Deep Dark Secrets

In this thriller by the bestselling author of D for Dead, a woman is terrorised after returning to the town where she was almost murdered eighteen years ago. The darkest minds hide the deepest secrets . . . Lizzie Kent wasn’t supposed to babysit the night she was murdered. She was covering for her best friend, Nell. Nell has lived with the guilt ever since. Eighteen years later Nell returns to the area, desperate to escape a bad relationship after inheriting her aunt’s rundown guesthouse. But her return isn’t welcomed by everyone—in particular Sam Kent, who blames Nell for his sister’s death. And after a few unsettling incidents, it becomes apparent that someone is trying to scare her. Is Sam responsible or has Nell’s abusive ex-boyfriend managed to track her down? Or is someone else, with a more sinister agenda, responsible? Previously published as The Darkness Beneath. Deep Dark Secrets is an astonishing psychological thriller that will appeal to fans of authors like Clare Mackintosh, Cara Hunter, and Paula Hawkins.

One thunder storming night, just-about-sixteen-year-old Lilly May packs up her school bags and leaves her loveless farming family for the great unknown in small town Alberta. Naive, ill-treated, and relentlessly determined, she lands in a diner where she finds a true treasure in friendship with the diner-owner, who paves a way for a successful future. But the past bleeds into the present when an older man arrives in her life, his charming and prosperous exterior hiding a dark and controlling heart that shatters Lilly May's innocence and hope. She must flee her past, conquering the ghosts of her own decisions to chase her dreams and make them a reality.

"This book is an eye opener to every women blindly expecting they along can change any man; a must read." Pastor Cynthia Joan Dunbar, Holy Temple Easton, PA "It's Caroline's painful past that has allowed her to progress and transition from victim to victor. She is a resounding voice for women and men whose lives are plagued by the devastating and destructive effects of sexual sin." Pastor Mark Parrott, Sr. This book openly and explicitly discusses one woman's shock and pain after marrying the man she loved. Her world turned upside down and became a living nightmare when she became faced with the truth; she married a pastor living with the "deep dark secret" of homosexuality. She lived with depression, suicidal tendencies and anger while he lived his secret life on the "down low." Caroline unashamedly discusses her fight to overcome the embarrassment and confusion she suffered at the hands of her husband. She honors God through her testimony reminding us our God is a healer and deliverer no matter the crisis. Her faith and trust deeply abound in the Lord Jesus Christ. Take a walk with her through this book. You will feel the pain, feel the shame and experience the victory!

"A gripping, edge of your seat author who always delivers." - Heidi Swain Lizzie Kent wasn't supposed to babysit the night she was murdered. She was covering for her best friend, Nell O'Connor, so Nell could sneak out and meet her boyfriend. Nell has had to live with the guilt ever since. Eighteen years later and Nell returns to Purity Island, desperate to escape a bad relationship. She has inherited her aunt's rundown guesthouse and hopes the island will offer her sanctuary and a fresh start. Her return isn't welcomed by everyone, though, in particular Sam Kent, who blames Nell for his sister's death. A few unsettling incidents soon make it apparent that someone is trying to spook her. Is Sam responsible or has Nell's abusive ex-boyfriend managed to track her down? Or is it someone with a more sinister agenda? Someone with a dark secret they will go to any length to keep hidden?