WeWriWa: Just a Taste . . . MIDNIGHT KISS on S*A*L*E through Aug. 15 – Just $0.99!

Just a taste is all it takes . . . at least in this tale of otherworldly love as liberal-thinking Arabella Howland, daughter of a renown London physician in Regency London, is strangely fascinated by her father’s late-night patient. Sinfully handsome and tragically afflicted by a strange blood malady, Louis Radman is a dangerous temptation to her untested passions . . . and to her very soul, if her father’s warnings can be believed. Sometimes, it takes seeing . . . and feeling to believe. Here’s a nibble . . .

Midnight Kiss (Touched by Midnight - Book 1)

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Published: July 12, 2015

Length: 262 Pages

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Hunt or be hunted . . . A centuries old obsession stalks a noble family fighting to hide their dark secret from an ever-changing world. Sink your teeth into Nancy Gideon's Touched by Midnight series.

A DARK CURSE

Miss Arabella Howland is content to forgo the London marriage mill to assist her father in his research, especially when it comes to his intriguing patient, Louis Radman. But it's not long before Bella's curiosity alerts her to the danger of her father's work . . . and to the fact that Louis is not who or what he seems.

A BRIGHT PROMISE

After centuries struggling with his vile existence, Louis Radman will soon be free of his affliction, thanks to his very capable physician. Unfortunately, his heart is less secure around the man's tempting daughter. His yearning to walk in the light once more is complicated by his desire for the delightful Bella, who is as intelligent as she is fearless. But if history has taught him anything, it's not to tempt fate.

AN UNFORGIVING PAST

Still, happiness has a price and Louis is soon reminded that mortality comes with unfortunate limitations. To protect his new bride, he must face the demons from his past who wish to pull him back into their vampiric fold.

Yet, if he's forced to return to his midnight world, will he lose his beloved Bella forever?

"Dark and compelling, Gideon's novel will appeal to those who enjoy the vampire novels of Anne Rice." --Library Journal

"A colorful and hauntingly beautiful tale of otherworldly love . . . destined to become a classic!"--Affaire de Coeur

"Incredible, spellbinding reading!" --Rendezvous

 The Excerpt 

“I’m reverting, aren’t I, Doctor?” 

Howland’s silence said it all. 

“No! So close. There must be something we can do. I can’t go back to what I was.” Louis lay limply, sucking in shallow breaths, trying not to give in to total despair as he moaned, “Where’s Bella?”

“I’m taking her home with me.”

Louis started to sit up but, lacking the strength, vowed, “I haven’t harmed her.”

“Haven’t yet, you mean. Until you are stabilized, it’s much too dangerous.”

“She will not leave me.”

“Then I’ll tell her what you are.”

“She still will not leave.”

Fearing that was true, Stuart sighed. “The serum seems to retard the degeneration process. I’ll keep you on steady doses . . . until we can find a donor and try another transfusion. Perhaps the effects are only temporary or some other agent in your body destroys healthy cells. We’re only guessing.” A pause. “When are you going to tell Arabella?”

Looking up at his father-in-law through red eyes, the vampire said softly, “When I have to.”

MIDNIGHT KISS was the book you just have to write. Once I started the first sentence (in long-hand sitting in a lawn chair in the backyard!), I was chapters deep before I even considered if there would be a market for it. At that time, in the early 1990s, there was just romance, historicals, and horror . . . until Zebra Books took a chance and signed me along with two other authors for their experimental paranormal line. And after that, I couldn’t write (or read!) PNR books fast enough . . . nine of them, in this series alone.

If you’re looking to try something . . . different . . . take a bite at Midnight.

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