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Jennifer Echols

Jennifer Echols
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Jennifer Echols

Jennifer Echols is the award-winning author of multiple romantic dramas and romantic comedies for teens. She lives in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Q. What’s your best quality?
A. Sticktuitiveness. Wait--wasn't that my flaw?
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My life in 8 words: "Wrote a lot and finally got published. Hooray!"
December 8, 2011
You can download it right now! The paperback will be in stores on February 7.

It is completely coincidental but...
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November 16, 2011
We interrupt this National Novel Writing Month for a couple of special announcements. First, the e-book version of The One...
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July 20, 2011
Happy release day to me! Love Story appears in bookstores and Kroger today! For links to lots of giveaways, visit my blog...
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July 18, 2011
Snag free copies of Love Story and my other romantic dramas all over the web and at...
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April 21, 2011
The e-book version of ENDLESS SUMMER is available today--and I have a new romantic comedy coming out soon! Details on my blog at...
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March 28, 2011
My name is getting bigger! With disastrous consequences, maybe. Join me at the
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February 14, 2011
I suspect that in many ways, being a YA author is completely different from being an author in another subgenre of the novel....
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November 29, 2010

5 chances to win 1 of my books! US only please. Just guess what I took out of...

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August 20, 2010
The Simon Pulse Romantic Comedies Blog is ending. Post a comment for a chance to win all 4 of my ro-coms! US only. Contest...
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July 6, 2010
In the meantime, I've posted early reviews and a sneak peek of chapter 1 on my web site:
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June 10, 2010
Well, first of all, after only two weeks in stores, Endless Summer is in its SECOND PRINTING!!! This is a direct result...
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February 16, 2010

Two book covers for one publisher = author brand! Come discuss this phenomenon and your faves at the MTV Books Blog....
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February 3, 2010
Endless Summer, the sequel to The Boys Next Door, has a new release date--May 25--and a beautiful new...
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January 4, 2010
That's the question of the month at the MTV Books Blog. Come share your story!
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December 15, 2009

My holiday schedule is hectic in more ways than one. I am reading and writing a swath through my vacation! Do you read or...
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December 1, 2009
Next Saturday, December 5, I'll be signing books in the Birmingham area along with authors of adult romance Christy...
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October 19, 2009
That's the question of the month at the Pulse Ro-Com Blog. Come on over for the tiniest sneak peak at the book I finished...
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September 15, 2009
My next novel for MTV Books, Forget You, is coming out in July, and things are starting to move. Get an inside look at...
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August 31, 2009
That's what the MTV Books authors are blogging about this month. Find out more about the lake where I grew up and my hometown's...
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August 17, 2009
Do you love the thrift store like my husband? Or do you fear anthrax and psoriasis like me? Come state your case at the Pulse...
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August 12, 2009
If reality shows have made it to my hometown, surely they’ve made it to yours. Have you had a weird experience watching a...
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July 29, 2009
That's the topic of the month over at the MTV Books Blog, and I'm talking about the novel that made me into a writer....
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July 13, 2009

Next week I'll participate in the Romance Writers of America National Conference in Washington D.C. If you're in the area,...
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July 10, 2009
Are you ready for the debut of The Ex Games on September 8, or does snow still seem a world away? Come share your...
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July 10, 2009
Are you ready for the debut of The Ex Games on September 8, or does snow still seem a world away? Come share your...
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June 29, 2009
That's the topic of the month over at the MTV Books Blog. Please drop by, browse the posts, and share your thoughts!
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May 18, 2009

I’m at a crossroads in my writing, and as always when I arrive here, I’m reading how-to-write-a-book books. My critique...
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May 13, 2009
Do you look for seasonal books--a summer novel to read in summer, a Christmas novel to read at Christmas--or are you just...
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March 16, 2009
Find out more about Going Too Far, the release on March 17, my book signing on April 3, and my PARADE!!! at the MTV...
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March 16, 2009

Why wasn't my snowboarding novel due AFTER the biggest snow in Alabama in 16 years? Come see my Very Bad Snowman at the...
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February 17, 2009
I have redesigned my web site yet again. Do you think I should design my own or hire a professional? You can vote! I'm not...
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February 12, 2009
Find out how I am like David Hasselhoff AND enter to win a copy of Going Too Far at the Simon Pulse Romantic Comedies...
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January 15, 2009
Want to know what it feels like to have a book coming out on March 17? Now you too can experience neurosis just like a...
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December 18, 2008
Do you celebrate a holiday during December? When it comes to decorating, are you a Grinch or a Griswold? I have been a Grinch,...
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Dirty Little Secret will be released on July 16, 2013 in eBook Reflowable, eBook
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Playing Dirty will be released on October 29, 2013 in eBook Reflowable, eBook
about 15 hours ago
Such a Rush will be released on June 06, 2013 in Mass Market Paperback
about 16 hours ago
Levitating Las Vegas will be released on May 06, 2013 in eBook Reflowable, eBook
May 06, 2013
Levitating Las Vegas is now available in eBook Reflowable, eBook
May 06, 2013
Going Too Far will be released on April 11, 2013 in Mass Market Paperback
Apr 11, 2013
Going Too Far is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Apr 11, 2013
Forget You will be released on April 11, 2013 in Mass Market Paperback
Apr 11, 2013
Forget You is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Apr 11, 2013
Excerpt:
Chapter 2 from Star Crossed
Mar 02, 2013
Star Crossed will be released on February 26, 2013 in eBook
Feb 26, 2013
Star Crossed is now available in eBook
Feb 26, 2013
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Endless Summer
Feb 12, 2013
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Forget You
Dec 16, 2012
Such a Rush will be released on December 13, 2012 in
Dec 13, 2012
Such a Rush is now available in
Dec 13, 2012

