Welcome and thanks for visiting my website! My debut YA novel,THE GHOST AND THE GOTH, was released on June 29, 2010. You can read more about it below. Also, stay tuned for excerpts, contests, announcements of school and library visits, and more!
News:
–There’s definitely a sequel to The Ghost and the Goth. Two, actually! It will be a trilogy when it’s complete. The next book–Queen of the Dead–will be out next summer! If you’re a reviewer and you’d like to add your name to the list for ARCs for the sequel, contact me. 
–The Ghost and the Goth has been nominated for a Best Fiction for Young Adults award (BFYA) through the American Library Association (ALA). The winner will be announced in January 2011, but honestly, it really is an honor just to be nominated!
Events:
–August 1-29: For all of you writers out there, I’m teaching an online writing course (Goal, Motivation, and Conflict) through Romance Writers of America starting on August 1. Learn more here. It’s open to anyone for $25.
–August 27: Borders, Crystal Lake, IL, YA Book Club at 7:00 p.m. Come join us. We’ll be discussing The Ghost and the Goth!
THE GHOST AND THE GOTH
From Hyperion Books on June 29, 2010.
After a close encounter with the front end of a school bus, Alona Dare goes from Homecoming Queen to Queen of the Dead. Now she’s stuck here in spirit form with no sign of the big, bright light coming to take her away. To make matters worse, the only person who might be able to help her is Will Killian, a total loser/outcast type who hates the social elite. He alone can see and hear her, but he wants nothing to do with the former mean girl of Groundsboro High.
Can they get over their mutual distrust—and this weird attraction between them—to work together before Alona vanishes for good and Will is locked up for seeing things that don’t exist?
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