Market copy: Could a tulip be a good place for hide-and-seek? Could a bit of dandelion fluff be a pillow? They could be, if fairies live nearby. This book invites kids to have a backyard adventure searching for the tell tale signs of fairies who might be residing all around them. Not only can children”search” […]
Some books I devour and enjoy, then lovingly place upon my bookshelf where I can walk by it and smile, remembering that first reading with fondness. I may pick them back up weeks, months, or years down the road, but often I just put them up like trophies in a ‘display case’ while I move […]
I adore a good YA Contemporary. While I enjoy being sucked into the world building of paranormal, there’s just something about reading a novel with real people that I can completely relate to and a world just like my own. It has its own special magic. This weekend I inhaled Gwendolyn Heasley’s WHERE I BELONG, […]
Last summer while perusing the bookstore shelves for a fun, romantic read, my fingers stopped on a bright soft-white cover. Front and center was a young girl, cute and very girl-next-door-ish, and behind her were two boys that while blurry, were obviously both attractive. What caught my eye the most was that the three teens […]
I am a sucker for a good love story so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I loved Mandy Hubbard’s PRADA AND PREJUDICE. But simply labeling this tale as a romance would be grossly underestimating it. My favorite love stories are the ones that are able to combine the romance with a deeper character […]
This is a repost from October. Lisa Madigan, the amazingly talented author of THE MERMAID’S MIRROR along with FLASH BURNOUT, shared some very sad and difficult news recently on her blog. The writing community has been pulling together, sharing prayers, love, and support for Lisa and her entire family. The 2009 Debutantes are taking that […]
By now, my love of angel stories is well established. So it shouldn’t come as a shock that I leapt at the chance to read Cynthia Hand’s UNEARTHLY last month. What surprised me, though, was Ms. Hand’s ability to capture my interest so completely and bring something new and fresh to the table. UNEARTHLY follows a young […]
I have read dark and tortured fairy stories, evil pixie stories, misunderstood fairy stories, and fairies as plants stories. I’ve loved them all. But Cyn Balog’s version, FAIRY TALE, was so beautifully different that I now have a new favorite. FAIRY TALE was Ms. Balog’s debut, and finaled for the Romance Writer’s Association of America’s RITA Award […]
Romance. The word alone gives me a warm tingly feeling. Besides the fact I’m a sucker for a good love story, a good romance inspires, uplifts and entertains. There are many wonderful YA Romance Writers today and I just added another to my list of favorites: Sarah MacLean. Ms. MacLean’s first YA Romance, THE SEASON, […]
What woman can withstand a brooding bad-boy angel? Not me, not Becca Fitzpatrick, and certainly not Nora Grey, the main character in Ms. Fitzpatrick’s Bestselling Hush, Hush series. CRESCENDO, the sequel to Hush, Hush, hit shelves October 19th and generated so much buzz, it debuted at number 7 on the NYT Bestseller list the week […]
