Monday, August 14, 2017

Best Night Ever

Our bud and prolific writer extraordinaire, Stephanie Faris, along with several other talented authors have a wonderfully fun anthology out.
Want to know more?  It's all below.


Best. Night. Ever
By Rachele Alpine, Ronni Arno, Alison Cherry, Stephanie Faris, Jen Malone, Gail Nall, and Dee Romito




Blurb:

Love Actually meets Adventures in Babysitting in this hilarious novel written by seven authors about seven classmates who are preparing for a crazy night at their middle school dance.

Lynnfield Middle School is prepped and ready for a dance to remember, including an awesome performance from Heart Grenade, the all-girl band who recently won a Battle of the Bands contest. Seven classmates—Carmen, Genevieve, Tess, Ryan, Ellie, Ashlyn, and Jade—intend to make the most of the night…or at least the five of them who are able to attend do. The other two would sacrifice almost anything to be there.

One thing’s for sure—this entire crew is in for one epic night! Gail Nall, Dee Romito, Rachele Alpine, Ronni Arno, Alison Cherry, Stephanie Faris, and Jen Malone have created a charming, hilarious, and relatable novel that’s perfect for anyone who can’t wait to dance the night away.

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Bio:

One of Rachele Alpine’s first jobs was at a library, but it didn’t last long, because all she did was hide in the third-floor stacks and read. Now she’s a little more careful about when and where she indulges her reading habit. Rachele is a high school English teacher by day, a wife and mother by night, and a writer during any time she can find in between.  She lives in Cleveland, Ohio where she writes middle grade and young adult novels. Visit her at RacheleAlpine.com.

Ronni Arno Blaisdell is the author of Ruby Reinvented. She has written for several magazines, blogs, and websites. In a previous life she worked as a publicist in Hollywood, and eventually built a home in Maine. She is a keen SCBWI member and contributor to the KidLiterati.com blog. Visit her online at
ronniarno.com.

Alison Cherry is the author of the YA novels RedFor Real and Look Both Ways, and the middle grade novels Willows vs. Wolverines and The Classy Crooks Club. She is a professional photographer and spent many years working as a lighting designer for theater, dance, and opera productions. This whole “writing books” thing is just a cover for the international crime ring she runs out of her Brooklyn apartment. (Shhh, don’t tell.) Visit her online at
AlisonCherryBooks.com.

Stephanie Faris knew she wanted to be an author from a very young age. In fact, her mother often told her to stop reading so much and go outside and play with the other kids. After graduating from Middle Tennessee State University she somehow found herself working in information technology. But she never stopped writing. When she isn’t crafting fiction, Stephanie is indulging her gadget geek side by writing for online technology sites. Her work is regularly featured on the small business blogs for Intuit and Go Payment and she is a featured columnist for SmallBizTechnology.com. She lives in Nashville with her husband. Visit her online at
StephanieFaris.com.

Jen Malone is a former Hollywood publicist who once spent a year traveling the world solo, met her husband on the highway (literally), and went into labor with her identical twins while on a rock star’s tour bus. These days she saves the drama for her books. Jen is also the author of the middle grade novels At Your Service and The Art of the Swap, coauthor of the You’re Invited series, and wrote the YA novels Map to the Stars and Wanderlost. You can visit her online at
JenMaloneWrites.com.

Gail Nall lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with her family and more cats than necessary. She once drove a Zamboni, has camped in the snow in June, and almost got trampled in Paris. Gail is the author of the middle grade novel Breaking the Ice, the coauthor of You’re Invited and You’re Invited Too, and the author of the young adult novel Exit Stage Left. You can find her online at GailNall.com and on Twitter as @GaileCN. Visit her online at
GailNall.com.

Dee Romito lives in her hometown of Buffalo, New York, where she and her family are steadily checking items off their own bucket list of adventures. You’re likely to find her at the local ice cream shop, writing at a cafĂ©, or curled up on the couch with her cats. And while she does her best to be a grown-up most of the time, giggling with her BFFs is still one of her all-time favorite things. To join the fun and create your own bucket list, visit
TheBFFBucketList.com.

The Rafflecopter giveaway is for a free hardback copy of Best. Night. Ever. (signed by Stephanie Faris). The HTML code below can be entered into the HTML code on your blog. Scroll down if you’d just like to link to it.




