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The Siren's Call
With the mark of Black Dawn upon her snowy flesh and the lure of riches beyond imagining, Ria Kingsley was diablesse. The she-devil. Or so Chane Bellamy had named her, certain the witchery of the sea coursed through her veins. Even as his own blood pounded a wild pagan response.
Storm clouds were roiled in the depths of his eyes, and his moods were as unfathomable as the seas he sailed. Yet Captain Bellamy was the one man Ria trusted, the one man who could unearth both buried treasure and her heart's hidden desires....
With the mark of Black Dawn upon her snowy flesh and the lure of riches beyond imagining, Ria Kingsley was diablesse. The she-devil. Or so Chane Bellamy had named her, certain the witchery of the sea coursed through her veins. Even as his own blood pounded a wild pagan response.
Storm clouds were roiled in the depths of his eyes, and his moods were as unfathomable as the seas he sailed. Yet Captain Bellamy was the one man Ria trusted, the one man who could unearth both buried treasure and her heart's hidden desires....
304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 1993
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About the author
Andrea Parnell
16 books30 followersI was always tying stories to places and objects so it was no surprise that should happen at a retreat on a coastal Georgia island where the ancient oaks dripped moss like secrets, the sun on the marshes captured all thought and the remnants of the early settlers tended to come alive in my mind. My book, Dark Splendor, formed in the mysterious atmosphere of summer days in such a place.
Dark Splendor was first published as the launch title for a line of Sexy Gothics, adding a much more sensual element to the classic Gothic novel. The book earned the Romantic Times Award for Best New Gothic Author and was my first of ten novels published. I have also published short fiction, articles. My works include Gothic, Western, and other historical and contemporary romances. I have received the Maggie, Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Awards and other awards for my novels.
I taught creative writing classes for many years through a local community college, am a member of Novelists, Inc. (NINC) and past president of the Georgia Authors Network. I am fond of cats, travel, overgrown gardens, and old houses with lots of crooks, crannies, and interesting shadows and just generally puttering around and ruminating.
Dark Splendor was first published as the launch title for a line of Sexy Gothics, adding a much more sensual element to the classic Gothic novel. The book earned the Romantic Times Award for Best New Gothic Author and was my first of ten novels published. I have also published short fiction, articles. My works include Gothic, Western, and other historical and contemporary romances. I have received the Maggie, Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Awards and other awards for my novels.
I taught creative writing classes for many years through a local community college, am a member of Novelists, Inc. (NINC) and past president of the Georgia Authors Network. I am fond of cats, travel, overgrown gardens, and old houses with lots of crooks, crannies, and interesting shadows and just generally puttering around and ruminating.
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