We celebrate giving the whole month of December. We host
and attend parties, family gatherings, and church
celebrations. Sometimes the goodies on the menu aren’t
necessarily healthy. That’s why a juicy piece fruit
tastes so good and fuels our bodies with sound nutrition.
In DiAnn Mills novel, DEADLOCK, Bethany and Thatcher enjoy fruit.
So does her parrot Jasper. All the more reason for
Bethany to
push aside the box of candy to slice up an apple or peel
an orange to share with the men in her life. Jasper’s a
bit jealous of Thatcher, but when he offers the parrot a
treat, Jasper is one happy bird.
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Two murders have rocked the city of
Houston. Are they the work of a serial killer, or is a
copycat trying to get away with murder?
That is the
question facing Special Agent Bethany Sanchez, who is
eager for her new assignment in violent crimes but
anxious about meeting her new partner. Special Agent
Thatcher Graves once arrested her brother, and he has a
reputation for being a maverick. Plus, their
investigative styles couldn’t be more opposite: he
operates on instinct, while she goes by the book.
When
hot leads soon fizzle out, their differences threaten to
leave them deadlocked. But an attempt on their lives
turns up the heat and brings them closer together, and a
third victim might yield the clue that will help them
zero in on a killer. This could be the case of their
careers . . . if they can survive long enough to solve
it.
Author's Note
Dear Reader,
Deadlock
is the third book in my FBI: Houston series. Special
Agents Bethany Sanchez and Thatcher Graves have taken me
on a thrilling adventure. I was concerned about them with
so many obstacles in the way of their personal,
physiological, and professional lives. But they remained
true to hero and heroine status, fearless in the face of
danger and never a victim.
At times I wanted to pull
Bethany out of the family dynamics that stalked her every
step. But I wanted to show how those we love can hurt us
the deepest. She practiced unconditional love with a
tough truth element. Those challenges made her stronger,
and she believed it was worth the risk.
Thatcher dealt
with a bad-boy reputation, and most of it was true.
Although he’d chosen to change his image, how to
accomplish it remained the most difficult task. Running
wasn’t his style, and a claim to new morals left too many
people skeptical.
How do perfectionist Bethany and a
free-thinker Thatcher work together? Optimistically, each
could compliment the other. Realistically, they could
despise the other. Which will they choose in light of a
serial murder case before one of them is killed?
I
hope you enjoy Bethany’s and Thatcher’s journey in
DEADLOCK.
DiAnn