About this item
Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you're the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood, so to speak. In this third installment of the Stoker and Holmes series, Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes have reluctantly agreed to act as social chaperones and undercover bodyguards for Princess Lurelia of Betrovia, who has arrived in London to deliver a letter that details the secret location of an ancient chess queen that's been missing for centuries. But when the letter - which will heal a centuries-old rift between England and the Betrovians - is stolen out from under Evaline and Mina's watchful eyes, the two girls are forced into a high-stakes race to ensure they find the chess queen before anyone else does.
About the Author
I can't remember a time when I wasn't writing some kind of story - from the 6th-grade version of Gilligan's Island that starred my classmates and me, to the passed-around-the-classroom story of my friends in high school meeting our favorite rock band and the adventures that ensued, to my first real attempt at writing a full-length novel, which was in college (when I should have been studying) .
Off and on over the years, during my career in health care and with small business start-ups, getting married, raising two dogs and three children, I wrote - sometimes finishing the book, sometimes moving on to greener pastures.
When I became addicted to Buffy the Vampire Slayer (thank heaven for DVDs!) , I thought ... hmm ... what would it be like if Buffy had been living during the times of balls and chaperones and the ton? And thus The Gardella Vampire Chronicles were born.
All five of the Gardella Vampire Chronicles have been released, and although I was sad to see them end, they ended at a place that felt right. There may be more in the future ... but as of now, I have no plans.
In the mean time, I'm working on a new historical vampire series to be released in 2011. It's called the Regency Draculia, and will come out in April 2011.
I'm also writing a fabulously different post-apocalyptic paranormal romance for Avon under the name Joss Ware. Check out the site to find out how I went from vampire hunters to zombies! The first three books are available now.
I hope you enjoy the books and would love to hear from you!
