My name is
Marina Myles and Iโm the author of the
Cursed
Princes romance series with Kensington. My fairy tale retellings are hot, a
bit twisted, and feature immortal Prince Charmings who arenโt always โgoodโ!
During this interview, youโll meet le vicomte Jean-Daniel Girard, hero of my
fourth novel
CINDERELLA AND THE GHOST. Heโs a mysterious ghost who can
beguile and hypnotize all kinds of women with one stare. Ironically, he wants
only one girlโฆElla Benoit. They met long ago, when Jean-Daniel wasnโt trapped
inside his portrait and Ella wasnโt the orphaned inheritor of Chรขteau de Maincy,
Jean-Danielโs sprawling, French estate.
Interview with the Ghost
Q: Iโve never held a Q & A with a ghost. What do you want to tell us about
being an
apparition, Monsieur Girard?
A. It is a very lonely existence. With nothing to do but pass the time, a ghost
dwells on what used to be. Personally, I fixate on Ella. With her golden hair,
firm curves, and lapis-blue eyes, she is gorgeous. Yet, her heart is kind and
true. That makes her my dream girl.
Q: Since you two were connected in the past, would you like to be reunited in
present day?
A: (Jean-Daniel grins) Not only would I like this, I am counting on it. The
anniversary of
my death is nearing. Before it arrives, I must coax this reincarnated version of
Ella to
enter my portrait and travel back to the eighteenth century.
Q: Why?
A: I died very young. It is up to Ella to return to the day my life ended and
prevent the
act of my murder.
Q: Does Ella know what you want her to do?
A: Not yet.
Q: Letโs get back to your romance with her. When you and Ella met all those
years ago, what was the most interesting place you had an encounter?
A: In my chambers at Chรขteau de Maincy. Ever so gently, I laid her atop my
massive bed
and spread her across silken sheets. (He seems completely lost in thought, as if
reveling
in the memory.) While beams of moonlight shone upon us, I unbuttoned her blouse,
skimmed my lips down her neck andโ. Well, youโll have to read the book to discover
the rest!
Q: Ella sounds exquisite. What do you believe is your most attractive feature?
A: Perhaps my eyes. They are aquamarine, but Iโm told they turn silver with
desire when
I am aroused. Oh, and women seem to love my French accent. (Folds his arms
across his
chest.) Of course, I donโt want to sound pompous. I used to be very
self-absorbed and
carefree, but all that changed when I met Ella. She showed me how to love and care
deeply for others.
Q: What intrigues you most about her?
A: I am intrigued with how different we are, yet how much we understand one another.
Ella has the face of an innocent angel. However, beneath the surface, sheโs suffered
many traumatic things.
Q: What is your deepest fear?
A: Iโm worried that Ella will not come through my portrait to save me in time.
Q: What will happen then?
A: I will be doomed to another year of hell inside this portrait.
Q: Do you have a secret no one knows?
A: Yes. I know who killed me back in 1703.
Q: What is one thing youโve never told Ella?
A: Iโve never told her that we met over three hundred years ago and that her
face took
my breath away when I looked upon it. It was love at first sight! (Jean-Daniel
starts to
fade away.) Thank you for having me. Itโs been comforting to have a visitor at this
dilapidated chรขteau! But I must goโฆ
About CINDERELLA AND THE GHOST
A Dangerous Attraction
When her demanding stepmother died, Ella Benoit knew just how far their fortunes
had fallen, unlike her spoiled stepsisters. So she never expected the bequest
from her late father. A chateau in France and the freedom to live her own life,
all at once!
The chateau has seen better days, but Ella knows she can put the ruined house to
rights. The life-size portrait of its first owner, Jean-Daniel Girard, seems to
watch her work with approval, even pleasure. With bright blue eyes, strong
features, and an athleteโs body, the viscount is a tempting sight even now, more
than three hundred years after his tragic death. But the more she looks at the
portrait, the more convinced Ella is that sheโs met Jean-Daniel before. In
another life, perhapsโor maybe, as the form who haunts the halls at night,
invading Ellaโs dreamsโฆ
About AUTHORNAME
Although
Marina Myles lives under the sunny skies of Arizona, she
would reside in a historic manor house in foggy England if she had her way. Her
love of books began as soon as she read her first fairy tale and grew by leaps
and bounds when she discovered Nancy Drew/Agatha Christie mysteries and rich,
historical romances.
Dreaming of becoming a published author, she went on to study creative writing
at Southern Methodist Universityโwhere she received degrees in Communications
and English Literature. During her time in Dallas, she had the unique experience
of being a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader.
Now with her loyal Maltese close by, she relishes the hours she gets to escape
into worlds of fieryโbut not easily attainedโlove affairs. She's busy being a
wife (to her Italianโborn husband) and a mother (to her two beautiful
daughters), but she is never too busy to hear from her amazing readers.
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