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Title: Dead Girl Walking (Book #1)
Author: Ruth Silver
Genre: Paranormal
Publisher: Patchwork Press
Published: April 25, 2014
Summary:
Princess Ophelia Dacre sneaks out of the castle to visit her boyfriend in secret. A perfect night cut short when she’s brutally murdered.
Ophelia is given the rare chance to become a grim reaper. She must become Leila Bele, cut ties with her old life, and follow the rules of the reapers. Her greatest adventure begins with death.
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Author Interview:
Where did you get the idea for a story
about grim reapers?
I
absolutely loved the show Dead Like Me that was on Showtime many years ago. It
was quirky but offered a different perspective on death. That’s what I was
going for when I wrote Dead Girl Walking.
If you had the chance, would you want to
become a grim reaper?
No thanks!
I’d probably struggle a lot with following the rules. Actually, I’m positive
I’d be kicked off (if that’s an option).
Can you tell your readers a secret about
writing your Royal Reaper series?
Originally
the story was going to take place in the 1300’s during the Black Plague along
the Silk Road. It became overly complicated with where the story took place and
there not being a kingdom nearby to have a princess actually exist. I wanted it
somewhat to follow history, but it was too complicated (not to mention the
archaic language). So, I opted instead to make it a paranormal fantasy, put the
characters in a fantasy world and still have historical events parallel our
past.
Do you think book endings should be HEA
(happily ever after)?
I prefer to
read stories with happy endings. I’m okay if it’s a series and you’re going to
torture my favorite characters and cause them lots of heartache at the end of
book one or book two, but by the end of the series/story, I want a satisfying
conclusion.
What other paranormal novels do you
like?
Recently I
was reading CC Hunter’s Shadow Falls series, which I’m in love with. I also
love The Mortal Instruments series which falls between paranormal and urban
fantasy.
Excerpt:
“Listen,
kid, I don’t care what you believe in. It’s not for me to say what’s true and
untrue, real or unreal. My assignment was you. You get to be one of us, if you
want it. Otherwise, you move on, life is over, kaput.”
Ophelia
backed away from the stranger. For the first time, she realized she didn’t feel
cold and wasn’t shivering. Is this what being dead was like? “One of you?”
“A grim
reaper.” He held out his hand to properly introduce himself. “Edon Montgomery,
head reaper and old soul.”
About the Author:
Ruth Silver is the best-selling author of Aberrant. The Young Adult/New Adult Romantic Dystopian Adventure, Aberrant is the first in a trilogy, released April 17th, 2013. Silver first began writing poetry as a teenager and reading heaps of fan fiction in her free time. She attended Northern Illinois University in 2001 and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Communication. While in college she spent much of her free time writing with friends she met online and penning her first novel, Deuces are Wild, which she self-published in 2004. Her favorite class was Creative Writing senior year where she often handed in assignments longer than the professor required because she loved to write and always wanted to finish her stories. Her love of writing, led her on an adventure in 2007 to Melbourne, Australia. Silver enjoys reading YA/NA novels and sharing her favorite books with other readers. She also enjoys photography, traveling and of most of all writing.
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Ruth Silver is a Patchwork-Press author! I need to read all of the books they have published because they all look amazing!
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