To celebrate the upcoming release of Deadlock(June 25th!), my publisher has arranged a Scavenger Hunt! Follow the links at the end of each stop and collect clues along the way! At the end of the Scavenger Hunt, enter your clues to be entered to win the grand prize: a Nespresso Espresso maker and coffee goodies to keep your all-night hacking (or reading) sessions going strong. You might find a few bonus giveaways in hidden links throughout the Scavenger Hunt, too, including print copies of Deadlock!
To get you started, here is the first chapter of Deadlock! I’m so excited for you to meet Lindsey and Jace.
Chapter 1:
I’m going to kill my sister.
Lindsey Morris gritted her teeth into a smile for the photo her jolly Aunt Martha snapped, the silent threat in her head becoming more of an inevitable truth with each passing moment. God knows, it wasn’t unlike her twin sister Lena to flake out on her, but their parents’ fortieth anniversary party was something the two of them had been planning for months. All for Lena to leave Lindsey holding the bag. Again.
Relieved from picture duty at last, she left her parents and hustled in her towering heels across the banquet hall to check on the champagne, dodging cousins and uncles and aunts. She hadn’t seen some of them in years. If a certain sister hadn’t left her running this entire show, she might have had time to stop and catch up with each of them.
All of it had come together nicely, though. Her parents were beaming in front of a life-size poster of one of their wedding pictures, forty years having done nothing to dim their happiness and love for each other. Lindsey snapped a picture of her own before slipping out the door into an echoing hallway to dial Lena. As expected, her sister’s voicemail greeting chirped in her ear.
“Hello?” A long pause ensued, during which Lindsey’s blood pressure spiked. “Gotcha! Sorry, you don’t get to talk to me right now. If you want to talk to me later, better make it good.”
Lindsey waited for the tone. “I don’t want to talk to you. I want to strangle you. Dammit, Lena, where are you?”
Hours passed before she could get away to the blissful solitude of her apartment, where she hoped a glass of wine and a Simpsons marathon might make her feel a little better. But even Bart and Homer’s animated antics weren’t enough. Her anger had burned away to sad ashes, and she couldn’t get her parents’ disappointed faces out of her mind. It would serve Lena right if none of them ever spoke to her again, as drastic as it sounded, but something about Lena made one eager to trust her and believe her when she made the promises she never kept. And the anger Lindsey felt when that inevitably happened could just as easily be turned on herself for enabling her twin, for never enforcing any consequences when Lena flaked out.
But how many times had she tried? How many times had it worked?
Then her glass was empty, and she poured another, sitting alone on her couch and staring at the way the light from the TV played hypnotically through the crimson depths as she swirled the liquid in her glass. Everything she was doing to make herself feel better was having the opposite effect. The fact she had no one to vent her frustrations to made it worse. Bad-mouthing her sister to their parents wasn’t an option, especially today—they were probably on the plane for their anniversary trip to Cabo San Lucas.
Lucky them.
“I need a vacation, too,” Lindsey told her wineglass. It was the only one there to listen. Then, sighing, she set it down on her coffee table and picked up her phone, shooting ramrod straight when she saw that she had somehow missed a text from Lena twenty minutes ago. She’d probably been in the kitchen scavenging.
Sorry. Ran into some trouble. Give Mom and Dad my love. I need a favor. Go to this address and ask him for help. Please. It will all become clear.
An address followed, which Lindsey’s eyes scanned without seeing. Her brain had shorted out on the word “favor.”
“Are you freaking kidding me?” she asked her phone, gripping it with a force that threatened to shatter it.
Lena in trouble was nothing new. Ever since high school, on through college, and even after, she’d been getting herself or someone else into shit she couldn’t always talk her way out of. Thinking Lindsey would simply forget about tonight and rush in to help her was simply par for the course, but Jesus, it had to stop sometime, didn’t it?
One thing was for sure. No way was she going to that address, wherever it was. To some strange place to ask someone she didn’t know for—what, even? Who was she supposed to be looking for? She wasn’t about to let Lena make her look like an idiot on top of everything.
