Marriage Thriller

Cletus Byron Winston wishes to marry Jennifer Anne Donner-Sylvester (aka The Banana Cake Queen) posthaste! He’s spent the last year wanting nothing more than for the celebrations to be brief, libations flowing, and BYOB (bring your own blueberries). His future mother-in-law has other plans - plans his intended has been willing to indulge, much to Cletus’s chagrin. Therefore, so must he. To a point. But truth be told, he wouldn’t mind if the meddlesome matriarch disappeared, at least until the nuptials are over.

Claire thought she knew who she was—until a stranger began to take her life piece by piece. What started as a series of subtle disturbances—a missing scarf, a misplaced photograph—soon spirals into a nightmare Claire can’t escape. Lisette, a woman with an uncanny resemblance to Claire, isn’t just trying to manipulate her life—she’s trying to replace her entirely. As Lisette’s presence grows more invasive, Claire finds herself unraveling, questioning her own sanity as the lines between reality and paranoia blur. But Lisette isn’t just any intruder. She knows things no ...

Jodi and Todd are at a bad place in their marriage. Much is at stake, including the affluent life they lead in their beautiful waterfront condo in Chicago, as she, the killer, and he, the victim, rush haplessly toward the main event. He is a committed cheater. She lives and breathes denial. He exists in dual worlds. She likes to settle scores. He decides to play for keeps. She has nothing left to lose. Told in alternating voices, The Silent Wife is about a marriage in the throes of dissolution, a couple headed for catastrophe, concessions that can’t be made, and promises that won’t be kept.

The Canadian Fall is a slow-burn psychological thriller about control, buried secrets, and the cost of finally breaking free. Ann McFadden has played the perfect wife for years—smiling through a marriage rooted in image, silence, and quiet emotional tyranny. Her husband, Mark, knows how to project success: the high-powered job, the polished home, the beautiful wife who never pushes back. But behind closed doors, the control runs deep—and Ann is slowly unraveling. Then a woman falls to her death from a downtown Toronto high-rise. Publicly tragic. Privately, terrifying. Because her death ...

Mystery, ghosts, and witches! Throw in a dash of sweet romance! Four paranormal cozy mysteries in one bundle! Set in New York City, Mandy, Rick and Jackie the ghostly drag queen dig in the four murder mysteries! Perfect for fans of Janet Evanovich, Jana Deleon, Amanda M. Lee and Sophie Kinsella! GRAB a copy and join their wicked ride NOW! FREE on Kindle Unlimited! Book5: Sweet Wicked of Mine Life is sweet for FBI Special Assistant Amanda Meyer. Her live-in boyfriend just happens to be her sexy boss, Rick Rowling, head of the Paranormal Cases Division, and cozy evenings at home are becoming ...

My name is Jack Steen, and for those who arrive on my "death" ward at the Asylum, I'm the last face many will see before they die. I am the night nurse at an Asylum for the Criminally Insane, and most of my patients know me as their Angel of Death. I know them as mass murderers, rapists, and serial killers—among other things.

Melissa Byatt’s life in Forest Grove seems as perfect as can be: a doting husband, three loving children and a beautiful house in a close-knit community. But appearances can be deceiving. One evening, Melissa arrives home to the unimaginable: her husband lies stabbed on the kitchen floor, their children standing calmly around him.... With horror, she realises that one of them is to blame. But which one? And why would they attack their own father?

I ended my marriage for a man who didn’t exist.... I have everything money can buy. I’m a good wife, but sometimes I feel trapped. And when I start an affair with a stranger called Ewan, my life changes in ways I can’t begin to understand. Because Ewan breaks apart my marriage piece by piece and then he just disappears. He uses a fake name and leaves no trace behind—it’s like he doesn’t even exist. Someone did this to me and now they’re waiting for me to unravel, watching my every move. I can’t trust anyone, not even myself—not even the people I love.

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.

Everyone has heard about the case of Eva Reid. Ever since she was born, she’s felt no pain: she can get a paper cut, break a limb and even give birth without feeling a single thing. Her story has long captivated the minds of reporters and researchers—including Dr. Nate Reid, Eva’s husband and acclaimed scientist, renowned for his work in the Pain Laboratory. Also among them is Anna Tate, a ruthless journalist with a dark past of her own.

For days, all of Denver, Colorado, has worried over the fate of a missing child, little Tanner Holcomb. Then, a miracle: handsome, athletic Johnny Bradley finds him, frightened but unharmed, on a hiking trail miles from his wealthy family’s mountain home. In a heartbeat, his rescuer goes from financially strapped fitness trainer to celebrated hero. The heat of the spotlight may prove too much for Johnny’s picture-perfect family, however.

