The Magnolia Valley Series by Donna Shields
I’m so glad to be here today! I want to share with everyone the paranormal elements in my new paranormal romance series, Magnolia Valley. I love all things paranormal: Shape shifters (werewolves are my fave), vampires, witches, ghosts, demons, angels, fairies, and the list goes on. Of course not all things paranormal are existent in the series.
Deadly Curses, book one in the series out now at Amazon, has a Voodoo curse. And of course, I introduce a little psychic in there also. Now just so you all know, I have no prior knowledge before researching for this book anything about Voodoo. And believe it or not, I had one of those ‘what if?’ moments when a thought struck me for a book. “What if there was a way to curse someone using human bones?” (I know, my brain is extremely out there when things just pop in my brain like that). And on went my research that led to Deadly Curses. In the book, Ciarra brings Trent (my poor tortured hunk of a doctor) first to a Voodoo priestess and then onward to a psychic. I will let you go ahead and read the book to find out what finally works.
Fatal Intent, book two, will have a haunting, tortured ghost and the introduction to a family friend who is psychic. My lips are sealed after that.
Book Three (I haven’t come up with titles for the remainder of the books yet) holds some mystical powers and hypnotizing eyes.
Book Four has a psychic who finally realizes her full potential and in the process just may become another victim of an evil person burying others alive. It also introduces the vampire world behind everything crazy going on in Acadia since the beginning.
Book Five we will meet a vampire!
Book Six will be where all comes together where the Moore and Pacelli families will have to fight evil to protect not only themselves but all of Magnolia Valley and Acadia from becoming victims.
This is just a little taste of the paranormal activity arising in my series. And as always, nothing is written in stone and I may have to add more paranormal spookiness. Who knows, maybe there is a werewolf in Acadia’s future.
About the Book
Deadly Curses by Donna Shields
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: March 18, 2015
Published by: Soul Mate Publishing
Length: 204 Pages
Buy Links: Amazon
Dr. Trent Moore’s life is complete – a no-strings relationship, financial security, and great health – until he is summoned to his father’s grave and discovers a grave robber stole one of his father’s bones … a finger bone. From there, Trent’s seemly perfect world spirals out of control. Strange occurrences happen, and the sexy lead detective informs him a grief stricken mother has placed a curse upon him. As his near death experiences ramp up, and he finds himself falling in love, he’s beginning to believe there may be some truth to it all. But, will he run out of time before he can tell her he loves her?
When Detective Ciarra Pacelli is assigned to a prominent judge’s suspicious death, she doesn’t know her little world is about to be turned upside down. She discovers other possible victims of a deadly Voodoo curse, one being the gorgeous and stubborn doctor. As she becomes wrapped up in protecting him at all costs, she finds she’s fighting against her developing feelings for him. Once she realizes she can’t, she gives her all in finding a cure against the curse that promises to take him away from her for good.
Excerpt from DEADLY CURSES
Gregory came in from the hospital, which was where Trent was attempting to point out through the window just before he passed out, and said Trent probably had a touch of the flu as it was going around, and he was dehydrated.
Flu her ass. More like a damn curse. Ciarra called Tiesha back in. He wasn’t protected. Ciarra looked for the amulet he’d received last night, but never found it.
Trent’s sister in law, Sammy, prepared chicken noodle soup downstairs.
“Oh wow,” Tiesha said upon entering the room. “He doesn’t look very good. About as bad as the other one. I must say your partner’s unbelievable. He’s over there wearing gloves and a mask. I tried to explain to him he couldn’t catch it. But, he won’t listen to a crazy ape like me.”
Ciarra rolled her eyes. High time to give Rick some eye opening life lessons. “What do you think?”
“You should try a shaman or a Vodun priestess. You need to break the curse.” She placed the back of her hand against his cheek. “No fever. If anything, he feels cold and clammy.”
Ciarra eyed her best friend. “So, you know a Vodun priestess I suppose?”
“And a shaman. Which do you prefer? You don’t have a lot of time left.” She pulled out an amulet and handed to Ciarra. “Here is a new one. Place it under his pillow.”
“Thanks for the reminder . . . and the amulet. I guess the best bet would be Voodoo.” Ciarra reached out and ran her hand across the top of his head. She swore she wasn’t going to fall for this man. Yet, she teetered on the edge of a very high cliff with Trent. If only she could just let go and fall.
Jack, oh Jack. What do I do?
Her heart ached, being torn between the dead and the living. How had it happened? Trent lived like a playboy.
But, she could see a side of him he didn’t let out too often. One he wouldn’t really show. But then did a couple of times without knowing, he had.
Ciarra and he were like night and day. They could never last. But, the same could be said for Princess and Brutus. Yet, there the two misfits lay. Brutus the big baby on the rug and precious Princess curled up near his head, as if they had been the best of friends forever. Animals could teach humans a thing or two.
“Hello, Ciarra?” Tiesha waved her hands in front of Ciarra’s face. “Where were you just now?”
Ciarra shook off her thoughts. “Nowhere promising.”
“Oh boy.”
Ciarra raised an eyebrow. “What?”
“Oh this isn’t good. You have fallen flat on your face, huh?”
Ciarra turned away and back to Trent.
Then, it hit her. The whole Florence Nightingale syndrome thing. She only cared for him as a human being. “Nope. There will never be another Jack.” Silly little liar.
“Go ahead and lie to yourself. But Ciarra Pacelli, you are not, and I mean not, fooling me. I know you.”
Ciarra crossed her arms over her chest. “It’s only because I have to protect him.” Finally, something to cling to besides love. Maybe, she wouldn’t be tumbling off the cliff after all. She was lying to herself, but it was the only way to protect her from Trent.
“Again, go ahead and twist it any way you want. You have fallen for him.”
I love the cover. This sounds like such a great read.
Thanks for stopping by today Mary! Have a great weekend 🙂
Thanks for stopping by Mary!
Thanks so much for participating in Donna’s DEADLY CURSES blog tour, Lori – You ROCK awesome!!!
looks and sounds aaaawesome 🙂 thanks for sharing! Definitely going on my wantlist!
Thanks for stopping by Erin. I hope you enjoy it.
What an exciting book! Great excerpt. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for stopping in.
Sounds good-I love all three-paranormal, romance and suspense..so this fits for me!
Thanks for stopping in Lorna
Thanks for the introduction Lauri, I can always count on you to broaden my reading/listening horizon 🙂
Thank you for the excerpt Ms. Shields!
You are welcome.
I like this a lot!
I love the cover and you have piqued my interest with the voodoo curse.
Thanks for sharing, Lori! Voodoo and curses and EEP. I’ll have to check this one out for sure 😉