A genie is out of his lamp and he and his companions live among other mortals undetected. But this genie’s love affair with a mortal woman threatens to unleash the truth about their secret existence — a secret they have protected for many centuries. Will fraternity or love prevail in “The Vital Sacrifice?”
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You are in for a cerebral workout of a lifetime from the moment you open up the novel, The Vital Sacrifice.
Superstar singer, Teresa McMillan, has been chasing success for many years and for her persistence, she’s been rewarded generously with many musical awards for her beautiful soprano voice. She is proud of her accomplishments but she is starting to feel incomplete because she has yet to get married and have a family with her fiance, Matthew Larkin.
Now, she is suffering from a mid-life crisis, torn between choosing continued career success or settling down and starting a family. This is causing her so much stress that she is becoming increasingly delusional. Nightmares, sleepless nights, and panic attacks have her on edge so much that she can’t even tell the difference between what’s real or imagined in her life anymore, especially when handsome, business mogul, Ali Rahman enters her life.
Is Ali a sly Casanova hell-bent on wrestling her from her fiance to make her his own? Or, is Teresa so far-gone in her delusions that Ali and all of the drama that emerges after meeting him just a figment of her imagination?
Prepare yourself for an unpredictable roller-coaster ride as your imagination spirals out of control along with Teresa’s already whimsical celebrity life.
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Teresa McMillan finds herself indecisive as she finishes her world tour. Like many successful, career-oriented women, she is torn between her career and a growing desire to get married and have a family with her steady boyfriend. As she is staring into the mirror in her dressing room before her concert in Milan, Italy, Teresa sees something appear and disappear in the reflection. Her agent makes a joke that it is the phantom of the opera coming to get her, a joke that she doesn’t find amusing.
Ali Abdur Rahman certainly isn’t the phantom of the opera, but he does appear in Teresa’s life as if out of nowhere. This handsome, wealthy businessman from the East sees an image of Teresa in the local newspaper while he is on a business trip in Milan and can’t believe his eyes.
Strike one: Teresa’s in a relationship. Strike two: She has no idea who Ali is. Strike three: Ali is a part of a cult of semi-immortal men that forbid prolonged contact with the human race.
Striking out will not stop Ali’s obsession with Teresa and this semi-immortal man will discover that succumbing to the power of love comes with a sacrifice.
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Like a sister from another mother, Tina has always had Teresa’s back. Just like Teresa, Tina is a career woman who has devoted her life to her career as a fierce attorney. Unlike Teresa, Tina’s not chasing her happily ever after because she just went through a rotten divorce with her high profile attorney husband, Rodney Dumas. As a couple, this powerhouse law team never lost a case. They both made a sport out of kicking ass in the courtroom, representing high celebrity clients in some of the most impossible cases imaginable and winning. Now she and her ex are on the opposite side of the fences. She is no longer representing high-class clients and instead has turned her attention to those whom she believes needs her most — those who are innocent but can’t secure quality attorneys.
Tina is Teresa’s rock and when Teresa’s world starts to go haywire, Tina is the voice of reason that keeps Teresa on her toes. Best friends until the end, just as they pledged in high school, is what these women prove to be. And even when Teresa’s extreme highs and lows start to place a strain on their friendship, Tina stands by the sister that she never had until she is back to her old self.
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Chi Khan belonged to a family of spies related to Gheghis Khan during the 12th century. He, Anwar and Ali are the leaders of The Order of Solomon’s Temple but Chi Khan and Anwar always seem to be conspiring to keep Ali in line. Just like all of the brothers in his crew, he too is a thrill-seeking and pleasure-driven being. But he represents the moral fabric of the brotherhood – he strives to keep order and often resorts to his spy tactics to keep his fellow brethren in line. Chi Khan is not as harsh as Anwar when it comes to leadership but he will stand by Anwar’s side in an effort to maintain order in the ranks – even if it means eliminating members in order to uphold their oath of secrecy.
Disclaimer – These are stock image and fictitious descriptions of characters contained within my novel. These descriptions are not about the people in the image. The image and the description serve to get readers better acquainted with the main characters appearing in my novel. Any resemblance to real people is coincidental.
