tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78106991418705216562024-03-05T01:31:14.701-08:00Liz Appel BooksOnline home of novelist Liz Appel.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810699141870521656.post-36832039715439679092013-01-31T11:38:00.000-08:002013-01-31T11:38:24.373-08:00PROMISE ME<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I am IN LOVE with this cover. Maybe because it's -40 with the windchill where I live. Or maybe because I just flat-out love this story, too. No link to click on yet--it's publishing on Amazon as I type--but here's the blurb so you know what it's all about!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Emma
Wakefield needs a little direction.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Fresh
off a cultural exchange trip to rural Mexico, she's back home in San
Diego, contemplating her next move. She knows what she's promised to
do—sign up for a couple of college classes, spend time with her
germaphobic boyfriend and find a job—but none of these things sound
very appealing. She doesn't want to just keep spinning her wheels.
She wants to move forward, with purpose. But something is holding her
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">A
chance meeting with a fellow student at the local community college
may afford her the opportunity she's looking for...and an overheard
conversation may just provide the incentive she needs to kick start
her life. It might mean taking a risk and stepping outside of her
comfort zone. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">And
it definitely means breaking promises...so she can make one to
herself.</span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810699141870521656.post-4328581587150748122013-01-09T17:00:00.000-08:002013-01-09T17:00:02.382-08:00PROMISE ME Sneak Peek!On my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorLizAppel" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, I posted a picture of a beautiful beach and asked people to guess the locale. The prize? A sneak peek at PROMISE ME. A couple of you guessed correctly -- Mission Beach in San Diego, one of my favorite places on earth.<br />
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So here it is, the first chapter of the new Me novella, PROMISE ME (to be released January 2013).<br />
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The smell hit me
first. I walked through the sliding doors that led me out of the San
Diego airport, my backpack hitched over my shoulder, and breathed in.</div>
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It smelled liked
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Ocean. The soft
hint of flowers. A little car exhaust, too, but I didn't focus on
that. There was no stench of rotting garbage, of unclean bodies, of
sickness and disease and poverty. Mexico might be a mere thirty miles
to the south but it was worlds away by the smell of things.</div>
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A horn honked
twice in quick succession and I searched the curb. I spotted Grant's
white BMW idling a few yards away. I maneuvered my way to his car,
sidestepping out-of-towners as they loaded cartfuls of luggage into
waiting SUVs and hotel busses.
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Grant opened the
driver's side door just as I got to the curb, a smile plastered on
his face. He crossed the pavement in three quick steps and reached
for me.</div>
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His arms
enveloped me but he didn't kiss me. “Hey, babe.”
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I snuggled into
his chest, my lips almost touching the place where the collar of his
t-shirt ended and the smooth expanse of tanned skin began. I didn't
want to kiss his neck. I wanted to bury my lips against his, sink my
teeth gently into his lower lip, thrust my tongue into his mouth.</div>
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But Grant didn't
kiss like that.</div>
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I pulled away and
planted a kiss on his cheek and then, before he could stop me,
brushed my lips across his. I opened my eyes as I did this and smiled
inwardly when he didn't frown. Maybe three months apart had made him
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He disentangled
from my arms. “Come on, Emma. Not here,” he said quickly.</div>
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Or maybe not. I
sighed. It wasn't like I expected anything different. Two years off
and on with him since junior year had taught me a lot. Sex was more
than fine with him. Deep throat kissing was not.</div>
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“How are you?”
he asked as he lifted my backpack off my shoulders. He opened the
back passenger seat and set it on the pristine carpet.</div>
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“Tired,” I
said. “Hungry.”
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I glanced at him,
at his sun-kissed hair and sea-green eyes and I felt desire bubble up
inside of me. Tired and hungry and horny, I thought. But I kept that
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He nodded. “You
look like you've lost about twenty pounds.”</div>
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I was pretty sure
I had. And I hadn't needed to lose any.</div>
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I slipped into
the front seat. The air conditioner was on full-blast and I shivered.
