Willow Rose

Rather be the hunter than the prey.Inspired by a true story.Ella Maria Chauncey walks home after a night out with her friends, hurrying to get back before her parents realize she's been out with the boy they don't want her to date. Living in the gated community of Lyford Cay, in one of the world's wealthiest neighborhoods, she believes it is safe.Ella Maria never makes it home. She is found the next day floating in her family's pool, her tongue cut out.Seven months later Jack Ryder is visiting the Bahamas with his adopted daughter Emily. They're trying to find Emily's relatives, but it turns out to be easier said than done.The only living relative they can track down is a woman...in jail. She's doing time for murdering Ella Maria Chauncey, but as Jack digs into the case, he starts to wonder if she was wrongfully convicted and the murderer is still out there, hunting for his next prey.As the shocking investigation unfolds, and secrets are revealed, no one in in the lucrative Lyford Cay can be trusted.This fast-paced bone-chilling mystery by Amazon #1 Bestselling Author Willow Rose will have you glued to the pages late into the night.HER FINAL WORD is the sixth book in the bestselling Jack Ryder series but can be read as a standalone.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ... one of the best books I've read this year What if you thought your husband was a murderer?The man you loved, the man who gave you two beautiful children and a perfect life.What if no one believed you?Laurie Davis is the mother of two children, struggling to keep her family together since her husband, Ryan, went to war and came back changed. His PTSD is evident.He wakes up at night, screaming in fear; he can't stand loud noises or anyone sneaking upon him.He even gets aggressive toward Laurie and the children. It has gotten so bad that he can no longer stay under the same roof as his family.When a woman from his squadron is found murdered, Laurie discovers something that makes her suspect Ryan, her own husband. But what do you do when no one believes a decorated war hero could also be a murderer?What if you don't want to believe it yourself?As more people from the squadron turn up dead, by apparent suicides, Laurie digs deeper into the case.She is risking her own life by putting it all on the line in a race against time to avoid becoming the killer's next victim.

"We serial killers are your sons, we are your husbands, we are everywhere"-Ted BundyInspired by a true story.He came in the morning when they were still making lunches and getting ready for school and work. He killed them all - mother, father and children. Brutally slaughtered them in the comfort of their own home.They called him the Monday Morning Killer.That was forty years ago, but now it is happening again. A mother and her daughter are brutally murdered in their house, on a peaceful Monday morning in Cocoa Beach, Florida.Detective Jack Ryder has enough on his plate being home alone with six kids and his wife - country superstar Shannon King - on tour. This case takes his anxiety to a new level when he realizes the crime scene matches unsolved murders from four decades prior. He worries that a deranged serial killer has returned to Cocoa Beach. No one feels safe, especially not the girl next door, who just bought the house where the first family was killed forty years ago.Who is capable of such cruelty? And why?Could one person be responsible for these brutal killings of entire families so many years apart? Or is Jack dealing with a copy-cat? You'll never guess the shocking answer. With intense twists and nerve-wracking tension, GIRL NEXT DOOR is a chilling and horrifying look into the minds of serial killers. If you like tales based on true stories, nerve-wracking tension, and twists you won't see coming, then you'll love Willow Rose's nightmarish mystery novel. This mystery novel is precisely the type of book that earned her the nickname the Queen of Scream.GIRL NEXT DOOR is the fifth book in Willow Rose's popular Jack Ryder series but can be read as a standalone.

Welcome to the Blackwood House. Enter if you dare.There're rumors about this house in Savannah that all who have ever lived there have gone insane.When Kimberly and Joseph inherit the house from an unknown aunt, they don't know its murderous history. They move in, and soon a series of strange events occur. Little by little, Joseph starts to change, and soon Kimberly begins to wonder: is the house haunted, or is her husband just going mad?Detective Jack Ryder and Shannon King have run away from the press and paparazzi to Savannah to get married.They are preparing for their wedding when they stumble upon a young girl sitting alone on the docks at the harbor at night. She doesn't seem to have any parents, nor does she know where she lives. Her feet are bare, and she has nowhere to go.They take her in for the night, but as they try to pull out information from her, bizarre stories are revealed, and soon they start to speculate about the girl.Is she telling the truth or hiding unsettling secrets of her own?

