***2025 Colorado Book Award FINALIST for best thriller!***Years after surviving a horrifying abduction, a woman agrees to go on a luxury cruise with her estranged sister. But as secrets surface and danger closes in, she realizes she’s trapped at sea—and this time she might not escape.GET READY FOR ONE OF THE MOST INTENSE SUSPENSE NOVELS YOU’LL READ THIS YEAR.A buried past. A new-age cult. A floating prison with no way off.Seven years ago, Olivia woke up in the trunk of a stranger’s car—and barely escaped with her life. She’s been looking over her shoulder ever since.Now, Olivia is a true-crime podcaster on a mission to help other women avoid her fate. But years spent covering violence and crime have left her burned out. So when Olivia’s estranged sister Quinn invites her to reconnect on an exclusive cruise, she jumps at the chance for a break…only this trip won’t be the relaxing vacation she’s hoping for.The ship is elegant, the meals are divine, and the people are friendly—maybe too friendly. But Quinn isn’t the sister Olivia remembers. And strange things are starting to happen that echo Olivia's past in unsettling ways.When someone on the ship goes missing, Olivia realizes she’s playing a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Only this time, she might not survive.If You Lie is a dark and gripping suspense thriller you won't be able to tear through fast enough, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Dean Koontz, and Karin Slaughter.Readers can't get enough of If You Lie:?????This one will throw you for loop after loop. Add this to your TBR stat, you won't want to miss this! Lauren K.?????The story gripped me from the start and I read it in two straight sittings. Natalie J.????? Wowwww! Insane! I was trying to figure out what would happen next and never got it right. So many twists! Autumn J.????? There's no setting as tense as a ship in the middle of the ocean, and in that regard, Stephens delivers fully. Not once do you feel safe. Chris O.?????Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for everything this novel is. I absolutely loved it. Victoria W.?????Such an amazing thriller! Jonnica????? This is an intense, heart-racing read. The suspense, plot, and pacing are expertly crafted - a delicious concoction of a book that you'll devour. Heather????? This book was full to the brim of twists and turns, creating a psychological thriller you're not going to be able to put down. Alisa M????? This has got to be one of my favorite reads this year! Lizz

"A relentlessly suspenseful tale of bad people, bad decisions, and very bad luck.” What if, without warning, you had to run for your life and leave everything behind?Remi Bartell faces that terrifying moment and takes only the dog who saved her.But as she settles into a new place, lightning strikes! Remi loses her memory and struggles to figure out who she is, why her life is so secretive, and who she can trust. Then she makes a small mistake—that costs her everything. The crime-family patriarch she's hiding from kidnaps her and plunges her into a revenge nightmare. The trauma triggers buried memories from her old life that will either save her or destroy her.Download it now and see what authors and readers are raving about!About the author:When not plotting murders, L.J. enjoys standup comedy, cycling, and zip-lining. Like her Agent Dallas character, she’s an adrenaline junkie. And like her Extractor character, she once rescued her grandchildren from a dangerous cult

Once a rising star in the FBI, with the best case closure rate of any investigator, Ella Porter is now exiled to a small gold mining town bordering the wilderness of Alaska. The reason for her new assignment? She allowed a prolific serial killer to escape custody.But what no one knows is that she did it on purpose.The day she shows up in Nome, bags still unpacked, the wife of the richest gold miner in town goes missing. This is the second woman to vanish in as many days. And it's up to Ella to find out what happened.Assigning Ella to Nome is no accident, either. Though she swore she'd never return, Ella grew up in the small, gold mining town, treated like royalty as a child due to her own family's wealth. But like all gold tycoons, the Porter family secrets are as dark as Ella's own.

The family that slays together, stays together.The Hunters appear to be the textbook definition of a perfect family leading a charmed life. When the enigmatic Olivia West befriends teenage daughter Eliza, Olivia becomes one of the family—an “honorary Hunter.”Here’s what they don’t know about Olivia: she’s planning a murder. And whether they like it or not, every member of this family is going to become an accomplice.And here’s what Olivia doesn’t know about the Hunters: they’ll do just about anything to protect their reputation.