IF I LIE Cover Reveal

IF I LIE holds a special place in my heart. It was a difficult book to write, both because of the research it required and the places I had to go inside myself to meet my characters. I wrote a story more complex than I started out to, and it surprised the hell out me. When we began talking covers, I couldn't conceive of a cover that would fit the story. I just knew that if the cover featured a couple holding hands or a girl in a pretty dress, a little piece of me would die. Not because I don't love covers with art like that - I swear I do - but because that wasn't IF I LIE. Somehow, the cover designer - Angela Goddard - managed to capture the emotion in the book. I love this cover so fiercely, and I'm so proud to have my name on it. What do you think?

Here’s the synopsis that will be on my galleys:

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A powerful debut novel about the gray space between truth and perception.

Quinn’s done the unthinkable: she kissed a guy who is not Carey, her boyfriend. And she got caught. Being branded a cheater would be bad enough, but Quinn is deemed a traitor, and shunned by all of her friends. Because Carey’s not just any guy—he’s serving in Afghanistan and revered by everyone in their small, military town.

Quinn could clear her name, but that would mean revealing secrets that she’s vowed to keep—secrets that aren’t hers to share. And when Carey goes MIA, Quinn must decide how far she’ll go to protect her boyfriend…and her promise.

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IF I LIE debuts August 28, 2012.

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Corrine Jackson: IF I LIE and TOUCHED

BIO:
Corrine Jackson (pronounced Cor-een) is a young adult author repped by Laura Bradford of Bradford Literary Agency and her young adult novel, If I Lie, will be published by Simon Pulse in Fall 2012. Touched, the first book of her young adult paranormal romance trilogy, recently sold to Kensington in a 3-book deal.

An education addict, Corrine has attended eleven different colleges, has earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English, and currently attends Spalding University’s MFA program. A recipient of a West Chester Poetry Conference scholarship, she is also the former Editor-in-Chief of two literary magazines, including Statement (CSU, Los Angeles) and Dash (CSU, Fullerton). A member of SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators) and AWP, she has mad skills in the kitchen, especially when it comes to pies and cupcakes.

DEBUT: IF I LIE (Simon Pulse, Fall 2012)
Seventeen-year-old Sophie Quinn becomes an outcast in her small military town when she chooses to keep a secret for her Marine boyfriend who has gone MIA in Afghanistan.

DEBUT: TOUCHED (Kensington/KTeen, TBD 2012)
Remy O’Malley has the power to heal people with her touch, but her ability comes at a steep cost because every illness or injury she heals becomes her own. This is Book One in the Touched trilogy.

5 DESSERTS FOR THE APOCALYPSE: Pot de Crème, Crème Brulee, Fleur de Sel Cupcakes, Rocky Road Ice Cream, and Sweet Tart Chewy Tarts.