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The Turning Series – Unleashed

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A feud, which has been unsettled for centuries…

A vampire leader, determined to sacrifice his army…

A werewolf clan, ready to invade its greatest enemy…

A town on the verge of destruction, its secrets buried in an Indian legend…

This is Apollo’s story.

In a hurry to leave the forest of Stockwood, Washington, and the feud between his vampire family and his werewolf bloodline, Apollo and Sophie flee to a neighboring town in order to seek a “normal” life together.

Protecting Sophie is the only thing on Apollo’s mind—until he finds himself in the middle of a town with a deadly secret—a secret which includes everyone he loves.

Now caught between his duties to protect the vampire family that raised him, share his life with the woman he loves and unravel the town’s secrets, which could destroy everyone, Apollo makes a choice. Determined to do the right thing, Apollo’s world is torn apart, causing him to unleash his rage on everything in his path.

The Dhellia Series

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Satan’s rebellious daughter, Dhellia, could be his greatest challenge yet.

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Interviews: Beyond Today

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Q: Lorna, if you could tell the readers one thing about yourself that wasn’t in your book, what would it be?

A. One thing? Wow, that’s tough. I would have to say that I love to watch reality television. Mostly the cooking channels, but my favorite is Hell’s Kitchen.

Q. When Fiona set you up with Gerard did you find him attractive?

A. Of course! Gerard is extremely handsome. He’s a cross between Ben Affleck and Chris Pine. He’s a gentlemen and a bit on the serious side. But that’s how I like a man.

Q. Neil. Tell us about him.

A. The love of my life. I knew it the day I met him on our college campus and I knew it the day I stood at the church ready to say my vows. A gentle soul, calm and kind and everything that’s good in the world. That’s Neil.

 

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Q. Neil, if you could tell the readers one thing about yourself that wasn’t in your book, what would it be?

A. I didn’t’ always want to be a firefighter. From the age of 5 till I was 16, I wanted to be a volcanologist.

Q. A what?

A. (Laughs) A Volcanologist. My parents had a friend that would come over on Sunday morning for breakfast and talk about his job as a Volcanologist. I was mesmerized by the danger he would tell us about.

Q. What made you pursue another career path?

A.  Three letters. PhD in Geology. Who knew.

Q. Tell us about Lorna.

A. An amazing woman—dedicated to the core when she’s in love. She’s the type of woman that would stand by my side and be my cheerleader. I was blessed to meet her in 2004, and I’ve loved her every moment from that day forward.

 

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Q: Fiona, if you could tell the readers one thing about yourself that wasn’t in your book, what would it be?

A. I hate when my brother and his wife come over and stay with me. Who’s going to read this because I don’t want this to get back to them?

Q. The public. You talk about your weight a lot in the book. How has that affected you?

A. Being overweight is not fun. There’s a different level of respect that you get from the general public when you’re overweight. I lost 60 pounds with a good diet and exercise. It was just hard to get myself motivated to get there.

Q. You and Lorna grew up together. Has she ever made you mad?

A. (Laughs) Of course. We’re like sisters and sisters get mad at each other. I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Q. If you could give us one word to describe Gerard, what would it be?

A. Finger-lickin-good. (giggles)

Interviews: The Turning Series

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[image error]Q.  Apollo, I’m—I want to ask you a couple questions if you don’t mind.

A.  I don’t mind at all. Please, go ahead.

Q.  If you could share with the reader one thing about your life that wasn’t in your book, what would it be?

A.  Sometimes, I think I can remember being in my mother’s womb. The rhythm of her heartbeat was like a lullaby that comforted me while I slept. Her voice was the melody of an angel, and I remember a song she sang to me and Amaya while we were in her stomach. If I heard it today, I would recognize the song. It was a Spanish lullaby.

Q.  What was it like growing up here—here in the forest?

A.  Normal. We didn’t know anything different. Although I had always wished there were more kids like us that we could play with.

Q.  We read in the book that you were human until your eighteenth birthday.

A.  That’s correct.

Q.  Care to elaborate?

A.  No.

Q.  Where’s the blood bank?

A.  You passed it on your way to Max’s lair.

Q.  That, that’s where they took the guy that was with me!

A.  Why would you have come into a lair of vampires?

Q.  To have this moment right here with you. What’s it like Apollo?

A.  What?

Q.  Being a vampire.

A.  Like an abandoned house with dark secrets. My soul is dark and empty, and only a distant memory lingers of the person I once was. Your worst nightmare would become your best friend, if you knew the whole truth.

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A.  When I was a kid, I always wondered why my father’s skin was colder than ours. I would often have nightmares about it.

Q.  What is a typical day for you?

A.  Do you mean a typical night?

Q.  Yes.

A.  Feed two times a night, hunt, and attend training classes on how to be an even better fighter. Even as a vampire, we understand it’s survival of the fittest.

