Dark Angel

Sometimes a story all but writes itself. Such was the case with Dark Angel. A minor character in Hidden Pearl, Katy is now a widow of two years with two small daughters to raise, a powerful father and an interfering mother. She has been born to wealth which isn't bad nor good but has given her a privileged life which had lasted into marriage with a strong man. When he was killed, she learned that privilege didn't protect her from bad things.

Dill is the dark angel of this story. Born into a world of not much, he has used his strength and intellect to rise up, but life has a way of throwing us curves and his had had more than a few. When he sees her, he is in a bad spot, and the last thing is he wants is this princess getting pulled in with him. Inconvenient timing doesnt mean it won't be happening.


Fairy tales often have a classic, allegorical story. There have been more than a few romances written around Beauty and the Beast. Although mine was not consciously, it fits the concept of a rough man who is in big trouble (not under a spell though like the Beast) but good at heart. Along comes a woman who is stronger than she looks, a woman who knows love matters more than economic class.

When I wrote it, some of the opening had come directly from one of my dreams. In that dream, I saw this hero and knew it could evolve into a full book. At that time the music that inspired me was from Phantom of the Opera.  But when more recently I refined it, it was instead the love theme from Beauty and the Beast. (If you haven't heard that song in awhile-- Beauty and the Beast.  It truly is a beautiful love song.)

Although I had long ago written this book, the characters came to life in a new way when I found the images for their cover. It is now like thinking of a movie as I imagine this fanciful story that is a bit of a fairy tale itself.

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