Welcome to Feature Friday with J.R. Richardson. And you can get it this week for FREE on Amazon! http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ISBVAJI/

Title – Cursed be the Wicked
Author – J.R.Richardson
Genre – Paranormal Mystery Romance
Release Date: March 5, 2014

SYNOPSIS:
Cooper Shaw lives his life under a pen name and enjoys the anonymity it provides during his journeys across the globe as a seasoned writer for a travel magazine. When his job lands him in his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts to cover the famous Festival of the Dead, he soon realizes that he can’t stay invisible forever as he faces ghosts from a past he’s been trying to forget ever since he left.
The city holds nothing but bad memories for Coop until he meets a quirky young woman with an old soul and curious insights by the name of Finnley Pierce. While she acts as his tour guide through a town he thought he knew, Finn helps him unearth the truth of his childhood and might even begin to open up his heart.
By unraveling the mystery of his father’s murder, Coop may finally accept who he is, where he came from, and perhaps even realize what he wants for his future.

EXCERPT:

“I came by Geneva’s to see you this morning,” I tell her. She slides her hands inside my jacket, around my waist. She holds us together tighter.
“You did?” There’s a smile in her voice. I grin but she can’t see it.
“I’ve gotten used to starting my days out with you in them.”
“You have?” She leans back to look at me. She’s stunned although I have no idea why. I’ve been so transparent even a bat could see through me the past few days.
“Yeah,” I tell her, “I have.” I brush the hair out of her face. Even through the rainfall I can see the blush in her cheeks. This is the most vulnerable I’ve seen Finn since Geneva’s, when she thanked me for handling Dan.
“Most people don’t like the way I’m so pushy sometimes,” she says. “They find it offensive. Some might even say I’ve got a smart mouth. Too smart for my own good, blah blah blah.”
She trails off at the end there and I laugh at the way she thinks I’m buying that none of it bothers her.
“Come to think of it, you did say something I found offensive yesterday,” I tell her half serious. She looks hurt but I can’t stop the smirk from spreading across my face as I back her up against the nearest tree.
She’s caught off guard by the move, I can hear it in the way her breath hitches. “What was that?”
She tries to recover but she fails.
“I believe the term you used was friends,” I tell her, narrowing my eyes. Her lips part, just barely. She swallows something down then clears her throat.
“Isn’t that what we are?”
I move my head from side to side. “I don’t think so, Finn.”

AUTHOR INTERVIEW

What is your Latest Obsession? Game of Thrones. Shoe Wee. But had you asked me this last month, it would have been Breaking Bad. My husband and I binge watched the entire 5 seasons and I still have a Pinkman hangover.
Who is your Secret Crush?  There’s a few. Gerard Butler, Jensen Ackles, Aaron Paul.
Shoes? Purses? or Jewelry?  Ugh. None of the above. But I do wear jewelry. Sometimes.
Coffee? Tea? Hot chocolate? Or something else? Coffee. With Baileys.
What was your Best Vacation Ever? This will sound lame to some but, visiting Maryland and seeing / reconnecting with family this past summer.
Favorite Music to Write to? Something from the playlist I have for a story.
One food item grosses you out to eat? If it grosses me out, I won’t eat it . . . and it’s liver. EW.

BIO:
I’m a movie fanatic, a writer of stories, a lover of life.
I grew up in Maryland with four siblings, three parents and an endless number of cousins within the vicinity – but it was too cold up North for this thin blooded girl. So today, I live in Florida with my two girls and a husband that shares my same sense of humor and basic take on life as we know it.
Life is too short to put dreams on the back burner.
I’ve always loved writing and always will.  I tell stories with romance, humor, the supernatural, the paranormal, suspense, mystery, action and anything else I can think up.
In 2012, I wrote Cursed be the Wicked, a character driven, paranormal mystery romance that was picked up by Soul Mate Publishing and released in March of 2014. It hit #40 in its category on amazon.com on day one. Since publishing Cursed, I’ve also written a couple of short stories and am currently working on a romantic comedy that I hope to get out to the public soon.
If you give any of my stories a read, I hope you enjoy them, and may you have some fun.

Where you can find Jo:
Website: http://jrrichardsonfics.wordpress.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JRRichardsonAuthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoFictionFreak
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/JRRichardson
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/JRRFics/

Links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ISBVAJI
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20526985-cursed-be-the-wicked

Other works by Jo:
Lost in Christmas, a short story included in Soul Mate Publishing’s 2013 Christmas anthology
LINK: http://www.amazon.com//dp/B00GH2I458
Dealing with the Dead, a short prequel to Cursed be the Wicked in the voice of Finnley Pierce. (Available for FREE on Wattpad)
LINK: http://www.wattpad.com/story/14894422-dealing-with-the-dead