Marva Dale is the pen name for author Debra McReynolds.  Retired from the public relations field, Debra now spends her free time indulging in her passion for writing.  "I used to fill my school notebooks with stories," Debra relates, "and then add artwork to go along with them.  My second grade teacher, Mrs. Daley, predicted that I would be a writer one day."
A fan of the mystery genre, she enjoys crafting tales with a twist of suspense, a touch of romance, and a bit of humor. 
Debra and her husband, Dale, make their home in El Paso, Texas, with their dog, cats and rabbits.

Dr. Suzan Dwyer specializes in blood disorder research and maintains her own laboratory in the Washington, D.C. area. But she’s not prepared to deal with a new patient named Charles Lambert who says he’s aging by the minute and needs Suzan to help him discover a way to reverse the process through her blood research. Suzan hesitates to believe the story Charles tells her. Yet when he suddenly disappears, Suzan tracks him down and meets his wife, Ellen Lambert, a beautiful, alluring, and enigmatic woman who harbors a deep, disturbing secret. Suzan is drawn into Ellen’s world of mysticism, fantasy, lust and desire, and believes Ellen when she says that Charles has suddenly died overseas. Succumbing to Ellen’s charms, Suzan decides to give up her old life, one that she has shared with her partner, Dr. Davis Breen, for five years. As she embarks on a tempestuous affair with Ellen and listens to her incredible history, Suzan is drawn deeper into the woman’s strange but exciting world, one that might possibly include murder. Soon Suzan must decide if she wants what Ellen wishes to give her—life everlasting… Even when such a life comes at a terrible cost. 


Blood of the Gods

With a pleasant smile, Ellen Lambert swept her arm toward the interior of the house."Please come in, and have a seat in the parlor, doctor."


"Thank you."Suzan followed the woman into another museum-worthy room.This one contained a mix of furniture styles, modern to French provincial, the color scheme both bright and muted.In any other room, the décor might have clashed, but in here, the variety added a cosmopolitan and aesthetic touch.Before she sat down, Suzan admired the range of artwork displayed on marble stands, particularly the alabaster bust of an Egyptian woman wearing a headdress inlaid with turquoise and gold bands. 


"You have a lovely and admirable collection here," she commented.


"Thank you.I've acquired the pieces over the years through my travels, and some have been handed down to me by friends and family."


Chapter 23