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Scene from "The House on Black Lake" trailer

Please Note:  The House on Black Lake has been adapted to screenplay. Go to Home Page to view cinematic trailer.

[amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link] has three bad boys who push the boundaries of "good girl" Alexandra Brighton. Preternaturally good looking Ramey Sandeley was  born to wealth and power, rides a horse like a native, shoots wild game like a professional, and seduces every creature that crosses his path. He has never heard the word "No". Georgie La Pointe, Ramey's cousin, is a tanned and  muscle bound Canadian rock star who has never dated the same woman more than once and grooms his hair in the eyes of his admirers. Andra Labat is a seductive French Canadian artist who woos conservative Alexandra Brighton to his bed within hours of meeting her, and remains charming and seductive as he lures her into a web of deadly intensions.

Most women have loved a bad boy at least once in their lives. My personal favorite bad boy boyfriend was a 6'7" New Zealander with wavy dark hair to his shoulders. The perfect man to date after a messy divorce.  He was utterly primitive, an outlaw, and untamable. One day I plan to hunt him back down and write a non fiction account of our reunion. But until then... here is my list.

I have chosen the top twenty best bad boys in romance novels based in input from fans and forums (thanks to Amazon community).

Please Note:  "[amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link]" has been adapted to screenplay. Go to Home Page to view romantic/suspenseful trailer.

 I am presently in discussions for marketing the screenplay of my novel.  As the visual representation of my story becomes eminent I have begun to consider what I find appealing in  films that feature romance.

My definition of " romantic" is : a passionate longing.  As with reality, the more thwarted the physical longing, dangerous, and evocative the setting, the more intense the romantic experience. With this in mind, I hope to create a visually  lush, sensuous, and dangerous romantic love story.

My favorites are in no particular order, although Casablanca, Gone with the Wind and Dr. Zhivago are universally accepted as the top romantic films of all time. I have tried to pick films of different times and genres to give a broad overview.

1. [amazon_link id="B002VWNIAY" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Casablanca[/amazon_link]

2. [amazon_link id="B002WC88A8" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Dr. Zhivago[/amazon_link]

3. [amazon_link id="B000CBG5PQ" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Ryan's Daughter[/amazon_link]

4. [amazon_link id="B00005RRK1" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Mrs. Soffel[/amazon_link]

5. [amazon_link id="B0010YVCI4" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Bonnie and Clyde[/amazon_link]

6. [amazon_link id="B000JU8HBA" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Summer Place[/amazon_link]

7. [amazon_link id="6305537801" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Walk on the Moon[/amazon_link]

8. [amazon_link id="B000CBG5PG" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Unbearable Lightness of Being[/amazon_link]

9. [amazon_link id="B000GG4Y32" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Reds[/amazon_link]

10. [amazon_link id="079073219X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Postman Always Rings Twice[/amazon_link]

11. [amazon_link id="B00005221M" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Last of the Mohicans[/amazon_link]

12. [amazon_link id="B00000JLWW" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Titanic[/amazon_link]

13. [amazon_link id="B00079Z9VO" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Graduate[/amazon_link]

14. [amazon_link id="B00005JKF6" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]From Here to Eternity[/amazon_link]

15. [amazon_link id="B00008L3S2" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Queen Margot[/amazon_link]

16. [amazon_link id="B002QB5QFU" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]An Officer and a Gentleman[/amazon_link]

17. [amazon_link id="B00005JKVA" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Urban Cowboy[/amazon_link]

18. [amazon_link id="0783240171" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Out of Africa[/amazon_link]

19. [amazon_link id="B00005JOFQ" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Brokeback Mountain[/amazon_link]

20. [amazon_link id="6305262268" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Big Easy[/amazon_link]

21.  [amazon_link id="B00364K6YW" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Pride and Prejudice[/amazon_link]

22. [amazon_link id="0792165055" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Romeo and Juliet[/amazon_link]

23. [amazon_link id="B004SIP9U6" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Shakespeare in Love[/amazon_link]

24. [amazon_link id="B0000639EW" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Mountains of the Moon[/amazon_link]

25. [amazon_link id="B004499LWG" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Age of Innocence[/amazon_link]

26. [amazon_link id="B00005U2KD" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Summer of '42[/amazon_link]

