We’ve got some wonderful news to share on behalf of author Jeanne Ryan, who has accepted an offer for her debut YA novel, NERVE! After much buzz and multiple offers, I’m thrilled to announce that this spine-chilling page turner was acquired by Andrew Harwell at Dial, and will be published in Spring 2013.

Here’s the listing as posted in Publishers Marketplace:

Jeanne Ryan’s debut NERVE, about a teen girl lured into a voyeuristic online game where her decisions could have deadly consequences, to Andrew Harwell at Dial, by Ammi-Joan Paquette at Erin Murphy Literary Agency (World).

And yes, I realize that this write-up is a bit sparse on the specifics, but there are few strategic plot secrets that we’re keeping tightly under wraps until the process is a little farther along. I can tell you this much: Wait until you get your hands on it! It’s a phenomenal read that I absolutely could not put down. Until then… a hearty EMLA hip-hip-hooray to Jeanne!

—Joan