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Twenty-five years ago, I escaped. One of us didn't. We were best friends—Penelope, Emily, and me—growing up in the picture-perfect town of Tranquility Ridge. Pine-lined streets, quaint diners, creaky porch swings. The kind of place nothing bad is supposed to happen. But the night before my...

She is the wife every man dreams of. She is the daughter-in-law every mother dreads. When newlyweds Paul and Emily return from their honeymoon, the future looks golden. Then they receive the devastating news that Paul's father has collapsed and rush to his hospital bedside. Grief soon draws them...

Ein harmloser Familienbesuch in einer idyllischen Villa verwandelt sich in einen Strudel aus Wut und unausgesprochenen Konflikten. Als das Gesellschaftsspiel „Die Völker von Karapan" beginnt, kommen nicht nur Regeln auf den Tisch, sondern auch jahrelang verborgene Geheimnisse. Ein vermeintlich lustiger Spieleabend entwickelt sich zu einer erbitterten Schlacht, in der alte Wunden aufreißen und die Fassade der Familie bröckelt.

«Hai una sorella?» La domanda innocente di una bambina riapre in Caitlin una ferita che non si è mai rimarginata. Perché la risposta non è semplice. Non lo è da sedici anni. Da quella sera d'estate in cui Caitlin e Olivia sono rimaste sole in casa per la prima volta: popcorn, la televisione accesa, le risate soffocate sotto le coperte. Poi il sonno. Quando la luce dell'estate svanisce, le due sorelle vanno finalmente a dormire. Ignorano la figura che le osserva da una finestra. Ignorano la porta sul retro che si apre mentre dormono. Quando i genitori tornano, il letto di Olivia è vuoto.

Vellamar Estates is the kind of neighborhood where the lawns are always perfect and the neighbors always wave. The kind of place where you pay a little extra for peace of mind, for safety, for the comfort of knowing that someone is looking out for you. But someone is also looking in. Behind the gates, four families are keeping secrets—the kind that could destroy careers, marriages, and lives. A woman living a double life to keep her daughter fed. A former athlete bleeding money to the wrong people. A landscaper laundering cash to save the grandmother who raised him.

In a novel of taut, atmospheric domestic suspense with an irresistible gothic twist from New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Ivy, a lavish Louisiana mansion is the setting for a yearly family reunion that takes a deadly turn. In Louisiana, the name Benoit conjures a mix of curiosity and...

I'm Daphne Wood, the bookseller of Castle Combe. My life was peaceful until the best-selling author Gill Holland moved to town. He bought the house next to mine, the late Bettie's place, and became my new neighbour. The girls from the book club envied my luck. I thought so too, until I started seeing the most disturbing things. They didn't know Gill Holland like I did.

Laura und Ben sind frisch verheiratet und freuen sich auf ihren Nachwuchs. Als junge Mutter ist Laura oft erschöpft und kann bald nicht mehr einschätzen, ob ihre Sinne ihr einen Streich spielen. Seitdem eine mysteriöse Frau angereist ist, geschehen zunehmend seltsame Dinge. Sie verspürt eine Bedrohung aus nächster Nähe. Ist die zurückhaltende Fremde der Grund für die beunruhigenden Ereignisse?

Als Malcolm und Julie Grainger 22 Millionen Pfund im Lotto gewinnen, scheint ihre Zukunft rosig. Doch mit der Veröffentlichung der frohen Nachricht kommen auch die Schatten von Malcolms längst begrabener Vergangenheit wieder zum Vorschein. Von seinem kranken Vater dazu ermutigt, dessen Tagebücher von damals zu lesen, kehrt Malcolm zu einer schmerzhaften Zeit zurück – der Verhaftung seiner Mutter wegen Mordes, den Quälereien auf dem Schulhof und dem plötzlichen Umzug, der alles auslöschte, was er einst gekannt hatte.

Birdie fait son entrée dans l'une des familles les plus riches d'Amérique – mais aussi l'une des plus toxiques. Orgueil sans bornes et haine rancie façonnent les Rosemore depuis des générations. Aujourd'hui, la dynastie exsangue peine à se perpétuer faute d'héritier et les affaires périclitent. Dans l'ombre, Birdie œuvre secrètement à saper sa belle-famille. Saura-t-elle tenir son rôle d'épouse modèle assez longtemps pour sauver les victimes des Rosemore ?

