(Confessions of a 16-Year-Old Virgin Lips #1)
Publication date: July 3rd 2013
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult
Synopsis:
VL. Virgin Lips. You may not have heard of it, but where I live, it’s a thing with a card, even if it is a figurative card. I was Brooklyn Hill, certified virgin lips, and I planned on clinging to that figurative card with all I had—while dating as many of the hottest guys at school as I could.
Maybe that’s a bit strange. I mean, what teenage girl isn’t interested in kissing? Locking lips definitely interested me, but the drama that came with it didn’t. No kissing, no drama. Simple.
But on my sixteenth birthday, on my first real date even, the drama found me. His name was Luke Graham—cute, funny, and bad news for the whole female race.
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Excerpt
We all laughed and ran outside and stormed the hot tub.
After the obligatory splashing and dunking settled down,
Parker jutted his chin at me and teased. “You’re sixteen now, Brooklyn, the
question is, are you still in the VL club?”
A strange silence fell over the group. I guess they
really wanted to hear my response. I paused just long enough to give the answer
away. I looked up, noticing a few stars speckled the skyline.
“Oooh,” Mike said. “’nough said. Well, my dear, your pain
will now be over.” He moved toward me, lips puckered, eye brows waggling. I
turned my head before he could make contact. My whole body was on fire.
Ali and Katherine, my two red-headed friends, pushed him
back. “Down boy. Unlike you, she wants her first kiss to be special,
meaningful, and with someone she wants to kiss. So, back off.” Ali could be
forceful when she wanted to be. I loved and hated that about her.
He whimpered like a wounded dog as he sat back in his
spot.
“Buurrrn!” Mike yelled.
“Burn, baby, burn,” Parker sang.
Author Interview
We are here celebrating your newest releases: First Kiss and Stolen Kiss. How have you liked
writing a serial and how's it different from a series?
It's been harder than I anticipated, but I love a
challenge. The best way to get a grasp on serials is to think about a season of
your favorite TV series. Each season has 6-11 episodes that make up the
season. Each episode stands on its own, but is also connected to the
entire season.So, the name of my new series is Confessions of a 16-Year-Old Virgin Lips and the first episode is called First Kiss. The second episode is called Stolen Kiss.
The third episode is called Rebound Kiss and will be out in the next week or two.
How
long have you been writing books?
I
started my first book, Watched, that you can pick up
for free during this book blitz at your favorite eBook
retailer, about six years ago.Once that became a bestseller, I didn't have time to be a great teacher and a great writer, so I quit teaching. Which, was really hard. I loved being a high school teacher, mostly because I got to hang out with awesome teens all day.
What do you love to write about?
Is
there anything more fascinating than teenagers? Seriously, the unpredictable
nature of teens makes for great stories. I love the idea of putting sixteen to
eighteen year olds get into extraordinary circumstances and seeing what they
do.
What's the hardest thing about writing?
You're
probably going to laugh, but I think the hardest thing is getting
names for my characters.
How do you plan out your books?
When
I come up with a new story idea, I usually know the beginning and the end-
that's it. I don't outline my stories, I just write what comes to me during a
short brainstorming session each day.
How do you make your scenes so real?
I
always go and visit the places that my books are set. Last year I went to
Belgium and took copious notes and a million pictures before writing Created. I also visited Washington, DC,
Helena, Montana, and Niceville, Florida before writing Watched and Protected. This year I traveled to New
York and France for the two books I'm working on right now.I lived in Roseburg, Oregon where Adrenaline Rush is set and I also lived in Tennessee where Gravediggers is set. We traveled to both places last year to make sure the setting was correct for both books.
You may think I love to travel, but really, it's Bill, my husband who has a love affair with travel.
What do you like to read?
I
mostly read YA books, but I also love adult mystery and suspense novels.
Do you have children?
I
have two teenage girls. They are so fun to be with. They inspire me. My oldest
daughter inspired the serial, Confessions
of a 16-Year-Old Virgin LipsMy husband also inspires me by coming up with some of the best ideas. The idea for Gravediggers came from him.
I'm waiting for my out-of-control dog to inspire me instead of make me crazy.
What's
next?
I
have 2 books coming out in October: Adrenaline
Rush and Gravediggers. Adrenaline Rush is a YA suspense
novel with a dash of romance and Gravediggers is
a YA mystery novel with a dash of romance.
The
covers of those two novels will be revealed soon.
Im reading element part 2 then tears of tess
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