A "Cursed" Book Deal

I having super exciting news to share today! Some of you may have heard of me mention over the last week or so about new book news and I finally get to share that and more today. EEP!

I have a new YA book deal unrelated to the Covenant Series(Half-Blood). For those who are wondering about the Covenant Series schedule, here it is: 

Half-blood is slated to come out Oct 2011,

Pure April 2012, 

3rd novel Fall of 2012 

4th novel Spring of 2013. 

There will be a short story in-between one of these novels that will be from Aiden's perspective. Not sure on the details, but it will be like Daimon in the sense it will be free. 

Okay. Back to new Book news. I am really excited about this novel, so without further adieu, here is the official blurb.

Cursed (releases September 2012 from SHP)

Dying sucks--and high school senior Ember McWilliams knows firsthand. After a fatal car accident, her gifted little sister brought her back. Now anything Ember touches dies. And that, well, really blows.

Ember operates on a no-touch policy with all living things--including boys. When Hayden Cromwell shows up, quoting Oscar Wilde and claiming her curse is a gift, she thinks he’s a crazed cutie. But when he tells her he can help control it, she’s more than interested. There’s just one catch: Ember has to trust Hayden's adopted father, a man she's sure has sinister reasons for collecting children whose abilities even weird her out. However, she’s willing to do anything to hold her sister's hand again. And hell, she'd also like to be able to kiss Hayden. Who wouldn't?

But when Ember learns the accident that turned her into a freak may not've been an accident at all, she’s not sure who to trust. Someone wanted her dead, and the closer she gets to the truth, the closer she is to losing not only her heart, but her life. For real this time.

And that is  not all. Here is the cover. I hearts it lots. Like a lot, a lot.

This cover blows me away.

Why? It really captures Ember. Once you read Cursed, you'd totally understand. What  more can I say about it? It's like a cross between X-MEN and Pet Cemetery.  For real.

All right, so I'm excited! I hope you guys do.  

I need to thank my super awesome crit partners, especially Julie who helped me revise this bad boy into something that was actually readable. Julie, I heart you. And also a huge thank you for the awesome team at Spencer Hill Press and Kate, for taking yet another risk with me.  Sniff. Sniff. 

EDIT And another huge thanks to Julie for providing this image. Since she is my crit partner and Kate will totally get this image.