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The Seared One
The Seared One
The Seared One
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The Seared One

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Its tough to be differentespecially when one has such a dark affliction to hide. A pact he made as a teenager in the woods of rural Alabama has rendered Dominic Hawkins dependent on human flesh to survive. Now, twenty-five years later and a successful, Southern California businessman, he is still bound by the deal that has cost him a normal life. Despite his attempts to keep his disturbing existence from others, a frustrated and lonely Dominic still craves human contact, an often dangerous proposition. As a favor to him on his fortieth birthday, Dominics only friend, Trevor, sets him up on a blind date with an attractive co-worker. But when the woman decides she wants more than hes willing to give, all hell truly breaks loose. Desperate to protect his professional reputation and his privacy, Dominic unleashes a side of himself no other living person has seen. Shrouded in the confines of his own immoral world, just how far will he go to ensure his evil secret remains deep in the woods from where it arose?

LanguageEnglish
PublisheriUniverse
Release dateJun 9, 2017
ISBN9781532022524
The Seared One
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Patricia A. Gray

Patricia A. Gray is the author of thirteen novels including The Loner, Ridder of Vermin, and The Seared One. A graduate of the University of Alabama, she lives in Southern California with her husband, daughter, and Chocolate Lab, Reddington.

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