Spencer Hill Press Summer Blog Run--Angela Townsend

The next author of the Spencer Hill Press Summer Blog Run is writer extraordinaire, Angela Townsend. 

*A grand finale of fireworks*

Angela’s debut YA, AMAROK, is set for release, Nov. 2012. The cover is beautiful. I'll provide the goodreads link, so you can add it to you 'to-read' list. The book sounds absolute wonderful and different, and I can't wait to change my list from 'to-read' to 'read.' 

As always, I'm going to provide you a bunch of links so that you can go stalk Ms. Townsend. Just don't be all conspicuous about it. Goodreads, twitter, facebook, and blog. 

By the way, on Angela's blog, there's a little tidbit about what it's like to having a professional editor go through you manuscript. Hanging off a ledge and letting go describes the feeling exactly.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog, Angela.  I can't wait to get to know a little more about you.

Tell us the very first book you remember reading. 

An antique Aladdin popup book and I remember reading it over and over again as a child. It was like a piece of art-handcrafted stitching on the spine and ornate illustrations.

Give us the books you enjoyed reading during different points in your life, and why they were important to you:

Age 6 to 8: Beatrix Potter Tales 

Middle Grade: The Chronicles of Prydain- a fantastic series of five children's novels by Lloyd Alexander.

Teen-age years: Trixie Belden mysteries and anything spooky--I loved John Saul and Stephen King.

Adult: James Herriot- All Creatures Great And Small. Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling

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What type of work do you do when you take off your author hat?

I love art. Watercolor is my favorite medium. I like to paint outdoors and I love to incorporate Celtic knotwork, spirals, key patterns, lettering, curvilinear patterns, plant and human forms mixed with nature.

Very talented!!

What is your favorite food you like to cook for dinner? 

My favorite food for dinner and well…anytime is cheese popcorn. It’s full of fiber, filling, quick and easy.  

Would you like to share the recipe with us?

Sure!

3 quarts popped popcorn

5 cloves garlic minced

5 tablespoons of unsalted butter  

4 tablespoons of pure olive oil

1 cup of finely grated Pecorino Romano or parmesan cheese

salt

Sounds delicious!!!

First thing to pop into your head….

McDonald's or Burger King? McDonalds

Pepsi or coke? Coke

Thunderstorms or sunny days? Sunny days with a hint of rain in the air ;)

Jammie pants or skirt? Skirt

Cupcakes or cookies? Cupcakes as long as it’s with fresh brewed coffee!

Beer or wine-Neither no alcohol for this girl

Writing is not an easy endeavor, not to mention extremely competitive, what made you decide to go down this road?

 Because it feeds my soul. I simply couldn’t live without writing.

Who was the most supportive person in your life during your writing journey?

I have to cheat because I was lucky enough to have two fantastic people—my parents.

Why young adult? I think it suits my personality best.

Your book is about to get published--soon, so very soon *Squee*-- tell us some of the people you would like to thank and why?   

My parents, children, close friends and of course my awesome agent Jill Corcoran. I also want to thank all the girls from Operation Awesome--Lindsay, Katrina, Kelly, Kristal, Amparo. They gave me endless amounts of encouragement when I wanted to give up.

Who do you think has the best abs?  *evil grin*  

Spock

Would you mind pasting the query for AMORAK?

I didn’t query Spencer Hill. My agent Jill Corcoran did and sent something very similar to the blurb below.

AMORAK's blurb? 

Emma's life has been hell since she moved from sunny California to a remote Alaskan town. Abandoned by her father and living with the guilt of causing her mother's death, she makes a desperate dash for freedom from her abusive stepfather. But when her car skids off the icy road, her planned escape leads to further captivity in a world beyond her imagining.

