Gone
Daddy Gone
Sloan
Monroe Mysteries #7
by
Cheryl Bradshaw
Genre:
Crime Mystery, Thriller
From
New York Times bestselling author Cheryl Bradshaw:
A
single moment is about to change Sloane Monroe's life forever ...
On
an early winter morning, college student Shelby McCoy walks the
quiet, snowy path back home. A tree branch snaps in the distance.
Then another. A man is there with her, following close behind,
whispering her name. She looks back, sees him gaining on her, and
runs. Who is this man, and why is he carrying a gun?
*Can
easily be read as a standalone!
The man stood across from Bonnie and Hank’s
hotel, watching everyone say goodbye. From the looks of things, Cade appeared
to be returning to Wyoming, and Sloane would stay behind.
Good.
It would be much easier for him to divide and
conquer this way.
He took one last drag on his cigarette and
flicked it to the ground, stubbing it out with the bottom of his shoe. He
thought about leaving, but he couldn’t tear his eyes away from Cade and Sloane,
holding hands, standing together beside the truck for one last embrace. The
embrace was long. Too long. It made the man uncomfortable.
Get on with it already.
Leave.
Viewing such tenderness between two people
turned his stomach, like a virus had entered his body and quickly spread.
Anger.
Slow, festering anger.
His heart beating faster and faster.
He reached out, clutching a tree for support,
inhaling and then exhaling and then inhaling again.
Focus.
Remember what you’re here for and why.
You’re in control.
It’s all going according to plan.
Cade gripped the handle of the door, but then
leaned back to Sloane, whispering something in her ear. For a moment it looked
like she might cry, but she didn’t.
Seeing the display of emotion between them was
almost like witnessing two lovers on a movie screen, a magical connection that
seemed too unrealistic to be real. For a fleeting moment the man was reminded
of a time in his own life when he too had been in love. A time so long ago, he
strained to remember it.
Over the years he’d been with plenty of women.
A few of them he’d even cared for on a marginal, detached level. The rest
served a single purpose—a warm body on a cold, lonely night. He had only ever
felt real love for a woman once, and that woman had been his wife, and when he lost
her, he lost everything.
A
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Bradshaw writes in
the genres of mystery, thriller, romantic suspense, and supernatural
suspense. To date, she has published almost two dozen novels and
novellas, including her New York Times bestselling mystery series
based on a sassy, OCD challenged private eye named Sloane Monroe. In
2013, Bradshaw’s fourth novel in the series, Stranger in Town, was
a finalist for a Shamus Award, and that same year,
book three in the series, I Have a Secret, won best thriller of the
year from eFestival of Words. She was raised in California and
currently resides in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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1 comments:
Happy Friday! I love suspenseful reads! These are the type of books that keep me turning the pages until the end of the story! Thanks so much for the excerpt and Giveaway. Have a great weekend!
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