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Silent Winter

Fri, 11 Jan 2019 05:22:56 +0200

On an icy November night, Drew Blackmore is beaten unconscious, then abducted. He awakes to find himself in total darkness, naked and chained to the floor. Fed just enough to keep him alive, Drew is unable to identify his captor, or the reason for his incarceration. As reality fades, hallucinations take over. Can Drew escape his prison before madness claims him?

Meanwhile Drew's wife, Holly, despairing of ever seeing him again, turns to his brother for comfort. As the worst winter in decades sweeps the UK, she learns of Drew's tragic past. Could his disappearance be connected with that of a prostitute years before?

Heart of Bone: A gripping novel of psychological suspense

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 23:41:31 +0200

When grief spirals into obsession, the outcome can be deadly…

Greer Maddox's world shatters when her son, Tom, dies. An unexpected phone call leads her to Nathan Taylor, who received Tom's heart in a transplant. Greer becomes obsessed with Nathan, but her feelings turn to hatred when she discovers he harbours a dark side. Two women are missing, one of whom has now been found murdered. Could Nathan be the killer?

Greer is hiding a few secrets of her own, however. Ones she intends to keep buried. Can those closest to her uncover the truth before someone else dies?

A gripping tale of loss, anguish and compulsion, Heart of Bone is the story of a woman driven to extremes by grief.

She'll Never Tell: A gripping novel of psychological suspense

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 13:45:38 +0200

The sudden death of her mother shatters Olivia Gilchrist's world. Grief turns to shock when a post-mortem reveals Sonia has lied to her daughter in the cruellest possible way. Angry and hurt, Olivia vows to uncover the truth.

Meanwhile, Olivia's neighbour, Elena, harbours a dark secret. Now the past has caught up with her, forcing Elena to go into hiding.

Then Olivia discovers Elena was involved in Sonia's deceit thirty years ago. She has questions she's desperate to ask her former neighbour. Olivia suspects, however, that Elena is warped and unstable. Tracking her down may be difficult and dangerous.

The temptation proves too strong, and a game of cat and mouse with a vengeful woman ensues. One that has the potential to turn deadly…

A gripping novel of psychological suspense, 'She'll Never Tell' is the story of a decades-old secret that refuses to stay hidden.

Guilty Innocence

Sat, 23 Nov 2013 00:16:43 +0200

A gritty novel examining child murder and dysfunctional families, Guilty Innocence tells of one man’s struggle to break free from his past.

Sister, Psychopath

Sat, 23 Nov 2013 00:16:43 +0200

When they were children, Megan Copeland adored her younger sister Chloe.

Now she can hardly bear to be in the same room as her.

Megan believes Chloe to be a psychopath. After all, her sister’s a textbook case: cold, cruel and lacking in empathy. Chloe loves to taunt Megan at every opportunity, as well as manipulating their mentally ill mother, Tilly, a woman blind to Chloe’s sociopathic nature.

Chloe currently has her eye on James Matthews, Tilly’s employer. Except it’s not James Chloe wants, but his wealth. Moreover, she has every intention of getting her hands on it, and soon.

James, however, is preoccupied with his own conflicts. Both his marriages have been failures. Now Megan’s former lover, Toby Turner, is causing him to question everything in his life.

When Tilly, under Chloe’s malignant influence, becomes dangerously unstable, the consequences turn ugly for everyone. Megan’s world falls apart, allowing long-buried secrets to rise to the surface. Her sister’s out of control, it seems, and there’s little Megan can do about it. Until she realises Chloe is targeting Toby Turner next, and planning to step well beyond the rules...

A study of sibling rivalry and dysfunctional relationships, Sister Psychopath tells the story of one woman’s struggle to survive the damage inflicted by her sociopathic sister.

Arizona Gold

Tue, 25 Nov 2014 20:13:38 +0200

*On the hunt for a killer, they find passion along the way… *Left all alone after her mother’s death, Kitty Parrish receives word that her beloved uncle has been murdered in far-off Arizona. With nothing left to tie her to her hometown, Kitty embarks on a long journey to Arizona in search of revenge. Handsome half-breed Ryder McCloud is on a mission of his own. His father was half-owner of a gold mine, and both he and his partner—Kitty’s uncle—were murdered as a result. Worse yet, it seems they took the location of the gold mine to the grave with them. Desperate to claim his birthright, Ryder anxiously awaits the arrival of the one person who may have the key—Kitty Parrish. United in their quest for revenge and riches, Ryder and Kitty soon find themselves in the thick of danger, adventure, and a growing passion they cannot resist. This Retro Romance reprint was originally published in August 2000 by Signet Books.

His Kidnapper's Shoes

Sat, 23 Nov 2013 00:16:44 +0200

Daniel Bateman is one angry man. The woman who calls herself his mother has been exposed as an imposter, but he has no idea who she really is. Furious that his whole childhood has been a sham, his life disintegrates as he loses his girlfriend when a shattering truth is uncovered. Daniel's rage consumes him; alcohol and casual sex help numb the pain. Meanwhile, Laura Bateman, arrested for Daniel's kidnap twenty-two years ago, isn't talking. Not to the police. Not to her husband. And definitely not to her lawyer. Laura doesn't believe she committed a crime in abducting Daniel. Scarred by events from her past, to her stealing Daniel seemed the right thing to do, and nothing is going to convince her otherwise. Until Daniel comes to her and tells her he forgives her, she's staying silent. So both Daniel and the police need answers, but aren’t getting any. Why did Laura Bateman kidnap a four-year-old child? Can Daniel overcome his grief and anger in order to forge a new relationship with his birth family? And will he ever overcome the trauma of his tortured childhood? A tense novel of psychological suspense, His Kidnapper's Shoes interlinks Daniel's quest for his identity with one woman's love for the man she calls her son.

After She's Gone

Thu, 23 Nov 2017 00:16:44 +0200

Deception Wears Many Faces

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 17:51:35 +0200

Texas Lucky

Mon, 25 Nov 2013 21:35:45 +0200