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Supernatural/Speculative/Paranormal Below in no specific order is a list of back cover blurbs in Supernatural/Speculative/Paranormal/Horror/Fantasy/Ghost genres that I wrote from scratch or revised (the original blurb is included first, followed by my revision) as well as the high-concept (75- and/or 150 words or less) blurb I wrote for it, if the blurb wasn't already in that word count. Note: Unless specified otherwise, I also wrote the series blurbs. If you're looking for something specific, click Control F to search for it. Karen Wiesner Dangerous Waters Series by Dee Lloyd http://www.deelloyd.com/ Paranormal Romance Series blurb: Dashing heroes set out to protect the women of their dreams as they travel by boat over the Caribbean and the Bahamas, even to a clear lake in Muskoka, where romance--and deception- -will take them all into Dangerous Waters. [39 words] Dashing heroes set out to protect the women of their dreams when romance--and deception-- will take them all into Dangerous Waters. [22 words] Book 1: Change of Plans Original blurb: Mike and Sara didn't plan on falling in love... Mike was determined to change his image from “Mr. Nice Guy” to “dangerous and exciting male on the prowl.” He had narrowly missed marrying the wrong woman, who had eloped with her boss before he arrived home from a contract job in Africa. Disillusioned by her broken promise and angry with women in general, Mike plans to find a fun-loving woman to share his honeymoon stateroom. Sara has never been in love, but she does want a family. She plans to spend the cruise, considering a marriage proposal from Stephen Cafik, a wealthy electronics engineer whose political career her father, a retired state senator, is encouraging. But someone on the cruise plans to kill Sara. Yet under the romantic tropical moon, the best-laid plans... Revised blurb: Mike and Sara didn't plan on falling in love... Determined to change his image from "Mr. Nice Guy" to "dangerous and exciting male on the prowl" after a near miss that almost had him marrying the wrong woman, Mike is disillusioned and angry with women in general. His fiancée eloped with her boss while he was away completing a contract job in Africa, and he can only think, Good riddance! Now all he has to do is find a fun-loving woman to share his honeymoon stateroom… Sara has never been in love, but she does want a family. She decides to take a cruise so she can consider the marriage proposal of Stephen Cafik, a wealthy electronics engineer whose political career her retired state senator father is encouraging. But someone else on board the ship has plans--ones that involve killing Sara… [120 words] High-concept blurb: After nearly marrying the wrong woman, Mike is determined to change his nice-guy image. Now all he has to do is find a fun-loving woman to share his stateroom. Sara decides to take a cruise to consider her options. But someone else on board the ship has plans--ones that involve killing Sara… [53 words] Book 2: Ghost of a Chance Original blurb: Bret’s well-ordered life is already off the rails when the lovely but bloody ghost confronts him on a dark, deserted road. His body is almost fully recovered from the attack that nearly killed him but his nerves must be in worse shape than he thought. Seeing ghosts?! He must be losing his grip on reality. Milly spots the tall, attractive blond the moment he steps into the piano lounge. As she spins her web of magic on the audience, she is intensely aware of the stranger’s unwavering gaze. She doesn’t realize she is the woman Bret saw on the road—-or is she? Revised blurb: Bret’s well-ordered life is already off the rails when a lovely but bloody ghost confronts him on a dark, deserted road. Recovering from a recent injury that nearly killed him, he's convinced his nerves must be in worse shape than he believed if he's starting to see ghosts. When Bret steps into the piano lounge, he sees a beauty on the stage, weaving a spell for her audience. Milly's performance doesn't suffer, but she's intensely aware of the stranger’s unwavering gaze on her from the audience. Bret is convinced Milly is the ghostly, bloody woman he saw on the road. But how can she be? [120 words] High-concept blurb: Bret is recovering from a recent injury that nearly killed him when a lovely but bloody ghost confronts him on a dark, deserted road. When he later steps into a piano lounge, he sees a beauty on stage--the very woman he just saw the ghost of on the road…but how? [51 words] Book 3: Unquiet Spirits Original blurb: Headstrong Kit