The Silver Swan

by Andrea Parnell

PARADISE FOUNDIn twenty-four hours, Dr. Regina Lawton had wrestled with a prowler, been questioned by two French detectives and spent an unsettling time in the examining room with a gorgeous man who really didn't require medical attention. A Caribbean vacation with Uncle Blake was just the prescription for her nerves.But paradise held a few surprises. Especially when Pierce Buchannan, her mysterious patient, and the two detectives showed up. Pierce wouldn't let Regina forget him, and his kiss was a temptation she could barely resist. Yet she couldn't shake the feeling that he was somehow involved in the mystery around them. He was obviously a dangerous man...especially to her heart.

251 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 1988

About the author

I 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.