Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Reaper by L. S. Murphy

There’s no way sixteen year old Quincy Amarante will become the fifth grim reaper. None. Not over her shiny blue Mustang. Her Jimmy Choos. Or her dead body.

She’s supposed to enjoy her sophomore year, not learn about some freaky future Destiny says she has no choice but to fulfill.

It doesn’t take long for Quincy to realize the only way out of the game is to play along especially since Death can find her anyway, anywhere, anytime. And does.

Like when she’s reassuring her friends she wants nothing to do with former best friend Ben Moorland, who’s returned from god-knows-where, and fails. Miserably.

Instead of maintaining her coveted popularity status, Quincy’s goes down like the Titanic.
Maybe … just maybe … that’s okay.

It seems, perhaps, becoming a grim reaper isn’t just about the dead but more about a much needed shift in Quincy’s priorities—from who she thinks she wants to be to who she really is.

L.S. Murphy lives in the Greater St. Louis area where she watches Cardinals baseball, reads every book she can find, and weaves tales for teens and adults. When not doing all of the above, she tends to The Bean (aka her daughter), her husband and a menagerie of pets. “A Reason to Stay”, a contemporary romance novella, is available as of November 2, 2012. Reaper is her debut young adult novel and was released on January 7th, 2013.

She is a co-rep for the Southern Illinois region of Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and a member of the St. Louis Writer’s Guild.

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44 comments:

Morgan said...

LOL! There's something really comical about the cover. I love it. L.S. looks fantastic, Lynda. Thanks for highlighting her today. You can tell she's got a great voice. :)

Unknown said...

A very clever idea!

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Her daughter is "The Bean" - funny! Congratulations, LS!

Unknown said...

I love books like this!

Old Kitty said...

Methinks Quincy will make a great not so grim but gorgeous reaper!! Yay! All the best to LS Murphy!! Take care
x

Al Diaz said...

Congratulations on the book!

Rachna Chhabria said...

I love the sound of Reaper. Its cool!

Luanne G. Smith said...

Jimmy Choos and a scythe...a very bold fashion statement. :P

DEZMOND said...

Hope your week is going on nicely, Lyndy! Did you ate all the chocolate from the holidays? :)

Michelle Wallace said...

Great cover! I love the perspective of death being portrayed as a female... a refreshing angle...

Emily R. King said...

What a fun twist on a usually dark subject. Fun!

Tonja said...

The cover would only be funnier if she were wearing a long black hooded cloak. Love it.

Cherie Reich said...

Congrats to L.S. Murphy! Reaper is a great read.

Carol Kilgore said...

Sounds like a cool book! Congrats to LS...and to Bean for having such a cool mommy :)

Hi, Lynda!

shelly said...

Sounds really, really good.

Hugs and chocolate,
Shelly

Unknown said...

Thanks, Morgan. :)

Unknown said...

Thank you, Carole.

Unknown said...

Thanks, Alex. The Bean is quite funny herself. LOL

Unknown said...

Yay! :)

Unknown said...

Thanks so much.

Unknown said...

Thanks. I appreciate it.

Unknown said...

Thank you, Rachna. :)

Unknown said...

LOL. Yes, "bold fashion statement" is a great point.

Unknown said...

Thanks, Michelle.

Unknown said...

Thanks, Emily. :)

Unknown said...

There's a reason she isn't. I know, that's a tease... :)

Unknown said...

Thanks a million, Cherie. :)

Unknown said...

Thank you, Carol. Bean says HI. :)

Unknown said...

Thanks, Shelly. :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Love the voice in the blurb - sounds like a great story! :)

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

The chocolate is loooong gone! Now I'm back to dieting... sigh.

Libby said...

Hmmmm, I do like death as a character. Looks very cool!

Anonymous said...

This sounds like a great YA story. Thanks for sharing the author and her novel with me.

Susan Flett Swiderski said...

This sounds like a super YA book. I love the voice in the blurb. Here's to much success with it.

Maria said...

Hi Lynda,

Being 49, I don't tend to take much notice of YA books but I shall have to start reading them. My kids are YAs now.

Maria/Maria's Book Blog

DWei said...

So this is like Deathnote except they replaced Raito Yagami with a teenage girl?

Tara Tyler said...

sounds like quite a predicament! quirky & fun!

Meradeth Houston said...

Sounds like an awesome read! Reminds me a bit of one of my favorite old tv shows :)

nutschell said...

ooh how interesting! Reminds me of two shows actually--Reaper and Dead Like Me :)


Nutschell
www.thewritingnut.com

M Pax said...

Congrats to LS!

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

There are many YA books that appeal to older generations. I'm not a teen, but I love YA stories.

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

I'm not sure what Deathnote is...

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Thanks everyone for popping on over to leave a comment :)

Melissa said...

Love that cover. What a clever premise!