More Echols love!

It's day four of #JenniferEcholsWeek, hosted by the lovely Katelyn at Tales of Books and Bands! I'm having such a great time this week, visiting all of the participating blogs and sharing in the fandom over such a great author!

Today I thought I'd show my Echols love by sharing a few pics I have from the SUCH A RUSH signing (yes, I didn't have any other idea for today's post, lol). I'm fortunate enough to live but a couple of hours from Ms. Echols, so I try to go see her whenever she has a local signing (and I'm hoping she'll be having one for Dirty Little Secret soon!). Enjoy!

Signing for a fan!

My friend Jess Leake came to this one, too!

This is my favorite pic of Jennifer Echols. She reminds me of J.K. Rowling here!

I know I have more Echols pics, but can't seem to find them :-(  But I'll be taking more soon!

It's Double-Chat Thursday!!

Tonight's gonna be a busy one, because I'll be taking part in not one, but TWO Twitter chats! The first...

I'll be joining Pendrell authors Lani Woodland, DJ DeSmyter, Angela Corbett, Dan Haring and SC Langgle for a live chat, where we'll answer YOUR questions about our books, writing, what we had for breakfast...anything! Chat begins at 8pm EST, so be sure to follow #PendrellChat to keep up. Oh, and there'll be giveaways, too!


And second...

#JenniferEcholsWeek continues! Tonight, again at 8pm EST, those who loves Echols and her books will be chatting it up live, so come on and join the fun! Just follow #JenniferEcholsWeek and chime in anytime!

Waiting on Wednesday: DIRTY LITTLE SECRET by Jennifer Echols!!

The lovely Jill (a fellow Alabamian!) over at Breaking the Spine created the Waiting on Wednesday meme for us bloggers to showcase books we're waiting on. 

It's no secret that this week's author is one of my favorites. Her writing sucks you in from the very beginning and takes you on a journey that leaves you wanting more, always. And I know this book is gonna be no different.  So in honor of Jennifer Echols Week, hosted by the lovely Katelyn at Tales of Books and Bands, my WoW this week is...

DIRTY LITTLE SECRET 
by Jennifer Echols
pub date: July 16, 2013

product description from goodreads.com

From the author of the “real page-turner” (Seventeen) Such a Rush comes an unforgettable new drama that follows friends-turned-lovers as they navigate the passions, heartbreaks, and intrigue of country music fame.

Bailey wasn’t always a wild child and the black sheep of her family. She used to play fiddle and tour the music circuit with her sister, Julie, who sang and played guitar. That ended when country music execs swooped in and signed Julie to a solo deal. Never mind that Julie and Bailey were a duet, or that Bailey was their songwriter. The music scouts wanted only Julie, and their parents were content to sit by and let her fulfill her dreams while Bailey’s were hushed away.

Bailey has tried to numb the pain and disappointment over what could have been. And as Julie’s debut album is set to hit the charts, her parents get fed up with Bailey’s antics and ship her off to granddad’s house in Nashville. Playing fiddle in washed-up tribute groups at the mall, Bailey meets Sam, a handsome and oh-so-persuasive guitarist with his own band. He knows Bailey’s fiddle playing is just the thing his band needs to break into the industry. But this life has broken Bailey’s heart once before. She isn’t sure she’s ready to let Sam take her there again…

Sounds amazing, right? And I just love that cover (like all of Echols' novels, really). And the best part? It comes out next week!! 

Be sure to check out Jennifer online:

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It's Jennifer Echols Week!!

The awesometastic Katelyn at Tales of Books and Bands has created a fun-filled week to celebrate an author I truly adore, both as a person and as a writer, and I couldn't be happier to be part of Jennifer Echols Week!

Be sure to check out Katelyn's blog here for all the deets, and make sure you visit it daily to see all the other awesome bloggers who are taking part in celebrating the Queen that is Echols. Oh, and I hear there's a sweet giveaway at the end, so be sure to stick around for that, too! And you can follow along on Twitter, too! #JenniferEcholsWeek

To kick off this exciting Echols-stravaganza here on my little slice of Bloggerdom, I'm pulling out a review of the first Echols book I read--the one that made me go gaga for her writing. If you've yet to read any Echols books, I suggest starting with this one...

by Jennifer Echols

pub date: March 17, 2009

product description from goodreads.com

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO?

All Meg has ever wanted is to get away. Away from high school. Away from her backwater town. Away from her parents who seem determined to keep her imprisoned in their dead-end lives. But one crazy evening involving a dare and forbidden railroad tracks, she goes way too far...and almost doesn't make it back.

John made a choice to stay. To enforce the rules. To serve and protect. He has nothing but contempt for what he sees as childish rebellion, and he wants to teach Meg a lesson she won't soon forget. But Meg pushes him to the limit by questioning everything he learned at the police academy. And when he pushes back, demanding to know why she won't be tied down, they will drive each other to the edge -- and over....

And here's my original review:

GOING TOO FAR tells the story of Meg, an out-of-place girl stuck in a small southern town. Her only dream? To leave (I can relate!). But then, as tends to happen, she meets one of the best male leads in YA: John After. Ah, Officer After. He's 19. He's gorgeous. And he's fallen for Meg big time. And Meg's fallen for him. Of course, neither will admit it at first. Which makes for really good reading for all of us!
With quirky writing and some steamy scenes (that I'm not going to reveal here, you'll just have to read the book!), GOING TOO FAR was a fun read that kept me hooked until the very end. And after I turned the last page, I found myself thinking about what Meg and Officer After might be doing now...a true sign of a great book!

I happily give GOING TOO FAR 5 stars. If you're a YA contemp lover who wants to go on a journey with great characters and great writing, I urge you to pick this book up today!

Be sure to check out Jennifer online:

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Monday Must Reads--ANYTHING by Jennifer Echols!!

Not familiar with this little feature? It's simple, really. Monday Must Reads! is a feature I created to showcase books that I think you, well, Must Read (ha!).

This week's MMR is a tad different than any other I've done before, because I'm not recommending a single book to you, but an author's entire library! Yes, today, in honor of Jennifer Echols Week (hosted by the awesome Katelyn at Tales of Books and Bands), which starts tomorrow, I'm saying you simply Must Read any Jennifer Echols book you can get your hands on!

Her list is extensive, and trust me when I say each book is better than the last. Well, if I'm being 100% honest, nothing beats Endless Summer. Oh wait, maybe Forget You. Oh wait again, maybe Going Too Far. Yeah, Going Too Far would be the one to beat. I think. Oh who am I kidding, it's Echols--there is no loser! Check out this list of her novels, and follow Katelyn's blog to join in the fun of Jennifer Echols Week (hint: there'll be giveaways)!!

 

 

 

Be sure to check out Jennifer online:

Website     Goodreads     Twitter