations have gone sour, and details that the police are trying to keep secret in the investigation are cropping up in episodes watched by millions. 

If that weren’t enough, everyone in Chloe’s life seems to be going through a rough patch, from her best friend, Lori, who is trying to plan a wedding, to her niece Kyra who is upset about Jason’s choice of television roles, to Jason himself who is inexplicably moody and withdrawn. None of this drama is the type of thing Chloe knows how to resolve. 
She is trained to do one thing: hunt down the big bad wolves of the world. But with her connections to fame compromising her work, she may not even be allowed to stay on the case. The clock is ticking as law enforcement agencies across the country try to find a serial killer before he strikes again. Chloe is faced with a choice, to help catch one of the most evil criminals in history, or provide support to the friends and family who have always been there for her. Either way, she feels she might make the mistake of a lifetime.

Out of Bounds

Out of Bounds, my latest release is now available. Here is what it's about:

At the end of her junior year, Jackie Sawyer ended her lifelong friendship with Jordan when her unrequited crush on him became too painful. And thanks to the district’s school boundary changes, Jackie is getting a fresh start as a senior. She’s ready to make new friends, get her first boyfriend, and put Jordan behind her. Only there’s one problem: Jordan is at her new high school. How can she move on when she sees him every day?

Jordan Knowles used to have it all. He was the starting quarterback with loads of money, Jackie for a best friend, and a gorgeous girlfriend, Anna. Then last year it all fell apart, and his family had to trade in their ritzy estate for a crappy apartment. The one bright spot of moving is the chance to go to a new school without Anna or Jackie. But on his first day, not only is he warming the bench, but he finds the two people he most wanted to avoid. Seeing Jackie reminds him that he really misses his best friend. More than he wants to admit.

Though part of a series (it is the third book in the Pom Pom Periodicals book) and tied to Breaking Pointe, it can easily be read as a stand alone.

If this sounds like something you'd like to read, you can buy it by clicking HERE.

Breaking Pointe

BREAKING POINTE, my newest release is now available! Here's what it's about:

Lily Madison has had a horrible year. Her parents died, she had to give up ballet, and her ex is pretending their break up never happened. Then one night her ex’s obsession with her escalates into a real threat. Luckily she receives a scholarship to a prestigious dance school in another state. She hopes it will be the fresh start she needs. Lily’s new life seems like a dream. She’s back in dance, making good friends, and enjoys her encounters with Liam, a sinfully handsome guitar player. But accidents keep happening around Lily and her ex won’t leave her alone. Lily starts to wonder if her new school was far enough away to escape the dangers of her old life.

Sound like something you'd be interested in reading? You can purchase it by clicking on the here.