Jennifer B. White
Jennifer B. White has written a boatload of books, a mass of movie scripts, and, from time to time, epic poems that all begin with the words; This is a very long sonnet, so grab a drink. Go on, get on it!
Growing up, her family understood that a certain amount of supernatural phenomena was to be
expected. Her father foretold his mother’s death and witnessed her ghost. Many years later, Jennifer received a “sign” that her father was dying when her house was filled with the scent of
incense. She got to her dad in time to hold his hand as he passed away. It’s okay, she’s made peace with his death. She’d just prefer if he’d stop playing with the dining room lights.
These experiences, and others like them, left Jennifer with seeds for several good stories like DEAD ASLEEP, OTHERWISE and THE WITCH AND THE DEVIL’S SON—novels that explore intriguing topics like ghosts, witchcraft, dreams, time travel, reincarnation, and the lines between life and death.
As well as penning novels, Jennifer is a screenwriter and Hollywood tagline writer. She lives and writes in Boston, Massachusetts, when she’s not in Los Angeles, California working on movies. She holds a BA in communication and an M.Ed in psychology. She has three boys—all were born in late October, the youngest on Halloween.
You can follow her on Twitter @nakedhollywood where she exchanges pithy comments with the celebrities that follow her. She’s also on Facebook because she enjoys seeing what people are eating for lunch. Jennifer responds personally to all her emails and tweets. It’s just the way she was raised. Go figure.
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Reluctantly, Delilah Gray has returned to her childhood home—a ramshackle cottage where her compulsive, hoarding grandmother, Meema, raised her. Meema’s ghostly manifestations refuse to let Delilah clean the filthy house, or to stay there peacefully. And that’s just the beginning of Delilah’s problems.
Lonely, angry, and hiding a painful secret, she tries to find a place for herself in a town that she once discovered was “in-between”—a portal to the worlds of the supernatural. Upon her arrival, Delilah unwittingly gets caught in the middle of important business between The Keeper, whose job it is to keep souls on the physical plane, and The Sender who helps speed the dead on their afterlife journey.
When Delilah discovers that she is connected to Lily Defoe, a woman who leapt to her death many years ago, and to a man who refers to himself as The Gravedigger for Lost Souls, she realizes there is more to her homecoming than she anticipated. Who she is, and who she’s been, crosses the boundaries of life and death. Nothing—not the people she meets, not this very moment in time, not even the tragic death of her daughter—is what it appears to be. Not only does Delilah have her own “soul searching” to do, but she must work with some of Green Lake’s oddest characters to uncover the mysteries of several unsolved deaths that have never been forgotten.
While strange and supernatural occurrences threaten Delilah’s already fragile emotional state, she still has a crucial choice to make that will change everything. She comes to understand that there are some things that are worse than death. There is Otherwise—to be confined to a twilight state between the spiritual and the physical worlds.
OTHERWISE is a chilling tale about lonely spirits, protective forces, and departed loved ones who are never really gone—and a woman who, after wanting to die, finds a reason to live and to love again. Only to discover what it is to be Otherwise.
The entire idea behind Otherwise is incredibly refreshing. Put in a cast of characters that is vividly full of spunk and personality and it’s the perfect combination for an amazing book. Author Jennifer B. White’s portrayal of the town of Green Lake is remarkable. She literally places you in the eyes of the main character, Delilah, and you see and feel every moment when Delilah uncovers the town’s dark secrets.
Delilah has come back to Green Lake to clean the house of her dead Meema, a woman who has hoarded many items. She then discovers that Green Lake has two types of residents, human beings and the “otherwise”. The story takes off from here and Delilah has to determine who are real and help solve murders.
Delilah is a very frail and vulnerable girl which I felt a lot of compassion for. The supporting characters are complex but yet fit in very well with the storyline. The book is exceptionally written well and brilliantly integrates the human world and the supernatural. White’s description of Meema’s hoarding was so detailed that you get a sense of what the effects of this disease carries. I love the unpredictability that the book entails and once you reach the ending, you will be blown away. A great read that will not disappoint.
