Bio: T. D. McKinney was probably born with eclectic tastes. Growing up on the American Gulf Coast, she gained a great appreciation for all things Southern and a fascination with what the community around her termed the ?War of Northern Aggression.? Frequent trips to New Orleans to visit relatives instilled an early love for that city and for the Cajun culture; one of her earliest memories is viewing Mardi Gras parades when she was three years old. She freely admits that at the tender age of six she fell in love with both Barnabus Collins of Dark Shadows? fame and Jonny Quest?s scientist-father, Benton Quest. Sherlock Holmes followed soon after as one of the great abiding interests of her life.
These early influences doubtless explain a great deal about the author and her writings. There is very little she doesn?t find interesting, whether it?s art, music, history, vampires, web design, or forensic science. Everything is there to be explored, investigated, and attempted at least once. This trait often carries over into her writing. She loves exploring characters that are not afraid to take a risk or step outside the constraints of society or family. And if the character doesn?t want to take that chance, she likes creating situations that require they do so.
Her two freshman offerings from Amber Quill Press perfectly express her eclectic nature. Dancing In The Dark is a dark romantic fantasy combining her love and life-long study of vampires with the hard reality of criminal profiling. My Secret Yankee (co-authored with Aimée Masion) is an American Civil War historical romance set in Union-occupied New Orleans, that explores cultural and class differences and what happens when people from different worlds collide.
T. D. lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of north Texas with her husband and young daughter. Artist, author, career woman, web designer, mother, and wife, she manages to keep busy. In her spare time, she shares her husband?s interest in collecting swords, vampires, the internet, science fiction, and all things Japanese.
You can email T. D. at tdm@tdmckinney.com or visit her website at www.tdmckinney.com.
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"My dear Watson, how does one go about kissing a woman?"... Sherlock Holmes' question leads to a lesson Watson never expected to teach. And feelings he never thought to explore. A single kiss alters Watson's world while the announcement of Holmes' upcoming marriage sets an odd fear in his heart. Amidst the beauty of an English country party, the greatest detective the world has ever known searches for a traitor. Somewhere among the glittering nobility a sadist lurks, using blackmail to destroy... more info>>
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To FBI agent Asher Hall, offering himself to the highest bidder for a charity auction seemed like nothing more than good fun for a good cause. A romantic weekend in Italy, a chance to meet someone special, could be just what he needs. Until his anonymous "owner" turns out to be far more--and far more male--than he counted on. Fellow FBI agent Scott Jamison has one chance to give his heart to the friend and teammate he's loved for years. He's even willing to bankrupt himself for just two days wi... more info>>
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FBI Special Agent Alex Ware was only supposed to expose a terrorist arms dealer. He never expected an undercover assignment to unleash emotional chaos and destroy life as he knew it... But that's before he discovers that teammate and friend Shawn Matthews nurses a secret love for him, before he embarks on a sexual relationship with the other man. Their "love affair," after all, is nothing but a matter of necessity, an elaborate and daring ruse to save their lives during a dangerous undercover st... more info>>
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Everyone in Bay Mignon knows the Truitts are white-trash bad news, generations of moon-shiners and drug runners, and none more so than handsome Bolt Truitt. Rumor insists some of the fifteen years he's been away were spent in prison. Cameron Fontaine knows that's true. But he also knows the town doesn't know the real Bolt. Cameron does. He's loved Bolt since they were both kids, just discovering life and each other. Even though fate ripped them apart, Cameron never stopped believing in Bolt, nev... more info>>
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Jack Niemczyk is a mindhunter, a profiler. An expert at putting himself inside the minds of some of the most twisted killers ever to plague the country, he has been a FBI Special Agent for nearly twenty years. There isn't much he hasn't seen or hunted. Now he's been sent to New Orleans to find yet another serial killer. He hates the city, he hates the case, and he hates his partner on the task force, a Cajun loose cannon named Remy Lambert. With the investigation rapidly heading south, the last ... more info>>
