Come remember the extraordinary power of being your true self.

"One is reminded of such Gothic treasures as Rebecca and Wuthering Heights." - The US Review of Books

In this Seductive Psychological Suspense, a troupe in England braves threats by hecklers when performing the history of the rare gem, Moldavite. The meteoric stone, featured in legends of Shambhalla and Atlantis, is sought after for its supposed mystical properties. The charismatic hypnotist, Dune, made the troupe famous, especially his wife Susan, the star. Whenever actors become ill, Dune hypnotizes the standbys to believe they actually are the actors they replace on stage, to fool the discerning audience. When the curtain reaches the floor after the encore, the post-hypnotic suggestion always ends, and the standbys recall their identities.

Susan mysteriously disappears, so her standby, Miriam, takes her place. Miriam's friend Colin clutches flowers in the audience, ready to congratulate her on the life-changing evening. He just that day kissed her for the first time. Will he become more than a friend that night?

He doesn't get the chance. Before the curtain lands, with Miriam still believing she is his wife, Dune whisks her away to an alchemist's castle: Dune has plans for an equinox ritual using the Moldavite elixir made there. Rumors say he is a secret agent, in a cult intertwined with the Nevermind and the Bennu troupe. In fact, Bennu is an ancient Egyptian flamingo deity, similar to the Phoenix, associated with initiation rituals that break down the identity and rebirth a person into a loyal member of a secret society.

This contemporary Gothic Romance dramatizes mystical sensual energy manipulation techniques that have been used for both good and bad. And it also explores the dangerous historical appropriation of cultural legends for the sake of forging military alliances.

Book I in the series won the international Readers Favorite Gold Medal for Intrigue!

Thrills for Thinkers

This standalone Contemporary Gothic novel will keep you awake - even when you sleep.

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• RomanceRomantic SuspenseSuspense
• RomanceGothic
• FranceSuspense

• Publication Date: September 26, 2018
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• Print Length: 370 Pages
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