True Love Bites: Gothic Ever After, #1

By Karen C. Klein

Alexa knows that the news she is bringing to her mother will be unwelcome. Worse, she has to travel to the New World to deliver it, taking her an ocean away from her human lover.

But to her surprise, her mother exchanges Alexa's secret for one of her own. Juliette's story takes them back in her memory to the high-society culture of Feldon, before clockwork arts and airships.

As the story draws on, Alexa begins to understand her mother's strange seclusion, and to know that the ending can only be tragic.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dancing Dragon Press
• Release date: Jan 11, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386767503

Karen C. Klein

Karen C. Klein writes fiction and non-fiction in a variety of genres and styles. She is author of Torin’s Legacy, which is the first book in her series Chronicles of the Mages’ Guild. She also enjoys writing short fiction and novellas. In addition to writing, Karen is a keen researcher, with a librarian’s eye for detail. While in grad school, Karen discovered an enjoyment of website design and has experience in web design using the WordPress content management system.  She has experience utilizing search engine optimization and can do so for any content she writes. Karen also has a passion for all things geek culture and co-hosts the podcast, Pages & Pixels: from two geek girls.

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