Thriller Relationship

Megan Harlow has built a quiet life for herself on a farm outside Trentonville. She has her land, her work, her friends, and the independence she has always valued. Then Derek walks into her life. He is quiet, attentive, and unlike the men Megan has known before. What begins as a casual relationship slowly becomes something deeper. Derek moves into her home, into her bed, and into the quiet rhythm of her days. For the first time in a long time, Megan allows herself to believe she may have found someone she can trust. But women have been disappearing around Trentonville. They vanish from ...

Returning to print after nearly 50 years, Survivor completes Octavia E. Butler’s thrilling Patternist series, including a short story from the Patternist saga and new historical essays from a major Butler scholar. This deluxe edition includes: An incredible new cover and package Premium French...

A comedian’s joke sparks outrage. A violent crime exposes corruption. A lawyer searching for redemption takes on his most dangerous case yet. When stand-up comic Verne Slater is brutally attacked after a controversial routine, his injuries ignite a storm of media attention and social debate. Called back into action after a six-month suspension, Chance Cormac—boxer, lawyer, and reluctant hero—steps in to defend Verne and uncover the truth behind the assault. But in a city where justice bends to power and anger hides behind every headline, Chance soon realizes the case is about far more...

This program includes extra audio-only material, including duet recordings of the podcast episodes, light sound design, tip-line recordings from guest narrators (including the author), and a bonus podcast episode! "Both a riveting mystery and a love story, This Story Might Save Your Life is one...

After an affair wrecks their marriage, Dan and Miranda Kelly attempt to escape with their young daughter to the remote lake town of Pinewood, Kansas. It’s a new start, a chance to heal and begin a new chapter of their lives. More importantly, it’s an opportunity to forget Abby, the woman who nearly destroyed their family. Unfortunately, Dan and Miranda soon discover that past mistakes cannot be avoided so easily. Shortly after beginning their new life in Pinewood, Dan begins to receive harassing messages from Abby, warning him that she will not be easily forgotten. What begins as ...

In this gripping page-turner, an ex-agent on the run from her former employers must take one more case to clear her name and save her life. She used to work for the U.S. government, but very few people ever knew that. An expert in her field, she was one of the darkest secrets of an agency so...

A newlywed couple each with their own secrets. An abandoned lodge with a horrific decades-old mystery. And a small mountain town where everyone believes they know their neighbors, in this thriller from a master storyteller. "Chilling, gripping." —Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author...

A riveting thriller following a homeless woman fleeing a dangerous past—and the wealthy society wife she saves from drowning—from the bestselling author of The Party. "A dark and wilde ride." —Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of The Push Lee Gulliver never thought she’d...

"It's a high-octane thriller with the grounding touches of Katrina's Norwegian heritage, the hygge of North Haven, and a very sweet romance between two likable, vulnerable people. Romantic suspense comfort food--just like waffles with cloudberry cream." --KIRKUS This timely, high-concept novel...

He saved her life. Now he’s watching it fall apart. After a brutal attack on a secluded trail, Mara Quinn is rescued by Aidan Wolfe, a charming off-duty paramedic who seems too perfect. He knows her name. Anticipates her every need. And slips into her life with disturbing ease. At first, Aidan feels like safety. But the deeper he pulls her into his carefully controlled world of rules, cameras, and isolation, the more Mara begins to question everything: her past, her sanity, even herself. People disappear. Secrets surface. And someone keeps leaving her cryptic messages. Her instincts ...

Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes—charged with the brutal murder of her former master and sent to await execution on an isolated farm. Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who...

She thought he was helping her find her voice. He was teaching her to speak with his. Evelyn has spent years building a successful career writing psychological thrillers about women trapped by dangerous men. Her detective, Finch, is disciplined, intelligent, and always in control. Then Evelyn meets Daniel. He sees something in her writing that no one else seems to understand. He pushes her past the safe formulas imposed by her publisher and challenges her to make her characters darker, more reckless, and more dangerous. And it works. The writing becomes sharper. Rawer. More powerful. Soon ...

WINNER OF THE 2015 BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVEL A chilling thriller that brilliantly blends psychological suspense and supernatural horror, reminiscent of Stephen King's The Shining, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, and William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist...

In the continuing tradition of bestselling author V.C. Andrews, The Unwelcomed Child explores the eternal question: Why do the ones we love hurt us the most? Desperate to be a normal teenager, beautiful young Elle Edwards must uncover the truth of her birth to find the familial love she craves...

It started with a cup of black coffee. A routine morning. A familiar café. A woman who thought her life was under control. Susan lives by the rules. Quiet mornings. The comfort of repetition. But everything begins to unravel the day a well-dressed stranger walks in — spinning a metal lighter between his fingers and watching her like he already knows her secrets. First come the memory lapses. Then the dreams. Then the bruises she can’t explain. Two men enter her life — one fiery, charming, impossible to ignore. The other calm, collected… and terrifying in his quiet intensity. One of...

Where Dreams Go to Die... or maybe NOT! Lily’s a gorgeous woman vacationing in the last place on earth she wants to be, and she has her husband Judd to thank for this ‘get away’. She wonders why they’re here when they could be anywhere else, like Paris, Italy or even the Caribbean. Determined to make the best of it despite everything, Lily is determined to find some excitement before her unwanted vacation ends. A hotwife romance short, intimacy.

Nick hadn't planned on being the prodigal son. But when his father dies and leaves half of Silver Buckle, the Noble family ranch, to Nick's former best friend, he must return home to face those he left behind - and to make sure that the Silver Buckle stays in the Noble family.

On the night of February 14, 2020, celebrated therapist Amie Harwick returned to her Hollywood Hills home after an evening with friends. Hours later, police found her gravely injured beneath her third-floor balcony. Inside the house were signs of a violent struggle—and evidence that the man she had once feared had waited years to reach her again. Amie had built a remarkable life from difficult beginnings. Intelligent, ambitious, and fiercely compassionate, she transformed herself from a small-town Pennsylvania girl into a respected marriage and family therapist, author, educator, and ...

Imagine the worst thing a friend could ever do. This is worse. When Mel receives an unexpected email from her eldest friend Abi, it brings back memories she thought she’d buried forever. Their friendship belonged in the past. To those carefree days at university. But Abi is in trouble and...

Lauren thought leaving Brian was the hardest thing she would ever do. She was wrong. After years of manipulation, control, and violence, Lauren finally walks away from the man she once believed she could trust. She disappears to a remote lake house owned by her friend Christine, believing the isolation will give her the space she needs to figure out what comes next. Then she discovers her tires have been slashed. Brian has found her. He doesn’t break down the door. He doesn’t attack her. He waits. He talks to her through the walls. He reminds her of the medication she stopped taking. He...