Domestic Suspense

When Sadie inherits a cottage in the middle of nowhere from a grandmother she never met, she hopes to find the father she never knew. Instead, she discovers mysterious messages that may or may not lead to her father. When a storm knocks out the power and washes out the one road that can take her back to civilization, Sadie turns to her only neighbor, a man with a secret agenda of his own. Caden knows Sadie's father, and what he knows he dislikes. Still, he's willing to help his new neighbor track down her father...for a price. What neither of them realizes is they are not only unwittingly ...

Money does not buy happiness. Or guarantee HEA. Or keep cheating husbands faithful. Especially when lies, secrets, and suspicions wreak havoc in two marriages. Sophia Leifer, recently married to a man richer than a Saudi sheik, believes she is now safe from a dark secret in her past. Jessica Maguire, high-strung, spoiled, and jealous hates the elegant, stunning Sophia on sight. Because, for the first time ever, Jessica's bragging about her sexy husband sounds hollow. She controls the purse strings; he has to know where he's made his bed. When Sophia miscarries, she longs for comfort from ...

Annabel, Esther, Tanya, and Chloe are best friends—or were, as children. Despite drifting apart in adulthood, shared secrets have kept them bonded for better or worse, even as their childhood dreams haven’t quite turned out as they’d hoped. Then one day they receive a wholly unexpected—but not entirely unwelcome—invitation from another old friend. Poppy Greer has invited them all to her extravagant bachelorette party: a first-class plane ticket to three days of white sand, cocktails, and relaxation on a luxe private island in the Bahamas.

Some dates you never forget. This one… you may not survive. Jack Bennett has it all—a loving wife, three beautiful kids, a successful engineering career, and a home in the suburbs. But everything changes the day he finds a strange card in his mailbox. Save the Date No sender. No stamp. No return address. Just a single line of text: April 21st. Jack brushes it off as a mistake—until another card appears. Then another. And with each arrival, the cracks in his perfect life begin to widen. What begins as a curiosity soon spirals into obsession. The cards keep coming. Mistakes pile up at ...

Domestic diva Sophie Winston can whip up an elaborate event in her sleep, but as the hippest hostess, she rarely gets to enjoy the full guest treatment. Which is why her best friend Nina Reid Norwood loops her in to the latest culinary craze: a pop-up gourmet dinner party. The celebrity chef, the epicurean menu, and the high-profile attendees are all a surprise, turning the decadent dining experience into the hottest ticket in Old Town.

Three women. Three perspectives. One chilling truth lurking just beneath the surface. After the tragic death of her partner, Bonnie Bellington moves to the industrial heat of Gladstone for a fresh start. But when a co-worker’s attention turns dark, Bonnie finds herself documenting every unwanted gift, every late-night message, every escalating violation. She knows how these stories end—she’s not about to become another headline. Across the state, Dr. Denia Ward lectures in criminology by day and battles her own haunting memories by night. When she encounters Bonnie’s case, something...

Celebrity chef Ian Curley is found dead in his walk-in freezer. The prime suspects are his three ex-wives, who meet up every Friday evening in their favorite corner booth of his restaurant. It’s a tradition for Anita, Mary-Jane, and Rosie to drink, dine, and commiserate. But commit murder? All aggrieved, each one has a motive and an alibi. And a brilliant detective has reservations. Who did it? The night will tell.

Few can compete with the Natasha Smith when it comes to entertaining, but her childhood rival, Sophie Winston, certainly tries. While Natasha is known for her intricate centerpieces and painstakingly prepared gourmet meals, Sophie likes to keep things simple...real simple.

Someone killed Marcia, Beautiful but difficult Marcia. But is she the only one in danger? Ted Frazer has finally built a peaceful life since divorcing his manipulative ex-wife, even if he can't quite escape her emotional pull. Years of carefully maintaining distance from Marcia's chaos are shattered when a phone call delivers impossible news—she's been found dead in the waters near the remote New Zealand beach house he built, a prize she won in the divorce. Ted is the divorced ex. Ted lost the precious beach house he built in the divorce. Ted drives his distraught daughter back to the ...

Eve Blackburn is a happily married woman, which is why she’s startled to find herself waking up in another man’s bed. She doesn’t remember how she got there, and she doesn’t recognize the stranger sleeping next to her. That isn’t the only startle Eve receives. When she begins missing chunks of time and finds herself holding a bloody knife she has no recollection of using, her life plummets into a dangerous free fall. Is she being framed? Should she tell her husband? And how will these dramatic developments affect the baby they’re trying desperately to conceive? Her Darkest Hour ...

