Amy Lloyd

She seeks the truth. He seeks revenge. Charlotte wants to start fresh. She wants to forget her past, forget prison and, most of all, forget Sean. While she's haunted by the crime that put her in prison all those years ago, it's also the one memory she can't face. Until, one day, Sean tracks her down. Amy Lloyd, the internationally bestselling and award-winning author of The Innocent Wife, returns with a chilling portrait of a woman trying to be good, even when she isn't sure she wants to be. "I read it in a day. Superb. I'll be thinking of this for ages to come." --Jo Spain, author of The Confession "A compulsive, chilling novel." --Phoebe Locke, author of The Tall Man "Feels like you're reading behind the scenes in a real criminal case." --Araminta Hall, author of Our Kind of Cruelty

How do you live with yourself as an adult when you were convicted of murder as a child? And when you can't remember the crime... HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE GUILTY? Charlotte wants a fresh start. She wants to forget her past, forget her crime - and, most of all, forget that one terrible moment. It's the reason she's been given a new name, a new life. The reason she spent years in prison. But even on the outside, with an ankle monitor and court-mandated therapy, she can't escape the devastating memory of the night that turned her and her only friend into national hate figures. But now her friend has found her. And despite the lies she tells to survive, she soon finds herself being dragged deeper and deeper into a past she cannot confront. Even if it's going to cost Charlotte her life...

She seeks the truth. He seeks revenge. "Gripping, intriguing, sinister... had me hooked from the first page " --Karen Hamilton, author of The Perfect Girlfriend Charlotte wants to start fresh. She wants to forget her past, forget prison and, most of all, forget Sean. But old habits die hard. Despite the ankle monitor she must wear as part of her parole agreement and frequent visits to her therapist, she soon finds herself sliding back toward the type of behavior that sent her to prison in the first place. The further down that path she goes, however, the closer she gets to the crime that put her in prison all those years ago. And that's the one memory she can't face. Until, one day, Sean tracks her down. Amy Lloyd, the internationally bestselling and award-winning author of The Innocent Wife, returns with a chilling portrait of a woman trying to be good, even when she isn't sure she wants to be.

"It's so f*cking good." --Georgia Hardstark, My Favorite Murder "You can hear the ominous music from the first line onward--this is a fantastic thriller." --Lee Child "Superb psychological suspense." --Lisa Gardner THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER You Love Him. You Trust Him. So Why Are You So Scared? Twenty years ago, Dennis Danson was arrested and imprisoned for the brutal murder of a young girl. Now he's the subject of a true-crime documentary that's whipping up a frenzy online to uncover the truth and free a man who has been wrongly convicted. A thousand miles away in England, Samantha is obsessed with Dennis's case. She exchanges letters with him, and is quickly won over by his apparent charm and kindness to her. Soon she has left her old life behind to marry him and campaign for his release. When the campaign is successful and Dennis is freed, however, Sam begins to discover new details that suggest he may not be quite so innocent after all. But how do you confront your husband when you don't want to know the truth? The winner of the Daily Mail First Novel Competition, Amy Lloyd's The Innocent Wife is gripping psychological suspense from a brilliant new voice in crime fiction.

You're in love with a man on Death Row in Florida, convicted of a brutal murder twenty years ago.You're convinced he didn't do it, and you're determined to prove it. You're part of a mass online campaign that picks holes in the case, uncovers evidence of police incompetence, and agitates for this miscarriage of justice to be overturned.Now you're married to him, and he's a free man, his conviction thrown out. You have the rest of your lives to spend together. You're overjoyed. After all, he's innocent.Isn't he?

From almond cake to savory lamb, witch bottles to fairy rings, wishing wells to conscience clearing letters you will find food for the heart, the belly, and the spirit.