Lucinda Berry Knihy

Z parkoviště před supermarketem beze stopy zmizí mladá žena a zanechá po sobě manžela a malou dcerku. Všichni ji neúnavně hledají, ale marně. Až po dlouhých jedenácti letech se stane zázrak. Na benzinové stanici v daleké Montaně se objeví vyděšená žena s kojencem v náruči a křičí o pomoc. Ukáže se, že je to roky pohřešovaná Kate. Katein návrat obrátí život její bývalé rodiny vzhůru nohama. Manžel se znovu oženil a dcera si na ni stěží pamatuje. Kate navíc vypadá úplně jinak než kdysi. A jinak se i chová. Její blízcí se ji s pomocí odborníků snaží opět navrátit do normálního života. Avšak na povrch postupně vyplouvá nepříjemná pravda: Katein návrat má zřejmě mnohem temnější pozadí, než si kdo dokázal představit.

Christopher a Hannah jsou šťastný pár. I po letech manželství se milují a vzájemně se doplňují. Ona pracuje jako zdravotní sestra, on se specializuje na ortopedii. Vedou spokojený život, jemuž k dokonalosti schází jediná věc – dítě. Když se v nemocnici, kde oba pracují, objeví šestiletá týraná a vážně zanedbaná holčička, Christopher si ji okamžitě zamiluje a přesvědčí svou ženu, aby malou Janie adoptovali a poskytli jí zázemí a domov. Jenže Janie není obyčejné dítě. Ukazuje se, že její těžce poznamenaná psychika je nad síly novopečených rodičů. Christopherovi je naprosto oddaná, avšak chová se znepokojivě, a veškerý svůj vztek cílí na Hannah. Ta není schopná navázat s holčičkou láskyplný vztah a dostává se pod stále větší tlak. Avšak Christopher odmítá vidět pravou Janiinu povahu. Hannah si uvědomuje, že Janie Christopherem manipuluje a snaží se mezi ně vrazit klín, přestože ona se upřímně snaží rodinu stmelit. Manželství se ocitá v krizi a Hannah je na pokraji sil. Hrozí, že dítě, jež mělo být poutem, rodinu nenapravitelně rozvrátí. Ukazuje se, že cesta do pekla opravdu bývá vydlážděna těmi nejlepšími úmysly…

Když se Kiersten McCannová, předsedkyně Klubu matek ze západního Hollywoodu, objeví mrtvá ve vlastním bazénu, je hned jasné, že nešlo o nehodu. Podezření padá na tři ženy – Whitney, Brooke a Jade. Každá z nich má temná tajemství i motiv pro vraždu přítelkyně. Jak vyšetřování postupuje, odhalují se nečekané zrady, lži a spiknutí, jež jim mohou zničit život. V sázce je nejen přátelství, ale i zdánlivě idylický svět, který si ženy vytvořily. Západní Hollywood už nikdy nebude jako dřív.

An unthinkable tragedy forever changes a group of teens and turns family against family in this edge-of-your-seat thriller that begs to be read in one sitting. Best friends Lindsey, Kendra, and Dani endure every parent's nightmare when a tragic accident befalls their teenage boys, leaving one dead, another in a coma, and a third too traumatized to speak. Reeling from the worst night of their lives, the three mothers plunge into a desperate investigation of the bizarre incident. How could something so horrible happen in their wealthy Southern California suburb? They soon discover that the accident was just the beginning, and troubling discoveries lead to chilling questions: Do they really know their children? Do they even know each other? As more secrets surface, a fog of doubt and suspicion threatens to poison their families, their friendships, and the whole community. With the illusion of happiness and safety long gone, these women must now confront the hazards of heartbreak, the consequences of jealousy, and the dangers of living double lives.

One woman's reappearance throws her family into turmoil, exposing dark secrets and the hidden, often devastating truth of family relationships. Kate Bennett vanished from a parking lot eleven years ago, leaving behind her husband and young daughter. When she shows up at a Montana gas station, clutching an infant and screaming for help, investigators believe she may have been abducted by a cult. Kate's return flips her family's world upside down--her husband is remarried, and her daughter barely remembers her. Kate herself doesn't look or act like she did before. While the family tries to help Kate reintegrate into society, they discover truths they've been hiding from each other about their own relationships. But they aren't the only ones with secrets. As the family unravels what happened to Kate, a series of shocking revelations shows that Kate's return is more sinister than any of them could have imagined.

