Romanian Author Publishes Paranormal Romance
I’m pleased to introduce Carmen Stefanescu
and her new paranormal romance, Till Life Do Us Part.
Carmen resides in Romania, the native
country of the infamous vampire Count Dracula, but where, for about 50 years of
communist dictatorship, just speaking about God, faith, reincarnation or
paranormal phenomena could have led someone to great trouble - the psychiatric
hospital if not to prison. Teacher of English and German in her native country,
and mother of two daughters, Carmen survived the grim years of oppression, by
escaping in a parallel world of books.
Several of her poems were successfully
published in a collection of Contemporary English Poems, Muse Whispers vol.1
and Muse Whispers vol.2 by Midnight Edition Publication, in 2001 and 2002. Her
first novel, Shadows of the Past, was released in 2012 by Wild Child
Publishing, USA. Carmen joined the volunteer staff at Marketing For Romance
Writers Author blog and is the coordinator of #Thursday13 posts.
He latest novel,Till Life Do Us Part, was
published by Solstice Publishing, and released June 9, 2016. If you enjoy
paranormal romance, mystery, suspense or reincarnation, continue reading to
learn more about this intriguing novel.
Blurb
Barbara Heyer can hear voices of dead
people. They whisper of their deaths, seek comfort for those left behind, and
occasionally even warn her about future events. But when Barbara’s brother,
Colin, is accused of murder, it will take more than her gift to prove his
innocence.
Becoming smitten with the handsome
investigator, Detective Patrick Fischer, is a serious complication given his
assignment to her brother’s case. Barbara senses there is something far
deeper—and perhaps much older—than the surface attraction between them. Could
that be why she’s visited by a mysterious woman named Emma in her dreams? Could
past life regression tie all the seemingly unconnected events together?
Barbara and Patrick must overcome
heartache to find the truth to save Colin, and perhaps themselves.
Excerpt:
Patrick poured the
bubbly liquid into the glasses. He offered one to Barbara and raised his.
“To the undercover,
paranormal investigator, Barbara.” He smiled and touched his glass to hers,
looking straight into her eyes.
“To you, too,
Patrick, Detective Fischer. If it hadn’t been for your determination to find
out the truth, many families wouldn’t have had the small consolation to see
their relatives’ murderers behind bars.” She took a sip of the champagne.
“There’s something
else I’d like to tell you, Patrick said. He cleared his throat and took one of
her hands in his. “It’s something that I wanted to tell you... to
ask you for a
while, but it never seemed the right moment.”
She heard the tremor
in his voice and was sure what was to come. Yet, she didn’t want to make it
easier for him. She saw it in his eyes, felt it in the touch of his hands. He
was in love with her as she was with him.
“So, as I was
saying... I want to ask you if—”
The telephone rang
again, cutting like a steel blade through the thick emotional atmosphere
surrounding them.
“Oh, not again.”
Barbara rolled her eyes upward and headed to the bloody thing. She picked up
the receiver and said in a voice that sounded a bit irritated, “Yes. What? Who?
Yes, one moment, please.” She turned to Patrick,
“It’s for you. An emergency,
it seems.”
Patrick grabbed the
phone, “Yes, Fisher here. What? When? I’m on my way,” he said and put down the
receiver.
“I’m sorry, Barbara.
There’s an emergency, indeed. Bruce has been injured. He’s in the hospital
right now.”
“Oh, goodness. Is it
bad?”
“I’ve no idea. They
didn’t say. I’m going there. Sorry I spoiled the evening.”
“No need for apology,
Patrick,” Barbara replied hiding her disappointment.
“Duty comes first in your
job, I know.”
“I’ll call you. Soon.
There was something important I wanted to tell... to ask you. Goodnight,
Barbara,” he said and kissed her hand affectionately. He hurried outside.
Barbara stood in the
middle of the room. It looked empty and cold without him. She took the bottle
of champagne, pushed the cork back into it, then went to the kitchen and put it
in the fridge.
Moments later, she
returned to the living room. With a reflexive gesture she picked up the packet
of cigarettes Patrick had forgotten on the table. She weighed them in her hand
for a moment and smiling, opened a drawer of the bookshelf and placed the
cigarettes inside. She took her book from the bookshelf and sat on the couch,
enveloped by the faint smell of aftershave left behind by Patrick.
Jack stretched, then
came to Barbara and curled up in her lap.
“Yes, Jack. It is
like that. It’s always been like that. Just you and me.” She sighed and opened
the book. She failed to notice a faint light hovering outside
the window.
You
can stalk the author here:
Trailer for Till Life Do Us Part: https://youtu.be/UbuntlWISc0
Buy
Links:
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1PA2kVS
Thank you, Kim, for hosting my latest release!
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