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Graveyard Scene Excerpt In Time for Halloween


My new writer friend Jennifer Weiser featured an excerpt from Dating Maggie on her blog today. She's the Author of the compelling new YA Novel The Touched.



In my debut novel, the main character, Maggie ends up on a date in a celebrity filled graveyard. Just because Rudolph Valentino is buried there doesn't make it romantic. Or does it? Click here to read what unfolds.

Hollywood Forever Cemetery - Los Angeles, CA, United States
Photo courtesy of Harald C. via Yelp

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