Storm Clouds

Life is falling into place for National Parks ranger Erin Taylor. She has a job she loves, she's falling for her colleague, Simon - and she is finally leaving the past behind. Until a woman is murdered. But the victim is not just any woman - she's Simon's wife, Hayley. The wife he's not mentioned to Erin. The wife he's not seen in fourteen years. In search of answers, Simon and Erin go out to the edge of the national park to visit the alternative lifestyle 'Community of Bliss'. Posing as a naive cult convert, Erin uses the skills from her old life - deception and cheating - to gain the trust of its members. She soon uncovers a web of lies, some decades old, and comes face to face with the dangerous and manipulative cult leader who holds the community in thrall. On the wrong side of a river in flood that has become a lethal torrent, can Erin and Simon expose the truth and prevent a tragedy? This dark and compelling new novel from award-winning romantic suspense author Bronwyn Parry will have you reading late into the night.

“There is a strong romantic plotline...while the suspense is so well maintained the novels [AS DARKNESS FALLS and DARK COUNTRY] qualify as rattlingly good crime reads. - The AustralianBronwyn Parry proves once again that crime is not just the provenance of cityscapes in her genuinely chilling third romantic suspense novel [DEAD HEAT]. ... A plot so successfully suspenseful that I stopped reading it before bed! - Australian Bookseller & Publisher[Bronwyn] remains firmly in my autobuy list - Booktopia s Romance Buzzthis is a page-turner of a book is both exciting and romantic Verdict: chilling - Townsville Bulletin, Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin”

There is a strong romantic plotline...while the suspense is so well maintained the novels [AS DARKNESS FALLS and DARK COUNTRY] qualify as rattlingly good crime reads. - The Australian Bronwyn Parry proves once again that crime is not just the provenance of cityscapes in her genuinely chilling third romantic suspense novel [DEAD HEAT]. ... A plot so successfully suspenseful that I stopped reading it before bed! - Australian Bookseller & Publisher [Bronwyn] remains firmly in my autobuy list - Booktopia s Romance Buzz this is a page-turner of a book is both exciting and romantic Verdict: chilling - Townsville Bulletin, Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin

Bronwyn Parry grew up surrounded by books, with a fascination for places, people and their stories. Her first novel, As Darkness Falls, won a prestigious Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award for best romantic suspense manuscript in 2007. Her second novel, Dark Country, was named the Favourite Romantic Suspense Novel of 2009 by the Australian Romance Readers Association (ARRA) and in 2010 was a finalist in the Romance Writers of America RITA Awards - the Oscars of romance writing. Dead Heat was named the Favourite Romantic Suspense Novel in 2013 by the ARRA and was a finalist in the RITA Awards. An occasional academic, Bronwyn Parry's active interest in fiction and its readership is reflected in her PhD research and she is passionate about the richness, diversity, and value of popular fiction. She lives in the New England tablelands. For more information or

Life is falling into place for National Parks ranger Erin Taylor. She has a job she loves, she's falling for her colleague, Simon - and she is finally leaving the past behind. Until a woman is murdered.But the victim is not just any woman - she's Simon's wife, Hayley. The wife he's not mentioned to Erin. The wife he's not seen in fourteen years. On the edge of the national park, the alternative lifestyle community of 'Simple Bliss' denies knowing Hayley, but Simon and Erin suspect otherwise. As Simon uncovers shocking details about the group, Erin is drawn further into their midst and finds a web of lies, decades old - and a charismatic, manipulative, dangerous cult leader who will let nothing and no-one stand in his way. On the wrong side of a river in flood that has become a lethal torrent, Erin and Simon must race to expose the truth and prevent a tragedy. Shortlisted in the Davitt Awards for Best Crime Novel 2016

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