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F. S. Wilson is surrounded by sex. Nice clean sex, kinky sex, humorous sex, it surrounds him every waking minute. And he's utterly sick of it. As CEO of the largest sex toy company in the state, he can't escape it however much he wants to. All he really wants is to sell out, leave behind the embarrassing job, and maybe, just maybe, find a nice woman who doesn't see him as a living example of his merchandise. At the tail end of a bad week, the last thing he needs is a complaint from his biggest c... more info>>
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Surrounded daily by evidence of mankind's inhumanity, Nathan finds peace and a ray of brightness only in the purity of a barrista's smile. Cassie's warmth, far sweeter than the cup of hot chocolate she sells him each morning, touches even an angel's heart. Still, they seem fated to be nothing more than customer and shop girl, until, sparked by a simple act of kindness, attraction blooms on a snowy afternoon. One kiss frees the love in both their souls. But that kiss breaks Nathan's covenant to g... more info>>
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Angele Valmont struggles to make the best of things when Federal troops pour into New Orleans and the despicable "Beast" Butler imposes martial law upon the city. She is determined to see her business and her family survive the losses of the vicious war. But the appalling Order No. 28 leaves her stripped of dignity and susceptible to violent attack by the dregs of the Union army. Major James Darling resents being stationed in the muggy town of haughty Creoles and serving under a reprobate like B... more info>>
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Rancher Paxton Terhune has lived a cold, lonely life for three hard years. A lynch mob took his lover, hanging him in front of Pax. A corrupt mine owner put a price on his head, chasing Pax from his own lands and into the high country. But Zane Steadman, a bounty hunter sent to bring Pax in, sees more than the outlaw's tarnished reputation. Trapped by an early blizzard, Zane thaws the winter gripping Pax's heart. But now the mine owner wants to take away the new love Pax has found, robbing him o... more info>>
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The painting's compelling blue eyes fascinate former police detective David Schaeffer. Those beautiful eyes, that gorgeous face, couldn't possibly belong to a killer. But according to all the evidence in this small, sleepy river town in Alabama, that's exactly who the man in the portrait is...or was... David never expects his inherited mansion to come with its very own ghost. And certainly not the ghost of handsome, mischievous Brian Terhune, the man in the portrait, chained for eternity to his ... more info>>
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Saving Cathy's life leaves Ethan Gaylord locked inside his own body, unable to communicate or even let the world know he's conscious. Abandoned by his uncaring family, only Cathy has faith he's more than an empty shell. Now his only hope of sanity and recovery, the deaf woman may also be the romance he's been looking for his whole life.
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Sequel to the Amber Allure best-seller The Wolfe Proxy... Romance isn't working for Quint Wolfe and Max Bowman as they combine business with what Max hopes will be pleasure on a trip to Bay Mignon, Alabama. Max believed he could tolerate Quint remaining in the closet, but now it seems staying Quint's "backdoor man" is an obstacle he can't overcome. Even in adjoining rooms in the idyllic setting of a restored Southern inn, Max feels alone. Soon, sabotage at WolfeCorp's newest plant confounds th... more info>>
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Ruthless CEO Quinton Wolfe sets off every alarm on sculptor Max Bowman's warning system. No way is that playboy getting near Max's sister, the newest shareholder in Wolfe's multinational corporation. No matter Quint's charming smile and sexy form, Max won't let his kid sister get taken in by that Lothario. Even if it means Max cuts a deal with Big Bad Wolfe himself. And what a deal! Max becomes Quint's play toy. Good thing Max enjoys it. He'll just play the game until he can turn the tables on t... more info>>
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The sequel to Dancing In The Dark, a Dream Realm Award Finalist for "Best Horror"... One man had immortality in his grasp, but does the beautiful vampire who offered it still want him? FBI profiler Jack Niemczyk had everything. Money, influence, the freedom he'd always craved, and mind-exploding sex like he'd never imagined. Everything, all wrapped up in the lush body of his vampire lover, Baby Roxton, Queen of New Orleans. The life of which he never dared to dream...his. Until she walked awa... more info>>
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