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I am super thrilled to be hosting author Jennifer Jabaley today as part of the blog tour for her recently released novel Crush Control (June 9th from Razorbill Penguin). A YA novel about hypnosis (It's pretty great, make sure you stop back by tomorrow to check out my review!). Since Crush Control is about hypnosis, I asked her who she would hypnotize and why if she had the ability to. Please welcome Jennifer! :) * * * * *  When I was writing CRUSH CONTROL I did a lot of research on hypnosis. Hypnosis is a form of unconsciousness that resembles sleep but actually the person is fully awake and hyper aware. Under this state, they show a heightened suggestability, therefore it's easy to get someone to do something, however crazy, when they are in this trance-like state. Naturally, this leads to endless possiblities of humor which is the basis of stage hypnosis. This is the kind of hypnosis that leads Willow to perform a hypnosis show at a party and eventually try and control...

As today is (finally) June 14th, ABC Family's new show, The Nine Lives of Chloe King will be premiering at 9pm(8c). Even before the Nine Paths game I was looking forward to this! And since the show is based on a book series, that increases my intrigue ten fold. If you aren't doing anything you should definitely tune in, and if you're busy, DVR it and watch it later. I want to hear all of your thoughts on the show after it's over, but please no spoilers for the followers/readers of this blog who won't be able to watch tonight but DO STILL want to watch it without being spoiled ahead of time. Let me know, will you be tuning in? circle 13, aka Sherry

Die for Me by Amy Plum Publication Date: May 10th, 2011 Published By: HarperTeen Hardcover, 352 Pages Source: ARC received from Inkpop/Publisher for Honest Review  Summary: "In the City of Lights, two star-crossed lovers battle a fate that is destined to tear them apart again and again for eternity. When Kate Mercier's parents die in a tragic car accident, she leaves her life--and memories--behind to live with her grandparents in Paris. For Kate, the only way to survive her pain is escaping into the world of books and Parisian art. Until she meets Vincent. Mysterious, charming, and devastatingly handsome, Vincent threatens to melt the ice around Kate's guarded heart with just his smile. As she begins to fall in love with Vincent, Kate discovers that he's a revenant--an undead being whose fate forces him to sacrifice himself over and over again to save the lives of others. Vincent and those like him are bound in a centuries-old war against a group of evil revenant...