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It's kinda sad that I've been writing (officially) for four and a half years and I've never been to a literary festival. But today I set out to change that! I headed off to Franschhoek, the small but beautiful town about an hour away from Cape Town. A place filled with mainly art and food -- and, this weekend, a ton of literary-minded people.





Earlier in the week, I spoke at two schools as part of the FLF Book Week for Young Readers, but from today through till Sunday, the "proper" part of the...

So ... I have a love-hate relationship with public speaking. On the one hand, it kinda terrifies me to stand up in front of people and talk. On the other hand, I love speaking about books and writing and publishing and getting people interested and excited about the whole process. So when someone contacted me about presenting at the Franschhoek Literary Festival's youth program, the Book Week for Young Readers (now in its third year), one half of my brain went, Aaaah! Freak out! Public speaki...

I loooooooove my covers for The Trouble Series, and after having them sit on my computer for months, I'm really excited to finally share them with the world!


Four new heroines are about to enter the book world in this romance series full of swoon-worthy guys, comical moments, witty dialogue, and hot kisses…
#1: The Introvert (The Trouble with Flying ~ Jun 2014)
Sarah doesn’t talk to strangers, but the cute guy sitting next to her on the plane might have to be the exception. Hours of ra...

I've been wanting to publish some contemporary fiction for a while, and that time has finally arrived! The stories that make up the Trouble Series have been floating around inside my head for almost three years now, and I'm so excited for people to start reading them soon! To give you a taste of what's coming, the series kicks off today with the release of a prequel novella, FORGIVEN. It's slightly more serious than the novels to come, but there are some humorous moments :-) And because I am...

It's World Book Day today!What a great day on which to release a book :-)





Stone of Destiny (The Danaan Trilogy Book 2)by Laura HowardGenre: New Adult Paranormal Romance
Allison thought it was crazy enough when she found out her father, Liam, wasn't entirely human. But now she has to join his magical allies to unravel his former mistress's plans. Aoife wants to keep Allison's parents apart forever.

Despite Allison's efforts to keep Ethan, the only guy she's ever cared about, out of this supernatu...

VAMPIRE LIESBlood and Snow Season 2Release Date: April, 19th, 2014

Summary
Genre: YA Fractured Fairytale
Born of the seven magics, Jasmine is different in every way, including the obnoxious wings on her back courtesy of the original Vampires. She wants to be normal, to be a regular teenaged girl.

When a gorgeous dark-haired boy named Laeddin shows up and promises to sneak her away from all her problems and hide her in the human world, she agrees. 

But an evil lurks in her nightmares, a man wi...

 **EXCITING NEW COLLECTION**
I was asked if I wanted to include THE FAERIE GUARDIAN in FAERY REALMS, a collection of faerie novels and novellas (a follow-up to the successful FAERY WORLDS) and it sounded like awesome fun, so I said YES! Here is the cover, in all its fantastic 3D glory.

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes (coming) | Kobo | Google Play
FAERY REALMS: TEN MAGICAL TITLES (Multi-Author Boxed Set, novels & novellas)

*Purchased individually, these books cost over $15 – Li...

It's been a while since I published something. About five months, actually (which to some writers isn't long at all, while others could have published two or three books in that time!). So you're probably wondering what's coming next from me, especially now that the Creepy Hollow series is over. Sort of. (Whaaat? And all the Creepy Hollow fans sit up and take note. Did she just say 'sort of'??? I did. But that's an announcement for another day.)
So ....... Today I'd like to introduce my next s...

I love showing off new book covers! And today it's Cassie Mae's turn (again! I know! She's like a book-production ninja. They just keep coming!). Anyway, Cassie has her own fun way of telling you what this book's about, so here's her picture story for you ...
So, this book... it's about this girl.


And she loves her online time.


Her phone is her buddy.


And her favorite app is her Kindle, because she also LOVES to read.


Read a lot.


Then there's this boy.


He's best friends with this bookworm girl.


He so...

I recently came across the Degenerate Dictionary by Jessica Bell on Facebook, and couldn't help visiting the page and scrolling through all the entries already posted. I think it's FANTASTIC fun and an awesome idea! It reminds me of a game my parents used to play with their friends when I was little (Balderdash, a game which used words hardly anyone had ever heard of!).

Here's what Jessica has to say about this fabulously fun initiative:


Degenerate Dictionary stemmed from a party game...