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Blurb:

Lauren Phelps is a New York City homicide detective, and the job means everything to her. As Lauren and her partner, Jack Murphy, investigate two separate murders in the city, they make a connection to a third case, where the victim turns up in the suburban town of Ridgeburgh. A serial killer, with a fixation on the 50s rock and roll era, has started his rampage.

What begins as a conflict between a city ‘Murder Cop’ and a suburban ‘Murder Cop,’ soon turns into an unstoppable force. Lauren and Eddie Tennellie are one in the same, with only jurisdiction differentiating the two, but instant sexual attraction pulls them together.

In a combined effort, they try to track down the serial killer. Lauren wants to capture him badly. After a close encounter, she piques the killer’s interest. In his mind, if he kills Lauren, he will appear unstoppable. A Cop’s Daughter never gives up. Can she evade being captured by the killer? Does she even want to?

Excerpt:

In an instant, the coldness penetrated against her back. Her whole body ached, and her eyelashes felt extremely heavy as she attempted to open them. Her body was numb, almost as if the sensations were separate from her flesh. She immediately noticed the sounds around her. She heard the music playing in the background and recognized the song, although she wasn’t certain of the name.

It was an old rock and roll song, popular but not really her kind of music.

What a stupid thing to think about at this moment. She tried to focus on an object around her, something, anything that could help her correct her vision, but the room was dark, and she couldn’t focus no matter how hard she tried.

She smelled something strange. Was it roses? She tried to take in her surroundings, and felt like she floated.

Her mind seemed to be playing tricks on her. Were they illusions?

She tried hard to focus, but the strength, the control, just wasn’t there.

What the hell is wrong with me? She rubbed her eyes, squinted, then widened them, trying her hardest to focus. She saw small figures, the size of children, lined up against what she assumed was the wall. Their hair was wild. She could tell from their shapes, as well as their shadows, against the wall.
She wondered where she was and tried to remember how she got here. The last thing she recalled was the attractive guy at the bar. She couldn’t remember his face. As she tried to remember, the pounding in her head increased.

It was as if she had a bad hangover or the beginning of a horrid stomach virus. Her stomach continued to churn, the nausea increasing as she attempted to regain her composure.

Her mind spun out of control. She wanted to hurl.

“That damn music. Stop playing that damn music!” she cried out, but there was no response.

The song continued to play over and over again.

“You’re mine…and we belong together…yes, we belong together…for eternity…eternal…eternity.”

She wanted to cover her ears with her hands, but as she tried to move them, she seemed to be doing it in slow motion.

Suddenly, there was a bright light illuminating the dark room.

She tried to adjust her eyes to the light. As the door opened, a tall, thin figure stood there watching her.

Her heart pounded inside her chest. Her body shook—the fear enormous inside. She blinked her eyes once, twice. Was he moving toward her?

He rocked back and forth.

No.

He danced as he made his way closer to her.

The small child-sized figures she couldn’t make out earlier were now clear as day.

They were anatomically correct dolls. Females with long, wild hair, set up in sexual and compromising positions, or just chained against the wall. Some wore full-leather get ups, with links of chains that attached to their waists and wrists with handcuffs. She shook her head, in both fear and confusion.

He hummed to the music then began singing the words.

“You’re mine…and we belong together…yes, we belong together…for eternity…eternal…eternity.”

About the Author:

Laura Marie Henion is an imaginative, dynamic author of suspense and romance fiction. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and EPIC Authors, and has obtained many of her ideas and accurate information from family members, friends, and law enforcement personnel. She has always had an interest in the law enforcement field and enjoys creative writing.

As a young adult, she created short stories and poetry to share with her family and friends. Laura integrated her creative writing skills in her professional career as both a sales center manager and a social worker. Laura is also the office manager for her husband’s business and a mom of three. She loves working with people and believes this stems from both her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work as well as her strong law enforcement family background.

These factors add to the authenticity of her stories and the true to life qualities of her characters. She continues to work on multiple manuscripts including the new series Cop’s Daughter. Laura Marie presently resides in Historic Hudson Valley, New York with her husband and three small children.