A Secret Muse

Book info: A Secret Muse (Hardcover, 266 pages – Cricket Publishing, 2015) – Cricket Publishing, 2015. Language: Eng.

Go beyond the ordinary into a cruel and broody world reminiscent of traditional vampire stories. "Discover the secret of a family torn apart by betrayal, but bound together across the ages by love."Artist Coco Rhodes knows little about her family's association with the ancient clandestine organization The Allegiance and wants to keep it that way. She dislikes secrets; they're a painful reminder of her past.When the arrival of a letter from her dead mother, Coco demands an explanation from her brother, Christopher, a high-powered D.C. lawyer and member of the Allegiance. He insists she'll find answers in Italy, her birthplace. There she's unknowingly shadowed by Gabriel, a powerful warlock with vampire tendencies. After the death of a close friend, Coco's life takes a dark turn. With only a faded portrait torn from a lost sketchbook and one of her mother's unfinished paintings, Coco unravels clues from her past, in the hope of saving those she loves.Buy A Secret Muse and enter the dark, supernatural world of The Creatives Series!"All of Mandy's past exposure and experience pays off handsomely in this little jewel of a novel. She is most definitely a writer to watch - especially for the lovers of paranormal literature."Grady Harp, San Francisco Review of Books, Hall of Fame Top 50 Amazon Reviewer