Damned
A Mangus Blackwell Novel: Book 1
By Alexandrea Weis with Lucas Astor
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release: October 3, 2017
Over a
hundred years after the death of Magnus Blackwell, Altmover Manor sits
abandoned.
Lexie Arden and her fiancé, Will Bennet, are determined to
rescue the neglected Mount Desert Island landmark. They want to make Altmover
Manor their home. But Magnus has other plans.
A
spirit bound to his former residence, Magnus finds himself inexplicably drawn
to the young woman. She has a supernatural gift; a gift Magnus wants to
exploit.
As
Lexie and Will settle in, secrets from Magnus’s past begin to surface. Compelled
to learn all she can about the former owner, Lexie becomes immersed in a world
of voodoo, curses, and the whereabouts of a mysterious dragon cane.
Magnus’s
crimes won’t be so easily forgotten, and what Lexie unearths is going to change
the future … for everyone.
Bound
to a spirit with a sinister history, a woman with a dark power will battle to
rule the realm of the dead…
Lexie
awoke with a start from a sound sleep. Gaping into the blackness of the strange
bedroom, she discovered the storm had abated and she detected the creaks and
groans of the old house. Then a crack from the floorboards made her flinch.
It came
from Will’s side of the bed. She reached out to shake him, but he didn’t move.
“Will?”
She
received a muffled grunt.
Another
crack in the floor, but this time it happened right next to her side of the
bed. An odor lingered in the air.
Is that
coffee?
A
column of light glittering to her left made Lexie’s mouth go dry. The oddity
soon took on the shape of a man.
His
strong frame, long arms, and tapered hands came into view. Good-looking,
despite the cruel curl of his lips, his chiseled features, and engaging eyes,
made her insides tingle. But when the cut of his old-fashioned red vest, long
black coat, and white ascot tie took shape, Lexie understood this wasn’t some
hazy fantasy. She didn’t fantasize about men from another century.
Lexie
clutched her bedsheet as a fearful scream rose in her throat.
“Please,
my dear, don’t bore me with your petty shrieks,” the figure said, his tone
condescending.
Like a
lightbulb getting enough electricity to reach its wattage, his image
brightened, bringing out his details. Lexie scrutinized the buttons on his coat,
the fine craftsmanship of his high black boots, and grasped the identity of her
visitor.
Then a
loud pop rang out, and he was gone. It happened so fast, Lexie questioned if it
had happened at all.
“Welcome
to Altmover Manor, Ms. Arden.” She recognized the voice of the apparition. “I
hope you enjoy your stay.”
This
time, Lexie did not hold back her scream, and as she opened her mouth …
From New
Orleans, Alexandrea Weis was raised in the motion picture industry and began
writing stories at the age of eight. In college she studied nursing and went on
to teach at a local university. After several years in the medical field, she
decided to pick up the pen once again and began her first novel, To My Senses.
Since that time she has published many novels. Infusing the rich tapestry of
her hometown into her award-winning books, she believes that creating vivid
characters makes a story memorable. Her work has been critically acclaimed and
has been continually growing in popularity.
Alexandrea Weis
is also a certified/permitted wildlife rehaber with the La. Wildlife and
Fisheries. When she is not writing, she rescues orphaned and injured wildlife.
She is married; they live in New Orleans.
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