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Life hasn’t been easy for Shannon Knight, raised by a single mother, money’s been tight, but it’s about to get a whole lot worse. When her mother uproots them, to be with a boyfriend, then suddenly goes missing, it leaves Shannon facing homelessness in a strange city where she knows no one. Convinced that this man is responsible for her mother’s disappearance, Shannon sets out to prove it, with surprising consequences.
EXCERPT:
“My mother’s missing.” Shannon Knight strived to keep the panic from simply overwhelming her. “She’s been gone all night.”
“You’ll have to wait forty eight hours before filing a missing person’s report.” The 911 operator sounded weary, fed up.
“But something must have happened to her. She’d never not call me like this, unless she can’t…”
“I don’t make the rules.”
Oh what was the use? Shannon slammed down the phone, went over to the window. Pimps, prostitutes and drug addicts congregated on the corner. Across the harbor, the Vancouver skyline wavered through the mist. What was she going to do? If only there was someone to turn to. But she didn’t know anyone here. She’d never felt so alone before, and full of dark thoughts and fear.
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REVIEW FROM SINGLE TITLES
"Alone and Afraid effectively translates the emotions the young Shannon feels with the despair of her missing mother. Karen Lewis translates the raw and scared panic Shannon’s character fights so hard to keep at a quiet calm. An enticing short thriller."
YOU GOTTA READ REVIEWS ON MARTHA'S BOOKSHELF
"This was a very quick interesting read."
Life has been a bumpy ride for Lily Foyle. Orphaned at six, she is adopted by an uncle later convicted of the sex slayings of three women. Detective Neil Slater believes there are more victims. He is convinced that Lily, made a ward of the Crown after the murders, is harbouring terrible knowledge of the crimes. Now a young woman, addicted to drugs and employed in the sex trade, Slater sets out with the aid of a psychologist to find out.
PROLOGUE
Something had woken nine-year-old Lily…a thumping noise and a scream…there it was again, coming from the barn. She grasped her teddy bear for comfort and crept outside. Stars blazed in an inky cavern of a sky. Her bare feet moved silently across grass wet with dew. She held her nose as she passed the pigpen, the stench was awful, she’d never got used to it. The pigs squelched in mud and grunted. The screams were getting louder now, shrill and full of terror. Lily was afraid; she knew something terrible was happening. Should she go back to the house? There was a sudden high-pitched squeal, like a pig makes at the slaughter. Curiosity won out. She crouched down by the broken slat in the barn door and peered in. There are some sights so horrible…so shocking…the human mind can’t take them in. She was found the next day huddled in the woods unable to speak.
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LONG AND SHORT REVIEWS
"In Fiend, Karen Lewis has written a crime thriller of high suspense and compelling excitement...This is a fast moving story with prose so energetic it leaps off the page. The lightning pace is driven by some of the liveliest dialogue you’ll find anywhere. This author cleverly uses dialogue to start up and leap across chapter sub-sections, making the plot flow all the more compelling. Don’t begin this one unless you have time because you won’t want to put it down once you start.
Characterizations are excellent and they are excellent for both genders. Lewis skillfully uses a good cop/bad cop partnership to activate characters on an almost instantaneous basis, making them all the more distinct and vivid. Again, it is the vigorous dialogue that brings them to life...Fiend is a superb read. It’s mystery will keep you guessing; it’s story flow will keep you enthralled."
REVIEW FROM SENSUAL READS
"Gritty realism permeates the pages of Fiend. Karen Lewis takes us into the mind of a Fiend and we come out horrified. Lily lived through that horror and built up her own defenses. Now Neil wants to tear them down and Lily will do anything to keep them up. Neil is equally as determined especially when it appears as if the Fiend may have returned. If you enjoy your stories with healthy doses of horror, then Fiend is perfect for you. Karen Lewis is sure to get your heart rate up as you read through this story and finally meet the Fiend."
REVIEW FROM NIGHT OWL ROMANCE
"To say Lily Foyle has had a troubled life is an understatement. When she was six years old, her parents died, leaving her in the care of her aunt and uncle. When she was nine, her uncle was incarcerated for the murders of three prostitutes. Now 25, Lily is addicted to drugs and working in a seedy sex club.
Detective Neil Slater suspects there may be more victims and that Lily may have witnessed something that may help him find out the truth behind these horrible murders. With the help of a psychologist, he tries to get Lily's help. The trouble is, Lily doesn't remember anything-and she really doesn't want to. There also may be someone else who wants Lily to keep those memories repressed. More bodies turn up and the list of possible suspects and accomplice’s keeps grow. As the story moves on it gets more violent and Slater finds it harder and harder to resist his growing attraction to Lily.
Overall, I always enjoy a good suspense story and this definitely fit the bill. The author had me really guessing on what really happened and I always find that a plus. If you like murder mysteries and don't mind references to kinky sexual acts or really nasty crime scenes, then you will enjoy this story. As it neared the end, I was still on edge and amazed the author got it tied up in such a short story."
While strolling on the Lion’s Gate Bridge on a foggy evening, Vicky Allen meets a handsome Naval Officer named Anderson Ford. They have an instant connection. This results in an erotic affair, cut short by Anderson’s strange disappearance. Vicky tries desperately to find him, but hits one dead-end after another in her search. No one has any knowledge of Anderson. Even the waiter in a bar they frequented together has no recollection of him.Vicky is distraught and devastated. It looks as if Anderson was just a figment of her own overactive imagination. Is she losing her mind?*****
Under its former title, The Bridge, this novel received the following reviews:
“I enjoyed the tension and the sense of uncertainty and found this to be a quick and suspenseful read.”
BOOK WENCHES
“This suspenseful story packs a mighty punch in a few short pages along with being highly sensual. I eagerly turned the pages to see if Anderson was real. This book will keep you guessing."
READERS FAVORITE
"It puts an interesting twist on the plot that I’ve never experienced in all of my years as a reader and reviewer. It’s an intriguing story..."
NIGHT OWL
Cover design: Karen Lewis
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