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A psychological thriller about a kidnapping survivor whose court-ordered helpers may be anything but. Domestic suspense built on paranoia, gaslighting and the terror of not being believed.

She thought surviving meant they were safe. She was wrong.

After surviving a brutal kidnapping, Elizabeth is determined to protect her son and reclaim their quiet life. No more strangers. No more threats. Just safety.

But safety is a fragile illusion.

A courtroom mandate forces her to open their home to a psychologist and a social worker, two people who claim to help but begin asking the wrong questions. Her parenting. Her past. Her sanity.

When Timothy begins to withdraw and show signs of distress, Elizabeth suspects something is very wrong. But is it the trauma resurfacing, or something far more dangerous?

Because someone wants control. Someone wants access. And someone isn’t who they claim to be.

Perfect for readers of B.A. Paris, Shari Lapena and Freida McFadden, domestic psychological suspense packed with gaslighting, unreliable allies, hard-won survival.

Praise for the When Bad Things Happen Series:

★★★★★ “The characters are normal people that are you and me and my neighbors and my friends and family. The characters are us. All of us.”

★★★★★ “These books are addictive. I just keep wanting to read more!”

★★★★★ “This book series is one you start and can’t put down. Recommend it.”

★★★★★ “This story grabbed me and wouldn't let go... it kept me up way too late many nights because I couldn't put it down.”

★★★★★ “Kept me up all night, in a good way, to finish it.”

★★★★★ “The story is compelling to the point of me not being able to do anything but read until I found out how it ended.”

★★★★★ “Edge-of-your-seat reading that you can't put down.”

★★★★★ “It was a believable plot with the main character so well defined it was like you knew her.”

Dr. Sharon A. Mitchell lives on a farm, with her nearest neighbor several miles away. Doesn't that seem like the ideal setting to spark the imagination? She takes long walks with her hundred-pound German Shepherd dogs, Pickles and Dill. (She didn't name them - don't blame her). The Farmers of Goodrich County is a series of clean and wholesome romances set in a western small town, farming region. She's working on her eighth psychological thriller novel for the When Bad Things Happen series. Besides two, three short stories tied to that series, and bonus material at the end of many of the books, she's written six novels, each featuring an autistic child or young adult. Two nonfiction books accompany that autism series. Sharon's been a teacher, counselor, psychologist and consultant for decades and continues to teach university classes to soon-to-be teachers and administrators.