Dead and
Delicious
by Tara
West
Release Date: July 17th 2017
Genre: PNR
BLURB
Two zombies and one skeleton on a road trip to Vegas to kill a
witch, stop an apocalypse, and rescue their friends from the belly of a shadow
dragon.
Nothing weird about that.
Five things I learned while being a fallen angel zombie:
1. Duct tape works better than embalming.
2. Alopecia is not my favorite hairstyle.
3. Fried demons smell like bacon.
4. This brain breath is affecting my love
life.
5. Nothing ruins a honeymoon like an apocalypse.
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“Ash,” Melanie hissed behind me,
“that zombie looks like you.”
I clutched Aedan’s side, staring into a set of familiar green eyes, watching
with horror as my doppelganger bit the head off a stiff squirrel corpse,
crunching its little bones and spitting clumps of fur out the side of her
mouth. She was wearing a purple dress that came just above the knees. I
recognized that dress. I’d gotten it at a steal of a price at one of those
brand name resell shops, and I’d been waiting for the right date to wear it.
Guess my mom figured my date with death was as good a time as any. Zombie Ash
had on no shoes, and judging by the bald spots all over her head, she’d decided
alopecia was the new trend in hairstyles.
She gaped at all of us before mumbling, “Hungry.” Then she took another bite.
I swooned in Aedan’s arms, momentarily disoriented as he led me to a nearby
stone bench and sat me down.
“Ash, are you okay?”
But I wasn’t looking at him. I was looking at my corpse while she gnawed on
rotten roadkill. I covered my mouth with my hand, bile projecting into my
throat. “She… she… ewwww.” I was too shocked and repulsed to say anything else.
Finally, I looked up at Aedan, amazed I managed to form a coherent thought.
“How is my corpse walking when I’m not even in it?”
Tank leaned on his scythe, scowling at my zombie double. “Demon magic. Powerful
demon magic.”
Clearly this was the cemetery where I’d been buried. I’d died nearly a year
ago, which meant, thanks to embalming, my body appeared to be intact. I didn’t
know who had resurrected me, but how dare that demon make me a zombie! And how
dare my zombie stoop to eating roadkill! Couldn’t she have at least have found
a deli or burger joint? Dear Lord, I’d even settle for a gluteny bagel or
breadstick. Forget what gluten did to my insides. I’d eaten a lot of
questionable shit, but I reached a new level of low with raw, rotten animal
carcass.
She pulled a piece of tendon out of her tooth, or maybe that was a maggot, then
gaped at us with a vacant expression. “Hungry,” she groaned again shoving the
tendon between her pursed lips and slurping it down like she was sucking up a
spaghetti noodle.
My fellow ghosters gagged, and Melanie threw up on the grass beside me. My
corpse’s eyes widened, and she licked her lips as she eyed my friend. I didn’t
know if she was hungry for barf or brains, but I’d had enough.
I jumped to my feet as my corpse ripped the animal’s torso in two. “That’s
disgusting!” I hollered. “Hello, dummy!” I wildly waved my arms. “Go back to
your coffin. Look at you,” I sneered, pointing at her gray, spongy legs and
arms. A bone was poking through her elbow, and her skin was peeling at the
knees. “You’re falling apart! You shouldn’t be walking around.”
Aedan was at my side, jerking me back. “Don’t get too close to her.”
“We need to get back to the church,” Sarge called.
The Ash zombie bit into the squirrel’s stomach, chewing on its innards and
staring blankly at us as if she was a cow, mindlessly eating hay.
“Ewww!” I screamed, lurching forward and swatting the rodent from her hands.
It happened so fast. One second I was Ash, the purgatory bride, and the next,
my spirit was pulled into zombie Ash like a genie being drawn back into the
lamp. My scream was sucked into the vortex with me, and in the next moment, I
was staring up at Aedan, trying my best to yell through a scratchy throat while
spitting out stale squirrel fur that was stuck to the roof of my mouth.
“Omigod!” I struggled to sit, but my body was so stiff, I could barely move.