Olivia thought she had finally escaped the torment of her past, pouring her pain into a raw and unflinching memoir that took the literary world by storm. But success has a price, and the shadows of her old life refuse to stay buried. When a shocking act of violence thrusts Olivia back into chaos, she’s forced to confront a dark truth: the game isn’t over. Someone—twisted, brilliant, and merciless—is pulling the strings, and every clue leads her deeper into a labyrinth of mind games and terror. As past sins collide with present horrors, Olivia must navigate a deadly web of betrayal, ...

THE SECRETS WE KEEP IS THE DEBUT NOVEL OF INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND WINNER OF THE 2024 SCARLET STILETTO AWARD FOR CRIME FICTION, NIKKI LEE TAYLOR. A completely gripping, twist-packed psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, K.L Slater, and Lisa Jewell. "Beautifully written with themes of love, abuse, and betrayal, The Secrets We Keep is heart-wrenching, heroic, and unexpected" - Kristi Elizabeth, Manhattan Book Review One woman who has lost everything - another with everything to lose. When a chilling discovery sets their lives on a collision course, will the ...

SUNNY WANTS TO DIE. Or not. She hasn’t decided. WHAT SHE NEEDS is to be left alone to make up her mind. Dr Mataio Brinn lives downstairs and has barely grunted at her in a year. He’s weird. No social skills. No social life. But now he’s in her face, wanting to carry her groceries, play her guitar, discuss her mental health, her diet, her deadbeat boyfriend. He’s determined to keep her safe. He moves her in with his aunt and cousin. But keeping her safe means keeping his distance—and she can’t work out why he’s living by a secret set of Rules. He has an agenda and she’s ...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ — Readers’ Favorite A dark, twisty, domestic thriller with a second shocking mystery at its core. The Girl No One Loved turns the genre inside out until the reader and narrator can’t tell reality from fiction and vice versa. All she wanted was revenge—until she got it. When a mysterious book appears in Savannah’s mailbox, she assumes it’s from her book club exchange, a temporary chance to escape her life into a novel. She soon realizes that this book’s story echoes the events of a past she thought she left behind. Her skin begins to crawl when ...

After a traumatic past she can’t quite piece together, Lena accepts an invitation to stay at her new boyfriend’s isolated coastal estate. The house is beautiful. Quiet. Safe. At first. But as memories slip and dreams return, Lena begins to suspect this is more than just a romantic escape — it’s a place tied to her in ways she can’t explain. And Isaac, the man who promised her comfort, may know more than he lets on. As the walls close in and forgotten truths claw their way to the surface, Lena must confront what really happened here — and what she might have done. The House That ...

Kara will do anything for her best friend and neighbor, Mindy. Especially when she learns that Mindy’s husband might be having an affair. Kara promises to remain vigilant. Maybe she’ll even catch the rat in the act. Then one night when Kara observes someone sneaking into Mindy’s house, she decides to take a closer look. But what’s happening across the street isn’t what Kara expects. And what she sees could get her killed.

When a mysterious package lands on Louisa Hancock's doorstep, the Philadelphia museum curator can hardly anticipate the nightmare that's about to envelop her. The package is addressed to her father—an expert in Viking culture—and inside is a ninth-century sword, a chilling thank-you note, and photos of two dead bodies in a tableau evoking a Nordic funeral. The gruesome images match a recent crime scene.

We had it all: I made sure of it. Money was no object, and we could fulfil every irrational financial whim we had without a moment’s hesitation. Our typically lavish holiday to Tenerife was indicative of that. Yet, instead of savouring every second I had there and focusing on what was truly important, I still found something to whine about. After the horrific events that my wife Charlotte and I endured, we had a family of our own. I freely admit that I took them for granted and should have cherished every fleeting moment I had with them, but hindsight is a beautifully cruel thing. Why the...

New Bethlehem, Connecticut. Picture-perfect lawns, manicured hedges, and multi-million dollar homes present a carefully curated facade. But beneath the designer yoga gear and country club memberships lies a darker reality. In this world of excess, best friends Devon and Belle have it all—beauty, money, status. But they want something more. Something dangerous. Something that makes them feel alive.

A heartbreaking story of a young girl’s fight for survival in a world full of betrayal, hate, and murder…All her life, twelve-year-old Mud has been told the Devil would be coming for her. With only her schizophrenic mother to protect her, Mud must learn to survive in the swamps of Louisiana by any means necessary. Even if she must take a life to do it. But then her mother is murdered in front of her... Suddenly alone in the world, Mud takes to the streets, stealing what’s required to stay alive. She knows that evil is coming, and she trusts no one. Until a chance meeting with Grace ...