Tuesday, November 10, 2020

*Book Tour & Giveaway* Tears of The Wolf by Sharon Buchbinder-GUEST POST

 


Tears of the Wolf
Hotel LaBelle Book 4
by Sharon Buchbinder
Genre: Paranormal Romance


Chief of Tribal Police Jacob Graywolf serves and protects his community on the reservation. When an epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women hits home, he's relieved the FBI gets involved. But something about the woman agent has him running scared.

FBI Special Agent Zena Adalwolf is certain Jacob is her soul mate. Their connection at first sight is immediate and urgent—a bond that transcends their professional relationship. If only the clueless hunk would realize they belong together!

After more Native American women are killed, Zena and Jacob suspect they have a serial killer on their hands. To track down the unsub, they allow their inner wolves to come out and play. But with the ever-ticking clock going wild, will the killer find them first?




Sharon Buchbinder has been writing fiction since middle school and has the rejection slips to prove it. An RN, she provided health care delivery, became a researcher, association executive, and obtained a PhD in Public Health. She is the author of the Hotel LaBelle Series, the Jinni Hunter Series, and the Obsession Series. When not attempting to make students and colleagues laugh or writing, she can be found fishing, walking her dogs, herding cats, or breaking bread and laughing with family and friends in Baltimore, MD and Punta Gorda, FL.


GUEST POST

What Makes a Serial Killer?

When you review the pantheon of serial killers (there are a lot, just go here and here and here to be terrified), it’s hard to determine what they have in common. They vary by gender, marital status, education, ethnicity, childhoods, so how do psychologists and criminologists profile these murderers?

After interviewing and reviewing the cases of hundreds of serial killers, psychologists have been able to come up with a type, and in some cases, a diagnostic label. The following is a non-exhaustive list of characteristics common among serial killers I have culled from numerous sources.

  1. A complete lack of empathy. They are unable to understand the feelings of other people, and in fact completely disregard them.

  2. Shallow emotions: unlike other people, these individuals have a flat affect, or mask. They will fake emotions to get what they want, but rarely feel them. Rage is their one true emotion.

  3. Fantasies of power and an exaggerated sense of importance fuel their desires and actions. “I am the best____” fill in the blank.

  4. Arrogance and superiority complex to the point of considering themselves God like. They look down on little people and squash them like bugs.

  5. Manipulative, calculating, and devious. Successful serial killers who get away with multiple murders plan their kills and learn from them. They become better with each murder.

  6. Fear of losing the “game”, which would hurt their image of perfection. They must WIN at all costs, even if it means killing someone.

  7. Lack of remorse, guilt, or responsibility: if something goes wrong, it’s someone else’s fault. “Look what you made me do!” “They shouldn’t have been in the bar. It’s their own fault.” “She teased me, then rejected me. She owns this.”

  8. Poor impulse control: no internal off switches will stop these people from getting what they want.

  9. Childhood or early adult problem behaviors: Not all serial killers kill neighborhood pets, but they often have behaviors that teachers, parents, or law enforcement officers identify as problematic.

  10. Narcissism—it’s all about them and what they want. The only exception to this is in killing couples and they see themselves as one killing machine, oiled to perfection.

So what’s the serial killer like in my new release, Tears of the Wolf? You’ll have to read the book to find out!


Follow the tour HERE for special content and a giveaway!

$5 Amazon 








 




Posted by at

1 comment:

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)