Hidden Shadows
by Lauren Hope
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BLURB:
Jenna Gregor is a busy, single mom of two, successfully
overseeing a Perinatal Wing in a downtown Nashville clinic. On the surface,
Jenna’s achievements are many, her future bright and promising. But in her past
are secrets, sins she doesn’t want exposed. Sins someone else doesn’t want to
forget, or forgive.
Just as Jenna’s life finally seems to be falling back into
place after her bitter divorce—Bennett Aston can handle her sarcasm and
stubbornness quite nicely—it all begins to unravel. Someone is lurking, hiding
in theshadows, slowly and meticulously ruining Jenna’s well-crafted world. As
threats evolve, suspicions grow, and death becomes a vivid reality, Jenna must
decide whom she can trust and find her allies, before her secrets become her
undoing.
EXCERPT
All a child needed was its
mother. That’s what her own mom had yelled to her over the booze and music one
night when Desiree asked the simple question—where’s my Daddy?
At any rate, she thought lazily,
as her mind began to lag with the memories, today was my last attempt.
Her spiraling depression made her
unsure if she could even make it to the hospital the next day, much less go
unnoticed—especially after being escorted out today by the burly security guard
for her suspicious behavior.
The self-pitying thoughts turned
to anger again, a hot, boiling, lava-like rage that burned under her skin. She
felt as though her head would explode with the pain.
She jumped up, screamed the
wrath, and ran to the bathroom’s small stretch of counter. Her thin, pallid
face reflected back at her in the mirror above the sink. Breaths puffed out
raggedly from her tight lungs as she looked around blankly at the numerous
infant outfits scattered throughout the room. She balled her hand in a firm
fist, punched the mirror with force, and watched numbly as bits of bloody glass
shattered over the sink.
It was freeing in a way, a sense
of relief and release to watch her veins spew their red anger. It calmed her
some, settled her thoughts.
Control, control, she ordered
herself. “You are a bright woman who deserves what she wants. You will not be
outsmarted.”
Lauren Hope is the author of the bestselling mystery Screaming To Be
Solved, and her first published work, The Shadow Series (Hidden Shadows,
Chasing Shadows). Lauren creates a modern twist on the classic 'whodunit,'
combining suspense, romance, even comedy, for intriguing, heartfelt stories.
With a background in Communication and Journalism, Lauren has sat behind
the anchor's desk and worked in the corporate world, finding her ultimate love
in writing. Screaming To Be Solved was named a 'Hot New Release' by Amazon in
2013 and charted in the top 10 on Amazon's international bestseller list.
She lives with her husband, daughter, and floppy-eared rescue pup in
Tennessee.
Visit her at laurenhope.net.
Website: www.laurenhope.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Author.LaurenHope
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/authorlaurenhope
Links:
Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KU6K2IY
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00KU6K2IY
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/445604
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