The arrangement was just meant to fix their marriage.
No one was supposed to get hurt.
But when the rules of this open marriage are broken, the consequences are sinister.
Ainsley Greenburg is a fixer.
It's what she prides herself on.
So, when she realizes her marriage is at its breaking point, she makes a decision to repair it, no matter the cost. Approaching her husband to propose the arrangement is supposed to be the hard part, but Peter agrees to the salacious plan almost immediately.
The rules are simple:
Soon, though, the rules are broken, turning terrible mistakes into unspeakable consequences.
When the only person they can count on to keep their darkest secret is each other, new questions and deceits surface. Can they truly trust the person they share a life with, or will the vicious lies that have mounted over the years destroy everything they've built?
Once, Peter and Ainsley vowed to stand together forever, but as they push boundaries of deception, suspicion, and temptation, each begins to wonder if 'til death do us part may come sooner than they'd intended.
When Sophie Thatcher wakes up in a room she doesn't recognize after a night she can't remember, she assumes she had too much to drink and went home with a date.
Except...the date is nowhere to be found.
No one is.
The space she finds herself in is completely nondescript-the walls bare, fridge empty. And just when she thought things couldn't get bleaker or more confusing, she realizes the doors are locked from the outside.
Trapped inside an unfamiliar place and faced with a clock counting down to a mysterious deadline, Sophie tries desperately to recall the hours missing from her memory and formulate a plan to escape, but each attempt proves more futile than the last.
Hidden away from the world and unable to contact the people who would care that she's missing, Sophie has two questions ringing in her mind: Who would bring her to this place? And why?
When she's joined in her personal prison by someone she never thought she'd see again, everything changes and the idea of her being a random target instantly vanishes. Whoever brought Sophie to this place has plans for her and, if she can't figure out a way to escape before time runs out, her fate may be to remain hidden forever.
Ominous, dark, and completely disturbing, this pulse-pounding thriller from the twisted mind of million-copy bestselling author Kiersten Modglin is unlike anything you've read before.
The dark, scandalous, and completely twisted sequel to Kiersten Modglin's #1 bestselling domestic thriller, THE ARRANGEMENT...
First, there was the arrangement.
A simple, yet salacious fix to the problems looming in their marriage.
But when things took a tragic turn, Peter's and Ainsley's lives quickly fell into disarray.
Now, their secrets have been exposed.
They know the truth-about each other and their marriage.
As they struggle to move on from their past and the damage they've caused, new problems begin to surface.
Someone they love is hiding a catastrophic secret. The fragile ground they stand on is starting to crumble. Their family is being torn apart at the seams. And, maybe worst of all, a threat from the past is lurking, ready to unveil the things they'd kill to keep hidden.
They thought the nightmare they'd made it through was over, but the worst is just beginning...
Once, they vowed to do anything to make their marriage work.
Now, that vow will push every boundary they have left.
In order to survive, they'll need to completely trust each other.
But can they?
Last time they did, things went terribly wrong...
This time, it might be worse.
If there's one thing that's certain, their secrets are too big to let anyone walk away alive.
The highly anticipated, nerve-shredding conclusion to the #1 bestselling ARRANGEMENT trilogy...
First, there was THE ARRANGEMENT-a scandalous story about Peter and Ainsley Greenburg's attempt to fix their marriage, no matter the cost.
Next, came THE AMENDMENT-with their darkest secrets revealed, the couple set out in a treacherous attempt to repair what had been broken.
Now, Peter and Ainsley's marriage will be put to one final test with THE ATONEMENT.
Ainsley Greenburg has always been a fixer.
But her latest attempt to repair her marriage left it more damaged than ever before.
Now, trapped in a vicious game of cat and mouse with the man she thought she knew, Ainsley must do what it takes to put out the fire their arrangement ignited.
But it won't be that simple.
As Peter closes in on her, Ainsley finds herself driven down a path of paranoia and fear.
Her only hope lies in her ability to trust her instincts, but they've let her down before.
This time, there's so much more at stake, and the secrets waiting to be revealed will change everything.
Whom can she trust when her world is up in flames?
One wrong decision could cost her everything she has left-her family, her home, and her life.
