Talent Show of the Damned: BOOK TWELVE (Ghost Town of SoreAss Creek - Whiskey Gulch 12)
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Welcome back to Whiskey Gulch—where the whiskey’s haunted, the ghosts have stage fright, and the living can’t get a word in over the applause.
When Aggie Pruitt jokes that the ghosts should “put on a show,” the idea takes on a life—and afterlife—of its own. Overnight, posters appear on tombstones, the saloon transforms into a haunted cabaret, and tourists become unwilling judges in the first ever Talent Show of the Damned.
Sheriff Zeke Hollerbrand insists on reciting cowboy poetry. Daisy Mae Larkspur’s ghost belts out duets with herself. Undertaker Morty Keene juggles coffins to thunderous applause. Peach Bellamy and Madam Ophelia Devereaux face off in a burlesque battle so scandalous it nearly burns the curtains—and the egos—with it. Grandma Mavis challenges a poltergeist to a drinking contest, the Yorkies demand their own spotlight, and poor Jo McGraw just wants to make it through the night without the roof collapsing, the floor vanishing, or Wade Boone getting himself declared “Best in Show.”
But the Talent Show isn’t just comedy—it’s confession. Every performer, living or dead, takes the stage carrying regrets, rivalries, and unfinished songs. Between the laughter and the lightning, Jo realizes that courage isn’t about perfection—it’s about showing up, cracked voice and all. And in Whiskey Gulch, laughter is more than medicine; it’s resurrection with rhythm.
The ghosts want their encore. The living want their sanity. And the audience? They’re just hoping to leave with all their limbs—and their dignity—intact.
Talent Show of the Damned blends paranormal comedy, western grit, ghostly romance, and small-town chaos into one unforgettable performance. It’s fast-paced, emotional, a little scandalous, and loaded with the whiskey-soaked wisdom fans love from Trudy Myrland’s Whiskey Gulch series. Between lust-meets-laughter flirtations, smart wicked dialogue, and confident female desire that could melt the stage lights, this installment proves that even the damned deserve their standing ovation.
If you like your fiction funny, flirty, and fearlessly supernatural, you’ll love this book. Expect ghostly hijinks, burlesque duels, cowboy poetry gone wrong, sass citations, haunted saloons, talking telegraphs, and one grandmother who could outdrink eternity. Every chapter delivers the cinematic humor, emotional nakedness, and moral mischief that define the Whiskey Gulch brand.
Why I Love This Book
1️⃣ It’s America’s Got Haunt meets Deadwood—a paranormal rom-com so funny the afterlife called to RSVP.
2️⃣ Jo McGraw’s strength, wit, and pink-shirt sass make her the heroine every haunted cowboy dreams about.
3️⃣ The ghosts sing, the living swear, and Grandma Mavis proves that age and whiskey always win.
4️⃣ It’s proof that laughter really can raise the dead—or at least keep them entertained.