Night's Gift
- Publisher
- CAVERN OF DREAMS PUBLISHING
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2014
- Category
- Fantasy
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780986816918
- Publish Date
- Dec 2014
- List Price
- $16.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Reading age: 14 to 18
Description
After Virginia's heart is torn apart, she moves to a small city and tries to build a new life. One night, she decides to investigate a mysterious old mansion that she passes each day. Petrified by what she witnesses as she peers through a window, Virginia attempts to flee...
Awakening inside the mansion, Virginia comes face to face with its secrets - Teresa, a mysterious beauty; Max, a seemingly sinister old man: and HIM, the Count Basarab Musat, a Transylvanian vampire who manipulates and controls everything, and everyone, who crosses his path. When Virginia realizes she is the count's prisoner, she is forced into playing a dangerous game - her very survival depends on the outcome. Virginia prays every day to be free from the evil world she has stumbled upon - where the undead are so alive!
Night's Gift is the beginning of her story...
About the authors
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Contributor Notes
Mary M. Cushnie-Mansour resides in Brantford, ON, Canada. She is the award winning author of the popular Night's Vampire Trilogy. Mary has a freelance journalism certificate from Waterloo University, and in the past she wrote a short story column and feature articles for the Brantford Expositor. She has published four collections of poetry; a collection of short stories; and a biography, “A 20th Century Portia.”
Excerpt: Night's Gift (by (author) Mary Cushnie-Mansour; prepared for publication by CAVERN OF DREAMS PUBLISHING; editor-in-chief Bethany Jamieson; cover design or artwork by Terry Davis & Abdul Rahman)
Night’s Gift
I began running down the stairs, taking some of them two at a time. I stumbled several times in my haste, but the railing saved me from tumbling to the bottom. I prayed that wherever these steps led, it would be better than where I had just been. I could smell the moisture from the walls. I could hear dripping water up ahead. All of a sudden, I felt a rush of fresh air. I could not believe my good fortune; I had actually managed to stumble on a way out! I wanted to shout for joy but did not dare for fear they would hear me.
The stairs exited into a small courtyard. Rain poured down, drenching my body. Cool, cleansing rain it was, washing this place from my skin and my clothes. I lifted my face up to the night sky. I was free! The smell of freedom was so sensuous to my quivering nostrils that I…
Something flew past my face and landed on the wall in front of me. I imagined I could see two tiny, bright red lights emanating from whatever it was. Could it be? No…I did not want to believe my eyes. I started to shake. It could not be! How was it possible? I had to find a way out of here…
Editorial Reviews
Night's Gift is a page-turning twist on the classic vampire novel...Kim Makarchuk
Cushnie-Mansour brings an ageless fantasy alive, quite literally in what could be your own backyard. Beautifully written, a must-read for any vampire lover...Bethany Jamieson
Absolutely stunning and intense, Night's Gift is the first in what promises to be a gripping series...Mariette Havens
Cushnie-Mansour weaves a suspenseful tale, one I found difficult to put down. Her eloquent description and plot design bring her characters alive. A great read...Judi Klinck
Night's Gift is an excellent display of human emotions. The humanizing of evil is interesting. Virginia is the ultimate normality...Jerusa Hunter
Night's Gift tells a good tale and tells it well. All the characters are believable, even though they exist in a parallel world - real and occult...George Hatton
