I met Julie Kenner last month in Reno. We sat together at a dinner and had a great time. Now her new book, CARPE DEMON: ADVENTURES OF A DEMON-HUNTING SOCCER MOM is out, and I thought I'd tell you a little about it - but not before sharing Julie's answers to the all important questions:

Q: What song would you love to find out was written about you?
A: I’m about the least musically-oriented person on the planet, but I’m going to go with George Strait’s “The Chair,” simply because I think it’s an incredibly romantic song.
Q: If you were going to be the inspiration for a song, what would its title be?
A: Considering how much I have a tendency to angst, I think I have to pick one that’s already been done: “Don’t Worry. Be Happy” (or Monty Python’s “Always Look On The Bright Side of Life”)

A combination of mommy lit and fantasy, the book has been receiving praise since even before its release when Booksense honored it by selecting CARPE DEMON as one of its Top Ten Summer Paperback Picks for 2005.

Here's a little about the book, and you can find out more at Julie's web site: www.juliekenner.com. Enjoy!

Lots of women put their careers aside once the kids come along. Kate Connor, for instance, hasn't hunted a demon in ages...

That must be why she missed the one wandering through the pet food aisle of the San Diablo Wal-Mart. Unfortunately, he managed to catch her attention an hour later-when he crashed into the Connor house, intent on killing her.

Now Kate has to clean up the mess in her kitchen, dispose of a dead demon, and pull together a dinner party that will get her husband elected to County Attorney-all without arousing her family's suspicion. Worse yet, it seems the dead demon didn't come alone. He was accompanied by a High Demon named Goramesh who, for some unknown reason, intends to kill off the entire population of San Diablo.

It's time for Kate Connor to go back to work.