Dragged across the tundra by an evil mountain man and his enormous black wolf, she learns that love can be found in the most unexpected places. Amarok, as she's nicknamed the wolf, is a young man from the gold-rush era enslaved by an ancient shaman. Emma's gentle touch and kind heart win his love and devotion. When a vicious madman--trapped in bear form by the same Shaman--attacks the travelers and injures Amarok, Emma must find the strength to face her fears and free the wolf she's come to love. But that means she must face down the evil shaman, a Siberian mammoth hunter from the ice age, and he has no intention of giving up his power to her.

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Time for the Tantalizing Teaser Temptation:

Snow mixed with rain fell in an endless river of white. She leaned over the steering wheel, straining to see beyond the hood ornament. Her wipers, on high speed, scraped violently over chunks of slush freezing on the windshield. Icy pellets hammered the roof of the car. The headlights reflected a swirling wall of mist.

Tension stiffened her neck. Emma swallowed hard, rotating her head for relief. The road curved into a glaring sheet of ice, the car fishtailed. Headlights swayed. She gripped the wheel in terror, turned into the skid, and regained control. Breathing a sigh of relief, Emma continued her descent, fingers tight on the wheel.

Her mouth suddenly went dry. Her purse, where was her purse? She shot a look into the passenger seat, then back at the road, and screamed.

For all the lucky people who stopped by, Angela is kind enough to give away…

Secret Amarok surprise bag filled with goodies plus a DVD BLUE-RAY IMAX Documentary entitled- Wolves- starring Matthew Fox and footage of Yellowstone wolves narrated by Robbie Robertson. 

WOW! Those are awesome prizes. Thanks for such considerate gifts.

Just two things to enter:

1)      You have to follow my blog.  Need directions---scroll back up closer to the top, right hand side and click follow 

2)      You have to tell us if you would ever move to Alaska and why.

Contest ends Saturday, July 14^th.

Winners will be announced Sunday, July 15^th.

Oh, and don’t forget, everyone who comments is automatically entered to win the grand prize of a Barnes and Noble gift card at the end of whole summer run. 

Thank you all for stopping by and saying hi.  Please leave Angela a comment thanking her for her time and for the ultra-cool prizes.  

The Winner of Emily White's Goodies

A special thanks goes out to Emily White for visiting my blog. AND I want to thank everyone for stopping by and leaving comments.  It was a lot of fun reading who you wanted to be stranded with. 

So, without further ado....

The winner is......

*tosses all the names into the magic hat of tricks and swirls them around*

SA Larson!

*Damon dancing with his shirt off*

I have to agree, Damon is a hottie.

CONGRATS!!!!

I'll send you an email!

Don't forget, everyone who has commented is automatically entered to win the grand prize at the end of the Spencer Hill Press Summer Blog Run.

Come back Monday to meet Angela Townsend!

Spencer Hill Press Summer Blog Run--Emily White

The next author of the Spencer Hill Press Summer Blog Run is the extremely talented Emily White. 

*gorgeous men playing piccolos*  Hmm.. There’s a visual

I'd like to see these men playing piccolos!

Emily’s debut YA, ELEMENTAL, is a wonderful surprise.  A great read. I had trouble sleeping at night, you know, cuz I was reading it.  I highly suggest you check it out here on Goodreads.  AND the second book, FAE, is expected to be released in 2013. Here’s the Goodreads link for that one as well.  I’ve already have it on my “to read” list.

As a matter of fact, here is a bunch of links for Emily.  Why don’t you go stalk her?  Be sure to tell her I sent you.  Facebook, blog, and twitter.  

Once again, I’ve made it easy by providing all the links.  All ya gotta do is click. 

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog, Emily.  I’m very happy to have you. 

Well, thank YOU for having me. :)

Tell us the first book you read that sparked your love for reading.

Oh wow, that's a really hard one. Only because I don't know if my memory goes back that far. Well, the first book I personally read was Skateboard. Don't ask me who the author was because I can't remember. I've been trying to find it for years to get a copy for my kids, but no luck. However, I know I was obsessed with learning to read on my own for a long time before that book. I can't remember which book it was my mom read to me that made me that way, though. It might have just been all of them. Books have always fascinated me. There's a whole different world in there--the magic only limited by our imaginations. I wanted to be a part of that since I can remember.