Min datter skal giftes med sin drømmemand. Men kommer hun til at betale for det med sit liv? Mens konfettien lander på det lykkelige pars skuldre, beroliger jeg mig selv med, at Kyle Beaumont er en charmerende og succesfuld forretningsmand. Han er helt anderledes end hendes ekskæreste – den mand, der forsøgte at gøre min Ellie ondt. Men kun få dage efter ceremonien finder jeg et brev, som får hjertet til at stå stille i brystet på mig, fordi jeg indser, at min svigersøn skjuler noget. Ellies fortid er ved at indhente hende, og jeg er sikker på, at min datter er i fare.

15 år efter den nat, jeg forsvandt, banker jeg hårdt på min gamle hoveddør. Min plejemor kigger chokeret ud på mig fra skyggerne. Hun trækker mig og min lille søn indenfor. Snart hvisker hele byen om min hjemkomst. Min ældste veninde tror, at jeg gemmer på hemmeligheder, og hun har ret. Og så bliver min veninde fundet død. Alle tror, at jeg gjorde det. Men det er ikke sandt. Jeg kunne ikke have gjort det. For jeg ikke er den person, de tror, jeg er.

For bare et par måneder siden var mit liv enkelt. Mine dage gik med at pleje mine patienter under hospitalets sterile lys. Hver dag efter arbejde hentede jeg min søn i børnehaven, lavede mad til min mand og nød hvert eneste øjeblik med dem. Men nu er alting forandret. Jeg kan ikke genkende mig selv længere. Jeg er blevet en løgner. Jeg gjorde det for at beskytte min familie. En dag, da jeg kommer hjem, står hun der: en kvinde med langt, lyst hår og perfekte, hvide tænder. Hun er den eneste, der kender min hemmelighed, og jeg ved, hvorfor hun er kommet. Hun vil have hævn.

He promised me forever. But I might not make it to "I do." I'm marrying Stephen at Shadowmoor Lodge. His family's luxurious estate deep in the frozen Surrey Hills. Inside is the exact outfit a woman called Charlotte Walker was wearing when she vanished a week ago. Six days until my wedding. And already I want to run.

It seemed perfect for me and my five-year-old daughter, Lily— a pretty little cottage on a quiet country farm. Then came the rule. No male visitors. But soon there are red flags. Mrs Skinner's son watches me a little too closely. My lipstick disappears. Lily wakes screaming that there's a stranger in her room. And when I ask about the last tenant – the one who vanished, leaving all her furniture behind – Mrs Skinner just smiles, and says she only wants to protect us. But what happens when I break her rules?

1977. D Wayne Cutter is a former U.S. Army Green Beret, part-time horseshoer, and a full-time Texas deputy sheriff with a second grandchild on the way when a quiet Sunday morning ends in murder and a manhunt. The theft of five million dollars in diamonds from an armored truck leaves two guards dead, one outlaw tracked down and taken out by Cutter, and another, Ricky Lee Pink—two-hundred-forty pounds of teenage rage—sentenced to life. The diamonds were never recovered. And Pinky never forgot that heist gone violently wrong.

We've won a multi-million-pound house in the Cotswolds. It's a dream come true. But the nightmare is just beginning. The threats start immediately. The day we move in, the woman next door comes over, with a bottle of red wine. Then I get a message congratulating me... and saying they know about what happened sixteen years ago. The mistake that ruined everything. And things are about to get even worse.

Espoirs brisés, blocage créatif : le rêve de Rhonda de devenir une auteure reconnue s'est mué en amertume. Mais lorsque Emi, une jeune prof stagiaire à l'esprit libre, lui propose d'écrire à sa place le récit bouleversant de son adolescence fracassée, Rhonda y voit l'occasion rêvée de se racheter.

They were best friends forever. Then Kate made one little mistake . . . Kate thought the spreadsheet was harmless—a private ranking of her four best friends detailing their various strengths and weaknesses. But when it leaks online and goes viral, her carefully curated life implodes. Social...

When the body is found on an Edinburgh street, a chain reaction begins that will destroy lives. Gavin and Jess Sterling have it all – successful business, stunning home and enough money to last them two lifetimes. But all that glitters is not gold and when secrets begin to creep into their marriage, their ivory tower starts shaking on its foundations. Gavin has taken a chance, risked everything and when the gamble doesn't come off, he has just weeks to find a solution. With the clock ticking and his stress levels rising, Gavin meets a man who offers a way out.