Nichole's whole life has been marked by loss - the loss of her parents, her stillborn daughter, and the chance of Nichole ever having a biological child of her own.Yet, fate, in its unpredictable way, bestows upon Nichole and Jhon a bittersweet miracle when tragedy strikes. That miracle is Elizabeth – an innocent girl forsaken by her birth mother and then tragically orphaned in a mysterious fire.In Elizabeth, Nichole and Jhon see the embodiment of their longings for love and family. They welcome her into their lives with open hearts, believing that the three of them will create the perfect family.As the seasons pass, Elizabeth's demeanor shifts like the changing weather. She is shy and sweet in the spring, warm and outgoing in the summer. However, as autumn descends, so too does Elizabeth's temperament, veering towards anxiety and withdrawal. And with the arrival of the cold, dark nights of winter, a chilling transformation takes place.Elizabeth becomes something entirely unexpected: Manipulative. Cunning. Dangerous.Nichole's idyllic dreams of family life quickly crumble as she realizes that the foundation upon which they are built harbors nightmarish secrets. In order to protect the ones she loves most, she must summon the strength to defy her own instincts and challenge the very principles that define her as a mother.In this gripping psychological domestic thriller, Nichole's struggle for survival takes center stage as she grapples with the unthinkable and confronts the darkness lurking within her once-promising family.Recent reviewers have said:"Everything about Winter's Child is absolutely terrifying.""I had things to do this week. Time sensitive things that needed my attention. People in my life that needed caring for. Instead, I holed up and speed read this compulsively tantalizing little horror thriller novel. Highly recommend. It's fun, it's creepy, it's unexpected.""Would you protect this child at all costs no matter what?""I loved every second of this thriller. Definitely a must read for anyone looking for a thriller/suspense book.""Strap on your seatbelt and prepare yourself for one wild rollercoaster of a ride through this story!""Excellent book! Such an original story line! I'm struggling to write this review because I do not want to give anything away. You just have to read it for yourself."Winter's Child is a taut and chilling thriller from Christine Shuck - a gripping page-turner in the tradition of Gillian Flynn, Willow Rose, Jayne Renshaw, and Sarah Denzil.

Snow smothers the still-warm body just outside the visitor's lodge.Stephanie Keene is free from her terrible past. For once she's going to take a nice relaxing vacation all alone in a remote snowy resort.No WIFI, and not even a landline at the cabin? Isn't that strange?But Stephanie has things she doesn't want people finding out about her. The more isolated she is, the better.Right?It's not just a great cabin, it's a Five Star Cabin. Nothing bad can happen there.Strange howls at night, and odd behavior of the other guests... has someone been in her cabin?Do these people know who Stephanie really is? Why are they after her?How will she survive?This debut novel from new psychological thriller author E.K. Green will keep you guessing until the end.

"Before I relive the events in this book with you, be warned. They left me forever changed, like a red hot branding iron scarring my soul, marking me for all time. And it all started with the town of Amoret. Amoret, and its dangerous secrets that refused to stay hidden through that cold desert winter…."Being born with a disorder that renders her bones as fragile as bird wings has made young literary agent Abby Huxford tough and resilient, traits that come in handy when negotiating for her star client, wunderkind author Rulo Gatlin, an alcoholic prodigy with a generational voice. What started as a business relationship quickly turned into a deeper bond, as their struggles – Abby’s with her broken body and Rulo’s with his broken brain – lead them to connect while his debut novel explodes onto the literary scene.After Rulo’s second novel is short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize the publishing world is abuzz at the prospect of his follow up book, so Abby arranges a secluded writing retreat in the desert outside the Texas border town of Amoret. There, among the shale cliffs and nopal cactus fields and creosote bushes that smell like pitch after a rain, the tortured savant hunkers down in a primitive cabin with a battered manual typewriter and his demons.On the day she’s scheduled to pick up the completed manuscript, however, Abby arrives at the cabin only to find it locked from inside. Forced to break in, her shadow falls on Rulo’s corpse, dangling from a noose as he looks down in death at the finished pages of his third book. But all is not as it seems. Alongside Sheriff Lloyd McHenry, Abby’s search to discover the truth behind Rulo’s last days leads to a darker place than she could have imagined as pulling at loose threads unravels a shroud over one of the town’s ugliest secrets: a real-life murder mystery.With vivid characters and masterful plotting, the award-winning author of The Bones of Amoret returns with another atmospheric mystery that immerses readers in the sprawling, lawless deserts along the Texas-Mexico border.What does #1 New York Times Best Selling Author William Kent Kreuger have to say? "I loved Last I Saw Him! Arthur Herbert highlights the stunning natural beauty of the border region’s desolate landscape while plumbing the complex depths of the hearts of those who call it home with relentless plot twists, memorable characters, and a lot to say about the oddities of creative genius."