We forgive murderers, not pedophiles. Not since Lionel Shriver brought us We Need to Talk About Kevin has a writer delved into the complexities of a disturbed mother/son relationship. Until now. Meet Noah—an A-honor roll student, award-winning swimmer, and small-town star destined for greatness. There weren’t any signs that something was wrong until the day he confesses to molesting little girls during swim team practice. He’s sentenced to eighteen months in a juvenile sexual rehabilitation center.His mother, Adrianne, refuses to turn her back on him despite his horrific crimes, but her husband won’t allow Noah back into their home. In a series of shocking and shattering revelations, Adrianne is forced to make the hardest decision of her life. Just how far will she go to protect her son?Saving Noah challenges everything you think you know about teenage sexual offenders. It will keep you up at night long after you've read the last page, questioning beliefs you once thought were true.

Dangerously addictive, The Secrets of Us is a pulse-pounding exploration of a disturbed psyche and the bond between two sisters desperate to escape a troubled past. Foster sisters Krystal and Nichole have always been there for each other, so when Nichole is committed to a psychiatric hospital after trying to kill her husband, Krystal drops everything to defend her. Scarred by a hard upbringing, Nichole and Krystal managed to construct comfortable lives for themselves. Krystal became a respected lawyer, and Nichole was happily married to an architect--until Nichole starts raving that her husband isn't her husband, believing that he's an imposter. Driven by fierce loyalty, Krystal starts asking questions, but she's not sure she can bear the answers. Her investigation leads to the sisters' dark shared past...to a horrible tragedy and a well-guarded lie that cemented their sisterly bond. But that lie can't kill the truth--the battered, gasping, clawing truth that's coming for them both. Now Krystal and Nichole must both fight for the lives they've built before they're consumed by the one they left behind.

From the bestselling author of The Best of Friends comes a heart-stopping psychological thriller about the shades of truth and the power of lies in the wake of one mother's unspeakable loss. Therapist turned stay-at-home mom Jules Hart's idyllic suburban life shatters when she crashes her car into an icy lake. Her son and another teenage boy plunge into the water with her, but Jules can only manage to save one--the wrong one. Reeling from the death of her son, Jules spirals into a violent and unstable mental state. Ten months after the accident, she's still trying to reckon with the fact that she rescued Isaac Greer, another woman's child, when Isaac suddenly vanishes. Jules finds herself at the center of a massive police investigation. While she harbors her own dangerous secrets, Jules is adamant that she didn't take Isaac. But then who did? Is Isaac the victim of a dangerous killer who's been targeting boys in the Midwest? Or is someone else pulling the strings in this deadly game?

From the bestselling author of The Best of Friends comes a fast-paced thriller about how one woman's murder unravels the tangled web of lies and deceit connecting a group of Hollywood elite. When Kiersten McCann, president of the West Hollywood Moms' Club, turns up dead in her own pool, it quickly becomes clear this wasn't an accident. And the party guests--all members of the exclusive club--are now key suspects in her murder. Accusations fly, and three mothers find themselves at the center of the investigation. Whitney, Brooke, and Jade all have heavy secrets to bear...and possible motives for their friend's murder. But as the police look closer, more secrets, betrayals, and sinister plots are revealed than the women could ever imagine. With everything at stake, deceit threatens to shatter their illusions of the perfect life. West Hollywood will never be the same.

Bestselling author Lucinda Berry serves up a haunting thriller about four friends sworn to secrecy over the events of one fateful summer--and the dark truths that threaten to erupt years later. They never considered how his wife might react, or that by the end of the summer a man would be dead. But Blakely always got her way, and the others followed her lead--even when they knew it was dead wrong. The girls had been friends from day one at Camp Pendleton, a haven for gifted children. But their senior summer was different. When Mr. Crosby, the handsome tennis coach, wound up murdered after a reckless lie, Blakely, Grace, Meg, and Thera swore themselves to secrecy. And never spoke to each other again. Until now. Twenty years later a sinister note claiming to know what they did brings them back together. And once again Blakely is pulling the strings. Unfolding in a dual timeline, If You Tell a Lie is a disturbing journey into the dangerous, sometimes deadly consequences of peer pressure--with a bone-chilling twist you'll never see coming.