Sometimes it takes a wrong turn to get you to the right place.
A bride is sent off into the unknown to marry a stranger on All Hallows Eve, October 31, 1749. What she finds on her arrival is enough to make her skin crawl.
Limping footsteps, blood-curdling screams, smoking torches, and a house on a cliff… A man she only sees in the dark, his breathing labored behind a mask.
“A betrothal is as good as the wedding vows. You cannot leave.”
“Am I your prisoner?” “You shall stay here until you bear me a child. Then you can stay or go, the choice shall be mine!”
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The how and why behind Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers was my contribution to the Soul’s Day Boxset, which released on October 20th, 2020. The Boxset achieved No 1 bestseller status on Amazon. After running its course, it has now been disbanded, and the rights reverted to the authors. I thought 22 December 2020 a good date for a relaunch, after another round of edits, and sporting a new cover. The old one is on the left.
Then the Boxset came up. I sat down with all my notes for Darkest Midnight. It didn’t take much to change the theme from Christmas to Halloween, and so Finders Keepers came about.
About Me
I am an international bestselling author of spooky paranormal romance. The ghost stories had not been planned – I wanted to write an ordinary romance – you know the kind – boy meets girl, they fall in love, then boy loses girl and wants her back, bla bla bla. But that was not to be. Before I knew it, there was a persistent ghost on the page. But if he wanted to be part of my story, he was going to have to work for it, so I gave him a job.
The trick is to combine things that can’t be explained, sweaty bodies and rumpled beds in a way that will make the reader’s toes curl and hair stand on end.
The Other Me
I love cooking – being married to a chef, the passion for food must have rubbed off. The result is that I am nearly as passionate about creating new dishes as I am about creating alpha heroes for every woman to fall in love with, just like I do, every time.
My Cats
And I love cats. At one time, I had eleven! Now my husband, Gareth, and I have only two as we’re living in an apartment. The black and white cat, Thom, was a Tuxedo cat, but he was killed by a car. His sister, pure black – unfortunately I don’t have a picture of her handy – is called Nightshade. Get it? The tabby is my baby, 14 years old, called Felix.
How I Became a Bestseller
I have several books published, but my WIP pile is growing instead of getting smaller. Sometimes I worry that I won’t have enough time to publish them all.
All my books feature ghosts, and they have varying levels of heat. There is the Bridesmaids, Weddings and Honeymoons series, 3 out of 5 published so far. Then there is the Moragh Saga trilogy. The first 2 books are out, and the last and final one coming mid-2021. Roxanne’s
Ghost duology is a complex ghost story of identical twin sisters’ love for the same man.
Have a look here.
Get in Touch
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Email: maggietideswell@outlook.com
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Jessica Belmont 