Tell us the most risqué book you’ve read.

 Oh dear. I tend to steer clear of risque books. The nakies make me blush. However, I have read a couple V.C. Andrews books in the past. I can't remember the names. One was about a southern belle who was adopted by her aunt and uncle (she didn't know this--she thought they were her real mom and dad) and then one night, "dad" rapes her and she gets pregnant. I don't think that one was actually written by the real V.C. Andrews. I'm not sure, but didn't she pass away and then a bunch of other authors started writing in her name, keeping with the same style? Well, apparently her style is keepin' it in the family. :o :P

What is your most favorite book cover?

Oooh! Mine, of course! :P But I'd have to say my favorite cover of all time is between Twilight and Wings. I love the simplicity. Ooh! Or maybe the new cover for Pride and Prejudice. That's gorgeous, too.

I love ELEMENTAL’s cover.  Was it your design?

Oh, thank you! Vic of Sketcher Girl Studios and I worked pretty closely for the design. We went through a lot of different ideas and she came up with a lot of different mock-ups. All I knew for sure was that I wanted the half-face of the model, some type of red, and stars. She's the one who took that very little bit of information and created something gorgeous with it.

What was the very first story you ever written?

The very first story I'd ever written (there were lots of stories before this that I'd actually only drawn--stick figures and such) was about a futuristic society of submarine dwellers. They traveled the oceans and met very fierce creatures. I think I got a whole of 73 pages written until I got tired of using my parents' typewriter.

Share with us an author you love, but is not as well-known as you think they should be.

I know this is going to sound like I'm only plugging a fellow SHP author, but I truly, ABSOLUTELY love Dan Cohen's book, Masters of the Veil. And he NEEDS to be known. He really does not get the adoration he deserves. A lot of people talk about how they wish there were more YA books that were boy friendly out there, and this is one! But it's not just a book for boys. This is one of those classic masterpieces that will speak to everyone.

If the entire series was already out, I would have ordered every single book the moment I finished the first one and waited very impatiently by my door for the next few days for them to arrive. There are only a few, very special, series that do this to me. Dan's is one of them.

Favorite pastime.  And you can’t say reading or writing here.  LOL!!

Hiking--or just being in the woods in general. Growing up, I used to live in the woods. I'd wake up, go out to the woods in my backyard, and stay out there all day (only leaving for bathroom breaks, meals, and bed).

What do you do when you don’t have your author hat on?

I'm a stay-at-home wife to a very gorgeous man I met while on deployment in the Army and mother to two adorable little guys. So basically, I wipe a lot of bums. I know. Glamorous.

First thing to pop into your head….

Cake or pie?

Pumpkin cheesecake!! The best of both worlds.

Caviar or hotdog?

Hotdog. Caviar=blech!

Snow or sun?

Sun

Dress or jeans?

Dress

Fruity drink with umbrella or bourbon?

Fruity drink with umbrella

Most embarrassing moment in your life?

Walking around with my dress tucked into my underpants in elementary school. You better believe I double check now! :)

Was there a particular author or book that inspired you to start writing?  If so, who and why?

Emily Dickinson. I shared a name with her (literally--my maiden name is Emily Dickinson) and growing up, I always heard about a who she was and what she did. And so I knew I wanted to be a writer of some kind.

Who provided the most support in your writing career?  Was there something special this person did for you?

My mom always dreamed that one of her daughters would become a writer. She offered a lot of support in everything I did.

Who do you think has the best abs?  *evil grin*

My husband. I met him in the military and now he has another very physical job. Trust me when I tell you my husband is GORGEOUS.

Would you mind sharing the blurb for ELEMENTAL?

Just because Ella can burn someone to the ground with her mind doesn't mean she should. 

