I like The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, cemeteries, rainy nights, and things that smell nice... My debut novel THE HOLLOW, a love/ghost story, is the first in a trilogy and is now available from Simon Pulse. www.JessicaVerday.com
Music
Johnny Cash, The Rust, Secondhand Serenade, Jerry Lee Lewis, KISS, AFI, A Fine Frenzy, My Chemical Romance, Avril Lavigne, 30 Seconds to Mars, The Fray, Anna Nalick, Jerry Lee Lewis, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Alanis Morissette, Queen, Tenacious D, Meatloaf, Evanessence, Billy Joel, Blink 182, Journey, Poison, Guns 'n Roses, Counting Crows, The Corrs, Collective Soul, Dave Matthews Band, Def Leppard, The Donnas,
Cutting Crew
Everclear
Green Day
Hoobastank
The Highwaymen
Jewel
Kelly Clarkson
Linkin Park
LIVE
Merril Bainbridge
Michelle Branch
Pink
Pearl Jam
Perry Como
Phil Collins
R.E.M.
Sarah McLachlan
SHeDAISY
Smashing Pumpkins
Sting
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Breaking Benjamin
Movies
Dedication
Walk The Line
HellBoy
The Crow
Romeo + Juliet
Moulin Rougue
O Brother Where Art Thou?
Untamed Hearts
Rat Race
The Village
Nacho Libre
School of Rock
Detroit Rock City
28 Days Later
The Chronicles of Riddick
The Punisher
Office Space
Books
The Forbidden Game series by L.J. Smith
Elizabeth Chandler
Jane Eyre
Edgar Allen Poe
Great Expectations
Jennifer Armintrout
I believe you can never have too many blankets. Sometimes I forget the difference between an adjective and an adverb. I love cheesy horror movies, Halloween, and cemeteries. I hoard old letters and postcards written by strangers. I am addicted to Etsy.
My debut YA novel: THE HOLLOW (Simon Pulse) is now available!
About The Book:
A Love Like No Other...
When Abbey's best friend, Kristen, vanishes at the bridge near Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, everyone else is all too quick to accept that Kristen is dead...and rumors fly that her death was no accident. Abbey has never felt so desperately alone. Then she meets Caspian, a gorgeous and mysterious stranger who shows up out of nowhere at Kristen's funeral and keeps reappearing in Abbey's life. Caspian clearly has secrets of his own, but he's the only person who makes Abbey feel normal again...but also special.
Just when Abbey starts to feel that she might survive all this, she learns a secret that makes her question everything she thought she knew about her best friend. How could Kristen have kept silent about so much? And could this secret have led to her death? As Abbey struggles to understand Kristen's betrayal, she uncovers a frightening truth that nearly unravels her - one that will challenge her emerging love for Caspian as well as her own sanity.
This love/ghost story set in modern-day Sleepy Hollow opens with the disappearance and presumed death of a teenage girl's best friend, and is the first book in a planned trilogy.
For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hi Jessica! I made those Snickerdoodles for Skully for Thanksgiving
So do you think they look like the ones you make? Loved your Book "The Hollow" It left me wanting MORE... Impatiently waiting for the sequel! Warm & fuzzy hugs Pam Skully Fan
At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. ~ Albert Schweitzer
Just finished the Hallow a few days ago!! I Loved it! Was hard to put down some nights! I am jumping in my seat for the next book!! *smiles* Lots of love! ~Kasey
i do have one more question for you about the hollow series, once your done writing all three books do you plan on writing an official guide for the series? that would be nice to have to complete the collection.
I am reading "The Hollow" for the 2nd time, and i was sitting there thinkin when Abby isn't when Caspian and he says he's busy, what is he doing, and how does he feel about what he is? Have you thought about writing a version of The Hollow thru Caspian's eyes? i think it would be a big hit also, well i'd buy it!! when can we have some hints on whats in the 2nd book of The Hollow?
Absolutely adored it. I made everyone buy their own copy instead of letting them borrow mine. And just in case they weren't sold on buying it, I made sure to make little inside jokes they wouldn't get unless they'd read it. I'm so mean. Congratulations. I can't wait for the next one.
Jessica, I am on the 7th chapter of "The Hollow" and I am so intrigued!!! I don't want to put the book down!!! Wonderful writing!!!! You have me hooked and ready for more!!! :-) Hugs, Sandy
