The third novel in Campbell’s Young Adult “Lakeview Series” finds its heroine, Halle Henry, kicking off her senior year with the perfect boyfriend, perfect roommate (his twin sister) and the prospect of getting into the perfect college–all of which become endangered when her boyfriend Alex witnesses a murder and ends up expelled for drugs planted in his backpack. Faced with uncooperative adults, Halle devises her own...

12  days until Scream hits shelves. Here’s a little taste, enjoy! Happy Reading – S Lakeview Academy Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Halle squinted against the sunlight streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows in Mason Hall, Lakeview Academy’s main dining facility. The high, buttressed ceilings of the two main wings reached thirty-five feet above the students’ heads. Long, narrow tables with benches...

With the approach Of Scream’s release on July 25th, I thought I’d let you in on a couple fun behind the scene writing facts. 1. The lead female characters are named after our real daughters, Blakely (age 19), Leigh (age 17), and Halle (age 15). 2. Not only did I go to a boarding school, but our daughter’s do too. In fact, Lakeview Academy is modeled after the school my daughter’s attend, called Shawnigan Lake School. Google it....

Yes, it’s true! To help the wait for Scream, A Lakeview Novel, which won’t be out until late this July, my publisher has decided to release Silence, A Lakeview Novelette this Friday. Silence is the first novelette in the Lakeview series, taking place shortly after Whisper.  Silence is a fun, quick read, that reintroduces us to Blakely Henry, now Queen of Tamura, as she takes her family on a cross-country adventure through the...

Murder on a ferry boat… – Plausible Last night I had the opportunity to walk the car decks of the ferry that I wrote about in chapter three of Scream and let me tell you, this could totally happen. What do you think? Happy reading – S Not wanting to head back to the girls’ booth to listen to whatever Izzy had discovered while on her phone, Alex headed for the car deck. He liked checking out what people drove. No one ever...

This last Tuesday I partook in a really fun event called SCBWI Inside Story. Tons of great authors are given two minutes to tell about their newest book release. Thanks to my terrific husband and his iPhone, here’s the video of my two minutes. Happy Reading – S