A young woman returns to her hometown to confront her troubled past in this absorbing novel of romantic suspenseSix years after 'the incident' that no one will talk about, Victoria Myers returns to her small hometown in the Catskill Mountains. After years in therapy, she is determined to start living life to the full once again – particularly when she starts dating handsome Bart Stonefield, son of a wealthy local businessman.But the past has not yet been laid to rest. No one has ever been brought to justice for the crime committed against the teenage Victoria – and at least one person within the community is concealing the truth about what happened that night. Not everyone is happy about Victoria and Brad's developing relationship – and what is it that Brad is keeping from Victoria? Is she still in danger?

A California housewife begins an ill-advised affair – with devastating consequences.Bored California housewife Clea Howard meets a handsome man in her local supermarket, and is instantly smitten. Knowing almost nothing about him, she rushes headlong into a passionate affair without stopping to think about the consequences, nor to question how come the intelligent and charming Lancaster seems to know so much about her.As the lies she is forced to tell family and friends in order to cover up the adulterous affair become ever more intricate, Clea's life threatens to spin wildly out of control. Who exactly is the mysterious Lancaster? And what is he really after?

Bobby loves his dog King, a playful German shepherd…until the day King turns and attacks him, snarling and vicious. The dog is put to sleep, but Bobby still sees him everywhere—in the garden, on the stairs, crouching, waiting.     Then the horrific deaths begin—brutal, savage maulings. Terror grips the sleepy town of Fallsburg, and doors are nervously locked at night. For through the woods runs a dark shadow with dripping jaws, eluding pursuit with uncanny skill.     Now, more than ever, the scientist down the road must guard the deadly secret of the monster they’ve unleashed.

From the bestselling author of THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE."A master of psychological thrillers!"—V.C. AndrewsThey were four perfect little children. Alex had taught them well. They helped with the house, set the table for meals, and went straight upstairs after dinner to do their homework. They did as they were told—that is, as Alex told.Sharon didn't miss the glances that passed between her husband and the foster children. From the day they arrived, they had looked up to Alex, worshiped him. Why, it even seemed they were beginning to act like Alex—right down to the icy sarcasm, the terrifying smile, the evil gleam in their eyes when they looked at her.Oh yes, they'd do anything to please Alex. Anything at all...

Young Leon and Ursula had little except each other. Mother was driven by a psychotic need to cleanconstantlyeverything in sight. Father was consumed by his medical practice and an analytical approach to life. But he understood the sensual hunger growing inside his childrens young bodies. He knew they could help each other answer, The Need. Father had Science. Father had Reason. And he had Pin. Pin who answered all the childrens questions in a voice not unlike the doctors. Fathers clever trick. Fathers brilliant illusion. But then there was the accident and Mother and the doctor were dead. Still there was Pinwho had so much to tell then even yetwhose enigmatic stare held such wisdom. There would just be the three of them now. Quiet Leon, beautiful and frightened Ursula, and wise, implacable Pin. They were all each of them would need. Ever.