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     My first novel, Shadow of the Banyans is now available at your favorite independent bookseller, as well as Barnes & Noble, Waldenbooks, B. Dalton and other chains. Order by ISBN Number 1-59088-788-3. To order the book online, click the bookcover.

      Christine Alden, a young genealogist, is flat broke and frantic to escape an obsessive ex-husband when heart-pounding handsome Michael Chandler shows up on her doorstep with an offer of a job on his isolated barrier island estate.
She didn't count on having to deal with his dysfunctional family. Murder never entered her mind. And she certainly didn't plan on falling in love with Michael Chandler.

Pre-release praise for Shadow of the Banyans

     SHADOW OF THE BANYANS takes you on a spooky, suspense-filled trip to a mansion on a secluded Florida island. The cast of characters is worthy of Agatha Christie. Author Deanne Miller spins a tale that will keep you guessing right up to the final pages. Highly recommended for lovers of nail-biting romantic suspense.
MAGGIE DAVIS, Author of STAGE DOOR CANTEEN

Sample Scene from Shadow of the Banyans

      Michael sat her luggage down, turned abruptly and bumped into her. Caught off balance, Christine stumbled and grabbed for the nearest thing, Michael.
      His arms wrapped around her, steadying her. "Are you all right?"
      No, she wasn't all right. His smoky eyes, the husky growl in his voice, the strength in his arms turned her knees to jelly.
     She melted against him, then sobered, as if doused with cold water. She'd be dammed if she'd be another notch on Michael Chandler's belt.
      "I'm fine, Christine said, dismayed to hear a tremor in her voice.
      Michael gave her a knowing smile, as if he knew what she'd been thinking, then released her. "Good. Dinner's at seven," he said.
      Notch or not, his compelling gaze held her, blurring her surroundings.
      "There'll be just the two of us."
      Just the two of them? She blinked, and the room came back into focus. "But, I thought… where's your mother?
      "She and my brother went over to the mainland to meet Elliott. He's been in Tampa the last two days. They won't be able to get back until this storm blows over."
      If they couldn't get back, she couldn't leave. She was trapped, cut off from the rest of the world.
     "Are you sure you're all right?" he asked.
      How could she be all right? She was stranded on an island with the sexiest man she'd ever seen. A smuggler according to rumors, a pirate that would steal her...