While trying to save her brother four years ago, Greta was thrown into the witch’s fire herself, falling through a portal to a dangerous world where humans are the enemy, and every ogre, goblin, and ghoul has a dark side that comes out with the full moon.

To survive, seventeen-year-old Greta has hidden her humanity and taken the job of bounty hunter—and she’s good at what she does. So good, she’s caught the attention of Mylena’s young Goblin King, the darkly enticing Isaac, who invades her dreams and undermines her determination to escape.

But Greta’s not the only one looking to get out of Mylena. The full moon is mere days away, and an ancient evil knows she’s the key to opening the portal. If Greta fails, she and the lost boys of Mylena will die. If she succeeds, no world will be safe from what follows her back…

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Chloe Jacobs is a native of nowhere and everywhere, having jumped around to practically every Province of Canada before finally settling in Ontario where she has now been living for a respectable number of years. Her husband and son are the two best people in the entire world, but they also make her wish she’d at least gotten a female cat. No such luck. And although the day job keeps her busy, she carves out as much time as possible to write. Bringing new characters to life and finding out what makes them tick and how badly she can make them suffer is one of her greatest pleasures, almost better than chocolate and fuzzy pink bunny slippers.

September 11, 2012, Entangled Teen

On the precipice of her sixteenth birthday, the last thing lone wolf Cat Crawford wants is an extravagant gala thrown by her bubbly stepmother and well-meaning father. So even though Cat knows the family’s trip to Florence, Italy, is a peace offering, she embraces the magical city and all it offers. But when her curiosity leads her to an unusual gypsy tent, she exits . . . right into Renaissance Firenze.

Thrust into the sixteenth century armed with only a backpack full of contraband future items, Cat joins up with her ancestors, the sweet Alessandra and protective Cipriano, and soon falls for the gorgeous aspiring artist Lorenzo. But when the much-older Niccolo starts sniffing around, Cat realizes that an unwanted birthday party is nothing compared to an unwanted suitor full of creeptastic amore.

Can she find her way back to modern times before her Italian adventure turns into an Italian forever?

BUT that’s not all! Below please find not one but TWO excerpts, each giving you a different taste of what SUPER SWEET is all about. The first occurs when our main girl Cat steps out of the mysterious gypsy tent and discovers that perhaps something’s not quite right in her world…..

I hear their muffled whispers and understand every Italian word. Every witty comment made at my expense.

It’s like my brain is automatically translating.

I bunch the soft fabric of the dress in my hand and then reach up to feel the ribbon in my hair. I lightly skim my fingers over my chin and feel my lack of zit. I take in the costumes of the crowd, the stench of the animals, and the Italian I can now speak and understand. And suddenly it hits me.

Reyna must have pulled some kind of gypsy mojo.

Maybe this is one of those nifty “change your life” magic scenarios like in the movies. I mean, mostly I’m still expecting to blink and be right back in the midst of overpriced, gaudy tourism, but for now, the gypsy-time-warp explanation is infinitely better than thinking I’ve lost my mind. As I decide to go with that option, I feel my frantic tension melt away.

The growing crowd seems to notice my change in demeanor and begins shooting one another amused looks, but I don’t care anymore. A smile stretches across my face. Evidently, I was wrong earlier; Reyna is a psychic mind reader, because if this is her special brand of bibbity-bobbity-boo, then she made my exact daydream from earlier in the courtyard come to life.

The long red gown, the braided hair, the Italian merchant’s daughter, the time period. I am in Renaissance Florence.

I stare dumbly at the ground, the words and reality sinking in.

I’m in Renaissance Florence!

AND the second, the “Meet Cute” with Cat and Renaissance hottie Lorenzo. Here’s a (hopefully) swoony glimpse into their first meeting….

Alessandra jerks back like I just suggested she prance around the square naked or something. “No! I believe I understand your meaning, and Lorenzo is certainly not my suitor. He is like a brother to me—the three of us grew up together.”

She resumes walking and I fall in step beside her, understanding there has to be more to the story. And as we near the end of the row I finally ask, “If you’re not into the guy, then what’s the problem?”

At that same moment, a rich, deep chuckle hits my ears. My stomach involuntarily clenches and my gaze sharpens on the back of this mysterious Lorenzo.

Alessandra sighs. “That is the problem.” She places her hand on my arm and solemnly looks me in the eyes. “You must be careful. Lorenzo is beautiful, and it is not uncommon for a girl to walk away from meeting him with a piece of her heart left behind. But he is just eighteen, and not yet ready for marriage.”

