DEADLY TIES

By Vicki Hinze

Description:

HER ENEMY WILL STOP AT NOTHING FOR CONTROL
SHE WILL RISK EVERYTHING FOR FREEDOM

A horrific crime shatters Lisa Harper’s idyllic childhood. Her father is dead and her desperate mother, Annie, quickly marries Dutch Hauk, an abusive monster who soon reveals his hatred for Lisa. To protect her, Annie defies her ruthless husband and forfeits custody to a trusted friend. Enraged, Dutch vows to keep Annie and Lisa apart–and he does. Years later, though keenly aware of Dutch’s evil intent, Lisa and her mother seize a change to be a family, safe in a home where love dwells. But the fail to fathom how far Dutch will go to keep his vow.

Determined to control his women, Dutch proves resourceful. His associates in crime are feared at the highest levels across the globe–and for Lisa they plan a fate worse than death. Yet she too has formidable connections, including former Special Operations Officer Mark Taylor. Burdened by his own traumatic past, Mark has loved Lisa from afar. Now for Lisa and her mother to survive, Mark must risk his life–and even more difficult for him, he must trust God. All as one question haunts them. Can Mark and Lisa untangle these deadly ties before it’s too late?

“Vicki Hinze has… talent for transforming the unlikely into something beautiful.” –Publishers Weekly

Book Takeaway:

Relationships are messy. Some are more messy than others. Some times it's hard seeing God hand in your life, but then something happens and you discover He's been there all along and you gain insights that what you perceived as hardships taught you new skills that prepared you for what was to come.

Why the author wrote this book:

Human trafficking has been on my mind for years. I wanted to take it on in the late 1990s, right after I’d addressed biological, nuclear, and chemical warfare, but the response from my then editor was that the subject was too disturbing. When I expanded to write faith-affirming thrillers, I had to try again to do something to get the issue on peoples’ radar, so I did. This time, my editor was not only receptive but enthusiastic about shining a light on the problem. It’s rampant, and yet we hear so little on it. I hope DEADLY TIES will help change that.