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Maggie Shayne's Thicker than Water (Danger After Dawn Book 1)
Maggie Shayne's Thicker than Water (Danger After Dawn Book 1)
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Charismatic cult leader Mordecai Young was brought down in a government raid on the Young Believers compound sixteen years ago.
So were most of his teenage followers. But not all of them. Jewel and Lizzie were making their escape with Lizzie’s baby girl when the compound caught fire. Lizzie was hit in the crossfire, and begged Jewel to save her baby, fathered by the cult leader.
Sixteen years later, Jewel has transformed herself. She is respected Syracuse news Anchor Julie Jones and lives on a crystal blue Lake with her sixteen-year-old daughter Dawn*. Only one person alive knows their true history—a senator’s brother who who is using it to blackmail her—until he turns up murdered.
Sean MacKenzie is an irreverent radio shock jock who just landed the co-anchor chair opposite his best enemy, Julie Jones. Viewers love the sparks that fly between them on-air. Behind the scenes, those sparks are even more volatile. But Sean knows Julie is keeping secrets about the murder of the senator’s brother. She was there, is acting nervous as hell, and if there’s one thing he’s good at, it’s uncovering secrets.
But Mordecai didn’t die in that fire, despite that Jewel stepped over his broken body with his child in her arms and left him to burn as she made her escape. He survived, and now he’s back for vengeance, determined to claim his daughter and punish those who betrayed him, beginning with Julie Jones.
*Dawn is the heroine of Book 4, Killing Me Softly
What people are saying…
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “If you love a good puzzle, if mysteries are your thing and you cannot turn away from a good hate-to love relationship… then you’re going to love Thicker Than Water. It’s gripping, tense, moments of lighthearted humor and a growing love… but most of all it’s a roller coaster ride of intense suspense up until the final page… and, perhaps, beyond. I was caught up in Julie, Sean and Dawn’s story, and I believe you would be, too.” ~ Reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “What a wonderful thrilling and suspenseful book. I love Maggie Shayne, she's a wonderful storyteller. This book kept you on the edge of your seat from the very first chapter. I'm sure whoever reads this book will feel the same.” ~ Reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “As always Maggie Shayne dos not disappoint. Excellent characters, plot, and character development. As always I love her strong female protagonists. The sharp repartee between Jones and Mackenzie was delightful! Recommended to all who enjoy strong women.” ~ Reviewer
Grab this book if you love…
✅ Secret Identity
✅ Secret Child
✅ Secrets from the Past
✅ Cult Survivor
✅ Enemies to Lovers
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Look Inside Ch. 1
Look Inside Ch. 1
Mascara tears were so far beneath her that she could barely believe they would dare skim down her face. She speed-yanked a half-dozen tissues from the hotel-issue dispenser and wiped the trespassers off. Then she cranked on the cold, water, splashed her face and went still, staring at her reflection as the water dripped from her chin.
What would Dawn think if she saw her mom like this? Was this the way she was raising her daughter to be? Weak? Compliant? Afraid?
No.
“I’m not paying the scrawny little bastard anymore,” she whispered to her reflection. She stood a little straighter, lifted her chin a little higher. “No more. It’s over. One way or another, it’s finished.”
She opened her purse and yanked out a compact. She wouldn’t give the bastard the satisfaction of knowing he’d made her cry. No one made her cry. Hell, she was the one who was known for making other people weep. On the air, in front of the entire city. This idiot had jerked her around long enough.
It was time to end this thing, once and for all.
She flung open the door and stepped through it. “I don’t know why it took so long,” she said, her voice as firm and strong as it was when she was on the air. “But you’ve finally pushed me too far. It’s finished.”
Her voice tripped over a heartbeat as she stepped around his chair to face him fully. He sat in the there, just as he had before. Only now he was dead.
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