Editor's Note: We've found a cozy paranormal mystery that had us wanting more. It's a quick read but full of action and intrigue. So get it and see for yourself!
Loose Ends is spooky, funny, and left me wanting more!
Book Description: Mary O'Reilly, a former Chicago cop, has a secret - she can see dead people. As a private investigator, it's great skill to have when you're trying to find the bad guys. As a fairly new resident in the small town of Freeport, it can lead people to some incorrect and fairly outlandish conclusions. This time, when she's investigating the murders of five little girls by a serial killer, it can lead to her death.
Readers who love Dearly Departed in Deadwood, Ghost Whisperer, and A Hidden Witch will enjoy LOOSE ENDS.
Author's Inspiration: As a freelance writer for a local newspaper, I was given the assignment to write the feature article for the Halloween section. Imagine my surprise when I met with many people who had ghostly experiences of their own. Five years and hundreds of stories later, I knew it was time to write my own story.
Actor Who Would Play the Main Character: Emma Stone
From the Book: She turned in her bed and looked up at him. He was dressed in gray, a Union soldier. His uniform was riddled with bullet holes and thick, red blood slowly seeped from each opening. But the blood dripping on her bed was not coming from those oozing apertures. No, the blood dripped from the stump where his head used to be.
Plunk. Plunk. Plunk.
She watched as the blood pooled on the comforter.
“Crap, this is going to stain!”
She closed her eyes for a moment and then pushed herself up in her bed.
“Look, I’ve just had a really bad day and I can’t deal with you tonight. Okay?”
He paused… and straightened. After contemplating her response for a moment, he shrugged his shoulders, turned and slowly shuffled out of the room.
“And try to keep your blood off the new tiles in the kitchen,” she called after him.
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Terri Reid
Terri Reid is the author of the Mary O’Reilly Paranormal Mysteries. An indie author, Reid uploaded her first book “Loose Ends” in August 2010. By the end of 2012, “Loose Ends” had sold over 82,000 copies and, has consistently ranked as one of the Top Ten book in Amazon’s ranking of Ghost Stories in the Book/Literature & Fiction/Genre Fiction/Horror/Ghosts section and in the same area in the Kindle eBooks section. She has nine other books in the Mary O’Reilly Series and has enjoyed Top Rated and Hot New Release status for many of them in the Women Sleuths category through Amazon US. Her books have been translated into Spanish and Portuguese and are also now also available in print and audio versions.
Reid has been quoted in a number of books about the self-publishing industry including “Let’s Get Digital” by David Gaughran and “Interviews with Indie Authors: Top Tips from Successful Self-Published Authors” by Claire and Tim Ridgway. She was also honored to have some of her works included in A. J. Abbiati’s book “The NORTAV Method for Writers – The Secrets to Constructing Prose Like the Pros.” She has also had the distinct privilege of guest blogging for Joe Konrath.
Reid is from Northwest Illinois, near the town of Freeport, the home of her fictional characters. Her background is in marketing and public relations. She is married, is the mother of seven children and the grandmother of eleven. Her constant writing companions are Riley, a Bernese Mountain Dog-Golden Retriever mix; Hans, a German Shepard mix; and McDuff, a Siamese cat.
I live in an old farmhouse on five acres of rolling land. The house is about 150 years old and has a great history of its own. We've recently converted the walk-up attic to my personal office space. I love it because it reminds me of a place one of my favorite characters - Jo Marsh from "Little Women" - would hang out. Depending on what scene I'm writing, I will listen to Celtic music, New Age Music or good old Rock and Roll.
Author Website: www.terrireid.com
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