Divine Series by Melanie Jackson

When a biographer proves to know more about his life than the now-immortal Lord Byron expects, he draws her into a dangerous game—and his passionate arms.

DUST, DANGER... Down a dirt road that might have been a relic from the days of Cortez, Seraphina Sandoval fled her past. She was not often afraid, and never witout reason. But someone in her position could trust no one---not even the sublime stranger she met on her way. The Comte de St. Germain had been beautiful. Lucifer had been, too. AND THE DARKEST DESIRE No, Seraphina could ill afford to trust... moreDUST, DANGER... Down a dirt road that might have been a relic from the days of Cortez, Seraphina Sandoval fled her past. She was not often afraid, and never witout reason. But someone in her position could trust no one---not even the sublime stranger she met on her way. The Comte de St. Germain had been beautiful. Lucifer had been, too. AND THE DARKEST DESIRE No, Seraphina could ill afford to trust. When the Dark Man had found her in Paris, she'd been someone else, and she had bartered her soul not realizing the manner of its collection. All good things come to an end, and she had spent centuries on the run. She and her cat had ended here: Mexico-an arid land of tequila, ancient rites and vampires; and in the arms of a man with a past more bizarre than her own, a man whose eyes vowed joyous oblivion. It would be madness to trust, to accept, to believe in a union for the ages, but she had only moments to decide: leave, or take the ride Fate offered. She'd always been one for a ride. DEVINE MADNESS. less

Like Lord Byron, Alexandre Dumas, the famous French author of The Three Musketeers books, was long ago made immortal, but only now, with the help of the psychic beauty with whom he is falling in love, can he take revenge against his archenemy, the villainous Comte de St. Germain.

Who would have guessed something he’d penned in jest would turn out to be real and swarm his island retreat? Yet for Ambrose Bierce, renowned nineteenth-century wit and author of The Devil's Dictionary, the joke was on him. If he didn’t want to be digested—and he didn’t, much—he had to stay alive. His reputed disappearance and death in Mexico in 1914 had been…enlightening, and his animalistic new nature gave Ambrose hope of escaping the undead army. However, there was another to save... moreWho would have guessed something he’d penned in jest would turn out to be real and swarm his island retreat? Yet for Ambrose Bierce, renowned nineteenth-century wit and author of The Devil's Dictionary, the joke was on him. If he didn’t want to be digested—and he didn’t, much—he had to stay alive. His reputed disappearance and death in Mexico in 1914 had been…enlightening, and his animalistic new nature gave Ambrose hope of escaping the undead army. However, there was another to save. On this island was she whom he believed to be his soul mate. And while Joyous Jones promised to give her all for love, he doubted she meant her life. Stranded literally between the devil and the deep blue sea, a past fraught with secrets and a future full of questions, the world’s eminent cynic would have to trust fate. To every night sky finally came the dawn, and from this B horror movie would rise a…DIVINE FANTASY. less

Who is the mysterious Poe Mourner who comes each year to the poet's grave to leave cognac and roses? Widow, Anna Peyton, wants to know. But the editor of Golden Words Magazine found out far more than she expected about the great poet and is inducted into the not-so-dead poets society. This is the final installment of the Divine series and several guests from the Wildside are here for the finale.

'But Faustus' offenses can never be pardoned: the serpent that tempted Eve may be sav'd but not Faustus'. Christopher Marlowe knew this only too well when he penned his famous play in the days when Elizabeth I was on the throne. His deal with the Dark Man to extend his life has had him wandering, rootless for centuries and has driven him away from normal society... more'But Faustus' offenses can never be pardoned: the serpent that tempted Eve may be sav'd but not Faustus'. Christopher Marlowe knew this only too well when he penned his famous play in the days when Elizabeth I was on the throne. His deal with the Dark Man to extend his life has had him wandering, rootless for centuries and has driven him away from normal society. As the millenium turned he was living in exile on an island in Maine in a fortress where the Dark Man's descendents couldn't find him. Enter Edy Chenowth, a woman with a mission. Her grandfather has recently passed away and as a last gesture she wants to make the final issue of his magazine, Guilt-Edged Murder, the best it can be. To finish the story about the death of Christopher Marlowe, she needs to interview the reclusive Marlowe scholar who lives in seclusion in Maine. Nicholas Marley has not made her trip easy, but Edy is determined to find the answers her grandfather sought so she can print the memorial issue of GEM. But on the island she finds that things are not what they seem and it gradually dawns on her that her host is far more odd and special than she had ever imagined. Giving in to the attraction that has made the separation of centuries mean nothing, their tryst is interrupted by the Dark Man's minions who are determined that this time, Christopher Marlowe will truly die. less