Category: Best Enemies

Welcome, Best Enemies!

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It’s a double-post day because…

BEST ENEMIES is now shipping from several online bookstores! It might even be in actual stores now or very soon. I’ll have to start stalking this weekend and check.

I’m *always* caught off guard by the early releases. That said, I’m still going ahead with the pre-planned schedule of release week festivities. It’ll celebrate the official release date, so yay!

I’m still shaking my head over this entire thing. And by that I mean how my fifth book is out. It’s an indescribable feeling when a book hits shelves. This was the first book that I finished writing in New York, so it has special meaning.

Very sparkly hearts to my BKBs who helped make this book possible. ❤ Toasting you guys with Swarlos and the slap bet episode. 🙂

Want an early copy of Best Enemies?

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This is going to be a CRAZY week and blogging might be scarce. So…how about a contest? If you’d like to enter to win one of TWO signed copies of BEST ENEMIES (out Oct 20), then leave a comment here and/or on my LiveJournal. Make sure to leave an email address so I can contact you if you win.

You have until Thursday, October 1st at 7am to leave your comment. I’ll contact the winners over the weekend for their addresses. I’m only shipping to US addresses, too, so sorry international peeps!

If you want an extra entry, Tweet, Facebook, blog, vlog, etc., about the contest and put a link in your comment. 🙂 Spreading the word about the contest is superhelpful, so thanks in advance!

Soon, I’ll be posting a reading of the first and *possibly* second chapter of the book.

Go enter already! 🙂

Best Enemies copy! Yaay!

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In my hands, I have finished copies of BEST ENEMIES! Eeeee!! Above is the full spread and you can see the wrap around cover. *happy sigh* I’m just in love with it. Of course, I couldn’t wait to see all five books together.

In. Sane. Five! I’m so proud of them and can’t wait for BEST ENEMIES to release!

Going to be working all weekend and at a crazy pace while I get the chapter by chapter outline down for HOME SWEET DRAMA (CC #8). Once that’s a go, then it’s writing time. 🙂

Happy weekend.

Finished Best Enemies draft! Finally!

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Yeeessss! I *finally* finished drafting BEST ENEMIES! This one took a lot longer (eek) than usual, but there was also a lot going on in my non-writing life. I started BE on March 20, so yeah, that took a while.

Now, I’ve got lots of editing to do on my own before it gets sent to Editor K. But at least the draft is down and I have words to rearrange and play with. Yay! 🙂

What’re you guys working on? Update me!

Two cover reveals! Best Enemies and Little White Lies! :)

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Cover copyright © 2009 Simon & Schuster. Photo © Monica Stevenson.

It’s Heather vs. Jasmine in Best Enemies!
(October 20, 2009)

Cover copyright © 2009 Simon & Schuster. Photo © Monica Stevenson.

And Callie and Sasha drama in Little White Lies.
(December 22, 2009)

I just (and by just, I mean five seconds ago) got the okay from EK to post covers for books five and six! Aren’t they gorgeous?! I’ve been dying to share! And wait till you see the backs. Oooh, pretty!

We took these during the second photo shoot in December. Monica Stevenson took the shots and I’m absolutely in love with them. Thank you, Monica!

Giant, sparkly hugs to:

Monica Stevenson & crew
Jessica Handelman
Kate Angelella
Russell Gordon
Our wonderful, fab models and their parents
hair and make up people
wardrobe team
the horses

If I’m forgetting anyone-sorry! I’m super excited.

What do you guys think?

Canterwood Crest #5 title reveal!

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Best Enemies (Canterwood Crest #5) is now up on Amazon. Cool! It’s scheduled to release on October 20, 2009. I really love the title, too. Editor K came up with that and when I heard it, I was like, “Yep! Love it! Don’t change it!” 🙂

The cover isn’t ready for showing yet, but it’s gorgeous. Trust me. It’s so good that it’s sick, actually. 🙂

And, seriously, thanks again to everyone emailing me about Take the Reins and Young Rider! You guys are so sweet! 🙂