Wicked Game — a novel of Sex, Blood, & Rock ’n’ Roll

Wicked Game coverComing May 13, 2008!

First in a new urban fantasy series about a cadre of vampire DJs and the con artist trying to save their “lives.”

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Pre-order at Mysterious Galaxy, Amazon.com, or Barnes and Noble.

Smith-Ready’s musical references are spot on, as is her take on corporate radio’s creeping airwave hegemony. Add in the irrepressible Ciara, who grew up in a family of grifters, and the results rock. — Publisher’s Weekly

A colorful premise and engaging characters make the author’s latest a fun read. — Library Journal

Strikingly original, fascinating characters, rich with as much style and rhythm as the music her vampires love — Rachel Caine, bestselling author of the Weather Warden series

An addictive page-turner revving with red hot sex, truly cool vampires, and rock ’n’ roll soul. — Kresley Cole, New York Times bestselling author of Hunger Like No Other

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Free stuff!

Contact Jeri for autographed bookplates to put in your own copy of Wicked Game, Eyes of Crow, Voice of Crow, and Requiem for the Devil. She’ll add a personal note if you’d like—just tell her what you want and how many you need.

Mini-bookmarks also available, just the right size for a paperback!

News

WICKED GAME “soundtrack” now available!

Listen to 36 of the songs featured in the novel, including Skip James, Elvis, The Byrds, Bob Marley, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Nirvana, and The Killers. For a complete list, check the front of the book.

Lucky Thirteen Giveaway

Each Tuesday between February 12 and May 13, Jeri will give away a prize to one person drawn at random from her newsletter subscribers. Prizes will include cover flats, WVMP Lifeblood of Rock 'n' Roll merchandise, gift cards to iTunes and bookstores, and signed copies of the book itself. To enter, simply sign up for Jeri’s newsletter on her home page.

Spotlight Author at Mysterious Galaxy’s 15th Birthday Bash — May 10: San Diego, CA

Jeri’s first signing of Wicked Game will take place at Mysterious Galaxy, one of the nation’s leading science fiction/fantasy booksellers, during their annual Birthday Bash. Other authors include Charlaine Harris, Susan Hubbard, Jeff Mariotte, Savannah Russe, Samantha Sommersby, and Robert Tenenbaum.

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Jeri Smith-Ready

Jeri Smith-Ready is a Maryland author of romantic and urban fantasy.

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