Forget Me Not is Southern suspense at its finest. Stacy Willingham delivers a taut, emotionally charged thriller that blends family trauma, long-buried secrets, and the eerie charm of a coastal vineyard into a story that grips from the very first page.

Claire is a compelling narrator—gritty, guarded, and quietly unraveling as she returns to the scene of her greatest heartbreak. What begins as a reluctant homecoming quickly spirals into an obsessive search for answers, fueled by a mysterious diary and chilling echoes of her sister’s unsolved disappearance.

Willingham builds tension throughout, wrapping every chapter in creeping dread and a sense that something just beneath the surface is about to crack. With vivid prose, a setting that hums with heat and hidden danger, and a plot that twists until the final page, Forget Me Not is both a riveting mystery and an aching exploration of memory, guilt, and grief.

A perfect pick for fans of slow-burn suspense with emotional depth and razor-sharp twists.

As someone typically pretty critical of thriller novels, I was pleasantly surprised by this read!

Such an intriguing and entertaining story down to the very end. Somehow, it felt nostalgic and similar to other Southern crime stories, yet fresh and interesting.

Avoided being corny and predictable.

The writing truly reminded me of the sights, sounds, and feels of being in the south in the summer and really lent to the deep discomfort the fmc was suffering through both mentally and physically.

It definitely felt reminiscent of season 1 of True Detective with that deep southern “we don’t share our family secrets” energy.

Overall, it is an easily digestible, juicy story super accessible to those like myself who don’t always aim for the mystery read.

Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for the ARC.

For me, this was just an average thriller. But I did enjoy the vineyard setting. I just wish there was more suspense.

4.5/5 ⭐️

This is the third book I’ve read from this author and this one did not disappoint!
Claire Campbell is unexpectedly called home to deal with a family issue and is immediately drawn back into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of her sister, Natalie, that happened decades before. While in her hometown, she can’t help but revisit the farm where her family spent one last happy day before their lives were shattered. She takes a job at the farm on a whim and ends up finding a diary, which shows the farm and its characters in a sinister light. Claire becomes obsessed with finding the truth about the farm and what really happened to her sister all those years before.
Almost immediately this book puts you on the edge of your seat and keeps you there for the entire duration. I reached the climax of this story while I was getting a pedicure and literally sat in my car to finish the last 50 pages before I drove home because I couldn’t stand to wait to find out how it ended. I am usually someone who guesses the plot twists and endings before they happen and I failed with this one over and over again.
I highly recommend checking this one out when it’s published on 8/26/2025!
Thank you Net Galley and St. Martin’s Press/Minotaur Books for providing me with a digital ARC in exchange for my honest thoughts!

Claire is dealing with a missed promotion and hasn’t properly grieved the disappearance of her sister for over a decade. She’s drawn home to care for her mother after an accident, but is soon pushed out of her mother’s home and she begins to spend time at a farm where her sister spent a lot time before she disappeared. Claire starts to become suspicious when she finds clues there of what might have <i>really</i> happened to her sister.

Stacy Willingham has become an auto read author for me. Her thrillers are gripping from page 1 to the end and this one also fit the bill! Usually I can’t predict what’s going to happen, but this one I was able to more or less predict the major twists. That being said, it did not detract from the overall enjoyment, and this was an engaging page turner. If you have enjoyed her other books or domestic thrillers, then I think you’ll enjoy this too!!

I only wish the diary that Claire finds and reads throughout the book was written in diary format rather than a 3rd person retelling of the events in the diary. I think this would have provided a bit more of Marcia’s voice to those sections.

An eerie psychological suspense! Kept me guessing!

Natalie disappeared 22 years ago. She was never found. Claire, her younger sister, became estranged from her imploded family. Now, she returns to her hometown to see her mom. She is soon working at secluded farm where her sister once worked years ago. It’s eerie, the people are odd and she finds a diary.
Who are these people and did they have something to do with Natalie’s disappearance ? What about the other missing girls?


Thank you to Netgalley for the advance ebook!

Wow! This is the second book I've read by this author, and once again, they did not disappoint. I absolutely love their writing style—it's captivating and full of surprises. Just when I think I know where the story is heading, it takes a completely unexpected turn, which keeps me hooked from start to finish.

If you're a fan of a good mystery, this one is a must-read. It’s haunting, suspenseful, and lingers in your mind long after you've turned the last page. Some parts are genuinely chilling, and I found myself thinking about the story long after I finished it.

I’ll definitely be picking up more books by this author—they’ve quickly become a favorite!

Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for this ARC.

