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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Book Profile Name - The Symptoms of My Insanity ( Goodreads ) Author - Mindy Raf Genre - Contemporary Release Date - April 18th 2013 When you’re a hypochondriac, there are a million different things that could be wrong with you, but for Izzy, focusing on what could be wrong might be keeping her from dealing with what’s really wrong. I almost raised my hand, but what would I say? “Mr. Bayer, may I please be excused? I’m not totally positive, but I think I might have cancer.” No way. Then everyone at school would know, and they would treat me differently, and I would be known as “Izzy, that poor girl who diagnosed herself with breast cancer during biology.” But Izzy’s sense of humor can only get her so far when suddenly her best friend appears to have undergone a personality transplant, her mother’s health takes a turn for the worse, and her beautiful maybe-boyfriend is going all hot and cold. Izzy thinks she’s preparing for the worst-case scenario, but when the worst-c...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Debutante Profile Name – Mindy Raf Debut – The Symptoms of My Insanity Genre – Contemporary Website–  HERE Facebook -   HERE Twitter -  HERE Mindy Raf is a writer, comedy performer, and musician based in Brooklyn, NY. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan, and grew up in a Detroit suburb right around here (visualize someone pointing to the inner part of their thumb). She has written for VH1, CollegeHumor.com, was a contributor to the “My Parents Were Awesome” anthology. She has been invited to perform at the Women in Comedy Festival, SketchFestNYC, NY Funny Songs Fest, and the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, where she was named a “stellar surprise” by The Portland Mercury. Dream Debutante Dress -  The Witches is one of my favorite books, and I absolutely love the movie. Plus, who doesn’t need the perfect black cocktail dress with a PURPLE LINED CAPE! A classy, versatile, sexy dress (that’s also a witch disguise), that’s how I want to debut...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Book Profile Name - The Boyfriend App ( Goodreads ) Author - Katie Sise Genre - Contemporary Release Date - April 30th 2013 In The Boyfriend App by Katie Sise, super-smart, somewhat geeky Audrey McCarthy can’t wait to get out of high school. Her father’s death and the transformation of her one-time BFF, Blake Dawkins, into her worst nightmare have her longing for the new start college will bring. But college takes money. So Audrey decides she has to win the competition for the best app designed by a high schooler—and the $200,000 that comes with it. She develops something she calls the Boyfriend App, and suddenly she’s the talk of the school and getting kissed by the hottest boys around. But can the Boyfriend App bring Audrey true love? Available -  The Book Depository  |  Fishpond  |  Amazon  |  Barnes and Noble The Insider's Scoop Three Scoops of Insider-ness on The Boyfriend App’s Mean Girl Blake Dawkins 1) I secretly love my mean-g...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Debutante Profile Name – Katie Sise Debut – The Boyfriend App Genre – Contemporary Website–  HERE Facebook -   HERE Twitter -  HERE Katie Sise is a New York City-based author, jewelry designer and television host. Her jewelry has been featured in major magazines like Vogue, W, Elle, Lucky, InStyle, Self, People, and Marie Claire, and worn by celebrities like Kate Winslet, Anne Hathaway, Cameron Diaz, and Beyonce Knowles. Katie has designed jewelry collaborations with outlets like Target. Her first novel, THE BOYFRIEND APP, debuts on April 30th 2013 with HarperCollins Balzer + Bray.  Dream Debutante Dress -  For my debutante dress, I picked a creation by Elisa Jimenez. Here's a shot of Elisa working on the dress on a model: Elisa was one of my favorite designers even before Project Runway made her famous. She was so kind to me when I was first starting out as a jewelry designer in my twenties. She let me design jewelry for her fashion shows, ...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Book Profile Name - The Murmurings ( Goodreads ) Author - Carly Anne West Genre - Psychological Thriller/ Paranormal/ Horror Release Date - March 5th 2013 Everyone thinks Sophie’s sister, Nell, went crazy. After all, she heard strange voices that drove her to commit suicide. But Sophie doesn’t believe that Nell would take her own life, and she’s convinced that Nell’s doctor knows more than he’s letting on. As Sophie starts to piece together Nell’s last days, every lead ends in a web of lies. And the deeper Sophie digs, the more danger she’s in—because now she’s hearing the same haunting whispers. Sophie’s starting to think she’s going crazy too. Or worse, that maybe she’s not…. Available -  The Book Depository  |  Fishpond  |  Amazon  |  Barnes and Noble The Insider's Scoop A little backstory on THE MURMURINGS: Okay, so here's a little insight into some of the inspiration behind THE MURMURINGS. My husband and I had just moved to the ...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Debutante Profile Name – Carly Anne West Debut – The Murmurings Genre – Psychological Thriller/ Paranormal/ Horror Website–  HERE Facebook -   HERE Twitter -  HERE Anne West is a freelance writer with an MFA in English and Writing from Mills College. She lives with her husband and son in Seattle, Washington. Visit her at carlyannewest.com . Dream Debutante Dress -    You know, I lived in Nashville for three years. You'd think that in that amount of time, I would have had some sort of debutante moment. Alas, I worked instead at the local newspaper selling help wanted ads during a recession. So let's make up for that obvious gap in my life by designing a slightly absurd dress. I'm thinking it has to be very 60s-era. I don't know why it has to be, but it does. Green, with white polka dots. I actually own a little clutch with that same design, and to have an entire dress of it would be magical. And, you know, I already own the purse, so accessor...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Book Profile Name - Pretty Girl -13 ( Goodreads ) Author - Liz Coley Genre - Psychological Thriller Release Date - March 19th 2013 Angie Chapman was thirteen years old when she ventured into the woods alone on a Girl Scouts camping trip. Now she's returned home…only to find that it's three years later and she's sixteen-or at least that's what everyone tells her. What happened to the past three years of her life? Angie doesn't know. But there are people who do — people who could tell Angie every detail of her forgotten time, if only they weren't locked inside her mind. With a tremendous amount of courage, Angie embarks on a journey to discover the fragments of her personality, otherwise known as her "alters." As she unearths more and more about her past, she discovers a terrifying secret and must decide: When you remember things you wish you could forget, do you destroy the parts of yourself that are responsible? Available -  The Book ...