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Asunder 

by Jodi Meadows

Release Date: Jan. 29, 2013

Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books

DARKSOULS
Ana has always been the only one. Asunder. Apart. But after Templedark, when many residents of Heart were lost forever, some hold Ana responsible for the darksouls–and the newsouls who may be born in their place.

SHADOWS
Many are afraid of Ana’s presence, a constant reminder of unstoppable changes and the unknown. When sylph begin behaving differently toward her and people turn violent, Ana must learn to stand up not only for herself but for those who cannot stand up for themselves.

LOVE
Ana was told that nosouls can’t love. But newsouls? More than anything, she wants to live and love as an equal among the citizens of Heart, but even when Sam professes his deepest feelings, it seems impossible to overcome a lifetime of rejection.

In this second book in the Incarnate trilogy, Ana discovers the truth about reincarnation and will have to find a way to embrace love and make her young life meaningful. Once again, Jodi Meadows explores the extraordinary beauty and shadowed depths of the soul in a story equal parts epic romance and captivating fantasy.

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Cover Reveal: Reclaimed by Sarah Guillory

Release Date: Oct. 15, 2013

Publisher: Spencer Hill Contemporary

Find Sarah online: Website / Blog / Twitter / Goodreads

Jenna Oliver doesn’t have time to get involved with one boy, let alone two.  

All Jenna wants is to escape her evaporating small town and her alcoholic mother.  She's determined she'll go to college and find a life that is wholly hers—one that isn't tainted by her family's past. But when the McAlister twins move to town and Jenna gets involved with both of them, she learns the life she planned may not be the one she gets.

Ian McAlister doesn't want to start over; he wants to remember.

Ian can’t recall a single thing from the last three months—and he seems to be losing more memories every day. His family knows the truth, but no one will tell him what really happened before he lost his memory. When he meets Jenna, Ian believes that he can be normal again because she makes not remembering something he can handle.

The secret Ian can’t remember is the one Luke McAlister can’t forget.

  

Luke has always lived in the shadow of his twin brother until Jenna stumbles into his life. She sees past who he’s supposed to be, and her kiss brings back the spark that life stole. Even though Luke feels like his brother deserves her more, Luke can’t resist Jenna—which is the trigger that makes Ian's memory return.

Jenna, Ian & Luke are about to learn there are only so many secrets you can keep before the truth comes to reclaim you. 

More Author Insight: Outside Author Control

What behind the scenes process that authors don't usually have a hand in but affects how your novel is represented, such as audiobook narration, cover design or marketing, scares you most?

"Cover design, because it’s so important. The cover is the face of your work and follows you wherever you go. It really doesn’t matter whether you like the image or not, if a cover’s being talked about, then it’s doing its job. That’s why you hope for a good one." - Sara Walsh, author of The Dark Light.

"Cover design is always scary, but I've stopped worrying about these things. The way I see it, it's my publishers' business, and they need to know how and in what way they want to sell the book to reach the widest audience. Chances they know much more about it than I do anyway." - Stefan Bachmann, author of The Peculiar.

"Covers give me a lot of stress. I’ve been fortunate that Delacorte has created such beautiful covers for my books, and yet every time I see a file in my inbox saying 'Attachment: cover.jpg', I have to hold my breath before clicking on the file. I’ve heard horror stories from other authors, with marketing insisted upon covers that the authors really hated. What if I hate the next cover? They always ask for my opinion, of course, but how would my opinion stack up against that of the Barnes & Noble buyer? Knock on wood, so far I haven’t had to find out." - Robin Bridges, author of The Unfailing Light.

"I think the hardest part is knowing that everything in not in my control. With smaller presses, the author has so much more impact on things like marketing decisions and cover design. But with larger presses, they are much more experienced in these areas, and since the author can’t do it all, it is nice to know qualified people are working on it who have a vested interest in the book." - P.J. Hoover, author of Solstice.

Waiting on Wednesday (41)

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine 

that highlights eagerly anticipated books.

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Pretty Girl-13 by Liz Coley

Release Date: March 19, 2013

Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books 

Author Website: http://www.lizcoley.com

Pre-order: Amazon / IndieBound / Barnes & Noble

Reminiscent of the Elizabeth Smart case, Pretty Girl-13 is a disturbing and powerful psychological mystery about a girl who must piece together the story of her kidnapping and captivity.

Angie Chapman was thirteen years old when she ventured into the woods alone on a Girl Scouts camping trip. Now she's returned home…only to find that it's three years later and she's sixteen-or at least that's what everyone tells her.

What happened to the past three years of her life?

Angie doesn't know.

But there are people who do-people who could tell Angie every detail of her forgotten time, if only they weren't locked inside her mind. With a tremendous amount of courage, Angie embarks on a journey to discover the fragments of her personality, otherwise known as her "alters." As she unearths more and more about her past, she discovers a terrifying secret and must decide: When you remember things you wish you could forget, do you destroy the parts of yourself that are responsible?

Liz Coley's alarming and fascinating psychological mystery is a disturbing-and ultimately empowering-page-turner about accepting our whole selves, and the healing power of courage, hope, and love.

Why can't I wait? 
This book came highly recommended to me earlier this year. The pitch I got was a short version of the description above complete with a ringing endorsement for the book. But let's be honest, the cover along with the phrase "psychological mystery" probably would have hooked me. 

Author Insight: Outside Author Control (and giveaway)

What behind-the-scenes process that authors don't usually have a hand in but affects how your novel is represented, such as audiobook narration, cover design or marketing, scares you most?

"Cover design. I’ve had a great cover, a couple of mediocre covers and a flat-out abomination and I can tell you that only one of them has driven any buzz for a book, and it isn’t the abomination." - Daniel Marks, author of Velveteen.

"The whole publishing process is scary because it is out of your control. You can only write the best book you have in you and hope everything else falls into place." - Lenore Appelhans, author of Level 2.

"Just this question is scaring me! I actually refuse to think about any of this stuff. You have to trust your editor and your marketing team otherwise you’ll just go nuts. I try to do my job, let them do theirs." - Lili Peloquin, author of The Innocents. 

"The cover of a book is considered part of its marketing, but it's also clearly part of the book's content, and can influence who reads you, and how they read you. When I was a kid, if I bought a book by an author I loved, I would tear off the cover and throw it away if I didn't like it. Seeing a bad cover deeply affected my reading experience." - Steven Arntson, author of The Wrap-Up List.

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