My latest YA novel, INFLUENCED, co-written with Cindy L. Otis, comes out on August 19th, and I’m thrilled to announce an exciting event to celebrate at Milford’s fantastic new independent bookstore, Mermaid Books, in conjunction with the Milford Prevention Council.

I didn’t do much to celebrate my last two novels because DEEPFAKE came out in 2020 (ugh) and by the time I finished SOME KIND OF HATE I was too exhausted and burned out to celebrate anything.

But that was then, and this is now! I’m in...