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Jennifer H. Webster
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Me, my husband, Brandon, and our beautiful daughter, Lily, on the day of my first big book signing. (Notice our Lord of the Rings paraphernalia on the bookcase in the background - we are total geeks)! :)
Latest News:
February 3, 2011 - Ashes for Beauty is now available! Check out the official cover, with original artwork by Rebekah Bentley:
From the back cover:
Lily Wright knew everything would change the night she gave her blood to save Gabriel Martin's life. Still, she wasn't prepared for all the complications loving a vampire would bring. Now she is trying to balance the demands of her "normal" life as a doctoral student, daughter, and friend, while adjusting to the new normal - a boyfriend who is struggling to control his craving for her blood, a best friend who is more overprotective than ever now that he knows vampires really do exist, and - oh yeah - burgeoning psychic abilities that may end up being more deadly to her than the mysterious vampires who are out to kill Gabriel's sire, including anyone who might try to stand in their way.
In this continuation of the romance that began in Through A Glass Darkly, Lily and Gabriel fight to hang on to the beauty of their love, even as the world seems to be burning down around them.
August 24, 2010 - Ashes for Beauty, the sequel to Through A Glass Darkly, is officially under contract for a spring 2011 publication!!!
May 28, 2010 - Updated the Minds Wide Open website with results from the creative writing contest.
March 16, 2010 - I haven't had a chance to update the site in a while. Life has gotten very busy. I lost a dear friend to cancer on February 27th. Phil Adcock was a good man with a great heart. If you're on Facebook, check out the page for the People Helping In Love (P.H.I.L.) Foundation. Though Phil has gone on to be with the Lord, his good work continues through people who were touched by his (too brief) life.
On a much lighter note, I have continued my work with the Minds Wide Open campaign. Below is a picture of my visit with Abbs Valley-Bossevain Elementary School. The students were well-behaved, attentive, and enthusiastic. It was really a pleasure to talk with them about creative writing! By the end of my visit, all expressed interest in participating in the MWO Creative Writing Contest. So, special thanks to Principal Sharon Smith for welcoming me into her school. In the coming weeks, I look forward to visiting other Tazewell County schools. I am also very excited about the MWO celebration weekend that will be held at Southwest Virginia Community College April 9-12, 2010. I'll be a guest speaker at the Friday evening reception and a featured author on Saturday, where I will do a reading and have copies of Through A Glass Darkly for sale.
February 4, 2010 - Through A Glass Darkly has the distinction of being Black Rose Writing's best-selling work for the previous royalty period, August 2009 - February 2010! And perhaps the most awesome part is, the novel wasn't even released until September, 2009!!! Thanks to all the fans who made this possible!
January 27, 2010 - Virginia's Minds Wide Open - A Celebration of Women in the Arts campaign is up and running! As part of this, I will be co-sponsoring (with the Richlands Area Citizens for the Arts) a creative writing contest for Tazewell County, VA public school grades 3-12. This is such an exciting endeavor! More information will follow in the days to come. In the meantime, you can go to vamindswideopen.org to learn more about this statewide celebration.
January 10, 2010 - Thanks to the Writer's Group at the William E. Durr branch of the Kenton County Public Library for inviting me to speak about Through A Glass Darkly! I enjoyed spending time with you!
January 1, 2010 - HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
December 11, 2009 - Through A Glass Darkly is now available for Amazon's Kindle reader at a cost of only $8.99.! (This includes Whispernet delivery).
December 3, 2009 - Through A Glass Darkly recently received its first professional review by Barbara Deming (from the US Review of Books). Ms. Deming says, in part:
"Jennifer Webster creates a page-turner with her smooth style and an excellent weaving of unusual characters into an edgy, paranormal tale. This successfully carries readers to a satisfying, though creatively unique, conclusion. This is a first novel but readers should look forward to more intriguing tales from this talented author."
Ms. Deming's entire review, which includes a summary of the book (with SPOILERS), can be found here.
December 1, 2009 - My editor, Reagon Rothe, is author of the Misanthropy Series. Black Rose Writing has recently released a hardcover collector's edition of the first two books in that series, The Tower and The Cellar Door. I was honored to review both books and excited to see an excerpt from my review on the cover of Misanthropy, Book I: The Tower.
November 20, 2009 - Through A Glass Darkly has been selected as the January 2010 read for the Mystery Book Club hosted by the Barnes and Noble in Kenwood, OH. I'll be holding a discussion and signing at their February 16, 2010 meeting at 7:30pm. I am really looking forward to it!
Also, I am SO pleased to announce that I will be a featured author and guest speaker at the "Minds Wide Open" celebration of women in the arts at Southwest Virginia Community College, April 9-12, 2010. On Friday evening, I will be one of the guest speakers; on Saturday, I'll be a showcased author. I'll be doing a reading and discussion, plus signings for Through A Glass Darkly.
November 10, 2009 - The book signing at Barnes and Noble on the Levee was a huge success! Thanks to everyone who played a part in making it such a great day!!!
***Book Signing for Through A Glass Darkly: Barnes and Noble at Newport on the Levee
Saturday, November 7, 2009
2-4 pm***
November 1, 2009 - I am the featured author for the month of November at Black Rose Writing! Check it out here.
September 3, 2009 - Through A Glass Darkly is now available! It can be purchased via the Ingram book catalog or:
August 19, 2009 - The release date for Through A Glass Darkly was set for September 3, 2009!
June 26, 2009 - Closed on a new house in Covington, KY! We are now officially first-time homeowners!
March 30, 2009 - Welcomed Lily Anneliese Webster (8 lbs., 4 oz. and 20 3/4 inches) into the world at 10:38pm. She is perfect.
March 10, 2009 - Received contract from Black Rose Writing to publish Through A Glass Darkly!
March 9, 2009 - Received official offer from Black Rose Writing to publish my first novel, Through A Glass Darkly!