But she wants to. 

For ten years—ever since she was a small child—Ella has been held prisoner on an interstellar starship. Now that she has escaped, she needs answers.

Who is she? Why was she taken? And who is the boy with the beautiful green eyes who haunts her memories?

Is Ella the prophesied Destructor… or will she be the one who's destroyed?

 AND, a special surprise...FAE's cover reveal. What a beautiful cover.  Let Emily know what you think about it.

FAE?

Not all fae'ri tales come with a happy ending.

     Ella thought taking care of the ego-bloated Mamood god would be a sure way to bring peace to the galaxy and satisfy her taste for revenge.

     But she was wrong.

     Despite the fact their god is gone, the Mamood refuse to abandon their attack on the planet Soltak and Ella's own so-called friends start to turn against her. And with Soltak dying--its oceans drying up and its plants withering in the ground--Ella and Cailen suspect there's a new enemy at work. As more people die and more water is leached from the planet, they both prepare for something straight from a nightmare. 

     The fae are coming.

Time for the Tantalizing Teaser Temptation

"The pain seeped into my head and I screamed, ready for it to explode. My eyes bulged, pushed from beneath by the sheer force of the agony. Too exhausted to fight anymore, I gave in and let the pain have me, praying for death. 

           

           The moment I let go of my control, the pain vanished, replaced by hunger--for what, I didn’t know yet. All I did know was that every cell of my body ached to devour. 

My vision had changed. Instead of black, creeping shadows in the night, the Shakai turned into bright, pulsing orbs. I could see every molecule in their blood sprint through their veins in a coordinated dance. The air, too, swarmed with bright molecules that dotted the space around me like stars. When I thought to bring my hand up to touch one of the red points of light, the molecule flitted through the sky to my hand before I could even move. I stared in wonder.  The others danced in front of me, ready and waiting.     

            

           Aware once again of the Shakai pouring over my body, eating my flesh as they went, I ordered the points of light to bend to my will.        

Fire erupted in the air and surrounded me. My skin tingled with the power and I moaned in ecstasy as the hunger was fed.  The Shakai shrieked and scurried away, dying and burning in the growing flames. Their bodies popped and crisped, sending up hazy smoke in the air."

For all the lucky people who stopped by, Emily is kind enough to give away…

Signed Elemental bookmarks, Signed Elemental poster, and $30 towards a Sketcher Girl Studios product (not shown in the picture).

Just two things to enter:

1)      You have to follow my blog.  Need directions---scroll back up closer to the top, right hand side and click follow  

2)      You have to .... 

Share with us the one person (no spouses here..if you're in a relationship, you have to pretend you are not) who you would want to be stranded on an island with. What would be your favorite pastime? (OH, and nothing that will turn my face red here, please)

Contest ends Saturday, July 7^th.

Winners will be announced Sunday, July 8^th.

Don’t forget, everyone who comments is automatically entered to win the grand prize at the end of whole summer run. 

Thank you all for stopping by and saying hi.  Please leave Emily a comment thanking her for her time and for the ultra-cool prizes.   

The Winner of Kelly Hashway's Goodies

I want to thank everyone for stopping by.  I loved reading the sentence endings.

So, without further ado....

The winner is......

*tosses all the names into the magic hat of tricks and swirls them around*

Fairday Morrow!!!!!!!

*confetti and leprechauns dancing a jig*

CONGRATS!!!!

Fairday, please contact me with your address!!!

Don't forget, everyone who has commented is automatically entered to win the grand prize at the end of the Spencer Hill Press Summer Blog Run.

Come back Monday to meet Emily White! Oh, and I have a super cool surprise, her cover reveal for FAE!

The SHP Summer Blog Run--Kelly Hashway

I’m very lucky (and so are you) to have Kelly Hashway visit during the second week of the Spencer Hill Press Summer Blog Run.  

