
Family Literacy Night
Join in a celebration of literacy! There will be book exchanges, raffles, crafts, prizes, snacks, farm tour, and a chance to meet author.

The Book Loft Signing
Do you have a child that loves to read or write and you want to encourage their passion? There is nothing more impactful than meeting a real-life author. Join children's and middle-grade author, Melody Pendlebury, as she signs her latest novel, A Girl Called Ruthless. Melody is from Jacksonville Florida, where she works as a 5th-grade reading and writing teacher.

The Road to Publication
Join us and our publisher live on Instagram as we chat about our writing, answer questions, and discuss the changes to modern publishing. Join us for a chance to win three books!


50 Review Giveaway
To celebrate getting to 50 reviews on Amazon (I’m manifesting it), I am going to be giving away a special prize to one lucky reviewer (we’re still debating on the prize). All you need to do is review A Girl Called Ruthless on Amazon and either send a link of the review in the form below or send a screenshot of your review through any of my social media accounts or email. Thank you in advance!
Jumo the Unicorn Release Day Launch Party
This magical book will be officially available for purchase.

Fearless Females of Darkstroke
Join four Darkstroke authors who have recently published a book or about to publish a book with a strong female lead.
You will hear from Melody Pendlebury author of A Girl Called Ruthless, Elizabeth Mason author of Demon Huntress, Jessica Thompson author of Caterers Guide to Holiday and Homicide, and Allison Knight author of The Hidden. You will also hear from Laurence Patterson from Darkstroke Publishing to hear an inside scoop of the publishing process.
You won’t want to miss this!

Book Signing at San Marco Bookstore
Join children’s and middle-grade author, Melody Pendlebury for a live reading of her new book, A Girl Called Ruthless. You will also have a chance to purchase signed copies of this book.
Blog Tour
Visit up to 30 different blogs featuring reviews on A Girl Called Ruthless. Blog locations TBA.

Darkstroke YA Instagram Live and Giveaway
Join Darkstroke authors Natalie Cammaratta (author of Falling & Uprising), Georgina Bartlett (author of 8), E.J. Wenstrom (author of Departures), Melody Pendelbury (author of A Girl Called Ruthless) to celebrate the launch of their summer releases. They will be discussing topics such as,
What Distinguishes YA from Adult Fiction
Developing Compelling YA Heroines
Developing Voice for Strong Storytelling
Your Book is Releasing...Now What?
The winner of the special #summerYAgiveaway will also be announced during this live event.
This event will be live on Instagram @melodypendy
#SUMMERYAGIVEAWAY Rules to Enter
For the entire month of August, you can enter to win paperbacks of these FOUR new YA books! Two ways to enter:
Share an entry graphic (download here) on Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter with #summerYAgiveaway
Already read any of these? Leave a review on Amazon, BookBub, or goodreads and send us the link below!

Live Book Reading and Launch Party for A Girl Called Ruthless
Join children's and middle-grade author Melody Pendlebury for the launch of her new book A Girl Called Ruthless. Come to hear the first chapters of her book, hear about her journey to getting published, participate in a special giveaway, ask questions about the book and her experience, and celebrate this new book being released in the world. You won't want to miss this! Click here to check it out.
Launch Day Author Interview
To celebrate the launch of A Girl Called Ruthless, Melody Pendlebury will be interviewed by author Sarah Davis. To find this interview, head to https://www.sarahdavisauthor.com/
Interview with Vivian Mae
Go to https://www.vivianmae.com/vivianmaeauthorblog on August 16th to catch an exclusive interview all about A Girl Called Ruthless and Melody Pendlebury’s writing process.

Instagram Live with Ann Dayleview
Join author @anndayleview and me as we talk about writing and publishing traditionally.

Interview with Literary Laura
Join author Melody Pendlebury and @literarylaura94 on Instagram live. They will discuss Melody’s new book, A Girl Called Ruthless, as long as her writing and publishing process.