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If you loved DAUGHTER by Jane Shemilt you will love this

An utterly compelling psychological thriller that will keep you guessing to the very last page. Perfect for fans of Close to Home and Local Girl Missing.

A swallow flutters its wings into a dimly lit attic as Adele Foyle stumbles across the secret diary of the mother she has never met, and a shocking account of a crime committed over twenty-five years ago ...Adele Foyle has returned to Reedstown, the last place her mother, Marianne, was seen alive. With her mother's words etched in her mind and in the pages tucked into her jacket pocket, Adele has one purpose: to find those responsible for the devastating attack on Marianne and see them brought to justice.Born into a Mother and Baby home run by The Thorns, a self-proclaimed religious group led by Gloria Thornton, Adele needs to first unlock the disturbing chain of events that led to her own birth if she is to understand what happened to her mother.But news of Adele's arrival and the diary spread like wildfire amongst the small close-knit community of Reedstown. Old memories are stirring up fresh wounds.No-one wants the truth to be told. The diary is just a story, they say. Yet as Adele begins to unravel the layers of deceit, the tissue paper lies begin to fragment.Her mother was telling the truth. Adele just has to prove it.A heart-stopping, intense and emotionally engrossing read that will keep you compulsively turning the pages late into the night. If you read one book this year, make it The Thorn Girl.Read what everyone is saying about Laura Elliot:'This page-turner is gripping, all the more because it presents the dilemmas of betrayal with brutal honesty' Irish Independent'Electrifying, tautly written, and heart-stopping ... It was so real, so powerful, I had to put it down a few times and walk away to let my emotions settle' NetGalley Reviewer'I couldn't put this book down, it really is that good ... I honestly can't rate this book highly enough. 5 stars just isn't enough. Book of the year for me! Don't miss this one' NetGalley Reviewer'Laura Elliot has done it again - another twisty suspenseful thriller! Keeps you on the edge of your seat with many turns and surprises. The Wife Before Me is a pulse-pounding thrill ride from beginning to end!' NetGalley Reviewer'A gripping thriller which will have you reading way past your bedtime! I enjoyed the book and the twisting plot ... An engrossing thriller I thoroughly enjoyed' Escape With A Book'This was a nail-biting, gripping, too-close-for comfort compelling read that I could not put down. This book is an absolute winner' Goodreads Reviewer'This page-turner is gripping, all the more because it presents the dilemmas of betrayal with brutal honesty' Irish Independent

One evening as the sun is setting, Amelia Madison's car slides into the sea off Mason's Pier. Her body is never found.Two years later, Elena Langdon meets Nicholas Madison. She is grieving the loss of her mother, he is grieving for his wife. Together they can help each other. Now Elena is living with Nicholas. But Elena doesn't really know him. She doesn't know what he is capable of.And she doesn't know what really happened to Amelia. Until the day she discovers the torn page of a letter and the words she reads chill her to the bone. Elena must find the person who wrote these letters if she is to save herself.A totally breathtaking page-turner about the darker side of love and what really goes on behind closed doors. This book will have you gripped from the very first page until the dramatic final twist.

In the small hours of a cold winter morning, charcoal grey clouds gather in the sky over Hyland Hall where a young teenage girl is about to make an emergency call to say her life is in danger ...With her marriage in pieces and desperate to find work and a new home for her and daughters, Isobel and Julie, Sophy accepts a job as a live-in nurse for Jack Hyland.Once a magnificent house, Hyland Hall has fallen into disrepair and its owner, Jack, disfigured in a terrible fire that broke out on the property years ago, is now a recluse.As Sophy's daughters struggle to adjust to their new surroundings, exploring every forbidden corner of the house, Sophy does her best to care for Jack and her broken family.But Jack has secrets of his own and Sophy's arrival is about to set in motion a chain of events that will uncover the devastating truth of Hyland Hall's past. A truth that will put her daughters in harm's way.An intense and emotionally engrossing read that will keep you compulsively turning the pages late into the night. If you read one book this year, make it The Tinderbox.

Everyone said she was the prettiest flower girl. But now her dress lies on the floor. It's wet and torn, her shoes are lost. 'Tell us what happened to you' her daddy sobs. Christine shakes her head. All she can remember are the red rose petals scattering like drops of blood spilling to the ground.When Christine Lewis was a little girl, she witnessed something terrible at a wedding and buried it so deep in her memory, she managed to forget it ever happened.Years later, Jessica Newman walks into the successful advertising agency Christine runs with her husband. Jessica is beautiful and excellent at her job but her presence triggers disturbing memories for Christine. Fragments of the wedding are starting to flicker in her mind and an unexplainable ball of dread begins to form in Christine's stomach. Jessica is slowly beginning to destroy Christine's marriage and her business. Why can't anyone else see it?Christine and Jessica's lives were connected long before they set eyes on one another. But in unlocking the mystery of what happened at the wedding all those years ago, is Christine prepared for the truth she's about to find?An absolutely gripping and emotional page-turner packed with suspense that will have you completely hooked. Fans of Lisa Jewell, Gillian Flynn and Sally Hepworth will be gripped by After the Wedding.

