Backwoods scum Mike Gillis once had twin daughters. Stolen from their murdered mother, they spent most of their lives locked in his basement, until a fire set them free. Years later, Stacy Walker heads for the same remote mountains to escape her abusive boyfriend. Despite temporary relief from her tormentor, Stacy is overcome with the sound of little girls' voices...and soon the hallucinations become a violent reality. --Amazon.com

Too young to die? Fifteen-year-old Amanda Sue Bradley has lived a life of abuse and devoid of love. Her already delicate state is threatened after she takes up with a dangerous hustler and is eventually accused of murder. An unfinished affair : A brief and steamy tryst between married professor Alex Conner and seductive student Sheila turns treacherous when he breaks it off after his wife recovers from a near-death illness. Personal effects : Walter...