Description

TURN ON. TUNE IN. DROP DEAD.

Welcome to WVMP, “The Lifeblood of Rock ’n’ Roll,” where conartist-turned-station-owner Ciara Griffin manages an on-air staffof off-the-wall DJs—including new boyfriend Shane McAllister—who really sink their teeth into the music of their “Life Time” (theera in which they became vampires). Ciara keeps the undeadrocking, the ratings rolling, and the fan base alive—withoutmissing a beat.

For Halloween, WVMP is throwing a bash. With cool tunes, hotcostumes, killer cocktails—what could go wrong? To start, areligious firebrand ranting against the evils of the occultpreempts the station’s midnight broadcast. Then, when Ciaratracks down the transmission, the broadcast tower is guarded bywhat appears to be . . . a canine vampire? Behind it all is a groupof self-righteous radicals who think vampires suck (and arewilling to stake their lives on it). Ciara must protect the stationwhile struggling with her own complicated relationship, her bestfriend’s romance with a fledgling vampire, and the nature of hermysterious anti-holy powers. To make it to New Year’s in one piece,she’ll need to learn a few new tricks. . . .

About the Author

Jeri Smith-Ready has been writing fiction since the night she had her

first double espresso.  A constant stream of caffeine has resulted in

six published novels, including Wicked Game and Eyes of Crow, which

have each won multiple awards in the fields of fantasy and romance.

Jeri will have her teen fiction debut in May 2010 with the Simon Pulse

release of Shade, a paranormal love story featuring a world of spirits

only the young can see.  The sequel, Shift, will follow in 2011.

The next two years will also see the continuation of Jeri's fun and

sexy WVMP RADIO urban fantasy series from Pocket Books.

Jeri holds a master's in environmental policy and currently lives in

Maryland with her husband, cat, and the world's goofiest greyhound.

When not writing, she can usually be found--well, thinking about writing.

Find her at www.jerismithready.com or at ttp://twitter.com/jsmithready.

Praise for Bad to the Bone…

"A charming, fang-in-cheek urban fantasy."

—Publishers Weekly (starred review)