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Donna Burgess

Donna Burgess

About

Donna Burgess is an author of dark fiction and poetry whoenjoys surfing, painting and has a deep affection for all things Monty Pythonand low-budget horror flicks.  Over thepast fifteen years, her fiction and poetry has appeared in genre publicationssuch as Weird Tales, Dark Wisdom, Sybil’sGarage and others.  She has been marriedfor twenty years and has two children.  Hernewest releases include Darklands: avampire’s tale (the first book in the Darklands Vampires series) and Breaths in Winter, a short storycollection.  Both are available in printand e-book. When she is not conjuring, she can be found surfing.

Check out her websites: http://nakedsnakepress.net

http://donnaburgess.com

http://notreesharmed.com

The Magic Word

The Magic Word

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:12pt;">Elisabeth was rude and selfish and demanding, and therefore had very few friends.<span>  </span>When she sent out invitations to her birthday party, no one accepted.<span>  </span>Her mother warned her that she needed to improve her manners and to try to get along with people.<span>  </span>She told Elisabeth that she needed to use the magic word “Please”.<span>  </span>So when Elisabeth went to school the next day, she thought of her mother’s advice, “What is the magic word?” and she started saying “Please” and also “Thank You”.<span>  </span>She tried to become more thoughtful of others, and discovered that she was a much happier person.<span>  </span>Imagine her pleasure when she returned home to find out that her new friends were all coming to her birthday party!</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"></span></p><p></p>

Story Behind The Book

As a lover of horror and vampires, I just wanted to writing something I would want to read. I am not a romance reader, so although there are romantic elements in this novel, the premise is based on more realistic & darker concepts than "vampire boy meets hot girl."

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Reviews

<strong><em>&quot;Darklands&quot; </em></strong>is a fabulous urban fantasy novel, full off violence, paranormal creatures and fabulous sexual scenes. I was captured from the first page. I had to finish the book to see how this was going to end.&quot; --Natasja's Book Blog<br /><br />This was an engrossing story from beginning to end... it draws you in deeply to the storyline and doesn't let go until the final page...  I highly recommend this to those looking for an exciting read...<br />B+<br /> --Words of Wisdom....from The Scarf Princess<br /><br /><span><em><strong><em>D</em>arklands </strong></em>was definitely a change of pace.  The tone was gritty, dark, and violent, with several cringe-worthy moments...</span><span>I would recommend <em>it</em> to fans of urban fantasy and horror, and vampire romance looking for something darker.  </span><span></span><span>  </span> --Book of Secrets<br /><br />Burgess was new to me and she definitely impressed me. I look forward to more of her work, vampire's specifically! --Leilani Loves Books<br /><br /><span> ...the characters are complex and multi-faceted; there's very little that's simple about this book. </span> --Bea's Book Nook