I'd spent the last three months living in an adobe-walled, tin-roofed
shanty just outside of Puerto Vallarta. No one had air conditioning
there. No one had cars.</div>
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Grant eased the
BMW into gear and pulled away from the curb. His hand found my thigh.
“You want to grab something to eat first? Or head home? Or my
place?”</div>
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I thought for a
minute. I was starving. I'd spent weeks living on beans and rice and
tortillas. Most days, just tortillas. I'd be happy to never eat
Mexican food again. I wanted a hamburger and french fries and a
massive diet Coke from In-n-Out.
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But I also hadn't
had sex in ninety-one days. Not like I was counting.</div>
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More than
anything, though, I was filthy. I ran my hand across my ponytail, my
fingers sliding easily across the greasy strands. A shower with hot
water and scented soap and clean, fluffy towels sounded better than
an entire tray full of burgers and fries. Or a romp in bed.</div>
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I decided.
“Home.”</div>
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Within minutes,
we were northbound on 5, cruising past Bay Park. Grant chatted about
people we knew and what he'd been up to, bringing me up to speed on
the summer I'd missed out on. We'd only talked a few times during my
impromptu trip and I'd wondered what it would be like, coming home.
I'd asked him when I'd called the night before, finally able to
recharge my cell phone as I waited for my flight out of the airport
in Puerto Vallarta. He'd assured me that he still loved me, that
there was still an “us,” that nothing had changed.</div>
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I watched the
sailboats bob in the bay, focused on the jet-skis whizzing through
the water off Fiesta Island. Bikers and joggers clogged the sidewalks
that meandered through the park, passing the Hilton Resort where I'd
gone to my senior Prom. Palm trees lined the cobalt blue bay and
seagulls soared overhead, squawking and searching for food. Children
played and flew kites and teetered on bikes and scooters.
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It was another
picture perfect day in paradise. It all looked exactly the same,
exactly the way I'd left it three months ago.</div>
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Nothing had
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Except me.</div>
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Stay tuned for the full novella -- coming soon!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810699141870521656.post-90866435884661207162012-10-26T08:41:00.001-07:002012-10-26T08:41:40.549-07:00CHOOSE ME now available!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Choose-Me-The-Novellas-ebook/dp/B009X1J51W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1351253476&sr=8-1&keywords=choose+me+liz+appel" target="_blank">CHOOSE ME</a>, the latest in the "Me" novellas is now available.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Meg Adams couldn't be happier. An artist living in Minneapolis, she's making a decent living doing what she loves. She has a house full of great roommates and Andy, a boyfriend she adores. Life is good. Better than good.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">When an opportunity to take her art to the next level presents itself, Meg decides to give it a shot. She exhibits in a local art show, with minor success. But that show leads her to an important connection that just might allow her to break out in the national art scene. The only problem? She'll have to go to Washington, D.C. to do it. Which means leaving her home and Andy.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Meg visits D.C. to explore the opportunity and soon discovers that the situation is far more complicated than she thought. There are some tough choices to make, choices that will affect far more than her success as an artist. They just might affect her entire future, including her relationship with Andy.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Can she live with the choice she has to make?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you've read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Save-Me-The-Novellas-ebook/dp/B0099THKBU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1351266014&sr=1-1&keywords=save+me+liz+appel" target="_blank">SAVE ME</a>, you'll see some familiar characters in this novella...and some new ones, too!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810699141870521656.post-4979037195871211602012-10-25T11:46:00.000-07:002012-10-25T11:46:21.902-07:00LOVE ME is free today!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you're reading this on October 25th -- GOOD NEWS!! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Love-Me-The-Series-ebook/dp/B009KZGYN8/ref=pd_rhf_ee_p_t_1" target="_blank">LOVE ME</a> is free on Amazon today. This novella features characters from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Match-Me-The-Novellas-ebook/dp/B0092Q0W5Q/ref=pd_sim_kstore_2" target="_blank">MATCH ME</a> -- most notably, Bonnie's best friend Jill and her boyfriend Domenico. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">For Jill Wegman, there’s just one thing standing in the way of finishing law school.