“The Guys Are Props Club” – Cover Reveal

May 18, 2013 by Ingrid Seymour

I’m so thrilled to share the cover to my sexy New Adult novel The Guys Are Props Club. The couple on the picture is perfect for Maddie and Sebastian–especially Sebastian (Oh, my!) I love it, and it makes me so much more excited about my book coming out next month. Working on this novel was extremely fun, and I feel readers in this new, hot genre will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Most of all I hope Sebastian makes everyone sigh the way I do every time I picture him

 

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During her senior year in high school, Maddie Burch promised herself not to ever fall for a cute guy – or any guy – again. Cute guys are players and not to be trusted, a fact she learned the hard way when her first boyfriend ran her heart through a paper shredder. Two years later, her promise is still intact, and she’s determined to make it through college without falling victim to another creep. She has her job, school and The Guys Are Props Club to keep her mind and hormones in check.

The club was founded by Jessica, Maddie’s best friend. It is a sisterhood of girls who have fallen prey to heartless jerks and who have vowed to turn the tables. Once a semester, Jessica requires members to “do onto others as they’ve done unto you.” Setting the example, Jessica’s next play is Sebastian Capello, a theater major with heartthrob looks and a flair for Latin dance, whose heart she plans to break the way hers was once broken.

What the friends don’t know is that Sebastian is different. Despite his perfect looks and popularity, he’s not a jerk. He doesn’t play games to get his way. Instead, he keeps it real and goes after what he wants with honest intentions. And what he wants is not a bombshell like Jessica, but a down-to-earth girl like Maddie – even if it causes a riff in the girl’s friendship. Even if it means getting Maddie to break her personal vow.

*** Due to language and sexual situations this book is recommended for ages 17 and older.

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Justin Bieber, Misinformed Narcissist?

Apr 16, 2013 by Ingrid Seymour

People are angry at Justin Bieber.

The reason: this past Monday, he visited The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam and left an entry in the guest book that read:

“Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she would have been a
belieber”

For those who don’t know, Anne Frank was a Jewish girl who was a Holocaust victim. She was forced into slave labor at a concentration camp, where she subsequently died of typhus at the age of sixteen.

Also for those who don’t know, a belieber is one of Justin Bieber’s fans.

So the thing is: as people read Justin’s comment, they become very outraged and ask things like: “What the heck is wrong with this guy? Could he be anymore self-centered? Does he think the world revolve around him?” The internet and comment boards are buzzing, calling the singer all kinds of ugly names.

As I sit here and think about it, it’s hard to look at his words and find them anything but insensitive. No matter which way I turn to look at it, his comment is fugly  from every angle. If he had only stopped at “Anne was a great girl.” *Sigh*

For all intents and purposes, it looks like Justin needs a lesson in humility. Although maybe – trying to give the guy some sort of lame credit here – what he needs is a history lesson. It could be our glamorous singer hasn’t the tiniest clue what the Holocaust is or why his entry in the journal is all kinds of wrong. It could be . . . I’m hoping for something here . . .

I’d like to think that Justin stopped to consider that it was his turn to admire somebody else. Anne’s fortitude and what her struggle represents, for instance. But maybe it never occurred to him. Perhaps in his mind everyone should be a belieber, because . . . well . . . he’s wonderful and admiration-worthy as no one else. If that is the case, shame on him.

Is there any way to spin his comment and make it look pur-ty? A way that doesn’t make him the biggest narcissist in the world? Help me out here!

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“Unwind” and “Star Crossed” Giveaway

Mar 31, 2013 by Ingrid Seymour

Thanks to all that participated. The winner is “Trisha T.” Congratulations!!!

 

The Second Civil War was fought over reproductive rights. The chilling resolution: Life is inviolable from the moment of conception until age thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, parents can have their child “unwound,” whereby all of the child’s organs are transplanted into different donors, so life doesn’t technically end. Connor is too difficult for his parents to control. Risa, a ward of the state is not enough to be kept alive. And Lev is a tithe, a child conceived and raised to be unwound. Together, they may have a chance to escape and to survive.

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Praise for Unwind

“The power of the novel lies in what it doesn’t do: come down explicitly on one side or the other.”- The New York Times Book Review

“The concept may seem unlikely, but if you give this book a chance you will find a fantastic story.” – Ingrid Seymour – me

 

Wendy Mann loves her job rescuing celebrities from public relations scrapes. She grew up with nothing, and now she’s drawn to glitz, glamour, and a lighthearted lifestyle. She speaks her mind, so she’s just the tough cookie to tell stars the truth about how other people see them, even when they don’t want to hear it. But after six years at the top of her game, Wendy crosses the line. A star she was sent to save rebels against her and nearly gets her fired. To salvage her job, she must rehabilitate the career of a singing starlet with a penchant for posting inappropriate photos of herself and arguing online with her famous ex. Problem is, the ex is represented by Wendy’s arch nemesis from college, the hot and haughty Daniel Blackstone. And both stars are scheduled for a collision course on national television, broadcast live from Las Vegas.

Daniel’s uneasy when he hears Wendy Mann from his firm’s most hated competitor has been brought in to revive the career of his client’s ex-girlfriend. Daniel must win at any cost. And if he has to seduce Wendy to smooth the way to their partnership, he’s willing to sacrifice himself for the cause. But Daniel doesn’t count on the scorching heat between them—and when they get to Vegas, all bets are off.

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Praise for Star Crossed

“The narrative is strong, the conflict and chemistry between the two main characters is solid and snappy dialogue peppers the story.” – RT Book Reviews

Giveaway Details

Win a paperback copy of Neil Shusterman’s Unwind

Paperback, First Edition, 335 pages (Sneak peak to “Unwholly included)

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A *signed* copy of Jennifer Echols’ Star Crossed

Paperback, First Edition, 375 pages

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Winner will be announced April 14th, 2013

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Daughter Of Smoke And Bone Giveaway

Feb 12, 2013 by Ingrid Seymour

Around the world, black hand prints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.

In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grows dangerously low.

And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war.

Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious “errands”; she speaks many languages—not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she’s about to find out.

When one of the strangers—beautiful, haunted Akiva—fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?

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Praise

“[A] breath-catching romantic fantasy about destiny, hope and the search for one’s true self” – The New York Times Book Review

“One of my favorite reads in a long time.”
- Ingrid Seymour – me

Giveaway Details

Win a paperback copy of Laini Taylor’s Daughter Of Smoke And Bone

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Shatter Me Giveaway

Dec 31, 2012 by Ingrid Seymour

Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days.

The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette’s touch is fatal. As long as she doesn’t hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don’t fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.

The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war– and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she’s exactly what they need right now.

Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.

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Praise

“Mafi combines a psychological opener with an action-adventure denouement in her YA debut. This is a gripping read from an author who’s not afraid to take risks.”
- Publishers Weekly

“An intriguing read with a special flare.”
- Ingrid Seymour – me

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Win a paperback copy of Tahereh Mafi’s Shatter Me

Paperback, First Edition, 340 pages

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