Ten-year-old Woody, and his twelve-year-old sister, Vette, are growing up in the Midwest nurtured by their caring parents, Opal and Max. They return to their trailer from school one day to the horror of a man wearing a white mask who takes them prisoner. He rapes Woody, and leaves Vette shattered. Terrified, they keep the secret from their parents. Not far away, seven-year-old Alice and her eight-year-old friend, Betty, are spending the day bicycling small-town backroads when they encounter a sadistic killer. Alice is captured; Betty runs free. Brad Denver, the killer, is captured before Alice's naked and broken body is found. He was coming back for the one that got away--Betty. The two families move on with their lives through adolescence and marriage. But the crimes don't go away and the wounds never heal. The pedophile lives on in plain sight, but invisible to Woody and Vette. Someone has to make restitution for the pain they've suffered, and a Good Samaritan arrives to deliver justice. Revenge is made and justice is delivered. Take a trip through the minds of the killers and victims. All those twisted from childhood will twist together in the end. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Review of The Urge, author CL Gibson "Gibson's The Urge is a fast-paced installment in her "Devil's Rule" series, masterfully drawing upon fear, suspense, dread, and revulsion to propel the eerie storyline.Gibson's prose is meticulously detailed and rife with intense passages that slowly unravel characters' secrets. Gibson capably captures the horror of discovering that a trusted coworker, friend, or partner is a sadistic pedophile.Gibson's novel shows restraint when it comes to gore, but chilling details abound. The storytelling will gratify fans of the horror genre, as the killers begin to inevitably face their karma. The author's idea of basing each novel in the series around one of the seven deadly sins is morbidly creative.The author is careful and successful in revealing the inner workings and emotions of violent perpetrators, while still emphasizing the vileness of their deeds."Credit The BookLife Prize "A grim but gripping story that offers admirable character studies." - Kirkus Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Best Selling Author , Les Roberts - WOW! It was amazing to watch the characters grow---and often fall apart. This is truly well-done, written with power and care, and is a smashing intro to the series. I look forward to the next one. Thanks for letting me experience this. 5.0 out of 5 stars Best Selling Author , Jackie Barrett - I read this book twice!! It's well written and kept me on the edge of my seat.The characters and plot take you down a dark road you want more of! I highly recommend this book can't wait for more from the author. 5.0 out of 5 stars Best Selling Author , Richard Hadden - A really good read. What I liked most about the book: the pace - moves along well;the characters - you really care about the good ones, and feel great disdain for the bad ones; really good the way the various stories intertwine, and meet up again throughout the book. I don't ever read a book in one sitting. With this one, though, I kept wanting to get back to it at every opportunity. It deals with a horrific subject, but does so with sensitivity, and at the same time, realism. CL Gibson is the girl with the Typewriter Tattoo, who currently resides in the Midwest with her husband, Dean, their Akita, Jag, and an obese fifteen-year-old adopted cat named Chicago. Gibson has been published in numerous periodicals, newspapers, national and international magazines, been quoted in BusinessWeek, Crain's Chicago Business, Successful Meetings, PBH, HRO Today, Chemical Processing and ESM, and interviewed on both ABC and Fox News.  Gibson's articles appeared in HR Management, Benefits & Compensation Solutions, Country Marketplace, OTC Beauty Magazine and Meetings & Conventions. Yada, Yada, Yada, was a past columnist for both an online and print magazine, and was on Editorial Advisory Boards for numerous magazines. Ta Da!  CL's debut novel focusing on LUST, The Urge is available now. The second book in the Devil's Rules Series, The Grudge, exposes ENVY and will be published soon. Read more about The Grudge at christilgibson.com/. Pleased to meet 'cha.