DEATH SECRETS
Author: January Bain
GENRE: Crime Thriller
A gripping thriller that explores the lengths one will go to for family, and the resilience needed to stand against the darkness.
In
the shadow of Alaska's towering peaks, Anna Hale is haunted by a past painted
in flames and betrayal. Marked by the tragic death of her mother and the scars
of a childhood marred by violence, Anna has fought tirelessly to build a
semblance of normalcy, only to have it shattered again and again. The latest
blow comes when her sister, Tia Pace, vanishes without a trace, reigniting old
wounds and casting Anna into a nightmare where she's the prime suspect.
As
she grapples with her stepfather's execution and the weight of suspicion,
another crisis looms: Zoe Pace, her other sister, has disappeared in an eerily
similar manner. The only clue a sinister black rose and a chilling letter. When
her brother Josh, now a dedicated cop in the Anchor Police Department, begs for
her assistance, Anna is pulled back into the fray. Despite the agony of
reopening old wounds, she embarks on a desperate quest to unravel the mystery
of her sisters' disappearances.
Faced
with the unforgiving Alaskan frontier, Anna must confront a tangled web of
corruption and deceit, with a copycat killer moving in the shadows. With every
tick of the clock, Anna's hope for a normal life slips further away, but her
resolve to find her sisters and bring them home burns fiercer than ever. Will
Anna's journey through the cold, dark paths of Alaska lead her to her sisters,
or will she find herself lost in the depths of a conspiracy that threatens to
consume everything she holds dear?
Sneak Peek Excerpt:
“Mom, are you okay?” She rushed to her side.
She looked so tiny, so worn out, though she’d had her when
she was only sixteen. She tried to speak and failed, her mother’s eyes pleading
with her. A stream of blood dripped down the side of her face making Anna’s
stomach roil with worry.
“Take my hand. We’ll go next door. Get help.” She crouched,
put her arms around her, and tried to get her to sit up. Before she could
manage it, her stepfather was on her, slamming her hard and knocking her off
her feet.
“You got something coming as well, you little bitch.”
A ringing in her ears drowned out any further words, but the
blows to her body and face echoed deep inside. She tried to roll over onto her
mother, arms flailing to protect her, and she partially succeeded just before
the world went dark.
The stench of something burning woke her. It took a few
seconds for the haze in her mind to clear, to realize how dim the light in the
kitchen was. She began coughing uncontrollably, her lungs trying in vain to
force the heavy smoke out. Her heart raced with the effort, eyes streaming
tears. Her mother was so still, curled up on her side, her body half over hers.
“Mom, wake up, we gotta get out of here!” She crawled onto
her knees and shook her shoulder, but she didn’t move, didn’t respond at all.
The sounds of sirens in the distance. Help was on the way.
But she had to do something. Now. She touched her throat, felt a faint pulse
under her fingertips.
“It’s going to be okay. I’m going to get you out of here.”
She tried to pick her up, but her arms flailed like a rag doll. She was heavier
than she thought.
She’d have to pull her mother along the floor. At least the
smoke was less dense near the ground. Sweat dripped in her eyes, stinging. She
ignored the pain and began tugging her mom toward the back door. It was only a
few feet. If she could just get her outside, into the fresh air, she would come
around.
But she never did.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
January Bain is an award-winning author who firmly believes that
stories unite us, that good stories help us to discover the commonality of the
human experience by supporting values, empathy and understanding. She writes
with her heart, mind, and soul, hoping that her novels will touch your life,
giving you moments of freedom as you fly with her to other worlds.
Bain has had the pleasure of select novels being turned into
games, and her work is also available in different languages.
January and her husband live in rural Canada on peaceful acreage
where a variety of wildlife comes to visit regularly and expect to be fed and
paid attention to.
Blog Address - http://januarybainjourney.blogspot.ca/
Twitter Name – https://twitter.com/JanuaryBain
Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/january.bain
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4 comments:
Thank you so much for featuring DEATH SECRETS.
Thank you for sharing my newest release, Death Secrets! Wishing everyone a lovely day! Hugs, January
Looks like a book I would really enjoy.
This looks really intriguing. Thanks for sharing and hosting this tour
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