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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING DEBUT PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER YOU CAN'T MISS! The perfect marriage? Or the perfect lie? “A hair-raising debut, both unsettling and addictive...A chilling thriller that will keep you reading long into the night.” —Mary Kubica, New York...

Regina Moore and Karen Jackson, lifelong best friends, are living the kind of lives about which most women only fantasize. With beautiful homes, fulfilling careers, and two adoring husbands, their joy could not be greater, their worlds could not be richer. But suddenly, shattering truths about the loving men they thought they knew turn happiness into anguish and rage.

In August 2018, a young Colorado mother and her two daughters vanished without a trace. What began as a missing persons case quickly spiralled into a national obsession — and then, a nightmare. Behind the Watts family's polished social media presence and picture-perfect suburban life, a far darker story was taking shape. When Chris Watts, Shanann’s husband and the girls’ father, stepped in front of the cameras to plead for their safe return, few could have imagined the devastating truth that would soon emerge. Behind Closed Doors takes readers deep inside one of the most haunting ...

Jared is dating Katie and it's going nowhere. She's very religious, and far more conservative than he is. Her mother is always around, guarding her and ensuring they never get a chance to be alone. Karen pulls him aside during Bible study at their house, explaining that she knows he has needs, but that he must suppress them around Katie. She takes him to her bedroom, and shuts the large wooden double doors behind them. This is a story about what happens behind closed doors.

More true stories of child abuse by an investigator. This book is part two of a series. The first book is Children Under Black Clouds and this one is a follow up of more incredible true stories where no names are given just the facts. confidentiality is always protected. After 25 years involved with cases there are always those that stick in your mind, some very sad, some with humor and everyone true. Working in what turned into a nightmare agency was absolute hell in my opinion. Here is my second book of cases and the struggle within the agency.

Foster carer Maggie Hartley is finally enjoying a well-earned holiday from fostering, savouring time with her brand-new baby granddaughter. One night, though, the peace and quiet is interrupted by an urgent call from Social Services. A man has been stabbed, and Social Services need to find an emergency placement for his little girl. Maggie is used to children arriving on her doorstep at all times of the day and night, but nothing can prepare her for the sight of 11-year-old Nancy.

Sugar & Spice is the latest app craze taking the world by storm, but for Abby and Brendan Hollander, downloading it leads to a dangerous game of life and death. When the app assigns them a series of increasingly taboo tasks, they soon find themselves caught up in a twisted web of seduction and violence in this sexually charged dark thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Fourth Monkey—master of suspense, J.D. Barker.

In the quiet shadows of her seemingly perfect life, Lily’s world begins to unravel. When she stumbles upon a hidden diary in the house she shares with her husband, Tom, Lily is plunged into a past she didn’t know existed—one that belonged to Emily, a woman who lived her life in the same house and died under mysterious circumstances. As Lily reads deeper into Emily’s words, eerie parallels begin to emerge: the isolation, the strange noises, the feeling of being watched. Soon, Lily can’t shake the suspicion that her life is mirroring Emily’s—and that Tom may be hiding dark ...

In the glitz and glam of Hollywood, there's a dark underbelly that few outsiders ever get to see. FBI agent Olivia and Brock are about to uncover just how immoral it can be. When the successful and charismatic actor, Landon Brown, disappears without a trace, the duo is called upon to infiltrate the exclusive celebrity circle and get to the truth. As they navigate the treacherous terrain of the A-listers, they discover that everyone has something to hide. From the powerful producers to the drug-addled stars, each step they take brings more questions and reveals the most shocking scandals.

This story is about an Italian Catholic family that came to America on vacation and never returned to their homeland. When their youngest unwed daughter became pregnant, her family disowned her. It was 1949. Abortions were illegal. She was 17 when she gave birth. She was my mother...This audiobook chronicles the effects the birth of an unwanted child had on three families and three generations. The audiobook tells you about the bad decisions I made along the way, and the price I paid because of them.