27. [amazon_link id="B00001W9G0" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Way We Were[/amazon_link]

28. [amazon_link id="B00006RCNY" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Unfaithful[/amazon_link]

29. [amazon_link id="6300250512" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Room with a View[/amazon_link]

30. [amazon_link id="B004SIP6BI" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Chocolat[/amazon_link]

31. [amazon_link id="B00004WG2F" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Legends of the Fall[/amazon_link]

32. [amazon_link id="B002M2Z3BA" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Gone with the Wind[/amazon_link]

33. [amazon_link id="B00382S9N2" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Dirty Dancing[/amazon_link]

34. [amazon_link id="6305078319" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Dangerous Beauty[/amazon_link]

35. [amazon_link id="B00004RFGO" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Year of Living Dangerously[/amazon_link]

36. [amazon_link id="B000059TEQ" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Love Story[/amazon_link]

37. [amazon_link id="B004SIP7F8" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The English Patient[/amazon_link]

38. [amazon_link id="B000EPFCPE" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Tristan and Isolde[/amazon_link]

39. [amazon_link id="B00003JRCQ" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Persuasion[/amazon_link]

40. [amazon_link id="B001PUTN3Y" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Wuthering Heights[/amazon_link]

41. [amazon_link id="0767812115" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Swept From the Sea[/amazon_link]

42. [amazon_link id="B0007TKNII" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Phantom of the Opera[/amazon_link]

43. [amazon_link id="B0001GF2H4" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Dances with Wolves[/amazon_link]

44. [amazon_link id="B004F4HWMQ" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Against All Odds[/amazon_link]

45. [amazon_link id="B000HC2LHG" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Body Heat[/amazon_link]

46. [amazon_link id="B001LPWGGY" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Splendor in the Grass[/amazon_link]

47. [amazon_link id="B000683VI4" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Notebook[/amazon_link]

48. [amazon_link id="0767817729" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Revenge[/amazon_link]

49. [amazon_link id="B00005LOKU" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The French Lieutenant's Woman[/amazon_link]

50. [amazon_link id="B0013XZ6X4" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Atonement[/amazon_link]

The first documented music video based on a scene from a novel is in post production. The video for contemporary gothic suspense, "The House on Black Lake" was filmed by acclaimed cinematographer Frazer Bradshaw at reknowned author Sam Keen's ranch in Sonoma. The piece also features work of Trapeze Pro aerial artists performing a new flying/ static trapeze act called "The Heroine's Journey".

It will feature a dramatic new song, titled "Dangerous Games" . Keith Hoover, Elliot Shoenbart, and John W. Arnst play roles in drama and are featured in photographs.

Photographs courtesy of Dave Miller Photography.

Anastasia Blackwell, Keith Hoover, John W. Arnst

Please Note: "The House on Black Lake" has been adapted to screenplay. To view provocative trailer go to Home Page.

Ramey Sandeley, the Hero of "[amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link]" is physically perfect, which means he has a price to pay. He is internally scarred due to the suicide of his mother, a tricked marriage, and the loss of something so dear his fate is in peril. Perfection gives him the right to anything he desires, yet he is incapable of having his deepest needs met. The man is tortured, conflicted, and lost, yet on the surface he appears to have it all.

There are other suffering heroes in novels of romance that share this curse, and others who face physical disfigurement  Each is charged with the same challenge - to find love with a woman who will overlook flaws and accept without judgment. Alexandra, the heroine of "The House on Black Lake", says of Ramey, "If beauty is nothing without a dark river running through it, then Ramey Sandeley has more than God gave him, he now claims the greatest of God's gifts."

Alexandra is possibly more evolved than other women, as she has experienced life as "a freak". The right side of her face was paralyzed after the birth of her first child. A vow at St. Joseph's shrine, "Truth for Beauty" cured her malady but left her with a price to pay. She must seek out her rightful destiny in return for her unmarked face.

[amazon_link id="1936594323" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Phantom of the Opera[/amazon_link] is the quintessential story of a scarred hero, both inside and out.  I love [amazon_link id="B0007TKNII" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]the film [/amazon_link]with Gerard Butler. The following are the top romance novels with flawed/scarred heroes. Information is culled from discussions with fans and Amazon Romance forum.

