So excited to reveal the final cover of the 19th Year Trilogy, Darkest Day.

Darkest Day
Release Date: January 6, 2014
Target Reader: Young Adult
Back of the Book
Mac Thorne’s time as a Changeling is coming to an end.
It may have taken eighteen years, but Mac did finally manage to do what the Council wanted: she chose a teacher and renounced the in-between.
There’s just one last step. She must say goodbye to her human. Forever.
After being challenged in every way possible, Mac leaves what she thought would be the easiest task for the last possible moment. As midnight on July fourth draws near, though, she hasn’t found a way to give up Winn Thomas.
Nor does she want to.
With time running out, Mac stands at a literal crossroads.
Choose Winn, and she’ll be stripped of the only family she’s ever known—vampires, dragons, and her favorite demon. Even her own mother. Accept her position on the Council and rule as an equal to her twelve peers, and she’ll forget Winn ever existed.
Independence and freedom have never before been so limiting.
In this final chapter of the 19th Year Trilogy, it’s time for Mac to decide.
Responsibility? Or Love?
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Can’t wait for Darkest Day, the third, and final, book of the 19th Year Trilogy! Loved both After Dark and Day After.
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June 17, 2013 | Categories: Books, Cover Reveals, J Taylor Publishing, Upcoming Releases, Young Adult Novels | Tags: Arts, cover reveal, Darkest Day, Emi Gayle. The 19th Year Trilogy, J. Taylor Publishing, Mac, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Urban Fantasy, Winn and Mac, Young-adult fiction | 2 Comments
Today I have the pleasure of sharing another awesome cover reveal with everyone.

ONE MORE DAY
By
Erika Beebe, Marissa Halvorson, Kimberly Kay, J. Keller Ford, L.S. Murphy, Danielle E. Shipley, Anna Simpson
Release Date: December 2, 2013
Target Reader: Young Adult (anthology)
Keywords: Contemporary Romance, Fantasy, Fiction, Romantic, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy
Back of the Book:
What if today never ends?
What if everything about life—everything anyone hoped to be, to do, to experience—never happens?
Whether sitting in a chair, driving down the road, in surgery, jumping off a cliff or flying … that’s where you’d be … forever.
Unless …
In One More Day, Erika Beebe, Marissa Halvorson, Kimberly Kay, J. Keller Ford, Danielle E. Shipley and Anna Simpson join L.S. Murphy to give us their twists, surprising us with answers to two big questions, all from the perspective of characters under the age of eighteen.
How do we restart time?
How do we make everything go back to normal?
The answers, in whatever the world—human, alien, medieval, fantasy or fairytale—could, maybe, happen today.
Right now.
What would you do if this happened … to you?
I’m going to have to check this one out!
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May 13, 2013 | Categories: Books, Cover Reveals, J Taylor Publishing, Upcoming Releases, Young Adult Novels | Tags: Anna Simpson, Contemporary romance, cover reveal, Danielle E. Shipley, Fantasy, Goodread, J. Keller Ford, J. Taylor Publishing, L S Murphy, Marissa Halvorson, One More Day, Romance, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, YA Fiction, Young Adult anthology, young adult book releases 2013, young adult novels | Leave a comment
ONE MORE DAY!
Cover Reveal & Blurb!
TIED
Book One of The Fire Born Novels!

