Stitch is truly a genre-stretching novel mashing up paranormal romance and dystopia science fiction to create a wholly original and intense indie sensation. … The book is a well orchestrated read that is thematically complex, as well as, intriguingly entertaining. Durante maintains steady control over world building and time jumping, while including various character perspectives. This takes tremendous skill and is a tedious process to prefect during early drafting. I admire

I’m very excited to bring you a stop on the Midnight Blog Hop – check it out below! Oh, and don’t miss the AWESOME giveaway towards the end of this post!  You can win the opportunity to NAME A CHARACTER in her next book and decide their fate!  How cool is that?? Midnight, a Knight Blood Novella by Alexandra Lanc Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Urban, Vampires Available at: Amazon, Smashwords Add to: Goodreads Life has always seemed impossible for IxBryn Rowan, and it’s about to

I LOVE me a good twist.  That moment when everything drops away and you suddenly see the world for how it *really* is – well, there’s nothing quite like it.  Think back to the first time you saw The Sixth Sense, when you found out Bruce Willis was dead.  Or Lost, when you found out everyone on the island was dead (or were they?  I’m still not quite sure what happened!).  Or the first season of American Horror Story, when they revealed that the daughter was dead.  (Hmm, I’m st

This content was originally posted on www.uniquelymoibooks.com as part of the Stitch Blog Tour in 2012. I LOVE me a good twist. That moment when everything drops away and you suddenly see the world for how it *really* is – well, there’s nothing quite like it. Think back to the first time you saw The Sixth Sense, when you found out Bruce Willis was dead. Or Lost, when you found out everyone on the island was dead (or were they? I’m still not quite sure what happened!). Or the

Hope everyone’s having a good Tuesday!  I just wanted to take a moment to send a shout-out to my blogger buddy Jessica over at The Witchy Contessa.  Hey, Jessica!  :-) I originally met Jessica during the 2012 Stitch Blog Tour, when she was over at her old site Crossroads Reviews.  Since then, an unfortunate Blogger.com snafu has put her site out of commission, so she’s been blogging over at The Witchy Contessa (along with another one of my buddies from tour, Brooke from The C

Two super fun new posts up today at Laurie’s Paranormal Thoughts & Reviews and Sarcasm & Lemons! Laurie: What was the scariest moment of your life?Samantha: Oh wow, I’d have to think about that one… Alessa? Alessa: Haha, this is a little easier for me, considering I’ve had a LOT of scary moments lately…  Let’s see.  I *thought* the scariest moment was when a GHOST turned up in my dorm room!  But then when I found out what the ghost *really* was, and my entire world came crash

Talk about an incredibly wild journey.  If you like things like Dystopian society’s, late teen/early 20s drama, a bit of love, and perhaps even Doctor Who…you’ll love this book.  In essence, the book does start like something that’s completely normal.  You’d never guess at first that it was about anything more than ghosts and going to college after losing parents.  Where it takes a twist though?  That all of that, is a lie. Swing by  Me, My Shelf & I for the rest!  Thanks so

Update on the Shudder-o-Meter: it reached 71%!  That’s almost 3/4’s done! Here’s what the beta readers had to say about the latest set of chapters: “I think they should have packed bigger guns…”“I really loved these chapters.  Keep ’em coming!”“Oooh, a bit racy!!!” We’re about to get into some of the biggest reveals of the story, so I’m really excited to finish up!!  My goal is to complete the first draft by the end of the month, but I’ll be honest – I’m not sure if I’m going

Thanks so much to CJ at Sarcasm & Lemons for hosting me today for a great interview!  From favorite reads to book crushes to publishing/writing advice, we covered a LOT of ground!  Check it out at Sarcasm & Lemons today – here’s a quick preview: So, let’s start with a bit about you.  What was your favorite childhood read, and what is your favorite adult read? Childhood read was absolutely The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.  To this day, I’m OBSESSED with having a s

How cool is this: you can now print your own super sexy Stitch and Shudder bookmarks!!  Check them out: That image is just a scaled down thumbnail, so if you’re printing these babies, make sure you use the high-res PDFs, available here: Stitch Bookmark PDF Shudder Bookmark PDF I have to give a HUGE shout-out to Gina at Behind a Million and One Pages for creating these AWESOME Stitch Trilogy bookmarks (and a whole ton of others like them for many of your favorite YA series!).