*Trumpets blares and funny clowns climb out of a tiny car*

Kelly’s debut YA, TOUCH OF DEATH, will be released Jan. 15, 2013, and the second book in the series, STALKED BY DEATH, will be released July 23, 2013.  As a matter-of-fact, Kelly has several releases coming out.  You should just go check it all out here.

Why don’t you just go check out Kelly on twitter, Goodreads, facebook, and her blog. 

There’s all the links. Since I provided them, you should really go check them out.   Easy, peasy.

Okay, so let’s meet Kelly….

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog.  I’m very happy to have you.

Thank you for having me!

First, share with us your very favorite book from different points of your life and tell us why.

1)     Younger than ten? Any of the Nancy Drew mysteries. My friends and I pretended to be Nancy and her friends on the playground at school.

2)     Jr. High School? Anything by R.L. Stine. I loved the Fear Street books in particular.

3)     High School? The Great Gatsby—My sophomore English teacher loved this book, and his enthusiasm spilled over to me. I own three copies.

4)     Now? Percy Jackson and the Olympians: the Titan’s Curse—You can’t beat a book whose first line is about his mom packing his bag full of deadly weapons and sending him to school. That’s just awesome!

If you were stuck on an island, what is the one book you’d have to have with you?  

 Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titan’s Curse

What man would you have reading that book to you?  

 LOL. I hope my husband doesn’t read this because since he refuses to read, it wouldn’t be him! I’ll go with Jensen Ackles. 

Share with us one book that you love, but you think hasn’t received the credit it deserves.   

Knee Deep by Jolene Perry. It has such a powerful message. Every teen girl needs to read it.

Your favorite hobby.  And you can’t say reading or writing here.   

LOL!! Playing with my daughter.

If you had only one chance to visit any place in the world, where would it be and why? 

The princess’s castle in St. Croix. I’ve been to St. Croix and seen it from afar, but I want to go inside!

First thing to pop into your head….

Ice cream or pie? Ice cream

Cheeseburgers or fish? Cheeseburgers

Strawberries or bananas? Strawberries

Flipflops or heels? Flipflops

Beer or shots of tequila? Tequila!

Most embarrassing moment in your life? I’ve accidentally used the men’s bathroom more times than I can count. I don’t know how that keeps happening to me.

You write children’s, MG, and YA books, which is your preference to write?   

Ooh, that’s tough to answer. I’d have to say YA because I mostly read YA books, and I had such great teen years. Writing for that age group is like getting to relive them.

If you could name one person that inspired you most to write, who would that be? 

My daughter, Ayla. She’s the inspiration for all I do.

I love this cover!!

Would you mind sharing the blurb for TOUCH OF DEATH?

Jodi Marshall isn’t sure how she went from normal teenager to walking disaster. One minute she’s in her junior year of high school, spending time with her amazing boyfriend and her best friend. The next she’s being stalked by some guy no one seems to know. 

After the stranger, Alex, reveals himself, Jodi learns he’s not a normal teenager and neither is she. With a kiss that kills and a touch that brings the dead back to life, Jodi discovers she’s part of a branch of necromancers born under the 13th sign of the zodiac, Ophiuchus. A branch of necromancers that are descendents of Medusa. A branch of necromancers with poisoned blood writhing in their veins. 

Jodi’s deadly to the living and even more deadly to the deceased. She has to leave her old, normal life behind before she hurts the people she loves. As if that isn’t difficult enough, Jodi discovers she’s the chosen one who has to save the rest of her kind from perishing at the hands of Hades. If she can’t figure out how to control her power, history will repeat itself, and her race will become extinct.

And since it is coming out six months after, what about STALKED BY DEATH?

The blurb for Stalked by Death hasn’t been released yet, so I’ll just say that things get a whole lot worse for Jodi in this book. The stakes are so much higher, and she stands to lose everything.