Schofield, convinced that the hit-and-run that almost killed her was a random act of violence, heads north to her family resort at Spirit Lake. Not-so-convinced lifelong buddy Bart Thornton joins her as self-appointed bodyguard, much to Kit's chagrin—at first. Disturbing old secrets and equally unsettling ghosts lurk in the lodge and the calm waters of the deceptively peaceful resort…and a deadly, elusive killer strikes again. But all this fades into the background when one kiss unleashes unexpected, unwelcome and totally distracting passion. Two lusty ghosts who drop clues about old murders and insist Kit and Bart are soul mates further confuse their lives. Revised blurb: Headstrong Kit Schofield heads north to her family resort at Spirit Lake, convinced the hit- and-run that almost killed her was a random act of violence. Not-so-convinced, lifelong buddy Bart Thornton joins her as a self-appointed bodyguard, much to Kit's chagrin--at first. Two lusty ghosts drop clues about old murders and insist that Kit and Bart are soul mates. One kiss proves it, unleashing unexpected, unwelcome and totally distracting passion between them. Disturbing old secrets and equally unsettling ghosts lurk in the lodge as well as in the calm waters of the deceptively peaceful resort. In the calm, a deadly, elusive killer strikes again… [120 words] High-concept blurb: Headstrong Kit Schofield heads to her family resort convinced the hit-and-run that almost killed her was random. Not-so-convinced, lifelong buddy Bart Thornton joins her. Once there, two lusty ghosts drop clues about old murders and insist Kit and Bart are soul mates. One kiss proves it. In the deceptive peace of the resort, a deadly, elusive killer strikes again… [59 words] Jane Doe Mystery by Wendy Laing http://www.wendylaing.com/ Paranormal Mystery Series blurb: As the daughter of a policeman who died in the line of duty, Inspector Jane Doe, head of Melbourne Homicide, is single-mindedly driven to seek justice for all. But Jane is no ordinary detective. She can communicate with the ghosts of murder victims. Not wanting to be dismissed as mentally unstable, she must keep her secret from all but her husband and her senior officer, using each victim's information to subtly direct her team in the right direction on each case. Jane realizes she's the only thing standing between a killer being brought to justice and a monster getting off scot-free. But, with each case she solves, her fear that the police hierarchy will accidentally discover her secret forces her to walk a fine line indeed. [126 words] High-concept blurb: Head of Melbourne Homicide Inspector Jane Doe is no ordinary detective. Able to communicate with the ghosts of murder victims, she's often the only thing standing between a killer being brought to justice and a monster getting off scot-free. [39 words] Book 1: Flowers from the Grave Original blurb: The first in the Inspector Jane Doe adult mystery/paranormal series. Inspector Jane Doe, head of Melbourne Homicide is staying in an isolated cliff top cottage. She's recovering from near fatal head injuries received from a serial killer. Ryan O'Byrne a stranger on the beach befriends her. Jane's idyllic sojourn turns into a nightmare. Who is sending her flowers with threatening notes attached? Is Ryan truly a ghost? Can she trust Ryan as a friend or is he in fact the serial killer, and she his next victim? Revised blurb: Recovering from near fatal head injuries received from a serial killer, who is still at large, Inspector Jane Doe, head of Melbourne Homicide, is staying in an isolated clifftop cottage. Ryan, a stranger on the beach, befriends her. But Jane's idyllic sojourn turns into a nightmare. Flowers arrive with threatening notes attached. Worse, she can't help but believe that Ryan is some kind of ghost, and, if he is, is he friend or foe? Has the serial killer she apprehended in the name of justice returned to finish what he started and make her his next victim? [97 words] High-concept blurb: Recovering from injuries received from a serial killer still at large, Inspector Jane Doe's idyllic sojourn quickly turns into a nightmare. Is the stranger she met on the beach some kind of ghost? Is he friend or foe? Has the killer returned to finish what he started? [47 words] Book 2: Severance Packages Original blurb: Set in the peaceful town of Sunbury, Australia, Jane is once again faced with the prospect of dealing with a serial killer after the grizzly discovery of a dismembered body is made at the local winery...then another at the tip..
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