I'm really excited for Leap Books new "face" with their new editorial team and publishers! These awesome new covers, I have no doubt, are just a taste of great things to come from them!
About HALF-LIFE: Probably not a
good idea to take advice from your dead twin sister.
High school sophomore Trisha Traynor and friends have played the Halloween
mirror game for years, the one that’s supposed to show a glimpse of the guy
they’ll marry. But no one’s ever seen anything.
Until tonight—when Trisha is gob smacked by the candlelit arrival of her
long-deceased twin sister, instead of her crush, Kirk Maxwell.
In a voice and vision that only Trisha can hear and see, Chessie claims to be
back on a compassionate journey. Trisha fears she's gone nuthouse crazy. But
she nonetheless follows the instructions Chessie outlines in their nightly
conversations, until she finds herself stepping across some ethical lines, and
probably ending all chances with Kirk.
When a sisterly showdown ensues, resulting in the shattering of the mirror,
Chessie’s gone again, and a heartsick Trisha sets about righting her recent
wrongs. That is, until she stumbles upon the real reason Chessie had come back
and the most important glimpse yet that the mirror could never predict.
About Tina Ferraro:
Tina Ferraro been writing since she learned to hold a pencil, and sold
upwards of a hundred short stories to national magazines before turning to
novels. She is the author of three Random House novels, The ABC’s of Kissing
Boys, How to Hook a Hottie and Top Ten Uses for an Unworn Prom Dress, which
have received distinctions such as the ABA Book Sense Award and two RITA
nominations.
Her fourth YA, The Starter
Boyfriend, has spent time on Amazon’s Top 100 Lists. She lives in Los Angeles
with her rocket scientist husband, two cats and whichever of their three young
adult children is in town. When not writing, she enjoys playing Facebook
Scrabble, swimming, and chasing coyotes out of her neighborhood.
Watch for Tina’s title with
Shine….HALF-LIFE which follows Trisha in the days before her 15th birthday,
as her long deceased identical twin makes appearances in mirrors to help
prevent her similarly early demise. (ETA, Fall 2015)
Social Media Links, Tina
Ferraro:
Facebook: tina.ferraro1 (and) Tina
Ferraro’s Books
Twitter: @PromMom3
About
RACING HEARTS: He wants to
honor his father’s legacy; she wants to prove her father wrong.
18-year-old Jesse is still grieving from the loss of his father to cancer when
he learns his mother has lost her job. All too soon, Jesse, his little sister,
and his mother might be put out on the streets.
Jesse hears of a local car race sponsored by his father's nemesis, Shep
Bradley, and the prize money might be enough to keep Jesse’s family from losing
their home - if he can win it.
When Shep’s own daughter Brooke asks Jesse to build her a racecar against her
father’s wishes, Jesse accepts. After all, he needs the money.
About Laura Lascarso: Laura Lascarso strives to craft stories that are honest and
real with characters who must overcome great odds. Her debut novel Counting
Backwards (Atheneum 2012) won the Florida Book Award gold medal for YA
literature. RACING HEARTS is Laura’s first e-series with Leap Books. She
lives in North Florida with her darling husband, two children and a menagerie
of animals.
Watch for Laura’s series with Shine
which follows a pair of star-crossed lovers. He wants to honor his father’s
legacy; she wants to prove her father wrong in this modern-day Romeo &
Juliet set in the world of competitive car racing. (ETA. Fall 2015)
Social
Media Links, Laura Lascarso:
Twitter: @lauralascarso
Because I want to give our blogger friends a chance to reveal the cover first (plus, if you look carefully, you may find our new book trailer on some of their reveal posts!) I've decided to only share a little glimpse of the cover here on my blog.
