The lovely Lisa at Writing in the Buff hosts Book Blurb Friday. Each week Lisa posts a pretend book cover to fire our imaginations. Our task is to write the book blurb for the back cover in 150 words or less.
Going Away  Where do werewolves, witches and warlocks go for a holiday? The Hotel Candice is a rather run-down, unassuming building, sandwiched between tall office blocks. No-one gives it a second glance, unless they have the Sight. The check-in girl is an amnesiac vampire and the chef has to keep checking he’s all there. The resident ghost (gender unknown) plays the piano in the evenings and the bar tender spends his time brewing potions in the cellar. However, the hotel boasts the only working (most of the time) portal to Fungaria, a paradise for the paranormal and it’s fully booked. When the Fungarian goblin police arrive claiming that one of the guests has stolen the irreplaceable Heart of the Medusa, Manager Colly Buckworth must solve the mystery before the hotel is laid waste by the goblin armies. And on top of everything, it’s his time of the month ... |
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I'm so scared of Fungarian Goblins! Another absolute hoot, Dom!
ReplyDeleteA different twist to this pic - and I really like it. Can you imagine the number of books that could be written with all these BBFs?
ReplyDeleteExcellent twist at the end!!!! And excellent twisted murder mystery too!!!
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A paradise for the paranormal has me wondering what exactly that might be. Perhaps it is a place where missing people are shuttled off to in order to feed vampires blood...yowsa...yeah it draws me in.
ReplyDeleteYou dragged me in, now I want to know more! I think you should write the book. :)
ReplyDeleteVery witty! Who would ever have thought that the wicked ones went on holiday - and what a wonderful place to go. I liked the amnesiac vampire - hope she doesn't fade away!
ReplyDeleteThat was funny! Kind of reminds me of the Hotel California, though they never said who actually lives there. I think that's the fun of it. You get to imagine all sorts of things.
ReplyDeleteNancy
N. R. Williams, The Treasures of Carmelidrium.
A Tinactin censer might close that portal to Fungaria in a jif, if you wanted. Just sayin. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI love this blurb! Especially the description of some of the characters. :D
ReplyDeleteI am totally not up on vampires, but this sounds like a book that could have a great market right now!
ReplyDeleteThis blurb is a riot! What a great book this would make. You knock it out of the park every time. What special creative potion do you put in your tea? And may I have some?
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Dom, I loved this. Please write the book - I want to read it :-)
ReplyDeleteLove this post. I enjoyed this a lot.
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I don't just want to read the book, I want to check in. This is delightful!
ReplyDeleteI loved this take on the pic Dom. Like Nancy says it reminds me too, of the Hotel California. You could well go on and write a great short story or book.
ReplyDeleteDenise<3
LOL! Very original and entertaining :O)
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry the hotel is fully booked. I wanted a room. :)
ReplyDelete"His time of the month" -- heh, heh. =]
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