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When Sally unexpectedly becomes a mother at twenty, she tries her best to build a stable life for her son, Morgan. But the sleepless nights, overwhelming isolation, and relentless cries wear her down until she breaks, and in a moment of desperation, she does the unthinkable: she shakes her baby. Consumed by guilt and fear, Sally buries her actions beneath a facade of normalcy, but the cracks are beginning to show.

Auf der idyllischen Riverside Road scheint die Welt noch in Ordnung, bis Anna eines Abends ein seltsames Licht im Haus ihrer Nachbarn sieht. Wenig später macht sie eine schreckliche Entdeckung: Der beliebte Arzt Dr. Taylor liegt brutal ermordet in seinem Bett. Während die Polizei fieberhaft ermittelt, gerät Anna selbst ins Zentrum der Aufmerksamkeit und wird bedroht. Doch um herauszufinden, was wirklich geschehen ist, muss sie sich nicht nur der Angst stellen, sondern auch einem dunklen Geheimnis aus ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit – einem Geheimnis, das besser für immer verborgen bleibt.

When Kate Grosvenor’s daughter embarks on a gap year, Kate’s worst nightmare becomes a reality. A frantic call from an American woman reveals that their daughters, traveling together, have gone missing. Desperate and determined, Kate’s search takes her from London to Europe, and finally to America. What she doesn’t know is that her daughter’s disappearance is linked to a stepson she hasn’t seen in years – a man who was disinherited after his father’s death and now harbours a dark desire for revenge.

Das Geheimnis kann dich zerstören - und alles, was du liebst. Nachdem Becca von ihrem Mann verlassen wurde, nimmt sie einen weiteren Job in einem Restaurant an, um über die Runden zu kommen. Während sie nachts arbeitet, sind ihre Kinder Rosie und Alex alleine zu Hause. Dann trifft Becca auf Maddy, der es noch viel schlechter geht. Maddy hat alles verloren und etwas so traumatisches erlebt, dass sie nicht darüber sprechen kann. Und Becca beschließt, Maddy zu helfen. Je mehr sie allerdings Maddy in ihr Leben lässt, desto mehr Unstimmigkeiten fallen ihr auf.

Die verloren geglaubte Tochter ist zurück. Doch wer ist sie wirklich? Als die dreijährige Sara verschwindet, wird die Familie Turner im Schmerz auseinandergerissen. Noch Jahre später zucken sie bei jedem Klopfen an der Türe zusammen, in der Hoffnung es könnte Sara sein. Eines Tages werden sie in einem Café von einem Mädchen angesprochen, die behauptet Sara zu sein. Die großen grünen Augen, das glatte Haar - es könnte tatsächlich stimmen, dass vor ihnen die vermisste Tochter steht. Aber wo war sie all die Jahre und warum kam sie nicht früher zurück?

Die Liebe einer Mutter und ein schreckliches Geheimnis. Für Jen steht die Welt still, als ihre Tochter Gracie in einen schrecklichen Autounfall verwickelt wird. Zunächst wird Gracie am Unfallort für tot erklärt, und es grenzt an ein Wunder, dass es den Sanitätern gelingt, das kleine Mädchen wieder zum Leben zu erwecken. Jens' Erleichterung über Gracies Rettung, wird nur noch von ihrer Wut auf die Fahrerin des Wagens übertroffen - Ella, die neue Freundin ihres Ex-Mannes. Jen hat Ella nie vertraut. Nun scheinen sich ihre schlimmsten Befürchtungen bestätigt zu haben.

Ein einsames Haus am Meer, verschlossene Türen und dunkle Geheimnisse. Sophies Leben ist vollkommen aus den Fugen geraten und so nimmt sie die Einladung ihrer Jugendfreundin Caroline gerne an, sie und ihre Familie in ihrem wunderschönen, einsam gelegenen Strandhaus zu besuchen. Als Sophie dort ankommt, findet sie ihre Freundin völlig verändert vor. Caroline, die früher warmherzig und selbstbewusst war, ist nun verschlossen und nervös und verbringt viel Zeit alleine, fernab ihrer Familie. Und Carolines kleine Tochter Lucy hat kurz nach dem Einzug in das Haus aufgehört zu sprechen.

Keine Ehe ist, was sie zu sein scheint. Als Helen spät von einem Elternabend nach Hause kommt, freut sie sich auf einen schönen Abend mit ihrem Mann Ralph. In letzter Zeit lief es nicht mehr so gut zwischen ihnen. Zusammensitzen und ein Glas Wein trinken würde ihnen guttun und ihre Welt wieder in Ordnung bringen. Doch es kommt anders. Sie findet ihren Mann nicht auf dem Sofa, sondern am Fuße der Kellertreppe liegend. Ermordet. Und neben ihm steht seine Geliebte.

