{"id":550,"date":"2017-09-11T00:01:30","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T04:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.ca\/wp02\/?p=550"},"modified":"2017-09-08T06:13:36","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T10:13:36","slug":"deadly-intent-sheryl-browne-giveaway-thriller-videotrailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.ca\/wp02\/2017\/09\/11\/deadly-intent-sheryl-browne-giveaway-thriller-videotrailer\/","title":{"rendered":"DEADLY INTENT by Sheryl Browne ~ #giveaway #thriller #videotrailer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sheryl<\/a>Deadly Intent<\/h1>\n

by<\/h1>\n

Sheryl Browne<\/h1>\n

\"Sheryl<\/a>Series: A DI Matthew Adams Thriller \u2013 Book #3 (can be read as a standalone)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre: Psychological Thriller<\/strong><\/p>\n

Release Date: September 6 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

Publisher: <\/strong>Death by Choc Lit<\/strong><\/p>\n

18+ (some violence and language)<\/strong><\/p>\n

What if you and your family were at the mercy of a psychopath\/a man with no conscience? <\/em><\/p>\n

Just when DI Matthew Adams thinks he\u2019s left the past behind him, it comes back to haunt him once again; this time in the form of the Conner family.<\/p>\n

Like Matthew, the Conners have lost a child in tragic circumstances \u2013 and they\u2019ve also found themselves in the hands of one of the most depraved criminals to walk the streets: \u2018Dead-eyed\u2019 Charlie Roberts, a drug addicted low-life with a penchant for extreme violence.<\/p>\n

Matthew\u2019s greatest affinity lies with Daniel Conner, the brooding father who still blames himself for his youngest child\u2019s death. But when Daniel\u2019s wife and daughter are tortured and tormented by Roberts, can Matthew prevent him from completely ruining his own life for an act of revenge particularly when, once upon a time, that\u2019s exactly what Matthew would have done too?<\/p>\n

Thank you so much for inviting me to share a little about DEADLY INTENT \u2013 Book 3 in the DI Matthew Adams thrillers \u2013 and to talk a little bit about what might inspire an author to crime\/thriller writing.<\/em><\/p>\n

A writer\u2019s mind thrives on exploration. Every scenario, every face, every place tells a story. A glimpsed situation, an argument between a couple or \u2018slanging match\u2019 in the street, for instance, and you have your stimulus for a book. Personally, whatever genre I write in I tend to gravitate towards family and family dynamics and just how strong a family unit can be, particularly when that unit might be under threat in some way. Most would agree that a story needs to have a protagonist and an antagonist to feed off each other. I see people as not all good or all bad, more opposite sides of the same spectrum with some crossover in between. Having become rather jaded in his view of his nemesis in After She\u2019s Gone and Sins of the Father, DI Matthew Adams is less forgiving. To quote his thoughts in the third in the series, Deadly Intent: \u201cHe\u2019d long ago stopped wondering how perverted individuals like Sullivan came into existence. As far as Matthew could see it wasn\u2019t nature or nurture. It was a lethal cocktail of genes, brain function and childhood experience that created monsters like Patrick Sullivan, like Charlie Roberts. He was of the same ilk. Despite any and all excuses pointing to his upbringing making him the way he was, Roberts was pure evil. Matthew could feel it\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

Nature versus Nurture is an age-old question, not one I can hope to answer, but I can\u2019t resist exploring, peeling away the veneer, so to speak, to see what lies beneath. Charlie Roberts, whose Deadly Intent is revealed as the story progresses, it seems <\/em>really is evil to the core. To quote one reviewer\u2019s summary of him, he\u2019s \u201cthe Devil himself\u201d. You\u2019d have to read the book to draw your own conclusion, of course (no sales pitch intended!). Meanwhile, I\u2019ll leave you with an excerpt, which might give you cause to ponder, is Matthew Adams right in his summation of Roberts?<\/em><\/p>\n

