Hi everyone! I'm so excited to share this fun giveaway to celebrate the one-month countdown to publication of my third novel, Blackberry Winter. As you know, this is a very special and meaningful story to me, and I have never been more excited to send

I saw this plaque hanging in an antique store recently, and though I thought it was a lovely saying, I walked on. But as I continued through the store, the words haunted me. How many times have I considered paying someone a compliment, or stopping

Hi everyone, I am so incredibly excited to share some wonderful news: I have just received and accepted an offer from my amazing publisher, Plume (an imprint of Penguin), to write two new novels! My agent worked out the details of my new contract this

With Blackberry Winter's release just weeks away, I baked a blackberry pie in honor of my publisher, Penguin/Plume! And, P.S. If you haven't seen the trailer for Blackberry Winter, watch it here:

In Kirkus' recent review they said that “This novel will enchant Jio’s fans and make them clamor for her next offering.” If that wasn't enough to give me a perma-smile, I just learned that they chose Blackberry Winter as one of their most anticipated books

I am so excited to share that Blackberry Winter was chosen as a must-read for fall by Real Simple magazine (the September issue hit subscriber mailboxes today, and I've been getting tweets, emails and Facebook posts from friends who saw the review---so fun!)! Here's the

Hi everyone, I'm sick this week, recovering from a horrible sore throat illness, but wanted to share this new book trailer for Blackberry Winter (which is out in about six weeks---wow!). Turn sound up and watch! Would love to hear what you think