Q.  Do you ever leave the forest?

A.  Of course, some of the vampires even have night jobs. They’ve been prepped to work with humans and make money. They are also the eyes and ears of our clan.

Q.  How many of you live here?

A.  No one gets a number. If numbers fall into human hands it will give them power over our kind.

Q.  What’s it like being a vampire?

A.  Strength, keen senses, speed, immortality wrapped up like a gift on Christmas morning. It’s who I am.

Q.  Do you love anyone?

A.  Love?  Good question. I’m interested in someone, but I’m not sure that I know if vampires love the way human’s love. Without a soul, we’re different.

Interviews: The Mancini Saga – Snap Shot

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Q:  Antonio, if you could tell the readers one thing about yourself that wasn’t in your book, what would it be?

A.  I miss my dad. Maybe the reader knows that, but it was tough when he died. I was only fourteen and things just haven’t been the same without him. Plus, I bet he would have been proud of me making it all the way to Hollywood.

Q.  Anyone who has ever lost someone can surely relate. You’ve been in California for two years. What are the biggest differences between California and New York that you’ve noticed?

A.  I love the weather in California. Yet, there’s relatively no season change. I think Californians miss out on the opportunity to see the seasons in its entirety.

Q. Candace. What’s she like?

A.  A smart ass (chuckles). Actually, she’s stubborn yet determined. She’s one of those girls, (clears his throat) excuse me, women that is beautiful on the inside and outside, yet she doesn’t know it. I love her passion and her dedication to her work and to me of course. That day on the beach when I met her, was the best day of my life.

Q.  Any future movies?

A.  I sure hope so. I’m not ready for my career to end just yet.

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Q:  Candace, if you could tell the readers one thing about yourself that wasn’t in your book, what would it be?

A.   I’m a tomboy at heart. When I was a kid, I loved climbing trees and getting dirty. As I grew up and became a woman, I had to stop having that kind of fun.

Q.  How did you feel when you were told about your past?

A.  Shocked! That’s the only word that attempts to sum up my feelings.

Q.  Any babies in the future?

A. (Nervous giggle) Maybe someday.

Q.  Your thoughts about Antonio?

A.  A great actor and an amazing man. He comes from a really wholesome family, and I like that. I can’t imagine my life without him.

The Mancini Saga – Snap Shot

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On the night that Antonio proposes to Candace, their car is involved in a massive car accident. When Antonio wakes in the hospital the following morning, the investigator tells him that he was alone in the car at the time of the accident. Against medical advice, Antonio flees the hospital and starts to search for the woman who accepted his proposal. One clue after another brings him closer to discovering the truth and proving his sanity.

 

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The Mancini Saga – I.O.U.

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[image error]Twenty-seven-year-old detective Carlo Mancini is your average do-good kind-of-guy with an insatiable appetite for justice. However, Carlo has one personal setback: his inability to let a senseless crime become a cold case. His obsession to uphold the law has led him on a ten-year, dead-end search for the infamous IOU thief.

Twenty-six-year-old Mia Baker lives a normal life: a quaint apartment overlooking Central Park, cherished friends, and Pirate, her one-eyed cat. To most people, Mia’s life seems perfect; but to Mia, that couldn’t be further from the truth—especially when her disturbing past comes back to haunt her.

When Detective Mancini bangs on Mia’s front door, he has no idea he will soon unravel some disturbing truths about himself, and the woman in front of him. One chance encounter can destroy the very fabric of their woven lives when Carlo realizes reality is not always black and white…

 

Beyond Today

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[image error]Beyond Today – A Novella

It’s Leap Day 2008, and Lorna Casey is ready to stand at the altar and confess her undying love to her fiancé, Neil Gallagher. But Neil never makes it to the altar, and Lorna is left to pick up the pieces of her shattered heart. With her love life completely undone and her future teetering on uncertainty, Lorna spends the next four years faithful to the one great love of her life.

And then things take an unexpected turn…

 

 

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Christmas With The Mancinis

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Isabelle Mancini, the matriarch of the family, really misses her children. Except for Bella, who is now a senior in high school, her sons are spread out all over the U.S. and overseas. She decides to do something a little different this Christmas and rents a gorgeous cabin in the mountains to get everyone together. But it’s not just their company she’s craving. Isabelle has an announcement to make, one that will shock her family.

When a blizzard strands a dinner guest on the side of the road, four of the Mancini brothers leave the cabin to brave the elements, find this guest, and bring him and themselves safely back to the cabin.

A slippery drive down the mountain, in search of the missing guest, brings unexpected suspense from both the wilderness and desperate criminals as a man-versus-nature challenge juxtaposes with a man-against-man danger that threatens their very survival.

The Mancini family invites you to a very special–and very exciting–Christmas Eve adventure. Don’t miss it!

Christmas with THE MANCINIS

DON’T MISS OUT. WILL BE RELEASED AT THE END OF NOVEMBER 2012