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When Erin books a last-minute villa on Italy's stunning Amalfi Coast, she hopes it will be the perfect chance to repair her fractured family. Upon arrival, they meet Tristan and Bea, the alluring siblings vacationing in the villa next door. But their idyllic getaway quickly unravels when Erin's teenage son Jesse goes missing after a party, and a body is found on the beach. As secrets and lies are exposed, Erin realises her family is being targeted by someone with a sinister agenda.

En el paraíso, no confíes en nadie. Cuando Erin reserva a última hora una villa en la impresionante costa italiana de Amalfi, cree haber encontrado la oportunidad perfecta para recomponer a su familia fracturada. Al llegar, conocen a Tristán y a Bea, dos hermanos de vacaciones en la villa de al lado. Pero su idílica escapada se desmorona cuando Jesse, el hijo adolescente de Erin, desaparece después de una fiesta y se descubre un cadáver en la playa. A medida que se desvelan secretos y mentiras, Erin se da cuenta de que alguien, con intenciones siniestras, está atacando a su familia.

When Sasha receives a call from her old university friend Gabby inviting her to spend Christmas at Gabby’s remote Scottish lake house, Sasha knows she shouldn’t go. Twelve years ago, on Christmas Eve, when Sasha and her five closest friends were celebrating the festive season, something truly horrific happened that would change the course of their friendship forever. Something that meant Sasha hasn’t spoken to any of them since that night.

The night that throws a wrecking ball into Abby’s life starts out perfectly at first. There’s still a hint of summer sun in the purple-streaked sky. Abby and her best friend, Sienna, look on fondly as their two husbands laugh under the garden gazebo. None of them know it’s the last time they will be together again. What starts out as just a little fun has devastating consequences for the couples. Alone with Sienna’s husband, Greg, Abby finds him unexpectedly charming. Caught up in the moment, she reveals a secret she swore never to tell.

Kiedy trafia do domu nowej znajomej, nic nie zapowiada koszmaru. Do momentu, w którym jej wzrok zatrzymuje się na zdjęciu ślubnym wiszącym w salonie. Rozpoznaje pana młodego–to mężczyzna, z którym spędziła noc zaledwie kilka dni wcześniej, nie wiedząc, że jest żonaty. Teraz wie także, że został zamordowany. Wizyta u Harper, matki kolegi jej syna, z każdą minutą staje się coraz bardziej duszna. Czy to spotkanie było przypadkiem–czy elementem misternie zastawionej pułapki? I jak wiele z jej przeszłości zostało już odkryte?

Jedno spotkanie wystarczy, by cały świat Jess zawalił się jak domek z kart. Gdy mężczyzna uznany przed laty za mordercę jej matki wraca i twierdzi, że został fałszywie oskarżony, wszystko, w co dotąd wierzyła, przestaje mieć sens. Każdy sekret prowadzi do kolejnego kłamstwa, a prawda, którą odkryje, może okazać się bardziej niebezpieczna niż wszystko, co znała do tej pory.

Tara Logan adores her perfect little family: husband, Noah, and two children, teenager Rosie and 11-year-old Spencer. But her happiness is shattered when she wakes in her neighbour Lee Jacobs' bed, with no memory of how she got there or what happened between them. And worse - he has been stabbed to death. Convinced she didn't kill Lee, Tara flees home and stays silent, holding her breath as the investigation grips the neighbourhood.

In paradiso, non fidarti di nessuno. Quando Erin Blake prenota all'ultimo minuto una villa sulla splendida Costiera Amalfitana, spera che questa vacanza possa ricomporre i pezzi della sua famiglia in frantumi. Appena arrivati, i Blake fanno la conoscenza di Tristan e Bea, due affascinanti fratelli che alloggiano nella villa accanto. Ma quella che doveva essere una fuga idilliaca precipita nel caos quando Jesse, il figlio adolescente di Erin, scompare dopo una festa e un corpo viene rinvenuto sulla spiaggia

Eve wanted nothing more than to be a mother. She and her husband, Aidan, planned to have a family, but with each devastating miscarriage her hopes dwindled. When she eventually gave birth to her daughter, Kayla, it should have been the happiest time of her life. Instead, it was a waking nightmare for Eve and one she was desperate to escape. Now, Eve has left all that behind. She pretends that she never had a child and keeps her secrets close. But someone knows the truth. They know that Eve told a lie, and the clock is ticking before her shocking decision is revealed.

Three years ago, nurse Zoe's son Ethan was found drowned in a muddy river by their home, along with his best friend, Josh. With no witnesses, their deaths were ruled a tragic accident. Heartbroken, Zoe and her family move away from her home. They’re just beginning to get back to some kind of normality when, out of the blue, Zoe receives an anonymous email: "You need to find out the truth about what happened to your son. Don’t let this rest. Don’t believe the lie." Shaken, Zoe starts an obsessive hunt for the truth.

