Exclusive cover reveal: 'Persuasion' by Martina Boone

HEA is thrilled to unveil the cover of Martina Boone's Persuasion, book two in her Heirs of Watson Island Trilogy, coming in the fall. HEA contributor Jessie Potts recommended Compulsion, the first book in the series, in November. Bonus! You can download Compulsion for free at www.pulseit.com until 8 a.m. ET Saturday (Feb. 7). (To see a larger version of the cover, click on the blue arrow in the lower right corner of the image.)

Here's some info about Persuasion (courtesy of Simon Pulse):

In this second book in the Heirs of Watson Island trilogy—where Beautiful Creatures meets Gone With the Wind—Barrie must rescue her beloved and her family from evil spirits. Grieving the death of her godfather and haunted by her cousin Cassie's betrayal, Barrie returns from a trip to San Francisco to find the Watson plantation besieged by reporters and ghost-hunters. Some are hoping to see the ancient spirit who sets the river on fire each night, while others are chasing rumors of a stolen shipment of Civil War gold that may be hidden at Colesworth Place. Chaos descends as Cassie hires a team of archaeologists to excavate beneath the mansion ruins. But more is buried there than treasure.

A mysterious, magical man appears at Watson's Landing, claiming the key to the Watson and Beaufort gifts and the Colesworth curse also lies beneath the mansion. With a mix of threats and promises, he engages Barrie and Cassie in a midnight visit, but the spell he conjures has potentially deadly consequences.

While Barrie and dreamy Eight Beaufort struggle to make sense of the escalating danger and their growing feelings for each other, Barrie has to figure out not only whom to trust, but which gift is more reliable—Eight's or her own. With millions of dollars and the fate of the founding families at stake, she must choose between what she feels deep in her heart and what will keep her loved ones safe.

Find out more about Martina and her books at martinaboone.com.