I absolutely loved this book. I can't wait until I can read the next book by Stacy Willingham. Five out of five stars from me and would be more if I could.

Claire is an investigative journalist, having just left her job she’s working on her own and not finding a ton of work. Her mother has an accident and injured her leg, with her dad reaching out asking her to return home and help. Claire is estranged from her parents after their divorce and her sisters disappearance 22 years ago. But she heads home and doesn’t last long before leaving again when her mom pushes her away. Claire winds up taking a job at Galloway Farms, the last place her missing sister was before disappearing. Soon after starting the job she realizes something is off about the owners and finds the wife’s lost journal. But is her missing sister clouding her judgment or is something going on with this family?
I really enjoyed this book! The beginning was perfect pace and I had to keep going reading the diary journal entries.I really enjoyed the split timelines and how they played out in this book!

Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham


This gripping novel will have you on the edge of your seat! I enjoyed the twists and found myself completely out intrigued by the first page .

Clair’s sister disappeared 22 years ago and now Clair’s back home after getting passed by on a job promotion. She finds herself a new job at the same farm her sister worked before disappearing. She begins to suspect her new employers are not to he trusted.

I really enjoyed reading FORGET ME NOT. I was drawn into the story. There was an ominous feel. There were times when I was questioning what Claire was doing, but it all made sense at the end.

Forget me not was twisty and thrilling. I really enjoyed the setting along with the characters and their backgrounds. I tried guessing many times at what was going to happen but I had it wrong and I really like when I’m bested by an author. Thank you for allowing me to read a digital ARC of this book.

Stacy Willingham never disappoints, and Forget Me Not is no exception. This gripping thriller had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. With twists and turns I didn’t see coming, it’s a compelling story about a sister’s desperate search for the truth. The suspense builds with every chapter, making it hard to put down. Another solid read from Willingham!

4.75 lots of twists and turns. Some you see coming some catch you off guard. I feel like Stacy Willingham deserves a lot more attention and praise! Have very much enjoyed every one of her books and this one is no exception.

Highly recommend this quick, entertaining and exciting read!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martins Press for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

When Claire quits her job after not receiving a well deserved promotion she returns home to take care of her mother. This leads to her anxiety about her dead sister, her mother never seeming to want her there and more questions than answers to her sister past. She sets off on a journey to find the answers she feels she needs in order to move on with her life only to find out so much more, must be the reporter in her.

Cult vibes, family secrets, murder, twist and turns - it has so much suspense and thrill I just wished I had more time to read without stopping!

This was well written and kept me on my toes, just when I thought I had it figured out BAM new twist and secret revealed!

Stacy Willingham knows how to write a gripping suspense novel. Giving you just enough information at the right time to keep you coming back. The topic is a tough one, with missing teenagers being taken advantage of and being tricked by the promise of a “new life”, but I did need to know what happened to the missing sister.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy.

I received this book as an ARC from the publisher and NetGalley. This review is my own. I really enjoyed this book! Claire Campbell suffered a horrible loss 22 years ago when her sister Natalie, then age 18, went missing and was never seen again. Claire goes home to help her mother after she breaks her leg, but she discovers her mother doesn’t want her around. Claire retraces Natalie’s steps from the summer she disappeared, and she discovers the shocking truth of it all. Gripping, exciting, and very hard to put down. 4.5 stars.

I’ve read All The Dangerous Things by this author and really enjoyed that one so I could not wait to read Forget Me Not!

Forget Me Not grabbed my attention very early on and kept me entertained and curious throughout. I liked the MC Claire and I liked the mystery. I will say for me this was more of just a mystery than a thriller but the atmosphere was very well done. I enjoyed it, but I didn’t absolutely love it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing a free ebook copy in exchange for an honest review. This book will be released August 26, 2025.

Forget me Not follows Claire as she heads home, 22 years after her sister's disappearance and presumed murder. Fast paced mystery thriller that keeps your interest until the end. Thanks to NetGalley and St.Martin's Press for an early ARC in exchange for a honest review.

4.5⭐️ This had me riveted from page one. I love Willingham’s ability to immerse you in the story and keep you turning the pages to unravel the mystery!

Claire is a struggling journalist who comes back to her hometown in South Carolina when her mom has an accident. Her sister disappeared 20 years earlier and she finds herself working at Galloway farm for the summer where her sister mysteriously disappeared. When she finds the diary of Marcia, the wife of the owner, she starts to realize that the farm is not as it seems.

This had me hooked from the beginning. Willingham had an uncanny ability to keep you guessing until the very end. I thoroughly enjoyed this.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this advanced e-copy in exchange for my honest opinions!