Cover Reveal: OBSIDIAN by Jennifer Armentrout!!

I am beyond happy to be a part of the Cover Reveal Extravaganza for Jennifer L. Armentrout's newest novel, OBSIDIAN!

And let me tell you, It. Is. AWESOME!!

Wanna see it?

Do ya?

Really??

Okaaaayyy....






It's coming, don't worry...





Here it is!!

Isn't that gorgeous? If you click on the image, it'll open it to a much bigger size (that way you can really see what Daemon looks like!) I absolutely love this cover. The models are beautiful, love the title, and the green really stands out...nicely done!


Here's the official blurb:

Starting over sucks.



When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior
year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, outhouses, dodgy
internet access, and a whole lot of boring. Until I spotted my hot
neighbor with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking
up.



And then he
opened his mouth.



Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant.
Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me
and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand,
well, something…unexpected happens.



The hot alien living next door marked
me.



You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his
sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and the mark
he left on me has me lit up like Las Vegas strip to the bad guys. The only way
I'm getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien
mojo fades. If I don't kill him first, that is.



And then things got really bad…

Jennifer also has included in this Cover Reveal Extravaganza a countdown widget to the release of OBSIDIAN. So if you'd like, add it to your sidebars, people!

Also, you can add OBSIDIAN to your Goodreads TBR lists here!

And visit the publisher, Entangled Publishing, here!

I can't wait for this book to come out so I can stare at Daemon--err, I mean this cover ;-P constantly! 

And a big thanks to Jennifer for allowing me to be a part of the reveal!

My book has a cover!

Saturday, the awesome Alex at Electrifying Reviews hosted a cover reveal for Blood Born, my YA paranormal that comes out next spring (April 24th to be exact!). And so far, the response has been positive (which makes me SO happy!). But today, I thought I would post the cover here for anyone who has yet to see it. And because I love it just as much as everyone else!

Seriously, the designer behind it knew exactly where I was coming from in what I was asking for, like he stepped inside my head and pulled out the image I wanted...it's amazing!

So, for anyone who may not have caught sight of this over the weekend, I give you the cover of Blood Born:

And as an added bonus, here is the cover that will actually be on the book, complete with an awesome blurb from the equally awesome Trisha Wolfe. Her book, Destiny's Fire, comes out in January, so be sure to pick it up!

Not sure if you can enlarge it enough to actually read Trisha's blurb (which was so awesome), but this is what it will look like...and I'm so excited and happy and still in shock that this is going to be an actual book that I will be able to hold in my hands and stare at and cry over (yes, there will probably be tears on that day. Sue me)!

So, I hope you all will leave a comment letting me know what you think of my cover, and please feel free to spread the word...tell all your friends! (And if you want, you can add it to your Goodreads TBR lists here!)

BLOOD BORN cover has been released!

Hi everyone, just a quick little note to let you all know that my friend Alex has revealed the cover for BLOOD BORN on his blog today...YAY! Wanna see? You do?! Then go here:

ELECTRIFYING REVIEWS

And I'll be doing a post with the cover reveal on Monday, so you can come back and see it here then!

YAY! SO EXCITED TODAY!

TGIF over at GReads!

The awesomeness that is Ginger (or G, as I like to call her) over at GReads! has created a great meme that is tons of fun. Each Friday, she poses a question for anyone to answer. Go check her out and join in!

This Friday's Question:

Books to Television:

Which books would you love to see
made into a
TV series or movie?

Wow, my list for this question is SOOO long! Nearly every book I've read I would love to see on TV or at the movies...how do I narrow it down! I know, I'll choose one of each.

So, for Book-to-TV, I think I'll go with...



Blue Bloods
By Melissa de la Cruz

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When the Mayflower set sail in 1620, it carried on board the men and women who would shape America: Miles Standish; John Alden; Constance Hopkins. But some among the Pilgrims were not pure of heart; they were not escaping religious persecution. Indeed, they were not even human. They were vampires.The vampires assimilated quickly into the New World. Rising to levels of enormous power, wealth, and influence, they were the celebrated blue bloods of American society.

The Blue Bloods vowed that their immortal status would remain a closely guarded secret. And they kept that secret for centuries. But now, in New York City, the secret is seeping out. Schuyler Van Alen is a sophomore at a prestigious private school. She prefers baggy, vintage clothes instead of the Prada and pearls worn by her classmates, and she lives with her reclusive grandmother in a dilapated mansion. Schuyler is a loner...and happy that way. Suddenly, when she turns fifteen, there is a visible mosaic of blue veins on her arm. She starts to crave raw food and she is having flashbacks to ancient times. Then a popular girl from her school is found dead... drained of all her blood. Schuyler doesn't know what to think, but she wants to find out the secrets the Blue Bloods are keeping. But is she herself in danger?


I shamefully admit that I haven't read this series yet, but I really really want to. And anything to do with vampires is golden in my book, so I would absolutely love to see this series made into a TV show!


For Book-to-Movie, this one is a bit more difficult to decide. There are so so many books that I dream of seeing the characters on the big screen that it's not easy to only choose one. But, alas, I must. So, my pick is gonna have to be...

The Forest of Hands and Teeth

By Carrie Ryan

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In Mary's world there are simple truths.



The Sisterhood always knows best.
The Guardians will protect and serve.
The Unconsecrated will never relent.
And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth.



But, slowly, Mary's truths are failing her. She's learning things she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their power, and about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness. When the fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, she must choose between her village and her future-between the one she loves and the one who loves her.



And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded in so much death?




I simply loved this book. The beautiful writing, the great characters, the zombies. Oh yeah. This would absolutely be a fun, creepy movie to watch. Come on, Hollywood...get it made already!

Just a friendly reminder for all you (wannabe) writers out there!

Anyone who is a writer knows how difficult writing a book can be. It's painful, heartbreaking, exciting, thrilling, soul-crushing...and so much more. As a famous book begins (worded a bit differently), It's the best of times, it's the worst of times. So, so true.

But exactly how does a book get written? Do magical faeries climb into a writer's head, pull out the words and drop them onto blank paper, moving them and shaping them into beautiful prose? Or maybe writers slip into states of catatonia, feverishly writing down stories in the midst of beautiful darkness?

Of course not. Nothing's that easy.

No, a book is written just as any other "job" is done: With hard work. It takes time, and patience, and skill, and creativity, and on and on and on. The list of requirements really could become endless if you let it. But above all these things, the one thing that sits higher than any other is this: Write.

Yes, it really is that easy (once you peel away all the layers of "stuff"). Simply, write. Pull out a pen/pencil and paper, or boot up your PC or Mac, and start writing. That's all it takes. That story that's rolling around in your head, competing for space with bills and kids' commitments and tonight's dinner, simply needs to be let out. So let it out already. Trust me, once you start, you won't want to stop.

And don't be scared that your work won't be as good as someone else's, or that a publisher or agent won't like it, or that you've never written anything before so you shouldn't start now. None of that matters right now. That's not the reason you wrote it all down in the first place. You write because it's thrilling and exciting. You write because it's a release for your emotions. You write because you have a story to tell. You write because you like it.

You write because you have to.



So quit reading this lame blog post and start writing...you'll be glad you did!