First published 2023
Sloane Chase has rebuilt her life after tragedy. The D.C. philanthropist married Senator Whit Montgomery two years after both lost their previous spouses in a horrific accident. Now Sloane faces hip replacement surgery, complicated by the lupus she has battled since her twenties. She and Whit hire Athena Karras as a home health aide to help during recovery. Athena seems perfect. She cares for Sloane and assists with her charitable foundation. But Sloane's condition worsens instead of improving. Athena claims the lupus is progressing, yet Sloane grows suspicious. Why does Athena probe so deeply about the foundation and Sloane's past? Are those sultry glances between Athena and Whit real or imagined? As Sloane's health deteriorates, her paranoia intensifies. She must determine whether Athena is a devoted caregiver or something far more dangerous. In Washington's corridors of power, where anyone can be replaced, Sloane discovers that having everything means having everything to lose.
Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: slow-burn, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Washington DC
Period: 21st-century
320 pages · Hardcover · Bantam
Content warnings: mental-illness