It’s time for another Fall into Fantasy post! Today, I’m interviewing Andrea Cremer, author of Nightshade. You can read my five-star review here. What inspired you to write Nightshade? Calla was the inspiration for this trilogy. My favorite characters were always strong heroines – and I was weary of reading stories…
Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies
I recently won a contest called the Great YA Bake Sale. One of the prizes was a recipe binder with hand-written recipes from 15 young adult authors! This was the perfect prize, as it combined two of my favorite things: reading and cooking! When I started browsing through these recipes, one that immediately caught my…
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer is one of the most highly-anticipated debut novels this fall.In fact, a group of bloggers is highlighting five debut fantasy novels this fall in the Fall into Fantasy event. Today, I have the pleasure of reviewing Nightshade by Andrea Cremer as part of the event. “Calla Tor has always known her…
My Greatest Adventure: A Trip to Prague
When I was a freshman in college, I had the amazing opportunity to spend Spring Break in Prague as part of the Cornerstone Program at Texas A&M University. This trip would be a lot of firsts for me. The first time I’d ever been out of the South. The first time I’d ever flown on…
A Family Affair…
A few weeks ago, one of my friends got married at a beautiful ranch in Central Texas. I was so swamped last week, I didn’t have time to edit the dozens of photos I took during the wedding weekend. But I’ve finally had time to sit down, sort them, and put some finished touches on…