Hi everyone! I wanted to show you all the official covers for my Brazil (Suma de Letras) and UK (HarperCollins) covers for THE EDGE OF NEVER. Thankfully, they decided to keep the original cover! But of course, they’ve prettied them up to make them unique as well. I think they look great!

I really look forward to seeing all of the other covers from other countries!

In other news, I’ve been hard at work on a new romantic suspense novel that I hope to publish before the end of July! I know it’s a little (okay a long!) wait before THE EDGE OF ALWAYS will be published in November, so you’ll get my newest novel to hold you over until then! I’m not announcing the title of that book yet, but be on the lookout (if it hasn’t been made public already) for a blogger who will be doing an interview with me and the title is revealed in that interview. And the lovely Michelle Monique is already hard at work on the cover, so I’m really excited about that.

Have a great week!

-Jessica

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So, let me get right to the updates.

Obviously, everyone has already seen the cover for THE EDGE OF ALWAYS! Funny how it’s my book, yet I’m among the last to post it on my own blog. But I absolutely loooove it! And I think my publisher did a great job finding the perfect image to represent Andrew Parrish and keep with the theme of Camryn’s cover for THE EDGE OF NEVER.

I think they look great side-by-side and I can’t wait to have them on my shelf! :-)

I think most of you already know, too, the release dates and all that, but I want to break those down for you here, just in case:

• July 2, 2013, THE EDGE OF NEVER paperback will be released by Forever Romance in the United States. It will include a bonus scene in the back, which is a chapter in Andrew’s POV of a crucial scene. I wrote this scene after I got many requests for it, so I hope you like it! :-) You can pre-order it here.
• The paperback of THE EDGE OF NEVER will be published by HarperCollins UK also, and I will add to this post the official release date for that one when I get it.
• For Brazil, the eBook is scheduled to release this month (April) and the paperback in May. Check Objetiva for more information.
• November 5, 2013 is the official release date for THE EDGE OF ALWAYS eBook versions in the United States, published by Forever Romance. When I get more details about the release dates for other countries, I will post them on my FAQ’s page. If you don’t see yours posted there, that means I still don’t know myself. You can pre-order the Kindle version here. The paperback will be released in January 2014.

I would also like to talk briefly about my contemporary fantasy standalone novel, DIRTY EDEN.

I noticed the other day that the audio version published by Audible.com will be on sale April 16, 2013 and already there is a free sample up on Amazon that you can listen to. First of all, many of you don’t know this, but DIRTY EDEN was my favorite book to write! When I listened to the sample by narrator Stephen Bel Davies, I sat there with a big effin’ smile on my face because I was so impressed with his style. And excited. Of course, DIRTY EDEN is as far away from any romance genre that a book can be and I know that the majority of my readers are romance fans and will likely never read it, but hopefully one day I can get a little more exposure for my ‘red-headed step-child’ book, LOL. Because honestly, it gets no love! If you know anyone who likes books like Neverwhere or American Gods by Neil Gaiman, or films like The Devil’s Advocate, Hellboy or Pan’s Labyrinth, then I would be grateful if you passed it along somehow. Here is the newest review DIRTY EDEN has received. And you can get the Kindle and Nook versions anytime for just $.99.

Anyway, that’s all the updates I have for now. Have a great rest of the weekend! :-)

-Jessica

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OK, I didn’t expect to get the green light for this particular news, but I can’t think of a more fitting day than Valentine’s Day to announce the sequel to THE EDGE OF NEVER, titled THE EDGE OF ALWAYS!! Yes, the sequel is in the works right now. I can’t say too much about it other than this:

THE EDGE OF NEVER first introduced you all to Camryn Bennett and even though the story was written in both the POV’s of Camryn and Andrew Parrish, it was *mostly* in Camryn’s POV. But THE EDGE OF ALWAYS, I’m excited to announce, will *mostly* be in the POV of Andrew Parrish! And the cover will look a lot like Camryn’s cover except it will have Andrew on it! :-D So, to all of you die-hard cover-obsessed readers out there, you’ll get a nicely done matching themed cover to look great on your bookshelf next to THE EDGE OF NEVER.

As I mentioned, right now I can’t go too into details about THE EDGE OF ALWAYS, but yes, it is a sequel, yes there will be more road trip scenes and yes, there will be more ‘hardships’ that Camryn and Andrew will face. But that’s all I can say!