A women’s boxing class is the perfect place for betrayed wife Katherine to work out her aggressions. Ideal too for Geneva, a teacher disgraced and ruined by a vengeful ex, and Luz, a software engineer battling an unjust system. Maggie, their instructor and mentor, guarantees she can right the wrongs they’ve endured. And if Katherine, Geneva, and Luz really want to unleash their rage, they must do what Maggie says.

Hannah arrived at Washington University in St. Louis brimming with hope. She was determined to take her mood stabilizer, stay out of trouble, and make a name for herself while completing her creative writing MFA. When she meets Justine, an enigmatic, wealthy, charismatic, and successful student in her program, she’s enchanted. And as Justine takes a special interest in her, Hannah falls completely under her spell. When Hannah’s life starts spiraling out of control, she isn’t sure who to blame—Justine, for her intense and controlling influence, their jealous classmate Amelia, or herself.

Some mistakes can never be forgotten—or forgiven. Janie Klassyn was only fourteen years old when she made the blood pact with her friends. She could never imagine she was setting in motion the horrifying crime that would tear her peaceful prairie town apart. Twenty years later in California...

Julie Jones has left her suffocating marriage. With her teenage daughter, Jess, she’s starting over. Their new house in Oceanside is the first step toward a new life. Even if it does come with the unexpected. The previous owners, a pastor and his wife, have left something - or rather someone - behind. Tom Dean has a bitter hatred for the father who considers him a lost cause, and for the woman who’s moved into their family’s house. The only home he’s ever known. He’s never going to leave. She thinks he’ll be gone in three days, but Tom has the perfect plan.

USA Today bestselling author Cate Holahan delivers her latest nail-biting thriller, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Lisa Jewell. Imani Banks lives in a posh Brooklyn Heights neighborhood that has just been rocked to its core. An acclaimed movie director has been murdered, and his blond trophy...

My husband is missing. And his wife is on my doorstep. The wife I never knew he had. Does that mean my husband’s out looking for wife number three? The more I dig...the more I find. Ledger Stone is not the man I thought I knew. What I'd thought was a whirlwind romance has turned out to be a hurricane laced with lies. It started with one. Will it end with another?

On Saturday morning, Cora Maxwell finds her teenage son’s clothes covered in blood. A small town torn apart by a horrific hate crime. An investigative reporter hell-bent on finding the truth. A mother’s worst nightmare. What really happened to the Reyes boy? In the heart-stopping and timely suspense novel Secrets Mothers Keep, widow and mother Cora Maxwell faces the hardest decision of her life. In a world where there are few second chances, do you grant one to your child? And if so...what is the cost?

We live in a close-knit community. Thirty houses surrounding a square of garden that is perfect for our kids. We congregate here on major holidays, each family bringing a plate and sharing food and conversation. It’s in the garden that I first met her. The woman who would worm her way into my family and piece by piece tear it apart.

Raised by stepparents after the loss of their birth parents, Liz and Meredith McCallister are the only constants in each other’s lives—until Meredith is murdered in her lake home. Devastated by the loss, Liz becomes desperate to know why Meredith was killed. When Liz digs deeper into her sister's life and murder, she finds that their family had many buried secrets. But as Liz uncovers the truth, she realizes that not all secrets were meant to come to light and her efforts have drawn the attention of someone who is determined to keep the past hidden—even if the cost is Liz's life.

When Tina Evans gets a call from her brother in the middle of the night, she doesn’t think much of it; she’s been fielding distress calls from Bill for the last twenty years, ever since the day their father killed their mother. At first, this call seems just like all the others: Bill’s holed up in a Brooklyn drug den and needs her to come rescue him. But when Tina gets there, her brother’s nowhere to be found. Instead, she discovers the body of a private detective hidden in the junk heap out back. He’s been shot to death, and his gun is missing from its holster.

Becoming a stepmother is the best thing that ever happened to me. My favorite part of every day is picking Charlie up from school, watching her little rucksack bounce behind her as she skips over for a hug. I love the feel of those thin freckled arms around my waist. After a few rocky months of panic attacks when her mother deserted her, Charlie is flourishing. But the day Charlie’s mother Bronwyn returns without warning—showering Charlie with gifts and making promises she can’t keep—fear ripples through me. She doesn’t know just how far I will go to protect that little girl.

Sleep deprived and overwhelmed, first-time mom Jenn is struggling to adapt to her new role. Frustrated with her loving but preoccupied husband and still grieving the death of her own mother, she feels isolated and depressed. It’s only when she joins a new-moms’ group that she starts to think she’s finally getting back on track. Until Isabel, the group’s leader, suddenly disappears.