Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Soulmate Publishing
Date of Publication: 6th February 18,
2014
ISBN:-13:978-1-61935-329-9
ASIN: B00I911NI0
Number of pages:281
Word Count: 85,000
Cover Artist: Fiona Jayde
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Description:
A witch is murdered in 1850 in a ritual
that will grant longevity to four men. What they are not aware of is that she
has bestowed the same power to another called Seth to avenge her death.
Cara lives in present day Bristol, and is
a descendant of the witch. Having been unlucky in love she fills her days with
food with her Irish themed catering business. Her nights are another matter;
they are full of erotic dreams of a mysterious lover, or nightmares with
mutilated bodies. So this wasn’t the best time for her Nana to tell her she is
coming into her power.
A Bite Of...Hidden Mortality by Maggie Mundy
1.
Can you, in less than five words describe your book/story Hidden Mortality?
Immortals, Sensuous,
Cooking, Supernatural and Witches
2.
Who is your favourite character in this book? Or Who would you get to play your hero / heroine in a movie?
Seth
Scanlon.
He
was made immortal to avenge his lover’s death. Nearly two hundred years later
he has to choose between staying with the woman he loves now, or killing the
man he has been chasing for so long. Love a tortured hero. Especially when they
are six foot musclebound with a shaved head and slate grey eyes that make you
melt. I have always seen him as a cross between Vin Diesel and Kelly Slater
3.
What inspired you to write it?
The
story is based around Bath and Bristol where I grew up. I always felt they were
beautiful cities but had a bit of a sinister side as well. I tried to explore
that in this book.
Excerpt:
Cara kept searching but
couldn’t find the book she wanted. The assistant at the empty counter smiled
politely as she approached.
“I’m looking for a book
called Immortality and Witchcraft, Fact or Fiction,” Cara said.
The woman typed the
title into her computer. As Cara waited, someone walked up to the other counter
beside her. She turned to look. Her world stopped as she met the slate grey
gaze of the man staring straight at her. This wasn’t possible. He couldn’t
exist. He was just a dream lover. Yet there he was, standing next to her as big
as life.
She tried to smile, but
it probably came out as more of a grin. He didn’t smile back. Her legs turned
to jelly. If she didn’t breathe, she would pass out. She reached out and
gripped the counter. One of them had to look away but she couldn’t bring
herself to do it. Someone was talking to her and the moment was broken.
“Excuse me.”
“Sorry.” Cara replied, as she forced
herself to look at the salesperson. She was afraid if she glanced back, he
would be gone. Her imagination must be playing tricks on her.
“It looks like we should
have one copy left,” the woman said.
“I think I’m just about
to sell it,” the other shop assistant said coming up to the register. “We could
order it in for you. It might take a couple of weeks.”
“Please, take my copy.”
The man at the other counter held out the book. His voice was deep, exactly as
it was in her dreams. She was caught again in his gaze. The world disappeared
and for a moment they were the only two people alive locked in the gaze they
shared. Her hand went to her chest. She could feel her heart racing at the
thought of him being near.
“Thank you, but no I
couldn’t. You had the book first.”
“Please, take it. I have
plenty of time to wait for another copy to come in.”
She found it hard to say
no. Perhaps, it was the fact he was about six three and wore grey bike
leathers. They added to the effect of making him look powerful. The shaved head
and the stubble on his face gave a menacing look, but she wasn’t afraid of him.
This wasn’t right. Her life was wild enough without dream lovers becoming real.
Plus, she wouldn’t want
her other dreams to become real as well. She needed to say something, or he
would think she was an idiot standing there with her mouth gaping. He held the
book out to her. As she took it, her hand touched his. It was such a tiny touch
and yet it meant he was real. She felt the heat rising up her neck as she
blushed. She also sensed another heat inside her. It was the same way he had
made her feel in her dreams.
“Thanks.” Cara paid for
her book and listened as he confirmed his contact details. Seth Scanlon. She had
a name. She wasn’t really stalking. Taking another book off a shelf, she
flipped through the pages. He glanced her way before he left and caught her
gaze once more.
She couldn’t fool
herself. The look he gave her was so intense she felt he was seeing inside her
soul. Her breath caught. She shivered although the shop was warm. For a split
second, she considered following him and saying he must remember all the times
they had made love.
She could just imagine
the expression he would give her. He didn’t know her. She was a stranger. The
shop became suffocating as she pulled at the collar of her jumper. She needed
to be outside. There was no sign of him on the street. For a moment, she wanted
to cry. At this rate, she would give the silly schoolgirls in the shop a run
for their money.
About the
Author:
Maggie Mundy lives in Adelaide, Australia
and is a member of Romance Writers of Australia, and the local chapter SARA
(South Australian Romance Authors). She recently completed a Bachelor of Arts
in Drama and English at Flinders University. She had a short story published in
the RWA Topaz Anthology Little Gems in 2010 called Sea and Vines. Over the past
year she has had stories on line with Alfie dog in the UK and Antipodean SF in
Australia. She has also performed for many years in corporate entertainment for
which she wrote her own sketches, which probably explains why her head is so
full of characters. She loves writing romance but thinks falling in love can be
scary, especially in her stories where creatures of the night really exist.Giveaway:
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