Sweet Whispers of the Devil – Sierra Kay

Sweet Whispers of the Devil

Victoria Hall’s son is missing—her worst nightmare realized. A nightmare made even more terrifying because, he’s in the hands of her father, a bounty hunter with an axe to grind. While Victoria’s mother, Honey, had changed their identities and moved from place to place to stay safe, she couldn’t prevent Victoria’s own kidnapping. Instead, she was forced to sacrifice everything she had to keep Richard at bay.

Now Honey’s dead. And daddy’s come calling. Again. With the help of an ex lover and his mother, it’s Victoria’s turn to make the decisions that could mend her family, save her son, or send Richard over the edge. One problem. The decisions could also force Victoria to change the game in a way that sends them all on a slide straight down into her father’s particular brand of hell.

Sweet Whispers of the Devil is a modern and suspenseful retelling of The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe. This novel explores the absentee father addressed from the perspective of sperm donors who probably shouldn’t have been compared to men who actually fill the father role. Half the time as I’m writing I don’t see “it” coming until halfway through. I know that if the ending is a surprise to me, then it will also be a surprise to the reader. When I’m telling my own characters, “You’re wrong for that,” then I know I’m creating something enticing.