And, with a final showdown looming, Ainsley must decide what she's willing to let burn in order to survive.
As the blaze continues to heat up, it's only a matter of time before someone must atone for their sins.
She thought she'd escaped her poisonous past...
Thirteen years ago, Maggie Ellis left her small town and vowed to never return. In her rearview mirror were two men she loved and an ominous secret that would forever haunt her.
Now, tragedy has brought her back, and she's determined to forget that fateful night. But in a town like Myers, with familiar faces and chilling memories lurking around every corner, moving on is easier said than done.
Before the ink can dry on the closing documents for her new residence, Maggie begins to feel unsettled. In every room, there's the unmistakable sensation she's being watched. The strange sounds, odd smells, and bizarre occurrences only add to her paranoia.
There's something sinister about her new home...
When she discovers the devastating truth about the house and its grim history, Maggie's worst fears are realized. In order to survive, she must unearth the secrets she'd always planned to keep buried.
After all, they say that home is where the heart is, but as Maggie knows, home is also where the skeletons lie.
Seamlessly blurring the edges between psychological thriller and romantic suspense, million-copy bestselling author Kiersten Modglin brings us a dark and twisted romantic thriller, perfect for fans of Verity, Tell Me Lies, The Ghost Writer, and YOU.
Your husband was involved in a fatal accident.
One horrific sentence, delivered in an impersonal phone call, changes Celine Thompson's life in a second. But when she's asked to identify his body, what she discovers sends everything she thought she knew about her life crashing down.
This man is not my husband.
But who was the man who died driving Tate's car? How did he have Tate's possessions and, more importantly, why do they sport identical tattoos?
We're going to find him.
When Tate doesn't answer his phone or arrive home after the accident, Celine fears the worst. Still holding on to hope her husband may be alive, Celine is desperate to track Tate down and figure out what's going on before it's too late. The only problem? There are dark truths waiting to come out that are so atrocious she won't ever be able to look away from them.
As she begins to put together the pieces of the mysterious day her husband went missing, it paints a picture of a man she never really knew. Is it possible Tate is still alive, or is she wasting her time searching for someone who will never be found? And if he is alive, how will they ever survive all that she's unearthed?
With time running out, Celine must push the limits of the law and her safety to shed light on the secrets that have been hiding in the dark corners of their life together. In doing so, she may just uncover the final missing piece to the puzzle surrounding her husband's fate.
Someone is lying.
Someone is missing.
Someone is guilty.
In this menacing, dark, and completely twisted domestic thriller, million-copy bestselling author Kiersten Modglin deep dives into a marriage riddled with lies, a couple with wicked secrets, and a woman who will stop at nothing to discover the truth about her husband's disappearance. Forget everything you think you know...
When my husband found this perfect little cabin in the woods for our honeymoon, I couldn't wait to get away. Just us in the middle of the forest, waking up every day in the trees, ending each night in the hot tub under the stars. But now I'm not sure that I know my husband at all...
I just wish we'd gone to the police when someone left a note on the doormat saying: She's dead, you're next. Ryan said I was overreacting, but I don't understand why he won't go to the cops now things are getting worse. Can I trust my husband?
I've known about the terrible thing that Ryan did for years and it's been tearing me apart. Last night I told him I would always keep his secret. But is the man I married hiding something else from me?
Now someone has cut the phone lines and we're trapped here. Ryan swears he has no idea what's going on and just wants to keep us safe. I'm here alone in the middle of the dark forest with the man I thought I could trust. My heart is racing and there's no one I can call...
My husband promised till death do us part. Am I about to find out what that means?
A heart-pounding, unbelievably twisty psychological thriller that will have you sleeping with the light on! Fans of Gone Girl, Behind Closed Doors and Date Night will be utterly gripped.
Readers are utterly gripped by Just Married!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WOW, WOW, WOW. I absolutely loved this book. It completely blew my mind and I have not been able to stop thinking about it since I finished reading it! I devoured this in one sitting... Magnificent. Keep them coming Kiersten! You just keep getting better and better!!!! NetGalley reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wow wow wow! What a great book. I literally read this book... in one day. I couldn't put it down. I can't wait to read more by this author.' Kristen 1015
One last trip before the baby gets here...
