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<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="dark prog ads" lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <base href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/"> <title>Kaira Rouda</title> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <meta name="description" content="Author Kaira Rouda's list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability."> <meta name="author" content="webmaster@fantasticfiction.com - https://www.fantasticfiction.com"> <meta name="referrer" content="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="ff:noadsense" content="true"> <link rel="preconnect" href="https://m.media-amazon.com"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="https://m.media-amazon.com"> <link rel="image_src" href="https://img.fantasticfiction.com/images/10/50480_2.jpg"> <link href="/scripts/css/ff.006.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> <script>(function(h,c){if(c.indexOf('no-prog=yes')!=-1)h.className=h.className.replace('prog','no-prog');if(c.indexOf('style=light')!=-1)h.className=h.className.replace('dark','light');if(c.indexOf('no-ads=yes')!=-1){h.className=h.className.replace('ads','no-ads');}})(document.documentElement,document.cookie);</script>  <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-KSWGSMRN');</script>  </head> <body> <div id ="mainframe" class="main" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">  <div class="fftop"> <div class="navbar"> <a href="/">Home</a> > <strong>Kaira Rouda</strong> <span id="editLink"></span> </div> <div id="ffuser" class="ffuser">   </div> <div class="spacer"></div> </div>   <div class="ff"> <div class="logo"> <a href="/"><img alt="Fantastic Fiction" src="https://static.fantasticfiction.com/img/fflogo.png" width="250" height="25"></a> </div> <div class="search"> <form action="/search/"><span class="searchtxt">Search for  </span><select class="searchselect" name="searchfor" onchange="this.form.keywords.focus();"><option selected="selected" value="author">Author</option><option value="book">Book</option><option value="series">Series</option></select>  <input class="searchinput" type="text" name="keywords" maxlength="60" required>  <input type="submit" value="Find"></form> </div> <div class="spacer"></div>   <div class="menu"><ul id="menu-list" class="menu-ul"><li class="menu-li"><a id="menuitem1" class="menu-a" href=""> </a></li></ul></div> <div id="allgenres" class="ff"></div> <div class="spacer"></div>   <div id="ad-banner-top" class="ad-banner-top"></div>  <div class="ff" style="float:left;"> <div id="authorimage"> <img alt="Kaira Rouda's picture" src="https://img.fantasticfiction.com/images/10/50480_2.jpg" width="140" height="210"> <br> <div style="height: 5em;"> <div style="font-size:small;color:gray;padding-bottom:4px;" title="The number of members following this author and the number of books they've added, updated every few days">105 followers<br>406 books added</div> <div id="follow-author"><button>Follow author</button></div> </div> </div> <div class="blurb"> <div class="authorheading"><h1 itemprop="name">Kaira Rouda</h1><br><img alt="USA flag" src="https://img.fantasticfiction.com/images/us.jpg" width="19" height="10"> <br></div><br><div class="biowrapper"><input id="morecb" class="exp" type="checkbox"><div class="biotext"><label class="morebtn" for="morecb"></label>Kaira discovered the joy of reading and writing at a young age. In third grade, the assignment was to write a letter to a person who you wanted to be when you grew up. She wrote to Robert McCloskey, author of her favorite books, <i>Make Way for Ducklings</i> and <i>Blueberries for Sal</i>. Unfortunately, Mr. McCloskey wrote back that he was an illustrator, but did wish her good luck.<br> </div></div><br><br>Genres: <a class="ameritxt" href="/genres/?gp=M">Mystery</a>, <a class="ameritxt" href="/genres/?gp=RS">Romantic Suspense</a>, <a class="ameritxt" href="/genres/?gp=R">Romance</a> </div> <div class="spacer"> </div> </div> <div class="ff1" style="min-height: 342px;"><div class="sectionhead">New and upcoming books</div><div class="recbook"><strong>November 2024</strong><br><br><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/what-the-nanny-saw.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="414uuTsNGgL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/what-the-nanny-saw.htm">What the Nanny Saw</a><br>(<a href="/r/kaira-rouda/family-secrets/">Family Secrets </a>, book 2)</div><div class="recbook"><strong>June 2025</strong><br><br><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/jill-is-not-happy.