Then She is young, she is in love, and she is the first runner-up in a San Francisco beauty pageant. Regina Van Ravena's head is filled with hopes and dreams but they're shattered in one unspeakable instant when a psychopath, obsessed with the destruction of feminine beauty, attacks her friend Corinne - the pageant winner. Corinne's life is destroyed forever and the horror lives on in Regina's heart. . .
Now Regina's memories of the ill-fated contest have finally begun to fade. She has a successful career in television, a beautiful seventeen-year-old daughter, a whole new life. It sounds like fun when a talk show host invites the five 1970 finalists for an on-the-air reunion. But someone is waiting in the wings, ready to strike again. . .and again.
New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of the "Night" books, NightWriter Carol Davis Luce writes standalone suspense novels with elements of romance. After publishing five books through a traditional publisher, she turned independent author with her 2011 suspense novel, Night Widow, and two short story trilogies.
Carol is one of The Twelve. Read all about this group of bestselling authors. http://thetwelvexii.com/
All seven suspense novels and two short story collections can be found at Amazon.com: NIGHT STALKER NIGHT HUNTER NIGHT PREY NIGHT PASSAGE NIGHT GAME NIGHT WIDOW NIGHT CRIES (new release)
NIGHT TRILOGY-Three Night Novels
General Fiction/coming-of-age: AWAKENING: Secrets of a Brown Eyed Girl, Loosely based on her childhood.
This had the elements of a great thriller/suspense novel, although it got a little slow in places. You were guessing for a lot of the time about who the crazy killer was and it wasn't entirely predictable which is always the sign of a good suspense book :) also perfect for this time of the year, had the feel of a Halloween movie about it!