Welcome and thanks for visiting my website! My latest YA novel, QUEEN OF THE DEAD (A Ghost and the Goth novel), was released from Hyperion Books on May 31, 2011. You can read more about it below. Also, stay tuned for excerpts, contests, announcements of school and library visits, and more!
News:
–Queen of the Dead, the sequel to The Ghost and the Goth, is now available.
–Details about Body & Soul (AKA G&G3) have been posted to the Books page, but spoilers abound if you haven’t read Queen of the Dead yet, so be careful! 
Events:
–April 11-15, 2012: Romantic Times Booklovers Convention, Hyatt-Regency O’Hare Hotel, Chicago, IL. As soon as the convention website is up, I’ll post a link here. The huge book fair on Saturday will open to the public. Saturday is also Teen Day, a day created specifically for teen readers, featuring 40 or so YA authors (including yours truly) and fun giveaways! More details to come…
–April 17-20, 2012: Texas Library Association’s Annual Conference, Houston, TX. More details to come…
–May 29, 2012: Body & Soul, the third book in The Ghost and the Goth trilogy, is scheduled to be released! Stay tuned for details on release events!
QUEEN OF THE DEAD
From Hyperion Books on May 31, 2011.
After being sent back from the light, Alona Dare–former homecoming queen, current Queen of the Dead–finds herself doing something she never expected: working. Instead of spending days perfecting her tan by the pool (her typical summer routine when she was, you know, alive), Alona must now cater to the needs of other lost spirits. By her side for all of this, ugh, “helping of others” is Will Killian: social outcast, seer of the dead, and someone Alona cares about more than she’d like.
Before Alona can make a final ruling on Will’s “friend” or “more” status, though, she discovers trouble at home. Her mom is tossing out Alona’s most valuable possessions, and her dad is expecting a new daughter with his wicked wife. Is it possible her family is already moving on? Hello?! She’s only been dead for two months! Thankfully, Alona knows just the guy who can put a stop to this mess.
Unfortunately for Alona, Will has other stuff on his mind, and Mina, a young (and beautiful) seer, is at the top of the list. She’s the first ghost-talker Will’s ever met—aside from his father—and she may hold answers to Will’s troubled past. But can she be trusted? Alona immediately signs her name in the “clearly not” column. But Will is, ahem, willing to find out, even if it means leaving a hurt and angry Alona to her own devices, which is never a good idea.
Packed with romance, lovable characters, and a killer cliffhanger, Queen of the Dead is the out-of-this-world sequel to The Ghost and the Goth.
Order Queen of the Dead:
Amazon
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The Book Depository (for international shipping)