Believe it or not, your kids WANT to talk to you about the social and health challenges they’re facing. But are you ready? Jessica Peck, a pediatric nurse practitioner and mom of four, helps parents escape the secrecy and shame surrounding tough conversations and approach them from a Christian foundation. Covering topics including mental health, social media, suicide, sexting, gender identity, substance abuse (with a chapter focusing on vaping), and more, Jessica Peck's book will encourage and strengthen all parents.

Ken Khachigian, trusted adviser and confidante to America's presidential giants and political legends, draws the curtains back on his most private moments with Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon during revolutionary changes in our economy, politics, communications, foreign policy, and culture.

Jim Stovall, President of the Emmy Award-winning Narrative Television Network, and a highly sought after best-selling author with 6 novels turned to movies, contributes as the author of the foreword, introducing Behind Locked Doors. Behind Locked Doors is the story of Charlie, a young woman with a life set up just as she planned. A beautiful home, a dream pastry shop and her high-school sweetheart as her fiancé. When an unfortunate, unpredictable accident causing a severe traumatic brain injury that changes in an instant not only her life but the lives of the family and friends who love ...

Emma Cole has left behind her family and an ex-fiance to move to Chicago and start over. When a mix-up lands her a job at a high-profile law firm, Emma is determined to meet this new challenge head-on. What she didn't count on was working for a woman like Lillian White, and it doesn't take long for Emma to realize that she might be in over her head in more ways than one.

In this dark psychological thriller, Olivia Taylor believes she has suffered the worst life can throw at her after the breakup of her marriage. Full of hope, she starts a new life with her nine-year-old daughter, Ellie, only to find the worst is yet to come. Meeting Michael Crossman is the beginning of an unspeakable nightmare for Olivia, and her world slowly unravels. It is only through the retelling of her story that we piece together what has led her to become a mere shadow of the woman she once was.

Four children by her father. Thirty years of horrific sexual abuse. In March 2009, Joseph Fritzl was sentenced to life in jail for the systematic imprisonment, torture and rape of his daughter, Elisabeth, over 24 years, fathering seven children. The case shocked the world. But just a month before, the story of Australia’s own house of horrors was emerging in a Victorian country town.

Athelas has always been opposed to having a small possibly cursed Australian boy in the kitchen. When that small boy disappears, however, and Athelas's housekeeper Camellia strongly encourages him to do something about it, he finds himself wavering. YeoWoo wants nothing to do with the disappearing Harrow, cursed or otherwise. Caught up with her own investigation and preparations for revenge, she would prefer her housemates to remain unseen and unheard. Entirely absent is even better. But Athelas and YeoWoo have something in common.

With a keen eye for the juicy anecdote, Thévoz tells the fascinating and entertaining story of the rise, decline and resurgence of London's private members' clubs, from the late-eighteenth century to the present day. In doing so he looks at cultural and political developments beyond the clubs, revealing how while the clubs may have been products of their city and country, they also exerted significant influence on London, Britain and places far beyond.

To the world, Lydia Evans has the perfect life. A charming husband. A beautiful daughter. A home that looks like something out of a magazine. But perfection is only a mask. Behind closed doors, Lydia walks on eggshells. One wrong word, one forgotten detail, and her husband Jake's temper explodes—leaving bruises she hides and a fear she can't escape. She's convinced it's her fault. If she just tried harder, stayed quieter, cooked better… maybe then he'd love her like he used to. She tells no one. Not her friends. Not her church. Not even God—because part of her wonders if He's still ...

Marjorie Dunn is hiding in plain sight. The past can’t find her at the peaceful inn she owns in a quiet coastal town in Maine. Until Sam Brewer walks through the door. He arrives in the dead of night, with a dark suit and storm-gray eyes. Marjorie knows better than to trust this stranger, but she can’t resist his touch. Every kiss binds them together. Every night draws the danger close. She risks her heart with him, but more than that, she risks her life. The past has caught up with her. And it wants her dead.