Title: Hyde (Dark Musicals Trilogy)
Author: Laura DeLuca
Genres: Romantic Suspense, Young Adult Romance
Categories: Mystery/Thriller
Publisher: Pagan Writers Press
Release Date: 7/29/2013
Heat Level: Sweet
Word Count: 102,000
Synopsis:
Rebecca Hope has looked death in the face twice and lived to tell her tale.
She and the love of her life, Justyn Patko, land a summer internship at a local dinner theater, performing the musical Hyde. While they are excited about their first paid acting gig, they soon find themselves surrounded by more experienced cast mates, jealous of their success. As if the tension isn’t bad enough, they soon discover that the business might be a front for something much more sinister.
When Justyn is accused of a crime that she knows he would never commit, Rebecca must decide if she wants to follow her head or her heart. While trying to prove his innocence, she makes a shocking discovery of her own.
Everyone has something to conceal in the grand finale of the Dark Musicals Trilogy. Rebecca has to look beyond the façade to discover the true Hyde or face her final curtain call.
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Author Bio:
Laura “Luna” DeLuca lives at the beautiful Jersey shore with her husband and four children. She loves writing in the young adult genre because it keeps her young at heart. In addition to writing fiction, Laura is also the editor of a popular review blog called New Age Mama. She is an active member of her local pagan community, and has been studying Wicca for close to eight years. Her current works include Destiny, Destiny Unveiled, Phantom, Morrigan, Player and Demon. She also has short stories featured in two anthologies called HerStory and A Celtic Tapestry.
Laura would love if you all could post the buy links to her other books in the series. Here are the links to each one. I have also attached pics for those as well :)
Purchase PhantomAmazon * Smashwords * Barnes & Noble
Purchase Demon
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They found the rest of the Hyde cast waiting beside the
stage. The parts had already been assigned, and Justyn and Rebecca had spent
most of the spring trying to memorize their lines in between Phantom
performances and studying for finals. Justyn had even grown his hair out for
the dual role of Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde. They had their parts down cold,
but this was the first time they’d be practicing with the rest of the troupe.
In fact, it was the first time they were meeting the cast at all. Fernando set
about making the introductions while Rebecca shuffled her feet from side to
side and fiddled with the ammonite necklace Justyn had given her. She wasn’t
sure why, but she had the distinct feeling more than one of her future
co-workers were giving her the once-over, and their expressions definitely
weren’t friendly. The flickering lights above the stage only made their faces
look more sinister.
“Hello, everyone!” Fernando began, “I’m so excited to
finally introduce you all to Justyn and Rebecca, the future Broadway stars I
told you about. They will, of course, be playing the lead roles of Dr. Jekyll
and his fiancée Emma.”
Already a few people huffed and rolled their eyes. Rebecca
wasn’t sure if it was for their benefit or simply because of Fernando’s over
exuberance. Rebecca and her friends nodded to the crowd and got a few brief
waves in response, but also a few nasty scowls. In particular, there was one
dark-haired guy wearing a wife-beater, revealing the torso of a Greek God. He
looked like he would be more at home in the mob than on the stage. A fedora
certainly wouldn’t have appeared out of place on top of his kinky curls, and he
was glaring at Justyn as though he were planning his next hit. A gorgeous
blonde with her curly hair pulled back in a tight ponytail was sitting on the
edge of the stage beside him, filing her nails and looking thoroughly bored
with the whole affair. Toward the back of the set, a few younger cast members
were already doing warm-up stretches. Rebecca assumed they were part of the
chorus line Carmen would be joining.
“I’d also like everyone to say hello to Tom and Carmen,”
Fernando continued. “Tom will be playing the role of Dr. Jekyll’s friend and
attorney John.”
“Whaz up, everybody?” Tom said with a cheerful wave. “How’s
it going?”
The guy in the wife-beater snorted. “Looks like that kid
should be hanging ten instead of hanging out on a professional stage.”
“Now, Steve, we talked about this already,” Fernando said,
annoyed. “You’re one of my best actors, and you’ll be the star again come
September for our fall show. But you know I wanted to try my hand at a musical
at least once before I retired, and these kids have the voices to help me pull
it off.”
Steve was still glowering, and Tom didn’t look very happy
either, but Fernando had already moved on with the introductions. He came to a
pretty girl who looked to be in her mid-twenties. She was sitting Indian style
on the stage but rose to shake their hands as they approached. Her thick hair
was so long it reached the small of her back, and the ebony waves surrounded a
heart-shaped face with a dark tint that declared an ethnic descent. She gave
them a small smile, but her deep brown eyes seemed melancholy. Even before he
announced it, Rebecca already figured out what role she had acquired. She was
the perfect choice to play the sulky prostitute who falls in love with Dr.
Jekyll, only to die at the hands of a jealous Hyde.
“This is Victoria Diaz. Victoria will be playing Lucy,”
Fernando told them, confirming her guess. “The ummm … lady of the night.”
Rebecca was smiling and shaking Victoria’s hand when again
there was an odd crackling sound. The lights above them blinked and sputtered
one last time before very abruptly going out altogether. There weren’t many
windows in the dining area and the ones that were there were covered in blinds.
The room was suddenly plunged into almost complete darkness, with the exception
of the glowing exit signs. Rebecca couldn’t help but reach for Justyn’s arm as
her eyes tried to adjust to the shadows. She felt a sudden panic rising in her
chest, but it wasn’t
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