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41JtPf6tTJL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/jill-is-not-happy.htm">Jill Is Not Happy</a><br> </div></div><div class="spacer"></div> <div class="ff"><div class="sectionhead">Series</div><div class="sectionleft"><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/indigo-island-romance/"><span class="ibig">Indigo Island Romance</span></a><br><span id="t538348">   </span>1. <a href="/r/kaira-rouda/weekend-with-the-tycoon.htm">Weekend with the Tycoon</a><span class="year"> (2016)</span><br><span id="t545842">   </span>2. <a href="/r/kaira-rouda/her-forbidden-love.htm">Her Forbidden Love</a><span class="year"> (2016)</span><br>     aka <i>Lines in the Sand</i><br><span id="t552804">   </span>3. <a href="/r/kaira-rouda/trouble-with-christmas.htm">The Trouble with Christmas</a><span class="year"> (2016)</span><br><span id="t571454">   </span>4. <a href="/r/kaira-rouda/billionaires-bid.htm">The Billionaire's Bid</a><span class="year"> (2016)</span><br></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/weekend-with-the-tycoon.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41rx054GDKL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/her-forbidden-love.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41liYr4Y+4L._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/trouble-with-christmas.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51zDdTOp+lL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/billionaires-bid.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="4139Z7h3JqL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><br></div><div class="spacer"> </div><div class="sectionleft"><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/laguna-beach/"><span class="ibig">Laguna Beach</span></a><br><span id="t578547">   </span>1. <a href="/r/kaira-rouda/laguna-nights.htm">Laguna Nights</a><span class="year"> (2015)</span><br><span id="t585487">   </span>2. <a href="/r/kaira-rouda/laguna-heights.htm">Laguna Heights</a><span class="year"> (2015)</span><br><span id="t595400">   </span>3. <a href="/r/kaira-rouda/laguna-lights.htm">Laguna Lights</a><span class="year"> (2015)</span><br><span id="t610749">   </span>4. <a href="/r/kaira-rouda/laguna-sights.htm">Laguna Sights</a><span class="year"> (2016)</span><br><span id="t644851">   </span>5. <a href="/r/kaira-rouda/laguna-dreams.htm">Laguna Dreams</a><span class="year"> (2017)</span><br></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/laguna-nights.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41Cuig1BiUL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/laguna-heights.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51LPi9bW5aL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/laguna-lights.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-GB="41QteWT07ZL._SL500_.jpg" data-US="41F7SkJceoL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/laguna-sights.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="516retgNOqL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><br><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/laguna-dreams.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="519XNtod96L._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a></div><div class="spacer"> </div><div class="sectionleft"><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/kingsleys/"><span class="ibig">Kingsleys</span></a><br><span id="t1078375">   </span>1. <a href="/r/kaira-rouda/beneath-the-surface.htm">Beneath the Surface</a><span class="year"> (2023)</span><br><span id="t1150724">   </span>2. <a href="/r/kaira-rouda/under-the-palms.htm">Under the Palms</a><span class="year"> (2024)</span><br></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/beneath-the-surface.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="513irYTIkoL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/under-the-palms.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41t3xtZGcxL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a></div><div class="spacer"> </div><div class="sectionleft"><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/family-secrets/"><span class="ibig">Family Secrets </span></a><br><span id="t1345298">   </span>1. <a href="/r/kaira-rouda/second-mrs-strom.htm">The Second Mrs Strom</a><span class="year"> (2024)</span><br><span id="t1370496">   </span>2. <a href="/r/kaira-rouda/what-the-nanny-saw.htm">What the Nanny Saw</a><span class="year"> (2024)</span><br></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/second-mrs-strom.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41phN95Zn-L._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/what-the-nanny-saw.