Before I go, though, can I take this opportunity to thank all bloggers and readers for their absolutely fantastic support? It really is tremendously appreciated. Reviews mean the world to an author and, together with posts and extracts, will help a book find its wings. THANK YOU!<\/em><\/p>\n

DEADLY INTENT – Excerpt<\/h2>\n

\u2018How you doin\u2019, Danny boy? Nice trip you havin\u2019? Hey?\u2019<\/p>\n

Didn\u2019t look as if he was having a very nice trip, actually. Shaking fit to bust something loose, the bloke was. Shame that. Charlie reckoned Danny could have used a bit of mellowing out, being so stressed, and all.<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t demand an answer this time. Fairly, Charlie thought.<\/p>\n

Daniel was hardly capable of giving one, after all.<\/p>\n

\u2018Too hot, are we, sunshine?\u2019 He ran a hand across Daniel\u2019s forehead, trailed it slowly down his cheek, unfastened a button of his shirt, and the next, and then stopped to have a little look at the wife\u2019s face.<\/p>\n

Oh man, what a picture. Her cat\u2019s eyes were about to pop right out of her head. Shocked she was, and he\u2019d barely touched him.<\/p>\n

\u2018Let\u2019s see if we can\u2019t cool you off a bit, hey, Daniel?\u2019 He smirked at Jo, and then proceeded slowly through the rest of the buttons, laughing as Daniel tried to lift his head from the floor.<\/p>\n

\u2018Come on, Daniel, don\u2019t fight it.\u2019 Charlie yanked the shirt open and ran the gun over his chest. \u2018You know you want it.\u2019<\/p>\n

He laughed again as Daniel made a supreme effort to raise himself, and failed miserably. Charlie had been wrong. The bloke obviously wasn\u2019t a user. Couldn\u2019t handle it at all, poor sod, which really was a shame. Danny boy putting up a bit of a struggle might\u2019ve been more interesting.<\/p>\n

Still, the look in his eyes was enough. Wasn\u2019t looking right through him any more. Oh, no. He could see him all right. See exactly what he was doing.<\/p>\n

He trailed the gun slowly over the flat of Daniel\u2019s stomach.<\/p>\n

Deliberately slowly, he followed the gun with his hand to let it rest lightly on his waistband.<\/p>\n

\u2018Would you like your pretty little wife to watch, Danny boy?\u2019 He grinned as Daniel\u2019s eyes flickered open, swam hazily, and closed. \u2018Or shall we ask her to leave, hey?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Stop!\u2019 Jo screamed, jumping up on her feet.<\/p>\n

\u2018Sit!\u2019 Charlie spat, whirling around.<\/p>\n

\u2018Please.\u2019 Jo took a hesitant step forwards. \u2018He\u2019s done everything you\u2019ve asked. Please, leave him alone now.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Pack it up!\u2019 Shawn said from the doorway. \u2018Lay off, Charlie. I mean it.\u2019<\/p>\n

Blimey, thought Charlie, what\u2019s this? A conspiracy? He noticed the tight set of Shawn\u2019s jaw, and decided telling him to button it might not be prudent.<\/p>\n

\u2018What?\u2019 Charlie blinked in surprised innocence and held his hands in the air. \u2018I haven\u2019t touched him.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Well, don\u2019t.\u2019 Shawn fixed him with a furious glare. \u2018I\u2019m warning you, Charlie. I\u2019m out of here if you do.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018One more minute, and that\u2019s it, I swear.\u2019 Charlie did his best to look like a boy scout. \u2018Just let me get him out of the shirt. Nothing else, honest.\u2019 Dib bloody dib, he thought.<\/p>\n

He leaned back over Daniel, making sure to hold his gaze.<\/p>\n

Daniel watched from a faraway place, the psycho drifting in and out of his vision, undoing his shirt? The gun, not slamming down so hard he heard his bones crack this time.<\/p>\n

Trailing instead.<\/p>\n

Slow cold metal, caressing his skin, sliding over his stomach. Christ, he was going to throw up.<\/p>\n

