I Might Be Obsessed with Old Hotels
In Point Blank, much of the plot involves old scandals that occurred at a big 1920s resort hotel. While I changed the name and some of the details the ‘Ocean Paradise’ hotel in the book is loosely based on the real Ocean Forest resort that unfortunately is long gone.
The Ocean Forest was part of a grand entertainment complex that was supposed to make Myrtle Beach the premiere destination between New York City and Miami. A huge, opulent hotel, golf course, stables, beach house, and eventually a gated neighborhood were part of the grand plan. Then came the stock market crash of 1929, and most of those plans were put on permanent hold.
The hotel itself, golf course, and beach house were built. For several decades, the Ocean Forest catered to celebrities and hosted big bands and famous entertainers. But eventually changing tastes and high operating costs forced it to close and it was demolished in the 1970s.
The beach house lives on as the local art museum (relocated to a new place), the lighthouse that once topped the hotel’s tower got moved to an amusement park, and the golf course is still in business. But the Ocean Forest itself is gone.
I love those big, grand hotels and I’ve incorporated several (with adjusted names and histories) into my series. There’s just something about the tarnished glamour, the high hopes, and the glimpse into a long-ago era that fascinates me. Enjoy!
Book Title: Point Blank: A MM Psychic Detective Romance Adventure
Author: Morgan Brice
Publisher: Darkwind Press
Cover Artist: Natania Barron
Release Date: June 8, 2023
Genres: Paranormal M/M Romance and urban fantasy
Tropes: established relationship, opposites attract, wedding planning, ghost hunting, psychic and cop, haunted houses
Themes: loyalty, found family, having each other’s back, true love
Heat Rating: 4 flames
Length: 247 pages
It can be read as standalone but is book 6 of the Badlands series. It does not end on a cliffhanger.
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Sexy psychic Simon Kincaide and skeptical homicide detective Vic D’Amato are getting married–if the ghost of a murderous magician doesn’t get them first!
Blurb
Simon and Vic’s wedding is just a few weeks away, and they’re hoping for a little peace and quiet to wrap up work before their honeymoon, but nothing ever goes that smoothly.
Strange circumstances around the death of a retired stage magician suggest supernatural involvement, bringing Simon in on the case. The dark secrets of a long-ago resort hotel lead to a trail of unsolved cold cases that have a chilling similarity. Old scandals, malicious magic, and vengeful spirits expose a web of lies, deceit, and death that is headed for a reckoning.
Can Simon and Vic solve the murders, stop the ghosts, keep Simon’s mother from crashing the party, dodge last-minute wedding disasters, and still make it to the altar on time? Or will the shadows of Myrtle Beach’s haunted past ruin everything?
Point Blank is a fast-paced thrill ride MM paranormal romance packed with supernatural suspense, sinister sleight-of-hand, mysterious monsters, psychic visions, hot men, hurt/comfort, loyal friends, wedding planning, found family, ghosts galore, dark magic, and an evolving, established romantic relationship with all the feels.
Morgan Brice is the romance pen name of bestselling author Gail Z. Martin. Morgan writes urban fantasy MM paranormal romance, with plenty of action, adventure and supernatural thrills to go with the happily ever after. Gail writes epic and urban fantasy, with less romance, more explosions.
All of the modern-day Morgan Brice and Gail Z. Martin series crossover, so characters from one series appear in cameos and on page in important secondary roles in books from other series. Each book can be read as a standalone, but the more you read the more the expanded universe of friendships and connections becomes clear.
Morgan and Gail believe that paranormal elements make any story even better, and her worlds are full of ghosts, psychics, shifters, creatures, vampires, monster hunters, and magic.
She’s also a huge fan of the TV show Supernatural. (Chibi art by Kamidiox)
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