Jessica - The time has come for the AbbeysHollow.com website to shut down, and for my main author site, JessicaVerday.com, to get a face lift. For any further information head over to this site... more

Jessica - The time has come for the AbbeysHollow.com website to shut down, and for my main author site, JessicaVerday.com, to get a face lift. For any further information head over to this site jessicaverday.blogspot.com/

Forgot to check in on November 1st :o. Oh well there is currently two anthology book releases featuring Jessica Verday and many other authors. The first is Enthralled which has Jessica's short... more

Forgot to check in on November 1st :o. Oh well there is currently two anthology book releases featuring Jessica Verday and many other authors. The first is Enthralled which has Jessica's short story "At the Late Night, Double Feature, Picture Show" which introduces a new character that hasn't been in any of her previous books a girl name Jane that comes from a family of Supernatural hunters with special abilities all except from her. This was released on September 20th and should be in all good book shops.

The Second book is called The First Time which Jessica edited and put together and this also features her short story "Once Burned, Twice Shy" another story about Jane. However this is only available as an E Book. This book is available on Amazon.com for a small price of $2.99 and was released October 29th.

Reading on my lunch break :)

Last Fact


The Final Chapter
When I first started thinking about this series and making my notes, the biggest question to come up, of course, was: what's going to happen at the end? I thought I... more

Last Fact


The Final Chapter
When I first started thinking about this series and making my notes, the biggest question to come up, of course, was: what's going to happen at the end? I thought I had it. An ending that I liked. An ending that would be great. Everything changed though when I actually started writing the book. A couple of chapters in, and a different ending came to me. An ending that was pretty much the complete opposite of what I'd planned. So I wrote the whole book and when it came time to edit, I had to make a choice. If I went with option one everything for the rest of the series would be different. If I went with option two, everything would be even MORE different. There was no compromise. No middle ground.


In the end, I went with the RIGHT ending. The ending that I think I knew all along was the one that felt truest to the story I was trying to tell - a story of love.

Ninth Fact

The Alternate Ending
THE HAUNTED originally had an alternate ending. When I wrote it, I knew the last scene had to be big, had to have emotional impact because it would be the driving... more

Ninth Fact

The Alternate Ending
THE HAUNTED originally had an alternate ending. When I wrote it, I knew the last scene had to be big, had to have emotional impact because it would be the driving force for the final book in the series. In the original version, Abbey and Ben got into a car accident on the way back from Caspian's hometown. Caspian was grief stricken over the fact that he couldn't help Abbey, who was hurt. So why was it changed? Because ultimately, it ended up raising too many questions that didn't have anything to do with THE HIDDEN. I knew that as a result of the accident Abbey would be starting book three in the same place that she's starting now, so I decided to change it during the edits to something more personal. The image flashed into my head of Vincent lying on Abbey's bed, pretending to be Caspian while surrounded with her broken bottles of perfume, and red roses, and blood, and knew THAT was it. That was the emotional impact I wanted!

Eight Fact

The Legend Lives
Although Washington Irving was no doubt inspired by several real life locations and local people when writing The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, including the tulip tree... more

Eight Fact

The Legend Lives
Although Washington Irving was no doubt inspired by several real life locations and local people when writing The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, including the tulip tree that British spy John Andre was captured under as well as Katrina Van Tassel's character, local legend has it that a headless soldier really is buried in the Sleepy Hollow cemetery. He was a mercenary, and therefore committed brutal acts, yet his saving grace was to save a child. When he lost his head the town voted to bury him in the local cemetery. It's possible that Washington Irving heard this story and a Headless Horseman really did exist!

Seventh Fact

The Science Fair
I didn't have to look far for inspiration when I wrote the scene in THE HOLLOW that dealt with Abbey and Ben trying to figure out what science fair project to do for... more

Seventh Fact

The Science Fair
I didn't have to look far for inspiration when I wrote the scene in THE HOLLOW that dealt with Abbey and Ben trying to figure out what science fair project to do for school. This one I took straight from real life! In seventh grade I did my science fair project based on whether or not the loss of one sense (vision) would heighten another sense (smell). Although my findings were based on short experimentation, and the answer was no, I won first place and even went on to the regional science fair. (Second place there - if I'm remembering correctly.) That's right, a bit of Ben's character was based on my inner science geek!

Sixth Fact

Candy Christine
Ben always struck me as the type of guy who would totally name his car, but I had a hard time figuring out just what that name should be. I was reading a Stephen King... more

Sixth Fact

Candy Christine
Ben always struck me as the type of guy who would totally name his car, but I had a hard time figuring out just what that name should be. I was reading a Stephen King book at the time when it came to me: why not name his car after the first horror movie I ever saw (eight years old, and yes, I loved it)? The answer to this, of course, was CHRISTINE. Since I was also eating some of my favorite candies - Hot Tamales - the perfect name was born, Candy Christine.

Fifth Fact - This one was written a while back on the UK Hidden release date.