Thanks so much to author Alexandra Lanc for tagging me in her post for The Next Big Thing Blog Hop.  If you haven’t heard of it before, The Next Big Thing Blog Hop is a way to help readers discover new authors by us new authors tagging each other in posts that move along to a new blog every few weeks! Below are some questions about me and what I’m working on now.  Alexandra answered these same questions in her post on the 5th, and in two weeks, author Ellen Stokes will answer

Thanks so much to Danielle and the Peacock Flock for the great review up Stitch, up today at Danielle Wife Author Mother!  Here’s a snippet: “… we were even more pulled into the story as twist after twist appeared and the premise shifted drastically. … The major twist halfway through that changed this from a ghost-love story to the premise of one of my favourite Jim Carrey movies (we won’t tell you which one for obvious reasons :D) was a complete shock and so totally unexpect

As I’d hoped, the beta readers had a chance to catch up on the latest chapters over the weekend, so here’s your Shudder-o-Meter update: 55%! Here’s what they had to say: “Whew – I’m relieved.  Almost cried in the last chapters!” (Coming from someone who doesn’t cry easily, that’s quite a compliment!)“Looks like they found what they were looking for!!”“Did they just stumble upon some… firepower? <maniacal grin>” More updates coming next week! #process #shudder #shudderometer #

Stitch is a solid book. It’s actually quite incredible. … It’s like reading four books at once, only there is no confusion. I was impressed how Samantha was able to weave these little hints throughout the plot without ever giving the big reveal away. … The writing in the novel was flawless. I don’t think I found a single error in the text. Which is really impressive. Not only was it technically perfect but Samantha has a writing style that grips the reader and won’t let go. …

Hey guys!  Sorry things have been kind of light on the blog this week.  You’ll notice that’s it’s going to be like this for the next couple months, since I’m winding down on the Stitch promotion and putting that effort into finishing up Shudder and beginning the marketing efforts for that book. See what I mean about the snow? I do have a Shudder-o-Meter update coming soon, but I’m waiting to hear back from some of my beta readers before I post it so I can get you guys some go

Ah, I’m such a turd!  I totally forgot to post this week’s Shudder-o-Meter update, which is all the more a shame because I was SO excited to share that I’m JUST ABOUT HALF DONE! See?  48%! “He CAN’T actually be dying, right???  You wouldn’t do that to Alessa!  PLEASE don’t do that to Alessa!!” #process #shudder #shudderometer #writing

Very excited to share TWO big announcements today.  First, winners have been selected for the Get Stitched for Valentine’s Day Swag Pack giveaways! In case you’ve forgotten, here were the AWESOME prizes from that giveaway: Prize 1 (US only) – Stitch Swag Pack, including: Signed print copy of Stitch Stitch long-sleeve t-shirt One-of-a-kind signed Stitch bookmark $5 Amazon gift card And the winner is… Jenna Bearden!!!  Jenna, you should have received an email from me with detai

Very excited to bring you not one, but TWO awesome new covers from the fabulous author J.A. Huss (who I had the pleasure of meeting when she reviewed Stitch on her blog, http://newadultaddiction.blogspot.com).  Check out all the info below, and if you haven’t read the I Am Just Junco series yet, you can pick up the first book, Clutch, for only $0.99! RANGE I Am Not Junco, Book 4 by J. A. Huss Release date: April 1, 2013 Cover by: James Ledger Concepts Series Website Two years