That's all the getaway is meant to be.
Then the guests arrive.
When Calvin and Sadie decide to spend their babymoon in a remote cabin in the snowy mountains before their first child is due, it's supposed to be a chance for them to connect, relax, and celebrate their future.
Before the vacation even gets started, shocking news leaves the couple reeling. To make matters worse, their arrival at the rental is marked by strange behavior from the homeowners, and Sadie can't shake the paranoia that she's being watched.
When another revelation comes to light that's so distressing it cracks the stable foundation Calvin and Sadie once stood on, everything changes. Suddenly unable to decide whom to trust and how to move forward, the getaway takes a terrifying turn. Just how safe are they up in the mountains all alone? Someone knows their location, and if the couple can't discover the truth before it's too late, their last trip before the baby arrives might just be their last trip...ever.
The secrets, lies, and betrayals hidden in this sinister domestic thriller from million-copy bestselling author Kiersten Modglin will chill you to your core.
Palmer Lewis married a liar.
But just how deadly are his lies?
Shortly after marrying her soulmate and the birth of their son, the lies begin.
First, it's the phone calls, always held in secret, always deleted from his phone.
Then it's his odd disappearances and the little nagging voice in her head screaming: something is not right.
When Palmer follows her gut -- and her husband -- she catches him with an unfamiliar woman in the park and in his biggest lie thus far. Learning from her past, she hatches a plan to protect herself and their child. But when her husband and son disappear one afternoon and don't return, Palmer must retrace her steps and dig deep to discover the truth before it's too late.
Who is the mysterious woman her husband lied about meeting? Who knows what happened to her family? Who's lying? In this twisted psychological thriller, the better question is, who isn't?
The arrangement was just meant to fix their marriage.
No one was supposed to get hurt.
But when the rules of this open marriage are broken, the consequences are sinister.
Ainsley Greenburg is a fixer.
It's what she prides herself on.
So, when she realizes her marriage is at its breaking point, she makes a decision to repair it, no matter the cost. Approaching her husband to propose the arrangement is supposed to be the hard part, but Peter agrees to the salacious plan almost immediately.
The rules are simple:
Soon, though, the rules are broken, turning terrible mistakes into unspeakable consequences.
When the only person they can count on to keep their darkest secret is each other, new questions and deceits surface. Can they truly trust the person they share a life with, or will the vicious lies that have mounted over the years destroy everything they've built?
Once, Peter and Ainsley vowed to stand together forever, but as they push boundaries of deception, suspicion, and temptation, each begins to wonder if 'til death do us part may come sooner than they'd intended.
On the day author Mari Morgan receives the email, she has little left to live for.
The message-simple yet utterly life-changing-offers a glimmer of hope to her dismal existence. It's the opportunity of a lifetime, and if she takes it, it could change everything.
Mari's immediate sense of unease is eclipsed only by her curiosity-elicited from the supposed fan on the other end of the email. Unsatisfied despite doing her due diligence, and with no way to discern the legitimacy of the sender, Mari takes a leap of faith and replies.
What harm could come from one innocent message?
Soon, as she comes face to face with her 'number one fan, ' it's all too clear things are not what they first appeared. Now trapped by a villain far more sinister than she could've crafted herself, the fate awaiting her is inspired by the darkest depths of the monsters in her own novels.
In order to escape and survive, Mari must use the strength of the heroines she's spent years writing about. But this villain has spent years inside her worlds, too.
How will she defeat an evil who has learned from the best?
For fans of Misery, YOU, and Behind Closed Doors, million-copy bestselling author Kiersten Modglin brings us a haunting tale of obsession and survival in the form of a writer's worst nightmare come to life.
Never trust a stranger...
But, late at night and trapped in the middle of nowhere during a terrible snowstorm, Tibby and Walker have no choice.
With roads shutting down and cell towers out, running into each other and deciding to travel together could either be their saving grace or worst mistake. When they're forced to take an unexpected detour and seek refuge in a roadside motel, the storm quickly becomes the least of their worries.
A disturbing discovery in the motel, the questionable actions of the mysterious owner and fellow guests, and a news report about a missing couple in the area set the scene for a terrifying night, but the worst is yet to come.