Congrats, Steph.

 



42 comments:

Elephant's Child said...

Congratulations to all.
I hope that Best Night Ever rocks the charts...

Valerie-Jael said...

Sounds like a LOT of fun. Hugs, Valerie

Jamie Ghione said...

Congrats.

R's Rue said...

Thank you.

Birgit said...

Congrats to the whole group for their new book which sounds like a lot of fun. I love to dance and can just imagine the hijinks. Great to read the mini bios and Jen has story about her twins'birth.

JFM said...

Best wishes to all!!!
Best. Night. Ever sounds like a fun an interesting read! The authors sure are đź“šđź“–đź“’

Pat Hatt said...

Sounds like a great one indeed. Can't go wrong with Adventures in Babysitting.

Hilary Melton-Butcher said...

Hi Stephanie - what fun for six other authors to join you in the Anthology ... sounds fun - and good luck with the tour - cheers Hilary

Nick Wilford said...

Congrats all!

Sandra Cox said...

For sure, EC:)

Sandra Cox said...

It sure does, Val.
Hugs back,

Sandra Cox said...

I second that:)

Adam said...

Amazing how many authors there are there

Unknown said...

Best of luck with the release!

I won't enter the Giveaway as I live abroad, overseas, but nevertheless I read the blurb and authors' bio.It could be the right material for a story, I think.

Annalisa Crawford said...

That sounds like such a fun book to write! Congrats to all the authors :-)

Jeanie said...

Three cheers to all! Great job and well done!

Sandra Cox said...

Thanks for stopping by, Regine.

Sandra Cox said...

It does sound like Jen has had quite an interesting life doesn't it, Birgit?

Sandra Cox said...

Wholeheartedly agree, Jan;)

Sandra Cox said...

Agreed, Pat.

Sandra Cox said...

It does sound like a fun anthology, doesn't it, Hilary?

Stephanie@Fairday's Blog said...

Sounds like a fun book. Love the different points of view. I would love to win a copy for my school library. I entered the giveaway, but I am not sure if had me signed into rafflecopter as Jessica Haight or me). Just wanted to let you know. If I am lucky enough to win- you can contact either Jess or me. :)

cleemckenzie said...

Congrats to all on the new anthology. It looks like fun.

Sandra Cox said...

Seconded, Nick:)

Sandra Cox said...

It will make for a nice variety of stories, won't it, Adam?

Sandra Cox said...

It sounds like a keeper doesn't it, Carmen.
I'm on my way over:)

Sandra Cox said...

It sure does, Annalisa.

Sandra Cox said...

I echo that, Jeanie:)

da tabbies o trout towne said...

will check this out; sounds like a super fun novel !! ☺☺♥♥

Stephanie Faris said...

Thank you SO much for hosting us today, Sandra! I can't wait for people to read it. It was SO much fun for all of us to write!

Stephanie Faris said...

Jen has some very interesting stories. She worked as a Hollywood publicist. I always annoy her with questions about celebrity gossip!

Stephanie Faris said...

Got it! Thank you, Stephanie!

Sandra Cox said...

Good luck with the win, Stephanie.

Sandra Cox said...

It sure does, doesn't it, Lee?

Sandra Cox said...

da tabbies: It does sound like fun doesn't it?

Stephanie: My pleasure. It looks great!

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

Trying to play catch up here. Sorry I'm so late visiting. I was so glad you featured Stephanie today. The book sounds really fun and I would love to read it. Reading the blurb, I was really impressed, something I seldom get interested in. But this book sounds really exciting and would make a fun read. Thanks for sharing it with us and thanks to Stephanie for writing a part of it, too. Great collaboration.

nashvillecats2 said...

Congratulations everyone.

Yvonne.

Sandra Cox said...

It does sound like fun, doesn't it?
It's on my TBR. I just ordered Piper's Splash so playing catch up:)

RO said...

I don't normally read children's books, but when I saw this cover on Steph's page and she talked about it, it seemed like such a great and creative idea for a story. And to gather this many authors to tell it, including the very fun Steph Faris, I'm all in! Hugs...RO

Lowcarb team member said...

Sounds fun.
Congrats to all.

All the best Jan

UplayOnline said...

Congrats to all on the new anthology.


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Magic Love Crow said...

Best wishes everyone! Congrats to all! Big Hugs Sandra!