Yesterday was a big day. I posted pics from my book launch party over at Fictionistas. Go forth and check them out!

Today is going to be low key…I’m planning to float the keg with my pal Robyn (who I owe a vital organ to for hosting my party. I may never be able to thank her properly!) and then just relax after an extreme weekend! It’s not everyday you get to have your debut book party!

I got some good news today…BITE ME! was reviewed by Publisher’s Weekly and it’s a rockin’ review. Here, check it out:

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6673981.html?industryid=47139

Bite Me! Melissa Francis. HarperTeen, $8.99 paper (304p) ISBN 978-0-061-43098-5

First-time novelist Francis presents a tasty story that uses humor and a light touch to rise above typical teen vampire fare. Seventeen-year-old “good girl” AJ may be a closet blood-drinker, but that’s the least of her problems. Her mom’s remarriage has just turned her boyfriend into her stepbrother (“Momma’s exact words to me were, ‘Ariel Jane, if you so much as look at that boy with fangs in your eyes again, I’ll bite you myself.’ ”), her AP Lit teacher is already out to get her on the first day of school, and she might have accidentally turned her rebound guy into a vamp who is now threatening her family. On top of that, she’s been accused of cheating on a quiz, and compromising photos have appeared on her Facebook page—someone has to be setting her up. But who? Francis keeps things moving, creating an absorbing and refreshing page-turner with a solid mythology, sympathetic heroine and appealing characters that readers will want to invite back to their own homes (well, almost). Ages 14–up. (Aug.)

You can safely say I’m riding high right now!