2026

When a woman returns to the scene of the horrific mass murder that shattered her life, the nightmare begins again in a chilling novel of psychological suspense. Five years ago, Tessa Chamberlain was the lone survivor of a beach house massacre that left three of her friends dead—and Tessa with an inescapable, unending dread. Now she’s going back to face her fears. Renting the same beach house where she almost died, Tessa returns to lonely Cassadaga Island off the coast of Maine long after the tourists and summer residents have departed for the winter. But as the fog rolls in and the nights grow longer, she wonders if she made a terrible mistake. There are footsteps on the porch, creaks from the second floor, and an unsettling feeling of being watched. If only someone believed her. Because the terrors Tessa thought were long behind her are starting again. And this time, trapped and alone, she might not be lucky enough to survive them.

As a home aide, Emily Just has lived with families and seen too many secrets. Yet when she accepts a new job for the wife of a reclusive tech tycoon in Silicon Valley, she finds herself cut off from the outside world, in a high-security mansion that watches her every move. And the more she tries to connect with her agoraphobic charge, the more she suspects this isolation isn't for protection—it's imprisonment. When someone associated with the family ends up dead under mysterious circumstances, Emily knows it’s time to take charge of her situation. But in this house of futuristic horrors, can Emily discover the truth before she’s trapped forever? A TRUSTED WIFE (An Emily Just Psychological Thriller—Book 1) is the first novel in a new psychological suspense series by mystery and suspense author Ella Swift.