A suburban wife and mother’s devastating secret spirals into a fight for survival against a stalker in a twisting novel of psychological suspense about power, privilege, and lies.

After twenty-plus years of marriage and with their daughter off to college, Magnolia Mercer-Voss and her husband, Cam, are in the empty-nest phase of their lives. Magnolia is a marketing coordinator for an esteemed California winery. Cam is building his own start-up. They’re convinced that only the best is yet to come.

Then Magnolia makes a catastrophic mistake she can’t take back—with a man more dangerous than she can imagine.

Dominic Redfield is a wealthy and unnervingly charming investor who is quickly gaining control of the winery. He’s also inserting himself into every aspect of Magnolia’s life, taking sick pleasure in workplace harassment, intimidation, and devious manipulation. And Magnolia can’t tell a soul—as Dominic reminds her: I know your secrets.

A nightmare of psychological warfare has begun. For Magnolia, it’s about more than keeping her secrets hidden.

It’s about surviving them.

Faith Gardner is the author of fifteen novels, including The Spin, Breakneck Bay, and The Mirror House Girls, a 2025 IngramSpark Top Pick selection. She is also the author of a number of short stories and has been twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Born and raised in California, Faith attended UC Berkeley and then moved on to a career in political news before becoming a full-time author. When her head isn’t stuck in a book, Faith loves playing music, cooking, reading tarot cards, relishing all things spooky and witchy, and cuddling her bunnies. She lives in the Bay Area with her family. For more information, visit www.faithgardner.com.