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Mina Holmes and Evaline Stoker return in their final - and most exciting - adventure together."Gleason has vamped up the familiar world of Holmes and Watson ... to paranormally exhilarating effect!" -The New York TimesIt's a cold, blustery day in January of 1890 when Mina Holmes receives an invitation to Evaline Stoker's wedding. The two young women - partners and occasionally friends - haven't spoken for nearly two months, since the events at the Carnelian Crow.Shocked, Mina is still looking at the invitation when constables from Scotland Yard begin pounding on her front door. They've arrived to arrest her for the murder of a man she's never even heard of.Meanwhile, Evaline has her hands full with wedding plans (boring) and an overbearing sister who wants to manage her every move - including a dizzying array of social activities. In the midst of all this, she receives an invitation to visit Lady Isabella Cosgrove-Pitt, a most villainous woman.With Pix in jail, Mina being hunted by Scotland Yard, and Evaline dining with the murderous Lady Isabella what more can possibly go wrong?Plenty. And when the mysterious black zeppelin appears once again in the night sky, things are about to get even more dangerous for Miss Stoker and Miss Holmes.
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!