What would you do if you kept having recurring dreams about a family that’s not yours? Lacey Kikelomo has never felt as if she belongs. She wakes up everyday living in a squalid trailer secluded in the woods with no one but her mom and little sister to keep her company. She has no friends, no real sense of freedom and her mom controls her every move. Her only escape from abuse and loneliness is an armful of books, DVDs, and a sweetly recurring dream about a loving family she’s never met but secretly wishes she was a part of. Lacey knows her mom is hiding something from her but can’t ...

Sarah Morgan ist eine erfolgreiche und einflussreiche Anwältin in Washington D.C. Mit 33 Jahren ist sie Partnerin in ihrer Kanzlei und das Leben verläuft genau so, wie sie es geplant hat. Dasselbe kann man von ihrem Ehemann Adam nicht behaupten. Er ist ein unbeachteter Schriftsteller, der bisher wenig Erfolg hatte, und frustriert von der Beziehung mit Sarah, die mehr Zeit in der Kanzlei verbringt, als mit ihm. Um dem ehelichen Frust zu entfliehen, geht Adam eine leidenschaftliche Affäre mit Kelly Summers ein.

From the author of The Night Sitter and Here Lurk Monsters, a spellbinding tale of domestic suspense about a lovelorn suburban housewife who finds macabre inspiration in the dusty pages of a late-Victorian gothic novel on the eve of Halloween. Some trick-'r-treats are best served cold. . . Welcome to a quiet and elegant neighborhood where nothing bad is ever supposed to happen. High-crowned trees arch over sleepy sidewalks, neatly trimmed lawns, lush flower gardens, and large turn-of-the-century homes, including a grand old Tudor of dark wood and dusty brick with Halloween jack-o'-lanterns ...

When Alexis and her husband Sam buy a neglected Cape Cod house in an exclusive DC suburb, they are ecstatic. Sam is on the cusp of making partner at his law firm, Alexis is pregnant with their second child, and their glamorous neighbors welcome the couple with open arms. Things are looking up, and Alexis believes she can finally leave her troubled past behind.

He’s my second chance. The man with the face of my first love. A terrifying and magnetically gorgeous man with brutal blue eyes. An outlaw whose very presence sucks the air from my lungs. A monster who doesn't remember his past, whose soul is shrouded in scars, pain, and darkness. A villain who refuses to acknowledge my very existence. The rogue who I am going to marry, for this may be the only chance I have to find happiness. So what if it means binding myself to a man who hates me? Except "until death do us part" is going to come quicker than anyone knows....

Book One (Can also be read as a standalone novel) Imagine if you can being forced to marry a mysterious rich recluse then having to relocate to his remote country estate surrounded by over five-hundred acres of forest and pasture. Which is precisely what happened to young, innocent Isabella Acton. Hot-blooded, hot-tempered, and lord of all he surveys, the handsome albeit ruthless ex-military officer demands complete obedience both outside and inside the marital bedroom. However, owing to Isabella's bold, rebellious and sassy temperament, their marriage soon becomes a battleground as she ...

Julie Jones has left her suffocating marriage. With her teenage daughter, Jess, she’s starting over. Their new house in Oceanside is the first step toward a new life. Even if it does come with the unexpected. The previous owners, a pastor and his wife, have left something - or rather someone - behind. Tom Dean has a bitter hatred for the father who considers him a lost cause, and for the woman who’s moved into their family’s house. The only home he’s ever known. He’s never going to leave. She thinks he’ll be gone in three days, but Tom has the perfect plan.

A shattering childhood tragedy left Quentin Fears devastated. But the wealthy, enigmatic recluse has experienced the extraordinarily unexpected: love at first sight, with Madeleine. Now he must meet his new wife's family. A bizarre, dysfunctional collection of extreme characters, they are guarding a secret both shocking and terrifying, as is Madeleine herself. And suddenly Quentin Fears must prevent his dream woman from unleashing an ageless malevolence intent on ruling the world.

Once upon a time a beauty fell for two beasts. Elle When I leave my old life behind to meet a writing deadline, I don't expect my cabin in the woods to collapse around me. But it does. Two men save me. Two perfect beasts who want to share me. My fairy tale begins and their ends. I fall for two men I'm about to betray. Author's Notes: - A modern, steamy MFM take on the classic fairy tale. - Two Beasts Next Door is a fast-paced, standalone MFM menage romance with a happily ever after ending. There are no M/M scenes. This story is all about two beasts who fall for the same woman.