Finally have a blurb for Spirits Rising!

After much squabbling and proofing and swearing, my writing group OK'ed the release of the blurb for Spirits Rising, book 1 of my upcoming contemporary fantasy novella series. Assuming I keep on schedule, it will be out in early December.

Like most authors, I find blurbs and taglines horrible to write. They are so much harder to write than the entire book! I always run them by my writing group, as the blurbs are meant to "sell" the book to readers. You never want your blurb to be boring, nor misrepresent the story!

So, here is what the Sekrit Project of the summer has been all about:

Rachel Mills has one wish in life: for the spirit world to shut up and leave her alone. She thought her move to a remote fishing village in Northern Newfoundland would help. Population: 20. However, instead of peace, she relocates to a land of superstitution, the air alive with the presence of others.

When a local teenager accidentally summons the spirits of the area, including those from a thousand-year-old Viking settlement, the supernatural breaks loose. As the spirits stalk her and each other, Rachel finds herself in over her head. With the help of Mrs. Saunders, her 93-year-old neighbour, Rachel has to put aside her own prejudices long enough to send the spirits back to rest, or risk being caught in the midst of a spirit war.