Waiting on Wednesday

First of all, I'd like to apologize for my silence over the last couple of days, but I was finishing my senior thesis project! It is now completely finished, and for the record, it went very well. :) So that's one less thing I have to worry about as we head into the holidays, which is always a nice feeling.

But you're here to see what book I am interested in for Waiting on Wednesday (hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine), and this week that book is Wildefire by Karsten Knight. I love the cover - I can't quite decide what it is, but it's really cool-looking. And it sounds like a fun new paranormal sort of thing (without vampires, which is nice). I'm intrigued by the whole volcano-goddess idea.

Description from Goodreads:
Ashline Wilde never received an instruction manual on how to be a 16-year-old Polynesian volcano goddess. If she had, it might have contained helpful warnings such as:

• Dreaming about your (thankfully) mortal boyfriend may cause your bed to spontaneously combust
• Oven mitts should be worn at all times during heavy make-out sessions

Instead, Ash has to learn these life lessons the hard way as her dormant powers erupt at the most awkward times. In the wake of a hometown tragedy, Ash transfers to Blackwood Academy, a boarding school nestled in California’s redwoods, where a group of fellow gods-on-earth have mysteriously convened. As if sophomore year couldn’t get any worse, her storm goddess older sister, the wild and unpredictable Eve, resurfaces to haunt Ashline. With a war between the gods looming over Blackwood, Ash must master the fire smoldering within her before she clashes with her sister one final time, which leads us to life-lesson #3:

• When warm and cold fronts collide, there’s guaranteed to be a storm. 

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I also really love the tagline at the end about "when warm and cold fronts collide, there's bound to be a storm." It sounds ominous and funny at the same time, and I can't wait to read it! Wildefire comes out July 2011, and I'll have to check, but I believe it counts for the Debut Author Challenge. If it does, I shall have to add it to my list!

What are you waiting on this week? Leave a link in the comments and I'll stop by to visit!