1[amazon_link id="0821764039" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Exposure [/amazon_link]by Susan Anderson

2. [amazon_link id="0671702513" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Prize[/amazon_link] by Julie Garwood

3.[amazon_link id="0446611808" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Envy[/amazon_link] by Sandra Brown

4. [amazon_link id="0553573225" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Home Fires[/amazon_link] by Luanne Rice

5. [amazon_link id="0440241979" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Simply Love [/amazon_link]by Mary Balogh

6. [amazon_link id="0553293168" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Ravished[/amazon_link] by Amanda Quick

7. [amazon_link id="1936594196" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Jane Eyre [/amazon_link]by Charlotte Bronte

8. [amazon_link id="0743297334" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Sun Also Rises [/amazon_link]by Ernest Hemingway

9. [amazon_link id="0061794716" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Feral Warriors [/amazon_link]Series by Patricia Palmer

10. [amazon_link id="067187750X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Fire Rose [/amazon_link]by Mercedes Lackey

11. [amazon_link id="B0040RMFJS" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Running Hot[/amazon_link] by Jayne Ann Krentz

12. [amazon_link id="0758204272" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Lover[/amazon_link] by Robin Shone

13. [amazon_link id="0373770227" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Lord of the Desert[/amazon_link] by Diane Palmer

14. [amazon_link id="051512866X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Winter Garden [/amazon_link]by Adele Ashworth

16. [amazon_link id="0440129818" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] The Gentle Pirate[/amazon_link] by Stephanie James

17. [amazon_link id="0061684287" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Captive of Sin[/amazon_link] by Anna Campbell

18. [amazon_link id="0615252656" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Music Box Danseur[/amazon_link] by Marlene K. Slade - the story is about two men, but many  women seem to love this book about mismatched lovers

19. [amazon_link id="034553087X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Midnight Breed [/amazon_link]Series by Lara Adrian

20. [amazon_link id="0312376871" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Dark Hunters[/amazon_link] Series by Sherilyn Kenyon

21. [amazon_link id="1416563458" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Defeat the Darkness[/amazon_link] (Paladin Series) by A. Morgon

22. [amazon_link id="B0044KM0ZU" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Indian Rose [/amazon_link]by Emma Daniels

23. [amazon_link id="0345521226" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Troubleshooter[/amazon_link] Series by Suzanne Brockman

24. [amazon_link id="1604359064" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Beneath the Surface [/amazon_link]by Marie Rochelle

25. [amazon_link id="0451226739" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Comanche Heart[/amazon_link] by Catherine Anderson

26. [amazon_link id="0446406937" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]To Beguile a Beast [/amazon_link]by Elizabeth Hoyt

27. [amazon_link id="0425229025" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Bengal's Heart [/amazon_link]by Lora Leigh

28. [amazon_link id="0061340294" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]When Seducing a Duke [/amazon_link]by Katherine Smyth

29. [amazon_link id="0312938837" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Dream Warrior [/amazon_link]by Sherrilyn Kenyon

30. [amazon_link id="0373775237" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Darkest Kiss [/amazon_link]by Gena Showalter.

31. [amazon_link id="0380756250" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Once a Princess[/amazon_link] by Johanna Lindsey.

 
32. [amazon_link id="0821764039" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Exposure [/amazon_link]by Susan Anderson.

33. [amazon_link id="0425214494" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Warriors of Poseidon[/amazon_link], Alyssa Day

34. [amazon_link id="1568654650" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Texas Destiny [/amazon_link]by Lorraine Heath

35.[amazon_link id="0821754858" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Tapestry[/amazon_link] by Karen Ranney

In soon to be released music video "Dangerous Games", actor/trapeze artist, Keith Hoover plays both the terrifying  head posse of the clan of black robes sent to sacrifice heroine Alexandra, and also her trapeze flying savior. 

 Tanya Henkle Hoover is stunt double/trapeze artist featured with him below, performing new flying tapeze trick "Heroine's Journey".

Photographs courtesy of Dave Miller Photography. Filmed at Sky Ranch in Sonoma, home of Trapeze Pro trapeze and circus arts instruciton.

