I have been told that readers want to know about the people
who write this weird stuff. So, I’ll
introduce my weird self. I started life
on December 27th (year intentionally omitted) as Linda Joyce Brown
in Anderson, South Carolina. I grew up
along the way and became a legal assistant.
The last position I held before retiring to write fulltime was with
Legal Services at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
I am a
mother, a writer and a lover of horses.
I spent many years in the show arena.
My Andalusian stallion Bonito was twice national champion at
halter. Our breeding operation was
Camelot Act II in my hometown. After the
death of two of my horses from a lightning strike, I sold the farm and moved to
Miami, but Bonito, of course (he was my soul mate) went with me. I’ve lived in Canada and England, and now
reside in the big State of Texas. My
favorite things are my two sons, horses, piano and gorgeous men with long blond
hair.
Enough about me…let’s talk
about my books!
I have four books available in
eBook and in print, Sinners’ Opera, Gemini Rising, Cardinal Desires and my
latest release, Sinners’ Obsession, the sequel to Sinners’ Opera and Book #2 in
the Obsession Series
Sinners’ Obsession was released in August by
Double Dragon Publishing:
A frantic mother researches her daughter's flawed DNA in a race
against time, suffering disappointment after disappointment in her search for a
cure.In this sequel to Sinners' Opera, Morgan D'Arcy, English lord, classical pianist and vampire, finally wins his Isabeau. Six months of painful separation have eroded Isabeau's need to remain true to her wicked bargain with the most powerful vampire in the world, Lucien St. Albans. During their estrangement, Isabeau gives birth to Morgan's daughter, Eroica—a DarkeChilde, half-human and half-vampire, outlawed by the Vampyre Code. She loves Morgan too much to live without him and relents to his enticing pursuit, but a dangerous confession nearly shatters their idyllic existence. In a dark moment, Morgan tells Isabeau their child carries a defective gene that will cause Eroica to go mad at puberty.
Eroica D'Arcy is the subject of Isabeau's deal with the devil. When their beautiful blonde daughter reaches her twentieth birthday, she is promised to the Dark Prince of vampires, Lucien St. Albans.
Excerpt:
Chapter 1
Beaufort, South Carolina
In
six months, the pain should have subsided.
Grief
and sorrow still twisted her heart.
Isabeau clamped a hand to the burning in her chest and hurried through
the darkness along the familiar path to the log cabin. She’d grown up in Beaufort, but it no longer
felt like home.
Nowhere does.
Only
the whisper of the pines broke the silence of the chill November night. Before she left the stables, she’d checked
the white ceramic watch she’d bought on sale.
The silver hands pointed to nine o’clock. In her jewelry box at home were countless
reminders of a life lost. She never wore
the emeralds, diamonds or expensive watches anymore. The jewelry he’d bought her glittered alone
in the darkness.
Time
had dimmed the exquisite, dreamlike happiness she’d known but not the memories.
…..
Last
month, on October 11th, a miracle was born. Isabeau intended to breast fed her little
Libra, but the baby had tried to bite her nipple. Knowing who—what—Eroica’s father was, Isabeau
bottle fed her daughter. As Lucien St.
Albans had predicted, Eroica was a female reproduction of her father. She had his silken blond hair, his
captivating blue eyes. Isabeau had
rejected Morgan’s calls, hadn’t opened his emails or the snail mail letters
arriving once a week. She was familiar
with his iron will. In every way
possible, he tried to seduce his way back into her life. If she’d heard his aristocratic voice on the
phone or read the same lilting cadence in the emails, she’d have lost her
battle against him.
But,
God, it hurt.
My prize is a beautiful silver
bracelet with turquoise accents (see picture) and a download of Sinners’
Opera. In order to win, please visit my
blog at http://lindanightingale.wordpress.com/ and find the answer to the following
question: In what year was Morgan
D’Arcy born? The answer is on one of
the book pages found at the top of the main page, then leave a comment with the
answer here. Have fun and good luck!!
Morgan D'Arcy was born on May 29, 1632 .
ReplyDeleteI just love your book it is very great and I can't to read it♥♥♥ :-D