Mateguas Island

Literature & Fiction

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Synopsis

On a remote island, a troubled family is trying to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives and start over. But unbeknownst to them, the property they have inherited is steeped in ancient magic - magic that could seek to destroy and devour them. An arcane locked box, a strange and foreboding trail into the woods, a seductive young woman, and tales of a malevolent Indian spirit are just some of the perils Karen Andersen must face in order to find a way to save her family.

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Author Biography

Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Linda Watkins grew up in a suburb of Detroit. After graduation from college (Carnegie-Mellon University ’70), Linda relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area. Employed as a Senior Clinical Financial Analyst at Stanford University School of Medicine, Linda was always writing. At work, she wrote “long forms” and business plans; at home, she penned whimsical stories, poems and songs for the delight of her friends and family. In 2006, she took early retirement and moved to Chebeague Island, Maine and it was there that she wrote MATEGUAS ISLAND. Linda now resides in Western Michigan with her three rescue dogs, Splatter, Spudley and Jasper. In addition to her award-winning debut novel, MATEGUAS ISLAND, (2014 Gold Medal in Supernatural Fiction, READERS' FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD; 2014 First Place in Contemporary Gothic, CHANTICLEER BOOK REVIEW'S PARANORMAL AWARDS, and 2015 Outstanding Novel in Horror/Suspense, INDEPENDENT AUTHOR NETWORK'S BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS), she has also published the sequel to MATEGUAS, entitled RETURN TO MATEGUAS ISLAND and is working on the final edits to the 3rd full-length novel in the series, GHOSTS OF MATEGUAS.

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Meet MATEGUAS ISLAND'S Maggie!

Maggie is a pivotal character in my novel. She's an island girl, born on Mateguas, who is looking for something more - and that something turns out to be Bill Andersen. When I first envisioned her, she was going to be the heroine of the story -- but she had other ideas! For more information about Maggie and the other characters in MATEGUAS ISLAND, please visit my website, www.mateguasisland.com.

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Mateguas Island

She was standing close to him, feet apart, hands on her softly rounded hips. She was young - no more than twenty-five or six, wearing tight jeans and a sweatshirt. Although her top was over-sized and baggy, Bill could see the gentle rise and fall of her generous breasts as she spoke. Her face, framed by that mass of red curls, was pale, a rash of freckles splashed across her cheeks. Her eyes, a startling shade of green, seemed to dance seductively as she smiled at him. But it was her lips, so full and pouty, that he found infinitely beguiling. He couldn't take his eyes off her. He began to feel himself stir, his mind so overwhelmed by her presence that he could barely comprehend what she was saying.

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Linda Watkins

Mateguas Island

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Meet MATEGUAS ISLAND'S Maggie!

Book Excerpt

Mateguas Island

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