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Her fabulous boyfriend, Domenico.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Despite her best friend’s objections, she decides to end the relationship so she can stay focused on her studies. Her best friend, Bonnie, has other ideas, though, and concocts a scheme to throw the two back together so Jill can see just what she’s giving up. Tricked into going on an impromptu vacation, Jill is forced to spend time with her ex-boyfriend, who is still reeling and angry from the unexpected break up.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">When she finds herself with no money and no phone, and her ex as her only companion, Jill is forced to consider why she's willing to give up a guy most women would beg for.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Is she being honest with herself? Or is there something else, something that’s haunted her for longer than she cares to admit, that is now threatening her own happiness?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Will Jill stick to her guns and focus on law school? Or will she take a chance on Domenico and on love?</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810699141870521656.post-7033755319096500362012-09-28T10:02:00.000-07:002012-09-28T10:02:30.315-07:00LOVE ME: Music That Inspired Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810699141870521656.post-26142091596358598642012-09-25T05:32:00.000-07:002012-09-25T05:32:22.145-07:00Will The Real "ME" Please Stand Up?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There is a little bit of me in all of the characters I write. Always has been. Sometimes it's just a mannerism, or a favorite food, or something else infinitesimally small. In <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Set-In-Stone-ebook/dp/B0075Q9LRA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1348575857&sr=1-1&keywords=set+in+stone+beth+balmanno" target="_blank">Set In Stone</a>, my YA novel, the Chinese restaurant in the book really is one of my favorite restaurants. In <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nine-Lives-ebook/dp/B008BKGE6U/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1348575770&sr=1-1&keywords=nine+lives+beth+balmanno" target="_blank">Nine Lives</a>, Nick has conversations with his mom that are eerily similar to the ones I have with my own 11-year-old.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">But then there are the ME books. Now, to be clear, I have never crashed an ex-boyfriend's wedding like Bonnie does in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Match-Me-ebook/dp/B0092Q0W5Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346154260&sr=8-1&keywords=match+me+liz+appel" target="_blank">Match Me</a>. But I did work in a crazy toy store while I was in college. And I do have a pack of tarot cards that I am woefully inept at using. And the turtle <i>is</i> my totem animal. :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It's easy to use fact when crafting fiction, to weave it in and tweak it in just such a way that it is similar to real life...yet different. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Writing instructors often tell students: <i>Write what you know</i>. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Absolutely. In my case, with the Me novellas, I am simply </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>writing who I am</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">. :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Save-Me-The-Series-ebook/dp/B0099THKBU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1348576118&sr=1-1&keywords=save+me+liz+appel" target="_blank">Save Me</a> has even more pieces of me threaded into the story. But I'll save that for next time...</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810699141870521656.post-32669790079996612232012-09-24T08:22:00.000-07:002012-09-24T08:22:08.432-07:00Love Me -- Coming Soon!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">When I finished writing <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Match-Me-ebook/dp/B0092Q0W5Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346154260&sr=8-1&keywords=match+me+liz+appel" target="_blank">Match Me</a>, I was bummed when the story was over. Not Paul and Bonnie's story; although some people begged to know what happened next, I was very comfortable leaving that up to people's imaginations (including my own).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">No, I was bummed because I wanted to see what happened to Jill, Bonnie's best friend. She was such a strong character and I wanted the chance to see her develop, to see how she handled love. And, I'll admit, I really wanted to find out more about Domenico, her date from the Match Me dating service.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Jill's was a fun story to write. She's strong and fiercely independent -- but she's not as strong as she thinks. And when Domenico becomes a little too important to her, a little too central to her life, she has to decide just how dependent she's willing to be on someone other than herself.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Love Me, Jill's story, is coming soon. And I can't wait to share it. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810699141870521656.post-79725477969752466862012-09-23T11:27:00.000-07:002012-09-23T11:27:37.999-07:00Why Novellas?