GHOST TAMER sept. 19, 2023 PUBLISHED BY CAMCAT BOOKS. An amazon editors’ pick for best scifi fantasy and an ibpa benjamin franklin award finalist for best science fiction and fantasy.
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Sarcastic, aspiring-comedian Raely is the sole survivor of a disastrous train wreck. While faced with the intense grief of losing her best friend, she acquires a stalker... that no one else sees. For a ghostly tag-along, Casper’s not so bad. He might even be the partner Raely needs to fight the evil spirit hell-bent on destroying her.
Raely and her transparent friend must learn who this demonic spirit is, why he’s after Raely, and what she has to do to stop him before he destroys her life—and potentially her soul. Which, much to her chagrin, means she’s going to need the help of a psychic, and she’s going to have to rid herself of the pesky ghost hunter who’s interested in exploiting her new abilities.
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Raely’s voice has been brought to life by Earphones and Audie Award winner, Piper Goodeve, on audiobook! You can get where ever audiobooks are downloaded! Can’t find it on your library’s app? Request it!
“Lyons’s thrilling yet poignant debut follows aspiring comedian Raely, the sole survivor of a catastrophic train wreck. Weighed down with grief over losing her best friend, Raely soon discovers she’s being followed by a ghost. As it turns out, the ghost, whom Raely dubs Casper, is friendly rather than terrifying. And, she thinks, he could be the perfect partner to help her fight a demonic entity that’s out to hurt her. In the race to save her life and perhaps her soul, Raely must accept the help of a psychic and employ her newfound ability to see spirits. Piper Goodeve narrates the grief-stricken yet grimly humorous Raely and her friendly ghost with heart and congeniality. Goodeve’s spot-on deliveries of Lyons’s witty one-liners and entertaining banter bring levity to the tale and keeps the action moving. Listeners will be captivated until the end as Raely and Casper face down threats both human and demonic.
VERDICT A paranormal thriller that offers thrills and chills in addition to a touching exploration of grief, love, and moving on.” —Library Journal
“I love this! Original, hilarious, and completely inspirational. Lyons has an incredible gift with dialogue, and Ghost Tamer is absolutely captivating. Touching, relatable, and haunting—in the best sense of the word. Do not miss this.” —Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of The House Guest
"Funny, poignant, spooky, and uniquely clever, GHOST TAMER is a remarkably assured debut from a bright light in the fantasy realm. Meredith Lyons is a name to watch, and this book is just plain cool from start to finish.” —J. T. Ellison, New York Times best-selling author of It’s One of Us
“Ghosts and the hunt for a possibly malevolent spirit sweep through the pages of Meredith Lyons's GHOST TAMER. In this fast-paced debut, a young woman discovers why she was the lucky one to survive a train crash while also facing, and conquering, shadows from her past that won't let her go.”—Georgina Cross, bestselling author of THE STEPDAUGHTER, as well as NANNY NEEDED, ONE NIGHT, and THE NIECE
“Meredith R. Lyons writes with an intensity of emotion and an abundance of sass. Her debut novel Ghost Tamer has just the right mix of spunky and spooky. The pages turn all by themselves. It’s uncanny.” —John DeDakis, Writing Coach, Novelist, and former Senior Copy Editor for CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.” www.JohnDeDakis.com
"Meredith Lyons' sizzling debut has a lot of heart and the perfect amount of snark. Ghost Tamer is paranormal joyride!” —James L’Etoile, award-winning author of Black Label, Dead Drop and the Detective Penley series
“Meredith Lyons’ Ghost Tamer is a superbly-written and wholly original debut. The sole survivor of a horrible accident, aspiring comedian Raely discovers there is much more to her life than meets the eye. A witty, fast-paced, and frightening supernatural thrill ride!” —Bruce Robert Coffin, award-winning author of the Detective Byron mysteries
“Ghost Tamer is simply brilliant. Debut author, Meredith Lyons has created an entertaining tale that upends tropes and brings readers something rare—a unique ghost story. It’s obvious from the outset that readers in the capable hands of a skilled writer. Ghost Tamer is world building at the highest level. Lyons creates the rules in a believable and logical sequence then shines a fresh light on an age-old genre that makes it feel modern and new. It’s supernatural fantasy layered with emotion and fast-paced action and wrapped in mystery. Lyons develops deep character without slowing the plot’s forward momentum. It’s a thriller with heart. Ghost Tamer is a page-turning must-read novel for fans of mystery, fantasy, and the supernatural. I can’t wait for Lyons’ next novel.” —Jeffrey James Higgins, award-winning author of FURIOUS and UNSEEN