I just read the free indie
Dying for a Living by Kory M. Shrum and enjoyed it enough to buy the next two books in the series.
Smashwords (DRM-free)
Amazon
Quote:
On the morning before her 67th death, it is business as usual for Jesse Sullivan: meet with the mortician, counsel soon-to-be-dead clients, and have coffee while reading the latest regeneration theory. Jesse dies for a living, literally. As a Necronite, she is one of the population’s rare 2% who can serve as a death replacement agent, dying so others don’t have to. Although each death is different, the result is the same: a life is saved, and Jesse resurrects days later with sore muscles, new scars, and another hole in her memory.
But when Jesse is murdered and becomes the sole suspect in a federal investigation, more than her freedom and sanity are at stake. She must catch the killer herself—or die trying.
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It's contemporary/urban fantasy with romance and some sex (not graphic). The protagonist is a bisexual woman and the storyline integrates some unflattering social commentary about modern Christianity, so if you find either of those off-putting, you may want to pass this one up.
I enjoy contemporary fantasy, but have rather had my fill of vampires and werewolves. I instead found this story to be novel and refreshing.
Aside from being fun to read, the book has obviously crossed the desk of a professional editor. I've been turned off by a number of otherwise good indie stories when spelling and grammar mistakes become too distracting, but I didn't notice any of either in
Dying for a Living.
Here's the
author's page (which includes links to the other books in the series) at Smashwords. They're couponable at Kobo.