Two star-crossed lovers in the English Civil War
A painting with haunting powers
A murderous ghost back for revenge
A painting with haunting powers
A murderous ghost back for revenge
Madison LeBon is dead set
against the dead. She has vowed to ignore her Voodoo-stamped heritage and the
psychic gift passed down through her Louisiana family. The world of the living
is where she wants to belong.
But her resolution shatters when the ill-fated
lovers in a painting—the subject of her first history class at Oxford—begin to
haunt her. The lovers warn her against their own nemesis, a Puritan from the
English Civil War.
In misty present-day Oxford, Madison embarks on a
quest to unravel the secrets of the past and understand her personal bond with
the painting. To protect herself, she must learn to accept her gift before life
imitates art, in all its tragedy.
College becomes more complicated when she falls
hard for Rupert Vance, a troubled aristocrat and descendant of one of the
characters in the painting.
With the spirit of a murderer in hot pursuit,
Madison comes to realize that her own first love may be doomed…
Based on a real Pre-Raphaelite painting, Oxford
Whispers is full of romance, drama and suspense.
Fall
in love for the first time… Again
Enjoy as the author tells us a little about the time and location of her novel . . .
My
debut novel, Oxford Whispers, is a paranormal romance. It’s the story of
Madison LeBon, an American student at Oxford University, with psychic powers
she prefers to ignore. But when the tragic lovers in a painting begin to haunt
her, she must learn to accept her gift. Otherwise, life will imitate art and
Madison's own first love will be doomed.
I
fell in love with Oxford and clearly thought it was the most romantic city I
had ever been. I thought it was also the perfect place to fall in love for the
first time. At the time, I was already convinced I’d be an author one day. So,
while I walked through the city, characters and scenes started taking shape. In
the following years, I often came back to Oxford and started being kind of a
location scout.
There’s a strong Voodoo component in the
novel and in Madison—who is kind of an “Ivy-League Sookie Stackhouse”—because I
was born in West Africa where Voodoo originates, and spent a lot of time in New
Orleans and Louisiana. I’m a big fan of True Blood –hence the Sookie
reference—and loved the storyline involving Lafayette and the ghost of that
beautiful lady named Mavis who can’t move to the next world because she’s
looking for the soul of her murdered baby (that’s in Season 4).
The Giveaway
Marion will be giving away a $20 New Adult Reading pack --i.e. selected NA titles on Amazon to one commenter on the tour.
Meet the Author
I am a true citizen of the world. I was born in West Africa,
grew up in the South of France, and studied in Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Cape Town,
and Oxford before finally settling down in London. This wide variety of cities
has provided lots of inspiration for my writing. Talk about culture exposure!
In addition to being an author, I work as an entrepreneur,
wife and mother-of-one but spend a good deal of time with books, DVDs and
listening to my mp3 player; all for the sake of inspiration, of course. My
debut series, The Oxford Trilogy, has
been a blast to write because I can indulge in my favorite types of music: Country
and English rock.
My main goal as a writer is to make readers dream bigger and
cause their hearts to beat a little faster. Since my writing is all about
sharing dreams and stories, I love connecting with fellow readers and authors.
Thank you for hosting today.
ReplyDeleteWow, this book sounds really great. I always love learning tidbits about what goes into a story or reasons why certain locations are chosen. I wish you much luck on your debut novel Marion.
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She just pulls you in doesn't she Skyla?
ReplyDeleteMarion--thank you for joining us today and nicely done on the book!
Nice post. The book sounds good.
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