Blog Tour: Giveaway + Excerpt of A Kiss for Emily

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Emily didn't know that falling in love would place her smack-dab in the middle of a dicey game called deception. Or wake up one morning, shortly thereafter, wondering if she'd actually lost her mind!A KISS FOR EMILY is a thrilling YA paranormal romance, where discovering the paranormal is exciting for the reader, but life-threatening for Emily Stokes, the 17-yr. old high school student from Kansas.

Excerpt:

After a good brushing and other bedtime rituals, I headed back to my bedroom. On the way, I noticed a dim glow coming from Kat's room.

    "Are you still up?"

    "Yeah, I'm not tired." She was watching a video on a small TV that sat upon her dresser.

    "Guess what?" I taunted.

    "You hit your head and now you don't remember who you are."

    "Whatever," I sneered. "I met someone today." I whispered, almost like it was a secret.

    "Kat sat up in her bed. "Who?"

    "His name is Sam. Come here, I want to show you something. He gave me a flower." I grabbed her small hand and pulled her out from under her quilted bedspread. Grabbing my shirt from the back of my desk chair, I reached into the pocket to retrieve the delicate red bud from its place of safety. Only there were no soft petals. Instead, I felt...grit. I pulled the pocket open wide and peered into its depths. It was filled with dark, dry dirt.

    "That's strange."

    "What is?"

    "I must have lost it," I said disappointingly, shaking the dirt out into the wastebasket.

    "It's just a stupid flower."

    "And you're too little to understand."

    She crossed her arms. "All right, tell me more."

    "He's the cutest guy I've ever seen in my life. No one at T-West even begins to hold a candle next to him."

    "Oh," she said. Then added, "Did ya kiss him?"

    I imagined him and me in a romantic first kiss. "No."

    Her eyes dimmed.

    "But I'd like to."

    Kat's nose crinkled.

Giveaway:

If you live in the United States and would like a chance to win a signed printed copy + swag just enter the giveaway on Dark Minds! 

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Giveaway Details:
Ebook of A Kiss for Emily
Open Internationally
Ends 5/28/12 (1 WEEK)