<div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">All of the "Me" books are novellas. And some readers aren't exactly happy about that. They write to me and say, "This should have been longer," or "I want to know what happens next!" And while I cringe a little at the 2-star reviews that are simply a critique of length (and not story) I still manage to smile and think: <i>good</i>.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Why? No, not because I like to upset my readers. But it's a pretty neat thing when you can write 25,000 words and have it be a story. Have it be something that readers connect with and care about. Write something that makes their reading time fly by. And leaves them wondering and hungry for more.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I decided to write novellas to challenge myself. My first novel, a YA titled <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Set-In-Stone-ebook/dp/B0075Q9LRA/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1348424302&sr=1-1&keywords=set+in+stone+beth+balmanno" target="_blank">Set In Stone</a> (written under my real name), came in at just over 100K words. It is a sweeping story, rich in detail and dialogue. I was--and am--really proud of that story. But I wanted to see if I could write more concisely. If I could maintain the tone and voice of my writing but with far fewer words.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A lot of people encouraged me to try. To focus on dialogue and a simple story thread, to see if I could create characters and a storyline that was still entertaining. So I did. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Not everyone is going to like fluffy, humorous romantic novellas. But I do. And I<i> love</i> to write them. So much so that the next one, Love Me, will be Jill's story (the best friend from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Match-Me-ebook/dp/B0092Q0W5Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1348424564&sr=1-1&keywords=match+me+liz+appel" target="_blank">Match Me</a>). And the fourth will be Meg's story, the new roommate from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Save-Me-ebook/dp/B0099THKBU/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1348424593&sr=1-1&keywords=save+me+liz+appel" target="_blank">Save Me</a>. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810699141870521656.post-22991029472829924122012-09-18T08:31:00.000-07:002012-09-18T08:31:36.881-07:00SAVE ME now available!<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Save-Me-The-Series-ebook/dp/B0099THKBU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1347498450&sr=1-1&keywords=save+me+liz+appel" target="_blank">SAVE ME</a>, the next in the Me series, is now available!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Katie Matthews needs a knight in shining armor. Immediately. Three weeks shy of graduating from college, her life is on a crash course with disaster.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Her parents suddenly announce they're moving across country. Bye-bye free place to live.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Her long-time boyfriend decides he's really not all that committed. Bye-bye relationship.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Homeless, boyfriend-less and very nearly broke, Katie searches for someone to save her from the monumental mess her life has become. Her best friend Dani, who offers her a place to stay but who just might live with the biggest slob on the planet. Her parents, who are so busy reinventing their own lives that they can't be bothered with hers. Even her ex-boyfriend, Ben, whose mixed signals are making her head spin.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">In desperation, she answers an ad for a roommate and discovers the perfect place to live—and some gorgeous roommates, too. Things might work out for Katie, after all. But when another unanticipated complication arises, her new living situation is threatened.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">As she baby-steps her way out of a never-ending string of disasters, wondering if that knight in shining armor is ever going to show up, she realizes that she might not need one, after all. Katie Matthews just might be able to save herself.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810699141870521656.post-15616865136897878622012-08-30T17:50:00.001-07:002012-08-30T17:50:53.497-07:00MATCH ME Makes Its Debut!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Match-Me-ebook/dp/B0092Q0W5Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1346371529&sr=1-1&keywords=match+me+liz+appel" target="_blank">MATCH ME</a> debuted on Amazon this week...I am in LOVE with the cover! And with the story, too.</span> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bonnie is sweet and warm and has her heart in the right place...even when she does all the wrong things. Her best friend Jill is the kind of friend I wished <i>I</i> would have had after high school. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And the dates? OMG. I'll just admit now that, although I didn't use an online dating service in college, I had my fair share of crazies show up on my doorstep...or at a restaurant.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hope you get a few giggles as you read and hope you root for Bonnie as much as I did while writing it. </span><br />
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