The Devil And The Muse: Book 2 of The Creatives Series

An ancient curse. A forgotten love. A painting with secrets only one woman can reveal. In this fast-paced second installment of The Creatives Series, Creative (mystic artist) Coco Rhodes is surprised by a horrific vision beneath her most recent painting: the violent attack upon a fragile young girl. When a link is discovered between an education-finance fraud and several girls disappearing from Washington, D.C. schools, Coco’s lover and leader of the Allegiance, the vampire-warlock Gabriel, vows to rescue the girls, and topple a corrupt congressman. Concurrently, the dark and twisted past of Kenan, the Allegiance's sworn enemy, is revealed. With Kenan’s whereabouts unknown, members of the Allegiance begin to unravel his sadistic plan. From New York and D.C., to Tuscany and the Dolomite Mountains of Northern Italy, the supernatural guardians of the Allegiance are guided by both the lessons of history and the shocks of present-day life. Through magical twists and otherworldly subplots, this supernatural thriller weaves a web of intrigue, love, and conflict. In The Devil and the Muse, Coco’s sense of duty to the Allegiance is tested. But will protecting her loved ones cause her to sacrifice her humanity?

Mandy Jackson-Beverly is a bibliophile, with a preference for stories drenched in magic, the occult, and complex characters of the human and supernatural kind. She writes about the darkness lurking around us and the light that keeps it at bay. 
 
Born in Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia--population 419--Mandy grew up around the rugged coastline and rolling hills of Tasmania. Upon moving to England, she discovered the tantalizing London fashion scene and fell in love with the concept of the creative collective. Later in Los Angeles, she found her creative freedom among the thriving, no-holds-barred visionaries of the music video world. 
 
Mandy has worked as a costume designer and stylist for an array of creative dynamos including photographer Herb Ritts; directors Joel and Ethan Coen, David Fincher, Diane Keaton, and Julien Temple; and music icons David Bowie, Madonna, George Michael, and Tina Turner. She taught high school art and theater, Advanced Placement art programs, and contributed blogs to The Huffington Post. She is a book reviewer for the New York Journal of Books and is a founding member of A Time to Speak, a free speaker series focusing on subjects related to the environment and humanities. Mandy teaches workshops at writers conferences and online and is a writing coach and public speaker. These days she lives with her family in Ojai, California, and spins dark stories for her readers' pleasure as well as her own.
 
When Mandy's not writing or reading, she's cooking, painting, dancing, or on walkabout--hopefully, somewhere in Europe.
 
Author of A Secret Muse, The Devil And The Muse, The Legend of Astridr: Birth, and The Immortal Muse.
 
You can find Mandy via her websites: 
mandyjacksonbeverly.com
thestoryhound.com