Thank you so much and please help spread the word! :-D

-Jessica

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I got the official green light yesterday to announce that in the new print edition of THE EDGE OF NEVER due to release on July 2, 2013, it will include a chapter-length section in the back of the book of Andrew’s POV of a crucial scene. Those of you who asked me to write his POV of that particular scene already know which scene I’m referring to. To everybody else who has read it, all I can say publicly is that it’s a crucial scene at the ‘end of the book’ and you’ll probably know which one. I can’t go into anymore detail than that because then it would be a major spoiler for everyone who hasn’t read THE EDGE OF NEVER yet. So, if you’ve already bought the original print version of THE EDGE OF NEVER, don’t worry! The only thing that will be different in the new edition is the added bonus material, so please don’t feel like you have to buy the new edition, too. The bonus material is just added in as a little something special for all of those who asked me to write that scene in Andrew’s POV.

So far, this bonus material is only to be included in the new print edition by Forever Romance. If it is ever included anywhere else, I will announce it at a later date.

You can pre-order the print edition now on Amazon and it will ship automatically to you on the release date!

Now, I need to clarify one thing for those who might be a little confused: No, this is NOT the ‘second book’ news that you all have been waiting on. News of the sequel, prequel or spinoff will be announced later! :-)

Thanks so much and Happy Valentine’s Day!!! :-D

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2012 was an exciting year for me and I hope 2013 will top that. THE EDGE OF NEVER was picked up by many, many foreign publishers (including HarperCollins UK) and publishers in Brazil, Norway, Germany, Thailand, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Serbia and Montenegro, Hungary, Israel, among others. Audio rights were also obtained by Audible.com. On the publishing side here in the United States, THE EDGE OF NEVER was picked up by Grand Central Publishing/Forever Romance in a two-book deal! So yes, there will be either a sequel, prequel or spin-off, but I can’t confirm which just yet. We are waiting on the official cover for that book to be finalized and then it will be announced.

In the meantime…

The print version of THE EDGE OF NEVER sold by CreateSpace has been taken down from Amazon, but the new and improved EDITED version will be available again – AND IN BOOKSTORES – in July 2013 (U.S. only)! I’m so excited! The official edited digital version will be available from Grand Central on all digital platforms (including Kobo and ibooks) in March 2013!

Now, onto Book Bash! Some of you may have heard that I will be attending Book Bash in Orlando in June and this is true! I will be there signing books, but I need to let everyone know that you will not be able to buy THE EDGE OF NEVER in Books-A-Million (official bookstore host of the event) during Book Bash. The printed version will not be released in time. Bummer! If you’ve already purchased a physical copy, just bring it with you. To everyone who doesn’t have one yet, I’m so sorry! Maybe we’ll figure something out. I don’t know, maybe I’ll sign a napkin, or something! :-P

UPDATE!!!! My publisher will be providing me with paperback copies of THE EDGE OF NEVER to sign and give away for free at Book Bash!

So that’s my news! Be on the lookout for reveal news for book two. And I hope to see you at Book Bash this summer! :-)

-Jessica

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So, here are the two Super Secret Special Winners (yes, I made that title up all by me-self!):

Winner from Facebook:

UPDATE!!!!!!!!! Strangely enough, I ended up choosing the same winner who won the signed book and book necklace from my tour! So,  since the winner from Pinterest (below, Niamh) has already won a necklace, I’ve chosen another winner from Pinterest to keep things fair! The NEW Pinterest winner is Abbie!

Winner from Pinterest:

But I’ve decided to keep Niamh’s collage below to give her some credit.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! I’ll be in touch for your shipping information.

To everyone else, keep watching Maryse.net for a special announcement! And I wanted to thank EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU who have read and loved and passed on your love for THE EDGE OF NEVER to others because without all of you wonderful, kick-ass, life-loving people nothing that has happened for me recently would have ever been possible. Aside from giving away free stuff 24 hours a day, if I could hug every one of you, I’d do that too! THANK YOU from the depths of my heart. :-)

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Congrats to Emily R. on being the Grand Prize Winner and the five runner-ups: Christine, Giedre, Brooke, Zenia and Dawn. All winners have been notified by email and have 5 days to respond to that email with their shipping address. If any winner doesn’t respond by Wednesday, January 2, 2013, a new winner will be randomly generated by Rafflecopter. I won’t ship out any prizes until all winners have claimed theirs because if, for instance, Emily R. doesn’t respond before the deadline then the Grand Prize will be given to the first runner-up listed above!

To all of you who entered and didn’t win, I’m so sorry! I wish I could just give everyone a prize, but we all know that’s not realistic. But don’t be sad! More necklaces and copies of THE EDGE OF NEVER will be given away in future giveaways! There is one going on right now over at Goodreads (2 paperback copies up for grabs) – click HERE to enter (ends 1/14). And I will be giving away another sterling silver book necklace on THE EDGE OF NEVER blog tour coming up! See HERE for the tour dates where you will be able to enter multiple times on many different blogs!

