Books in series
#1
It Began With a Lie
2018
WINNER OF A 2018 PRG REVIEWERS' CHOICE AWARD
A fresh start. That was what Becca hoped the move from New York to Redemption, Wisconsin would be for her troubled family. A way to get her crumbling marriage back on track, and to bond with her difficult 16-year-old stepdaughter.
But instead of a new beginning, Becca is thrust into a mysterious past she barely remembers, as she is now living in her aunt's house (or what the locals call "The Witch House").
But is the house really haunted? Or is there something far more sinister out to destroy them?
#2
This Happened to Jessica
2018
How many more are going to die because you refuse to remember?
Becca would like nothing better than to put the past behind her and focus on making Redemption her home. But what do you do when the past refuses to stay buried?
Becca still can't remember the night sixteen-year-old Jessica disappeared from a party, never to be seen again. Which is bad enough (especially since she was supposedly the last person to see Jessica alive), but it's not the worst …
Strange events are making Becca think there's a link between what happened to Jessica fifteen years ago and the darkness happening now.
With help from her friends and her teenage crush, Daniel, Becca races against time to uncover the truth about Jessica before another sixteen-year-old girl is doomed to the same fate as Jessica …
#3
The Evil That Was Done
2019
The shocking conclusion to the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series.
It’s happening again—people are disappearing.
And just like before, the finger is pointed at Becca.
She knows how it looks … and that she’s being set up.
Someone is following her. Sneaking into her house. Planting evidence to make her look guilty.
The problem is, she has no idea why.
The bigger problem is, no one believes her.
And time is running out.
2018 Paranormal Romance Guild Reviewers' Choice Book Series Winner
#4
The Summoning
2020
None of this was supposed to happen.
It all started so innocently. Charlie only stopped in Redemption, Wisconsin, because she was lost.
She never meant to stay.
She never meant to fall in love.
She never meant to bring the danger she was running from into this wholesome Midwestern town.
Except Redemption had some secrets of its own ... and they were even more deadly than what she was trying to escape.
#5
The Reckoning
2020
She was supposed to be safe.
For the first time in her life, Charlie felt like she belonged.
She loved living in Redemption, Wisconsin. She had everything she ever wanted: a home, friends, a new business, a new love.
However, nothing is ever what it seems in Redemption. And you should never, ever, discount the darkness hiding under the surface.
The Reckoning is Part 2 of Charlie's story and resolves the cliffhanger from The Summoning. Both books are a prequel to the main series and can be read before Books 1-3.
#6
The Girl Who Wasn’t There
2023
While attending a funeral, a woman claims her daughter was kidnapped.
Except … it appears she doesn’t have a daughter after all.
Normally, this would clearly indicate the absence of a crime. Except Becca isn’t so sure. There’s something fishy going on, and she’s determined to get to the bottom of it.
But as she peels back the layers of secrets and lies, what she unravels is far bigger than she ever imagined.
#7
The Room at the Top of the Stairs
2023
Becca has always known something is off about that room. The one at the top of the stairs.
The one CB stayed in.
Yes, a terrible tragedy occurred within those walls, but there is more to it than that.
She had heard rumors about it, as well.
Rumors about something happening to anyone who stays there for long periods of time.
For over a year now, she had dismissed them as exactly that—rumors.
But now, Mia is the one living in it.
And Becca doesn’t like the changes she is seeing in her … at all.
#8
The Search
2023
Everyone is telling Becca she needs to move on.
Sure, Mia left. And no, no one knows exactly where she is.
But Mia is an adult. And she has good reason to be angry at Becca, so it’s not a huge surprise.
But Becca knows in her gut something is wrong. After all, Mia had been staying in that room … the one at the top of the stairs.
And she wouldn’t be the first person to change for the worse because of it …
#9
What Wasn't Forgotten
2024
The final Secrets of Redemption book!
It seems like everything should be fine. So why isn't it?
In the aftermath, Becca struggles to pick up the pieces, feeling like things should be easier. After all, they won.
Didn't they?
Then why are the nightmares back? And why can't she shake this nagging feeling that something is still out there, watching her, and biding its time to end this dance once and for all?
Author
Michele Pariza Wacek
Author · 33 books
A USA Today Bestselling, award-winning author, Michele taught herself to read at 3 years old because she wanted to write stories so badly. It took some time (and some detours) but now she does spend much of her time writing stories. Mystery stories, to be exact. They're clean and twisty, and range from psychological thrillers to cozies, with a dash of romance and supernatural thrown into the mix. If that wasn't enough, she posts lots of fun things on her blog, including short stories, puzzles, recipes and more, at MPWNovels.com. Michele grew up in Wisconsin, (hence why all her books take place there), and still visits regularly, but she herself escaped the cold and now lives in the mountains of Prescott, Arizona with her husband and southern squirrel hunter Cassie. When she's not writing, she's usually reading, hanging out with her dog, or watching the Food Network and imagining she's an awesome cook. (Spoiler alert, she's not. Luckily for the whole family, Mr. PW is in charge of the cooking.)