I roll my eyes and laugh, then realize she’s serious. “Yeah, I assure you, there’s no danger on my end. I’m not exactly looking for marriage myself.” Because that would be crazy-town.

Alessandra wrinkles her nose as if she doesn’t believe me, but she removes her hand. We close the distance and Cipriano flashes me an open, honest to goodness, lighthearted smile.

“Lorenzo, this is the cousin I was telling you about.”

Slowly the guy turns and I fall head first into the richest chocolate-brown eyes I’ve ever seen. He blinks and long, luscious lashes feather across his bronzed cheeks. I can feel myself gawking, but I physically can’t drag my eyes away. Lorenzo doesn’t smirk or act all conceited, either. He simply stares back, his eyes casually skimming over me, causing my skin to warm and break out in a whole body tingle.

Time seems to stop, and the sounds of the market mute. Alessandra was right. This boy is beautiful.

And he’s looking at me.

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“My name is Beatrice. When I was born, I was blessed with the Sight. I was immediately removed from my parents and enrolled in the Institution. At the age of twelve, I had my first true vision, earning my raven’s wings. And when I turned seventeen, one of my visions came true. Things haven’t been the same since.

The Institution depends on me to keep the City safe from our enemy, the Dreamcatchers, but I’m finding it harder to do while keeping a secret from everyone, including my best friend Gabe. It is a secret that could put us all in danger. A secret that could kill me and everyone close to me.

But the enemy has been coming to me in my dreams, and I think I’m falling in love with him. He says they’re coming. He says they’re angry. And I think I’ve already helped them win.”

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INBETWEEN (Kissed by Death, #1) by Tara Fuller (August 7, 2012)

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Since the car crash that took her father’s life three years ago, Emma’s life has been a freaky—and unending—lesson in caution. Surviving “accidents” has taken priority over being a normal seventeen-year-old, so Emma spends her days taking pictures of life instead of living it. Falling in love with a boy was never part of the plan. Falling for a reaper who makes her chest ache and her head spin? Not an option.

It’s not easy being dead, especially for a reaper in love with a girl fate has put on his list not once, but twice. Finn’s fellow reapers give him hell about spending time with Emma, but Finn couldn’t let her die before, and he’s not about to let her die now. He will protect the girl he loves from the evil he accidentally unleashed, even if it means sacrificing the only thing he has left…his soul.

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Chapter 1

Finn

Sometimes Emma made me feel so alive, I almost forgot I was dead.

Almost.

I sank down onto the side of her bed, amazed by the blazing wildfire that swept through me whenever Emma was near enough to touch. I took a deep, unneeded breath, and settled down on my side next to her. The mattress didn’t sink. The springs didn’t groan with the weight of an extra body. The distance between us was an impossible void. Inches that might as well have been miles. Miles that left me wanting in so many ways that I ached.

Even the sun couldn’t resist her. Its glowing rays caressed her skin, and stained her hair the satiny color of summer wheat. Before I knew what was happening, my hand followed their lead. Cells ignited. My skin burned, screaming with the agonizing need to touch—

“What do you think you’re doing?”

I jerked my hand away just as Easton melted up from the polished hardwood floor beneath the window. Like an oil slick coming to life, he unfolded his long, shadowy legs until he was just an ink blot against the square of tangerine sunrise behind him. His violet eyes pinned me like a kid caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

Which, I kind of was.

“Nothing,” I lied.

“Yeah, looked like nothing.” He strolled across the room accompanied by a wave of sulfur and smoke, the black serpent tattoo on his neck glinting. “What were you planning to do, recite her poem? I swear to God, if you were still alive I’d confiscate your man card.”

I ignored the barb and scrunched up my nose. “Jesus, Easton. Don’t they have a shower somewhere between here and the afterlife?”

“Screw you. You didn’t just have to tow somebody’s grandpa to Hell.” He brushed something chalky and grey off of his cloak and a shudder worked its way down my spine. God only knows who or what it belonged to. “Besides I wasn’t the one about to feel up a sleeping human.”

“I wasn’t—”

“Save it.” He waved his hand. “We have work to do. I don’t have time for your useless obsession with the human today.”

“Will you please stop calling her that?”

“What?” Easton glanced up from Emma’s vanity, where he’d been inspecting the various lotions and bottles like he was on some alien planet. Then again, Easton had been dead for something like four hundred years, so all of her stuff probably was sort of alien to him.

“The human. You make me sound like a freak. It’s not like we’re a different species for God’s sake. We were humans, too, or don’t you remember that far back?”

