Dead Cereus

Holy holly berries! "Hurricane Holly" creates shenanigans on the Olympic level. This mischievous charmer has found herself in many strange messes, but this one takes the carrot cake!

When the rare night-blooming cereus plant is scheduled to open its petals at Shellesby College's Night Lights Gala, Holly is there-and so is a killer. Events unfold that not only place her scholarship on the line, but also her life...and that of her rival. Holly finds herself racing the clock to save her arch nemesis, secure her scholarship, and catch a murderer... if she can!

Possibly the best "book boyfriend" you'll ever meet, William Smith is the hot and ingenious master gardener taking care of all the rare plants. This ultimate nurturer showers Holly and their beagle puppy, Sweetpea, with his special brand of humor and love.

This is the ultimate escape book with an epic romance and a fantastic, unique mystery rolled into one hilarious story...in fact, it just might be the funniest book you've read all year!  With all the feels, this novel can't help but implant itself in your heart and grow into one of your favorite reads.

Enter the world of Dead Cereus; you'll never want to leave. Put your petal to the metal in this most magnificent greenhouse overflowing with flowers and cool plants and see what all the buzz is about. Come for the mystery, stay for the food! Food plays a large role in this book and chocolate most of all. You will chocolate as you've never chocolated before! Dead Cereus is to die for!

With a blazing love affair with her "botanical boyfriend", and a murder hot enough to scorch her eyebrows off, can Holly stand the heat in the hothouse, or is she headed for a spectacular meltdown? Pick up a copy of Dead Cereus today to find out! Kira Seamon is the debut author with the killer imagination.

 Here is what The BookLife Prize had to say about Dead Cereus:

"This alluring mystery offers a brush of romance and plentiful humor, combined with abundant details about rare plants and gardening. The plot moves briskly and evenly and will keep readers engaged. The main character is energetic and enthusiastic. Side characters are well crafted and great fun. The inclusion of recipes from the novel's event is a nice touch. The focus on plant life, paired with a mystery, allows this novel to stand apart."