First published 2026
Helen's world collapsed when Tyler, her soulmate, was murdered. In her grief, she impulsively married Wade, almost a stranger, and followed him to an isolated farmhouse in rural Washington. She traded her Seattle life for canning vegetables and sewing clothes, though she fantasizes about burning down her garden. She battles insomnia and PTSD with poetry by Plath and Poe, remembering her life with Tyler. Then Isaac arrives at their door. Wade claims Isaac is his brother who died years ago in a farm accident. Wade warns Helen they're in danger, but Helen doesn't know what's real anymore. Is Isaac actually dead? Is Wade manipulating her fragile mental state? Or is her own mind betraying her? Helen must untangle the truth about both men while her grip on reality weakens. The wrong choice could kill her.
Genres: fiction, contemporary, adult, adult-fiction, thriller, psychological-thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, claustrophobic, dark, haunting, psychologically-intense, unsettling
Tropes: gaslighting, isolated-setting, psychological-manipulation, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Seattle, Washington, rural farmhouse
Period: 21st-century, contemporary
352 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow
Content warnings: death, gaslighting, mental-illness, murder