Today I'm really happy to host my dear friend J.R. Johansson for the debut of her fantastic thriller INSOMNIA. I've read this book and let me tell you, it's AWESOME!
INSOMNIA
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Her eyes saved his life. Her dreams released his darkness.
After
four years of sleeplessness, high school junior Parker Chipp can’t take much
more. Every night, instead of sleeping, he enters the dreams of the last person
he’s made eye contact with. If he doesn’t sleep soon, Parker will die.
Then
he meets Mia. Her dreams, calm and beautifully uncomplicated, allow him
blissful rest that’s utterly addictive. But what starts out as a chance meeting
turns into an obsession; Parker’s furious desire for what he needs pushes him
to extremes he never thought he’d go. And when someone begins terrorizing Mia
with twisted death threats, Parker’s memory blackouts leave him doubting his
own innocence.
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“The perfect blend of
everything I love in a story. I hope a sequel comes soon!” –James Dashner, New York Times bestselling author of THE MAZE RUNNER
So not only is Jenn going to share with us the insider scoop on INSOMNIA, we also have this fabuluos opportunity to win a brand new HD Nook!! And let me tell you something, I have an HD Nook and I ADORE mine! All you have to do is pre-order the book and you get a chance to win one!
And now here's Jenn with an insider's scoop into her mind and INSOMNIA!
J.R. Johansson:
I’ve had a fascination with dreams ever since I was a
little girl. In elementary school, I had a recurring nightmare that aliens were attacking our house
and I was running through it in the dark. Lights flashed through the open windows,
the curtains blew in the wind. I was alone and couldn’t find anyone. I heard
grinding metal and gears outside as I searched for my
family. I got to my mom's room and finally found my big brother sitting
next to the dresser. I curled up next to him, and held his hand, but when I
looked up at his face, I saw him staring blankly ahead and knew he was dead.
The door to the room swung open, banging against the wall, and I woke up.
It was the same every time and I had it at least
once a week for over a year. Even
remembering it now gives me a shiver. It seemed
weird to me that I never actually saw the aliens, but I still knew they
were
there and I knew they were coming for me. When writing INSOMNIA, I
figured it
was time for me to take on my own nightmare. Addie has a dream halfway
through
where she’s in a park, with a heavy mist and she hears grinding metal
somewhere
that she can’t see…but she doesn’t run, and she is confident that
whatever happens next, she can handle it. I’ve never had the nightmare
again,
but if I did, I hope I’d be more like Addie this time and kick some
dream-alien's trash.
Thanks Jenn! So now here's your chance to win a fabulous HD NOOK! Good luck!!
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J.R. JOHANSSON is a young adult thriller author
published with Flux & FSG/Macmillan. Her debut, INSOMNIA is coming June
2013. She has a B.S. degree in public relations and a background in marketing.
She credits her abnormal psychology minor with inspiring many of her
characters. When she's not writing, she loves reading, playing board games, and
sitting in her hot tub. Her dream is that someday she can do all three at the
same time. She has two young sons and a wonderful husband. In fact, other than
her cat, Cleo, she's nearly drowning in testosterone.
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