 ATTENTION READERS: New Romantic Fantasy, The Chamber of Curiosities is now available to download. The epic love story, set in a carnival in an ancient land, offers forbidden love is a central theme, and taboos are broken by both hero, heroine, and a host of supporting characters.

In The House on Black Lake Alexandra Brighton meets Ramey Sandeley months after they each have wed another. They both fall in love at first sight, but it is too late. Ramey's wife is pregnant with their first child, and Alexandra is impregnated that night by her husband. Years later, a world weary, Alexandra journeys to Black Lake to find resolution to the obsession that has kept her captive for years.  She is now single, but he is still married and the father of five children. In addition to the lure of infidelity, the taboo of incest, racial and age differences, and marital bisexuality are also explored.

Below are listed thirty favorite forbidden love romances. Thanks to Amazon romance community for their input.

1. Forbidden by Tabith Suzanna - Soon to be released. The novel deals with brother/sister incest in a sensitive manner that is both illuminating and heart breaking

2. The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullogh - a young priest's faith is tested when he falls in love with a and beautiful woman

3.The Scarlet Letter  by Nathaniel Hawthorne - A Puritan woman has an affair and illegitamate child with priest that leads to her being tagged with the scarlet letter

4. The Object of Love by Sharon Cullars -  a woman's son dies and when his friend returns (now a handsome young man) she finds herself falling for him.

5. By possession by Madeline Hunter - a master and his serf

6. Indigo Love Spectrumby different authors - publisher specializes in romance stories with African American women with white men.

7.  Through a Dark Mist by Marsha Canham -Medieval tale - a young woman is set to be wed in an arranged marriage but falls in love with an outlaw en route

8. Surrender by Pamela Clare (Mackinnon Rangers Series) - Western -  Religious difference - protestant/catholic. Everyone warns them to stay away from each other, but to no avail

9. Untamed (Mackinnon Rangers Series) by Pamela Clare - H is a prisoner of war

10. Sweet Release by Pamela Clare - H is a criminal and h purchases him, trusts and believes in him

11. Stranger by Elizabeth Lane - h a widowed mother and H a drifter. She isn't aware that he was with the group of men who killed her husband and tortured her years before

12. Lakota Love Song - and others, by Madeline Baker. Her novels focus on Native American men and white women

13. Fever by Katherine Sutcliffe - h is a young heiress of a plantation and H  poor overseer.

14. Star series by Patricia Potter - entire series features forbidden love

15. The Bounty by Beth Williamson -  H is hired to capture h, then falls in love

16. Diablo by Georgina Gentry - Western - h is a lady and H is a drifter/ gun for hire. H kidnaps h for revenge on her fiance, then  falls in love with her

17.  Relentless by Patricia Potter - she's his captive, the daughter of the man he desires to revenge

18. The Heat[ by Heather Killough Walden - h falls for her best friend's brother despite friend's insistence she keep away

19. Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr -  H loves h but won't persue her because she's married

20. Star Bright by Catherine Anderson  h is married to an abusive man and H isn't sure if it's reasonable to act on his feelings

21. Heartless by Diane Palmer - h and H are step-siblings

22. Perfect by Judith McNaught - H is a criminal on the run from jail, wanted for murder and h falls for him

23. No Chance by Christy Reece- h is very wealthy and H is very poor. Her father forbids them to marry, then when they do he destroys marriage. Eight years later they have a second chance at love.

24. Second Chance by Christy Reece - H is responsible for her husband's death and knows he should tell her, but gets involved nonetheless

25. Run to me by Christy Reece - h has amnesia and H knows he should walk away because they have a terrible past, but his love for her is too power to resist

26. Unlawful Contact by Pamela Clare - H escapes from prison and is wanted by the law and h helps him

27. Stealing Midnight by Tracy MacNish - h is a strange, abused, and sheltered young woman who has an insane father. h saves H from her father. His feelings for her are marred by fact that she is so strange his family will likely never accept her

28. Worth Any Price by Lisa Kleypas - H is hired to bring h home to her fiance but instead marries her himself

29. The Last Highwayman by Katherine O'Neal - H is an outlaw bandit and h is a duchess. Their love is fierce, although circumstances conspire to keep them apart

30. Stealing Heave by Jaclyn Reding - h's family will not allow her to be with H and attempt to marry her off to someone else