Instinctively, he heaved himself from the floor, swallowing back the nausea, trying to still the merry-go-round room. The troglodyte was behind the psycho now, mouthing something. And Jo? She\u2019d come to the fair, too.<\/p>\n

Daniel squinted. She didn\u2019t like the music though. She\u2019d clamped her hands over her mouth. Kayla was there, somewhere. Daniel could feel her. But where was \u2026 Oh, shit, no. He struggled to sitting, reached a hand to the wall and tried to stand up, but the floor tipped and tilted beneath him.<\/p>\n

\u2018Can\u2019t,\u2019 he mumbled, and staggered, and the troglodyte caught him.<\/p>\n

This wasn\u2019t right. This was all wrong. This wasn\u2019t the fair. It was a freak show, and there were too many people. And someone was missing.<\/p>\n

\u2018Where\u2019s Emma?\u2019 he shouted, shaking his head to try to clear the fog from his mind. \u2018Where is she?\u2019 Sheer panic swept through him, fast on its heels, absolute terror. He clutched two fistfuls of the troglodyte\u2019s shirt, bunching it at his neck.<\/p>\n

‘Where?\u2019 Daniel screamed, his throat tight, his head pounding.<\/p>\n

His heart bursting.<\/p>\n

The floor undulating.<\/p>\n

His body shaking. Why couldn\u2019t he stop?<\/p>\n

Couldn\u2019t stop. Couldn\u2019t stop shaking.<\/p>\n

\u2018Please!\u2019 Jo begged, as Daniel slid to the floor. \u2018No more!\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Shut it!\u2019 Charlie snapped. \u2018You\u2019re doin\u2019 my head in!\u2019<\/p>\n

‘I hope you\u2019re satisfied?\u2019 Shawn glared at Charlie as he eased one of Daniel\u2019s arms over his shoulder to half-carry him towards a berth.<\/p>\n

\u2018Come, on, you\u2019re all right, mate,\u2019 he tried to reassure him, unhooking Daniel\u2019s arm from his neck. \u2018Just try to lie back. It\u2019ll pass.\u2019<\/p>\n

But Daniel wouldn\u2019t lie back. Couldn\u2019t seem to stay still. He was twitching and gasping, his chest rattling.<\/p>\n

Shawn held Daniel by both shoulders and studied his face. \u2018He ain\u2019t breathing right,\u2019 he said, drawing in a terse breath of his own and turning to look Charlie over with open contempt. \u2018You finished now?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Serves him right.\u2019 Charlie paced agitatedly to the door. Then back again.<\/p>\n

He stopped. Lit up a spliff, drew back hard, and paced some more.<\/p>\n

Sympathy for Daniel was sympathy wasted, as far as Charlie was concerned. And what\u2019s more, it was dangerous, Shawn letting sentiment get in the way of what they were doing here. Currently, and crucially, making sure the stubborn sod did exactly as he was told, without question.<\/p>\n

\u2018Not quite,\u2019 he answered finally, crushing out his joint and striding angrily to the berth. \u2018Shift,\u2019 he said, catching hold of Shawn\u2019s shoulder to shove the pathetic, mother-clucking hen away from Daniel. Be tucking him up under the quilt in a minute.<\/p>\n

He stilled Shawn with a warning glance as the arrogant numbskull actually dared to look as if he was about to interfere, then caught hold of Daniel\u2019s shirt collar and hauled him towards him.<\/p>\n

\u2018This \u2026\u2019 Charlie snarled, his face close to Daniel\u2019s. \u2018 \u2026 comes off, Danny boy.\u2019 He yanked the shirt over his shoulders and down over his biceps.<\/p>\n

‘You bloody lunatic,\u2019 Shawn muttered, his tone utter disgust. \u2018The bloke\u2019s covered in bruises. No need. Not for any of it.\u2019 He took a step towards Charlie, but stopped as Daniel laughed. Then laughed again \u2013 out loud; and right in Charlie\u2019s face.<\/p>\n

\u2018Freak.\u2019 Daniel smirked, unfocussed eyes swimming around in his head. \u2018Pathetic little freak.\u2019<\/p>\n

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