“Aedan, what happened?”
“Ash!” He leaned over me. The look of horror in his eyes would have been
comical if I hadn’t been the object of his repulsion. “Are you okay?”
“No, I’m not okay.” I slapped the ground and kicked my feet, then winced when
my knee popped out of socket. “Why would I be okay? What the hell happened?”
To his credit, Aedan grabbed my arms and pulled me to a sitting position, but I
could tell by the way he winced that he did not like touching me. “I think your
spirit went into the zombie.”
“What?” My hand flew to my mouth, and that’s when I realized I was still
holding the squirrel carcass. I dropped it with a shriek. “Omigod, Aedan! Get
me out of here.” Where had my other body gone? Back to purgatory? Or since my
other body was a spirit, maybe it was all inside the zombie. I’d spent a lot of
credits on that wedding gown. I sure hoped I got it back.
“Easy, sweetheart,” he soothed. “We’ll think of something.”
He grabbed my elbows and pulled me to my feet, and that’s when I felt another
pop, only this one was followed by a sickening tingling that numbed my fingers.
I looked at my dangling arm. “You dislocated my arm!”
He tried to put my arm back in its socket. “It just fell out.”
I threw up my one good hand. “I’m a walking corpse… on my wedding day!” I would
have cried had I any tears, but I was more dried up than a ninety-year-old
vagina.
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Guest blog post for Dead and Delicious by Tara West
Ash MacLeod has to be good if she wants to
trade up her dump in purgatory for a high rise in heaven. If only she wasn’t
tempted by a sexy grim reaper in tight denim…
Greetings
from the thirteenth level of purgatory. Thanks to The Book Junkie Reads for
hosting me. I’m Ash MacLeod, the Supernatural Intervention Agency’s newest
badass ghoster. Tara West is busy promoting the fifth Eternally Yours novel, Dead and Delicious, featuring yours
truly, so I told her I’d share with you what I think makes a good PNR series.
I’ve
got demons to smoke, so let’s get to it. A good PNR series must have three
things. First and foremost, every book I read must have great sex. After a long
day battling demons that want to burn my eyes out, nothing is more satisfying
than a tumble with my grim reaper groom, Aedan O’Connor. Good thing I’ve got
him, because I left my vibrator back on Earth. Who would’ve thought I’d have to
die to discover sex was better than chocolate?
Secondly,
a good PNR must have lots of action. Truthfully, I could do without hell’s
flaming heat that’s hotter than my panties after an hour-long spin class and a trip
to the sauna, but getting stuck in hell is one of the occupational hazards of
being a ghoster. All I have to say is, I’d better get plenty of overtime for
this job.
Finally,
a good PNR has to make me laugh, scream, cringe, gasp, and cry. I want to feel
every range of emotion when reading a book. Don’t you? Yeah, even the
cringeworthy moments are necessary for a good series. By the way, here’s an
afterlife tip: When a guy with a bloody hammer lodged in his head takes you on
a date, don’t order your steak rare.
Anyway,
Tara is really excited about her newest book release, Dead and Delicious. It’s only 2.99 for a limited time. Price goes
up to 3.99 after today. If you haven’t read the series yet, you don’t need to
start with book one, but I promise lots of panty melting moments if you do.
Tara has generously offered to give her readers Divine and Dateless, Eternally Yours Book One, as a free download.
Get ready to squee your pants with laughter. Thanks for stopping by, and
remember, good girls go to heaven, but bad
girls go all the way.
Download Divine and Dateless for FREE here:
Get Dead and Delicious, Eternally Yours Book Five, here:
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Author Info
Tara West writes books about
dragons, witches, and handsome heroes while eating chocolate, lots and lots of
chocolate. She's willing to share her dragons, witches and heroes. Keep your
hands off her chocolate.
Tara West's young adult and new
adult romances have been Kindle bestsellers. A former high school English
teacher, Tara is now a full-time writer and graphic artist. She enjoys spending
time with her family, interacting with her fans, and fishing the Texas coast.
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