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="414uuTsNGgL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a></div><div class="spacer"> </div></div><div class="ff"><div class="sectionhead">Novels</div><div class="sectionleft"><span id="t294189">   </span><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/here-home-hope.htm">Here, Home, Hope</a><span class="year"> (2011)</span><br><span id="t316864">   </span><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/all-difference.htm">All The Difference</a><span class="year"> (2012)</span><br><span id="t519637">   </span><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/in-the-mirror.htm">In the Mirror</a><span class="year"> (2014)</span><br><span id="t593522">   </span><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/goodbye-year.htm">The Goodbye Year</a><span class="year"> (2016)</span><br><span id="t647461">   </span><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/best-day-ever.htm">Best Day Ever</a><span class="year"> (2017)</span><br><span id="t688348">   </span><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/favorite-daughter.htm">The Favorite Daughter</a><span class="year"> (2019)</span><br><span id="t887258">   </span><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/next-wife.htm">The Next Wife</a><span class="year"> (2021)</span><br><span id="t943587">   </span><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/somebodys-home.htm">Somebody's Home</a><span class="year"> (2022)</span><br><span id="t1004841">   </span><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/widow.htm">The Widow</a><span class="year"> (2022)</span><br><span id="t1399740">   </span><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/jill-is-not-happy.htm">Jill Is Not Happy</a><span class="year"> (2025)</span><br></span></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/here-home-hope.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41kV6Ee9igL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/all-difference.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51xMpyzahZL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/in-the-mirror.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41FDQeZ1cJL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/goodbye-year.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-GB="51xanJk6oCL._SL500_.jpg" data-US="51d8CYA1GfL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><br><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/best-day-ever.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-GB="51F2Tez5hyL._SL500_.jpg" data-US="51RyKUsxNmL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/favorite-daughter.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-GB="41fJia91WLL._SL500_.jpg" data-US="41E3yyILGlL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/next-wife.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41h1InYiODL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/somebodys-home.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41FAbXiBh0L._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><br><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/widow.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41H3kSSySqL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/jill-is-not-happy.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41JtPf6tTJL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a></div><div class="spacer"> </div><div class="sectionhead">Collections</div><div class="sectionleft"><span id="t557123">   </span><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/carolina-christmas.htm">A Carolina Christmas</a><span class="year"> (2014)</span> (with others)<br><span id="t657547">   </span><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/book-club-must-haves.htm">Book Club Must-Haves</a><span class="year"> (2017)</span> (with others)<br></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/carolina-christmas.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51lVXwqA5pL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/book-club-must-haves.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51MqMayVDiL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a></div><div class="spacer"> </div><div class="sectionhead">Novellas and Short Stories</div><div class="sectionleft"><span id="t436081">   </span><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/mother-s-day.htm">A Mother's Day</a><span class="year"> (2011)</span><br></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/mother-s-day.