“Were. Past tense.”

We could have gone back and forth like that for hours, but the call came. It always did. It started in my bones—a cold so cutting that it sliced through me like a machete. When I looked up, Easton’s jaw was clenched, his muscles taut and ready. He slowly closed his hand around the handle of his scythe that burned black and softly smoked at his side. I flexed my fingers as the icy ribbons of death worked their way through each one of my limbs.

“Can you take this one for me?” I asked. “You’re already going to be there, and I just got back—”

“No,” Easton said. “Hell no. I have my own job to do. I can’t keep covering for your sorry ass. Besides, you’re already on thin ice with Balthazar. Don’t push your luck, Finn. Just keep your nose down, collect your souls, and thank the Almighty that you don’t have my job. Now let’s go.”

“Yeah, but…” My eyes returned to Emma. Sleeping. Perfect. Safe.

“For the love of God. She’ll be fine, you pansy.” Easton clamped a hand over my shoulder and dragged me from the bed.

“How do you know?”

He shrugged. “I don’t.”

With that he vanished, consumed in a flash by the keening wails of the damned. The screams beckoned. Clawed at me from the inside out.

Rule one as a seeker: Death doesn’t wait for anyone.

And it sure as hell wasn’t waiting for me now.

In the future, only one rule will matter:

Don’t. Ever. Peek.

Seventeen-year-old Ari Alexander just broke that rule and saw the last person she expected hovering above her bed – arrogant Jackson Locke, the most popular boy in her school. She expects instant execution or some kind of freak alien punishment, but instead, Jackson issues a challenge: help him, or everyone on Earth will die.

Ari knows she should report him, but everything about Jackson makes her question what she’s been taught about his kind. And against her instincts, she’s falling for him. But Ari isn’t just any girl, and Jackson wants more than her attention.  She¹s a military legacy who¹s been trained by her father and exposed to war strategies and societal information no one can know – especially an alien spy, like Jackson. Giving Jackson the information he needs will betray her father and her country, but keeping silent will start a war.

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1. Can you tell us a little about yourself and your role with Entangled Publishing ?

First of all, thank you for having me! I’m always thrilled to represent Entangled and spread the word out about the amazing things we’re doing.

A little about me.I’m an agented YA author in love with all things dark and romantic. After editing professionally in the technical and legal sectors for a few years, I shifted over to fiction and haven’t looked back. Prior to taking the Managing Editor spot at Entangled, I freelance-edited YA manuscripts while working as the Acquisitions Editor for an adult paranormal/fantasy publisher. I now spend my days wrangling Entangled’s publishing schedule, sifting through slush, formatting books, making covers, and editing. Lots and lots of editing.

2 How would you describe the Entangled publishing philosophy ?

In two words, agile and exclusive . We publish only the most compelling stories written by the most intriguing voices. Freshness is key. We also strive to provide readers with what they want, not what NY tells them they should be reading.

This is all made possible by our business model, which allows us more flexibility than traditional publishers without compromising quality, all the while enabling us to pay some of the highest royalty rates in the industry. Everyone from the copyeditor to the editorial director is paid a percentage of sales, so we’re all invested in the success of each book, and to delivering a quality product. If our entire team can’t get behind your book, it won’t make it onto our list.

3 What are some of your favorite books that you’ve read this year?

Honestly, the phenomenal stories that come through our slush pile top my Best of 2011 list. There’s nothing better than sifting through the slush and finding hidden gems. It’s like having my own bookstore in my inbox.LOL And, of course, we’ve bought nearly all my faves, so you guys will get to read them soon!

If I had to pick something outside of my inbox, I’d have to go with Barry Lyga’s BOY TOY, Beth Revis’ ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, Stephanie Perkins’ ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS, and Ally Condie’s MATCHED.

4 What are the primary mistakes you see writers make in query process?

There are two huge ones that I see daily.

#1 – Not following the submission guidelines. Seriously. I do NOT open unsolicited attachments. If you send one, expect a form rejection unless we’ve been friends for years, in which case, I *might* ask you to try again

#2 – The query letter itself. You have less than one page to tell me the following:
■ who your characters are
■ why I should care about them/what makes them unique
■ what will happen if your characters fail (the stakes)

That’s it. Your bio means nothing to me unless you’ve been published elsewhere, so feel free to skimp there in favor of telling me more about the book. I highly encourage everyone to research what a query letter looks like BEFORE sending your manuscript out into the world. Agents and editors are conditioned to expect certain information to be conveyed a certain way. If we can’t figure out your query letter, we’re less likely to look at your sample pages.