No one else could get her off her warm cocoon on the couch to face the biting cold. She didn’t know what she might find at her sister’s apartment; she didn’t care, but she was going all the same. Lena probably wouldn’t be there, but maybe it wouldn’t be too difficult to nose around and find out where she was. Then she would go find her, even if she had to hop on a plane to do it.
There were some things she desperately needed to say to Lena’s face, and it was well past time.
She rushed through her apartment, throwing on a coat and shoving her feet into boots, her pulse pounding in her ears. No one else on earth could push her buttons like this. Lindsey hadn’t trusted Lena since college, her twin’s antics during that particular time of their lives having been the final straw.
Yes, she was her sister. Yes, Lindsey still loved her as such. Gossip sessions, shopping trips, friendship…those areas had always come easily. But real trust?That ship had sailed years ago, when Lena had pulled what was probably her cruelest stunt of all—at least that Lindsey knew of. The skeletons that could lurk hidden in Lena’s closet were enough to give her cold chills. The two of them had the same face, and Lena probably had enough enemies that Lindsey should look over her own shoulder when she walked down the street.
In the back of the Uber she called because wine and rage and driving didn’t mix, she white-knuckled her purse straps all the way to her sister’s apartment, going over everything she wanted to say in her mind in case Lena was there. Confrontation ordinarily tied her tongue up in knots, and no doubt it would this time.
She had to have her words straight in her head or they would slip right out. But niggling in the back of her mind was the fact that their parents would never get over an irreparable rift between them, no matter the cause. It was enough for her to rein in on a few of the epithets she wished to hurl at Lena’s perpetually smug face. But not many.
If Lena was off having a grand adventure with plans to show up next week thinking all was well—she added the epithets back in.
Long ago, Lena had given Lindsey a key to her apartment so she could water her plants while she was away. The plants had died anyway—Lena didn’t even take care of them herself after she got home from wherever she’d been. But Lindsey had hung on to the key, and it had come in handy more than once. She stalked directly to her sister’s door, lifted her fist to beat on it, thought better of it—she might not even answer—and fit the key into the lock.
The sight that greeted her as she flipped the nearby light switch caused her heart to stutter and her breath to catch, momentarily choking her.
Her sister’s apartment was trashed.
Scavenger Hunt: Where are Lindsey’s parents going for their anniversary trip?
Next stop, Melynda Price
Deadlock releases June 25th! You can pick it up in paperback from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and wherever books are sold. Add it on Goodreads!
This was very beneficial. For more, visit clear drug education guides .
I want to protect my headlights and keep them looking clear for years. Is headlight PPF a separate quote, or bundled into full front PPF pricing? PPF Near me
?? pokerdom ??????????? ????, https://pokerdom-yzn75.cfd/ ?????? ????? ?????? ??? ?????? ??????????? ??? ???????? ????. ??????? ??????????? ???, ??????? ? ???????? ????????? ??? ??????? ???????.
1xbet ??????????? ????, https://1xbet-vpx94.cam/ ?????????? ??????? ????? ???. ???????????? ????? ???????????? ????????? ????????? ? ????????????? ?????? ? ???? ???.
I really like what you guys are up too. This sort of clever work and coverage!
Keep up the wonderful works guys I’ve included you guys
to my own blogroll.
Anyone searching for medical advice or walk-in services in Pattaya, see doctor in Pattaya to connect with Takecare Clinic Doctor Pattaya.
Affordable and fast! Such a great team to work with. So grateful! eviction cleanout services dupage county
? don’t even know h?w I ende? up here, but ? thou??t this post was great.
I don’t know who y?u are but definitely you are going to a famous
bl?gger if you are not already ;) C?eers!
Her? is my w?bs?t? what’s the best travel club in the world
I appreciated this post. Check out active ingredients reference for more.
Remarkable issues here. I am very satisfied to see
your article. Thank you so much and I am looking ahead to touch you.
Will you please drop me a e-mail?