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41OEvevoWSL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a></div><div class="spacer"> </div></div><div class="ff"></div><div class="ff"><div class="sectionhead">Omnibus editions <span id="omnibusButton" style="margin-left:20px;margin-right:20px;font-size:16px;padding:0 8px;background:#3F51B5;line-height:24px;border-radius:4px;color:#fff;cursor:pointer;" onclick="var btn=document.getElementById('omnibusButton');var mp=document.getElementById('omnibusDiv');if(btn.innerHTML=='show'){btn.innerHTML='hide';mp.style.display='block';}else{btn.innerHTML='show';mp.style.display='none';}">show</span></div><div id="omnibusDiv" style="display:none"><div class="sectionleft"><span id="t716148">   </span><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/dont-you-cry-the-weight-of-silence-normal-best-day.htm">Don't You Cry / The Weight of Silence / Normal / Best Day Ever</a><span class="year"> (2018)</span> (with others)<br><span id="t886361">   </span><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/best-day-ever-the-black-painting.htm">Best Day Ever / The Black Painting</a><span class="year"> (2020)</span> (with <a href="/o/neil-olson/">Neil Olson</a>)<br></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/dont-you-cry-the-weight-of-silence-normal-best-day.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51NGDU+vG5L._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/r/kaira-rouda/best-day-ever-the-black-painting.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51b+O+AAK+L._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a></div></div><div class="spacer"> </div></div><div class="ff1"><div class="sectionhead">Books containing stories by Kaira Rouda</div><div class="recbook"><a href="/g/heather-graham/shattering-glass.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51gPDjv3MHL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/g/heather-graham/shattering-glass.htm">Shattering Glass</a><span class="year"> (2020)</span><br><font size="-1">A Nasty Woman Press Anthology</font><br>edited by<br><a href="/g/heather-graham/">Heather Graham</a></div><div class="recbook"><a href="/e/j-t-ellison/thousand-doors.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51wv30HafQL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/e/j-t-ellison/thousand-doors.htm">A Thousand Doors</a><span class="year"> (2018)</span><br>edited by<br><a href="/e/j-t-ellison/">J T Ellison</a></div><div class="spacer"></div><br><div class="sectionhead">Kaira Rouda recommends</div><div class="recbook"><a href="/c/georgina-cross/one-night.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51NFh6SeVeL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/c/georgina-cross/one-night.htm">One Night</a><span class="year"> (2023)</span><br><a href="/c/georgina-cross/">Georgina Cross</a><br><font size="-1">"Tense, atmospheric, and chilling, One Night places a grieving family back at the scene of the crime with their daughter's convicted killer. But what really happened to Meg? A locked-room thriller set in a house perched on a cliff along the Oregon Coast, you'll race through the pages to discover every dark secret and shocking twist. I loved it."</font></div><div class="recbook"><a href="/s/marie-still/were-all-lying.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41BVjptG6xL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/s/marie-still/were-all-lying.htm">We're All Lying</a><span class="year"> (2023)</span><br><a href="/s/marie-still/">Marie Still</a><br><font size="-1">"Full of twists and turns, We're All Lying lives up to its title and then some. This debut is a domestic thriller with plenty of surprises, keeping you guessing all the way through to the shocking end. I loved it."</font></div><div class="recbook"><a href="/m/elle-marr/family-bones.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41trpyUurEL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/m/elle-marr/family-bones.htm">The Family Bones</a><span class="year"> (2023)</span><br><a href="/m/elle-marr/">Elle Marr</a><br><font size="-1">"Smart, razor sharp, and shocking, The Family Bones will keep you up late with all the lights on. A family of psychopaths trapped by bad weather at an isolated retreat - what could possibly go wrong? With dual story lines racing toward a chilling climax, The Family Bones is a tense, must-read thriller."</font></div><div class="spacer"></div><div id="morePraiseDiv" style="display:none"><div class="recbook"><a href="/s/katherine-st-john/vicious-circle.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41awbBzHewL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/s/katherine-st-john/vicious-circle.htm">The Vicious Circle</a><span class="year"> (2022)</span><br><a href="/s/katherine-st-john/">Katherine St John</a><br><font size="-1">"The Vicious Circle is a chilling immersion into a disturbing cult disguised as a wellness center tucked away in a secluded jungle.... A haunting, gripping novel."