My Latest Creation….

April 15th, 2013

The Fifteen Love Trailer is here!

September 10th, 2012

After watching the exciting US Open women’s final yesterday, I’m pumped about the publication of Fifteen Love. 

Check out the trailer today!

Fifteen Love: Pretty Tough Book #6 by prettytough

Happy Monday!

Happy Book Birthday, FIFTEEN LOVE!

August 30th, 2012

Happy Book Birthday to the sixth and final prettyTOUGH book, FIFTEEN LOVE!!

FIFTEEN LOVE challenged me in so many ways – two points of view, tennis, BMX… I hope you enjoy the novel as much as I enjoyed writing it. Below is the blurb.

PrettyTOUGH serves up another ace!

Maggie Anderson and her twin sister, Bella, are a doubles team destined for tennis greatness. They’ve just started their freshman year at Beachwood Academy and it seems like everything–even the Olympics!–is within their sights. But when Maggie quits the tennis team suddenly, she leaves Bella in the lurch.

Told in alternating first-person POVs, Fifteen Love is the kind of sweet, super-clean paperback you’d give to your younger sister. And with the original online series coming up–and a splashy series repackage to match–the PrettyTOUGH books should have an even wider readership than ever before!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Labor Day!

OLYMPIC LOVE

July 27th, 2012

My love for the Olympics began in 1984 when I donned my Mary Lou Retton flag leotard at eight and attempted handstands in front of the television… Below is the only gymnastics move I ever actually mastered. 

This year I get to share the magic with a very excited six-year-old. And this time, she gets to watch what she actually plays during the weekends.

Enjoy!

Keep Her in the Game!!

June 21st, 2012

When girls walk away from sport, they walk away from their potential. Join me in supporting female athletes by posting a picture of yourself or a girl whom you support and visit KeepHerInTheGame.org to donate to the Women’s Sports Foundation!

Whatever Wednesday: Check out the Making Waves Book Trailer! :)

May 23rd, 2012

Happy Book Birthday, Making Waves!!!

April 25th, 2012

Yay!!! It’s Abby’s turn to tell her summer story.

I’m so excited to present to you the latest prettyTOUGH novel… MAKING WAVES! Enjoy!

Happy Summer!

Whatever Wednesday: MAKING WAVES is almost here!

March 28th, 2012

Coming to a bookstore near you on April 26th!

It’s summer break for the girls at Beachwood Academy and that means sun, surf, and sensational escapades at the Beachwood Country Club. Abby, a rising sophomore, is so excited to have gotten a last-minute gig as a lifeguard, especially because jobs are usually reserved for club members.

Abby desperately wants to win the annual lifeguarding competition, and with it a college scholarship. But when she arrives for her first day on the job, she finds herself face-to-face with some serious club member attitude. And there’s an even bigger surprise waiting for her: the gorge senior boy she’s been pining over ever since they met at a swimming competition earlier this year.

Can Abby break through the rules, regs, and mean girls to be the first-ever non-club member to win the summertime lifeguarding competition and maybe even the boy of her dreams?

Whatever Wednesday: Happy National Girls and Women in Sports Day!

February 1st, 2012

In honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day and the fortieth anniversary of Title IX, I’m sharing why sports are important to me (and my daughter). For more stories celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day, click here.

Since I was a little girl, I felt in my ‘zone’ on the diamond, the court, and the field. It didn’t matter what was going on at school or at home because once I stepped on the field, diamond, or court everything was okay. Sports are and always will be my ‘escape’.

I see the same fire in my six-year-old daughter’s eyes when she steps on the field to play soccer every Saturday morning. While she’s playing, she’s determined, confident, and in her own ‘zone’. But, when her weekly game is over, panic stings her eyes as she pegs me with questions about her next chance to play. She’s really asking, ‘When can I come back to this place that I feel amazing? When can I enter that ‘zone’ again?’

While I watch some parents drool at the sight of their six-year-old emerging as an athlete, I look at my daughter’s athletic endeavors a little bit differently. I feel blessed that my daughter has found a passion and purpose – her own ‘zone’. Whether she’s six or thirty-six, all of her life troubles will lift as soon as she’s home on that court, diamond, or field. Just like her mom.

Thank you, Title IX for allowing us to play and find our ‘zone’. Happy National Girls and Women in Sports Day!

Whatever Wednesday: New Year, New Look, New Name

January 18th, 2012

Hey, everyone!

I’m so excited to share with you my latest PRETTYtough release, MAKING WAVES. Notice the new look and the new name.

It’s summer break for the girls at Beachwood Academy and that means sun, surf, and sensational escapades at the Beachwood Country Club. Abby, a rising sophomore, is so excited to have gotten a last-minute gig as a lifeguard, especially because jobs are usually reserved for club members.

Abby desperately wants to win the annual lifeguarding competition, and with it a college scholarship. But when she arrives for her first day on the job, she finds herself face-to-face with some serious club member attitude. And there’s an even bigger surprise waiting for her: the gorge senior boy she’s been pining over ever since they met at a swimming competition earlier this year.

Can Abby break through the rules, regs, and mean girls to be the first-ever non-club member to win the summertime lifeguarding competition and maybe even the boy of her dreams?

MAKING WAVES and my new pseudonym will drop this April. Although I love all of my books, MAKING WAVES was an absolute blast to write. In fact, Abby is tied with Maggie (a character from FIFTEEN LOVE) for top honors as my all-time favorite PRETTYtough girl. :)

How about you? What’s new?

Happy Wednesday!