Cameron Townsend

A Deceit of the Light Cameron Townsend

Publisher Marketing: "A Deceit of the Light" continues Lenore Grey's story in 1964 where she is anxious to stop L. A. Detectives Ian Marsh's and Rick O'Grady's investigation of a burglary before Marsh learns she is a vampire. Deciding Preston Halifax's arrest will end their interest in her, she returns to the hospital where she left the comatose art thief after she bit him. While searching for his room, she encounters an assault victim, sending her mind back to 1720 England and her struggle to overcome the physical and emotional scars left by her ordeal at her uncle's house. No longer able to bear any man's touch, she rebuffs her husband, the Count de Poenari's advances with unexpected results. The return of ardent suitor Thomas Broadmore and the discovery that a family member survived the devastating fire at Haverford Hall and is unwittingly about to marry a soul-stealing succubus in addition to finding that the ghosts of her siblings are stalling the rebuilding of Haverford further complicate Lenore's efforts to resume a somewhat normal life. Back in 1964, O'Grady recalls his bizarre meeting with the extraterrestrial Marsh, whose difficulty adhering to protocol saved O'Grady's life. With the search for Ian's key stalled by Halifax's disappearance, they are even more determined to uncover the secret that Lenore is trying so desperately to hide.