Hello! My name is
Tracy Lane and I am the author of Paranormal Properties. I have always been intrigued with ghosts even
at a young age. I could swear there was someone around me even when I was
alone. At times I thought I could hear voices. As I became a young woman I
would watch movies and television shows about ghosts and ghost hunting.
Some of my favorite shows now are Ghost Hunters,
Supernatural, A Haunting, Ghost Whisperer.
I have tried to watch Medium but never really enjoyed that one as much.
Once in awhile I would watch Psychic Kids. I felt for those children who were
outcasts because of their abilities.
My favorite all time movie is Ghost. I can still sit and
watch that one. That is what I believe the afterlife is really like. It is
quickly followed by Stir of Echoes and Sixth Sense. Now Sixth Sense is where I sat in the theatre
after the movie was done and others were leaving. I was so in awe over it, I
thought why not write a book about a boy
who can see ghosts and make friends with one?
But to take it further I decided to make his parents ghost hunters! I also gave my ghost more of a personality.
Not to put down Bruce Willis, he did a wonderful job! I just needed my ghost to be more energetic
and bossy. But I also wanted my book to be a fun read, one children and adults
would love to read again and again. It is a cross between Scooby Doo,
Goosebumps, and Hardy Boys.
I put all my love of the afterlife interacting with our
reality into one fun to read book. I
hope you all enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it!
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Paranormal Properties
Paranormal Properties Book One
Paranormal Properties Book One
Tracy Lane
Genre: YA Paranormal
Publisher: Pants on Fire Press
ISBN: 978-0982727171
ASIN: B00BMHF6X6
Number of pages: 192
Word Count: 33,000
Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/NwIoLYHHznU
Book Description:
Jake Weir, while on the set of his parents ghost hunting TV show, agrees to help a ghost investigate a 61 year-old murder.
Jake Weir is not like the other kids in Dusk, North Carolina. Then again, Dusk, North Carolina is not like other cities. Known as one of the most haunted cities in America, behind Salem, Massachusetts and New Orleans, Louisiana, Dusk is ground zero for Jake's ghost hunting parents.
The Weir family has arrived in Dusk eager to scope out some of the town's 127 reported "paranormal properties," which just happens to be the name of their own ghost hunting show: Paranormal Properties. What Jake doesn't know, and what his parents could never imagine, is that Jake can see ghosts! And hear them. And talk back to them! This talent comes in handy when he runs into Dusk's oldest, most famous ghost: one Frank Barrone, a one-time lounge singer made famous by his booze-soaked ballad, "Barroom Eyes."
Frank was gunned down by a local mobster in 1951 and has been searching for his killer ever since. When he learns that Jake can see and hear him, Frank makes young Jake a deal: if Jake will help Frank find his killer, Frank will help his parents find a ghost to film for their upcoming Halloween Special on Public Access Channel #319. Jake enlists the only friend he's made in Dusk, an overweight tomboy nicknamed "Tank," to help him track down Frank's killer. As clues emerge and old leads heat up, Frank and Jake learn they make quite a team. But will Jake find Frank's killer? And will Frank find a real haunted house in time for Halloween?
“Paranormal Properties is a great, family-friendly Young Adult novel about a boy who can talk to ghosts. Equal parts Scooby-Doo, CSI and the Hardy Boys, you will enjoy getting to know Jake, Frank and Tank as much as I did. Now, if only ‘Paranormal Properties’ was a real show I could watch on TV every week…” ~ Rusty Fischer, author of Zombies Don’t Cry
About the Author:
I was fascinated with the paranormal when I was very young. I always felt like someone was around me even when I was alone. It caused me to be inspired to write a paranormal book where a teenager can see and hear ghosts and actually makes friends with one.
I use to love to write short stories in school and always wanted to be a writer. But raising children and working jobs I just could not find the time to indulge my passion. Then my children grew up and I ended up having two teenagers at home who did not need as much attention from me. I started toying with the idea of writing once again. So setting aside 5 to 10 minutes per day to write at least one page I could end up with a book a year. Now Paranormal Properties is published and I have a list of 8 more books to write. I don't think I"ll be slowing down anytime soon.
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