Jonas

Beautiful Dead Series : Book 1

By: Eden Maguire

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Paperback | 1 March 2010

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Not alive. Not dead. Somewhere in between lie the Beautiful Dead.

Something strange is happening at Ellerton High. Phoenix is the fourth teenager to die within a year. His street-fight stabbing follows the deaths of Jonas, Summer, and Arizona in equally strange and sudden circumstances. Rumors of ghosts and strange happenings rip through the small community as it comes to terms with shock and loss.

Darina, Phoenix's grief-stricken girlfriend, is on the verge. She can't escape her intense heartache or the impossible apparitions of those that are meant to be dead. And all the while the sound of beating wings echos inside her head...

And then one day Phoenix appears to Darina. He tells her that she must help Jonas-the first of the four to die-right the wrong linked to his death. Only with her help can Jonas finally rest in peace. Will love conquer death? And if it does, can Darina set it free?

About the Author

Eden Maguire lives part of the time in the US, where she enjoys the big skies and ice-capped mountains of Colorado. An abandoned farmstead two hours south west of Denver gave her the perfect setting for The Beautiful Dead. "It was as if time had stood still," she says of her first chance visit to the ranch. "The kitchen still had the old rocking-chair and iron stove, the ancient barn door really did blow open and shut in the wind." It was here that the seed for a series of paranormal romance mysteries was sown. Eden Maguire's lifelong admiration for Emily Bronte's timeless classic, Wuthering Heights, ties in with her fascination for the dark side of life and informs her portrayal of the restless, romantic souls in The Beautiful Dead. Away from her interest in the supernatural and the solitary pursuit of writing fiction, Eden's life is lived as much as possible in the outdoors, thanks to ranch-owning friends in Colorado.

Industry Reviews

"School Library Journal This is a fun read that blends elements of several genres, and teen girls will empathize with Darina and her love and grief for Phoenix.-Kathleen E. Gruver, Burlington County Library, Westampton, NJ " - School Library Journal ""It's an accessible...style, and the love-after-death theme has popular appeal. The story [is] a series of emotional confrontations, sweet interludes between the lovers, and adrenaline-surging moments of physical threat... Fans of the Twilight franchise and shows like Supernatural should be an eager audience." - Publishers Weekly" - Publishers Weekly ""The popular supernatural elements are complemented by a believable love story and a pair of nifty time-travel and motorcycle-duel episodes that occur near the end of the book. Give this first book in the Beautiful Dead series to fans of YA mysteries such as Carol Plum-Ucci's The Body of Christopher Creed (2000) and Shelley Sykes' For Mike (1998)."" - Booklist ""These zombies are not the scary ones portrayed in movies, but instead are pale, non-hear-having, magical zombies who inhabit this author's world... The romantic nature of the novel will appeal to preteens who enjoy the clean romance of Stephanie Meyer. The combination of mystery, the supernatural, and romance is enough to keep the reader interested..." --VOYA " - VOYA "Maguire is at her best capturing the story's setting... The popular supernatural elements are complemented by a believable love story and a pair of nifty time-travel and motorcycle-duel episodes that occur near the end of the book. Give this first book in the Beautiful Dead series to fans of YA mysteries such as Carol Plum-Ucci's The Body of Christopher Creed (2000) and Shelley Sykes' For Mike (1998). -- Booklist" - Booklist "School Library Journal This is a fun read that blends elements of several genres, and teen girls will empathize with Darina and her love and grief for Phoenix.Kathleen E. Gruver, Burlington County Library, Westampton, NJ " - School Library Journal"

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