Karen Rose - Silent Scream

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the authors imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

Copyright 2010 by Karen Rose Hafer

Excerpt from I Can See You copyright 2009 by Karen Rose Hafer

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First eBook Edition: June 2010

ISBN: 978-0-446-56357-4

I CAN SEE YOU

Spine-tingling Rose keeps the action popping.

Publishers Weekly

Top Pick! A top-notch and diabolically clever suspense tale and a tender love story to boot. Definitely one for your keeper shelf!

RT Book Reviews

A terrific whodunit a great poignant work Karen Rose is gaining a well-deserved reputation for great romantic suspense thrillers; her latest winner, I Can See You, is a super Minneapolis police procedural that also showcases the double-edged sword of online communities.

Midwest Book Review

A hair-raising climax. For romantic-suspense fans who dont mind some edge, or thriller fans.

Booklist

Compelling if you like creepy, gripping mysteries, romantic leading men, and brainy leading ladies, you will enjoy I Can See You.

Examiner.com

Skin-shivering suspense and a poignant passion between two vulnerable people combine in this lethally good read.

BookPage

I loved it! Read it! Races into overdrive with many fascinating twists and turns, and I couldnt put it down A great read, and a complex love story between two people who should be bitter but have decided to take the risk to trust, as the scars that bind Eve and Noah also heal them.

TheReviewBroads.com

Complex, chilling, and intense romantic suspense Roses greatest strength has always been her astute gift at getting into the heart and soul of her characters. Eve and Noah rank among her best Rose is equally meticulous about getting into the head of her antagonists.

BookLoons.com

Will chill you to the bone With deeply drawn characters and a twisted plot, I Can See You will snare you in its clutches, leaving you breathless and eager for more. The suspense sizzles. It builds and builds until you think you might come apart at the seams before the climax crashes down around you. Karen Rose is probably the best romantic suspense author in existence, and she proves it once again with the unpredictable and unsettling I Can See You.

NightsAndWeekends.com

KILL FOR ME

Rose juggles a large cast, a huge body count, and a complex plot with terrifying ease.

Publishers Weekly

4 Stars! TOP PICK! Gritty and thrilling A page-turner from the get-go.

RT Book Reviews

Stupendous an exhilarating thriller filled with action from the onset and never slows down.

Midwest Book Review

SCREAM FOR ME

Intense, complex, and unforgettable.

James Patterson

Cold chills, hot thrills, and characters that come alive Rose is a master of romantic suspense.

Allison Brennan, author of Killing Fear

Blistering, high-octane suspense that never lets up.

Karen Robards, New York Times bestselling author

Strong and sexy truly frightening.

BookPage

Memorable page-turning.

Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Mesmerizing. Fabulous suspense. Masterful writing.

Betina Krahn, New York Times bestselling author of The Marriage Test

4 Stars! Terrifying Rose is a force to be reckoned with!

RT Book Reviews

A first-rate, top-tier thriller loudly announces that there could well be a new thriller sheriff in town.

Lorenzo Carcaterra, New York Times bestselling author of Sleepers

COUNT TO TEN

Takes off like a house afire Theres action and chills galore in this nonstop thriller.

Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author

Rose cranks up the heat in more ways than one Emotional subplots, engaging characters, and a string of red herrings will keep readers hooked.

Publishers Weekly

YOU CANT HIDE

This novel is, in a word, riveting.

RT Book Reviews

An immensely enjoyable read that will have the reader glued to the pages from beginning to end.

Romance Reviews Today

[Karen Rose] is the queen of murder and suspense just terrific!

RomanceReviewsMag.com

NOTHING TO FEAR

A pulse-pounding tale that has it all: suspense, action, and a very hunky private investigator.

Cosmopolitan

4 Stars! Top pick! Filled with heart-stopping suspense and graphic terror In the pantheon of horrific killers, [this one] surely ranks near the top.

RT Book Reviews

A tense, chilling suspense.

Midwest Book Review

Sets pulses pounding and pages turning.

BookPage

Riveting A caring womens advocate heroine, a determined, gritty hero, and a diabolical villain drive the plot of Roses riveting story.

Library Journal

IM WATCHING YOU

TOP PICK! Terrifying and gritty.

RT Book Reviews

The suspense unfolds right up to the last page.

Southern Pines Pilot (NC)

Action-packed a thrilling police procedural romance.

Midwest Book Review

Its perfect Love the characters, loved the side stories. It doesnt get any better than this!

Romantic Review

HAVE YOU SEEN HER?

Heart-racing thrills showcases her growing talent readers will rush to the novels thrilling conclusion.

Publishers Weekly

Terrifying and gripping.

RT Book Reviews

DONT TELL

As gripping as a cold hand on the back of ones neck and tempered by lovable characters and a moving romance.

Publishers Weekly

A definite page-turner that never lets up until the last page.

RomRevToday.com

Dont Tell

Have You Seen Her?

Im Watching You

Nothing to Fear

You Cant Hide

Count to Ten

Die for Me

Scream for Me

Kill for Me

I Can See You