I am so excited to announce that Wise Wolf Books has acquired my new YA Christmas romance, All I Want for Christmas, coming Fall 2021, as well as 3 additional books in this fun Christmas series! In All I Want For Christmas, high school student Graham Wallace has been in love with the girl next door for a decade. Unfortunately for him, she’s been dating his best friend for the past two years. Out of sheer desperation, Graham makes a wish on a shooting star—all he wants for Christmas is Sarah Clarke. When he wakes up the next morning, everything has changed, and he’s the one who’s been dating Sarah for the past two years, not his best friend. Graham assumes the wish would have only come true if he and Sarah were meant to be together, but as it becomes clear that he and Sarah bring out the worst in each other, not the best, and as he starts to fall for the new girl in town, Graham starts to wonder if some wishes come true in order to show us what’s not meant to be.

All I Want for Christmas centers around the idea that we, as human beings, often don’t know what we want. We think we know what’s best for us, and we get these images in our heads of how great something might be, and, in so doing, we miss the blessings that are actually right in front of us. Graham suffers from this all-too-familiar plight, and Christmas felt like the perfect season for him to discover what truly matters. For a little more on the book, as well as on my writing journey thus far, check out the interview I did with Wise Wolf here.

Oh friends, I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am to share these Christmas stories with you, stories of hope and love and light. It is my deepest prayer that these books will add to the joy and sparkle of the 2021 holiday season for you all.

The eeriest month of the year is here… Eerie October has arrived!

And to get into the spirit of things, nine other YA authors with atmospheric, haunting, or otherworldly themed books and I are sponsoring a fantastic giveaway! The Grand Prize winner will receive one copy of each of of the titles you see in the graphic (hardcover or paperback, author’s discretion), and a Runner Up will win the e-book of each title. International contestants are eligible from any country where Book Depository ships for free.

Enter the Rafflecopter below for your chance to win! And don’t forget to check out the other nine sponsoring authors’ websites!

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I am so excited to be able to celebrate my favorite month, October, and all of its eeriness in this really fun way! I’ve always been drawn to atmospheric and eerie books, movies, and even music since before I can remember. At three years old, I forced my older cousins to watch Are You Afraid of the Dark? (where my fellow ’90s kids at?) and while they hid their faces, I watched the TV with absolute glee. So it should have come as no surprise to them (or anyone that really knows me) that my debut YA novel would have some serious creep-factor in it. I personally prefer the kind of creepy that gets under your skin, slowly raising the goosebumps on your arms and seriously messing with your mind, over the jump-out-and-scare-you kind of creepiness, but both types definitely have their place this time of year. 🙂 What about you? What are your favorite October reads/movies?

 

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THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. Thank you all so much to everyone who participated! Without further ado, the winner is…*drum roll*…Madison Brooks!!! Be on the lookout for an email in your inbox, Madison!  🙂 

 

To celebrate THE WOOD’s release last month (how is it possible that THE WOOD has been on store shelves for almost 2 months now??), I am doing a huge 15 book giveaway through the months of July-September. The first giveaway included 5 books by my critique partners and other authors who had a big hand in my publishing journey (you can check out that blog post here if you’d like). Last month, I gave away books by the authors who have most shaped me as a writer, plus a signed copy of THE WOOD (that blog post is here). And now, for the final month of my celebratory giveaway, I am giving some love to my fellow 2017 YA debut authors by giving away six of my favorites: THE HATE U GIVE by Angie Thomas; DAUGHTER OF THE PIRATE KING by Tricia Levenseller; COLD SUMMER by Gwen Cole; CARAVAL by Stephanie Garber; YOU DON’T KNOW MY NAME BY Kristen Orlando; and a pre-order of one of the most amazing fairy tale retellings I’ve ever read, FOREST OF A THOUSAND LANTERNS by Julie C. Dao (out October 10th, 2017).

To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter form below. One winner will be randomly selected on Saturday, September 30^th (US resident only). That winner will be notified by email and/or twitter message (if applicable) and will have one week to claim their prize. If their prize is not claimed in one week, Rafflecopter will randomly select another winner.

Thank you so much for stopping by, and for helping me celebrate the launch of my book baby, THE WOOD!!! And as the season of all things football and pumpkin spice starts up (a.k.a. my favorite season ever), if you’re looking for a good autumn read to curl up with under a good flannel blanket on these chilly nights, be sure to check out THE WOOD, which celebrates all things autumn, all things fantastical, and all things weird and creepy. 🙂

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