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Guys, I love this cover so much. This is our fourth cover reveal at Blaze Publishing, and I couldn't be any happier with how this turned out. KimGDesigns is super talented and has her finger on the pulse of what young adults love. Am I right?

The Surrendered releases September 22nd!

After a financial collapse devastates the United States, the new government imposes a tax on the nation’s most valuable resource—the children.

Surrendered at age ten—after her parents could no longer afford her ex...

I'm so excited, you guys! This book is so incredible, and it's one step closer to being published! Just imagine if Pinocchio, Peter Pan, Wendy, and Alice all decided they wanted to grow up and have kids! Now it's 25 years later, they're disappearing, their families have no idea who they "really" are, and Pinocchio's son--who doesn't know he's Pinocchio's son--has to go on a road trip with a jaded Peter Pan!

THAT IS AWESOME!

And that is The Carver!

And this is The Carver's Cover!

So gorgeous! Yo...

Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houckas 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 book from each author on the hunt in my team!But play fast...

My daughters are always trying to worm their way into one of my videos, so this week, when I saw this awesome tag going around, I thought it perfect timing to get my girls in on the fun!

Hope you enjoy, we certainly did!

You guys know how much I love to give things away, right? Yes, yes, you do! Don't try to argue with me.

Now here is your chance to get another something from me, but first, I need you to give ME something.

And that's your Asleep Face!

I want you to take to Instagram (or other various social media) and recreate the cover of Asleep with your face. Use a tree. Use Photoshop. Use expert muscular precision that I do not have to hold one eye open and freaked out while the other is closed and resting.

Man! This week is full of awesome! As some of you may or may not be aware, late 2015 I decided to launch a small publishing house. This is something I've thought and planned about for years but never felt the timing was right.

Until last year.

Likely you've heard of Blaze Publishing, but in case you haven't, that is my brainchild. I love it. I love authors. I love having my own brand and working with some exceptionally creative people. I get giddy over their covers as if they're MY BOOKS. I lau...

It's finally here! The moment I've been waiting for so long to arrive (hopefully you have too)! Asleep is ALIVE and out in the world and waiting for your grabby hands to pick it up!

In honor of this monumentous release, we're partying over on Facebook and would love for you to join in.

Some amazingly-talented authors will be in attendance, and they're prepared to shower you with gifts just for playing along!

And if you hop around to the different blogs participating in our tour, you might jus...

Join me tonight, 6:00 PM EST, for a live #blazelitchat to discuss my thoughts, as well as a few others' thoughts, on the newest attempt to bring Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instrument series to life.

I'll be on live, but you'll have the opportunity to ask questions of any of our attendees!

See ya there!

This morning was a rather unusual morning for me. I got to sleep in. Thank God. I got to cook my daughters breakfast and get them ready for school. Always an adventure. I got to drop one daughter off for Chorus rehearsal and then rush back home to get the other daughter on the bus. Whew! We did it!

I love being a parent. And while I'm a parent daily--brush your teeth! take a bath! do your homework! don't eat that off the floor! cry on my shoulder; it's okay--I treasure the days where I get to...

I feel like I'm always apologizing! Seriously, life is busy! You know this. I don't need to tell you. But Asleep is coming out in a little over a month, and I've barely shared any teasers with you. There have been several of them so far, and I've just... not posted them.

So, I'm here to make up for that. You'll find teasers below, and since I'm a slacker I've decided to make this fun! Comment on this blog and tell me which teaser is your favorite (or what you've been up to lately; really, just...