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Contact: Jody Gehrman, Magic Genie Books

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Before HALLOWEEN: AUDREY'S GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT



From the award-winning author of Babe in Boyland comes a new Adult paranormal romance about witchcraft, black magic, and the pleasures of paranormal chocolate.



Falling in love, baking an enchanting cake, fighting an evil necromancer-it’s all inside a day’s work with Audrey Oliver, seventeen-year-old witch-in-training. When her mother goes missing and her mysterious "cousin" shows up out of the blue, Audrey knows something’s gone horribly, dangerously wrong. Now it’s up to her to get her very own magical powers up to speed before everyone she loves is destroyed by the sorcerer intricately attached to her mother’s secret past.



Audrey's Guide to Witchcraft is a lot more than only a novel; it is a book of spells, an accumulation easy recipes, an enthralling coming-of-age story, an awesome romance, as well as an action-packed adventure. As Audrey overcomes her insecurities and learns to guard herself from the wicked black magic of her nemesis, she grows into a heroine we could root for-a witch that knows that true power originates from deep within.



Author Jody Gehrman is a pagan in your mind. She's a local of Northern California, where real witches thrive, and she has received the pleasure of knowing a couple of. She actually is and also the author of seven novels and various award-winning plays. Audrey's Self-help guide to Witchcraft is her most recent Young Adult novel. Her other Young Adult novels include Babe in Boyland, Confessions of your Triple Shot Betty, and Triple Shot Bettys for each other, (Penguin's Dial Books). Babe in Boyland recently been optioned from the Disney Channel and won the International Reading Association's Teen Choice Award. Her adult novels are Notes from your Backseat, Tart, and Summer in the Land of Skin (Red Dress Ink). Her plays have been produced in Ashland, The big apple, San francisco bay area, Chicago and L.A. She and her partner David Wolf won the newest Generation Playwrights Award for one-act, Jake Savage, Jungle P.I. She actually is a professor of English at Mendocino College, where she can be located grading papers when she's not tinkering with spells.



Reviews:



"This novel was brilliant! It kept my attention, had me laughing...I was thoroughly dedicated to the sparkling dialogue between Audrey, her friends, and her love interest. I can’t wait for sequel to release...I’d suggest this to anyone trying to find a new paranormal read or, anyway, some sizzling romance because believe me, Julian is swoooon-worthy!" ~Ivy Book Bindings



"Audrey’s Guide to Witchcraft is a laugh loudly type novel. It was straight up hilarious even when Audrey does end up getting brains in her hair. I would recommend this novel to fans from the YA supernatural, readers who enjoy humorous reads, and those that desire a novel which is full of mystery, secrets, action and romance. With a main character who's practically Dark Phoenix...from the X-men, what isn’t to love?"~Chapter by Chapter Reviews



"Since Audrey has a talent for preparing delicious tasty desserts, additionally, there are some recipes added too that readers might want to try. This is really an easy and amusing story filled up with numerous likeable characters i had a difficult time putting it down."~Primrose Musings



"Audrey is a believable protagonist...Snarky. Intelligent. Fierce. Funny."~Unsociable Rabbit's Rants and Reviews



"If you like an exciting read involving witches and sort-of zombies, with well rounded characters along with a horrific senior high school enemy, then pick this up without a doubt."~I Am Alive Book Blog

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"Overall that one is crucial read, must obtain for your secondary school library. Everything you should know is incorporated in the first sentence with the synopsis: Love Baking Fighting = super fun read! Gehrman makes writing look easy but everybody knows it's really no simple feat to build up an interesting character with witty dialogue who may have magical powers. As Audrey writes her guide she includes anything from Creme Brulee recipes to Protection Spells to The way to be a Boy Repeller lists! Should you liked Meg Cabot's Jinx, you may love this particular one!"~Reviews of Young Adult Literature