Emily Carpenter Livres

The bestselling author of Burying the Honeysuckle Girls returns to uncover a faith healer's elusive and haunted past. Dove Jarrod was a renowned evangelist and faith healer. Only her granddaughter, Eve Candler, knows that Dove was a con artist. In the eight years since Dove's death, Eve has maintained Dove's charitable foundation--and her lies. But just as a documentary team wraps up a shoot about the miracle worker, Eve is assaulted by a vengeful stranger intent on exposing what could be Dove's darkest secret: murder... Tuscaloosa, 1934: a wily young orphan escapes the psychiatric hospital where she was born. When she joins the itinerant inspirational duo the Hawthorn Sisters, the road ahead is one of stirring new possibilities. And with an obsessive predator on her trail, one of untold dangers. For a young girl to survive, desperate choices must be made. Now, to protect her family, Eve will join forces with the investigative filmmaker and one of Dove's friends, risking everything to unravel the truth behind the accusations against her grandmother. But will the truth set her free or set her world on fire?

"A true psychological thriller that will leave you breathless." --Wendy Walker, bestselling author of All Is Not Forgotten and Emma in the Night Emotionally guarded Daphne Amos always believed she'd found a kindred spirit in her fianc , Heath. Both very private people, they've kept their pasts hidden from the world, and each other, until Heath's escalating nightmares begin to put an undeniable strain on their relationship. Determined to give their impending marriage the best chance of succeeding, Heath insists that Daphne join him on a seven-day retreat with Dr. Matthew Cerny, a psychologist celebrated for getting to the root of repressed memories. Daphne reluctantly agrees--even though the past is the last place she wants to go. The retreat's isolated and forbidding location increases her unease, as do the doctor's rules: they must relinquish their keys and phones, they'll be monitored at all hours by hidden cameras, and they're never to socialize with the other guests. One sleepless night, Daphne decides to leave her room...and only then does she realize that the institute is not at all what it seems--and that whatever's crying out from Heath's past isn't meant to be heard. It's meant to be silenced.

Althea Bell is still heartbroken by her mother's tragic, premature death--and tormented by the last, frantic words she whispered into young Althea's ear: Wait for her. For the honeysuckle girl. She'll find you, I think, but if she doesn't, you find her. Adrift ever since, Althea is now fresh out of rehab and returning to her family home in Mobile, Alabama, determined to reconnect with her estranged, ailing father. While Althea doesn't expect him, or her politically ambitious brother, to welcome her with open arms, she's not prepared for the chilling revelation of a grim, long-buried family secret. Fragile and desperate, Althea escapes with an old flame to uncover the truth about her lineage. Drawn deeper into her ancestors' lives, Althea begins to unearth their disturbing history...and the part she's meant to play in it. Gripping and visceral, this unforgettable debut delves straight into the heart of dark family secrets and into one woman's emotional journey to save herself from a sinister inheritance.

The story follows a restauranteur who, enticed by pandemic-era incentives, relocates her family to a seemingly perfect small town in Georgia. However, beneath the veneer of Southern hospitality and picturesque streets lies a disturbing darkness. This Southern Gothic tale draws parallels to the unsettling themes found in Shirley Jackson's The Lottery and Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects, exploring the hidden complexities and sinister undercurrents of small-town life.

This debut collection of poetry explores profound themes such as isolation, oppression, and love, while also offering poignant lessons. Emily Carpenter's work delves into the complexities of human experience, inviting readers to reflect on their own emotions and relationships through evocative language and imagery.

Ein fesselnder Roman über dunkle Familiengeheimnisse, der direkt ins Herz trifft. Noch immer leidet Althea Bell unter dem tragisch frühen Tod ihrer Mutter, der sie auf die schiefe Bahn gebracht hat. Als sie jetzt aus der Entzugsklinik zurückkehrt, erwartet sie nicht, dass sie von ihrem Vater oder ihrem politisch ambitionierten Bruder mit offenen Armen empfangen wird. Doch damit, dass die beiden so skrupellos sein könnten, sie als psychisch krank wegzuschließen, hat Althea nicht gerechnet. Nach und nach erkennt sie eine schreckliche Parallele zu ihren Vorfahrinnen, für die der dreißigste Geburtstag ein Todesurteil war. Geschwächt und verzweifelt muss Althea zusammen mit ihrer Jugendliebe die Wahrheit über die Vergangenheit ihrer Familie erfahren, über den dunklen Fluch, der über den Frauen lag. Bevor sie selbst in wenigen Tagen dreißig wird …

Na první pohled se může zdát, že Meg Ashleyová má všechno. Je mladá, krásná a život plný večírků jí financuje matka, zbožňovaná autorka hororového románu Kotě. Meg ale dobře ví, že nic není takové, jak se na první pohled zdá. V touze vymanit se z vlivu své matky přijme Meg nabídku k sepsání pamětí a odhalit tak lži, manipulace a osamělost, které provázely celé její dětství. Meg odjede na opuštěný ostrov Bonny Island, kde její matka kdysi psala kultovní Kotě. Snaha o skandální odhalení pravdy se ale velmi rychle promění ve vyšetřování několik desítek let staré vraždy, která se na ostrově odehrála a kdysi se stala předlohou pro napsání Kotěte.