Okay, I have to start this post off by saying, how fun is this title? It totally cracks me up! And of course, it also looks like a fab read! What do you think?
How to Date Dead Guys by Ann Noser
Series: Under The Blood Moon
Genre: new-adult, urban-fantasy
Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press
Date of Publication: July 15th, 2014
Cover Reveal: June 2nd, 2014
Blog Tour: July 14 - 25th, excluding weekends
Description:
College sophomore Emma Roberts remembers her mother’s sage advice: “don’t sleep around, don’t burp in public, and don’t tell anyone you see ghosts”. But when charming Mike Carlson drowns in the campus river under her watch, Emma’s sheltered life shatters.
Blamed for Mike’s death and haunted by nightmares, Emma turns to witchcraft and a mysterious Book of Shadows to bring him back. Under a Blood Moon, she lights candles, draws a pentacle on the campus bridge, and casts a spell. The invoked river rages up against her, but she escapes its fury. As she stumbles back to the dorm, a stranger drags himself from the water and follows her home. And he isn't the only one.
Instead of raising Mike, Emma assists the others she stole back from the dead—a pre-med student who jumped off the bridge, a desperate victim determined to solve his own murder, and a frat boy Emma can’t stand…at first. More comfortable with the dead than the living, Emma delves deeper into the seductive Book of Shadows. Her powers grow, but witchcraft may not be enough to protect her against the vengeful river and the killers that feed it their victims.
Inspired by the controversial Smiley Face Murders, HOW TO DATE DEAD GUYS will ignite the secret powers hidden deep within each of us.
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My to-do list dictates that I try to cram 48 hours of living into a day instead of the usual 24. I’ve chosen a life filled with animals. I train for marathons with my dog, then go to work as a small animal veterinarian, and finish the day by tripping over my pets as I attempt to convince my two unruly children that YES, it really IS time for bed. But I can’t wait until the house is quiet to write; I have to steal moments throughout the day. Ten minutes here, a half hour there, I live within my imagination.
Like all busy American mothers, I multi-task. I work out plot holes during runs. Instead of meditating, I type madly during yoga stretches. I find inspiration in everyday things: a beautiful smile, a heartbreaking song, or a newspaper article on a political theory. For example, a long drive in the dark listening to an NPR program on the SMILEY FACE MURDERS theory made me ask so many questions that I wrote HOW TO DATE DEAD GUYS to answer them to my satisfaction.
I’d love to have more time to write (and run, read, and sleep), but until I find Hermione Granger’s time turner, I will juggle real life with the half-written stories in my head. Main characters and plot lines intertwine in my cranium, and I need to let my writing weave the tales on paper so I can find out what happens next.
Can you imagine if that were really possible? Sometimes it's bad enough dealing with the ones who are alive! LOL
ReplyDeletelol! So true!!! :)
DeleteOh, oh, oh! I love this cover. And the premise is definitely interesting. Congrats Ann!
ReplyDeleteIt does sound awesome, doesn't it? :)
DeleteThat is a marvelous title! Congratulations to Ann!
ReplyDeleteDitto!
DeleteHello everyone,
ReplyDeleteFaith, your comment made me chuckle. How true!
Thanks to Anna and William.
I do love the title. It took FOREVER for me to find one I liked. You don't even want to know how many "temporary titles" I had.
But once HOW TO DATE DEAD GUYS came about, it stuck.
Meradeth, thanks so much for sharing in my book cover reveal day!
Cheers!
My pleasure, for sure! :)
DeleteI have not heard of that one but that is the coolest title I've heard in a while! Draws you right in.
ReplyDeleteRight? I love it! :)
DeleteThe title was what grabbed me, too! :)
ReplyDeleteMe, too!:)
DeleteThe title definitely caught my attention! Sounds interesting!
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