The Diva’s Creed: All for one, one for all; never let the other fall.

Ever since they met in their elite private school, Britney, Jasmine, and Sierra have lived by these words, but now that they’re entering their freshman year in a public high school, their bond is about to be put to the ultimate test.

The daughters of wealthy Texas socialites, these girls are used to getting whatever they want, so it’s no surprise to them when the gorgeous DJ takes them under his wing. Drama soon comes their way in the form of Tanisha, a jealous older student who thinks DJ’s attention should be focused solely on her.

Even Tanisha’s threats can’t intimidate these girls as they form a united front against her. They’re tighter than ever—until a sticky situation complicates everything. Jasmine and Sierra both fall head over heels in love with DJ. Could this really mean the end of their friendship?

The Lip Gloss Chronicles Vol. 1: The Ultimate Test will be in stores at the end of May 2009. To order your copy now, click here.

ISBN: 978-1-60162-186-3
Publisher: Kensington Books/Urban Books
Imprint: Urban Renaissance

Teens Read Too gives The Ultimate Test and Splitsville both 4 Stars. Below is a copy of the Splitsville Review.

Check it out:

SPLITSVILLE is Volume 2 in THE LIP GLOSS CHRONICLES. In the first book, the reader gets a glimpse
inside the life of Britney. For SPLITSVILLE, the reader now gets to know more about Jasmine, Britney’s friend
from THE ULTIMATE TEST, and the girl who DJ Johnson was bothering.

Jasmine’s life is out of control these days. She’s practically failing geometry, so she engages Cecil as her tutor. DJ
is still on her case at school. She interacted with TallandFly on the Internet and now he won’t stop texting and
calling her. And last, but certainly not least, her parents are constantly fighting and it looks like they’re headed for
divorce.

Thankfully, Jasmine has her friends. They insist on accompanying her to the mall to meet the boy from the Internet.
They stand by her side when DJ gets in her face again. They tell her she’s being too tough on Cecil, her tutor, who
obviously has a crush on her. And they help her out when she gets her parents to agree to go on a new reality show
that offers marriage counseling, Situation Number Nine.

As the reader can imagine, with all of these things going on, something is bound to happen. But I’m not one to give
away such exciting plot twists. You’ll just have to pick up SPLITSVILLE for yourself and find out what happens to
Jasmine!

This second installment of the series continues the story of Jasmine, Britney, and Sierra nicely. It’s easy to pick up
from where the first novel left off. And if you’re discovering THE LIP GLOSS CHRONICLES for the first time,
you’ll easily figure out all of the characters. It was also nice to see a different point of view in this novel as
compared to THE ULTIMATE TEST.

To read the review for The Ultimate Test, go to: http://www.teensreadtoo.com/UltimateTestLGC.html

Stop by Shades of Romance Magazine Online Conference again today. I’ll be discussing my young adult books. CLICK HERE to leave your questions and comments and also meet other YA authors. 

For tips on encouraging teens to read, visit my guest blog post over on The Author’s Hideaway Blog.

The Ultimate Test: The Lip Gloss Chronicles Vol. 1 was mentioned on Color Online’s blog - recommended YA books featuring groups of friends. See the rest of their recommendations by clicking here.

The Lip Gloss Chronicles store is official open. Click on image below to access.

I was recently interviewed on The Brown Bookshelf.  

Excerpt from interview: Ms. Goss tries her hand in a series that puts Gossip Girls in a setting teens like us are accustomed to with typical drama with friends, boys and parents. Join us as we sit one on one as Ms. Goss introduces her debut young adult novel, THE ULTIMATE TEST and her Lip Gloss Chronicles series.

To read the entire Our Teen Voices interview, click on the following link: http://www.ourteenvoices.com/sheilamgoss2009.html

Shelia Goss’ Book Collection

It was great meeting everyone this past weekend. Below are pictures of a few people who stopped by my table. 

Britney & Whitney (Twins who will be reading my book about twins–Roses are thorns, Violets are true)

Britney will be reading The Ultimate Test – The Lip Gloss Chronicles Vol. 1

Jeannette stopped by to say Hi. She loved my book My Invisible Husband.

Latonya heard about me on Facebook. She picked up a copy of Roses are thorns, Violets are true.

A Caddo Magnet High Alumni checking out my books. Paige’s Web caught her attention.

Jasmine and Ellen can’t wait to read The Ultimate Test – The Lip Gloss Chronicles Vol. 1

                                               I’m excited to be doing mini-workshops at several libraries in the area during their summer reading program.  If you are in the Shreveport area and have a teenager, I will be at the following locations:

June 11 – Hamilton Branch at 4 p.m.
June 19 – Hollywood Branch at 4 p.m.
June 30 – Cedar Grove Branch at 2 p.m.
July 15 – Mooretown Branch at 10 a.m.
July 21 – Atkins Branch at 1 p.m.