Each stranger holds a secret...but which one should be trusted?
From million-copy bestselling author Kiersten Modglin comes a fast-paced, heart-pounding thriller filled with secrets, lies, and hairpin twists and turns as dangerous as the icy roads the story is set upon.
Vera Bitter is dead, but her secrets have yet to be buried.
After the tragic death of Bridget's parents, her grandmother took her in. Vera Bitter raised her from behind a closed door-cold and uncaring from the moment she arrived at Bitter House. After Bridget's high school graduation, Vera kicked her out without so much as a goodbye, and Bridget never heard from her again. Which is why, when she receives word of Vera's passing and discovers she's inherited the family manor, she's immediately filled with dread.
Those worries are amplified when she arrives at Bitter House after years away to find an enigmatic piece of her past waiting for her. Growing up, there was only one person Bridget distrusted more than her grandmother, and that was Cole Warner-the son of Vera's house manager and the bane of her childhood existence. Now, he's her new housemate.
Owning the house she was once forced to leave with a man she's always despised forces Bridget to confront feelings and questions she's been running from since the day she was driven away from Bitter House.
Then the first letter arrives.
And with it, a world of secrets, darkness, and deception is unlocked. Years ago, Bridget tried and failed to find sanctuary inside the shadowy halls of Bitter House, and as she struggles to imagine a future there now, she discovers a terrifying truth: behind the iron gate and stone walls of the old estate, nothing is quite what it seems. Bitter House has secrets and, if she can't decide whom to trust, danger lies in wait.
From million-copy bestselling author Kiersten Modglin comes a bone-chilling, compulsively page-turning, and achingly addictive thriller set within the walls of a mysterious old manor with a sinister secret.
When Sophie Thatcher wakes up in a room she doesn't recognize after a night she can't remember, she assumes she had too much to drink and went home with a date.
Except...the date is nowhere to be found.
No one is.
The space she finds herself in is completely nondescript-the walls bare, fridge empty. And just when she thought things couldn't get bleaker or more confusing, she realizes the doors are locked from the outside.
Trapped inside an unfamiliar place and faced with a clock counting down to a mysterious deadline, Sophie tries desperately to recall the hours missing from her memory and formulate a plan to escape, but each attempt proves more futile than the last.
Hidden away from the world and unable to contact the people who would care that she's missing, Sophie has two questions ringing in her mind: Who would bring her to this place? And why?
When she's joined in her personal prison by someone she never thought she'd see again, everything changes and the idea of her being a random target instantly vanishes. Whoever brought Sophie to this place has plans for her and, if she can't figure out a way to escape before time runs out, her fate may be to remain hidden forever.
Ominous, dark, and completely disturbing, this pulse-pounding thriller from the twisted mind of million-copy bestselling author Kiersten Modglin is unlike anything you've read before.
It was the perfect place to grow up...and the perfect place to die.
After experiencing a personal tragedy, Carmen McKenna finds Hunter's Hollow-a bustling campground in rural North Carolina-to be her new home and worst nightmare.
Despite the promises of a chosen family and a safe place to grow up, living next door to the Hunters' two sons comes with its own set of challenges. Jack and Dean introduce Carmen to a world she's never known-one filled with young love, first heartbreak, and sinister secrets.
When a body is found at Hunter's Hollow, instantly shattering the tranquil façade that has surrounded the campground, the residents are forced to accept the truth: a killer is among them.
As the police search for answers to no avail, Carmen leaves the campground in hopes of clearing her mind and healing her broken heart.
Now, eleven years later and with the case still unsolved, Carmen returns to face the past and discover the truth about that terrible night. Before she can, a guest is reported missing from the campground and the circumstances are all too similar to the horror Carmen once faced.
They say you can't go home again, but when buried secrets call to Carmen from Hunter's Hollow, she's determined to learn the truth about what happened back then-and what's happening now-if it's the last thing she does.
Returning to once again blur the edges between psychological thriller and romantic suspense, million-copy bestselling author Kiersten Modglin brings us a sun-soaked, nostalgic, and completely twisted romantic thriller.
For two happy couples, the cruise of a lifetime may cost their lives.
