Wednesday, 30 April 2014
To say that I am a little bit excited about Sheryl Browne's latest book is an understatement! I adore Sheryl's writing and cannot wait to get stuck into The Edge of Sanity which has been released today - 30th April!
Sheryl Browne brings us something a little bit different. This time it’s
a thriller!
Sheryl Browne’s
latest novel ‘The Edge of Sanity’, released 30 April, tells the story of a
psychological battle between everyman Daniel Conner, who is forced into becoming
a hero, after being tortured and forcibly drugged, and drug addict Charlie
Roberts, who has taken Daniel’s wife and daughter hostage.
Asked whether
she’s changed genres, Sheryl says, “Not really. I’m more exploring – as ever,
the fragility of love, life and relationships. If a character calls to me, I
simply have to write his story. My books will always tend to turn around the
family unit, looking at family dynamics and the tenuous bonds that hold people
together. My more recent books would be better described as poignant romantic
fiction, usually having a strong, but flawed, male lead. I think The Edge of
Sanity, though most definitely more edgy, does fall into that category.
The Edge of Sanity
How far would YOU go to protect your family?
A decent,
ordinary man, a man who has already suffered the loss of one child, Daniel
Conner is forced by extraordinary circumstances into being a hero. Tortured,
forcibly drugged—heroin still pulsating nauseatingly through his veins—his wife
and daughter degraded, Daniel knows their kidnapper is beyond reasoning with.
But does being
pushed one step beyond endurance justify doing the unthinkable?
High on drugs,
indebted to his supplier, and desperate, Charlie Roberts takes Daniel's wife
and daughter hostage. Daniel does everything within his power to rescue the
situation bloodlessly. Eventually though, Daniel realises that with or without
violent mood swings induced by amphetamines and cocaine, Charlie Roberts is a
psychopath. He wants more than Daniel's money.
He wants him.
The Edge of
Sanity: a harrowing story of hope amid loss and betrayal.
Excerpt:
Daniel slowed
the car in the lane, glimpsing the bedroom light through the gap in the trees.
No surprise there. Lights on the blink? Jo being fazed by the fuse box? About
as likely as snow in June. She’d been forced to make that call. Daniel knew it
with absolute certainty. He also knew she’d been trying to warn him. There was
someone, maybe more than one, there with her.
So what the hell
did he do now? Park the car and creep up to the house in the hope of gaining
entry without alerting them? No. Whoever it was, they were obviously expecting
him. And they were holding Jo. His blundering in not knowing how many they
were, or where they …
Daniel stopped
in his deliberations, swallowing back a hard lump in his throat as it occurred
to him to wonder … Why was the only visible light, the one in the bedroom? Christ! Fear clutching at Daniel’s
heart, he rammed his foot down, swung the car through the gates and skidded to
a halt, full beams bouncing off the lifeless lounge window, and right outside
the open front door.
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Heartache, humour, love, loss & betrayal, a
little Ohhhh la la! and thrills! Sheryl Browne brings you poignant, witty
modern romance. A member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and shortlisted
for Innovation in
Romantic Fiction, Sheryl now has six books published with Safkhet Publishing.
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Thanks so much for featuring my baby so beautifully on Brook Cottage Books, JB! You're a star! :) xx
Ooh, Sheryl, you've just written my kind of book.