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

The Romans quickly dominated the world as we knew it then, the powerful reach of the Roman Empire extending throughout Asia Minor, Middle East and Africa.I gave in to its siren song of influence and prosperity and moved us to the lovely city of Pompeii along the Bay of Naples in the region known as Compania.Pompeii had survived conquest by the Greeks, Etruscans and Samnites, until it became a Roman colony.The town also became an important seaport for the passage for goods along the Appian Way.


Through my acquaintance with a discreet and shrewd land agent named Campanula, I acquired a charming house with a small garden in back.If anyone inquired about us, I assumed the role of a widow of a Roman senator with some wealth, my name Elodea.I also served as the guardian of my Grecian cousin, Penelope.No one questioned our status.


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