Happy Sunday, friends! I hope you have had a great weekend full of rest and relaxation! My wonderful and talented friend Whitney Grady tagged me for a fun blog hop today! She is author of the Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist I Am Currency, a fabulous YA novel that is one of those rare reads that appeals to both girls and boys — and Mom and Dad also want to read it when the kids are finished! And, the best part is that this wonderful book is a part of a trilogy, so book 2 will be out soon!
A little about the book: When a meteor slams into the earth causing a shift in the earth’s magnetic core, the age of technology ends and economies across the globe crash. Now knowledge is not only power…it is currency. So for tenth grader Nevel Walker, having a photographic memory is a secret his family has to try to keep. With a dystopian government that keeps all known books under lock and key looming as a constant threat and with parents involved in an underground movement to protect the books that do still secretly exist, Nevel is in a dangerous position. A chase through the Australian Outback changes Nevel’s fate as he finds love, mystery, and almost-certain death.
About the author:
Whitney L. Grady is a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she earned a degree in English. She also holds a master’s degree in Education from East Carolina University. Whitney has been a teacher by trade and writer by hobby. She lives in Kinston, NC with her husband and two children. I Am Currency is book one of The Currency Trilogy and is her debut novel.
She also has a great new blog, Highs and Lows from a Mom Who Knows! If you’re a mom, you’ll find this blog totally relatable and hilarious! Thanks, Whitney for tagging me!!
I am Tagging…
Leslie Sinclair!
Leslie is the author of the blog, Segreto: The Secret to Beautiful Living Secrets and the author of three fabulous, amazing, gorgeous–and informative–books about interior design! Here’s a little about her:
Graduating from the University of Texas with a business degree, Leslie left her corporate job in 1995 to start Segreto Finishes, naming the company after her husband’s family. Segreto, which means secret in Italian, rolls up all of Leslie’s passions — architecture, interior design, art, people and business– into her idea of the perfect job.
Leslie’s talent for color, bringing innovative products to Houston, hiring and training a quality staff and working with people on their individual needs, built Segreto’s reputation. By mixing paints and plasters, conceiving new cabinetry finishes and devising architecturally interesting ceiling designs, she adds spark to interiors.
Leslie’s decorative painting firm, Segreto Finishes, has received accolades from channel 13, The Houston Business Journal, Luxe, 002 and Biztec. Her work has been published in both local and national magazines including Veranda, Home, USA Today, Beautiful Homes, Beautiful Baths, Traditional Homes, Kitchen and Bath Ideas, Decorating Spaces, Houston Lifestyles and Homes, Gloss, Southern Living, and Houston and Design Resources (view all Press). She also writes for the Antique Shops and Designers magazine.
Leslie has recently opened an Art Gallery, showroom and furniture-refinishing studio.
Here’s the new book info:
Following the structure of Segreto: Secrets to Finishing Beautiful Interiors, Segreto Style is comprised of thirty-nine complete homes, allowing you to tour 300 hundred pages of lovely interiors. The book not only explores how finishes affect a home’s overall allure by specifying color information and technique type, but it also provides a wonderful visual reference of design trends in furnishings, lighting, architecture, flooring and surfaces along with their respective sources. With more color and finish inspiration, Segreto Style contains tips from top-notch interior designers, builders and architects. Pre-orders available.
A couple of good Christmas gifts if you’re starting to make your list! Thanks for stopping by today!
Thank you, my friend!! Can’t wait to read Dear Carolina and now to check out Leslie Sinclair’s books! Thanks for participating in the blog hop!! Xo