Thank you to everyone who entered and for your support! :-)

Sincerely,
-Jessica Redmerski

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-TOUR SCHEDULE-

Monday, Jan. 7:

SnifferWalk ~ Review

A Diary Of A Book Addict ~ Review

The Life & Times of a Book Addict ~ Review

Young Adult Book Reviews ~ Review

World of Books ~ Review

Crazy Dream Blog ~ Review

For The Love Of Film And Novels ~ Review

BoundbyWords ~ Review

Tuesday, Jan. 8:

The Autumn Review ~ Review

Bend in the Binding ~ Review

Behind A Million And One Pages ~ Promo Post

YA Book Addict ~ Promo Post

Addicted 2 Heroines ~ Review

A Tale of Many Reviews ~ Promo Post

Wednesday, Jan. 9:

The Busy Bibliophile ~ Review

Addicted to Words ~ Review

Laura’s Review Bookshelf ~ Promo Post

Comfort Books ~ Promo Post

Lori’s Book Blog ~ Review

Book Crook Reviews ~ Review

The Book Barbies ~ Review

Peace, Love, Books ~ Review

Thursday, Jan. 10:

#BookNerd ~ Review

DforDarla’s Definite Reads ~ Promo Post

Book Loving Mom ~ Review

The Bookmark Blog ~ Review

A Dream Within A Dream ~ Review

Nawanda Files ~ Promo Post

My Neurotic Book Affair ~ Review

Confessions of a Vi3tBabe ~ Review

the life of fiction ~ Review

Escaping… One Book @ a Time ~ Review

Vivid Reads ~ Review

The Bookish Babe ~ Review

Friday, Jan. 11:

My Guilty Obsession ~ Review

Above Average Below Special ~ Review

Booknook ~ Review

Novel Nexus Reviews ~ Promo Post

My Library in the Making ~ Review

Jenuine Cupcakes ~ Review

Whispers At Moonlight ~ Review

Waves of Fiction ~ Review

Reader Girls ~ Review

Shiirleyy’s Bookshelf ~ Review

Short & Sweet Reviews ~ Review

Shh Moms Reading ~ Review

Saturday, Jan. 12:

Always YA at Heart ~ Review

The Muse Unleashed ~ Review

Paranormal & Urban Fantasy Reviews ~ Review

Starry Night Book Reviews ~ Review

StuckInBooks ~ Review

What’s Beyond Forks? ~ Review

The Ramblings of a Toddler’s Mom ~ Review

The Cover Contessa ~ Review

Nick’s Book Blog ~ Review

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Be sure to check out the stops on the tour that week and enter to win another one of these custom necklaces!

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Okay everybody, I’ve got an awesome giveaway for the fans of THE EDGE OF NEVER to begin tomorrow 11/28 and it’s open to EVERYONE. Included in the giveaway will be a sterling silver book necklace as shown below which includes four pages of text. (A $200 value!)

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Along with the necklace, I’ll be giving away the ‘Barton Hollow’ full CD by The Civil Wars. And if you haven’t already, please check them out! They are amazing!

And lastly, the grand prize winner will also receive a *signed* paperback copy of THE EDGE OF NEVER.

The GRAND PRIZE WINNER will receive all of the above prizes. There will also be five runner-ups and they will each win a *signed* paperback copy! Please keep in mind that I am using Rafflecopter to choose the winners and in no way whatsoever will I choose any winner myself. This will be a fair giveaway and I cannot play favorites so please, please don’t try to sweet-talk me, LOL!

Now PLEASE READ the following:

• Some of the ways to enter require you to do things you may have already done (follow me on Twitter, etc.) THIS IS OK! As long as you fill out the ‘extra information’ on the widget which asks for your username, consider that a valid entry. Just make sure you include your ‘extra information’ so that I can verify it.
• Please, please DO NOT create ‘dummy accounts’ on Goodreads, etc. to get extra entries! Accounts that look suspicious (just 1 review, recent creation, no activity, no photo, etc.) will be considered invalid, so don’t waste your time!
• If you are not a fan of THE EDGE OF NEVER, I’m asking you NOT to enter. This is a pricey and meaningful giveaway that I wanted to do for the FANS, not for others who simply like to enter contests – no offense!
• All winners entries WILL be thoroughly checked and validated before winners are announced. Any winning entrant who appears fishy or not an actual fan, will be disqualified and a new winner will be generated by Rafflecopter.

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This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. We hereby release Facebook of any liability.

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Check out a FREE sampler with previews from various paranormal and fantasy books by authors KaSonndra Leigh, Devon Ashley, LM Preston, Cecilia Robert, Chelsea M. Cameron and myself! The download is free on Smashwords

Get it here!

It will be available at Barnes & Noble and iBook stores in a couple of weeks!

A big thanks to KaSonndra Leigh for putting it together. :-)

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