The Secret of Barnabas Collins

Name: The Secret of Barnabas Collins
Brand: Oasis Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Marilyn Ross
ISBN: 9781621889762

Author: Marilyn Ross

Series: Dark Shadows #7

Narrator: Kathryn Leigh Scott

Unabridged: 6 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Paperback Classics

Published: 09/30/2019

Categories: Fiction, Romance, Paranormal, Nonfiction, Performing Arts, Radio, Television, Horror

Synopsis

Secret of Barnabas Collins (January 1969)

Here is another never-before-told story of the handsome, mysterious 175-year-old vampire.

While searching for the woman who will replace his long-lost Josette, and thus end the terrible curse upon him, Barnabas meets lovely Clare Duncan. The story, set in 1870, of their romance—and of the terror it brings to the beautiful young noblewoman—I a tale of gothic suspense which will chill and delight the legions of Barnabas Collins fans.

About The Author

Marilyn Ross is the pseudonym for William Edward Daniel “W.E.D.” Ross (November 16, 1912 - November 1, 1995) was a Canadian actor, playwright and bestselling writer of more than 300 novels in a variety of genres. He was known for the speed of his writing and was by some estimates the most prolific Canadian author ever, though he did not take up fiction until middle age. He wrote popular romances and gothic fiction as W. E. D. Ross and Dan Ross and under a variety of mostly female pseudonyms. As Marilyn Ross, he wrote popular gothic fiction including a series of novels about the tormented vampire, Barnabas Collins, based on the American TV series Dark Shadows (1966–71). His second wife, Marilyn, served as first reader of his works, and "Marilyn Ross" was one of his favorite pseudonyms.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Justin

The vampire twist proves once again to be just the jolt this waning Gothic saga needed. I can't get enough of Barnabas' insatiable thirst for attractive young throats and all the women eager to be drunk. This seventh entry in the thirty-two book saga is largely historical and features a non-Victoria......more

Goodreads review by Holly

This is a fun romp, with vampire Barnabas Collins absent for much of the action. The heroine is Lady Clare Duncan, spunky Englishwoman of 1870. She falls in love with Barnabas and pursues him---first to a lonely island inhabited by vampires; and later across the ocean to his home in Maine. The only......more

Goodreads review by Judith

A compelling story of the vampire, Barnabas, and the woman who loved him and thought she could save him from his curse. Other vampires are introduced to the reader along the way. I was caught up in the story.......more

Goodreads review by Laura Anne

One of the better books in the series. It took me on an unlikely adventure that ended up pleasantly surprising me.......more