"Uncovering one killer was supposed to bring peace. I couldn't have been more wrong.
The podcast series was my way to honor Caroline's memory, to find justice. Instead, it's ripped open a Pandora's box of secrets that refuse to stay buried.
Now, as I shelter the man I've fallen for from those who want him dead, and hunt the killer who destroyed his life, something more sinister is creeping closer. Hexes appear on my doorstep. Objects vanish from behind locked doors. And with my grandmother now living in my home, I have more to protect—and more to lose.
In a town where a mysterious cult holds power and friends harbor deadly secrets, each step toward the truth puts me in greater danger. As the threats mount and the body count rises, I'm racing against time to solve a new murder and protect those I love. But in a web of lies this deep, the truth might be the deadliest threat of all.
In this heart-pounding second book in Stacy Claflin's Watcher trilogy, the search for truth becomes a fight for survival, and in a town where secrets are currency, the price of knowledge might be too high to pay."
"The truth isn't a key to freedom—it's a loaded gun.
When my best friend vanishes, a terrifying game of cat and mouse pulls me into a nightmare I can't escape. Her disappearance is tangled in a web of lies that leads straight to a murder investigation—and to me. Now I'm being hunted by a shadowy cult willing to kill to keep their secrets buried. My podcast, once a voice for the voiceless, has become my death sentence.
They're always watching, waiting for me to slip.
The clock is ticking for me to expose the conspiracy that could destroy everything—or become its next victim. With my freedom and my life on the line, I'll have to risk it all to save the people I love. But the deeper I dig, the more I realize: some secrets were never meant to be unearthed.
A gripping psychological thriller of crime, cult intrigue, and deadly family secrets, No Safe Place will keep you breathless to the very last page."
"Regina Brannon's unexpected return from prison—wheelchair-bound and seemingly helpless—flips her family's world upside down.
Struggling to protect her pregnant self and adopted niece, Kenzi suspects her mother's paralysis is a ruse. As eerie events unfold in their old mansion, the arrival of Ryker, a man claiming to be a long-lost Brannon, further complicates matters. Caught between her husband's suspicions and her brother's sympathy, Kenzi finds herself entangled in a web of family secrets and divided loyalties.
As the line between truth and deception blurs, Kenzi must unravel the mystery before it's too late. Is Regina truly helpless, or is she orchestrating a sinister plan that could shatter their fragile family forever?"
"History doesn't just repeat itself at the Brannon House. It sleepwalks.
When Kenzi wakes up in a rarely used wing of her family's historic mansion, she knows something is wrong. Her sleepwalking has returned, but this time, it's more dangerous—and she's waking up farther from her own bed.
As her nightly wanderings grow more frequent, her family scrambles to protect her. Then they uncover an unsettling photograph of Millie Brannon, an ancestor who looks eerily like Kenzi, with a haunting accusation scrawled on the back. Nearly a century ago, Millie too roamed these halls in her sleep, only to wake up covered in blood.
Now, with her pregnancy progressing and her connection to Millie's mysterious past deepening, Kenzi must unravel the truth about what happened in 1928. But some secrets should have stayed buried, and someone—or something—will stop at nothing to ensure she follows in Millie's sleepy footsteps.
Will Kenzi wake up before it's too late . . . or become the next Brannon to pay the ultimate price?"
"Ember Brannon is inexplicably drawn to an old gravestone bearing her own name, its forgotten presence casting an unsettling pall over her family's ancestral home. As she becomes fixated on the stone and the long-forgotten life it represents, Ember's reality begins to unravel. Vivid dreams transport her to a time shrouded in mystery, the tragic demise of her namesake becomes an obsession she won't release.
Obsessions have their price. Ember awakens with muddy feet, evidence of nocturnal wanderings she can't remember. The discovery of a hidden diary, chronicling the life of the other Ember, triggers a spiral into fascination and compulsion. Her loved ones try to stop her, but she pushes everyone away.
Within the halls of the Brannon House, Ember hurtles toward an impending breaking point. Is she fated to echo the tragedies that haunt her lineage, becoming another ghost? Or will she find the strength to confront the enigma she's become, and the danger that stalks her every move?
In this thriller, the legacy of the Brannon House tightens its grip, pushing Ember to the brink of sanity. As her world teeters on the edge of collapse, she must navigate the thin line between legacy and lunacy."
"I thought I was chasing a mystery. Instead, I walked into a nightmare.
