Haunted Halloween: Beth Fantaskey + A Giveaway!

Although I write paranormal books, I was always skeptical about the supernatural – until I moved into the second floor of an old Victorian house in my little town of Lewisburg, Pa.

I had lived in old places before and never noticed anything eerie, but from the first day in this apartment, I felt someone watching me. I would be down on my knees cleaning the hardwood floors, glimpse a shadow out of the corner of my eye and look up, certain that somebody was there. But I was always alone.

Yet... I don’t think I really was alone.

For example, one day soon after I moved in, I placed a tall drinking glass on its side in the kitchen sink and went to work in another room. A few minutes later, I heard a loud “clink” and went back to find that somebody had righted the glass. There was no way it could have happened on its own. I guess she was a tidy ghost.

And a strong one, because another time I came home to find my heavy bookcase pulled out from the wall toward the center of the living room. I called my landlord to ask if he’d needed to move it for some reason, but it was clear that he had no idea what I was talking about.

After about a year of things like that happening, I stopped in at the hair salon that occupied the building’s first floor and sheepishly asked if anything weird ever happened there. Not only did all of the stylists have stories, but they admitted to holding séances to communicate with the spirit. They all spoke of her with affection, like we were all friends.

I never understood why a ghost would bother to move a bookcase or right a glass, and yet I can’t explain those types of instances, either, or the pervasive feeling that I was never alone. I truly believe she exists.

I actually live in an even older house now, and... nothing. And the weirdest part of the story is, I kind of miss the ghost.

Title: Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side

Synopsis: The undead can really screw up your senior year...

Marrying a vampire definitely doesn’t fit into Jessica Packwood’s senior year “get-a-life” plan. But then a bizarre (and incredibly hot) new exchange student named Lucius Vladescu shows up, claiming that Jessica is a Romanian vampire princess by birth—and he’s her long-lost fiancé. Armed with newfound confidence and a copy of Growing Up Undead: A Teen Vampire’s Guide to Dating, Health, and Emotions, Jessica makes a dramatic transition from average American teenager to glam European vampire princess. But when a devious cheerleader sets her sights on Lucius, Jess finds herself fighting to win back her wayward prince, stop a global vampire war—and save Lucius’s soul from eternal destruction.

Available now from Harcourt

Check out the "Mini Sequel" that bridges the first book and the sequel! The continuing story of Jessica and Lucius!

THEN - Coming soon:

Jessica's Guide to Ruling on the Dark Side - Fall 2011

Title: Jekel Loves Hyde

Synopsis: Jill Jekel has always obeyed her parents’ rules – especially the one about never opening the mysterious, old box in her father’s office. But when her dad is murdered, and her college savings disappear, she's tempted to peek inside, as the contents might be key to a lucrative chemistry scholarship.

To better her odds, Jill enlists the help of gorgeous, brooding Tristen Hyde, who has his own dark secrets locked away. As the team of Jekel and Hyde, they recreate experiments based on the classic novel, hoping not only to win a prize, but to save Tristen’s sanity. Maybe his life. But Jill’s accidental taste of a formula unleashes her darkest nature and compels her to risk everything – even Tristen’s love – just for the thrill of being… bad.

Available now from Harcourt

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