Writer Wednesday: Kelly Keaton

This week's Writer Wednesday is all about Kelly Keaton. Her debut YA novel DARKNESS BECOMES HER (Simon Pulse) is set to hit the store shelves on February 22, 2011. That's NEXT week! I couldn't be more excited because I'll finally get to dive into the dark pool of goodness I've been looking forward to since this book first came on my radar. With its beautiful cover featuring a creepy gate, the book promises a hell of a good read.

Here's what Kelly's own website has to say about DBH:

Ari can’t help feeling lost and alone. With teal eyes and freakish silver hair that can’t be changed or destroyed, Ari has always stood out. And after growing up in foster care, she longs for some understanding of where she came from and who she is.

Her search for answers uncovers just one message from her long dead mother: Run. Ari can sense that someone, or something, is getting closer than they should. But it’s impossible to protect herself when she doesn’t know what she’s running from or why she is being pursued.

She knows only one thing: she must return to her birthplace of New 2, the lush rebuilt city of New Orleans. Upon arriving, she discovers that New 2 is very…different. Here, Ari is seemingly normal. But every creature she encounters, no matter how deadly or horrifying, is afraid of her.

Ari won’t stop until she knows why. But some truths are too haunting, too terrifying, to ever be revealed.

Awesome, right? All things Gothic and mysterious, and I am there. You should be, too.

DBH might be Kelly's YA debut, but you should also know that she's made quite a name for herself in the adult urban fantasy market as well. As Kelly Gay, she is the author of the Charlie Madigan series about a detective who is taking out predators one at a time. Living with her family in North Carolina, Kelly is a fellow warrior-writer mom and keeper of pets. She is currently working on her next YA novel (a sequel to DARKNESS BECOMES HER!) set for release in 2012.

Where is Kelly Keaton online?
Website
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Goodreads
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Amazon

And don't forget to check out her work as Kelly Gay:
Website
Blog
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