Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen is Today's Kindle Daily Deal

MystereBooks is pleased to feature Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen as today's Kindle Daily Deal.

The deal price of $2.99 is valid only for today, Saturday, March 08, 2014.

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Mrs. Poe
Lynn Cullen
A Historical Romance
Gallery Books

1845: New York City is a sprawling warren of gaslit streets and crowded avenues, bustling with new immigrants and old money, optimism and opportunity, poverty and crime. Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" is all the rage — the success of which a struggling poet like Frances Osgood can only dream. As a mother trying to support two young children after her husband's cruel betrayal, Frances jumps at the chance to meet the illustrious Mr. Poe at a small literary gathering, if only to help her fledgling career. Although not a great fan of Poe's writing, she is nonetheless overwhelmed by his magnetic presence — and the surprising revelation that he admires her work.

What follows is a flirtation, then a seduction, then an illicit affair … and with each clandestine encounter, Frances finds herself falling slowly and inexorably under the spell of her mysterious, complicated lover. But when Edgar's frail wife Virginia insists on befriending Frances as well, the relationship becomes as dark and twisted as one of Poe's tales. And like those gothic heroines whose fates are forever sealed, Frances begins to fear that deceiving Mrs. Poe may be as impossible as cheating death itself.

  

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