When I was approached to be a part of a blog tour for Jessica Brody, I didn't hesitate in saying yes.  This book looks like a really fun read.  I will be putting my review up for it soon.  In the meantime, please enjoy learning more about it all below:

52 Days of 52 Reasons to Love Jessica Brody and Her Books

1 of the 52 Reasons to Love Jessica Brody and Her Books….for 51 other reasons, visit Electrifying Reviews(September 13^th) and I Am a Reader, Not a Writer (September 16^th), and stay tuned for more!

Though she loves all of her covers, Jessica is super-excited about the cover of her new book, Unremembered, due out in March 2013. Hop over to her website to check it out!

Assets
About 52 Reasons to Hate My Father (FSG, July 2012)
Being America’s favorite heiress is a dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it.
Lexington Larrabee has never to work a day in her life. After all, she’s the heiress to the multi-billion-dollar Larrabee Media empire. And heiresses are not supposed to work. But then again, they’re not supposed to crash brand new Mercedes convertibles into convenience stores on Sunset Blvd either.
Which is why, on Lexi’s eighteenth birthday, her ever-absent, tycoon father decides to take a more proactive approach to her wayward life. Every week for the next year, she will have to take on a different low-wage job if she ever wants to receive her beloved trust fund. But if there’s anything worse than working as a maid, a dishwasher, and a fast-food restaurant employee, it’s dealing with Luke, the arrogant, albeit moderately attractive, college intern her father has assigned to keep tabs on her.
In a hilarious “comedy of heiress” about family, forgiveness, good intentions, and best of all, second chances, Lexi learns that love can be unconditional, money can be immaterial, and, regardless of age, everyone needs a little saving. And although she might have 52 reasons to hate her father, she only needs one reason to love him.

52 Reasons to Hate My Father Excerpt: http://www.jessicabrody.com/books/teen-fiction/52-reasons-to-hate-my-father/about-the-book

52 Reasons to Hate My Father Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YjWYB327yHc

The Making of the 52 Reasons to Hate My Father Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRuX1LkvDlw&feature=youtu.be

9/11

Eleven years A lot happens in eleven years On September 11, 2001 I had two small children and was expecting my third On September 11, 2001 we were in Anaheim, CA taking our girls to Disneyland for our oldest child's birthday Waking up that morning, we had no idea what we would see, watch, learn That is a day etched in our memories forever I remember walking in the hotel lobby, everyone was in a daze I passed a woman on her cellphone, frantic She was trying to learn if her boyfriend who worked in one of the towers was okay I never found out if he was I've always thought of her and hope she didn't lose him that day Many did lose loved ones My heart breaks for them We will never forget Now, I have a 14 year old a 12 year old and a 10 year old They have grown up so fast And the past eleven years have gone so fast It seems like yesterday this happened But it wasn't Eleven years Our country may have its differences and its citizens don't agree on every issue But We can agree that we are one and we will never forget that day. Ever

Writing - Who Knew?

Seriously, who knew the experience of actually writing a book would be like this?
Like what, you ask?
Hard
Difficult
Frustrating
Yep, that's how it's been for me in many ways.  
I tend to be hard on myself.
I tend to think the worst of myself.
I tend to think I can't do this.
And you know what I've learned?
I'M the only one holding me back.
Yep, it's true.
It's me.
It's not you.  It's not her.  It's not him.
It's me.
We all have issues we deal with.  And we all have our ways of coping, or not coping, with them.
I was bullied in school and twenty plus years later am realizing how much of it still affects me and my relationships to this day.
Wow
Do I still talk to those boys who bullied me?  
No
Do they still mock me today?
No
So why am I letting them hold me back?
Why do I assume that everyone else will feel the same way they did?
It sucks and it's stopping
NOW
So, what are the joys in writing?
The fact that I'm actually doing it now
That I'm not allowing my demons to get in my way anymore
That I'm going to prove to myself I can do it
I have a few stories that won't leave me alone
I'm finally writing the one that speaks to me the most
It's coming along nicely and I'm really excited about it
Of course I'll have my moments of pure doubt
and some freak outs
But that's life
I'm not going to allow the past to haunt me and my life anymore
I'm better than that
xoxo