Cover Reveal: CRUSHED

I love cover reveals – I just hate my own. They make me a nervous wreck because I worry no one else will love them the way I do. Thankfully, I had Rachel Marks as a cover designer and she did an amazing job of capturing the feel of the book.

If you haven’t heard of CRUSHED, here’s the blurb:

For seventeen-year-old serial womanizer Fletch Colson, life is a game and if he plays by the rules, he’ll win it all: his dream college, his parents’ money, and a hot (if a little vapid) girl on his arm. Really, it couldn’t be easier. All he has to do is get good grades, live a privileged boarding school life, and try not to mess up too much.

However, when he accepts the seemingly impossible bet to change his ways and be “just friends” with smart, beautiful, tempting Ellie Jacobs – a girl who seems hell-bent on confusing him – Fletch’s whole world is turned upside down.

Suddenly, what seemed simple and clear, no longer feels right and Fletch must decide if winning it all is worth losing a piece of himself

AND HERE’S COVER!!!!

Release Day: DEC. 11, 2012

Now for the real fun. Each of these lovely blogs have scenes from CRUSHED on them today. Some are sweet, some are sexy, some are just…I don’t know…a little dirty?

Hayley Vornholt – Getting Dirty at the Pool

Kathy Bradey – Who Am I?

Waltz With Words – The Music Room

Rachael Allen Writes – The Bet

Houndrat – Runaway

Susan Writes Fiction –The Key Chain

Don’t forget to add CRUSHED to your Goodreads list! And mark your calendars for December 11th – CRUSHED‘s release date.

 

CRUSHED playlist

The CRUSHED cover reveal is tomorrow, so obviously, I should be spending my time writing blog posts about playlists 😀

I rather love this playlist. It’s angsty and hopeful – just like the main character, Fletch.

~dawn

CRUSHED PLAYLIST

1. Soft Shock (acoustic) …………….Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2. Malibu ………………………………….Hole
3. Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa ……….Vampire Weekend
4. Shadowcasting …………………….. Ra Ra Riot
5. Silver Lining …………………………Rilo Kiley
6. You Only Live Once ……………….The Strokes
7. Heart Skipped a Beat ……………..The xx
8. Zero ……………………………………..Yeah Yeah Yeahs
9. New Slang …………………………….The Shins
10. You Make My Dreams …………….Hall & Oates
11. Fader …………………………………… The Temper Trap
12. If I Ever Feel Better ……………….. Phoenix
13. The Last High ………………………… The Dandy Warhols

 

CRUSHED

In the past two days, I’ve churned out major words on a new project AND found the energy to tackle all the last minute stuff that comes with a book release.

Wait. What was that? A book release?

Why, yes, my Young Adult Contemporary Romance, CRUSHED, will be available on December 11, 2012.

For seventeen-year-old serial womanizer Fletch Colson, life is a game and if he plays by the rules, he’ll win it all: his dream college, his parents’ money, and a hot (if a little vapid) girl on his arm. Really, it couldn’t be easier. All he has to do is get good grades, live a privileged boarding school life, and try not to mess up too much.

However, when he accepts the seemingly impossible bet to change his ways and be “just friends” with smart, beautiful, tempting Ellie Jacobs – a girl who seems hell bent on confusing him – Fletch’s whole world is turned upside down.

Suddenly, what seemed simple and clear, no longer feels right and Fletch must decide if winning it all is worth losing a piece of himself

I finished drafting CRUSHED over a year ago, after taking a year to write it. For the past eleven months, I’ve been quietly working on it with the help of my beta readers and an amazing editor. So really, this book has been done for a LOOOONG time, but there was concern no one wanted to read a boy point-of-view romance. Until now. Now, people want to read about boys and love and making good and bad decisions 😀

Which means, finally, I get to share with the world the book I love more than any book I’ve written. It’s more mature than Larkstorm in that there is swearing, sex, drinking, and some casual drug use. But at it’s heart, like Larkstorm, it’s a love story.

I can’t wait to share it with all of you!

ADD CRUSHED on Goodreads.