Time for the Tantalizing Teaser Temptation: 

          In my mind, I heard shrieks and screams. I saw the soul soaring through the air and into the ground where it came to rest in its body. The soul fought against my blood, not wanting to be back, but the power of my blood was too strong. With the soul in place, flesh began to reform over the bones. My cheeks felt wet and warm against the slight breeze in the air. Tears were the only outward sign of the agony I felt inside. I was torturing this soul. It was angry and in pain. The body moved slightly, and then its fists started pounding on the coffin. I didn’t want to see anymore. I couldn’t take it.

            “No!” I dropped to my knees and started to claw at the ground, ripping handfuls of grass and dirt.

            “Jodi!” Alex wrapped his arms around my waist and lifted me up. He stepped back, away from the grave. “Stop! Calm down. Tell me what’s wrong.”

            I doubled over, hysterical. “I saw everything. That poor soul was ripped out of the afterlife. It was crying out in pain, and it was terrified when it realized it was back in its body. Back in its grave.” I squeezed his arms for comfort. “Oh, God, Alex, it’s punching its way through the casket. I can see it all.”

For all the lucky people who stopped by, Kelly is kind enough to give away… 

Touch of Death bookmarks, stickers, a compact mirror with the symbol of the 13th sign of the zodiac, and a CD with the Touch of Death play list (which hasn’t even been revealed yet!).

WOW!!!!!

Just two things to enter:

1)      You have to follow my blog.  Need directions---scroll back up closer to the top, right hand side and click follow 

2)      You have to add Touch of Death to your Goodreads To-Read list. (Just click the Goodreads tab.)
 

Oh, of course, one more thing.  You have to finish the sentence below (Please no longer than 50 words.)

One day while in the bathroom, I ripped back the shower curtain only to reveal (place end of sentence here)

Winners will be announced Saturday, June 30^th.

Don’t forget, everyone who enters is automatically entered to win the grand prize at the end of whole summer run. 

Thank you all for stopping by.  Please leave Kelly a comment thanking her for her time and for the ultra-cool prizes.  

The Winner Is....

Happy Monday!!

And what happier way to spend a Monday when you might be the winner of the ultra cool T-shirt and a signed copy of BETRAYED.

But before I announce the winner (*sigh* I know. I know.) I want to thank everyone for stopping by and playing.  I really loved reading all the captions. 

Okay, okay.

And the winner is......

*tosses all the names into the magic hat of tricks and swirls them around*

Elie!!!!!!!!!


GRATS ELIE!!!   *balloons and confetti*
Elie, please contact me at j.lspelbring@yahoo.com with your info.


For those of you who didn't win, no worries.  You are still eligible to win the grand prize at the end of the blog run.

And once again, I want to thank Ednah Walters for stopping by.  If you haven't read BETRAYED, I highly suggest you do.  Great book!!!

The SHP Summer Blog Run--Ednah Walters

I’m so very pleased to announce Ednah Walters as the first author to stop by my Spencer Hill Press Blog Run.

SQUEE!!  *confetti and balloons*

Welcome Ednah to my little blog.

Ednah is the author of THE GUARDIAN LEGACY and the first of the series, BETRAYED, was just released June 05.

You should pop on over to her blog right now because she has a contest where you can win your very own copy of BETRAYED. Free book!  Can’t beat that.

I’m gonna be nice and even provide the link. <----that’s it right there.  Click on it and go enter her contest.

As a matter-of-fact, I’m gonna provide a lot of links to Ednah, so that you can stalk…err… lurk … um… follow, yes follow her.  Goodreads, twitter, and facebook. 

How excited are you?  BETRAYED is hot off the presses. You have a blog tour and contests going on.  Exciting things happening. 

And, if I’m not mistaken, there is a prequel, AWAKENED.  Both of the covers are just…I’ll just say tasty.  What I like to call inhibition killerz at their best.  Go check out the covers here .  Drool worthy.

Back?  Good.  They were drool worthy, right?

