Today I am featuring Author Gladys Quintal
~ Gladys Quintal ~
A survivor of sexual abuse, I have recently written the true account
of my childhood, titled: Life After Hell: Surviving Sexual Abuse. I have
tried to convey what happened to me as well as my journey to finally
getting justice. I am looking into publishing it, so hopefully it will
be available in the near future.
A lot of my real life
experiences have gone into my fictional works - especially my first book
The Man of My Dreams, where I created a vigilante vampire that kills
rapists and child molesters..... I've loved Vampires and the paranormal
ever since I can remember and always envisaged myself writing a book or
two on the subject! I have written 5 books in The Dream Series so far:
The Man of my Dreams, Be Careful What You Wish For, The Chosen One,
Succubus: An Erotic Companion and A Match Made in Hell. All Paranormal
Romance novels with Vampires(of course) as well as a bit of blood and
gore thrown in and the 4th one is slightly on the erotic side! These
characters are very close to my heart and I hope you will come to love
them as much as I have.
I've also written my first Contemporary
Romance trilogy which will be released in July 2014. The "Someone to
Love Me" series will consist of 3 novellas: Undeserving, Unforgiving and
Understanding. I hope you enjoy them.
I recently
published a short story (Why Won't Someone Help Me?) about my health
issues and the trouble with getting diagnosed or treated for invisible
illnesses.
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The Dream Series centres around Cassie, a young girl that is sexually
abused by her stepfather and rescued by a vigilante vampire that feeds
on rapists and child molesters. He becomes her protector, her guardian
angel. Lurking in the shadows out of sight, he watches her as she grows and inevitably falls in love with her.
Vampires
in The Dream Series were cursed 400 years ago and are only able to
appear human in a mortal's subconscious. The only way to break the curse
is for a human to love them in their real form. He starts to visit
Cassie in her dreams, knowing in his heart that sadly there is no way she
could ever return his love if she knew who or what he really was.
The Man of My Dreams (Book 1 in The Dream Series) eBook is free on most sites.
The Man of My Dreams ~ Book 1
Publication Date:
September 22, 2011
Ever since the death of her parents at the age of 17, Cassie has been
dreaming about a dark haired man. He always comes to her in times of
trouble to comfort her and help her through the toughest of days. But
now after the devastating break up with her boyfriend, Cassie struggles
with separating reality from her dreams.
During a trip to her
family beach house, her dream man becomes her lover and Cassie finds
herself longing for this man to be in her life. But trying to find out
the truth about him leaves her questioning her very existence and
sanity.
She is convinced her dream man is real and connected to a
string of macabre murders over the last 20 years. Fearing for her life,
Cassie prays she is right about him and that he can save her before it
is too late.
*WARNING*
This book mentions an episode of sexual abuse.
Get your ecopy FREE on Amazon!
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Be Careful What You Wish For ~ Book 2
Publication Date:
January 24, 2012
Alexi is a Vampire trying to live a human existence, he even has a human wife. The Vampire secret is paramount and cohabiting with humans - unless you intend on turning them, just isn't done. Can Alexi protect his beloved Cassandra from the would-be enforcers of this law or will he lose her forever?
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The Chosen One ~ Book 3
Publication Date:
June 2, 2012
Trying to exist undetected in a human world, with a human family is hard
enough when you are a Vampire - but finding out your son is also the
fabled Chosen One, makes things even more difficult.
Will
Alexi's love be enough to protect his precious child from the powers
that be and prevent fate from dealing him yet another cruel blow? Or is
he condemned to live out eternity alone......
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Succubus ~ Book 4
Publication Date:
November 28, 2013
Succubus is book 4 in The Dream Series, written
as a novella to fill in a few gaps – which you know by now is something
I love to do. Rather than continuing the plot from book 3, it takes the
reader back in time to just after Elizabeth “dies.” You’ll find it a
bit more erotic than the first three books, so fair warning!
What happened in the 400 years between Elizabeth dying in her castle
tomb and the birth of The Chosen One? Take an erotic step back in time
and learn more about what Elizabeth and Sebastian were up to as they
prepared for that monumental event to take place.
They certainly didn't get bored while they were waiting, that's for sure!
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A Match Made in Hell ~ Book 5
Publication Date:April 3, 2014
Gabriel is beyond furious when he
discovers Chloe was responsible for the untimely demise of his beloved
brother. Will Moyra succeed in protecting her friend from the four
hundred year old vampire intent on vengeance?
The evil Elizabeth
has betrayed them all. Her deceit could find Sebastian burning in the
fires of hell for all eternity and force a wedge between Alexi and
Cassandra forever.
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Life After Hell ~ Surviving Sexual Abuse
Publication Date:
September 26, 2013
After being separated from my mother twice in my 10 short years of life,
I was more than a little excited at the prospect of being reunited with
her again. Unfortunately, my elation was to be short-lived when the
visits to my bedroom started. Threatening to send me away again or turn
the loaded gun he kept in my wardrobe on us all, he kept my silence. It
was to be another six years until I escaped the abuse of my mother’s
husband and another 30 years before I was able to bring him to justice.
Ironically, the one person that should have protected me and helped me
fight to stop him, my mother, is still with him to this day.
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Why Won't Somebody Help Me?
Publication Date:
November 11, 2013
I knew I had something going on as far as my
health was concerned, but trying to get a diagnosis or to get doctors to
actually listen to me became a nightmare.
I had been living with pain, fatigue, weight gain, reflux and brain
fog, going on 15 years now and really just wanted it to stop and to be
able to feel 'normal' again. Most doctors just wanted to fob me off with
antidepressants, they just weren't interested in what I had to say.
This is my own personal journey to diagnosis and treatment and all the obstacles along the way.
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