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

Suzan felt elated when Ellen agreed to have dinner with her and Davis on Sunday evening.Wanting to look her best, she wore her new teal halter dress along with the chocolate diamond pendant and matching stud earrings Davis had given her for Christmas.For a special touch, she took the time to twist her hair up in a chignon and used the curling iron to create tendrils down her neck.When she appeared in the living room before they left the apartment, Davis whistled in appreciation."Wow, you look terrific, darling."


"Thanks, I appreciate the compliment."Actually Suzan needed one from the man in her life to assure her that she remained attractive to him-and vice versa.


Tonight Davis looked quite dapper in a pastel blue shirt, sienna slacks and a lightweight tweed jacket. "Now where are we going?" he asked. 


"The Bombay Bicycle Club, a new restaurant that received an excellent review in the paper, their menu an eclectic mix of Middle Eastern, South American and European cuisine."


Chapter 44