Twenty-nine years ago, a newborn baby named Isabelle was taken from her cot by her mother's side. Am I the missing girl? As the tears roll down my cheeks, I'm shaking as I stare at the faded newspaper photograph of my beloved father. In one moment, my world has been turned upside down. I'm already exhausted by grief, I'm not thinking straight, shattered by his death. But finding this old photograph could change everything I thought I knew about who I am... A shiver runs through me as the idea that my life is not what it seems begins to take hold. My younger sisters are so different to me, so calm and perfect. I've never fitted into this family; I've never belonged. My father's dying words ring in my ears. The last thing he said to me was: 'I stole you.' But could the kind and gentle man who raised me really have done something so terrible? I'm determined to unravel my family's secrets because I have to know if I'm the child who was taken all those years ago. But will the truth have the power to heal me, or will it come at a devastating price? A totally gripping, page-turning emotional suspense novel, Not Their Daughter is a book about the moments in our lives that have the power to change everything and the lengths we'll go to for the ones we love. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Amanda Prowse and Diane Chamberlain. What readers are saying about Laura Elliot: 'OMG...Totally blew my mind, seriously I can't even find the right words to express how freaking awesome it was A total master of deception... So many crazy twists and turns that I never saw coming... Had me doubting everything ... So gripping... A page-turning, mind-bending thriller.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'EXCELLENT... kept me glued to my kindle ... WOW ... This book I will NOT FORGET for a long time, definitely will be telling my friends about it.' Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wow... Could not put this book down, so many twists and turns... Late night reading this as no way was it going to be put downwithout finding out the truth.' Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Heart-stopping...Grips from the very first page... Keeps readers on the edge of their seats... Chilling... Will leave readers stunned... A rollercoaster of emotions and a relentless sense of suspense... Will stay with readers long after they've turned the final page.' Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Fast paced and full of drama... Had me rapidly turning pages and staying up into the early hours of the morning to find out what happened next. I loved the writing style of this author. She can capture the reader's attention like no other and hold them there to the wild ending. This is definitely a novel you won't want to miss ' Rubie Reads, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A superb read. I love Laura's writing... It will bring you on a rollercoaster of emotions and right up to the end you can't call it. I loved how this book captured my attention in the first chapter, the author went right in and she did not slow down until the last sentence.' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Welcome to Serenity Falls, ' I say, forcing a smile as I guide our new guests across the courtyard and through the doors of the old house. This should be a fresh new start for the couple, but how can I help them when my own life is being torn apart?My husband Victor and I have been married for twenty-five years and we've created a successful marriage retreat business together. The tranquil hotel, with its cherry blossom trees and the sound of the waterfall in the backdrop, is the perfect setting for couples to repair their fractured relationships. My own marriage has been a shining example of honesty and trust. Or at least that's what I believed...When a police officer knocks on my door to tell me the man I loved has been killed in a tragic accident, I'm left trembling with shock. But that isn't all. An unnamed woman was by his side when Victor died, and she now lies in a coma. As my husband's secrets unravel, I discover that my whole life has been a lie.Now my future is at stake and my life is in danger. And I have to make a choice to protect myself and my family.A choice that will turn me into a liar, just like Victor.And will end in murder...What readers are saying about The Marriage Retreat: 'Holy hell... What an absolute mind-blowing thriller. I cannot put into enough words how phenomenal this was... Like nothing was as simple as it seems, there was so many possible options that I didn't even see them coming... page-turning.' @book_brilliance_xo, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'EXCELLENT... kept me glued to my kindle ... WOW ... This book I will NOT FORGET for a long time, definitely will be telling my friends about it.' Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A fantastic gripping dark thriller which had me up late reading needed to know how it was going to end... intriguing... excellent... A fantastic gripping story.' Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A wild ride and one that kept me on my toes with reveal after reveal... I was gripped throughout... I encourage you to pick up if you enjoy psychological mysteries full of twists.' Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I raced through this book. Gripping from the start and everything that a psychological thriller should be. Don't take my word for it, read it You wont' be disappointed... Awesome.' Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Brilliant... Will hook you from the beginning until the very end... Loved it.' Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A swallow flutters its wings into a dimly lit attic as Adele Foyle stumbles across the secret diary of the mother she has never met, and a shocking account of a crime committed over twenty-five years ago.With her mother's words etched in her mind and in the pages tucked into her jacket pocket, Adele delays joining her fianc for a new life abroad and returns to Reedstown, the last place her mother, Marianne, was seen alive. She has one purpose: to find those who carried out the devastating attack on her mother.Born into a Mother and Baby home run by Gloria Thornton, Adele needs to first unlock the disturbing chain of events that led to her own birth if she is to understand what happened to her mother. But news of Adele's arrival and the diary spread like wildfire amongst the small close-knit community. Old memories are stirring up fresh wounds. No-one wants the truth to be told. The diary is just a story, they say. Yet as Adele begins to unravel the layers of deceit, the tissue paper lies begin to fragment and her own relationship starts to break down.Her mother was telling the truth. Adele just has to prove it, even if it puts her own life in terrible danger.A heart-stopping, intense and emotionally engrossing read that will keep you compulsively turning the pages late into the night. If you read one book this year, make it The Thorn Girl. Read what everyone is saying about The Thorn Girl: 'This is a compelling and gripping read that I didn't want to put down. I devoured this book in one sitting. Laura Elliott pulled me in from the very start. I highly recommend.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Amazing book Kept me on the edge of my seat. Tons of suspense and twists and turns. Just when I thought I had it figured out, I was wrong. Can't wait to read more from this author.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book is one of my favorites of the year. I finished it in two days. I could not put this book down. This book keeps you guessing and keeps you so hooked on the story... Stop whatever you are doing and pick up a copy of this book. You will not be disappointed.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A powerful emotional rollercoaster.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This is brilliantly written, you feel as if you were in the room with her mother...a really, really wonderful book that I will be thinking about for quite a while.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A really powerful story... handled superbly. A sterling read and one I won't forget.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Can a black sheep ever return to the flock? Find out in this emotionally intense tale from a spellbinding Irish talent. Accompany the Lambert sisters on their unforgettable journey - fans of Anita Shreve and Rosie Thomas wll be spellbound.