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33 comments:
YES!! Tons...the ones I've read the most are the ones from the Twilight Saga...with more than 10 times each book...but New Moon...which is my least favorite...also, The Body Finder, Shiver, Hush. Hush, Soul Screamers series, Shatter Me, and so many more!!! I'm all for book rereads!
Yes, I have re-read classics. Wonderful giveaway, thanks for sharing the novel and author with us
i reread all my historical romances, my darkhunter book and anything by tamora pierce, they are all rereads :)
thanks for the giveaway
Yes!!!! If a book is part of a series, I reread all of the books prior to reading the newly released book.
Thanks for the giveaway!
I've read a few more than once but reading Lord of the Rings twice was an achievement!
I have only read a few more then once. When I first started reading I wasnt able to get to a library, ereader, and didnt have money to buy a whole lot. I reread Twilight Saga, HoN, and VA a few times over.
Never..I don't know what it is but I can't. It's like I already know what's going to happen so I don't want to read it over. And I have to many books to read to go a head and reread a book.
Yes, many times!
YES, Harry Potter series, House Of night series, twilight series and a few classics:)
I am not an advocate of re-reading, but I have read Jane Austen's books several times. ^^
I am devoted to the books and series that I love. I begin to see the characters as friends and definitely go back and reread the story, generally after a while has passed. Sometimes I want a specific feeling when I am reading and will pick up a favorite book that I knew gave that to me and will reread it. Great therapy if you need to laugh or cry and clear the sinuses :) Thank you for sharing with us today and for the awesome giveaway opportunity. I think that Otherwise sounds like a taste of a little something different and I would love to read it.
I'm currently re-reading The Hunger Games trilogy. I often re-read books since it gives me another perspective on why things happened the way they did. I find it just as exciting the second (or third, or fourth) time around usually.
Thank you for taking the time to do this giveaway :)
Yes, I have read dozens of books more than once :)
Yes, I have and I am currently re-reading The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn for the 3rd time!
Thank you for the giveaway ^_^
Thanks for the giveaway
And yes I like to reread the book because I think that by doing so you can discover things about the book you didn't think about the first time round :)
yes some of the steepen king and then some of the one i have now
i love the cover the book
thanks for the giveway and would love to read t he book and blog on the book for you
Oh yes. Sometimes if I'm sick I read all the way through Stephen King's The Stand (uncut version). Usually by the time I finish that monster I'm all better.
Oh YES!! There are so many wonderful book, and I have some favorites that I always need to re-read again, sometimes every year.
Yes! Some of my childhood books. I read them even 5 times :D
Yes, I have read twice The mortal Intruments and The hunger games!
yes, i have read a couple books more than once because they were so good
one of them is, "The Silver Bird: A Tale for Those Who Dream" by Joyce S. Petschek
No not yet but I do plan to read acouple series again
yes plenty of them
Yes, I have read lots of them over!! What an awesome author interview and giveaway, Jean!! Thank you!!
No, but I have a few series that I would like to read over again- too many great NEW books out there :-)
I have not, unless you count having to go back and re-read the last several chapters because you blew through them to get to the ending! HA
Yes! I've read the Vampire Academy series several times, the BDB series and more!
Sure have. I read Black Dagger Brotherhood series more than once. If A new book comes out in a series I read, I usually try to go back and read a few, just to brush up on the series!
Yes, I have. I read "Hush Hush" by Becca Fitzpatrick.
Yes, I re-read books all the time!
Yes, I have read several books more than once! I just LOVE to read books over and over again!
Yep totally. I've read the Darkest Powers Trilogy about 6 times already, Can You Keep a Secret twice and others. :)
of course!! reading, whatever it may be, never gets old or boring!! :)
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