Alice Close Your Eyes
by Averil Dean
With haunting prose and deft psychological insight, Averil Dean spins a
chilling story that explores the dark corners of obsession - love, pain and revenge. Ten
years ago, someone ruined Alice Croft’s life. Now, she has a chance to right that
wrong - and she thinks she’s found the perfect man to carry out her plan. After
watching him for weeks, she breaks into Jack Calabrese’s house to collect the
evidence that will confirm her hopes. When Jack comes home unexpectedly, Alice hides in
the closet, fearing for her life. But upon finding her, Jack is strangely calm,
solicitous[unknown-8230]and intrigued. That night is the start of a dark and intense
attraction, and soon Alice finds herself drawn into a labyrinth of terrifying surrender
to a man who is more dangerous than she could have ever imagined. As their relationship
spirals toward a breaking point, Alice starts to see just how deep Jack’s secrets
run - and how deadly they could be. [unknown-8220]Crisply written, wickedly
suspenseful[unknown-8230].[Alice Close Your Eyes] reads like a dark, sensual nightmare,
and it is the reader who won’t want to close her eyes until all of the book’s
tantalizing secrets are finally revealed. Don’t miss it.[unknown-8221] - David
Bell, author of Never Come Back and Cemetery Girl
chilling story that explores the dark corners of obsession - love, pain and revenge. Ten
years ago, someone ruined Alice Croft’s life. Now, she has a chance to right that
wrong - and she thinks she’s found the perfect man to carry out her plan. After
watching him for weeks, she breaks into Jack Calabrese’s house to collect the
evidence that will confirm her hopes. When Jack comes home unexpectedly, Alice hides in
the closet, fearing for her life. But upon finding her, Jack is strangely calm,
solicitous[unknown-8230]and intrigued. That night is the start of a dark and intense
attraction, and soon Alice finds herself drawn into a labyrinth of terrifying surrender
to a man who is more dangerous than she could have ever imagined. As their relationship
spirals toward a breaking point, Alice starts to see just how deep Jack’s secrets
run - and how deadly they could be. [unknown-8220]Crisply written, wickedly
suspenseful[unknown-8230].[Alice Close Your Eyes] reads like a dark, sensual nightmare,
and it is the reader who won’t want to close her eyes until all of the book’s
tantalizing secrets are finally revealed. Don’t miss it.[unknown-8221] - David
Bell, author of Never Come Back and Cemetery Girl