Sunday Sampler: Diary of the Damned

Blurb: “Allison said that, in time, he’d come for you. For what it’s worth, Evy, I believe her.” Evy Breen has worked hard to forget her past. She's changed her appearance and moved from her hometown of Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Knoxville, Tennessee, where she does her best to fit in. Evy’s past catches up …

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Sunday Sampler: The Book of Lost Souls

  It occurred to me that I've never posted the first chapter of THE BOOK OF LOST SOULS. I've always loved teen witch Ivy and company. They're different from the darker books I tend to write. I can't tell you how many times I laughed out loud while writing this book. When I wrote the last …

Sunday Sampler: The Book of Lost Souls

Thanks to everyone who read all the Summer Sunday Samplers. I hope that you've enjoyed them. Here's The Book of Lost Souls, with a Devlin scene for all my fellow dog lovers. — Devlin followed Ivy up the stairs and into her room. Ivy shut the door and sifted through her dresser, retrieving a lavender sleep …

Sunday Sampler: The Haunting Season

  Only a few more summer Sunday samplers left to go. Here's one from The Haunting Season. The setup: the main character, Jess is just returning to the room she shares with Allison.   Allison was still awake, still reading her book. “If we go to sleep now, we can still get a couple hours,” Jess …

Sunday Sampler: Don’t Fear the Reaper

Summer is almost over. Can you believe it? Where did it go? Only a few more weeks of Summer Sunday Samplers left! This one from Don't Fear the Reaper. Speaking of, Don't Fear the Reaper is up for an award - The eFestival of Words awards for best YA 2013. It's down to popular vote now, and I …

Sunday Sampler: The Book of Lost Souls

Another Summer Sunday Sampler from THE BOOK OF LOST SOULS. “Great!” Gareth said. “We lost him again. I’ll never get Spike back to normal at this rate! And when I do, he won’t like eating his mealworms. He’ll be spoiled eating insects he’s caught in the wild.” They stood at the base of the ditch where …

Sunday Sampler for July 20th: Don’t Fear the Reaper

    Another summer Sunday sampler. This week, it's another one from Don't Fear the Reaper. Keely's POV We were in a fairly large sitting area with chairs and couches arranged in clusters. A few televisions, each tuned to a different station, were on, but no one was watching them. A boy of about thirteen played …

Sunday Sampler: The Book of Lost Souls

Just a typical Mother/Daughter conversation, at least for Ivy and her mom.....  “Fine. She was a fairy, okay? A fairy princess with an apparently edible dragonfly tacked to her dress. But she would have made a better dung beetle. Suits her personality.” “Ivy,” her mother said soothingly as she took a seat next to her. …

Sunday Sampler: The Haunting Season

Jess' POV Morning came a bit too bright and early. Jess glanced at the alarm clock. It was close to seven-thirty. Breakfast wasn’t until nine. Allison was still sound asleep. Jess slid out of bed, dressed as quietly as possible, and padded across the room, thankful none of the floorboards creaked. She opened the door, …

Sunday Sampler: Don’t Fear the Reaper

Time for another excerpt! Keely's POV “Are you okay?” Banning asked. In a desperate attempt to warm what I could not, I drew my arms up against my chest. “Sure,” I lied. “Just cold. Maybe I should have brought a jacket.” The chill had little to do with the autumn air and more to do …

Sunday Sampler: The Book of Lost Souls

Scene with Ivy, Nick and Phoebe: Ivy narrowed her eyes. If he thought he could sway her, win her over with that come-hither charm of his, then, well, Nick Marcelli had another thing coming. She wouldn’t be swayed. Not by that smile. Not by those smoldering eyes or his dark hair or—” “Nick!” a voice …

Sunday Sampler: The Haunting Season

Samplers are great ways to get a sneak peek into a book - something past the sample chapters you can download on Amazon, B&N, and iTunes. FROM JESS'S POV: It was only when the crickets and frogs stopped that Jess awoke. She blinked, trying to adjust her eyes to the dark. She turned back over, …