Description
The blood-tingling first novel in Mandy Jackson-Beverly's The Creatives Series!
UCLA art professor 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 childhood experiences that were erased as a result of her parents' tragic deaths when she was four years old.
After a brutal attempt on her life, and the arrival of a birthday letter from her dead mother, Coco demands explanations from her brother, Christopher, a high-powered D.C. lawyer and member of the Allegiance.
Christopher guides Coco to her birthplace, Italy, insisting she'll find her answers there. Enter the enigmatic Gabriel, a powerful warlock with a vampire father, and the ethereal Prudence, keeper of the Allegiance.
When a close friend is murdered, 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.
About the Author
Mandy Jackson-Beverly was born in Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia-population 419-and grew up around the rugged coastline and rolling hills of Tasmania. Upon moving to England, she discovered the tantalizing London fashion scene and fell in love with the concept of the creative collective. Later in Los Angeles, she found her own creative freedom among the thriving, no-holds-barred visionaries of the music video world. Mandy has worked as a costume designer and stylist for an amazing array of creative dynamos including photographer Herb Ritts; directors Joel and Ethan Coen, David Fincher, and Julien Temple; and music icons David Bowie, Madonna, and Tina Turner. She taught art and theater in public high school, is a contributor to The Huffington Post, and reviews books for The New York Journal of Books. These days she lives with her family in Ojai, California, and spins stories for her readers' pleasure as well as her own. When Mandy's not writing or reading (she has a fascination with Jung), she's cooking, painting, or on walkabout-preferably in Italy. Mandy loves to hear from her readers. You can find her via her website at www.mandyjacksonbeverly.com. Author of A Secret Muse, The Devil And The Muse, The Legend of Astridr: Birth, and The Immortal Muse
Reviews
"Crossing the boundaries of genres, "A Secret Muse" is a richly textured novel of good and evil, light and dark. This passionate and compelling story follows modern-day UCLA art professor Coco Rhodes as she is pulled back to her dangerous and seductive Italian roots and the past that she has been protected from knowing. Jackson-Beverly is a born storyteller and has created this suspenseful and compulsively readable story that is truly a gift." - Maggie Causey
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