When the Night Whispers

A riveting modern-day gothic tale about a woman who succumbs and then must save herself from a dark loverThat night was the first time I tasted champagne French he told me and as I loved all things French I was enchanted. I barely remember what we said only that I did most of the talking: about leaving the South my dreams of becoming a writer my thoughts of Harlem . . . and of you. He said very little only this: The moment I saw you I knew you would be mine forever. And even death even that could not part us. Jocelyns life feels empty devoid of passion and purpose. After she finds a journal written by her doomed great-grandmother Caprice she is spellbound by her story: the escape from a loveless marriage her seduction by a nameless lover who is both demon and savior. Then as if stepping out of a dream Jocelyn meets Asa her mysterious next door neighbor.Asa is charming handsome and daring and as if by magic she is drawn into his hedonistic lifestyle. Yet there is something unsettling about Asa. Luna is suspicious of this man and although Jocelyn is dismissive of Luna and amused by her friends warnings she cant completely ignore them. She begins to wonder if things with Asa arent quite what they seem.