Princess for Hire

Latest Book:  Princess for Hire (Hyperion)

After a humiliating encounter with her long-term crush, ex-best friend, and a groundhog costume, 14-year-old Desi Bascomb finds herself in the back room of the pet shop where she works, staring into a fish tank. Her boss claims the tank is magical and Desi sure could use a little magic in her life right now.

That night as Desi soaks in the bath, Meredith Poofinski – a no-nonsense agent scouting substitutes for vacationing princesses – pops out of a bubble. Now Desi is about to learn first hand what it feels like to be royalty as she subs for princesses desperate to go AWOL. Soon Desi is attending lavish banquets and dancing in an Amazonian tribal festival. But nothing can prepare her for the magic of falling for a real prince – a prince who has no idea that back in Hicktown, Idaho, Desi is just a girl in a groundhog suit.

More about the Author:

Web site: http://lindsey-leavitt.livejournal.com

The Basics:
–I grew up in fabulous Las Vegas. No, I can’t get you Elton John tickets.
–Now I live in Alabama. In a HOUSE in Alabama. Please, no more trailer jokes. It’s SO not like that here.
–Married. My husband was my high school lab partner. He now fixes teeth for a living.
–Mom of two divas-in-training. Not that I’m TRAINING them to be divas. I’ll blame society for that.

What I Do:

–former elementary school teacher. Miss it, loved it, but also LOVE being a stay-at-home mom by day and writer by night. Hey, that sounds kind of super-heroish, huh? SUPER MOMMY!
–Moved on from top-secret journal writing to writing-for-publication in 2005. I mostly write young YA.
–I have an agent. I never tire of saying that–kind of like when I first got engaged it was “my fiance” this and “my fiance” that. It’s fun to drop the agent in conversation like, “What brand of diaper do you like?” “Well, I was talking to MY AGENT the other day, and she suggested Pampers. She’s very wise.”

The Gravy (Just because I felt like I needed three parts):
–I once got fired from a waitressing job at an Italian restaurant because I gave a customer an extra scoop of gelato for her birthday.
–I have one of those MASSIVE bean bags in my daughter’s playroom and get many of my writing ideas while snuggling with my kids and singing along with Wiggles. Fruit Salad–Yummy Yummy. Genius.
–I have crooked pinkies. I passed on the genetic mutation to my daughter. Sometimes, it’s hard to hit the Enter key.

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