tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63609922009-11-04T00:44:38.744-06:00My life, my universe, my everythingJulie Kennerjuliekenner@gmail.comBlogger361125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360992.post-1165527223572687442006-12-07T15:33:00.000-06:002006-12-07T15:33:43.966-06:00

On the GCC tour this week is SO MUCH FOR MY HAPPY ENDING, by Kyra Davis. I thoroughly enjoyed her chicklit mystery series, and am looking forward to reading this one!Here's some press info about the book, followed by Kyra's answers to my GCC questions!Kyra Davis, the author of the very successful mystery series that includes SEX, MURDER AND A DOUBLE LATTE, was married to man diagnosed with a

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More Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet by Lola Douglas will hit shelves soon, and you don't want to miss it, especially if you enjoyed the first in the series, True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet. Just when Morgan Carter was falling in love with the simple life she'd built in Fort Wayne, Indiana, her true identity as an infamous Hollywood starlet was exposed. Now Morgan has a choice to make

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My very first novel -- Nobody Does It Better -- is being re-released in March! It's already available for pre-order on Amazon. And check out the cool cover:

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Touring now is Laurie Stolarz with her new release, Bleed, which looks awesome!Here's a bit about the book, followed by Laurie's answers to my tour questions:Ten teens, one unforgettable dayOver the course of a single day, the lives of ten teenagers will intersect in powerful and unexpected ways. Among them are Nicole, whose decision to betray her best friend will shock everyone, most of all

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Don't miss this reprint of Elizabeth Lockhart's The Boyfriend List!In honor of the tour, Elizabeth sent me a bit on the care and feeding of boobs, a special treat from the book!1. The Care and Ownership of Boobs (a subject important to our study of the male humanoid animal because the boobs, if deployed properly, are like giant boy magnets attached to your chest. Or smallish boy magnets. Or

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Wow, wow, wow!!! I am so thrilled by the response to the LWB fundraiser. I had an imaginary line in my head of $6,000. That number, I thought, would be amazing. Well, folks, we are way beyond amazing, because the fundraiser brought in over $8,500!!! Thanks so much to the donors and to the bidders who kept the prices going up, up, up! And thanks to everyone who chatted up the auction. The

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FLEX TOURS has donated two walking tours to the fundraiser, and although one has been bid on, one remains available! Come on folks, this is great for someone in the NYC area, or someone who has friends up there. What a cool gift, right? Check it out! Here's the link: NYC WALKING TOUR DIRECT TO YOUR CELL PHONEAnd the fundraiser has just over a day left, and is only a few hundred shy of $6,000

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Yay! My fundraiser for Love Without Boundaries has crossed the $5,000 mark! Still over two days left to bid, and lots of great items to be had! If you haven't yet, please take a look!

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To the tune of Itsy, Bitsy Spider ...The icky, yucky, demonCame from the depths of hellBringing along with himThe most godawful smellIn stepped the demon slayerWith her can of RaidAnd poof went the demonLooking most dismayedDoncha love it? Thanks to Adrienne Merl, from Plantation, Florida

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Be sure to click here to go to my fundraiser for Love Without Boundaries.The fundraiser went live today and I'm thrilled to say that the total on eBay keeps ratcheting up!!! Because I am a teensy bit Type A (no, really!) I've been checking the hits to the site and I can't keep up with them (while Type A, I'm also cheap, and I didn't upgrade my stat counter, so it only keeps the previous 100 hits

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Fresh Fiction: Author News has an article up about the charity auction I'm in the thick of putting together! Be sure to mark your calendars for October 4! There's some cool stuff coming ...