31. Wife by Contract, Mistress by Demand by Carole Mortimer - H is much older than the h and she's loved him since she was in her teens

32.Texas Destiny - h falls for brother of her fiance

33. Passion (Fallen) by Lauren Kate - paranormal - YA - star crossed lovers over the centuries

34.Heart of the West series by Maggie Brendan - h falls for husband's brother

35. November of the Heart by LaVryle Spencer - H is rich, H poor

36.The Secret Pearl by Mary Balogh - Regency - H is married, after night of paid love he asks h to work in home

37. One Summer by Karen Robarbs - teacher and student - five years age difference - H paroled prison for murder of girlfriend, h believes him innocent

38. Grave Sight - paranormal that gradually unveils step sibling romance
Forbidden Love is so Sweet:

Note: Photographs of the seductive new trapeze trick, "The Heroine's Journey"  can be viewed at end of article. Cinematic trailer of novel may be viewed on Home Page. Photograph courtesy of David Miller Photography.

A dramatic new flying trapeze trick, "The Heroine's Journey", choreographed by Tanya Henkle-Hoover, and performed by Tanya, Keith Hoover, and Marek Kaszuba, of Trapeze Pro at author Sam Keen's Sky Ranch in Sonoma, has been created for a new music video. The sensuous trick is a representation of the heroine's experience at the climax of The House on Black Lake. It is a stunning trick, and the physical beauty of the performers adds much impact.

The trick has been likened to "The Piggyback", but it is decidedly different, not only in execution but also intent. "The Piggyback" flying trapeze trick looks pretty much like a piggyback looks on the ground. A flier takes the bar, while a second flier mounts him from the back, with legs crossed around his waist and arms around the neck. The first flier swings out and the piggyback flier is caught by the catcher. It is a dramatic trick, rarely done, and usually involves two men.

"The Heroine's Journey" is more physically complex and has emotional components. It can only be performed with a woman on the back of a man - as it is the heroine's journey. Directions for performing the trick:

Heroine is drawn by flier onto his back, her legs wrap around his hips and feet come together beneath his crotch, with toes pointed. One arm wraps beneath his pectoral, the other around his shoulder, and her hands meet at his heart.  Flier takes off from board and Heroine releases her arms and flips under him, holding on with her legs until the last second, then straightens her legs as she is caught by catcher. The trick can end here, or for the more experienced a second part of the choreography is even more complex. They go into swing doubles, where Heroine moves into an angle, the flier goes into an uprise, and they touch hands. Heroine and catcher do a pike, wrap,  and climb to a swinging drop, as the flier falls to net.

The trick can end here, or enter into an even more sophistacted act, combining the skills of flying and static trapeze performance. Heroine and catcher begin a  sensuous static doubles routine representing the "Dangerous Game" (song title) of love. Details of the choreography for the doubles performance are not yet available. However, there are photographs taken as the static trapeze act was being filmed.

Last night American Idol producers displayed a spectacle worthy of its own Disney ride. It was a morality tale spun together with two innocents and their jaded elders, unabashed self promotion, and consumerism. A fairy tale of epic scope. In fact, the finale of the nearly year long event was more like a symbolic pagan ritual. The virginal teenage couple (garbed in white) were paraded through a gilded Hades of shaking booty, cries of infidely, mortality, unrequited love, suicidal eros, spider men, octogenarians dancing with young maidens, debauched rock gods, young women stripped of their clothing, law breaking "Judas Priests" and aging crooners poured into ill fitted duds. The only thing missing was an evil step mother, wicked witch - or a handsome prince to save the day. In fact, these were the the striking elements missing, as mature women were apparently banned from the stage, as were studdly hunks. The producers must have found these elements to be counter productive to the sacrifice at hand.

The sacrifice being the loss of innocence and youth. The sweet young couple were utterly trapped. A crazed audience lay before them, bizarre stage designs encrouched, and an enormous screen revealed their home town friends had become crazed maniacs and their fellow contestants oozed with venomous envy. The couple's family members sat dazed and paralyzed in their seats, ununable to intercede in the unfolding drama.  Unlike Dorothy in Oz, there would be no going home for these two. Their favorite teachers were paraded before them (the ones who helped them get here) and given the American Dream - a new Ford. But weren't we taught it unprofessional for teachers to receive gifts?  The adorable young twosome, Scotty and Lauren, won't have to spend their teen years working to buy a used vehicle. They also received new Fords, along with the worship of the entire world. At least for now, in this alternate universe.  

