One of the coolest things about the writing life is the writer friends who come along with it. I met one of these amazing people, Lindsey Scheibe, at a SCBWI monthly meeting and critique session a few years back. She read from a manuscript she was working on, and I knew right then I wanted her for a critique partner – and a friend!

We’ve shared tears, laughter, soup and manuscripts – and now it is my great pleasure to share the cover of her upcoming debut novel, Riptide, with you!

Isn’t it gorgeous? It should be one of your Must Reads for next summer!

Here’s the super-short pitch:

A seventeen-year-old is training for a big surf competition — her ticket out of an abusive household — and trying desperately to keep from falling in love with her best friend.

Congratulations, Lindsey!