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Giveaway, Excerpt, Playlist, Interview : The Haunting Season by Michelle Muto
Book Blurb
Be careful what you let in…
Siler House has stood silent beneath
Savannah’s moss-draped oaks for decades. Notoriously haunted, it has remained
empty until college-bound Jess Perry and three of her peers gather to take part
in a month-long study on the paranormal. Jess, who talks to ghosts, quickly
bonds with her fellow test subjects. One is a girl possessed. Another just
wants to forget. The third is a guy who really knows how to turn up
the August heat, not to mention Jess’s heart rate…when he’s not resurrecting
the dead.
The study soon turns into something far more sinister
when they discover that Siler House and the dark forces within are determined
to keep them forever. In order to escape, Jess and the others will have to open
themselves up to the true horror of Siler House and channel the very evil that
has welcomed them all.
The Haunting Season by Michelle Muto
Publication date: December 21st 2012
by Dreamscapes, Ink
Genre: NA Paranormal/Ghosts
Book Excerpt
“Jess!” a child’s voice whispered. Her heart in her throat, Jess bent down and carefully lifted the bedskirt, nearly tumbling backward at the sight. Gracie looked out from under the bed, then slid the Ouija board forward.
She wasn’t afraid of the girls, but that didn’t make her any less nervous. Jess still rationalized that good ghosts could be trapped in the same location as evil ones. If Grams appeared inside Siler House right now, Jess would still be jumpy. No, what scared her was that the girls had shown up under the bed.
“Geez, Gracie! You scared the crap out of me!”
Gracie’s bottom lip took on a pout. “We didn’t mean to scare you. But she scares us. We’re sorry Allison won’t help you. She doesn’t want to help us, either.”
Jess took in a steadying breath. “It’s okay. I’m fine now. Hey, we were just talking—”
“We said we’d help,” Gracie interrupted, still staring unblinkingly at Jess. She pushed the board forward another inch. “Don’t be mad we took it.”
Jess’s hands shook slightly as she took the Ouija board and planchette Gracie offered her. She’d explain about taking the board to Dr. Brandt later. Maybe he wouldn’t notice if it was gone for a few hours. “Thanks,” Jess managed to say.
Gracie smiled, then scooted backward, disappearing behind the bedskirt. From underneath the mattress came the sound of Gracie and Emma’s echoing laughter.
Book Playlist
Author Interview
How did you come up
with the idea for your book?
During a trip to Savannah, I visited the Sorrel-Weed house,
which is reported to be Savannah’s most haunted house.
What is different
about this book compared to others you’ve written?
For starters, The Haunting Season is New Adult. Secondly,
the main characters are not supernatural beings.
Most unique or
unusual research you’ve ever done for The Haunting Season?
Besides visiting the Sorrel-Weed house? Asking a former
mortician about embalming methods in the early to mid 1900’s and how embalming
and burial procedures have changed and why. It’s both fascinating and a bit
gruesome.
What is the hardest
part about writing?
Keeping my butt in the chair for as many hours as I need to
per day. Resisting the urge to jump on the internet when I’m having difficulty
with a scene.
If you could meet any
author who is no longer living, who would it be?
Tough call. Edgar Allan Poe, probably. But I’d also like to
meet Rod Serling and Alfred Hitchcock.
Can you tell us a
little about your next project?
It’s a adult dark fantasy novel with action, castles, and
gargoyles. It’ll be out early this
summer.
If you could do one
thing over again in regards to writing, what would it be?
Write faster.
Vanilla or chocolate?
Chocolate.
Food you like the
most? The least?
I tend to like Italian food the most. I can’t stand brussel
sprouts or peas.
Favorite television
show?
Supernatural
What weapon would you
choose in the zombie apocalypse?
Harry Potter’s wand or maybe Dean Winchester. He’d be a
formidable weapon against zombies, right? <grin>
What scares you?
Humanity. The way people treat others, animals, or the
environment.
Author Bio
Michelle Muto lives in northeast Georgia with her husband and two dogs. She
loves changes of season, dogs, and all things geeky. Currently, she’s hard at
work on her next book.
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~*Giveaway*~
one (1) ebook copy
of Haunting Season. Open internationally.
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Winner will be randomly chosen on 5/12/13
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