One hundred twenty-five million gave their votes, many more million watched. Millions of dollars spent, millions of dollars made. If this were not the case there would no competition. American Idol is not an altruistic venture. It is a highly profitable business. The first and foremost purpose of the show is to sell products and make money for the producers. The big name stars are there to promote their shows and sell their CDs.  The children probably don't quite realize it yet, but their lives were sacrificed at the alter of consumerism, and there is no turning back. All the exciting rites of childhood passage, the proms, baseball games, graduations, and plans for college have been altered and twisted for the entertainment of the masses. Their rite of passage, cruel, wicked, and sublimely American. They now have money and fame, and some would say it was the price they had to pay to enter the magic ring.

So was it a fairy tale, a pagan ritual, or the fulfillment of the American dream? 

You be the judge. And remember, every vote counts!

Please note: "The House on Black Lake trailer", filmed by Spirit/Sundance/Gotham/Venice award winning cinematographer Frazer Bradshaw, may be viewed on Home Page.

In [amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class=""]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link] there are dark forces at work. HOBL is the first of a trilogy that segues into the paranormal, although there is paranormal activity described throughout the first book. Alexandra Brighton has been educated by modern social systems and therefore is unwilling to acknowledge her own special gifts or to take seriously the wisdom of the mystics and gypsies who are her tutors in the underground. However, her host, Ramey Sandeley, is determined to expose her to certain "truths". Her journey of transformation on Black Lake is the beginning of her initiation into a world of dangerous beauty and terrible dark secrets.

Listed below are the top ten + 1 paranormal romance novels (listed most often by fans of the genre).

l. [amazon_link id="193341751X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Vampires in America [/amazon_link](Series) by D.B. Reynolds

2. [amazon_link id="0425212866" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Psy/Changling[/amazon_link] (series) - Nalini Singh

3. [amazon_link id="1416509879" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Immortals After Dark[/amazon_link] (series) - Kresley Cole

4. [amazon_link id="0425241505" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Dragon Bound[/amazon_link] (elder races series) by Thea Harrison

5.[amazon_link id="0515139769" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Ghost Walkers[/amazon_link] (series) - Christine Freehan

6. [amazon_link id="0440244404" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Fever [/amazon_link](series) by Karen Marie Moning

7. [amazon_link id="0778329070" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Shifter[/amazon_link] (series) - Rachel Vincent

8. [amazon_link id="0451226259" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Chicagoland Vampires[/amazon_link] (series) - urban fantasy by Chloe Neill

9. [amazon_link id="0451219376" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Broken Heart Oklahoma[/amazon_link] (series)- for those who prefer their paranormal splashed with humor

10. [amazon_link id="0441020429" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Magic Series[/amazon_link]  - Ilona Andrew's - by Kate Daniels

+ 1 Shelley Laurentson's shape shifting series including [amazon_link id="0758231709" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Big Bad Beast[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="0758231687" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Beat Behaving Badly[/amazon_link],[amazon_link id="1599986337" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Go Fetch[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="0758220383" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Mane Attraction[/amazon_link], and [amazon_link id="0758231660" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Mane Squeeze [/amazon_link]are funny, filled with eccentric characters, and also very popular with paranormal romance fans.

Note: "The House on Black Lake" trailer, filmed by acclaimed cinematographer Frazer Bradshaw in  San Francisco may be viewed on Home Page.

When I was scouting locations for the cinematic trailer for my novel I scoured the city's Victorians seeking the perfect spot to shoot a number of scenes set in Montreal. It was imperative that the beds be as sexy as those described in the novel. Magnificently carved four posters with silk drapings were imperative. I found all that was required for my scenes at the Chateau Tivoli Bed and Breakfast in San Francisco. The historic Victorian has gorgeous bedrooms and is a wonderful, romantic, sexy place to stay in San Francisco. Also, the management is extremely helpful and gracious. 

Following are pictures of a few of these lovely beds (a bit roughed up after filming):