***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

An absolute rollercoaster! So many twists and turns... When I thought I'd figured it all out... BOOM! There came the ending. I'm speechless!' Reader review ?????'This story is wild!! Actual mind-blowing psychological fiction that has you simultaneously shouting at the characters to stop their crazy antics, while turning pages at a rate of knots to find out what will happen next!! This is the most original book I have read in YEARS!' Reader review ?????On Riddleston Road each house reaches three storeys high, with smart gabled roofs and neat garden paths unfurling from pastel coloured front doors. Wide, sash windows stare outwards from the brick facades, revealing a glimpse of beautiful interiors. And concealing dark secrets.Today a new family has moved into number twenty-three. A family who shouldn't be there.As Iris stacks boxes in the hallway, she knows she has made a mistake in coming here. This house will mean her son will get the future he deserves. That will make everything she's done worth it.But someone knows Iris's secret and what she did to get her dream home... Would she kill to keep it? A completely addictive psychological thriller with twists you just won't see coming. Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Louise Candlish and Lisa Jewell.Everyone is gripped by The Family at No 23:'Oh my god! I literally couldn't put this book down! I had to keep reading, the suspense is unreal. Absolutely packed with twists and shocking turns' Reader review ?????'I was hooked from the beginning and I had to find out what was going to happen. I didn't even want to go to work because I'd have to stop reading. You won't want to put this book down I finished it in 24 hours!... Just wow!' Reader review ?????'Great book. Was up all night reading it... the twists and turns are fab. Definitely 5 stars ??????????' Reader review ?????'What. A. Debut. This one is going to get people talking... a fantastic read that you will not want to put down. Bravo!' Reader review ?????'Had me up the entire night reading it. I simply could not put it down. It had everything I was looking for in a thriller and then some. If you are looking for a book that is really going to capture your attention immediately this is the book for you' Reader review ?????'The perfect blend of domestic dilemma and spiralling suspense. I loved it!' Helen Cooper 'Wrapped in darkness and secrets - I raced through it' Sophie Flynn'Wow!' J.M. Hall'I couldn't put it down... A gripping, breath-holding novel that will make you question what you would do for your family' Leah Pitt 'Wonderful!' R.B. Egan'Made me gasp' Chris Bridges

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 seventeenth birthday, everything changed.Emily invited us to a party.That’s when we were taken.I woke up shackled to a rusted metal bed. My wrists bled. My ankles bruised. Music blared around the clock — too loud, too cruel. I never saw who did it. I was trained not to look.I escaped.Penelope didn’t.And Emily? She’s been lying ever since.Now, twenty-five years later, a stranger appears with a message, scrawled in Emily’s handwriting — a message I never expected to read:Penelope’s alive — find her!A RAZOR-SHARP PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER PACKED WITH BURIED SECRETS, BRUTAL TRUTHS, AND TWISTS YOU WON’T SEE COMING.Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter, Charlie Donlea, Jennifer Hillier, Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot.READERS LOVE THE THIRD GIRL:????? ‘Such a great story, I was hooked from the start.’ Dawn M.????? ‘Wow! This is one I really didn’t want to put down. Every time I thought I’d figured it out, it changed and had me baffled.’ Shannon B.????? ‘Wow! I loved it! . . . If you’re looking for a thrilling thriller, don’t miss this one.’ Kate S.????? ‘I was not prepared for the outrageous twists and turns . . . Such a good thriller.’ Lisa????? ‘So twisted, suspenseful, and unhinged . . . Will have you on the edge of your seat.’ Lauren????? ‘This book kept me flying through the pages. Excellent writing and storytelling.’ Tabitha???? ‘I was absolutely gripped right from the very start.’ Kirsty M.

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.