From the Multi-Million-copy Bestselling author Willow RoseScott Kingston is afraid of monsters. He thinks they're lurking outside his bedroom window at night when his mother tucks him in. He asks his mother to keep the light on to scare the monsters away. But that light is exactly what lures the kidnapper to his window and the next morning, Scott Kingston is gone.Twenty-eight years later, Vernon Johnson is released from jail after spending the biggest part of his life on death row, convicted of having kidnapped and killed Scott Kingston. As so many times before, he has appealed his case, but this time, the judge decides to let him go. A witness has finally told the truth, and there is no longer sufficient evidence to keep him in jail.But shortly after Vernon Johnson is released and has returned to his childhood town, another child disappears, and soon all eyes are on him again.Jack Ryder is getting ready to build the house of his dreams while hoping that Shannon won't end up in jail for the murder her ex-husband committed. She is expecting their child and the pregnancy, along with the worrying, takes a toll on the both of them, especially when a dark secret is revealed about the lot where they are preparing to build their house.

Another gripping serial killer thriller from the Queen of Plot twists.A new reign of terror has fallen on the unsuspecting residents of Cocoa Beach. They think their worst nightmare is the environmental catastrophe causing the thousands of dead fish in the river until the first body turns up among the dead fish.Young girls are being kidnapped.Behind these kidnappings stands a ghostly person who calls himself the Boxer. He stalks the girls and chats with them until he decides whom to pick up and sell.Mary Mills' personal life is in chaos. She is trying to balance being a divorced mother and dealing with the presence of her ex-husband's new girlfriend in her - and especially her son's, life.Mary gets on the trail of the disappearing daughters, and when she finally thinks she has it all figured out, it becomes clear that nothing is what it seems.Before she knows it, she is the one who desperately needs help from her old friends.Every bit as pulse-pounding as her other books You Can't Hide, delivers further proof that Willow Rose is the most addictive mystery writer around.

Heart gripping mystery from an Amazon ALL-star Best-selling author.It's not the kind of thing you'd expect to happen on an ordinary Saturday morning.Her kids are arguing, and her husband is still sleeping. Lisa is tired and wonders why her husband keeps working late. Is he having an affair? Is it the same girl as last time?Lisa's teenage daughter is acting up, and just as Lisa is about to walk up to her room and tell her who's the boss around here, she feels the cold steel of a gun pressed against her cheek, while a hand covers her mouth.Years later, it remains a mystery. Who killed Lisa's family after holding them captive for twenty-four terrifying hours in their own house?Mary Mills is enjoying her new life in Cocoa Beach. She is back with her husband Joey and hanging out with her old friends from the 7th Street Crew.She is writing a blog and doing pretty well for herself when she realizes one of her best friends, Marcia is in serious trouble.It is well known within the crew that Marcia likes to drink a lot, but things are getting worse. Marcia is deep in over her head, and she risks losing her children. Soon Mary realizes that maybe she doesn't know her old friend as well as she thought.It is said that a friend will help you if you're knocked down, while a real friend says, "Stay down; I've got this." Will Mary be able to live up to this? Will she be able to help Marcia, to save her before it is too late? Does she want to after she digs deeper into Marcia's story and finds out who she really is?You Can Run is a fast-paced, heart-stopping thriller, but also an emotionally charged novel about strong friendships and never giving up on each other, no matter what.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️...Very suspenseful up to the last page. One of my new favorites.Former FBI-profiler, Eva Rae Thomas is caught off guard by a murderous plan that sends her on a pulse-pounding race against time in this romantic thriller by Willow Rose. It is a typical Tuesday morning. Scott Benton gets up, kisses his girlfriend Sarah goodbye, and goes to work.But when he returns home from work later in the afternoon, his girlfriend of two years is gone.And just like that, Scott's life is turned upside down.The police are after him, thinking he hurt her. His friends and family have turned their backs on him, thinking the same. Meanwhile, there is one thing Scott can't stop thinking about.Two months ago, Sarah told him that he should go looking for her if she ever turned up missing.Eva Rae Thomas has enough on her plate as it is: a newborn baby, an upcoming marriage, and a house not big enough to fit them all.On top of it, she takes in a young girl who is in serious trouble, only adding to the strain on her family life.When Scott Benton shows up and tells her she's his only hope in finding his girlfriend, Eva Rae is inclined to say no, but she can't get herself to do it.Scott and Eva Rae used to date for a brief period in high school, and Eva Rae isn't the type of person who just can stop caring about someone.Especially when they have nowhere else to turn.As the investigation deepens, Eva Rae Thomas finds out what it is from her past that Sarah was so afraid of, and she'll need all of her profiling skills in the race against time to find the girl before it is too late.

