Lisa Unger’s new book explores the way humans deal with the horrors of the world, and what happens when those horrors push us too far. At first glance, the protagonist of this book, Rain Winter, seems like a normal new mother. She is nervous about her baby girl, she is fraught with stress, and she…
From New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong comes a brand new psychological thriller about the lengths one woman will go to in order to save a child. One I have made mistakes in my life. Mistakes that should loom over this one like skyscrapers. But this one feels the biggest. This one hurts the most. I…
The parents of 3-year-old Michael Scimeca were careful. The little boy was allowed to play in the hallway of their apartment building at 2 Prince Street, but he was not permitted outside without his mother. Not even in 1910, when many neighborhood children left their crowded apartments and took the streets to play. The Scimecas…
Gripping, emotional, and wire-taut, Not Her Daughter by Rea Frey raises the question of what it means to be a mother―and how far someone will go to keep a child safe. Emma Townsend. Five years old. Gray eyes, brown hair. Missing since June. Emma is lonely. Living with her cruel mother and clueless father, Emma retreats…
Only Ever You by Rebecca Drake is a harrowing thriller about a mysterious kidnapper who seems to not only want a family's three-year-old daughter but also to destroy their entire family in the process. Get a digital copy of Only Ever You for only $2.99 through January 14, 2018! Jill Lassiter’s three-year-old daughter disappears from…
Forget a ransom note showing up with words and letters cut from a newspaper, a gruff voice disguised over a late-night telephone call, the victim’s frazzled family rushing about to raise an exorbitant ransom, and the FBI tracking down the kidnappers just in time to save the victim. Forget everything you thought you knew about…
Ridley Scott may be more known for his supernatural space thrillers, but he’s no alien to true crime. His latest film, All the Money in the World, dramatizes the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, the grandson of the J. Paul Getty—the richest private citizen in the world according to the 1966 Guinness Book of…
“You took the wrong kid.” If the adrenaline of a mother’s love for her child can cause superhuman strength enough to lift a car, imagine what Halle Berry could do when she sees her son get kidnapped. It’s every mother’s worst nightmare, and it’s the plot of the upcoming suspense thriller, Kidnap. Directed by Luis…
I’m obsessed with “good guys.” You know the ones—they’re actually bad but hiding in plain sight as “good.” “I know there are young men that take advantage of young women and vice versa, but I know for a fact that Brock is not one of those people. He is respectful and caring, talented, and smart…
A lot of research goes into my novels in order to make them believable. Beyond making sure the details are accurate, some of the things I’ve learned are literal lifesavers and some are just plain fascinating. Here's a short list of fun facts I’ve learned over the course of my career, including while researching my…
