I can’t believe this is actually happening! I’ve been in talks with the lovely people at Blake Snyder Enterprises for over TWO years about writing an installment in the Save the Cat! series geared exclusively toward novelists, and now it’s FINALLY real! Last month, we sold SAVE THE CAT! WRITES A NOVEL to the amazing  … Read more

YOU GUYS! I’m so so so excited to announce that I’m writing a brand new original series for Disney Press based on the hit Disney Channel movie, DESCENDANTS! If you know me, you know I’m a HUGE Disney fan (see photo evidence below). So this opportunity was literally a dream come true. The series will  … Read more

My new book, A WEEK OF MONDAYS, hits stores on August 2 (WOOT!) and to celebrate, every Monday leading up to release week, I’ll be unveiling one of Ellie’s 7 different “looks” from the story! When Ellie Sparks realizes she’s reliving the same horrible Monday over and over again (in which her boyfriend breaks up with her), she decides  … Read more

For years, I’ve been dreaming of writing a middle grade (tween) novel and last year, that dream finally came true. I sold my first middle grade novel, ADDIE BELL’S SHORTCUT TO GROWING UP, to the lovely people at Delacorte/Random House. And now I’m thrilled to share the first ever peek at the amazing cover (plus  … Read more

Ohmigosh! I’m so excited to announce that I’ve sold my very first middle grade (ages 8-12) to the fantastic Wendy Loggia at Delacorte/Random House! Here’s the official announcement from the Publisher’s Weekly Rights Report:   Wendy Loggia at Delacorte has bought Jessica Brody’s Addie Bell’s Shortcut to Growing Up, about a 12-year-old girl, tired of her  … Read more

I’ve been waiting SO LONG for this day and now it’s here! I finally have permission to share with you the super amazing awesome-sauce cover for A WEEK OF MONDAYS, designed by the insanely talented Elizabeth Clark! I honestly think this cover absolutely nails the spirit, voice, and humor of the book while also telling you a little bit  … Read more

Three boys… One hot summer. Who will you fall in love with?   You’ve met the Boys of Summer, now it’s time to see the cover in all of its glory! So without further ado, I give you BOYS OF SUMMER (Read the full description of the book below!)   Welcome to Winlock Harbor… Best friends since  … Read more

Three boys… One hot summer. Who will you fall in love with?   MEET IAN Three Adjectives to Describe Him: Creative, Sarcastic, Temperamental Something Most People Don’t Know About Him: Ian, having never been in a fight before, once tried (and failed) to save a girl from an attacker, only to have her turn around and save  … Read more

Three boys… One hot summer. Who will you fall in love with?   MEET MIKE Three Adjectives to Describe Him: Loyal, Selfless, Reliable Something Most People Don’t Know About Him: Mike and his long-term girlfriend have broken up and gotten back together every summer for the past five years. Theme Song: “Drops of Jupiter” by Train    … Read more

Three boys… One hot Summer. Who will you fall in love with?   MEET GRAYSON Three Adjectives to Describe Him: Confident, Charming, Impulsive Something Most People Don’t Know About Him: Grayson’s first kiss was with a girl he met on the island of Winlock Harbor. To this day, he’s never told anyone her real name.  … Read more

I can’t believe it’s finally here! UNCHANGED is available now! In addition to heading on tour (check out my appearances page for more details), I’m also visiting several blogs to talk about what it was like to write the final book in the trilogy and give away some books and posters!   Here’s a list  … Read more

Can’t get enough of the Unremembered world? Or can’t wait for UNCHANGED to release? Well, I’ve got something for you! Introducing a brand new short story set in the world of Unremembered! The Human Engineer The Human Engineer was recently published on Tor.com and is part of the short story series including “The Memory Coder”  … Read more

Hey audiobook fans! I have HUGE news! UNREMEMBERED is now available on Audible.com as a downloadable audiobook! I’m a huge audiobook fan so this is really exciting to me. AND the audiobook is narrated by one of my favorite narrators, Julia Whelan. Julia is best known for her narration of Gone Girl, I’ll Give You the  … Read more

January 27, 2117 Undisclosed Location in the Nevada Desert CONFIDENTIAL BRIEF: A team of highly-trained, covert operatives have infiltrated Diotech headquarters and stolen the secret blueprint map for the entire Diotech compound. This security breach comes just in time for the release of UNCHANGED, the third and final book in the Unremembered Trilogy, which hits  … Read more

OMG, you guys!!  It’s finally January! I’m so excited for you to read UNLEASHED, the latest Unremembered eBook novella told from Kaelen’s point of view!  I had so much fun writing this novella and let me tell you, it’s been agony waiting to share it with you! It’s here! UNLEASHED (Unremembered #2.5) Thanks so much  … Read more

I’ve been keeping this secret under wraps for so long, I thought I might burst! I’m so excited to FINALLY announce that yes, there WILL be a second Unremembered novella! And yes, it WILL be from Kaelen’s point of view! HUZZAH! Introducing… UNLEASHED (Unremembered #2.5) This was my first ever experiencing writing from Kaelen’s perspective  … Read more

This is it. The trilogy is coming to an end. I can’t believe it. It feels like just yesterday I started writing Unremembered. I’m so excited for you all to finally find out how Sera’s journey ends. But first, something I’ve been DYING to share with you for months. I can finally reveal the stunning  … Read more

It’s finally here! The cover for the final book in the Unremembered Trilogy! Behold the cover for UNCHANGED (Releasing 2/24/15)   Isn’t it gorgeous! It’s by-far my favorite cover so far! Kudos to the amazing Elizabeth Clark at Macmillan for designing yet another stunning cover for this series! I can’t believe the trilogy is almost  … Read more

I’m so incredibly excited to announce I’ve sold my TENTH novel! WAHOOOOO! Wow, I can hardly believe it. I remember when I was struggling to sell the first (and yes, like many authors, my first book didn’t even sell!) I’ll tell you, though. My first sale was surreal and my tenth sale is just as  … Read more

Hoorah! We’ve reached the end of the March Madness Unremembered Fan Cast! You chose the actors, then you voted on each round until we reached the end! So….here are your winners for the roles of SERAPHINA, CODY and ZEN! And I have to say, I LOVE them! Well, done, you guys! Thanks for playing! Make  … Read more