Jennifer Echols Revealed

Jennifer Echols Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Write the book you want to read. Q. What is your biggest pet peeve? A. Book banning. Q. What’s your fantasy profession? A. High school band director. This was my first career goal in college, but I am not a good teacher. Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you? A. Honesty, open-mindednesss, and a good sense of humor. Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her? A. I would try to save the four girls killed in the Birmingham church bombing on September 15, 1963. I live in Birmingham and September 15 is my birthday, so they are never far from my mind. Learn more about Jennifer Echols

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Kirkus Reviews, May 9, 2013
...a bit of the paranormal, maybe magic and, well…levitation? In an e-book only release, Levitating Las Vegas by Jennifer Echols (Simon & Schuster, May 2013), Holly Starr is a 21-year-old Vegas show girl who’s ready to leave but needs to wait until she...
PR inside, April 15, 2013
...memoir) Walter Bennett - Leaving Tuscaloosa (fiction) Kathleen Driskell - Peck and Pock: A Graphic Poem (graphic poetry) Jennifer Echols - Such a Rush (young adult fiction) May Lamar - Brother Sid: A Novel of Sidney Lanier (historical fiction) Tasia...
USA Today, April 15, 2013
...types of books and authors are you a fan of? Victoria: My favorite author is my critique partner, Jennifer Echols, so that works out really nicely for me. I get to read all her stuff early and tell people she's my best friend. I'm also a big...
PublishersWeekly.com, January 25, 2013
...her sister in the rugged Dakota wildernessbut instead falls in love with a widowed lawman. Star Crossed by Jennifer Echols (Feb. 26, mass market, $7.99, ISBN 978-1451677751). The first novel in a series about a public relations firm, the stars they...
The Atlantic Wire, September 20, 2012
...both incorporate steamy scenes in books that are about so much more than romance," she says.  Jennifer Echols' novels. Another recommendation from Angulo Chen, these are steamy and "definitely on the more explicit side," (conservative parents take...
School Library Journal, September 13, 2012
...romance, drama, and a light dose of comedy.–Diane Colson, Palm Harbor Library, FL Related posts: Tags: Gallery, Jennifer Echols This entry was posted on Thursday, September 13th, 2012 at 1:18 pm and is filed under Uncategorized . You can follow...
Examiner.com, August 16, 2012
...Zoey is on the swim team. She's dating football star Brandon and does not mix well with Doug. In fact, they haven't been mixing well since ninth grade after he asked her to homecoming then disappeared......
Kirkus Reviews, May 9, 2013
...a bit of the paranormal, maybe magic and, well…levitation? In an e-book only release, Levitating Las Vegas by Jennifer Echols (Simon & Schuster, May 2013), Holly Starr is a 21-year-old Vegas show girl who’s ready to leave but needs to wait until she...
PR-Canada.net, April 18, 2013
...memoir) Walter Bennett - Leaving Tuscaloosa (fiction) Kathleen Driskell - Peck and Pock: A Graphic Poem (graphic poetry) Jennifer Echols - Such a Rush (young adult fiction) May Lamar - Brother Sid: A Novel of Sidney Lanier (historical fiction) Tasia...
American Banking News, April 17, 2013
...memoir) Walter Bennett - Leaving Tuscaloosa (fiction) Kathleen Driskell - Peck and Pock: A Graphic Poem (graphic poetry) Jennifer Echols - Such a Rush (young adult fiction) May Lamar - Brother Sid: A Novel of Sidney Lanier (historical fiction) Tasia...
24-7PressRelease.com, April 17, 2013
...memoir) Walter Bennett - Leaving Tuscaloosa (fiction) Kathleen Driskell - Peck and Pock: A Graphic Poem (graphic poetry) Jennifer Echols - Such a Rush (young adult fiction) May Lamar - Brother Sid: A Novel of Sidney Lanier (historical fiction) ...
BizWire Express, April 17, 2013
...memoir) Walter Bennett - Leaving Tuscaloosa (fiction) Kathleen Driskell - Peck and Pock: A Graphic Poem (graphic poetry) Jennifer Echols - Such a Rush (young adult fiction) May Lamar - Brother Sid: A Novel of Sidney Lanier (historical fiction) ...
PR.com, April 17, 2013
...memoir) Walter Bennett - Leaving Tuscaloosa (fiction) Kathleen Driskell - Peck and Pock: A Graphic Poem (graphic poetry) Jennifer Echols - Such a Rush (young adult fiction) May Lamar - Brother Sid: A Novel of Sidney Lanier (historical fiction) ...
1888PressRelease, April 16, 2013
...memoir) Walter Bennett - Leaving Tuscaloosa (fiction) Kathleen Driskell - Peck and Pock: A Graphic Poem (graphic poetry) Jennifer Echols - Such a Rush (young adult fiction) May Lamar - Brother Sid: A Novel of Sidney Lanier (historical fiction) ...