Melissa Walker grew up in a small Texas town, the
illegitimate daughter of the town prostitute. On her 17th
birthday, a covetous psychopath abducted her, keeping her
prisoner for 83 days in total darkness. She endured
unspeakably atrocious acts as he continually raped and
brutally tortured her. Believing he had killed her, the
fiend left Melissa's body outside a church. But Melissa
survived and now, 15 years later, only two people, her
grandmother Lucy and her closest friend, know that she now
lives in San Francisco as a homicide detective with the new
name Sabrina Vaughn.
Sabrina has worked hard to bury her emotional scars,
training to be tough and self-reliant, as she puts her past
behind her. But the past will not stay buried. A person
from her childhood, Michael O'Shea, has found her.
Michael's sister was brutally murdered in the same manner
as Melissa/Sabrina. During his investigation, Michael has
discovered that young girls with the same features as
Sabrina have been kidnapped and killed every year on her
birthday. He will do whatever it takes to hunt down this
evil killer and make him pay. Michael has pledged to look
after Sabrina, but that doesn't mean he isn't going to use
her to bait a trap. Seeing Michael brings back all the
terrible memories of home and the horrendous attack. How
was Michael able to find her? And if he knows she's alive,
how long before the monster finds her as well? With even
more to lose now than before, Sabrina eventually realizes
she must face her past and bring this madness to an end.
With Michael by her side, she returns to Texas. What they
find there is more shocking than they could have ever
imagined.
CARVED IN DARKNESS by Maegan Beaumont is an
extraordinary psychological thriller that grabs you on the
first page, ratchets up the tension with each new chapter,
culminating in an astounding conclusion. Beaumont is an
exceptional author who knows how to engage readers in a
totally satisfying experience. Characterization and plot
development are phenomenal. I can't wait to read more
novels by this author.
Past horrors bleed into a present-day nightmare
Fifteen years ago, 17-year-old Melissa Walker was
kidnapped, raped, tortured, and left for dead in a
churchyard. Only two people know she survived the 83-day-
long horror and began a new life as Sabrina Vaughn.
As a San Francisco homicide inspector, Sabrina can take
down assailants twice her size, but her emotional scars run
deep. Seeing Michael O’Shea, a childhood acquaintance with
a sketchy past, triggers full-blown panic. How does he know
she’s alive?
Believing his sister was murdered by the same monster who
attacked Sabrina, Michael is dead set on catching him —
using Sabrina as bait.
Sabrina’s living nightmare is just about to get worse
because somehow, some way, the killer has discovered she’s
alive . . . and he’s hungry for her blood.
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