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You really don't want to miss Dollar Daze: The Bottom Dollar Girls in Love by Karin Gillespie. This is an absolutely delightful series! Even Booklist says so: “Each character is lovingly crafted in Gillespie's hilarious, heartwarming, and often irreverent look at senior living in small-town America.”— Starred Review BooklistKarin Gillespie’s Bottom Dollar Girls are back with a sugar-spun

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Love Without Boundaries: "Read, Write, Love, Help, Shop" Charity Auction: October 4 to October 14----Love Without Boundaries is proud to announce that author Julie Kenner, will be putting on an online auction with benefits helping children in need of medical help."For more info, click on the link and scroll down to the article. Please stop by my home page to see the generous donations so far!

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Here's a really fun book: Melanie Lynne Hauser's CONFESSIONS OF SUPER MOM that I blogged about when it was released in hardcover. If you missed, it, now you have the chance to catch it in paperback!Check out some of the great press:"Like its title character, this debut novel has a secret identity...it's unexpectedly poignant and packs an emotional punch despite the cheery veneer... at the heart

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Check out these cool covers of THE GIVENCHY CODE and THE MANOLO MATRIX in their Russian editions!

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Does Berkley keep coming up with great covers, or what? I seriously think they just get better and better. And that pesky demon just gets into everything!Check out the cover of DEMONS ARE FOREVER, coming in July!

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Hell With the Ladies by Julie Kenner,Kathleen O'Reilly,Dee Davis -- coming in October! This one's special b/c Dee and Kathleen are my critique partners and have been since before any of us were published!Here's a nice blurb from Romantic Times: Living up to a parent's expectations can be a devil of a problem -- literally -- in the case of these three heroes. This hugely talented trio of authors

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So one of my best friends was reading my website ( Stephen Carver) and decided that he, too, must answer my standard GCC blog tour questions. So here, for your reading pleasure, are his answers!1. My typical writing day begins when I get into work and sit down at my desk. I logon to the lovely computer I have (flatscreen, baby!) and begin opening emails. While much of my business writing

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Secret Confessions of the Applewood PTA by Ellen Meister is on my bedside table! Although I have NO time to read, I think I have to make time for this b/c it sounds too delish (or I'll read it on the way to CHINA!!!! ... ahem.... sorry...back to the program). Here's a bit about the book: When a Hollywood location scout comes to Applewood, Long Island and announces that the local elementary

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Check out This Is Chick-Lit: (and, hey, check out my story: Dead Friends and Other Dating Dilemmas).Here's a new review: Although chick lit is immensely popular with readers, it is largely ignored by literary critics and maligned by more serious female authors, such as contributors to This Is Not Chick-Lit, a forthcoming short story collection. Chick-lit authors fight back with this collection

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Stephanie Lehmann's YOU COULD DO BETTER has all the markings of a fabulous read! The author of The Art of Undressing makes her highly anticipated return with an irresistible new novel about a woman trying to choose between the man of her dreams -- and her fiance.Daphne Wells is way too busy watching television to start planning her wedding. She tells herself that being glued to the boob tube

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So, I did a stupid thing today. Sigh.I'm participating in Armadillocon, a completely fun SFF con in Austin. This morning I participated as one of the "pros" in a writing workshop, an all day affair that was really fun (great stuff turned in for critique). At any rate, I completely misread my program guide and thought that the only things I was obligated to do today (Friday) were the morning

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Yay!!!! Secret Society Girl is finally on shelves! I've been waiting for this one, and can't wait to go snag my own copy (it's my reward for finishing the book I'm currently working on).Anyhoo, here's the scoop: Secret Society Girl by Diana Peterfreund takes us into the heart of the Ivy League’s ultra-exclusive secret societies when a young woman is invited to join as one of their first

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OMG...check out the fabulous cover for my first young adult book, coming soon (well, next April) to a store near you!

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If you missed the hardback of The Bitch Posse, the debut novel by Martha O'Connor, don't miss the paperback!"Astonishing and truly remarkable ... tough, subtle, tense, authentic and very beautiful. If this isn't really Alice Sebold, Donna Tartt orBarbara Vine writing under a pseudonym, then Martha O'Connor is a hugenew talent who is already about as good as it gets."–Lee Child, author of The

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