Archive for January, 2007

Posted in Info on 01/30/2007 10:38 am by Melissa Senate

 

The Girlfriends Cyber Circuit proudly presents:

TATTOO by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 

Four friends.  Four tattoos.  One ancient evil. 

Bailey Morgan isn't the type of girl who shows a lot of skin, but somehow, she ends up in a dressing room at the mall with her friend Delia applying a temporary tattoo to her lower back. Never one to suffer fashion doubt, trendsetter Delia knows exactly where she wants her own tattoo: on her stomach, right where her shirt ends—can you say "midriff"? Annabelle, the quiet one, chooses the back of her neck, and tomboy Zo plasters hers on the top of her foot. The tattoos will last for three days, and Delia's sure that with them, the four friends will absolutely kill at the school dance. 

Unfortunately, killing is just what someone has in mind, and Bailey, Delia, Annabelle, and Zo are in for the battle of their lives. Along with her tattoo, each girl receives a gift—a supernatural power to help them in their fight. As Bailey's increasingly frightening dreams reveal the nature of their enemy, it becomes clear to the girls that it's up to them to save the world.

 

"Imagine the gang from the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series with magic tattoos that give them each different powers… Spunky, fun-loving, and sometimes cranky teen-girl friendships and realistic dialogue propel this character-driven, fast-paced read." -Booklist

 

About Jennifer Lynn Barnes: A Native Oklahoman, Jennifer Lynn Barnes is a recent graduate of Yale University, where she studied cognitive science (the study of the brain and thought). Jennifer is a 2006-2007 Fulbright Scholar in the United Kingdom, where she is currently doing autism research at Cambridge University.  She wrote her first book, Golden, when she was a teenager and wrote several others- including Tattoo- while still in college.  Her next book, Platinum, will be released in September of 2007.

 

Tattoo is definitely on my TBR list!  

 

 

 

girlfriends cyber circuit

Posted in Info on 01/21/2007 12:15 pm by Melissa Senate

A note from the very talented (and very organized) author Karin Gillespie, who created the Girlfriends Cyber Circuit some years ago in the name of spreading the word about new releases. My new novel, LOVE YOU TO DEATH, was on tour this past week, meaning that 20-30 female novelists with blogs posted about my novel, conducted interviews, and let their readers/fans know about my book. A great idea and many thanks to Karin!

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From Karin Gillespie: "Attention published female authors: Would you like to be a member of the virtual tour for women authors called the Girlfriend Cyber Circuit? Here’s an FAQ about the GCC. We are now adding candidates to our waitlist. If you’d like to be added, please email Karin Gillespie at kgillespie@knology.net

 

my new book!

Posted in Info on 01/09/2007 10:35 am by Melissa Senate

 

 

LOVE YOU TO DEATH is out and about!

Abby Foote’s worst exes are on someone’s hit list.  Who’s going around shooting men who broke Abby’s heart? And why?

First, a former boyfriend (who dumped Abby in the most humiliating way possible) is found murdered the day his engagement is announced. Then two other exes report attempts made on their lives right after breaking up with her. Coincidence? A very hot detective from the Portland Police Department doesn’t think so. Neither do Abby’s friends, family, coworkers and former boyfriends dating back to kindergarten, who are all  shaking in their shoes as though the Abby they know and supposedly love to death is capable of, say, poisoning their Diet Cokes. Is someone trying to frame her? Do her some kind of warped favor? Abby, with that delicious detective on her trail, is about to find out.

 “Readers will cheer Abby every step of the way as she tries to clear her name and find her prince for whom the glass slipper will finally fit.” –Publishers Weekly    

Check it out on Amazon: (but ignore the attached excerpt because it’s not for my book–and I have no idea whose book it is)! You can read an excerpt here!