A feminist fairytale retelling becomes a real-life nightmare. From USA Today bestselling author Melissa F. Miller comes a haunting psychological thriller about two women trapped by a storm, hunted by the past, and desperate to survive the present. A stay in a remote cabin is supposed to help Emily Rose finish her book—a feminist retelling of a fairytale about a princess and her lady-in-waiting imprisoned in a tower. Instead, it becomes the setting for a reckoning seven years in the making. Emily has spent years hiding her trauma from the night she found her roommate murdered. When her husband, Tristan, books her writing retreat at an isolated property, she meets Alex, a woman with secrets of her own—including one that that could destroy Emily’s marriage. Trapped by a fierce storm and haunted by the brutal attacks that marked their pasts, a series of unnerving events—a watcher in the woods, a smashed cell phone, slashed tires—forces the women together to rescue themselves from a very real, present danger. Interspersed with passages of Emily’s work-in-progress, Cut Off from Sky and Earth is a chilling exploration of the weight of memory, the burden of trauma, and the courage it takes to break free. For readers of psychological suspense, feminist thrillers, and literary mysteries with a dark fairytale edge.
Author
USA Today bestselling author Melissa F. Miller is a former attorney who traded the practice of law for the art of telling stories. She is the author of more than two dozen bestselling legal thrillers, suspense thrillers, romantic comedic mysteries, and forensic thrillers. All her work shares two common threads: pulse-pounding, tightly plotted action and smart, unlikely heroines and heroes. Her books feature such diverse protagonists as a pint-sized attorney and mother of twins who’s trained in Krav Maga; a Native American government investigator who relies on her heritage to guide her when the chips are down; a Buddhist forensic pathologist who refuses to harm any living creature; and a trio of twenty-something sisters just starting out in their careers who find murder and mayhem wherever they go. She's edited medical, scientific, and technical journals, as well as educational books; clerked for a federal judge; worked for major international law firms; and run a two-person law firm with her lawyer husband. Now, powered by coffee, she writes crime fiction and homeschools her children. When she's not writing, and sometimes when she is, Melissa travels around the country in an RV with her husband, three kids, and their cat. To find out when Melissa releases a new book, visit www.melissafmiller.com and sign up for her email newsletter.