Now a little bit about Ednah…

What type of books did you read when you were younger?

Suspense-Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys series then I graduated to romance (Mills and Boons and Agatha Christie).

During my teens, the romance books were very *clears throat* tame. They couple didn’t touch or kiss until the end of the book. What do you think? Tamer than most YA books, right?

Who are your favorite authors now and why?

I like Cassandra Clare and Rachelle Mead because they are good at writing urban fantasy and I love urban fantasy. When not reading YA books, I read adult romance by several authors, including J.R. Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon and Nalini Singh.

Besides writing and reading, what other hobbies to you have?

I love to dance. I do zumba at least three times a week, and I love to dance with my girls, especially my 7 and 9 year olds. We have an amazing collection of zumba songs. We even have Wii Zumba and Just Dance.

What is your absolute favorite pastime?

Reading. Seriously, I read everything-from Robert Ludlum and Tom Clancy espionage to medical and courtroom drama, romance to YA. I’ve even read some amazing biographies and non-fiction (The Road Less Traveled, my fav)

What is your favorite food that you make for dinner?  Care to share the recipe?

Jambalaya. I wish I had the recipe written down. I tend to add whatever I have in my freezer, lol, though shrimp, chicken and celery sticks are a must. Next time, I’ll write a recipe. Promise.

First thing that pops into your mind.

Wine or margaritas? wine

Cupcakes or cookies? cookies

Sweats or jeans? jeans

Vanilla or chocolate? chocolate

Favorite movie? The Notebook

Most embarrassing moment?  Really?  

*Insert evil laugh*

Come-on, share.

*sigh* okay. When I was 17, I was invited to a party hosted by this hot guy I was into at the time. So my girlfriends and I arrived there, all dressed up and looking amazing. I had on a top with spaghetti straps and no bra. Yeah, we were being naughty. Just when the guy walked up to talk to us (although I’d like to think he was about to talk to me), one of my straps snapped. Now that wouldn’t have been so bad if I was flat-chested. I ran out of there pressing my top to my chest and tears in my eyes. I was so humiliated. Now if that happened to me now, I would improvise and not leave the party.

When did you find your love for writing?

I’ve always wanted to write. When in high school, I’d write school plays for the drama club or my class. I think my love for writing comes from reading. I read a lot growing up.

Can you tell us about the very first book you ever wrote?

Actually, the first book I ever wrote was Little Red Riding Hood Before the Three Bears. I wrote quite a bit of children’s short stories, or should I say, my version of classical fairy tales. I still have them. Maybe one day I’ll have them published, lol.

Would you mind providing us with a short description of AWAKENED, the prequel to BETRAYED?

Most teens turn sixteen and get the license to drive, but Lil Falcon gets the license to kill. Orphaned as a child and raised by an eccentric grandfather, Lil is concerned with surviving high school and is unaware that she's a Guardian-a being with super powers charged with killing demons and protecting humanity. When she meets Bran, a mysterious boy with amazing abilities, his psi energy unlocks her latent powers. But Bran has a secret that can ruin their growing relationship, and the truth she discovers may destroy everything she believes in unless she finds the right balance between love and sacrifice.

A description of BETRAYED.

Lil isn't just an average teenager. She's one of the Nephilim--the descendants of humans and angels--which gives her some serious psi skills and a mission for redemption. Just when Lil thinks she's found a balance between her normal life with human friends and her training to become a Guardian, she's warned that someone close to her will betray her. When the boy she loves starts acting strangely and one of her human friends acquires a supernatural ability, Lil begins to realize that someone is manipulating the people she loves... and won't stop until she's been lured to the dark side.

Now for the tantalizing teaser to tempt us with.

An Excerpt from HUNTED (Unedited scene from the next Guardian Legacy book)

Bran’s gaze shot to mine as he reached out to take the dagger from my hand. I had kicked his butt.

“Don’t worry,” I said. “I promise to go easy on you this time.”

