SPECTRAL by Shannon Duffy

My super good friend and author, Shannon Duffy's book was released last week. It's called SPECTRAL.

You can find out more about Shannon and her book at the SPECTRAL Blog. Or run over to Shannon's website.

Here's the book's blurb from Goodreads:

Convinced she’s a part of the witness protection program, sixteen-year-old Jewel Rose is shuffled around the globe with her family like a pack of traveling gypsies. After arriving at lucky home twenty-seven, she stumbles upon a mysterious boy with magical powers claiming to be her guardian . . . and warning of imminent danger. Despite the obvious sparks between them, Jewel discovers a relationship is forbidden, and the more she learns about dark, brooding Roman, she begins to question who she can even believe—the family who raised her, or the supposed sworn protector who claims they’ve been lying to her all along.

As she struggles to uncover who her family has really been running from, she is forced to hide her birthmark that reveals who she is. With new realities surfacing, unexplained powers appearing, and two tempting boys vying for her heart, Jewel battles to learn who she can trust in an ever growing sea of lies, hoping she’ll make it through her seventeenth birthday alive.

Check out the SPECTRAL Blog Tour here!

I want to thank Shannon for helping me hone in my writing. She's a star plus a zillion universes. I wish her great luck with her author career. You're beautiful.

Make sure you buy her book! 

Are there any books you are excited about being released? Do tell!

Writing. Jewels.

I've Been Tagged: Lucky 7 Meme

I was tagged by the lovely Shannon Duffy to post 7 lines from my WIP.

Here are the rules:

1. Go to page 77 of your current MS
2. Go to line 7
3. Copy down the next 7 lines-sentences or paragraphs--and post them as they're written. No cheating
4. Tag 7 authors
5. Let them know

It sort of doesn't make much sense being taken out of context but cute none-the-less. Anyway, here you have it...
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          Before any of us could say anything, Megs ran back into the room, holding a large silver box.

          “I have to show you something, Gen!” She pushed my plate away from me. The box was plopped down in front of me with a heavy thud. “Oh, sorry, are you done with your dinner?”
          “Yes, I’m done. It was delicious, Erin.” I gazed at the beautiful mother across from me and smiled.
          “My pleasure,” she replied.
          “Back to me, now.” Megs pulled something out of the box. I was sort of scared it was gonna be a huge hairy spider or, uh, a pet turtle or something. Finally, after all the suspense and dramatics, the cute fourteen-year-old placed a bunch of DVD’s in front of me. She giggled the whole time, muttering to herself incoherently.
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I hope you enjoyed it, friends.
And now for the tagging. I've chosen the following people to share their own lines from their WIP.

1. Kristin Lynn Thetford
2. Yelena C
3. S.B. Bowers
4. Julie Glover
5. Elise Fallson
6. Nick Wilford
7. Daniel Noyes

Happy posting!
Writing. Jewels.
PS: Here's a Happy Birthday shout out to my big brother, Jim Bob Bubba Gump (not his real name, I promise). :D