5 Can you tell us about your particular young adult tastes?

I love edgy contemporary, gritty thrillers, stark dystopian, and dark paranormal/fantasy. Strong romantic elements are a must. Voice is everything to me, so if you have a killer voice, I want to see your manuscript!

On the flipside, I’m tired of the hot-paranormal-boy-falls-for-plain-human-girl storylines. My acquisitions have all turned that trope on its head, and readers are loving it. I also think love triangles need to be handled correctly and add something fresh to the genre, if they’re used at all. I’ve acquired two books with love triangles. Both are different than anything I’ve read.

6 Can you each tell us some of your most wanted submissions?

YA thrillers are hot right now! I’d love to see some of those. I haven’t seen near enough contemporary YA in general, though, and would love to see a lot more. I’d personally love a contemporary where the hero and heroine go from being longtime friends/enemies to more.

7 Can you tell us about Entangled’s young adult line?

Definitely! I’m extremely excited about our burgeoning young adult and new adult lines, which currently feature everything from reluctant necromancers to hot aliens to serial killers. I’m a HUGE dystopian fan, so needless to say, I’m thrilled about the two series we’ll be releasing in 2012. And wait until you guys read the dark, sexy fairytale retelling I’m working on for next Fall. *evil grin* I’d read all of these books over and over again if I had time, they’re that good.

8 What kind of posts will readers and writers find on your blog? 

Entangled is all over the place. Check out our books on the website

( http://www.entangledpublishing.com ), chat with our authors on the blog ( http://www.entangledinromance.com ), follow us on Twitter ( http://twitter.com/#!/entangledpub), and friend us on Facebook ( http://www.facebook.com/EntangledPublishing ).

I’ll admit to being the world’s lamest blogger when it comes to sticking to a schedule on my personal blog, but I like to do what I call Craft Quickies ( http://www.heatherhowland.com/category/craft-quickie/ ) and have an ongoing series called YA vs. Adult ( http://www.heatherhowland.com/category/ya-vs-adult/ ). I’m always open to suggestions, so if anyone has something they’d like an editor’s perspective on, hit me up through the contact form on my page! ( http://www.heatherhowland.com/contact/ )

Twitter ( http://twitter.com/#!/HeatherHowland ) is the best way to keep in touch with me, but I can also be found on Facebook ( http://www.facebook.com/pages/Heather-Howland/157108790971324 ) from time to time.

Award-winning young adult author Heather Howland began editing in the legal, industrial, and technical sectors eight years ago while working as a Production Manager. She has since honed her fiction editing skills as a freelancer and as the former acquisitions editor of a small publisher. A portrait photographer in a former life, Heather’s eye for art lends itself to simplistic, NY-style book covers. She holds a BS in creative writing and psychology, which she channels into her love of dark, romantic fiction.

Sea Lion Publishing was kind enough to share a few images of the upcoming Hush Hush Graphic Novel so I wanted to share them with everyone.

Writers and readers of young adult fantasy are trying to answer the same question: What’s the next big creature in fantasy? Over the last few years, we’ve been inundated with vampires, werewolves, and angels. According to USA Today, the answer is mermaids. As a matter of fact, Stephenie Meyer is writing a mermaid series as we speak.

During an interview with Heather Howland, Managing Editor of Entangled Publishing, she told me she’s banking on a fantasy/sci-fi blend. “We think YA Sci-Fi is definitely the next big thing and we’ve acquired accordingly. I think readers still love a thrilling dystopian world, but they’re wanting “more” now. We’re seeing biopunk and/or cyberpunk elements in the queries crossing our desks, as well as aliens. I think readers will love the blend of YA Sci-Fi Entangled has coming in 2012!”

Another theory is that The Hunger Games movie will increase the demand for dystopian the way that Twilight inspired the most recent vampire movement. Shortly after Twilight, we saw the development of vampires on television. Out of that movement, True Blood and the Vampire Diaries (both adapted from a popular book series) have enjoyed the most success.

I actually have another theory on this topic. I believe you may see paranormal take a backseat to superhero fantasy. Ordinary people with strange powers in dire situations. Perhaps in a futuristic world like the Hunger Games or just simply part of a dark, urban society. Audiences have always enjoyed comic book movie adaptations and it’s time we see that in literature. One clear example of this is the November 15th release of Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. It’s simply the best dystopian I’ve ever read and flows with the theme I suggested.

