Melissa West

______________________________________________________________  .  .   Author Name: Jus Accardo  . Title: Touch  . Release Date: 11/1/2011  . Blurb:  . When a strange boy tumbles down a river embankment and lands at her feet, seventeen-year-old adrenaline junkie Deznee Cross snatches the opportunity to piss off her father by bringing the mysterious hottie with ice blue eyes home.  . Except there’s something off with Kale. He wears her shoes in the shower, is overly fascinated with things like DVDs and vases, and acts like she’ll turn to dust if he touches her. It’s not until Dez’s father shows up, wielding a gun and knowing more about Kale than he should, that Dez realizes there’s more to this boy—and her father’s “law firm”—than she realized.  . Kale has been a prisoner of Denazen Corporation—an organization devoted to collecting “special” kids known as Sixes and using them as weapons—his entire life. And, oh...

I am beyond excited to help reveal the amazing cover for Lisa Burstein's PRETTY AMY. Not only is the premise unique, but Lisa herself is such a treat! So pop on over to Twitter and follow her (@LisaBurstein), then check out, add, buy her fantastic book. :) ______________________________________________________ Title: PRETTY AMY Author: Lisa Burstein Release date: May 15th 2012 Blurb: Amy is fine living in the shadows of beautiful Lila and uber-cool Cassie, because at least she’s somewhat beautiful and uber-cool by association. But when their dates stand them up for prom, and the girls take matters into their own hands—earning them a night in jail outfitted in satin, stilettos, and Spanx—Amy discovers even a prom spent in handcuffs might be better than the humiliating“rehabilitation techniques” now filling up her summer. Worse, with Lila and Cassie parentally banned, Amy feels like she has nothing—like she is nothing. .   Navigating unlikely alliances with her new coworker, tw...

__________________________________________________ Author Name: Tiffany Truitt Title: Chosen Ones Release Date: April 10, 2012 Blurb: What if you were mankind’s last chance at survival? Sixteen-year-old Tess lives in a compound in what was once the Western United States, now decimated after a devastating fourth World War. But long before that, life as we knew it had been irrevocably changed, as women mysteriously lost the ability to bring forth life. Faced with the extinction of the human race, the government began the Council of Creators, meant to search out alternative methods of creating life. The resulting artificial human beings, or Chosen Ones, were extraordinarily beautiful, unbelievably strong, and unabashedly deadly. Life is bleak, but uncomplicated for Tess as she follows the rigid rules of her dystopian society, until the day she begins work at Templeton, the training facility for newly created Chosen Ones. There, she meets James, a Chosen One ...

I am so excited to participate in the unveiling of Stephanie Thomas' upcoming YA novel, LUMINOSITY. I love everything about this cover. The background, the model, the font -- everything! What about you? Take a peek and let me know if you love it as much as I do. ________________________________________ LUMINOSITY (Luminosity, #1) by Stephanie Thomas (November 13, 2012) Pre-order it: Amazon Add it: Goodreads Blurb: "My name is Beatrice. When I was born, I was blessed with the Sight. I was immediately removed from my parents and enrolled in the Institution. At the age of twelve, I had my first true vision, earning my raven’s wings. And when I turned seventeen, one of my visions came true. Things haven’t been the same since. The Institution depends on me to keep the City safe from our enemy, the Dreamcatchers, but I’m finding it harder to do while keeping a secret from everyone, including my best friend Gabe. It is a secret that could put us all in danger. A sec...

Author Name: Trisha Wolfe Title: Destiny’s Fire  Release Date: January 10, 2012  Blurb: It’s the year 2040, and sixteen-year-old Dez Harkly is one of the last of her kind—part of a nearly extinct race of shape-shifters descended from guardians to the Egyptian pharaohs. Her home and her secret are threatened when the Council lowers the barrier, allowing the enemy race to enter the Shythe haven. As the Narcolym airships approach, Dez and her friends rebel against their Council and secretly train for battle. Not only is Dez wary of war and her growing affection for her best friend Jace, but she fears the change her birthday will bring. When Dez’s newfound power rockets out of control, it’s a Narcolym who could change her fate… if she can trust him. Dez’s guarded world crumbles when she discovers why the Narcos have really come to Haven Falls, and she's forced to choose between the race who raised her and the enemy she's feared her whole life. ________...

For the next two months, I'll be interviewing YA authors, including nearly all Entangled YA authors. The interviews are fun, and comments are encouraged! First up today is Shea Berkley, author of THE MARKED SON. You're in for a treat! This one had me laughing so loud I woke the baby. :) ________________________________________________ Author Name :   Shea Berkley Title :   The Keepers of Life Series, 1 st book: The Marked Son Release Date :   July 2011 Blurb : . Seventeen ‐ year ‐ old Dylan Kennedy always knew something was different about him, but until his mother abandoned him in the middle of Oregon with grandparents he’s never met, he had no idea what.   . When Dylan sees a girl in white in the woods behind his grandparents’ farm, he knows he’s seen her before…in his dreams. He’s felt her fear--Heard her insistence that only he can save her world from an evil lord who uses magic and fear to feed his greed for power. ...

I am so thrilled to reveal the cover for Tara Fuller's upcoming YA paranormal romance, INBETWEEN. Tara's writing is wonderful, the synopsis crazy awesome, and after seeing this amazing cover I have to have this book, like now. So, enough rambling and onto the show: _________________________________________________ INBETWEEN (Kissed by Death, #1) by Tara Fuller (August 7, 2012) . Blurb: . Since the car crash that took her father’s life three years ago, Emma’s life has been a freaky—and unending—lesson in caution. Surviving “accidents” has taken priority over being a normal seventeen-year-old, so Emma spends her days taking pictures of life instead of living it. Falling in love with a boy was never part of the plan. Falling for a reaper who makes her chest ache and her head spin? Not an option. It’s not easy being dead, especially for a reaper in love with a girl fate has put on his list not once, but twice. Finn’s fellow reapers give him hell about spending ti...