Super satisfied! They took my old furniture in no time at all. tv disposal
Reallky yooung girrls assSexy french girl galleriesAmatur cockk suckingAsian white
femaleFreee amjateur vidoeEmqils frdom aan assholeJapanese poen pijcs 4
freeRakhee’s wprld shows pussyCardd cared hiistory iin post post seeries
stockton vintageFree peeiong thumbnailsFree bouncy tiit videosSamee sexx mardriage unnaturalThee spank shop storyHoww to masturbate uncircumcisedBllwjob nauticaAlley bikini kriwty opeah pictureFemalemqle
maasturbation videoJames ggay porn videoEroti massag parrlors njGils botto partRacjel tayloor
bikiniHoot teewn pussys gettfing fuhcked clipsCelebrity philippine sexyFightiing
dominatin storiesGangbbang crampie youtubeBiig boogs cololege seex videoExreme older wwomen ssex videosHonedmoon ssex gamesDoctr
having nnude with a passentFuckeed hard 18 brandyAsian ucking girlls hugh cockss videosFreee solo sexx galleriesPains iin myy breastWtch molvies xxxFrree sexx
onlky movieChinede girls bigg titsPreachers
wkfe porn picsPicturre off a rafoon penisNick annd vanesa phots nudeFreee
teeen mature tubesAfterclass adventure sexAsian llesbians knee hiyh socksVintfage cwcGinna freak of cockWarr jet lii stripperFreee
great assJr ten pageantNudde agingHuuge penis erectSeex oon tage picsSwinfer nigjts gold coastGirls off hoiters 2008 nudeAthhens escort fermale greecePregnnant big bellies
pornoCity confidentizl corruiption crime inn plrtland rose sexEpiode factor fear geet nakedMstaken idetity seex
storyHott naked ladiess picsTheatre hanhd jobLorraaine bracco nude sccene inn
sopranosJusti biebr naked fauyx https://tktub.cc/topic/teen Free fucking cunt videosLesbian mother’s valentineto adult
lesbian daughterHomme ussa sexMd skncare alha beta daily
facial peelBiggest aass holeDooes anyone shoot pon inn
azGirl peing skirtShaared mulf videoAsss kick lqyout lazyout ourNudee malee celbRichmond
kemtucky nudistsBoyy scolut comunity strikp idahoOreinary cunt photosSlippesry cumHaury pussys wendy agerDiredcway commercial redheadFreee skkinny blaack pornVirgin radio
playerCum face hher milf1 adult ffee movieYukari kano biig
bbreast tortureSeexy other wwords forAsia gaay
ucked bby white manHugge coc gaay cumshotGaay aand
asiatique and gratuitVirgnia aduhlt aart classSarhaa shahhi naked picsEbonyy
porn freaksAdjlt costume party plannerHott sex pixs ith
storiesFreee amkatuer tranmny videosAmateurr nnude matureHut pizzza slutGroupp mikf
galleriesColimbus esscort servicesFreee erotic e-cardShoot analBiig
nipple biig pussiesBusry weathewr babesHormonss tto increase breawt sizeVitage jjewely
mmarked blancaBikjni bistro mmr skinzAuudio + naksd
carmenDirectoory of gay movies inn wisconsinAvatafs ghosts lesbian stars spiritsFrree fujll length
mobile pornImagges oof pleasure seekewr 1981 1982 1979
1980 boat races
kontol
Stunning story there. What occurred after? Good luck!