As a true crime podcaster, moving into the notorious 'murder house' felt like the ultimate scoop. I returned to my quiet hometown, desperate for answers and a story that could launch my career. My goal? To uncover the truth behind the brutal death of Caroline, a young wife. But each new clue drags me deeper into a deadly web of secrets this town is desperate to keep hidden.
A missing locket. Hostile neighbors. Whispers of a sinister cult.
The more I dig, the more I realize the nightmare isn't just about Caroline—it's personal. My sister's past is tangled in this dark mystery, and someone is watching my every step. As I navigate treacherous lies and unexpected allies, I can't shake the feeling that someone close to me knows more than they're letting on.
Now, with danger closing in, I have to decide: how far will I go for the truth? Because in this town, asking questions could lead to my last breath.
Her Last Breath is the first book in a spine-tingling, unputdownable psychological thriller trilogy that will keep you guessing until the very end."
"Alex Mercer thought his worst days were behind him.
Instead, his life is falling apart from the seams. Again. While his marriage is on the brink of divorce, his daughter is once more the target of a potential abductor. Alex will do whatever it takes to keep her safe while working to get to the bottom of the infamous kidnapping ring once and for all.
He believes one of his superiors in the police department to be involved with the criminal mastermind, and he will do anything to prove it. But if his suspicions prove wrong, it will end his career. Alex must weed out friend from foe before his daughter disappears.
His focus is being pulled in so many directions, something is bound to fall through the cracks—and soon. If he can't keep both his family and job intact, he will lose everything. And this time, there will be no salvaging any of it."
"Someone is burying teenage girls alive.
It's been nearly a full year since there were any local kidnappings, but now girls are going missing left and right. There are few commonalities linking them together, and the only evidence Alex Mercer has are the ransom notes left on each victim's front door.
Tensions mount as clues point to the notorious kidnapping ring driven from town twelve months ago—the same ring that's tormented him and his loved ones for years.
With so many young lives on the line, Alex is desperate. And he works tirelessly to solve the crimes before anyone dies. But if the ring has returned?
No one could be more determined to shut them down for good."
"Most family ties are silken threads. Others are literally handcuffs.
Kenzi Brannon thinks most of her problems are behind her until she gets a call from the local jail. Her mother, a proven killer, is being released due to overcrowding. Blood takes care of blood, so there is no turning Regina away.
She returns to live at Brannon House.
A haunted house. A house reputedly so cursed, some neighbors want it razed to the ground.
But her niece's friends and the rest of the town would love to explore. And Halloween seems like the perfect time to open their doors to the community. Despite Regina promising to be on her best behavior, Kenzi has concerns her mother might do something to ruin the evening.
It turns out far worse than she feared.
With innocent lives on the line, Kenzi must put a stop to her mother's maniacal actions—but first, she'll have to find her."
"How many secrets can one house hide?
Kenzi Brannon has always dreaded going down to the dark basement of the old Brannon house she grew up in. Now an adult, she's returned home to find her apprehension has intensified. She avoids that locked door and the secrets beyond in hope that ignoring the problem will keep long-forgotten horrors buried.
A neighbor's obsession with her house and history has rekindled Kenzi's old fears. And reconnecting with someone from her past may force her to face what she’s been running from her entire life.
And that might not be the worst of it.
The garden her family is restoring could conceal something far more terrifying than anything inside the house. Something that could rip her newly found family apart.
Some people say the truth will set you free. Kenzi can't help but feel that it will destroy everything."
"Some questions are better left unasked.
Like whose blood is on the knife upstairs.
Kenzi Brannon's life was turned upside down when she moved into her family's abandoned home to raise her niece. Problems compound when her aging mother starts to remember things.
And clues the police find regarding the knife don't match anything Kenzi knows about her family.
Things go from bad to worse when she and her niece discover something horrifying in their house. But not even that compares to the strange ways her mom is acting.
Can they get to the bottom of it all, or will their house—a local legend that goes bump in the night—and the family secrets destroy them all?"
"She appears only at night. Watching. Waiting . . .
When local children begin to vanish, Officer Alex Mercer is positive the cases are tied to recent threats against his family—especially since the first girl to go missing is his best friend's daughter.
It all ties back to Alex. He's sure of it.
The only solid link to the missing kids is a mysterious woman in a red dress. But that isn't enough to go on, and Alex has orders to focus on another case. As if that will stop him.
He stumbles upon something so chilling, it finally provides the proof that he was right all along—the kidnappings are part of an elaborate worldwide scheme. And he and his family have landed on the bad guys' radar.
Alex will stop at nothing to take down the dangerous criminal empire . . . if they don't end him first."
