Jane Baker smokes a lot of weed.
Some people blame the drugs for her conviction that the supernatural exists, but she’s been obsessed with ghosts since she was three. When she’s broke and needs to make rent, the answer seems simple: start a ghost hunting vlog and become an internet celebrity.
At first, the “Hot Spots” channel comes across nothing spookier than a couple of creaky doors and the odd eerie moan until she and her friends discover a murder.
Jane has it made if she can prove a ghost was responsible. But if her half baked murder investigation goes awry, they’ll end up dead, arrested, or worse.
I’m Gwendoline Nelson, and I’ve been working as a full time writer for the past four years while struggling with severe anxiety, bipolar disorder, and poverty.
Now my first book has been published!
Reasons to read Hot Spots
- Diverse characters who kick ass!
- It’s like if Scooby Doo were a book full of anti-capitalist themes and pot smoking.
- So it’s like if Scooby Doo were a book.
- Reviews have described it as “ridiculous, ridiculous, and insane”, “ filled with amazing characters ”, and “ enthralling ”.
- All the main characters are bisexual, because let’s be real: we cluster.
- One of the main characters is a trans man, and while his gender identity affects him, it never defines him. Most readers have said he was their favourite character.
- It’s a New Zealand based horror comedy similar in tone to NZ films like Housebound, Fresh Meat, or What We Do in the Shadows except it’s a book about smoking weed, hunting ghosts, and conspiracy theories.
- How often do you find stoner comedies with a female lead?
- It’s a new adult novel that focusses on friendship and bluffing your way out of ridiculous situations, which in my experience is what being in your 20s is all about.
- It’s totally free (or pay what you want)! Download a PDF or ePub version here.
Even if this doesn’t seem like your sort of thing, I’d appreciate if you considered reblogging or signal boosting. Hot Spots was a lot of fun to write, and I hope people have just as much fun reading it.
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