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Jennifer Echols

Author of THE BOYS NEXT DOOR and MAJOR CRUSH

About Me

Visit my web site at www.jennifer-echols.com !THE BOYS NEXT DOOR is available now in bookstores and online from Amazon and Barnes and Noble . To celebrate, the heroine, Lori McGillicuddy, is throwing a virtual book launch party ! She is a little socially challenged, so it would mean a lot to her if you went over to say hi (but DON'T tell her I said that about her because she will FREAK).
THE BOYS NEXT DOOR is published by Simon Pulse, the teen line for Simon & Schuster.
Cute, available, and one cabin over...

Lori lives for summertime at her family's lake house. She spends all season wakeboarding, swimming, and hanging with her friends--including the two hotties in the cabin next door. With the Vader brothers, Lori's always been one of the guys.
But while Lori and the "baby" brother, Adam, are inseparable friends, she can't deny a secret crush on Sean, the older Vader boy. This year Sean's been paying Lori a lot of attention, and not in a brotherly way.
But just as Lori decides to prove to Sean she's girlfriend material, she realizes that her role as girl friend to Adam may be even more important. And by trying so hard for the perfect summer romance, she could be going way overboard...
MAJOR CRUSH is published by Simon Pulse, the teen line for Simon & Schuster. It's available now from your local bookstore or online from Amazon and Barnes and Noble !

Marching to the beat of a different drum...

Tired of the beauty-pageant circuit, Virginia Sauter tosses her tiara, pierces her nose, and auditions for the most unlikely of roles--drum major of the high school marching band.

Virginia wins, but is forced to share the title with Drew, whose family has held the position for generations. Sure, Drew is hot, but because of his superior attitude, he and Virginia are constantly arguing. That is, until they share more than just their half-time salute...

But as the drum majors' heated competition turns to sizzling romance, explosive rumors threaten everything--including the band's success. Love seemed to be a sure hit, but Virginia and Drew may be marching straight into disaster.


Watch for my next book from MTV Books in March 2009. In RUNNING TO STAND STILL, a 17-year-old avoids prosecution for a high school stunt by spending spring break on night patrol with the 19-year-old rookie cop who arrested her. You can read the first chapter here !
Watch for my next romantic comedy, THE EX-GAMES, about a snowboarder who challenges her ex-boyfriend to a battle of the sexes on the slopes, coming from Simon Pulse in Fall 2009!

My Interests

Reading, writing, music, marching band, running, swimming

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Readers and writers!

Music:

30 Seconds to Mars, Incubus, Relient K, Nickelback, My Chemical Romance, Kelly Clarkson, Fall Out Boy, Alison Krauss, 3 Doors Down, Rascal Flatts, Audioslave, Nickel Creek, Foo Fighters, Earth Wind and Fire, Chicago
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Movies:

Knocked Up, 10 Things I Hate About You, Crank, Save the Last Dance, Superbad

Television:

American Idol, COPS, Reno 911, The Daily Show, What Not to Wear, Dirty Jobs, Mythbusters, Firefly

Books:

Meg Cabot, Louise Rennison, Jennifer Crusie, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Lani Diane Rich, Connie Brockway, Victoria Dahl

Heroes:

Jane Austen

My Blog

For father’s day...

What do you enjoy doing with your dad? Come share at the MTV Books Blog....
Posted by Jennifer Echols on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:55:00 PST

Is your summer like mine?

The summer is still young. What will you get done before it's over? Come discuss at the Pulse Romantic Comedies Blog!...
Posted by Jennifer Echols on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:33:00 PST

Free copies of my books!

Memorial Day weekend is coming up, and you know what that means. This Friday marks the beginning of the action in The Boys Next Door! To celebrate, I'm giving away five copies of my books. You choose ...
Posted by Jennifer Echols on Tue, 20 May 2008 04:09:00 PST

How’s your weather?

Mine is hot and full of tornadoes. Come discuss at the MTV Books Blog.
Posted by Jennifer Echols on Fri, 16 May 2008 02:59:00 PST

When literary agents are good for laughs

My agent posted this on her blog. She and I have had this exact conversation. ...
Posted by Jennifer Echols on Thu, 15 May 2008 01:41:00 PST

The Girlfriends Cyber Circuit presents Shanna Swendson!

DON'T HEX WITH TEXAS by Shanna Swendson Katie Chandler has fled fast-paced Manhattan and returned home to a simpler life, working at her family's feed-and-seed store in Cobb, Texas.  In a painfu...
Posted by Jennifer Echols on Wed, 14 May 2008 03:46:00 PST

Stacy and Clinton, come and get me!

Would your closet pass muster on What Not to Wear, or would Stacy and Clinton run away screaming? Come share at the Pulse Romantic Comedies Blog!...
Posted by Jennifer Echols on Thu, 08 May 2008 12:07:00 PST

Six random things meme

The fabulous Marley tagged me on her blog. Her first TWO books are out now and I can't wait to read them again--I've only read the first draft of the first book! Check her out here. The meme rules:a.&...
Posted by Jennifer Echols on Tue, 06 May 2008 07:52:00 PST

The Girlfriends Cyber Circuit presents Sara Hantz!

The Second Virginity of Suzy Green Suzy Green used to be one of the coolest nonconformist "almost-Goth" party girls in Australia. That was before her older sister Rosie died and her family moved to a...
Posted by Jennifer Echols on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:04:00 PST

Revising the new novel

Currently I'm revising my novel to be published by MTV Books next March, Running to Stand Still. The first thing that got changed was the title. I called it Boy in Blue. My editor thought this sounded...
Posted by Jennifer Echols on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:47:00 PST