Palace Theatre – Curtain (Photo credit: johnthurm)
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February 24, 2013 | Categories: A Fire Born Novel, Author, Book One., Cover Reveals, J Taylor Publishing, New Releases, Publishing, TIED, Writing, Young Adult Novels | Tags: Arts, Blurb, books, cover reveals, Fire Born Novels, J. Taylor Publishing, laney mcmann, Literature, Romance, The Fire Born Trilogy, TIED, YA Fiction, young adult book releases 2013, young adult paranormal romance, young adult urban fantasy | 1 Comment
Here’s how the THE NEXT BIG THING blog hop works. I get tagged to answer a bunch of question about my current book, (while simulataneously getting more word out), thanks to J.A. Belfield for the tip, and then I tag YOU, and you get to share in the love on your own blog to get the word out about YOUR WIP.
I’m supposed to tag eleven bloggers, but I’m cheating a little and tagging all of you who have WIP’s to play. Why? Because there are a lot of you. Yay me.
I questioned being involved in the hop considering my current WIP is kind of under wraps, while my current finished book is on its way to publication–but, I thought this would be fun.
SO …. I’m going to pretend that my current finished novel is actually a WIP–even though it’s not. K? K! 😉
Here goes:
What is the working title of your book?
The title of my book is TIED, and it’s the first book in The Fire Born Novels series.
Where did the idea come from for the book?
This is one of those questions that’s hard to answer. Ideas sort of pop into my head and I run with them. Some work, some don’t–The Fire Born worked.
What is the genre of your book?
I write young adult dark/urban fantasy, paranormal romance, with bit of mythology mixed in.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
No clue. If I had to choose, it would probably be from people who aren’t even actors. 😉 I think it’s really hard to peg the right face/personality to a character you’ve dreamed up in your head.
What in one sentence is the synopsis of your book?
Yikes! Honestly, I don’t even think I’m allowed to tell you guys that yet—-under contract and all that. BUT–soon, so very soon.;) So, I’ll leave you with the hook that’s flying around on all my social media pages:
How far would you go … to protect the one you love?
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency/publisher?
All of The Fire Born Novels will be published by J. Taylor Publishing.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
Hm … first draft took three months. All subsequent drafts took — forever. Seriously. A longgg time.
What other books would you compare this story to in your genre?
I wouldn’t. Funny–I was just thinking about this. My play off fantasy and paranormal feels a bit different than what I read–and I read a lot. I guess the readers will have to decide ultimately. But, my intention is always to speak from my own voice and let it roll. Whatever comes, comes. I’m not aiming to compare my books to anyone else’s.
Who or what inspired you to write this book?
Another loaded question that’s difficult to answer. I’m not sure that any one particular thing inspired me, necessarily. A ton of factors led me to continue to write this book and see it through to the end. Not all my novels have made it to completion. TIED spoke to me in a way nothing else has. So I guess you could say, the story itself inspired me.
What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
The blurb will be out very soon, and I can’t spoil that, so I’ll just say that if the hook I mentioned before intrigues you–just wait 😉
*** That’s it for me. Anyone want to jump in and let us know what all your blood, sweat and tears are pouring into? Leave me a link so I can check your book out!! 😉 ***
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January 23, 2013 | Categories: Author, BLOG HOPS, Blog Tours, Blogging, Books, J Taylor Publishing, Publishing, WIP, Writing | Tags: Arts, Blog, Book, Fiction, laney mcmann, Literature, new authors, new book releases, novel writing, Publishing, Romance, The Fire Born Novels, The Next Big Thing Blog Hop, TIED A Fire Born Novel, TIED by Laney McMann, WIP, Working title, ya fantasy author, YA Fiction, YA paranormal romance author | 2 Comments

I will be hosting fellow author, LS Murphy, on her blog tour for her just released title, REAPER! A Young Adult Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance.
Stay tuned!
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January 10, 2013 | Categories: Author, Author Interviews, Blog Tours, Blogging, Books, Cover Reveals, J Taylor Publishing | Tags: Arts, blog tour, J. Taylor Publishing, laney mcmann, Literature, LS Murphy, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, REAPER, Romance, teens, YA paranormal romance author, YA readers, YA Urban Fantasy, young adult books, Young-adult fiction | Leave a comment

Happy New Year 2013 (Photo credit: sangak)
Happy 2013, everyone! I’m so excited about the new year.
TIED, the first book in The Fire Born Novels series, will be released September 9! And in preparation of that upcoming event, my blog will be undergoing a few changes.
In January I will be hosting an interview with fellow author, L.S. Murphy about her upcoming release, REAPER, a young adult paranormal romance/urban fantasy. I will also have a special cover reveal for fellow author, J.A Belfield’s upcoming release, CAGED.
In March I will host fellow author, Aimee Lane, for her SILENT ECHOES blog tour.
In addition, marketing will begin for the release of TIED, which will include the cover release, blurb, excerpts and more!
Hold on tight, the ride’s about to get bumpy!
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January 4, 2013 | Categories: Author, Author Interviews, Blog Tours, Blogging, Books, Cover Reveals, Writing | Tags: adult paranormal, aimee lane, Arts, Author, blog tour, books, cover releases, E-book, E-Books, J A Belfield, L S Murphy, laney mcmann, Literature, new releases for 2013, Novel, Paranormal, REAPER, Romance, teens, The Fire Born Novels, TIED, ya fantasy author, YA Fiction, YA paranormal romance author, YA thrillers, Young Adult, young adult books, Young adult literature | 2 Comments

Two Italian legal / accounting books (on Stato Patrimoniale) lie open, one on top of the other. Only a few lines of the underlying book’s text are legible because of the narrow depth of field (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I invest a ludicrous amount of time reading. Whether I read novels, blogs, craft books or research material, I always try to find useful or inspiring bits of information each week. And then I save them. Here are some of the best links:
From The Write Angle: Fifteen Reasons Why Other Writers Aren’t Showing You The Love by Jean Oram
By Indie Author, April L. Hamilton, Fifty Shades of Hypocrisy
And lastly, New Wave Authors Blog, Of Sentences And Stories, by Author Craig Lancaster
WRITE ON, WRITERS!
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August 2, 2012 | Categories: Author, Craft, Publishing, Writing, Writing Links, Writing Tips | Tags: April L. Hamilton, Arts, Author, Blog, Craig Lancaster, Inspiration, Jean Oram, laney mcmann, Literature, Romance, Story Structure, Writers Resources, Writers supporting writers, Writing Advice, Writing Tips | 4 Comments