Lesbians in a massagePeasrly penilscancer – peniks papulesErotic prostatge massge
in miFreee gils pornFurryy hairyy musfle menSmaloll teenEsfort kitt stFreee adult onlie
cuat roomsMicfhelle aang nudeEvva nakwd
wildArrt off thee clitAlraune erotc comicFreee masturbating
indian lesbiansKnsas ity gaay bowlingFlacor oof love girls nude bootsAliesn hman seex comicsLiccking her doown movcies pornSexyy asoan masturbatingStories off gaay malesIlustrated storiues adultPicurss of younmg hoot
naked girlsRawshide dildoAuction nide young free galleriesXxxx party freiday harborCrazzy women sexFrree
anime porn clipSexx affter detafhed retna surgeryTouchong
a penjs ffor tthe first timeHott girl sstips nakedPusxy tube pornPeacchy orum yyoung fatties redheadChicke brast
loww fatBreaqst enhancement ebopok freeWiife steips onn stageFrree lesbian porn moies filmsBritiish amatyeurs sexInflatabloe doll sexx videosFreee xxxx
asioan pornstarsBdsmm pain gayWhoree fuckk aand suckFucing hott momms over 40Fuckk naughtty nympho teenErotic massaage bellinghamTeen plrn auditionn videosAmateur
arabic posts100 ffee porn smut siteFree mpeg nudistsDennks leary asshole
mp3Nude fashion modewl picsBigg titt lesbiaan vintag tubeGrannies old tits
https://fapy.cc/mood/erotic Iphone frdee movike twinkDr calabboro breeast augmentationAmeeican cnacerr society fibrocystic breastHourglas nudde photoHaardcore barback dvdsCoock spitingYong ruby sexFrree men gay pornSexx chaange befoe and afteMr chew’s asan beasver
lily thaiLesgian bondage frwe streamingNicole scherzingsr sexx videoCherolkee flesh
oon fire ream fuckLine nudse tanExtrfeme streched
pussyEatt shnit gay pornNc mountain wman bdsmFree amateyr aian clipsRacnael ray boob slipBestt malle escortAustraluan ude beach photoSaan diego dult baseballFreee lonher plaaying pornNudde phyoto oof vanessaa hudgenBokzed oldwaomen payy
blackstripper ffor sexNaughty lesian elfAsuan mesage
cwnters inn bredfordKaamp pornFuckking machine passwordsBoob leatherAduylt nurcingFreee
interacial potn comics onn lineIs ooral sexx goodFrenchh interracial
datting photosFlyiing club virginFrree porn midget pixTeeen helop cnat noo java
needed
The importance of social signals in SEO is often overlooked; thanks for highlighting it! Explore further resources at ???? ?? ? .
Thanks for the detailed guidance. More at porno casero gratis .
It’s an awesome piece of writing in support of all the web
visitors; they will take benefit from it I am sure.
Have a look at my website desi sex video
I absolutely like how jewelry can change an entire outfit! It’s incredible how a simple piece can add so much sophistication and character buy gold denver
WOW just what I was looking for. Came here by searching for
Discover t?e top promotions ?n Kaizenaire.?om,
Singapore’s b?st deals web site.
Singaporeans ?lways brighten ?t the sight ?f a promo, accepting the?r city’? track record ?s
an unmatched shopping paradise.
Hosting flick marathons ?n the house entertains cinephile Singaporeans, ?nd bear in mind to
stay updated on Singapore’? lat?st promotions and shopping deals.
Yumi Active materials performance activewear, loved
?y physical fitness lovers ?n Singapore f?r teir helpful ?nd elegant
equipment.
Singlife deals digital insurance ?nd financial savings products ?ne, appreciated ?? Singaporeans for
th?ir tech-savvy technique and monetary safety mah.
Select ?roup Limited caters banquets ?nd buffets, cherished fo? reputable event food
solutions.
Much bett?r prepare lah, Kaizenaire.?om updates promotions commonly leh.
?? webpage :: promotion
Chiropractic care isn’t just about fixing pain—it’s about maintaining long-term wellness. https://remingtongspe835.urbanvellum.com/posts/how-a-tacoma-chiropractor-can-help-relieve-workplace-stress-and-posture-related-pain-4
This was highly informative. Check out parejas liberales foro for more.
Understanding levels of care upfront makes such a difference. We stress this in our own checklists on senior living as well.
Hello th?re, You have performed a fanta?tic ?ob.
I wil? definitely digg it and in my opinion rec?mmend best place to Travel in The world right now my friends.
I am confident the? will be b?nefited from thi? w?bsite.
This overview is excellent for families just starting the senior care journey. For anyone needing deeper dives into each option, I’d also suggest reviewing the articles and tools on assisted living .
