Guest Post with Jus Accardo

Two peas in a twisted pod

by Jus Accardo

I’ll be honest. I kind of envy my heroine in TOUCH, Dez. She’s confident, outgoing, and let’s face it—she’s got Kale. Lately people have been asking me if I’m anything like her. The truth is—we share some traits...but not intentionally... Here’s how Dez and I measure up.

Confidence with the guys - Dez is confident with the guys. She plays it cool and leaves a trail of broken hearts in her wake. At her age, I was a walking disaster with boys. I had one boyfriend during high school and I caught him trying suck the face off a friend of mine. Now if that had been Dez, she probably would have done something epic to get back at him. Something like, oh, I don’t know…setting his car on fire? Me? I did set his car on fire—but it was totally by accident. No less epic, but not intentional. No points for accidental property damage.

Adrenalin Junkieness – Dez is always looking for the next big thrill. She’s train surfed, skateboarded off roof tops, and jumped from moving vehicles. I too jumped from a moving vehicle. Well…I didn't’t exactly jump. I kind of fell out. And we weren't moving really. More like crawling. The car was pulling up to a red light. In five o’clock traffic. You haven’t lived until twenty cars have honked their horn to salute you for face planting in the middle of rush hour.

Personality – Dez is outgoing. She’s got tons of friends and everyone wants to be around her. She’s fun loving and can pretty much chat up anyone anywhere. Me? Good luck. I’m as shy as they come if I don’t know someone. Look up the word in the dictionary and there’s a good chance you’ll see my picture. On the other hand, people I know can’t shut me up. Seriously. They've threatened to use duct tape on occasion…

We do sync on some stuff though. We’re both suckers for tattoos (Dez is currently mulling over her first one while I debate my next) and piercings (we’re both debating a new one). We both hail from the open mouth insert foot school of speech. We each have an amazing, badass guy that has our back (ironically both with K names!). We can both throw a mean right hook! And music? Oh, yeah. The girl has wicked taste in tunes.

So what about you guys? Who do you envy and why?

Jus Accardo
Touch ~ Coming November 1, 2011 from Entangled Publishing
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Jus Accardo is the author of YA paranormal romance and urban fantasy fiction. A native New Yorker, she lives in the middle of nowhere with her husband, three dogs, and sometimes guard bear, Oswald. Her first book, Touch, is due out in November 2011 from Entangled Publishing. She is represented by Kevan Lyon of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.

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When a strange boy tumbles down a river embankment and lands at her feet, seventeen-year-old adrenaline junkie Deznee Cross snatches the opportunity to piss off her father by bringing the mysterious hottie with ice blue eyes home.

Except there’s something off with Kale. He wears her shoes in the shower, is overly fascinated with things like DVDs and vases, and acts like she’ll turn to dust if he touches her. It’s not until Dez’s father shows up, wielding a gun and knowing more about Kale than he should, that Dez realizes there’s more to this boy—and her father’s “law firm”—than she realized.

Kale has been a prisoner of Denazen Corporation—an organization devoted to collecting “special” kids known as Sixes and using them as weapons—his entire life. And, oh yeah, his touch? It kills. The two team up with a group of rogue Sixes hellbent on taking down Denazen before they’re caught and her father discovers the biggest secret of all. A secret Dez has spent her life keeping safe.

A secret Kale will kill to protect.