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

After her visitors left, Ellen returned to the upstairs bedroom.Charles had fallen into a deep sleep in which he hadn't awakened.Death eased some of the ravages of time along his face and body.It seemed appropriate that he remained dressed in his Georgian attire.Ellen would remember him like this, a proud and elegant man who abandoned his stately duties in order to give her abundant joy and love.She remembered the night of the autumn harvest ball at the Lambert estate.Charles had whisked her expertly around the dance floor with all eyes focused on the handsome couple.


Ah, memories.They remained her steadfast companions when her flesh and blood lovers left her.Ellen wanted to feel sorrow for her new loss, some grief, but that heady emotion refused to surface.She had accepted Charles' passing some time ago before he even began to deteriorate.


Chapter 53