When I was growing up, I loved Mad Libs. The excitement of sort of writing your own story really appealed to me. So I thought it would be fun to mesh that love with my love of books by turning blurbs into mad libs and letting you guys write your own book blurbs.
For anyone that doesn't know how Mad Libs work, I will ask you for certain parts of speech or other specific things (i.e.: date, age, color, etc.) which you will write down. After you have completed your list, scroll down below the cover image to find the redacted blurb. Then read through it substituting your words where applicable. Try not to laugh. (Laughing is actually strongly encouraged, because this is supposed to be funny.)
Some brief definitions of the parts of speech.
Noun: Person, place, or thing.
Verb: Describes or indicates action.
Adverb: Modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb expressing manner, place, time, or degree (gently, here, now, very).
Adjective: Names an attribute of a noun (pretty, blue, large)
Pronoun: A word that can function as a noun (I, we, they)
Preposition: a word that combines with a noun or pronoun to form a phrase that usually acts as an adverb, adjective, or noun (on, after, for)
And with that, here we go.
1: Adjective
2: Noun
3: Adjective
4: Verb
5: Plural noun
6: Noun
7: Verb ending in ing
8: Adverb
9: Plural noun
10: Number
Some brief definitions of the parts of speech.
Noun: Person, place, or thing.
Verb: Describes or indicates action.
Adverb: Modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb expressing manner, place, time, or degree (gently, here, now, very).
Adjective: Names an attribute of a noun (pretty, blue, large)
Pronoun: A word that can function as a noun (I, we, they)
Preposition: a word that combines with a noun or pronoun to form a phrase that usually acts as an adverb, adjective, or noun (on, after, for)
And with that, here we go.
1: Adjective
2: Noun
3: Adjective
4: Verb
5: Plural noun
6: Noun
7: Verb ending in ing
8: Adverb
9: Plural noun
10: Number
Genre: Paranormal
Published: August 4, 2017
Pages: 226
What happens when your friend signs you up to a dating site? You end up with a date, one who’s a little more than you expected.
That’s what happens to Jill Henderson when her ( 1: Adjective ) friend Amanda Nolan signs her up with Eternal Mates, not understanding that it’s for immortals.
All Jill wants is a ( 2: Noun ) with whom she has something in common… a faithful and not too good looking man… A man that isn’t too young or over the hill. What she gets is something a whole lot more and drop dead ( 3: Adjective ) to boot.
Leonard Smyth has been duped by Luc Beauregard, his once best friend. Now he’s got to ( 4: Verb ) a woman he’s never met… not only that, but he must take her on five ( 5: Plural noun ), and not sleep with her.
It should be easy, right? Wrong. Especially when the woman he’s now dating is not only a ( 6: Noun ), but also has no idea that he is in fact a vampire. What’s worse, his glamour is ( 7: Verb ending in ing ) too well and women are throwing themselves at him… well, apart from Jill.
The women he can handle, but Jill, now she’s an enigma. Leonard is shocked to find that Jill is a woman he would ( 8: Adverb ) be happy to spend time with… and not just for a bang and bail. Now all he needs to do is keep his promise – and his ( 9: Plural noun ) to himself - or he forfeits the chance to heal the rift in his friendship with Luc.
Surely it’s an absolute doddle for a man who’s nearly ( 10: Number )-hundred- years old? Well it would be if he wasn’t trying to prove to Jill that he did in fact find her more attractive than the ones he’d turned away.
Contains profanity, humour and adult sex scenes.
That’s what happens to Jill Henderson when her ( 1: Adjective ) friend Amanda Nolan signs her up with Eternal Mates, not understanding that it’s for immortals.
All Jill wants is a ( 2: Noun ) with whom she has something in common… a faithful and not too good looking man… A man that isn’t too young or over the hill. What she gets is something a whole lot more and drop dead ( 3: Adjective ) to boot.
Leonard Smyth has been duped by Luc Beauregard, his once best friend. Now he’s got to ( 4: Verb ) a woman he’s never met… not only that, but he must take her on five ( 5: Plural noun ), and not sleep with her.
It should be easy, right? Wrong. Especially when the woman he’s now dating is not only a ( 6: Noun ), but also has no idea that he is in fact a vampire. What’s worse, his glamour is ( 7: Verb ending in ing ) too well and women are throwing themselves at him… well, apart from Jill.
The women he can handle, but Jill, now she’s an enigma. Leonard is shocked to find that Jill is a woman he would ( 8: Adverb ) be happy to spend time with… and not just for a bang and bail. Now all he needs to do is keep his promise – and his ( 9: Plural noun ) to himself - or he forfeits the chance to heal the rift in his friendship with Luc.
Surely it’s an absolute doddle for a man who’s nearly ( 10: Number )-hundred- years old? Well it would be if he wasn’t trying to prove to Jill that he did in fact find her more attractive than the ones he’d turned away.
Contains profanity, humour and adult sex scenes.
Now that your fun is through, here is the real blurb for Immortal Flame by JF Holland.
What happens when your friend signs you up to a dating site? You end up with a date, one who’s a little more than you expected.
That’s what happens to Jill Henderson when her best friend Amanda Nolan signs her up with Eternal Mates, not understanding that it’s for immortals.
All Jill wants is a man with whom she has something in common… a faithful and not too good looking man… A man that isn’t too young or over the hill. What she gets is something a whole lot more and drop dead gorgeous to boot.
Leonard Smyth has been duped by Luc Beauregard, his once best friend. Now he’s got to date a woman he’s never met… not only that, but he must take her on five dates, and not sleep with her.
It should be easy, right? Wrong. Especially when the woman he’s now dating is not only a human, but also has no idea that he is in fact a vampire. What’s worse, his glamour is working too well and women are throwing themselves at him… well, apart from Jill.
The women he can handle, but Jill, now she’s an enigma. Leonard is shocked to find that Jill is a woman he would actually be happy to spend time with… and not just for a bang and bail. Now all he needs to do is keep his promise – and his hands to himself - or he forfeits the chance to heal the rift in his friendship with Luc.
Surely it’s an absolute doddle for a man who’s nearly five-hundred- years old? Well it would be if he wasn’t trying to prove to Jill that he did in fact find her more attractive than the ones he’d turned away.
Contains profanity, humour and adult sex scenes.
That’s what happens to Jill Henderson when her best friend Amanda Nolan signs her up with Eternal Mates, not understanding that it’s for immortals.
All Jill wants is a man with whom she has something in common… a faithful and not too good looking man… A man that isn’t too young or over the hill. What she gets is something a whole lot more and drop dead gorgeous to boot.
Leonard Smyth has been duped by Luc Beauregard, his once best friend. Now he’s got to date a woman he’s never met… not only that, but he must take her on five dates, and not sleep with her.
It should be easy, right? Wrong. Especially when the woman he’s now dating is not only a human, but also has no idea that he is in fact a vampire. What’s worse, his glamour is working too well and women are throwing themselves at him… well, apart from Jill.
The women he can handle, but Jill, now she’s an enigma. Leonard is shocked to find that Jill is a woman he would actually be happy to spend time with… and not just for a bang and bail. Now all he needs to do is keep his promise – and his hands to himself - or he forfeits the chance to heal the rift in his friendship with Luc.
Surely it’s an absolute doddle for a man who’s nearly five-hundred- years old? Well it would be if he wasn’t trying to prove to Jill that he did in fact find her more attractive than the ones he’d turned away.
Contains profanity, humour and adult sex scenes.
If you enjoyed this mad lib, please comment below with your list so that the rest of us can get a chuckle out of it as well. And be sure to share with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, etc. - Katie
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