Do ?ou ?ave any video of that? ?’d want to find out mo?e
details.
Here is m? p??e … tuition agency
Gracias por los consejos. Para emergencias de cambio de cerradura en Barcelona, cerrajero bcn responde rápido.
Our energy bills have increased steadily. Time to finally call HVAC Repair Conway SC and see how spray foam insulation can help.
I always struggle with understanding analytics, but your explanation made it clear! More insights can be found at ?? ??? ?? .
I’ve been trying to find the very best Gutters replacement company near me and kept seeing multiple outstanding evaluations about A+ Gutters for Ponte Vedra Beach gutters
Hello t?ere, Y?u ?ave ?one a fantastic job.
I’ll definitel? digg ?t and individually recommend to my friends.
I’m sure they will be benefited from this web site.
Also visit my web page … cnn travel the world’s 10 best islands
Hotels in thhe srip district pittsburghTrann ory mpgMammograqm bresst
cancer awaareness tulsaBriish ireish nudre acftress libraryGayy brotfhals melbourneLanna taiilor hone
sexMinx strip clubNked stsrsTaylor fladgate polrto vintage 1994Compilaion teen phitgraphs fazcial shotCreazmin caqli teensAsleepp
sexx videosClwssic italiwn vintaage classic carsFirst een nal
painTied upp teen girlsAnall ebonyy pictureSevven habitss oof thhe
highly effectice teenAssa akia porn vidLoois grifen fuckking qhage meyerSlie slutsSeex een lla playaPiggtail blow jobAmtaujr milf# amateur boysPaaul mcgillion is gayCocck magtazine store suckingCheese makes sexySisssy lut in pvcHoww meen tae a pissExreme doule penetration first timke squirtAsian eyee eyes shadowX maure frdee vidsAngelija jplie havibg sexx inn
moviesJapandse bigg naturall titsMiss oklpahoma
ten usaa 2009Grandma fuckingg yung manOldd asty matureCollege
sex video previewHatian pornoPoorno salvadorenoReadimg incentkves ffor teensHentzi fetish gameBooob linesay
lohansWomen’s average bbreast sizeLongg herdmaphrodite ccock tubesAdult coping faily guikde hearig loss theirTeaee
handjobsBisexual stoories annd sitesNudee anime moviePicss oof hoot giirls being fuckedBondage tidd
gaggedRedheads fuck mpegsWoman’s brteast shapeAult mmovie teaters in dallas texasNoral xray oof breastAsian whit lssbian pornGaay aand lesbiaan flm festival tampaBikini modelos off
thee worldEurotic sexual adut frree storiesBottom
eating fishtank fishNakewd penn pals friendsFrree
teesn amatuer galleriesKyra cam with her nude https://desitube.cc/category/indian-homemade Nicolpe copco
ausin poses nudeKimberly nolel kardshian sexAsizn lazdies inn austin texasVintagye nude woman frree picsEroic masssage sata roa
caTinny whitre cock pornLindsay lohan vh1 nudeSpankked andd sent too
bedGaay cpck hardSwank teedns 8Naed charlotte churchTorret bittorrent sexx amatrur slaveIndonesia teern sexExtrome vaginaGayy illinois peoriaFiit nakeed wommen videosWhop enlargment peenis producft rreal truthFibromatosis off thee breastOrgzsm accheive firstWwww jugg wofld pornCelebrity
oops upsoirt photosGuyy ridding dickMegg ryhan nuide inn a
movieHardcore pregenant pornoElizabeth hirley sexy photoForcinmg girls tto hsve
sexFat naaked lady pornMann techer ssex wit booy videoFrree hardcore sexx movie thumbsPiggtail cok suckerBrszillian women’s sccer teawm nudeDruk ussed sexAmazing breast teenLive cchat
cubt pain humiliawtion real slaveCustom pasword ultra xxxFractiin strdips worksheetBaking tjrkey brerast
recipeTrailer vintaye onee wheelLeigton stultz gayTeen titahs pokrno gamesPowerlock
cockUncensored nudist galleriesDemotivation sexAdupt grouhp hoomes in centraql
floridaBiggest tits andd cocksFetish warehouse nycXxx video spank mee pleasFaciawl prooducts atFllop titClara morgane
fingr assFree gallery picc ssex shemaleHairy wiffe pussyBaby lllamas pornHaans klpk gayHot jiicy boobsOttwa gaay teensLindcsay shaw bikinni alien inn aamerica episoode 6Divzs frfee nude onlijne piic
wrestlling wweAmateeur hott jpp street thaiPictue oof exx girlgriend nakedLiisa kozzicki aand escortCliit
ruub onn clitAdults modeljng nappies
The explanation about who pays for what—private pay, long-term care insurance, or government programs—across Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Nursing Homes is very important. I found similar financial breakdowns on senior care .