</font></div><div class="recbook"><a href="/u/alaina-urquhart/butcher-and-the-wren.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-GB="5139vLCHtaL._SL500_.jpg" data-US="41DnDgncm0L._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/u/alaina-urquhart/butcher-and-the-wren.htm">The Butcher and the Wren</a><span class="year"> (2022)</span><br><font size="-1">(<strong>Dr. Wren Muller</strong>, book 1)</font><br><a href="/u/alaina-urquhart/">Alaina Urquhart</a><br><font size="-1">"The Butcher and the Wren is perfect for fans of Dexter. Pitting a brutal serial killer against a determined medical examiner, the story is a pulsepounding race against time. And the details the author weaves in due to her unique background as an autopsy tech heighten the realism and the suspense. Fans of Morbid will love the host's debut novel."</font></div><div class="recbook"><a href="/t/aggie-blum-thompson/all-the-dirty-secrets.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41n4DyMf0OL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/t/aggie-blum-thompson/all-the-dirty-secrets.htm">All the Dirty Secrets</a><span class="year"> (2022)</span><br><a href="/t/aggie-blum-thompson/">Aggie Blum Thompson</a><br><font size="-1">"All the Dirty Secrets will have you racing to the end. This tale was so chillingly real it could have been ripped from the headlines. I loved it!"</font></div><div class="spacer"></div><div class="recbook"><a href="/b/lucinda-berry/under-her-care.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41LezNnA9AL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/b/lucinda-berry/under-her-care.htm">Under Her Care</a><span class="year"> (2022)</span><br><a href="/b/lucinda-berry/">Lucinda Berry</a><br><font size="-1">"Lucinda Berry's latest, Under Her Care, is her best thriller yet! A dark, riveting read that will keep you up late, racing to the chilling end."</font></div><div class="recbook"><a href="/s/victoria-helen-stone/at-the-quiet-edge.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41AxF9ZzlNL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/s/victoria-helen-stone/at-the-quiet-edge.htm">At the Quiet Edge</a><span class="year"> (2022)</span><br><a href="/s/victoria-helen-stone/">Victoria Helen Stone</a><br><font size="-1">"I raced through the pages of At the Quiet Edge. This propulsive story places you inside a world of secrets, and locks you inside. And like our heroine Lily and her son Everett, it's hard to know who to trust. This is taut, heart-pounding suspense."</font></div><div class="recbook"><a href="/b/nicole-baart/everything-we-didnt-say.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41qJHVWZTjL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/b/nicole-baart/everything-we-didnt-say.htm">Everything We Didn't Say</a><span class="year"> (2021)</span><br><a href="/b/nicole-baart/">Nicole Baart</a><br><font size="-1">"The suspense sneaks up on you as you read this beautifully crafted novel, and seeps into your bones like a chilly winter day in Iowa. Nicole Baart’s latest explores memory and loss, as well as the redemptive power of second chances. I loved it."</font></div><div class="spacer"></div><div class="recbook"><a href="/l/jess-lourey/litani.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41mlKjsuv0L._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/l/jess-lourey/litani.htm">Litani</a><span class="year"> (2021)</span><br><a href="/l/jess-lourey/">Jess Lourey</a><br><font size="-1">"Writing about real monsters lurking in Minnesota’s small towns is Lourey’s specialty. The sinister, eerie feeling you get while reading this creepy storywell, that’s another unnerving tendency. In Litani, Lourey is at her terrifying best. A heart-pounding story of suspense."</font></div><div class="recbook"><a href="/m/catherine-mckenzie/six-weeks-to-live.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-CA="51WNVaZI53L._SL500_.jpg" data-US="413w3qaG2yL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/m/catherine-mckenzie/six-weeks-to-live.htm">Six Weeks to Live</a><span class="year"> (2021)</span><br><a href="/m/catherine-mckenzie/">Catherine McKenzie</a><br><font size="-1">"Six Weeks to Live is a subtle and unsettling novel about a family with secrets and a mother running out of time. 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A must read of the summer!"</font></div><div class="recbook"><a href="/y/sonja-yoerg/stories-we-never-told.