In this dark psychological thriller, Olivia Taylor believes she has suffered the worst life can throw at her after the breakup of her marriage. Full of hope, she starts a new life with her nine-year-old daughter, Ellie, only to find the worst is yet to come. Meeting Michael Crossman is the beginning of an unspeakable nightmare for Olivia, and her world slowly unravels. It is only through the retelling of her story that we piece together what has led her to become a mere shadow of the woman she once was.

Eighteen years ago Simone Porter's six-month-old daughter, Helena, was abducted. Simone and husband Matt have slowly rebuilt their shattered lives, but the pain at losing their child has never left them. Then a young woman, Grace, appears out of the blue and tells Simone she has information about her stolen baby. But just who is Grace - and can Simone trust her? When Grace herself disappears, Simone becomes embroiled in a desperate search for her baby and the woman who has vital clues about her whereabouts.

Leah Mills lives a life of a fugitive - kept on the run by one terrible day from her past. It is a lonely life, without a social life or friends until, longing for a connection, she meets Julian. For the first time she dares to believe she can live a normal life. Then, on the 20th anniversary of that day, she receives a card. Someone knows the truth about what happened. Someone who won't stop until they've destroyed the life Leah has created. But is Leah all she seems? Or does she deserve everything she gets?

Be careful what you wish for. On the surface, Callie Harwell has it all. Newly married to James, she finally gets the family she has longed for and becomes a mother to his two sons. So why is she arrested for murder? Things are not as Callie hoped they would be and she struggles to be accepted as part of James' family, and to keep hidden the secrets that could destroy her future.

Mia Hamilton lived the perfect life with her husband, university teacher Zach, and their two-year-old daughter. But everything changed when Zach committed suicide on the same night one of his students vanished. Five years later, just when Mia is beginning to heal, stranger Alison walks into her life, saying her husband didn't kill himself. Fragile, slight Alison leads Mia on a path into Zach's past, and Mia begins to think she never really knew her own husband.

Als eine junge Frau tot in einem Hotelzimmer gefunden wird, erschüttert die Nachricht die ganze Stadt. Doch für Hanna wird sie zum persönlichen Albtraum - denn in der Tasche ihres Mannes Max entdeckt sie die Schlüsselkarte zu genau diesem Zimmer. Seit Wochen wirkt Max fahrig, kommt spät nach Hause. Hanna fürchtet, dass er sie betrügt - aber könnte er auch in einen Mord verwickelt sein?

Quando riceve una telefonata dalla sua ex compagna di università Gabby, che la invita a trascorrere il Natale nella sua casa sul lago in una sperduta località della Scozia, Sasha sa che sarebbe meglio non accettare. Dodici anni prima, mentre festeggiava la Vigilia di Natale con le cinque persone a lei più care, era accaduto un fatto orribile che aveva cambiato per sempre la loro amicizia. E da allora Sasha non ne ha più parlato con nessuno.

Lorsque Gabby, son ancienne amie de fac, l’invite à passer les fêtes en Écosse, dans sa maison isolée au bord du lac, Sasha sait que c’est une mauvaise idée. Douze ans auparavant, alors que Sasha et ses cinq meilleurs amis s’amusaient la veille de Noël, un drame a fait basculer leur amitié à tout jamais. Un drame si terrible que depuis ce soir-là, Sasha n’a plus eu aucun contact avec ses anciens camarades.

Stille Nacht, schaurige Nacht, alles schläft, einsam wacht... Ein eiskalter Psycho-Thriller von der Bestsellerautorin Kathryn Croft – an Weihnachten. Als Sasha von ihrer ehemaligen Uni-Freundin Gabby angerufen und über die Feiertage in deren abgelegenes Ferienhaus an einem großen See eingeladen wird, weiß sie, dass sie eigentlich ablehnen sollte. Denn vor genau zwölf Jahren feierten Sasha und ihre fünf besten Freund:innen schon einmal gemeinsam Weihnachten. In dieser dunklen Nacht geschah etwas Unaussprechliches, das den Verlauf ihrer Freundschaft für immer verändern sollte.

Bist du meine Tochter? Simone Porter musste mit einem schweren Schicksalsschlag fertigwerden. Vor achtzehn Jahren wurde ihre sechs Monate alte Tochter entführt. Als ein Mädchen mit Namen Grace sich bei ihr meldet und erklärt, ihre Tochter zu sein, glaubt Simone ihr nicht. Doch das Stofftier, das Grace bei sich hat, lässt sie zweifeln. Genau so einen Plüschhasen hat ihre Tochter besessen. Grace aber behauptet noch etwas anderes: dass sie aus Notwehr einen Mord begangen hat und dass sie dringend Hilfe braucht.