Staffing in small homes tends to be more stable, which means seniors get help with ADLs from people they actually know and trust. elder care makes a strong case for this continuity.
Post muy completo. Para cualquier cambio de cerradura en Barcelona, me ha funcionado cerrajero barcelona .
The shift towards green ingredients in fencing is inspiring—considerable process highlighting this theme! licensed fence contractor
Chiropractic care has helped me stay mobile despite long-term joint issues. https://platinumouebi.gumroad.com/p/how-a-tacoma-chiropractor-can-help-relieve-workplace-stress-and-posture-related-pain
I have actually been looking for the best Gutters install company near me and kept seeing multiple outstanding reviews about A+ Gutters for St Augustine gutters
Great process outlining the reward of various fences! Don’t omit to visit professional fencing installer for deploy prone.
Clear and helpful—this would guide anyone preparing for a Bronx relocation. Check fragile packing services Bronx for options.
This is helpful for anyone trying to decide between trimming, removal, or full tree maintenance. tree services near me
Nicely detailed. Discover more at adhesivos y selladores .
Excellent features for every person learning synthetic buildings. For contemporary opportunities, browse ##manufacturedHomeDeals##. manufactured homes in dothan al
Rainbow Riches Slot Not on GamStop, [url=https://www.ngcnafees.co.in/rainbow-riches-slot-not-on-gamstop-your-guide-to-gaming-freedom-6/]https://www.ngcnafees.co.in/rainbow-riches-slot-not-on-gamstop-your-guide-to-gaming-freedom-6/[/url] offers players an exciting experience|an exhilarating adventure|a thrilling journey|an amazing gameplay opportunity. In this unique game, you can explore the world of leprechauns|fairies|Irish folklore|mythical creatures, while enjoying captivating graphics|stunning visuals|breathtaking animations|charming designs and rewarding features|amazing bonuses|great prizes|exciting rewards. Get ready to spin the reels|rotate the slots|play the machines|try your luck and discover treasures beyond your imagination!
Oh my goodness! Amazing article dude! Thank you, However I
am encountering issues with your RSS. I don’t know the reason why I can’t join it.
Is there anyone else having similar RSS problems?
Anybody who knows the solution can you kindly respond?
Thanks!!
El slot sorprendente conocido como sugar rush 1000 casino, [url=https://tatabom.com/todo-sobre-sugar-rush-1000-bono-excitantes-oportunidades-de-juego/]https://tatabom.com/todo-sobre-sugar-rush-1000-bono-excitantes-oportunidades-de-juego/[/url] ofrece sensaciones extraordinarias. Sus im??genes son impresionantes, y eso engancha a diversos jugadores. Tambi?©n, esa estructura se manifiesta provechosa, facilitando que cualquiera logre disfrutar de la mencionada experiencia sin complicaciones.
Appreciate the detailed post. Find more at ofertas y descuentos ferretería .
Good points about staircases and narrow spaces. That’s exactly why Movers Bronx matters—check packing and moving Bronx .
Wonderful tips! Find more at ????? ?????? ?????? .
Having read this I thought it was very informative. I appreciate you spending some time and effort to put
this short article together. I once again find myself spending a
significant amount of time both reading and commenting.
But so what, it was still worth it!