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The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's back.Meg Williams. Maggie Littleton. Melody Wilde. Different names for the same person, depending on the town, depending on the job. She's a con artist who erases herself to become whoever you need her to be—a college student. A life coach. A real estate agent. Nothing about her is real... -
![Someone Else's Baby by Ruby Speechley]()
Someone Else's Baby by Ruby Speechley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe gave away her children. Now she wants them back.Charlotte Morgan knows how it feels to desperately want a baby. As a child, seeing her mum devastated by losing her longed-for babies, Charlotte wished another woman could give her mother what she so craved... -
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Water by John Boyne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live a hermetic existence in a small cottage, not a notorious woman on the run from her past.But scandals follow like hunting dogs. And she has some questions of her own to answer...Categorized as:
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![The Ex Wives by Jenna Kernan]()
The Ex Wives by Jenna Kernan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo ex-wives. Two missing girls. Will yours be next?Pulling a batch of my husband’s favourite golden oatmeal cookies from the oven, I smile to hear my daughter Phoebe playing in the treehouse outside. I was once so close to losing everything, but since I married handsome Jackson, I have a perfect life. Jackson might tell me what to wear, but he just likes to buy me nice things... -
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![Last Seen by Lucy Clarke]()
Last Seen by Lucy Clarke
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIn a small seaside community, there’s always somebody watching… Twisty, pacy, and superbly plotted, Last Seen is the perfect psychological page-turner for fans of Clare Mackintosh and Sabine Durrant. Seven years ago, two boys went missing at sea – and only one was brought to shore. The Sandbank, a remote stretch of coast dotted with beach huts, was scarred forever... -
![Underneath by Andie M. Long, Michelle Dunbar]()
Underneath by Andie M. Long, Michelle Dunbar
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the Author of The Alphabet Game comes a tale of drama and suspense. LAUREN LAWLER’s life is visually perfect. However husband Niall seems to have forgotten she exists. Running a Vintage shop on Ebay and meeting her best friend Monique for coffee and shopping, Lauren feels settled but bored... -
![The Forgetting by Hannah Beckerman]()
The Forgetting by Hannah Beckerman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of If Only I Could Tell You comes the story of two women determined to uncover the truth. But how can you trust the present if you can't remember the past?“Left me gasping. Brilliant.” —Alex Michaelides“Has one of the best story twists I have ever read…superb writing.” —Ruth Jones“Resonates long after you turn the final page... -
![The Perfect Getaway by Kiersten Modglin]()
The Perfect Getaway by Kiersten Modglin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt was the trip of a lifetime…until someone ended up dead. When four couples receive invitations to try out a luxury island resort, they are excited for a week of relaxation and reconnecting.For some, it’s the honeymoon they never had the chance to take.For others, it’s a last-ditch attempt to save their crumbling marriage... -
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The Baby Shower by S.E. Lynes, Tamsin Kennard
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratings* 10 hours, 33 minutes *A stunningly twisty story of toxic female friendships, guilt, and lies from S.E. Lynes, author of the number-one best-seller 'The Housewarming'. She doesn’t know I’m there, watching her in the mirror. She slides her hand under her blouse. And then I see something impossible. She isn’t pregnant…She bursts into my life like a storm, and nothing is the same again...Categorized as:
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![The Guilty Husband by Stephanie DeCarolis]()
The Guilty Husband by Stephanie DeCarolis
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIt only takes one lie to destroy a marriage.THE PERFECT HUSBAND…Vince Taylor has everything he could dream of. He’s the CEO of a tech firm in New York City, owns a beautiful home, and most importantly, he is married to Nicole – the woman who stole his heart the first moment he set eyes on her. Together they have built the perfect life... -
![Never Lie by Freida McFadden]()
Never Lie by Freida McFadden
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsNewlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams.But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace four years earlier, a violent winter storm traps them at the estate… with no chance of escape until the blizzard comes to an end... -
![Tell Me Lies by Teresa Driscoll]()
Tell Me Lies by Teresa Driscoll
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom bestselling author Teresa Driscoll comes a chilling thriller of past secrets and present terror. Deep in a rural hideaway, it’s only the owls watching them…right? After a betrayal that sent their marriage into freefall, Hannah and Sam are desperate for a fresh start with their eight-year-old daughter Lily―and where better than picture-perfect Owl Cottage in beautiful Cornwall...Categorized as:
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![She Won't Leave by James Caine]()
She Won't Leave by James Caine
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe has taken over my life.Everything was perfect until tragedy brought my mother-in-law, Delores Sterling, to my front door with extra baggage at her side. After the sudden death of her husband, she asked if she could live with us temporarily.I knew that living with my mother-in-law wouldn’t be easy. She’s made it obvious ever since I married her only son, that I’m not worthy of him... -