Mae Barlowe's annual beach trip is anything but a vacation.
It's the anniversary of the worst day of her life.
When her husband and best friend surprise her with a last-minute itinerary change in the form of a couples' cruise, she struggles to hide her reservations about the new plan.
A week spent cruising around in a tropical paradise sounds like a dream come true to everyone else, but for Mae, it's an eerie reminder of chilling memories from her past.
Once on board the ship, a mysterious stranger causes confusion among the group, leading them to ask unsettling questions of one another.
Before they can get real answers, tragedy strikes.
Trapped on the vessel as it ventures toward their first destination, the friends struggle to come to grips with their new reality.
How do they stay safe when danger seems to be lurking around every corner?
Who can be trusted when nothing is quite what it seems?
How far will they go to protect the ones they love?
Sun, sand, and secrets await on this cruise to die for.
One last trip before the baby gets here...
That's all the getaway is meant to be.
Then the guests arrive.
When Calvin and Sadie decide to spend their babymoon in a remote cabin in the snowy mountains before their first child is due, it's supposed to be a chance for them to connect, relax, and celebrate their future.
Before the vacation even gets started, shocking news leaves the couple reeling. To make matters worse, their arrival at the rental is marked by strange behavior from the homeowners, and Sadie can't shake the paranoia that she's being watched.
When another revelation comes to light that's so distressing it cracks the stable foundation Calvin and Sadie once stood on, everything changes. Suddenly unable to decide whom to trust and how to move forward, the getaway takes a terrifying turn. Just how safe are they up in the mountains all alone? Someone knows their location, and if the couple can't discover the truth before it's too late, their last trip before the baby arrives might just be their last trip...ever.
The secrets, lies, and betrayals hidden in this sinister domestic thriller from million-copy bestselling author Kiersten Modglin will chill you to your core.
The highly anticipated, nerve-shredding conclusion to the #1 bestselling ARRANGEMENT trilogy...
First, there was THE ARRANGEMENT-a scandalous story about Peter and Ainsley Greenburg's attempt to fix their marriage, no matter the cost.
Next, came THE AMENDMENT-with their darkest secrets revealed, the couple set out in a treacherous attempt to repair what had been broken.
Now, Peter and Ainsley's marriage will be put to one final test with THE ATONEMENT.
Ainsley Greenburg has always been a fixer.
But her latest attempt to repair her marriage left it more damaged than ever before.
Now, trapped in a vicious game of cat and mouse with the man she thought she knew, Ainsley must do what it takes to put out the fire their arrangement ignited.
But it won't be that simple.
As Peter closes in on her, Ainsley finds herself driven down a path of paranoia and fear.
Her only hope lies in her ability to trust her instincts, but they've let her down before.
This time, there's so much more at stake, and the secrets waiting to be revealed will change everything.
Whom can she trust when her world is up in flames?
One wrong decision could cost her everything she has left-her family, her home, and her life.
And, with a final showdown looming, Ainsley must decide what she's willing to let burn in order to survive.
As the blaze continues to heat up, it's only a matter of time before someone must atone for their sins.
The dark, scandalous, and completely twisted sequel to Kiersten Modglin's #1 bestselling domestic thriller, THE ARRANGEMENT...
First, there was the arrangement.
A simple, yet salacious fix to the problems looming in their marriage.
But when things took a tragic turn, Peter's and Ainsley's lives quickly fell into disarray.
Now, their secrets have been exposed.
They know the truth-about each other and their marriage.
As they struggle to move on from their past and the damage they've caused, new problems begin to surface.
Someone they love is hiding a catastrophic secret. The fragile ground they stand on is starting to crumble. Their family is being torn apart at the seams. And, maybe worst of all, a threat from the past is lurking, ready to unveil the things they'd kill to keep hidden.
They thought the nightmare they'd made it through was over, but the worst is just beginning...
Once, they vowed to do anything to make their marriage work.
Now, that vow will push every boundary they have left.
In order to survive, they'll need to completely trust each other.
But can they?
Last time they did, things went terribly wrong...
This time, it might be worse.
If there's one thing that's certain, their secrets are too big to let anyone walk away alive.