"Sophie is determined, Gabriel terrifying, and Cole's struggle to retain his sanity is palpable. This promising new writer might borrow from the masters, but he's primed for loyal fans of his own." - Kirkus Reviews

A horrific crash stole everything Cole Danner loved. His wife and daughter are presumed dead, leaving him broken and suicidal. Until a mysterious wave of debilitating flashbacks convince him the wreck was no accident and his whole world might not be gone. As forces he can't comprehend propel him to find the daughter only he believes is alive, Cole has no idea of the profound evil he will soon face to keep her that way.

Injured, confused, and terrified, Sophie Danner awakes captive to a bizarre and remote family who insist she is one of their own. Defying their claims that her parents were killed, she fights for escape, against the odds and her injuries, while unearthing the family's dark history of insanity, abuse, and murder... with one malevolent member at its core. And if Sophie won't be his latest plaything, she'll face the same brutal end as the rest.

The Sophie Danner Thriller Series:
BOOK ONE - Ghosts of Royston
BOOK TWO - All The Devils Are Here
BOOK THREE - Deepest, Darkest

SNEAK PEEK:

Suddenly the gun was pointed at my face. I clenched my eyes shut and thought of Sophie, refusing to let his image be the last I would ever see. When no shot rang out and my face wasn't disintegrated, I cracked my eyes open. He was still pointing the gun at my face. In his other hand he held a roll of duct tape. Through a blood-soaked and swollen countenance, he managed a broken sinister smile.

"I don't know how the @#$% you ain't dead," he said with a wheezy lisp. "But it don't really matter. Your time is just about here, Daddio. Just not quite yet. 'Sides, thanks to you 'n your dead buddy, looks like I'm gonna need some more tarps. @#$%in' hardware store... no matter how well you plan, you just cain't seem to git everything you need for a project in one trip, can ya?"

"Please... don't take my daughter again," I said as politely and calmly as I could. I was trying to hide the unbridled panic in my chest. "Please. Just take me with you. She's just a girl. Please don't take her again."

A laugh erupted from Gabriel like I had just delivered the best punch line to the dirtiest joke ever. The violent belly laugh soon degraded into, "ow, ow... mmmph... @#$%t. Don't do that, goddammit... @#$%in' hurts when I laugh." He shook his head and nodded all at the same time, like he was having trouble keeping a secret.

"That is damn noble of you," he said, "but I'm really gonna need you both for this last part." He dropped his head and peered at me from under his bloodied brow. "Son... you got no idea what I got in store for you. This is gonna be good." He refocused the gun barrel on my head. "So... how 'bout a lil' boat ride?"

• We started tracking this book on November 21, 2013.
• This book was $2.99 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 10 times in the past 4,107 days.
• The current price of this book is $3.99 last checked one day ago.
• This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past year is $0.99.
• The lowest price to date was $0.99 last reached on November 22, 2024.
• This book has been $0.99 one time since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was $9.99 last reached on July 16, 2024.
• This book has been $9.99 one time since we started tracking it.

• Literature & Fiction

• Text-to-Speech: Disabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 279 Pages
• File Size: 4,136 KB