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Meet The Parents
Meet The Parents
Series · 2 books · 2024-2026
By
Emily Shiner
Books in series
#1
Meet the Parents
2024
“We’re so excited to have you here in our home.” My boyfriend’s mother smiles at me a little too wide. His father’s eyes are hard at the edges. It’s like they’re hiding something. But of course, I already know that… The mother: Stay\-at\-home mother Marta lives in her successful husband’s shadow, overlooked by him ever since her darling son Owen went to medical school. She’s not about to let the beautiful Gina take Owen away from her. Marta will play nice, get Gina to trust her. And then she has a plan of her own. The son: Owen is already certain he wants to marry Gina. She’s perfect. They just have to get through this weekend and then he’ll propose. Sure, his mom can be overprotective. But Owen knows why. He knows what she’s hiding. The girlfriend: Ever since purposefully running into Dr Owen Whitlock at the hospital, Gina has been playing the doting girlfriend. She didn’t mean to fall for Owen’s charms for real… Now she’s finally meeting his parents at their sprawling, secluded home. Gina knows all about the terrible secrets this family is covering up. And she’ll do anything to make sure they never find out who she really is. By the end of the weekend, the Whitlock’s beautiful house will have burned to the ground. And someone won’t make it out alive… Fans of The Housemaid, The Girl in Seat 2A and The Perfect Marriage will be totally hooked.
#2
Meet the In-Laws
2026
They say you’re welcome in this family. They’re lying…
Gina Whitlock
was never close to her parents. Standing on the porch of her childhood home with her new husband,
Dr Owen Whitlock
, Gina nervously adjusts his shirt before he tugs his arm away with a sharp look. This is the first time he’s meeting her family. Gina needs everything to go perfectly. More than her marriage is at stake. What happens this weekend could save her life… But as her mother, Carol, welcomes them inside with a wide smile, Gina notices the newly renovated kitchen and expensive gold watch on her father’s wrist. Things her parents shouldn’t be able to afford. Oozing charm, Owen greets her mother with an unexpected familiarity that sends a chill down Gina’s spine.
Gina didn’t bring Owen here to play happy families. And she didn’t marry him for love. Gina wants revenge. But if her new husband is no stranger to his in-laws, is she more alone than she realized? And in more danger than ever?
Meet the In-Laws
is an absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller that will keep you up reading late into the night! Fans of Daniel Hurst, Freida McFadden and
The Perfect Marriage
will be totally hooked.
This book can be read as a standalone.
Author
Emily Shiner
Author · 32 books