Since the day her baby sister was taken, Holly’s mind hasn’t been the same. PTSD, panic attacks, nightmares and blocked memories have plagued her ever since. And now they’ve returned.

Hard-edged Detective Vince O’Malley’s most recent case penetrated even his protective shell. Ordered to take time off to recover, he can’t let go, and on his own, follows the clues to Holly’s small upstate NY town.

His presence stirs ghosts from the past, shadows of a little girl lost, the suspicions of some tight-lipped locals with secrets to hide, and more than that inside Holly’s fragile mind and untouched heart.

Want more novels like this one? Look for SLEEP WITH THE LIGHTS ON and WAKE TO DARKNESS, beginning in September 2013. Gingerbread Man includes an exclusive extended excerpt from SLEEP WITH THE LIGHTS ON.

“A moving mix of high suspense and romance, this haunting Halloween thriller will propel readers to bolt their doors at night.” – Publisher’s Weekly

“Maggie Shayne’s books have a permanent spot on my keeper shelf. She writes wonderful stories combining romance with page-turning thrills, and I highly recommend her to any fan of romantic suspense.” –New York Times Bestselling Author Karen Robards

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Sixteen-time RITA Award nominee, New York Times Bestselling author Maggie Shayne has published 53 novels, all for major NY Publishers, in her 20 year career. So far. This past year saw the release of her trilogy, “The Portal Series” and its books include MARK OF THE WITCH, DAUGHTER OF THE SPELLCASTER, and BLOOD OF THE SORCERESS all from MIRA Books.

Coming this Fall, the hottest novels yet, a set of thrillers like nothing you’ve seen before. SLEEP WITH THE LIGHTS ON releases September 24th, and WAKE TO DARKNESS at Thanksgiving. Pre-order links are already up. Excerpts coming soon.

Maggie has published westerns, category romances, romantic suspense, paranormal romances, urban fantasy, women’s fiction, and just about everything in between. She’s a winner of the RITA Award, the romance fiction industry’s most prestigious prize, and has won countless others including several RT BOOK RREVIEWS “Reviewer’s Choice” Awards, two RT Career Achievement Awards, the Daphne du Maurier Award, The Golden Leaf Award and numerous others.

Maggie’s “Twilight” series of vampire novels, officially known as Wings in the Night, began in 1993 with TWILIGHT PHANTASIES from Silhouette Shadows. The series concluded with TWILIGHT FULFILLED in October 2011. (Printable list and reading order at the author’s website and on her Facebook page.)

Besides being an author, Maggie is a Wiccan High Priestess, Reiki healer, Tarot Card Reader, unofficial Life Coach, Law of Attraction expert, advice columnist, and a licensed minister. Her long running newspaper advice column has been compiled into book form; SHAYNE ON YOU, the author’s first non-fiction book. Her second, MAGICK AND THE LAW OF ATTRACTION, A USER’S GUIDE is a deeply spiritual primer that is changing lives.

Recently, Maggie has begun re-releasing her out of print novels in ebook format. See the full list of her indie pubbed, bargain priced novels at www.maggieshayne.com/ms-classics

Maggie lives with her fiancé Lance in a tiny town called Taylor (phone exchange: Truxton, mailing address: Cincinnatus, tax map: Cuyler. Smalltown folks understand!) in New York State’s little known but sprawling and gorgeous dairy farm & wine country near the Fingerlakes region. Together they have a pair of Old English Mastiffs (Dozer & Daisy,) a chubby little bulldog (Niblet), an arrogant cat (Glorificus,) a come-lately cat who thinks he’s a dog (Butters) two saltwater reef aquariums (aquaria?) and a life of utter contentment and joy.

Maggie has a fabulous team behind her. Her indy books, her contests and promotions, her newsletter, her indy cover art and tons more are handled by Jessica Lewis at The Author’s Life Saver (.com)

Her proofreading line editing and copy editing for her indy works are handled by Jena O’Connor at Practical Proofing (.com).

She’s represented by literary agent Eileen Fallon and her editor for most of the past 20 years at Harlequin is Leslie Wainger (who also has a book doctor business that’s thriving on the side.) LeslieWainger-Bookdoctor (.com)

Her street team is headed up by the unsinkable Chelle Olson of Literal Addiction (.com) and co-piloted by Charity Costa.
Chelle also designs a lot of Shayne Swag at Chelle-Belle Designs.