June Updates

Hello!

I have some exciting updates and breadcrumbs to hand out. There are things being worked on in the background that I am so excited to share with you.

Limited Supply

To start off this blog update, the first edition of The Blurry Man will be sunsetting in July. I’m super proud of this story and the chance to have worked with a traditional publisher, however, it’s time to move onto the next phase. I’ll be working on a new, shiny, second edition with a revamped cover, fresh formatting, and new surprises.

Once my stock on the first edition is gone and after July, it will no longer be available. Be sure to secure your copy before it goes away! If you get directly from the site, they come personalized. Get a copy of the hardback here and paperback here.

Upcoming Events

On June 20, I will be up at Canterbury Village’s author alley signing books. If you’re in the Lake Orion area, be sure to stop by my booth and say hello. You can find info on my events page, or Canterbury’s official site.

A bit further into summer on August 1, I will be venturing to Toledo, OH to participate in the Mortuary Manor BOOkfest. Details are also on my events page or here for the ghost hunt and here for book fest..

Eye Candy

In May, I finished writing my most current WIP, Eye Candy. Matt Seff Barnes did an amazing cover for me; reveal coming soon. Edits are a working progress

About Eye Candy:

Nora Bethesda has spent her life being watched.

On stage. In mirrors. Cameras. In the hungry eyes of a mother who measures worth in inches and lives vicariously through her.

Now, she’s part of a recovery group of misfits bound together by a common theme: compulsions. They orbit each other in a fragile co-dependent friendship of denial, deflection, and half-truths.

Something shifts in Nora when they stumble upon the taboo of the dark web. What started as a prank, leads to a new obsession. A hunger.

Eye Candy is a dark psychological exploration of obsession, shame, and the dangerous comfort of being seen.

The Ghost of Theater Three & Night Shift at Burland’s

The Ghost of Theater Three was an important story for me to write. It was based on a local legend of a projectionist who had hanged herself from the projection booth with 35mm film. This legend was passed around at my first job working at a movie theater. Matt is working on a cover for both Ghost of Theater Three and the prequel, Night Shift at Burland’s. Edits are being working on end of June, and as soon as the covers are finished, there will be a release date and pre-order posted.

Here’s a blurb for The Ghost of Theater Three:

A local legend of a movie theater suicide comes to life when a dying mall goes bankrupt and ghosts fight back with a vengeance. 

Brumble Cinema was once a booming business that’s now fallen prey to a dead mall. Bryan and his coworkers make the best of their dead-end job, keeping things light and pulling pranks to make the days go by faster. 

Displaced by his mom’s suicide and his awkward relationship with his older brother, Bryan tries to ignore the signs that things are more than they seem. The ghosts of his past come back to haunt him, along with some new ones. 

When a killer strikes, Bryan and his friends' ghost investigation turns into a murder mystery.

Here’s a blurb for Night Shift at Burland’s:

A position opens up for a night stocker at Burland’s. It’s the only store keeping this dead mall afloat. Esme takes the shift hoping for easy money and quiet nights. But while the rest of the world sleeps, Burland’s watches. The last night stocker quits suddenly, and Esme starts to suspect something malevolent is the cause.

Mannequins move by themselves. Strange whispers crackle through on the walkies. Mall security brushes it off as squatters sneaking in for a place to sleep.

They couldn’t be more wrong.

Burland’s blinks. The lights go out. 

Will Esme survive the night?

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Thank you,

Jenny Toupin