This novel is based on an actual unsolved murder case.One close-knit family. Too many secrets. When detective Jack Ryder is going skiing with his family in the mountains of North Carolina, he hopes for a week of fun in the snow with the ones he loves. But then the body of a teenage boy turns up in the cold waters of the creek behind the cabin they have rented. Don't tell or you might be next. The find shocks the rural community of Maggie Valley and rattles local law enforcement. What happened to the boy is more than strange. Soon more bodies are found, and Jack Ryder digs into the case that seems to be anything but ordinary. What happened on the night that Benjamin Rutherford disappeared from the porch of his childhood home? Is his father - the local pastor - telling the truth? Is his sister? As Jack digs deeper into this seemingly perfect family, he begins to wonder if any of them are what they pretend to be and what secrets they are hiding beneath the surface. DON'T TELL is the seventh book in Willow Rose's bestselling and addictive Jack Ryder series but can be read as a standalone.

Readers love this series - More than 1000 five-star reviews on Amazon and Goodreads.The first three books in the engrossing series on sale a limited time.WHAT HURTS THE MOST, BOOK 1: Am I pretty? Imagine being asked that question standing face to face with a killer. What would you answer? While her life is going from bad to worse, journalist Mary Mills receives a disturbing phone call from her father. Her brother was arrested, charged with murder.Mary decides to go back to her hometown of Cocoa Beach, Florida, which she left twenty years back and has never visited since. Working with her old friends in from High School, she tracks down the most disturbing and surprising killer this town has ever faced before a shocking conclusion turns everything upside down for them. Determined to solve the murder and to have her brother acquitted, Mary is forced to face demons from her past she never thought she would have to again. YOU CAN RUN, BOOK 2: Her kids are arguing, and her husband is still sleeping. Lisa is tired and wonders why her husband keeps working late. Is he having an affair? Is it the same girl as last time?Lisa's teenage daughter is acting up, and just as Lisa is about to walk up to her room and tell her who's the boss around here, she feels the cold steel of a gun pressed against her cheek, while a hand covers her mouth.Years later, it remains a mystery. Who killed Lisa's family after holding them captive for twenty-four terrifying hours in their own house?Mary Mills is enjoying her new life in Cocoa Beach. She is back with her husband Joey and hanging out with her old friends from the 7th Street Crew.She is writing a blog and doing pretty well for herself when she realizes one of her best friends, Marcia is in serious trouble.It is well known within the crew that Marcia likes to drink a lot, but things are getting worse. Marcia is deep in over her head, and she risks losing her children. Soon Mary realizes that maybe she doesn't know her old friend as well as she thought.It is said that a friend will help you if you're knocked down, while a real friend says, "Stay down; I've got this." Will Mary be able to live up to this? Will she be able to help Marcia, to save her before it is too late? Does she want to after she digs deeper into Marcia's story and finds out who she really is? YOU CAN'T HIDE, BOOK 3: A new reign of terror has fallen on the unsuspecting residents of Cocoa Beach. They think their worst nightmare is the environmental catastrophe causing the thousands of dead fish in the river until the first body turns up among the dead fish.Young girls are being kidnapped. Behind these kidnappings stands a ghostly person who calls himself the Boxer. He stalks the girls and chats with them until he decides whom to pick up and sell.Mary Mills' personal life is in chaos. She is trying to balance being a divorced mother and dealing with the presence of her ex-husband's new girlfriend in her - and especially her son's, life.Mary gets on the trail of the disappearing daughters, and when she finally thinks she has it all figured out, it becomes clear that nothing is what it seems.Before she knows it; she is the one who desperately needs the help from her old friends. The fourth installment Careful little eyes is out now.

Former FBI-profiler Eva Rae Thomas is back in a heart-pounding novel of suspense. It's so shocking it'll have you sleeping with your lights on. Peter and Mary Marshall went on a vacation with their son and daughter but returned without their children. They went missing from their hotel room one night while the couple was downstairs in the restaurant for dinner. They never saw them again.Ten years later, the Marshalls have put the murder of their children behind them, moved to a different state, and had another child, a son.When he disappears during a vacation trip to Florida, the parents are suddenly in the limelight again. Public opinion seems to be that this can be no coincidence. These things don't happen twice to the same people, do they?Former FBI-profiler, Eva Rae Thomas is doing well in her life, and things are calm until an FBI agent suddenly shows up, asking for her help with the case of the missing child. The kidnapper seems to have a message for Eva Rae since she was the one who supposedly solved the case ten years ago.As she digs into the disappearance of the boy, racing to save the child's life, she realizes this psychopathic killer lurking in the shadows has unfinished business, and he's not stopping till his debt is paid in full.IT'S NOT OVER is the sixth book in the Eva Rae Thomas Mystery Series.