I love fantasy novels and the next best thing is a fantasy based television show. Lucky for us, TV is catching up on the movie trends and offering shows that fill our fantasy needs. Here’s a list of mostly new shows that are worth your time. Let’s watch them together and then comment on what you think.

Grimm Premiers October 28th NBC Network

The story centers around Portland homicide detective, Nick Burkhardt. He discovers he’s descended from a long line of profilers called “Grimm’s”. He’s meant to keep the balance between fairytale creatures and human kind. I think this show is worth a try because I’ve always loved the Grimm fairytales and it will be cool to see how they bring that into our everyday society. This show airs on Friday nights, and now that Smallville’s gone, I need a new show.

Once Upon A Time Premiers October 23rd ABC Network

ABC has the best description of this show so I’m going to borrow it: “Emma Swan’s life has been anything but a fairytale. A 28-year-old bail bondsperson, she’s been taking care of herself since she was abandoned as a baby. But when Henry—the son she gave up 10 years ago—finds her, everything changes. Henry is desperate for his mom’s help and thinks that Emma is actually the long, lost daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming. Yes, the actual Snow White and Prince Charming. Even stranger, Henry believes that Storybrooke, the sleepy New England town he calls home, is really part of a curse cast by the Evil Queen, freezing fairytale characters in the modern world with no memory of their former selves.”

Well, if that doesn’t get you excited, then I don’t know what will.

Secret Circle Thursdays CW Network

Due to the success of Vampire Diaries, the CW and Kevin Williamson adapted another LJ Smith novel series called the Secret Circle. Fans of the book won’t be too excited because a main character has already been killed off which changes how the books play out in a big way. Other than that, I think the series is pretty cool. The story centers around a group of teenage witches who are just discovering their powers and their family history. So far, I’m impressed so I’ll definitely recommend this to anyone who’s a fan of the teenage dramas, and of course, witches.

Vampire Diaries Thursdays CW Network

This show was developed by Kevin Williamson of Dawson’s Creek fame and is loosely based on the bestselling series of the same name by L.J. Smith. I say loosely because characters were added and changed along with many of the storylines. It’s basically about two vampire brothers in love with the same teenage girl. I enjoy it because it’s very close to the vampire lore that we know and love except that it’s of the teenage variety which means PG13. This show is in its third season, but I highly suggest you get the DVD’s and catch up. It’s worth it, I promise.

Title: Touch (A Denazen Novel, #1)
Author: Jus Accardo
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel
Launch Date: October 10, 2011
ePub ISBN: 978-1-937044-44-2
Print ISBN: 978-1-937044-45-9

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Synopsis:

When a strange boy tumbles down a river embankment and lands at her feet,  seventeen-year-old adrenaline junkie Deznee Cross snatches the opportunity to piss off her father by bringing the mysterious hottie with ice blue eyes home.

Except there’s something off with Kale. He wears her shoes in the shower, is overly  fascinated with things like DVDs and vases, and acts like she’ll turn to dust if he touches her. It’s not until Dez’s father shows up, wielding a gun and knowing more about Kale than he should, that Dez realizes there’s more to this boy—and her father’s “law firm”—than she realized.

Kale has been a prisoner of Denazen Corporation—an organization devoted to collecting “special” kids known as Sixes and using them as weapons—his entire
life. And, oh yeah, his touch? It kills. The two team up with a group of rogue Sixes hellbent on taking down Denazen before they’re caught and her father
discovers the biggest secret of all. A secret Dez has spent her life keeping safe.

A secret Kale will kill to protect.

Here are some of the early reviews –

Giselle from XpressoReads wrote: “I love it when you don’t know what to expect from a book and it ends up being awesome. Touch was the perfect example. I picked this up thinking it would be just another passable YA paranormal, but it was fantastic.”

Dani from Pen to Paper wrote: “With an action-packed and entirely unique plot, with plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing, and all the steaming-hot romance and fiery characters you could need; why wait to read it?!”

Amanda from Stuck in YA Books wrote: “In this highly anticipated novel, Jus Accardo gives her readers romance and action in her first debut. From the first 100 pages, the characters really shine, you will fall in love with these characters. The connection between Kale and Dez is so strong that the magnetic pull towards them overpowers another love interest.”

“Memorable characters, heart pounding action, sizzling hot romance–TOUCH has it all! Definitely fresh and new. You need to read this book like yesterday. If not, I’ll send Kale after you.”
~~~ Jennifer L. Armentrout, author of Half-Blood (Covenant #1) and Obsidian (Lux #1)