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Book Showcase: Dying for a Living

Dying for a Living by Kory M. ShrumDying for a Living
by Kory M. Shrum
Genres: Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
Rating: 4.3 star average from 444 reviews
Available from Amazon.com,  Amazon UK, and most major online retailers.

On the morning before her sixty-seventh death, it is business as usual for Jesse Sullivan: meet with the mortician, counsel soon-to-be-dead clients, and have coffee while reading the latest regeneration theory. Jesse dies for a living, literally. As a Necronite, she is one of the population’s rare two percent who can serve as a death replacement agent, dying so others don’t have to. Although each death is different, the result is the same: a life is saved, and Jesse resurrects days later with sore muscles, new scars, and another hole in her memory.

But when Jesse is murdered and becomes the sole suspect in a federal investigation, more than her freedom and sanity are at stake. She must catch the killer herself — or die trying.

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Book Brief: Dying for a Living

Dying for a Living by Kory M. ShrumDying for a Living
by Kory M. Shrum
Genres: Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
Word Count: 80,000

On the morning before her sixty-seventh death, it is business as usual for Jesse Sullivan: meet with the mortician, counsel soon-to-be-dead clients, and have coffee while reading the latest regeneration theory. Jesse dies for a living, literally. As a Necronite, she is one of the population’s rare two percent who can serve as a death replacement agent, dying so others don’t have to. Although each death is different, the result is the same: a life is saved, and Jesse resurrects days later with sore muscles, new scars, and another hole in her memory.

But when Jesse is murdered and becomes the sole suspect in a federal investigation, more than her freedom and sanity are at stake. She must catch the killer herself — or die trying.

Dying for a Living is available from Amazon.com,  Amazon UK, and most major online retailers.

Kory, how did you come up with the title for your book? Does it have any special meaning?
The protagonist Jesse Sullivan dies for a living, literally. So Dying for a Living fits–and has a nice ring to it, don’t you think? Continue reading “Book Brief: Dying for a Living”

Video Trailer: Dying for a Living

Dying for a Living by Kory M. ShrumOn the morning before her 67th death, it is business as usual for Jesse Sullivan: meet with the mortician, counsel soon-to-be-dead clients, and have coffee while reading the latest regeneration theory. Jesse dies for a living, literally. Although each death is different, the result is the same: a life is saved, and Jesse resurrects days later with sore muscles, new scars, and another hole in her memory.

But when Jesse is murdered and becomes the sole suspect in a federal investigation, more than her freedom and sanity are at stake. She must catch the killer herself—or die trying.

Dying for a Living, the urban/contemporary fantasy novel by Kory M. Shrum, is available from Amazon.com, Amazon UK, and most online retailers.

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Sneak Peek: Soulstone by Katie Salidas

Today we have a sneak peek from Katie Salidas’ urban fantasy book, Soulstone (Book 4 in the Immortalis series):

Soulstone by Katie SalidasIt’s a desperate time for rookie vampire Alyssa, and her sanity is hanging by a slender thread. Her clan is still reeling from the monumental battle with Aniketos; a battle that claimed the body of Lysander, her sire and lover, and trapped his spirit in a mysterious crystal. A Soulstone.

Unfortunately, no amount of magic has been able to release Lysander’s spirit, and the stone is starting to fade. In despair, Alyssa begs the help of the local witch coven, and unwittingly exposes the supernaturals of Boston to unwanted attention from the Acta Sanctorum.

The Saints converge on the city and begin their cleansing crusade to rid the world of all things “Unnatural.” In the middle of an all-out war, but no closer to a solution to the dying stone, Alyssa is left with an unenviable choice: save her mate, or save her clan.

Soulstone is available from Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords. Continue reading “Sneak Peek: Soulstone by Katie Salidas”