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Scenes from the #YARoadTrip Tour!

I was honored to participate in the YA RoadTrip tour October 6-16 with a fantastic group of authors in honor of Teen Read Week!  Thank you to the many librarians and booksellers who made the tour possible, and to everyone who came out to see us!

Missed the tour?  We left signed copies of our books behind at the following stores:

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Kicking off Teen Read Week at the Glenwood Branch in Howard County, MD.
Kicking off Teen Read Week at the Glenwood Branch in Howard County, MD.
Author fun times in Annapolis, MD.
Author fun times in Annapolis, MD.
Visiting with the book club at Howard High School in Ellicott City, MD.
Visiting with the book club at Howard High School in Ellicott City, MD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And scenes from the epic program arranged by Enoch Pratt Free Library for 250 visiting students and teachers:

Deborah Taylor, EPFL's Coordinator of School & Student Services, welcomes the crowd.
Deborah Taylor, EPFL’s Coordinator of School & Student Services, welcomes the crowd.
Karen Hattrup took on moderator duties.
Karen Hattrup took on moderator duties.
Dramatizing Melissa's description of ARROWS with a little help from some audience volunteers.
Dramatizing Melissa’s description of ARROWS with a little help from some audience volunteers.
Rahul Kanakia assures everyone that authors' cars are all made of solid gold.
Rahul Kanakia assures everyone that authors’ cars are all made of solid gold.
Lightning round!
Lightning round!

So Much #LoveInBooks!

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Hello lovely reader,

My Valentine special #LoveInBooks, featuring six other YA authors, has ended and a winner has been drawn for the giveaway. Thanks and a kiss to all who entered! I hope you enjoyed the series.

 

 

 

In case you missed them, here are the photos for Sword and Verse:

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And here are the favorites from participating authors (alphabetically, by book). Enjoy!

ARROWS by Melissa Gorzelanczyk   ~   Follow Melissa on Twitter

Arrows

ASSASSIN’S HEART by Sarah Ahiers   ~   Follow Sarah on Twitter

Assassin's Heart

BOOKISHLY EVER AFTER by Isabel Bandeira   ~   Follow Isabel on Twitter

Bookishly Ever After

CURIO by Evangeline Denmark   ~   Follow Evangeline on Twitter

Curio

THE MYSTERY OF HOLLOW PLACES by Rebecca Podos   ~   Follow Rebecca on Twitter

The Mystery of Hollow Places

THIS IS WHERE IT ENDS by Marieke Nijkamp   ~   Follow Marieke on Twitter

This is where it Ends

Read This!: ARROWS by Melissa Gorzelanczyk

ArrowsArrows by Melissa Gorzelanczyk

Summary: Aaryn, son of Cupid, was supposed to shoot both Karma and Danny but found out too late that the other arrow in his pack was useless. And with that, Karma’s life changed forever. One pregnancy confirmed. One ballet scholarship lost. And dream after dream tossed to the wind.  A clueless Karma doesn’t know that her toxic relationship is Aaryn’s fault . . . but he’s going to get a chance to make things right. He’s here to convince Danny to man up and be there for Karma. But what if this god from Mount Olympus finds himself falling in love with a beautiful dancer from Wisconsin who can never love him in return?

Things I predict will happen when you read this book:

1) You will want to punch Danny. Often. Seriously, rarely have I felt so violent toward a fictional character. He is a detestable and unfortunately entirely realistic villain.

2) You will be pulling for Karma to wake up and realize what an abusive relationship she’s in.

3) You will recognize the dynamics of Karma and Danny’s relationship and be reminded uncomfortably of that one friend who just can’t be convinced that he’s wrong for her.

4) You’ll experience a strange craving for cheese curds.

5) You’ll call into question the entire bureaucracy of Eros and his arrows. Oh, wait, that’s Aaryn, son of Eros. But I bet you’ll dig him too.

6) You may be tempted to write fanfiction due to how much you want to see Karma punch Danny in the face.

ARROWS is a fun and fresh take on Greek mythology and teen romance.  And it’s out now!

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