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Grab your black eyeliner and nail polish, From the Shadows is having a makeover! 

With the help of blog design genius Parajunkee, of Parajunkee Design and Parajunkee's View , From the Shadows is getting a makeover today.  Please be patient as changes are made and let me know what you think of the new look.











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Vacations from Hell by Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Claudia Gray, Maureen Johnson, and Sarah Mlynowski.

Life's a beach . . . and then you're undead?

In this must-have collection, five of today's hottest writers—Libba Bray (A Great and Terrible Beauty), Cassandra Clare (City of Bones), Claudia Gray (Evernight), Maureen Johnson (13 Little Blue Envelopes), and Sarah Mlynowski (Bras & Broomsticks)—tell supernatural tales of vacations gone awry. Lost luggage is only mildly unpleasant...

The Language of Trees by Ilie Ruby.

Echo O'Connell knows that the summer holds its secrets. They are whispered in the rustling trees, in the lush scent of the lilacs, in the flurry of the mayflies batting against the screen door, and in the restless spirits that seem to clamor in the scant breezes on hot evenings. It is in summer that she returns home to Canandaigua, to confront these spirits, both living and not, and to share a secret with her first love, Grant Shongo—a secret that...

Please welcome today's guest author Vianka Van Bokkem!  Vianka is the author of numerous paranormal novels including Twin Vampire Witches, The Angel Vampire, Witchy Wizardly Woods, Vampire by Day Werewolf by Night, and My Handsome Vampire.

EJ:  When did you begin writing?
 
Vianka:  I have been writing since I was in High School. My girlfriends asked me to make love poems for their boyfriends all the time, lol. It wasn't until I was laid off from my job that I started writing my first novel on F...

Please welcome today's guest author Vianka Van Bokkem!  Vianka is the author of numerous paranormal novels including Twin Vampire Witches, The Angel Vampire, Witchy Wizardly Woods, Vampire by Day Werewolf by Night, and My Handsome Vampire.

EJ:  When did you begin writing?
 
Vianka:  I have been writing since I was in High School. My girlfriends asked me to make love poems for their boyfriends all the time, lol. It wasn't until I was laid off from my job that I started writing my first novel on F...

Whisper (Whisper, book 1) by Phoebe Kitanidis.

I'd love a cup of coffee. I wish she knew how pretty she was. I wish I could drop this kid in the dryer sometimes. I just want her to be happy. I hope she didn't find out what Ben said about her. I wish I knew how many calories were in a bite of muffin…

Joy is used to hearing Whispers. She's used to walking down the street and instantly knowing people's deepest, darkest desires. She uses this talent for good, to make people happy and give...

Spells (Wings, book 2) by Aprilynne Pike.

Six months have passed since Laurel saved the gateway to the faerie realm of Avalon. Now she must spend her summer there, honing her skills as a Fall faerie. But her human family and friends are still in mortal danger--and the gateway to Avalon is more compromised than ever. When it comes time to protect those she loves, will she depend on David, her human boyfriend, for help? Or will she turn to Tamani, the electrifying faerie with whom her...

Please welcome today's guest author Amanda Hocking!  Amanda is the author of My Blood Approves, Fate, Flutter, and Switched.

EJ:  When did you begin writing?
 
Amanda:  Since I could write. Before I could write, I would constantly tell stories, and when I learned how to write, I'd fill up notebooks with stories and ideas and poems. Since I knew what an author was, I knew I was going to be one.

EJ:  What brought you to the paranormal genre?
 
Amanda:  I used to have this old VHS tape of Bela L...

The winner of my 400 Followers Giveaway is:

Melissa (My World... in words and pages)

Congratulations Melissa! 

Thank you to all who entered and to all of my fabulous followers! If you didn't win this giveaway do not worry.  I am hosting many wonderful giveaways this month!  Enter my Tyger Tyger International Pre-Order Giveaway and look for my Dante's Journey Giveaway coming July 22nd.   To make sure that all of my giveaways are fair I use Random.org to select giveaway winners.

I was excited to learn that Kelli at I'd So Rather Be Reading has read and reviewed my two books, From the Shadows and Shadows of Myth and Legend, giving them 4.5 and 5-stars! 




To read Kelli's review of From the Shadows please visit here .












To read Kelli's review of Shadows of Myth and Legend please visit here .












Thank you Kelli for the wonderful reviews!  For more information about my books, please visit my new Books by E.J. Stevens page.