Free Exclusive Short Story Available!

Can't wait for Love Under Cover to be released in 13 days? (I know I can't!)

Then here's a little something to tide you over until then!

St. Martin's Press (my awesome publisher) is giving away a free short story by yours truly. All you have to do to receive it is click on the e-card below...or click here!

I'll give you a TINY hint about its contents...the short story is written from the perspective of one of the other fidelity inspectors that works for The Hawthorne Agency (the company Jennifer Hunter runs in the second book). It was a blast to write about this subject matter in another character's POV and I hope you enjoy it!

Denver Post Write-Up

Thanks, Denver (and Bill Husted!) for such an awesome write-up in the Denver Post this morning (Sunday, October 25)

Colorado-ites, check the A&E section of your paper.

Everyone else, check the online version here:

http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_13635663

Colorado rocks! I can't wait to go back on November 11 for my signing at the Tattered Cover. More tour dates can be found here.

Karma Club Galleys and Title for Book 4!

So I've been a bit mum lately about my fourth novel (another young adult book) which releases in Spring of 2011 from FSG for two reasons 1) Spring 2011 still feels like eons away and more importantly, 2) the book hasn't had a title.

Well, until now.

Thanks to my fabulous friend (and comedian) Michael Bachmann, the book is now titled!

And it will be....drum roll please...

MY LIFE UNDECIDED

Tada!!

And here is the one-liner elevator pitch (longer synosis to follow shortly...stay tuned!):

When notorious screw-up, fifteen-year-old Brooklyn Pierce, finally realizes that her decision-making abilities are epically flawed, she enlists the help of the world's blog-reading population, by posting every decision she comes across in an online poll, vowing to adhere to whatever the outcome might be.

More news about book 4 to follow. But in the meantime, check out these beautiful galleys for THE KARMA CLUB (releases in April!) which I just received in the mail this week. Keep a look out for some giveaways featuring a few of these over the next few months...



Happy Friday!
Jessica

Free books, book samplers and 20% off designer labels at ShopLAStyle.com!

Hey everyone!

Some very exciting (and fashionable) news to report! To celebrate the release of LOVE UNDER COVER on November 10, I've teamed up with the fantastic people at ShopLAStyle.com, an awesome online clothing retailer that sells some of the coolest clothes around (the kind of clothes that Ashlyn, my main character would definitely wear!)

Not only are they giving away five autographed copies of the novel on October 31 (click here to enter on their blog), if you order anything on their site between now and the release day, you'll get a free Love Under Cover book sampler included in your shipped order. How cool is that?! I got a look at the book samplers the other day, and they are SOOOO awesome!

AND...as if that wasn't enough, Shop LA Style is offering a special coupon code in association with the book. Just enter the code, "UNDERCOVER" at checkout and receive 20% off all full price items! And all of their orders include FREE ground shipping! It doesn't get much better than that!

So shop (and read) away!

Jessica

TV Option Renewed!

I promised to keep you updated on all the exciting news as the fabulous folks at Curious Pictures work to turn THE FIDELITY FILES and LOVE UNDER COVER into a TV show!

Well, the latest is that they've renewed their option on the books! Very awesome!

Basically this means that they still have hopes of getting the TV show made.
Options are always made with a set amount of time that the producers have
to get the project done. Usually 3 months, 6 months or a year. Then at the end of that time, the producers have the opportunity to "re-option" the project if they want to keep working at it. Or they can "let the option expire" or "lapse" which means they've done all they can with it and are moving on to other projects. So the good news here is that they've signed on for another six months!

They've kept me very involved in the process (for which I'm grateful) and things are really starting to move now so I hope to have some more exciting news shortly!

In the meantime, don't forget to check out the LOVE UNDER COVER book trailer here! And vote for it for "Most Intriguing Trailer" here! (entry 4)

More "love" for Love Under Cover

Thank you to Joanne Rendell, the fabulous author of Crossing Washington Square and The Professors' Wives' Club for her beautiful endorsement of LOVE UNDER COVER.

"Love Under Cover is a thoughtful and compelling follow-up to The Fidelity Files. With her usual smart, deft, and witty prose, Brody delves deep into the psychology of a woman who tests the fidelity of strangers for a living but struggles with commitment in her own life."

And don't forget to vote for LOVE UNDER COVER to win the "Most Intriguing Trailer" award here! (It's entry #4)

XO
Jessica

UK Release Day!

It's official, THE GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO BAD MEN released in the UK yesterday!

Don't forget to pick up your copy! It's available online, in bookstores and I'm told there's LOADS of copies being delivered to WHSmith Travel shops across the UK. So buy one for your next train ride!

Just a reminder, THE GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE is the EXACT same book as LOVE UNDER COVER (in the US) just with a different title and a different cover. But the story is exactly the same...well, apart from a few "favorites" being changed to "favourites" and "specializes" turned into "specialises"...God, I love those Brits!

And check out these awesome words from the queens of chicklit themselves, The Chick Lit Review.

"The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Men carried on perfectly from The Fidelity Files...well worth a read."

Have a fabulous weekend!

XO
Jess