Daniele Lanzarotta

Hi everyone! One of my favorite things about being an author is meeting the readers and other authors! So, I've decided to bring my readers and some of the authors I meet together. Every once in a while I will be introducing you guys to a new YA author by featuring them on my blog. I recently had the pleasure of meeting Laura A. H. Elliott, writer of YA and Middle Grade Fiction. Here is a little about Laura and her YA novel, Winnemucca. Winnemu cca One mistake changes her life forever. One answer will set her free. Once upon a time Ginny’s road blood ripened, the day she got wise to love. Engaged to the high school quarterback, his quarter-carat ring and enchanting smile should have been enough for her. But, she stands him up and takes a walk where every step questions her happily ever after gone-bad and the fate of the mother she never knew. The mother her father refuses to talk about. Ginny fights to untangle her big, fat, lie-of-a-life on an enchanted road trip to ...

Coming this October! Blood Bound (Imprinted Souls Series #4) *Spoiler - Read only if you have already read Imprinted Souls , Bloodlust and Divine Ashes * Most in this world are reborn with abilities. She will be reborn with a curse. With the struggles in dealing with a new lifestyle, Lexi starts to trust the one responsible for what she has become. As she learns that getting what she wanted is the worse thing that could have happened to her, she also learns about Tyler's irreparable mistakes, and the truth about the real Nicholas Taylor. He never wanted the responsibilities that came with being a maker; he never wanted to be tied to anyone in anyway, especially with the eternal ties of being blood bound!

***If you have not read Divine Ashes (ISS#3), please wait to read this. There are major SPOILERS in this chapter. *** Click here for the previous blog post! Sneak Preview Blood Bound – Imprinted Souls Series #4 Chapter 1 Life… Death… I’m not even sure at what point it all turned into a cruel joke; a joke where what I had wished for turned out to be what I now hated the most. That night started out just like any other night. I was home alone, waiting for my maker, Nicholas, to return so that he could take me hunting. It had been three months and he still didn’t trust me to go by myself. He was just so sure that I would not clean up my mess and that he would have to pay the consequences. Not to mention that he was paranoid about others looking for me. Three months! ... Three months since I was turned into a vampire… Three months since I asked Nicholas to take me away from Tyler so that he would not see me like this, even though Tyler was a vampir...

Party 'Til Your Heels Fly Off: Mega Author Blog Hop Tour TOUR RULES: 1) HAVE FUN!!! 2) INVITE ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS!!! SPREAD THE WORD!!! 3) THIS TOUR STARTS: Monday, June 13, at Midnight (Arizona Time) THIS TOUR ENDS: Monday, June 20, at Midnight (Arizona Time) Winners will be drawn and posted June 21st! *** 4) MEET AND MINGLE WITH ALL THE AUTHORS! EXPERIENCE A NEW PARTY DESTINATION AT EVERY STOP! PARTICIPATE IN EVERY BLOG CONTEST AND BE ENTERED FOR CHANCES TO WIN MULTIPLE PRIZES! EVERY BLOG VISITED IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO WIN!! 5) PARTICIPATION AT ALL BLOGS IS RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT REQUIRED. REMEMBER, THE MORE BLOGS YOU HOP, THE BETTER YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING PRIZES. EVERY AUTHOR IS WAITING TO MEET AND INTERACT WITH YOU, SO PLEASE BE SURE TO SHOW EVERY AUTHOR SOME LOVE! 6) DID I MENTION TO HAVE FUN? WHOO! HOO!! HERE WE GOOOOOOOOOOOO! Paranormal Heaven Party I’m so happy to be a part of this month’s ...

If you were on Twitter this Saturday, you likely read the AMAZING tweets tagged #YAsaves. It all started with a Wall Street Journal article (not even sure if I should call it an article…those usually require research). If you missed it, you can read it here . I’m not wasting time or words on what was said. Instead, I will tell you about the outcome, which consisted of actual YA readers coming together once again to stick up for the books they love, sharing stories about how YA changed and saved their lives. Made me proud to be an author. I was one of the many people directly impacted by YA. YA gave me the courage and motivation to write YA, to move forward with the publishing process, and to be where I'm today. It is because of YA that I now do what I love, and in the process, I made some amazing friends and continue to meet amazing people everyday! You cannot deny that because of YA books, dark or not, more teens have been reading. Okay, I will just sa...

Yes, I'm like a little kid when it comes to book releases. After working on a book for months and having to keep most of what happens to myself, well... I just want you guys to be able to read it already! LOL So, less than 30 days for the release of Academy of the Fallen: Wide Awake , and the 1 year anniversary of Imprinted Souls . WOW! I can’t believe it has been almost one year since my first novel was published, and it sure has been fun! You guys are awesome and I’m thankful for your support… and for the late night emails about cliffhangers. *evil grin* So, here are some updates on both: Academy of the Fallen: Wide Awake I’m very excited about this release, which will be on June 13 th . On that date, I will be sharing excerpts and will be chatting about the book through Twitter and Facebook. Now, here is the awesome news… June 13th is the official release date for paperbacks and some ebooks and ibooks. There is however a possibility that...

Hi everyone! This Saturday’s chat was very challenging with all of the Internet and Facebook chat issues, but once we got it going, it was a LOT of fun! For those who missed it, there will be others… For now, I’m posting some of the questions that Nicholas was asked, along with small parts of the chat (very small spoiler-free parts… the chat got a little crazy, but what can we say? Nicholas just has that impact on people...) Enjoy! And if you have more questions for Nicholas, you can post on here, FB, or Twitter. (...names were deleted, but if you were there and wants to claim anything that you said, go ahead. lol) "It has been concluded that Nicholas is not only mouthy and cocky, but also a VampWhore." Guest: exactly how old are you Nick? Nicholas: How old would you like me to be? *smiles* Guest: @least 18 Nicholas: Then, that is how old I am. (…after some annoyance by Nicholas’ inability to give a straight answer…) Guest: Do you want me to be Team...