Alice Close Your Eyes
A cross between steamy exotic romance and spooky thriller, Alice Close Your Eyes will have readers on the edge of their seats. Promising newcomer Dean spins a web out of the deepest human obsessions that underlie the painful past of her protagonist, Alice Croft, to reveal a haunting story. Wronged many years ago, she attempts to make things right by breaking into the home of the only man she believes can help her, Jack Calabrese. Alice doesn’t want to be friends with Jack, she wants to use him for her revenge. But her fierce plans go awry when she can’t seem to turn away from their powerful sexual attraction. What awaits her, though, is not pleasurable passion but rather Jack’s lies and deep secrets, which end up causing Alice even more trouble than she already had. Dean’s tricky tale of psychological romantic suspense will leave readers wanting more. --Carissa Chesanek