I've long been a fan of Erin McCarthy, so I'm thrilled to have her here to promote the first book in her latest series, Gone With the Ghost! I also love a good paranormal mystery, so this one is definitely on my weekend to do list. If you've read Erin's backlist you know she often talks about or has ghosts in her books, so this should be fun!
About the Book:
Bailey
Burke has had a rough six months it's not easy thinking your romantic
overtures toward your best friend caused him to kill himself. Except that's
exactly what happened. Ryan is very much dead, having shot himself with his own
police-issued gun. Guilt and grief shouldn't cause hallucinations though, but
six months after Ryan went into the ground, Bailey is freaking out and swearing
his ghost is standing in her kitchen. Which he is.
Ryan
claims he didn't commit suicide, but was murdered, and he needs Bailey to help
him find his killer so he can earn his ticket out of purgatory. Which contrary
to national opinion is not their hometown of Cleveland. Ryan's
counting on a stairway to heaven, as opposed to wings, since that might be a
little unmanly for a cop, even a dead one.
An
expert in home design, with her own staging business, Bailey can tell you where
to place a couch to improve flow and comfort, but solving a crime? Not her area
of expertise. But with help from Ryan's former partner, Marner, she is
unraveling the mystery of what happened to Ryan that day and unwittingly
putting herself in grave danger.
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About the Author:
USA Today and New York Times
Bestselling author Erin McCarthy first published in 2002 and has since written
over seventy novels and novellas in teen fiction, new adult romance,
paranormal, and contemporary romance. Erin is a RITA finalist and an ALA
Reluctant Young Reader award recipient, and is both traditionally and indie
published.
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Erin, thanks for stopping by BiblioJunkies HQ! Can you tell us a little about Gone With the Ghost?
Erin:
Two things I was obsessed with as a
kid- ghosts and murder mysteries. Yes, I was a weird child. Yes, my mother
debated therapy for me at one point given my active imagination and macabre
hobbies, but she decided to trust her gut and let it play out. Now she’s happy
to know I’m not a psychopath, I’m just a writer. Starting a new series and
branching into mystery from romance was an easy leap for me. I always loved
adding an element of mystery to my romance novels and I’ve been a mystery
reader since childhood.
When my daughter was a baby and I
had zero money, I went to the library three or four times a week and eventually
checked out every Agatha Christie book they had (close to 60, I would guess)
and then worked my way through all their cozy mysteries. If it had a kitten or
a cupcake on the cover, I was all over it! So when the opportunity came along
to create a mystery series, my heroine Bailey popped into my head immediately.
An amateur sleuth with a love for fashion and HGTV yet who grows intrigued by
mayhem and murder? Very close to my heart. While I’ve always been fascinated by
ghost stories, I honestly am not even sure where the idea for the ghostly
sidekick came from. Suddenly Ryan was there talking and the first book just
about wrote itself.
If
your best friend came back as a ghost, what would be the first thing you would
do with them?
Here’s a snipped of Bailey and
Ryan’s friendship:
“You really have lost too much weight.”
“What?”
I spun around and found Ryan staring at me critically. So much for his closed eyes. The aqua and yellow shirt was in my hand. Not on my body yet. Which meant I was only in panties and a bra,
and he was staring at me. Damn.
“You look too skinny. Men like women with something they can grab
onto.”
Nice to know even in death he found me
unattractive. I rolled my eyes at the
hangers. “Thank you. I’ll remember that next time I’m looking for
a man to grab me.”
“Hey, I just had a thought. I wonder if I can still get a hard on?”
Good grief.
“You could have kept that thought to yourself.”
“No, I’m serious.” Ryan sounded agitated, but I refused to look
at him. “Man, I don’t know which would
be worse- never getting it up ever again, or getting it up and not being able
to do anything about it.”
We were wading into waters I could very
easily drown in. “I’m sure there’s a hot
ghost or two in purgatory you can investigate this issue with.”
“I can’t wait that long- this is scary. Quick, just turn around, and take your bra
off. Let’s see what happens. I have to know.”
Nothing could get me into my shirt and
wide-leg trousers faster than that.
“You’re not going to be aroused by me.
We’re friends. It’s not the
same.” Unfortunately. “So forget it. I’m not taking my bra off in front of
you. Pop into the Crazyhorse Saloon
tonight and get the answers to all your sexual questions. That’s what sixteen year old boys do.”
I smoothed my shirt in place, finished
buttoning my white pants and turned to him.
“Look, I’ll help you do whatever it takes to find your killer, but I
have to draw the line somewhere.”
“I’d take my pants off if you asked me
to.”
It was tempting, but I controlled myself.
And there you have it folks, mystery, hornball ghosts - what more can you ask for? Thanks to Erin McCarthy for guest posting with us and providing us a sneak peak at Gone With the Ghost! Ghosts not your thing? Check out Erin's extensive backlist - seriously, she's written just about everything in the romance genre, there's sure to be a plethora of goodies there for you to enjoy! My favorites are Bad Boys Online (her story is awesome!), the True Believers Series (god this series gets me every freaking time!), and Houston We Have A Problem.
~ Shel
