Showing posts with label Carmen Stefanescue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carmen Stefanescue. Show all posts

Saturday, July 29, 2017

Saturday's Blurbs featuring Books by Carmen Stefanescue #MFRWauthor #Vampires #Paranormal

Dracula’s Mistress
PublisherCity Lights Press  
GenreParanormal historical/light romance
( just 0.99 $)
Blurb
From the day that the powerful, brave and merciless Vlad III Basarab, a descendant of the Draculesti family—better known to most people as the infamous vampire Dracula—ascends the throne, he knows only battles, betrayal and intrigue.
Evil grips the town of Targoviste, capital residence of Walachia. The secrets behind the stone walls of the palace are as dark and violent as a winter’s night, as terrifying as the prince’s deeds. Dead bodies, drained of blood and missing their little finger keep appearing in the streets at night.
Lovely, smart, determined, Angela Oltenescu ignores all the aggressive rumors and her mother’s warning regarding Vlad. Will she suffer the consequences of falling in love with a man nicknamed Dracula by his enemies—an infamous creature of the night?
Rich, sly, treacherous,  Marin Craioveanu, a powerful landlord, craves the same woman loved by Vlad. Marin's hatred toward the prince will make him an ally to Handsome Radu, Vlad’s brother and Sultan’s friend, ready to sell the country to the Ottomans to get rid of his rival.
Dracula’s Mistress will awe legions of fans of Gothic literature, paranormal and historical fiction.
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Dracula’s Prodigy,
                                                      book 2 in Dracula’s Mistress
Paranormal/light history/light horror/light romance
(just 0.99$)
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Blurb
Running from the hands of an abusing husband, on the verge of committing suicide, a series of strange events/apparitions make Linda reassess her life. She embarks on a thorough research regarding her unusual ancestor- Vlad, the Impaler, aka Dracula.
Can Linda discover the truth regarding Vlad among the countless malicious stories, exaggerated legends and whispered slander dating back to 15th century? Is he a hero, a brave protector of his hard tried people and country? Or a cruel monster feeding on the blood of those impaled at his order?
And is good-looking Jody really helping Linda regain her trust in men and love, or is he another evil envoy of a past that haunts her and threatens her life?
Dracula’s Prodigy is the sequel to Dracula’s Mistress, and will awe legions of fans of Gothic literature, paranormal and historical fiction.

Till Life Do Us Part
Publisher: Solstice Publishing
Genre:  Paranormal Romance, Mystery, Suspense, Reincarnation

Blurb
Barbara Heyer can hear voices of dead people. They whisper of their deaths, seek comfort for those left behind, and occasionally even warn her about future events. But when Barbara’s brother, Colin, is accused of murder, it will take more than her gift to prove his innocence.
Becoming smitten with the handsome investigator, Detective Patrick Fischer, is a serious complication given his assignment to her brother’s case. Barbara senses there is something far deeper—and perhaps much older—than the surface attraction between them. Could that be why she’s visited by a mysterious woman named Emma in her dreams? Could past life regression tie all the seemingly unconnected events together?
Barbara and Patrick must overcome heartache to find the truth to save Colin, and perhaps themselves.



Friday, July 28, 2017

Friday's Guest - Carmen Stefanescue #MFRWauthor #paranormal #What She Was Before

  1     What were you in your life before you became a writer? Did this influence your writing?
I was a  high school teacher of English and German in my native town, Braila, on the banks of the Danube, in Romania. I think there’s  a close connection between my love of reading, my lifetime career and later becoming an author. The connecting thread being books - reading and writing. Part of my duty as a teacher was teaching English literature so, yes, it influenced me.
2  Are you genre specific or general? Why? I don't mean genres like romance, mystery, fantasy etc. There are many subgenres of the above.
I am a strong believer in life after death, reincarnation, karmic retribution so I enjoy reading this type of fiction, and not only, and I also write it. I may say without fear of making a mistake that my genre is paranormal -  ghosts, rebirth, past lives.
3. Did your reading choices have anything to do with your choice of a genre or genres?
Not entirely, as I read, in fiction, almost anything: thrillers, crime stories, romance, historical, war stories.
4. What's your latest release?
It’s a two parts novel - Dracula’s Mistress, vol. 1 and vol. 2 Dracula’s Prodigy, based on Vlad the Impaler’s historical figure. As a native of his country, I think I bring a new perspective on the man behind the infamous label –vampire. The books are, of course, paranormal/historical with a tad of romance and mystery.
5. What are you working on now?
Another 2 parts novel based on a haunted house in my town, Braila.  A story that has always facinated me. I’m ready with part one, but life has thrown some health obstacles on my way. As soon as I manage to overcome them, I will continue with part two. And I am waiting for the republishing of Shadows of the Past, another paranormal historical that was highly enjoyed by the readers. Unfortunately, the publisher closed its doors at the beginning of 2017.  Another publisher, Solstice Publishing, read it and agreed to release it again.
6. Where can we find you?
Author Carmen Stefanescu's Links
 http://shadowspastmystery.blogspot.ro/
http://carmenstefanescu.simplesite.com/