NBtM Virtual Book Tour and Giveaway: Swipe Right for Murder by Polly Harris

Welcome to my stop on the NBtM virtual book tour for Swipe Right for Murder by Polly Harris. This book tour was organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. On my stop, I have an excerpt from the book as well as a fascinating guest post from the author. There's also the tour wide giveaway for a chance to win a $10 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card. Be sure to follow the rest of the tour for more content. Enjoy!

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Title: Swipe Right for Murder

Author: Polly Harris

Publication Date: September 14th 2021

Print Length: 205 pages

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Thriller

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DATING IS TOUGH. ESPECIALLY IF THE GUY YOU LIKE MIGHT BE A SERIAL KILLER.

After a devastating heartbreak and a string of short-lived, failed relationships, college student Georgie Itoyama has now decided to approach dating in the same way that she approaches everything else: methodically, logically, and efficiently.

Georgie downloads countless dating apps, determined to find the love of her life as easily as she orders jeans online. And while her love-at-first-sight aspirations don’t exactly come true, she does find someone she likes. Quite a lot.

There’s only one problem. Girls are going missing at Georgie’s university, and all the signs are pointing to . . . him?

But that’s ridiculous. What are the chances that she’s dating an actual serial killer?

Then she matches with Nate. Mysterious, intelligent, and oddly fixated on solving the local disappearances. As Georgie’s relationships deepen with each of her guys, she unwittingly finds herself caught up in the mess that is murder, intrigue, and the nightmare of online dating.

**The eBook is on sale for $0.99 during this tour.**

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EXCERPT:

“They found her body in a ditch. She’d been there for a couple days or so.” Shannon almost drops her precariously tall pile of books upon delivering this news to me. She shakes her head and starts shelving.

“That’s awful,” I say from a few shelves away where I’m trying to alphabetize the children’s section. Kids are not very good at putting books back from where they found them.

I’d heard the news this morning back at the dorms. I’d been in the bathroom doing my makeup with a few of the other girls on my hall, when the RA had come in and told us about it. Gossip spreads like wildfire at a small school, especially when it involves murder. I’d had a surprisingly numb reaction to it. Much like my reaction now. I keep expecting it to hit me. For me to feel sad, upset, afraid—anything. I actually only feel relief. Horrifyingly enough.

Relief that it wasn’t me who found her. That someone else gets to carry that trauma and not me.

“That’s your school, isn’t it?” Shannon asks.

“Yeah.” I think back to finding Whitney in the stairwell. The image is strangely void in my mind—I remember walking down the stairs, discussing bacon flavored cupcakes with Olivia, I remember the heels of my sneakers squeaking against the linoleum. And then it’s blank. I do remember the feeling though. The denial. The blood rushing in my eardrums, my heartrate accelerating before I even understood why.

“So creepy,” Shannon comments, almost to herself.

With a jolt, I remember what Miles had said at the froyo place a few nights ago. How some girl from Altmar had gone missing. He didn’t mention a name, probably didn’t know it, but I have the feeling it’s this same girl.

A part of me wants to think like Amelia did when Miles first mentioned it. This girl was probably caught up in the wrong crowd. She probably knew some nasty people, was maybe even involved in something illegal. Anything to curb the nagging fear that’s rising up inside of me. The fear that this could happen to anyone. That I could be next.

But I think back to Shannon’s ramblings from a few minutes ago. She’d been such a sweetheart. Her parents said she never partied, never did drugs, was a perfect student. Who would murder such a girl? This perfect, sweet girl.

But none of us are actually as good as we seem, I think.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Polly Harris is the author of six YA novels and runs her own editorial company where she works on books just like this one. When Polly isn’t writing or editing, she can be found cuddling her cat (professionally known as her editorial assistant), crafting, or swiping through dating apps.

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GUEST POST:

True crime documentaries (like for most people) are one of my favorite things to watch. If there's a new mysterious murder mystery show on Netflix, you better believe I'm watching it immediately. And based on that, it's not surprising at all that I decided to WRITE my very own murder mystery.

But when it comes to unsolved true crime cases ... that's a whole different story.

Maybe it's because I'm an author and I love seeing things plotted out in extreme detail, but the whole "unsolved" aspect of many of these crimes just doesn't appeal to me.

Honestly, unsolved true crime cases drive me up the wall, lol! I can't handle them. I always go for true crime documentaries that tie everything up in the end in a perfect bow. I don't know why, but the idea of an unsolved mystery (especially something with murder or violence) is so creepy and scary to me! As long as any murder mystery show, documentary, or book ends with a solved case, I can go to sleep that night. Otherwise, I'm way too stressed out!

I think there's also another aspect that bugs me about these types of cases. And again, it probably has something to do with me being an author. The majority of my time is spent meticulously going through plot points, coming up with ideas, shooting ideas down, and ironing out the perfect plot. Even the perfect murder. That being said, when I sit down to read a book or watch a show, I don't want to do any of that work! Haha! I already do that all day every day. I don't want to figure out who the murderer is, wrack my brain for clues and loopholes. I want to be presented with a story, and presented with a finale. All tied up. Nice and easy to digest.

So, while I love true crime cases, I want true crime cases that are solved. 100% solved, throw the book away, everyone can go home now.

What about you? Do unsolved true crime cases drive you crazy like me? Or do you love the thrill of trying to figure it out yourself?

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GIVEAWAY:

Polly Harris will be awarding a $10 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter.

(All the Ups and Downs is not responsible for this giveaway, its entries, or the prize. Goddess Fish Promotions assumes all responsibility for this giveaway.)

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