Smirking, he took the dagger and flipped it around. The blade gleamed as it whipped in the light. He flung it in the air then grabbed it backhand and lunged for me, the blade directed at my throat. I batted his arm away and surged toward him.

He used my weight and threw me over his head, but I teleported and reappeared on his side. He was waiting for me and I barely managed to block his attack. Another bout of strikes and counterstrikes followed and it seemed like forever before I tackled him and had him at a disadvantage. I loomed over him, my pulse quickening.

“You are enjoying this?” he said.

“Oh, you have no idea.” My powers had grown by leaps. Usually, I couldn’t keep up with him. I pressed the edge of the blade to his skin, loving the way his eye widened. I would never hurt him and he knew it. Still… I nicked him. He sucked in a breath.

“You’re playing with fire,” he warned in a voice gone suddenly husky.

Heat pooled like warm honey in my belly. “What are you going to do about it?”

He grinned.

“This.” His free arm looped around me and pulled me on top of him.

***

Now for all you lucky people who stopped by, Ednah is kind enough to offer two T-shirts and a signed copy of Betrayed.  

I soooo want that shirt.

I'm already reading the book. HA! HA! HA!

I’m not even going to make you hop all over the place to win.

All you have to do is follow my blog.  That’s right, my blog...my rules. 

Oh, and this little contest.  What?  You didn’t think you would get off that easy did you? 

In the comment section, please write a caption for the pic below.  You know, something funny.

You have until Saturday, June 23rd.  Winner will be announced Monday, June 25, 2012. 

Thank you so much for visiting Ednah.  I really enjoyed having you.

Please be sure to leave a comment thanking Ednah for her time and super cool prizes. 

Enjoy the contest!!!  Good luck!

Don't forget at the end of the blog run (the whole blog run) one lucky commenter will win the grand prize!!!  Pretty awesome.

Dont Forget: THE SPENCER HILL PRESS SUMMER BLOG RUN

I'm so pleased to announce that THE SPENCER HILL PRESS SUMMER BLOG RUN is starting next week, Monday, June 18th.

Wondering what it is all about?

Well, let me tell you.

At the beginning of each week, starting June 18th and continuing through the summer, I'll be hosting an awesome Spencer Hill Press author who will be telling a bit about themselves, a little about their books, entice us with a tantalizing teaser tempter (say that fast), and a contest.

That's right.  A contest!

At the end of the each week, one lucky person will win a prize.

YAY for PRIZES!

Wait, there is more.  At the end of the blog run, one super-duper lucky person will win a awesomely cool prize of a B&N gift card to buy...well, books of course.  

Good time, good times!

Below is the list of authors who will be visiting:

6/18    Ednah Walters

6/25    Kelly Hashway

7/02    Emily White

7/09    Angela Townsend

7/16    Daniel Cohen

7/23    Lisa Rogers

7/30    Kimberly Ann Miller

8/06    Michelle Pickett

8/13    Lisa Amowitz

8/20    Kate Kaynak

8/27    Darby Karchut
9/03    Mary Gray

List is subject to change if needed due to emergencies, date conflicts, or if I want to mess with people.

I can't wait to see you all there! 

  

THE SPENCER HILL PRESS SUMMER BLOG RUN

The last couple of weeks, I've been hinting at some awesome stuff brewing over here on my blog.  Well, I'm going to give you a tantalizing taste of what's happening here over the summer.

Each week, I will be hosting a Spencer Hill Press author.  SQUEE!!

What are they bringing to the table?

Let me tell you:

We'll get to know them a little better, a teaser of their work, and PRIZES.  Yep, PRIZES.  Awesomely cool prizes.  And if truth be told, it's beyond awesomely.   

Each week throughout the summer there will be a lucky commenter who will win awesome stuff ranging from ARCs to gift cards to swag. 

Keep an eye out.  The fun starts June 18th and continues throughout the summer.

I'll see you there.