![The Engagement by Samantha Hayes]()
The Engagement by Samantha Hayes
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou thought you had escaped him. Until he proposed to your daughter.‘There’s someone I want you to meet,’ Belle says, as a man draws up to her side. He’s tall with dark hair and stubble on his square jaw. He’s dressed in expensive-looking clothes – tan trousers and a fitted navy shirt... -
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![The Narrator by K.L. Slater]()
The Narrator by K.L. Slater
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if the chance of a perfect life… put your daughter in grave danger?Being a single mother is tough, but I’d do anything for my little girl Scarlet. I’d given up on my career as a voice actor when the call came, but suddenly I was the new narrator for a secret book from bestselling author Philippa Roberts, who has been missing for eight months. It was a lifeline for me and my daughter... -
![She's Not Sorry by Mary Kubica]()
She's Not Sorry by Mary Kubica
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn ICU nurse accidentally uncovers a patient’s frightening past in this chilling thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Local Woman Missing and Just the Nicest Couple.Meghan Michaels is trying to find balance between being a single mom to a teenage daughter and working as a full time nurse...Categorized as:
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![Third Party by Brandi Reeds]()
Third Party by Brandi Reeds
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIs it murder? Is someone playing mind games? Or is it both? The chilling answers are in this twisting novel of psychological suspense by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Trespassing.The apparent suicide of a beautiful aspiring law student unites two strangers, connected only by their tangled suspicions: that nothing about Margaux Stritch’s tragic end is what it looks like...Categorized as:
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![Speak No Evil by Tanya Anne Crosby]()
Speak No Evil by Tanya Anne Crosby
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf you love a gripping Southern suspense, USA Today bestselling SPEAK NO EVIL is for you. Lifting the veil of secrecy on a grand Southern family in decline. New York Times bestselling author Tanya Anne Crosby explores the lives of Caroline, Augusta, and Savannah Aldridge, three sisters who share a dark past and an uncertain future.. -
![Don't Blink by L.G. Davis]()
Don't Blink by L.G. Davis
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratings*This book was previously published under the titles The Girl in the Rain and The Girl in the Storm.* Two years ago, Paige Wilson watched helplessly as her brother Ryan was shot, right on her doorstep. He survived the attack, but never fully recovered from the trauma. Stuck in a wheelchair, Ryan refuses to accept the life of a paraplegic... -
![Circle of Doubt by Tracy Buchanan]()
Circle of Doubt by Tracy Buchanan
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShe thought she was the perfect mother—until the new neighbours moved in.Emma and Dele’s dreams came true nine years ago when they adopted their daughter, Isla. It felt like fate, like they were meant to find each other, and now they’re living the life they always wanted... -
![My Little Girl by Shalini Boland]()
My Little Girl by Shalini Boland
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratings‘I’m sorry. Your daughter is missing…’Claire Nolan receives a panicked phone call, telling her that her seven-year-old daughter Beatrice has gone missing on a trip to the local fair.It’s every mother’s worst nightmare. And it’s happening to her...Categorized as:
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![The Family Trap by Lorna Dounaeva]()
The Family Trap by Lorna Dounaeva
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPrudence welcomed Zoe into her home. Now she’s fighting to survive.Two simple words shatter Prudence Ahern’s world - “I’m pregnant.”Her son Nathan is only eighteen when his new girlfriend Zoe drops that little bombshell. Prudence feels she has to support her son and asks Zoe to move in with them.Right from the start, Prudence knows something isn’t right...Categorized as:
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![The Life She Wants by J.M. Hewitt]()
The Life She Wants by J.M. Hewitt
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPaula wants to save her marriage, and she hopes a romantic cruise vacation will help. But the more she learns about the mysterious Anna, a new woman Paula and her husband meet on the ship, the more Paula realizes that Anna wants to destroy it. But why?Paula worries that her marriage to Tommy is barely hanging on, so when he suggests a getaway for the two of them, she's thrilled...Categorized as:
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![The Halo Effect by Anne D. LeClaire]()
The Halo Effect by Anne D. LeClaire
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn this tour de force, a father, shaken by tragedy, tries to avenge his daughter’s murder—and restore his family’s shattered life. It was supposed to be a typical October evening for renowned portrait artist Will Light... -
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![When I Was Ten by Fiona Cummins]()
When I Was Ten by Fiona Cummins
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsShe had lived a lie for thirteen years, and the perfect life as she had known it was about to change forever.Everyone remembered Sara and Shannon Carter, the little blonde haired sisters. Their Dad was the local GP and they lived in the beautiful house on the hill. Their best friend, Brinley Booth, lived next door... -
![The Break by Katie Sise]()
The Break by Katie Sise
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCan she trust the people she loves? Can she trust herself? A new mother is pushed to the edge in a provocative thriller by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Open House.After the traumatic birth of her daughter at a New York City hospital, Rowan O’Sullivan returns home to her apartment with her perfect newborn, Lila...Categorized as:
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![Not My Mother by Miranda Smith]()
Not My Mother by Miranda Smith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhat if the person you trust most in the world is lying to you?I’d heard of the Baby Caroline case, of course. When a baby is snatched from her mother’s arms, the whole country knows about it. I knew about the parents left lying by the swimming pool, the open window in the nursery. But I never dreamed it had anything to do with me.Today, my beautiful daughter turned one...Categorized as:
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![The Accident by Natalie Barelli]()
The Accident by Natalie Barelli
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIf only she'd said no... Katherine knew she’d had too many drinks, but they were only going a short distance. And as Eve pointed out, it was late, there was no traffic anyway... Now, Katherine would do anything to turn back the clock. If anyone ever found out about the accident, it would ruin Katherine’s life... -
![The Woman in Our House by Andrew Hart]()
The Woman in Our House by Andrew Hart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhat happens when you open your home to the perfect stranger?Anna Klein is ready to return to work as a literary agent for the first time since having children. She and her husband, Josh, decide to hire a live-in nanny with some trepidation, but all their misgivings disappear as soon as they meet Oaklynn Durst. She has stellar references, a calm disposition, and a natural way with children... -
![The Waiting Room by Emily Bleeker]()
The Waiting Room by Emily Bleeker
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of When I’m Gone and Working Fire comes a gripping novel about a mother, her missing daughter, and the dark secrets that engulf them.Ever since her husband’s death collided with the birth of her daughter, postpartum depression has taken hold of Veronica Shelton. She can’t sleep, can’t work, and can’t bear to touch her beautiful baby girl... -
![After She Left by Claire Amarti]()
After She Left by Claire Amarti
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAbigail Gibson is gone. The morning after Christmas Day, she walks out of her home in the leafy suburbs of Westchester, New York, leaving behind a strange note on the kitchen table… and her ten-year-old son, Sam.When her sister Gillian gets the call, she can barely believe it...Categorized as:
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![The Other Daughter by Shalini Boland]()
The Other Daughter by Shalini Boland
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNine years ago her daughter was taken. And now she’s back. Two-and-a-half-year-old Holly is playing happily in a pink plastic playhouse, while her mother Rachel sips coffee and chats with a friend nearby. It should be an ordinary day for all of them. But, in the blink of an eye, it turns into every family’s worst nightmare. Holly is taken by a stranger and never found... -
![The Midnight Wife by L.G. Davis]()
The Midnight Wife by L.G. Davis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsShe has a new life and a loving husband, but will her secrets ruin everything? Kelsey Bloom has been living a perfect lie, hiding in plain sight from the past that broke her.Everything is going according to plan. She has made herself at home in the small town of Sanlow, Montana, and her life seems perfect from the outside…… until she’s attacked by someone who claims to know her secrets... -
![Little Whispers by K.L. Slater]()
Little Whispers by K.L. Slater
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsYou shared a secret with the wrong person.Janey Markham is thrilled to be moving with her family to Buckingham Crescent, the smartest address in a desirable suburban town.Worried she’ll be excluded by the glossy local mothers, Janey is thrilled when she meets Tanya, the kind of woman she has always looked up to... -
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![Critical Conditions by Stephen White]()
Critical Conditions by Stephen White
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Stephen White comes the sixth suspense thriller featuring psychologist Dr. Alan Gregory.Summoned to the hospital to learn the motives behind a teenage girl's suicide attempt, Alan discovers that the girl's young stepsister lies near death in another hospital with a heart disease... -
![Valentina by S.E. Lynes]()
Valentina by S.E. Lynes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Glasgow journalist Shona McGilvery moves with her partner Mikey and their baby to an idyllic cottage in rural Scotland, they believe that all that lies ahead of them is happiness.But with Mikey working offshore, the frightening isolation of the Aberdeenshire countryside begins to drive her insane...That is, until she is rescued by a new friendship with the enchanting Valentina... -
![My Daughter's Secret by Nicole Trope]()
My Daughter's Secret by Nicole Trope
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy baby girl, I’ll never forget you – your smile, your laugh, the way your hair sparkles in the sun. I cannot comprehend this pain. I cannot breathe through it.In the middle of the night, Claire wakes up to discover that her beloved daughter, Julia, is dead – and life, as she knows it, is over... -
![The New Neighbour by Miranda Rijks]()
The New Neighbour by Miranda Rijks
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA small community. A deadly secret.Until recently, Isobel has always loved The Close. A quiet road of large houses tucked away in the beautiful English countryside, it seemed like the perfect place to live.Then, six months ago, a young man was killed in a mysterious hit-and-run incident. The police investigated but no one was charged...Categorized as:
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![The Girl in the Woods by Lorna Dounaeva]()
