I am so happy to introduce
A FIRST DATE WITH DEATH to you. I wrote the book because
like many of you, Iโm a huge fan of some reality TV programs. I especially love
those shows that deal with dating or a love story. Iโm riveted by the human
dynamics of watching one girl/boy go after the person that is unavailable while
completing shunning the contestant that proclaims ever-lasting love. And yes,
Iโve been known to yell at the TV.
But, of course, Iโm a mystery author at heart. So, I began to wonder what would
happen if I played with that setting and placed a mystery around it?
A FIRST DATE
WITH DEATH was born! What could be more fun than to mix up the venue of
reality TV and a murder mystery? (Although I promise you no one was harmed
during the writing of this book). But if you watch any of the commercials for
the TV Shows of which I speak, you know that usually thereโs a fair amount of tears.
I hope you wonโt cry when you read
A FIRST DATE
WITH DEATH except maybe from laughter. Oh โ and there is a bit of suspense,
not only will you have to keep guessing "who done it" but also youโll have to
guess who wins the show!
I'd love to hear from you. You can connect with me on my
website or email me at:
diana@dianaorgain.com.
About A FIRST DATE WITH DEATH
Reality TV meets murder in the first in a new mystery series from the author of
the Maternal Instincts Mysteries and co-author the
New York Times
bestselling Scrapbooking Mysteries.
When brokenhearted Georgia Thornton goes looking for romance on reality TV, she
has nothing to loseโapart from a good man, a cash prize, and maybe her lifeโฆ
What was Georgia thinking? Sure, some cad ditched her at the altar, but can she
really find love on TV? Her best friendโand producer of the reality show Love or
Moneyโthinks so. Ten men. Ten adventure-filled dates. What can go wrong? For
starters, a faulty bungee cord that hurls Georgiaโs first date into a tragic
spiral of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Heโs replaced by Paul Sanders, Georgiaโs former fiancรฉ. But the cop isnโt
looking for a TV gig. Suspecting that the loverโs leap was no accident, Paulโs
going undercover. When another bachelor gets a fatal kiss-off, the reality is
that someone has killer new plans for the showโand for Georgia herself. Now,
under the threat of permanent cancellation, Georgia fears that the only man on
the set she can trust is the one man she just canโt count onโฆ
About Diana Orgain
Diana
Orgain is the author of the
Maternal Instincts Mysteries and
coauthor of
GILT TRIP with Laura Childs in the
New York Times
bestselling Scrapbooking Mysteries. She holds a B.A and M.F.A. in Creative
Writing from San Francisco State University with a minor in acting. Diana has
acted professionally both on stage and in national commercials. Sheโs written
several plays, which were produced at San Francisco State University, GreenHouse
Productions, and PlayGround. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and
three children. Visit her at her
website.
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