I checked.” My kids are my life, and he knows that. Just getting some paperwork ready for the day,” he says. “You’re not going to tell me?” He sounds amused. It’s three thirty in the morning, and I’ve been sitting in this chilly rental car for three hours, not counting a quick dash into the convenience store down the road for a pee and a giant coffee I’m going to regret. “Right now? Exactly nothing,” I say, and yawn. I hear the purr in the back of my throat. A little bubble of warmth explodes inside me as I hit the button and lift the phone to my ear. There are only six people in the world I take calls from on this number. And she'll never stop.When my personal phone rings, I check the caller ID. One thing is certain: she's learned how to fight evil. Gwen Proctor must keep friends close and enemies at bay to avoid being exposed-or watch her kids fall victim to a killer who takes pleasure in tormenting her. Though still the target of stalkers and Internet trolls who think she had something to do with her husband's crimes, Gwen dares to think her kids can finally grow up in peace.īut just when she's starting to feel at ease in her new identity, a body turns up in the lake-and threatening letters start arriving from an all-too-familiar address. With her ex now in prison, Gwen has finally found refuge in a new home on remote Stillhouse Lake. But when a car accident reveals her husband's secret life as a serial killer, she must remake herself as Gwen Proctor-the ultimate warrior mom. Gina Royal is the definition of average-a shy Midwestern housewife with a happy marriage and two adorable children.

But just when she's starting to feel at ease in her new identity, a body turns up in the lake'-Back cover.Īn Amazon Charts and USA Today bestseller.

Though still the target of stalkers and Internet trolls who think she had something to do with her husband's crimes, Gwen dares to think her kids can finally grow up in peace. About the Book 'Gina Royal is the definition of average-a shy Midwestern housewife with a happy marriage and two adorable children.

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