Siren by Tricia Rayburn

During their annual family summer vacation Vanessa’s sister, Justine, washes up on the shore dead.  Justine had been cliff jumping earlier that day but Vanessa just can’t believe her death was an accident or a suicide like many believe.   Now a family friend, Caleb, has gone missing and two male bodies have washed ashore grinning from ear to ear.  Vanessa, with the help of Caleb’s brother, a cute, geeky love interest for a change, set out to search for answers.  What they find is definitely unique in the paranormal genre. This is another trilogy where I just cannot wait for the final book, coming out in July! 

World Book Night

Happy World Book Night!  I was given the opportunity to participate in World Book Night and am so thankful to the publishers and authors that came together for such a great event and allowed us to give away books for free.  The book I selected to give away was The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls.  It's a compelling memoir about Walls’ tumultuous upbringing and dysfunctional parents.    

I was a little nervous to go around approaching strangers but it got easier once I realized people love free stuff.  Although, a few people were hesitant to accept a free book and one even asked me if I was sure it was free.  What really made my day was actually the first book I gave away.  A man was sitting on some steps eating a slice of pizza.  He was really friendly and accepted the book easily and then I was on my book giving way.  Thirty minutes later when I passed him he was already reading and didn’t even notice I was walking by.  When I passed him again about an hour after I first talked to him he was still reading.  It was a great feeling. The second best part of World Book Night was my mini Book Giver, McFly.  I'll definitely be signing up again next year.  Thanks World Book Night!