Waking Nightmare
The Mindhunters Book 1
by Kylie Brant
Cedar River Press
January 26, 2026
Available in: Paperback, e-Book (reprint)
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Waking Nightmare
by Kylie Brant
FIRST HE LEARNS YOUR DARKEST FEARS
THEN HE MAKES YOU LIVE THEM.
A dangerous serial rapist is terrorizing Savannah, and Detective Ryne Robel's task force is racing against time to stop him before he strikes again. When Abbie Phillips arrives as reinforcement---a top forensic profiler from an elite team of criminologists---Ryne isn't sure what to make of her. She's brilliant and determined, but also maddeningly distracting. He came looking for concrete leads, not psychological theories.
Yet Abbie makes him see the truth: manipulation is precisely this predator's weapon of choice. Each attack isn't random---it's meticulously designed to exploit the specific terrors of every victim. As the danger intensifies, Ryne and Abbie work to decode the twisted mind hunting these women. But they're not just tracking a killer. He's turned his attention on them, and now they've become targets of his nightmarish fixation.
Previously published in 2009.
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Kylie Brant's Bio
Kylie Brant is a native Midwesterner and resides in Iowa. She has the distinction of selling the first book she ever wrote. That began a career that has spanned nearly forty novels. She's garnered numerous nominations and awards, including twice winning the overall Daphne Award for excellence in mystery and suspense, and a Career Achievement Award by Romantic Times. She's an Amazon bestseller, a three-time RITA nominee and has been nominated for five RT awards. She's a mother of five, a former elementary special education teacher and an accomplished multi-tasker. Her books have been published in thirty-five countries and translated into eighteen languages.