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41KrMkg-WiL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/y/sonja-yoerg/stories-we-never-told.htm">Stories We Never Told</a><span class="year"> (2020)</span><br><a href="/y/sonja-yoerg/">Sonja Yoerg</a><br><font size="-1">"Stories We Never Told is Sonja Yoerg at her bestgripping characters, sizzling suspense, brilliantly written. I raced through the pages. 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A brilliant, terrifying thriller. My heart pounded the entire time I read it."</font></div><div class="spacer"></div><div class="recbook"><a href="/g/tracey-garvis-graves/girl-he-used-to-know.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-GB="4177vwiR2VL._SL500_.jpg" data-US="519CARGkUBL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/g/tracey-garvis-graves/girl-he-used-to-know.htm">The Girl He Used to Know</a><span class="year"> (2019)</span><br><a href="/g/tracey-garvis-graves/">Tracey Garvis-Graves</a><br><font size="-1">"This wonderful novel deals with life and love on the spectrum with captivating and heart-warming characters who will stay with you long after you’ve finished. Memorable, and remarkable, Tracey Garvis Graves has written another winner."</font></div><div class="recbook"><a href="/s/j-p-smith/drowning.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="514iOfIMywL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/s/j-p-smith/drowning.htm">The Drowning</a><span class="year"> (2019)</span><br><a href="/s/j-p-smith/">J P Smith</a><br><font size="-1">"lex Mason has it all: a lavish lifestyle, a beautiful family, a thriving career. He's built his life around the certainty that no one would discover what really happened twenty years ago at an idyllic summer camp. He's wrong. The Drowning is an edge-of-your-seat read."</font></div><div class="recbook"><a href="/t/s-m-thayer/i-will-never-leave-you.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51UoA9pl6JL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/t/s-m-thayer/i-will-never-leave-you.htm">I Will Never Leave You</a><span class="year"> (2018)</span><br><a href="/t/s-m-thayer/">S M Thayer</a><br><font size="-1">"When a novel starts the way this one does, you just know things are going to get worse. In this fast-paced, chilling novel, S. M. Thayer invokes F. Scott Fitzgerald’s characters from The Great Gatsby as both a nod to the age-old compulsion to choose money over everything, and a cautionary tale to its ruinous powers. I Will Never Leave You is a dark and addictive read."</font></div><div class="spacer"></div><div class="recbook"><a href="/b/a-j-banner/after-nightfall.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41S0XfUFi1L._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/b/a-j-banner/after-nightfall.htm">After Nightfall</a><span class="year"> (2018)</span><br><a href="/b/a-j-banner/">A J Banner</a><br><font size="-1">"After Nightfall is a chilling and fast-paced whodunit with a cast of characters who will keep you guessing who to trust until the very end. Get ready for a twisty, suspenseful read. A. J. Banner has done it again!"</font></div><div class="recbook"><a href="/f/liz-fenton/girls-night-out.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51YHLUQuMBL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/f/liz-fenton/girls-night-out.htm">Girls' Night Out</a><span class="year"> (2018)</span><br><a href="/f/liz-fenton/">Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke</a><br><font size="-1">"A wild ride into a high-powered girls’ trip to Mexico. Suspense at its best. Liz and Lisa have taken their writing partnership to a new level!"</font></div><div class="recbook"><a href="/c/kelli-clare/hidden.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41T+5FPtftL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/c/kelli-clare/hidden.htm">Hidden</a><span class="year"> (2018)</span><br><a href="/c/kelli-clare/">Kelli Clare</a><br><font size="-1">"A propulsive, thrilling read filled with action, romance, and intrigue. Passion and lies make this thriller irresistible. Loved it!"</font></div><div class="spacer"></div><div class="recbook"><a href="/s/dina-silver/no-time-to-blink.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="416neIkStgL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/s/dina-silver/no-time-to-blink.htm">No Time To Blink</a><span class="year"> (2018)</span><br><a href="/s/dina-silver/">Dina Silver</a><br><font size="-1">"‘In No Time To Blink, the past and the present are woven together in a gripping tapestry. At the heart of the novel is the love of a mother for her child. But this particular tale, with a mysterious foreign setting, will keep you reading late into the night. 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