Dark Angel

by Ruby Jean Jensen

Gladys Swartz was a plain girl boiling with suppressed desire. In a book on the occult, she read of a bodily possession and conceived a devilish plan. She brought about her own death by accident, then, wandering the earth as a restless spirit, she attacked and conquered the body of the lovely Peri Lee. After a desperate battle, she drove the young girl's soul down into the depths of her psyche. Then she led the life of a lovely wanton, but, more and more she came to realize that she had committed a terrible crime. When the fiancé of the lovely young girl began to suspect that all was not well, a fight to the finish was fought in the dark halls of a haunted mind.

Genres: Horror, Fiction, Gothic

302 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Ruby Jean Jensen

Born McDonald County, Missouri, USA, March 1, 1927

Died November 16, 2010

Website http://www.rubyjeanjensen.com

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Ruby Jean Jensen authored 30 published and 4 not yet published novels, and over 200 short stories. Her passion for writing developed at an early age, and she worked for many years to develop her writing skills. After having many short stories published, in 1974 the novel The House that Samael Built was accepted for publication. She then quickly established herself as a professional author, with representation by a Literary Agent from New York. She subsequently sold 29 more novels to several New York publishing houses. After four Gothic Romance, three Occult and then three Horror novels, MaMa was published by Zebra books in 1983. With Zebra, Ruby Jean completed nineteen more novels in the Horror genre.

Ruby was involved with creative writing groups for many years, and she often took the time to encourage young authors and to reply to fan mail.

Ruby Jean, a supreme story-teller, quickly captures and holds your attention. Her books, written for adults, are also suitable for adolescents and young adults. She continues to have an enthusiastic following in the Horror genre.

Reviews

[Ronald Foster · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gladys hated her life, and especially her body. She was always seeking a way out. She thought perhaps she had found it when the old book came into her possession. Unfortunately, in order to escape she must die. But then, just perhaps, she could take over another body. She unfortunately did not think through all the potential consequences. This is a tale with a moral, and yet another wonderful story from Ruby Jean Jensen. Note that this book was published prior to Ruby Jean fixing on Horror, and is best classified as belonging to the Occult genre.

[Destiny Pifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very interesting read about a crippled unloved woman who uses witchcraft to take over the body of a beautiful young woman. However, she soon finds that it isn't all it's cracked up to be and that she is doing more harm to the young woman then she intended to.