The Girl in the Woods by Lorna Dounaeva
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe finally had the family she had always wanted, so why did she feel as though someone had stepped on her grave?Suzannah and Noel are desperate for a child so when they get the chance to adopt a young girl called Orchid, they jump at the chance. They have been warned that it will take time for Orchid to settle into their family, but the problems they encounter seem out of the ordinary... -
![The Beginning After by Kiersten Modglin]()
The Beginning After by Kiersten Modglin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHer husband's dead. But his secrets have yet to be buried. When the sudden death of her husband rocks the very foundation of Peighton's life, she is left questioning everything she thought she knew about the man she loved... -
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All For You by Louise Jensen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe new gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author The Date and The SisterMEET THE WALSH FAMILYLucy: Mother. Wife. Falling to pieces . . .Aidan: Father. Husband. In too deep . . .Connor: Son. Brother. Can never tell the truth . . .Everyone in this family has something to hide, but what are they trying to protect, and at what cost?IT WAS ALL FOR YOU... -
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20 Minutes On The Tube by Daniel Hurst
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe first book in the bestselling 20 Minute Series... "Original and addictive, I read it in a day!" 20 Minutes. 20 People. 20 different reasons to be underground... Louise didn't plan on stealing until she realised she could get away with it. Anke gave her husband a second chance but now she wants revenge. Valentin has an urge to kill and is using his commute to find his first victim...Categorized as:
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The New Family by Victoria Jenkins
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan you really trust the family next door?Brooke is delighted when Oliver decides to rent her old family home with his three-year-old son Finley. Finally, someone to bring happiness to the rundown house across the street. They seem like the perfect tenants, but Brooke is a little unnerved when they move in with just a single bag between them... -
![The Favor by Nora Murphy]()
The Favor by Nora Murphy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA gripping debut domestic suspense novel, The Favor explores with compassion and depth what can happen when women pushed to the limit take matters into their own hands.Staying is dangerous. Leaving could be worse.Leah and McKenna have never met, though they have parallel lives.They don’t—ever—find themselves in the same train carriage or meet accidentally at the gym or the coffee shop... -
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![The Breakdown by Arianne Richmonde]()
The Breakdown by Arianne Richmonde
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne day she had the perfect life. The next it was gone…I stand at the very edge of the cliff face, looking at the roaring ocean below my feet. I’m in no danger, in fact my husband and his sister talk just feet away from me, watching my every move.Behind them sits a place my husband refers to as our summer house. Apparently it’s my favorite place in the world, not that I can remember...Categorized as:
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![Her No.1 Fan by Abby Davies]()
Her No.1 Fan by Abby Davies
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRachel Brown plays Doctor Elouise Sparks in the popular TV series 'Emergency'. Though successful in her career, Rachel has just learned that her chance of conception is small, and she is devastated by the information.That’s when Mikey Bell takes Rachel from her home to a remote mountain cottage. But Mikey’s motive isn’t ‘normal’. He has a strange request...Categorized as:
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![Embellished Deception: A Romantic Psychological Thriller Novel by Netta Newbound]()
Embellished Deception: A Romantic Psychological Thriller Novel by Netta Newbound
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Geraldine MacIntyre's marriage falls apart, she returns to her childhood home expecting her mother to welcome her with open arms. Instead, she finds all is not as it should be with her parents. James Dunn, a successful private investigator and crime writer, is also back in his home-town, to help solve a recent spate of vicious rapes... -
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Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucy Sharpe is larger than life. Magnetic, addictive. Bold and dangerous. Especially for Margot, who meets Lucy at the end of their freshman year at a liberal arts college in South Carolina. Margot is the shy one, the careful one, always the sidekick and never the center of attention... -
![His Double Life by Nicole Trope]()
His Double Life by Nicole Trope
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLoving father. Loyal husband. Liar? In our large family home on a peaceful, tree-lined street, I clear away the breakfast things whilst my husband ignores me, his eyes on his phone. Leo comes home from conferences with flowers for me and hugs for our twin ten-year-old boys, but each time I smell an unfamiliar perfume on his shirt. I know all about his affairs and it’s tearing my heart in two...Categorized as:
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![Dear Anna by Katie Blanchard]()
Dear Anna by Katie Blanchard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou plotted against me with the devil, himself. Will God let you repent for your sin? I WON'T. The poverty-stricken past of Medeia is stained with blood that’s not hers, but it was the price paid for John to bring her into his wealthy life. His rules made her who she is today─ the perfect wife. Only John is not the perfect husband. He has Anna...Categorized as:
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