The Voice That Started It All
Today is the UK release day for THE HIDDEN so I thought I'd share the one thing that... more

Fifth Fact - This one was written a while back on the UK Hidden release date.


The Voice That Started It All
Today is the UK release day for THE HIDDEN so I thought I'd share the one thing that everyone always asks about. The one thing I always said I was waiting to reveal: what Abbey's first words to me were. What made me sit up and say "That's interesting! But who ARE you? What does that mean? I want to know more."
It's now the prologue for THE HIDDEN...

"My name is Abbey. And I'm in love with a ghost."

Fourth Fact

He's Got the Look
One of the books that I always recommend and you'll hear me gush about time and time again is the Forbidden Game series by L.J. Smith. If you've read this series... more

Fourth Fact

He's Got the Look
One of the books that I always recommend and you'll hear me gush about time and time again is the Forbidden Game series by L.J. Smith. If you've read this series then you know about Julian, a Shadow Man. Julian was one of my first literary crushes (tied with Anton from Summer of my German Soldier) and he was my Edward back in the day. I knew I wanted to pay homage to L.J. Smith when I wrote THE HOLLOW for being such a huge inspiration to me, so I figured one of the best ways to do that was with my hero! And that's why Caspian has white-blond hair...in honor of Julian.

Third Fact

Inspired By...
The restaurant that Ben works at in The Hollow Trilogy was inspired by a real restaurant called The Horseman Restaurant & Pizza. I found this place on my first visit... more

Third Fact

Inspired By...
The restaurant that Ben works at in The Hollow Trilogy was inspired by a real restaurant called The Horseman Restaurant & Pizza. I found this place on my first visit to Sleepy Hollow in 2006 and with it's Sleepy Hollow themed decor (check out the giant mirror!), I knew it had to make a guest appearance in THE HOLLOW. To make it my own I changed the name to the Horseman's Haunt, but you can still go visit - check it out at 276 N. Broadway Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591.

Oops think i forgot to put up another fact yesterday lol. So here is the second fact about the books that Verday wrote.

Ben's Original Name
Abbey's friend (and science fair partner) wasn't... more

Oops think i forgot to put up another fact yesterday lol. So here is the second fact about the books that Verday wrote.

Ben's Original Name
Abbey's friend (and science fair partner) wasn't always Ben. He was originally named Cris. I changed his name during the editing process because I thought I had too many 'C' sounding names with Caspian and Kristen. For a short time he was Chase while I searched for something better, then Ben came to me and I knew it was perfect!

Jessica Verday decided to do this 10 day of facts for the last ten days before the last book release so i am gonna post those facts here on her book pages for next ten days for anyone that is... more

Jessica Verday decided to do this 10 day of facts for the last ten days before the last book release so i am gonna post those facts here on her book pages for next ten days for anyone that is interested. Here is the first.

Feels Like Fall
I wrote a lot of THE HOLLOW during the months of June, July, and August and would take nightly walks to help me sort out the plot and get ready for writing the next day. The only problem was that in Abbey's world it was September and October. Which meant every night, without fail, I would reach for my jacket to put on before my walk because I would get so lost in my writing I constantly thought it was Autumn!

http://thebrasskeybooks.vpweb.com/Signed-Books.html. This bookstore are currently selling The Haunted Signed books but stock is limited so if you are interested take a look soon :).

Second One: SIBA 2010 Trade Show
Date: September 24
Time: 11:00 AM
Panel Discussion: "Aliens to Zombies"
Book signing: 1:45-2:45 - Upper Pool deck
Location: SIBA tradeshow event, Granada B... more

Second One: SIBA 2010 Trade Show
Date: September 24
Time: 11:00 AM
Panel Discussion: "Aliens to Zombies"
Book signing: 1:45-2:45 - Upper Pool deck
Location: SIBA tradeshow event, Granada B, Daytona,FL

That seems to be the only September dates i will post the later ones soon :)

I don't live in the US but there are a few tour dates for Jessica going on atm for the release of her new book so i will post some details for you :)

First one: Decatur Book Festival
Date... more

I don't live in the US but there are a few tour dates for Jessica going on atm for the release of her new book so i will post some details for you :)

First one: Decatur Book Festival
Date: September 4
Panel Discussion: "Method Behind the Magic"
Time: 2-2:45 PM
Book signing: right after the panel discussion.
Location: Old Courthouse on the Square, Decatur, GA

This is the second book in the series and if you liked the first book you will love this one. I love how the author managed to keep all the things you love from the first book and bring it alive in... more

This is the second book in the series and if you liked the first book you will love this one. I love how the author managed to keep all the things you love from the first book and bring it alive in this book along with introducing new characters, adding extra mystery and just leaving you shocked that the story could get even better than the first.

Again if you like supernatural type books and YA books like Kim Harrisons Madison Avery series you will love this one. The only negative is that it leaves you at the end with a cliffhanger that makes you want to read the next one which isn't so bad now that it is available to buy in all good bookshops.

I'm holding my breath!! *_*

Finally found it!!