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Alexis Roberts is asleep one night when someone breaks into her home and tries to assault her. Though she manages to escape serious harm, the invasion has left her scared and shaken. The police are investigating, but Alexis has few details to share with the detective on the scene. She’s hearing impaired and could not find her cochlear implants in the darkness, which left her unable to both see and hear the intruder.
Was her attacker a stranger or someone whom she knows—a person who may have once been close to her?
Flashback to a year earlier when Alexis meets the man of her dreams. Marcus is handsome, successful, polished and everything she’s ever wanted. Attentive, charming, and fluent in American sign language, he’s unlike any man she’s ever known. Believing he is the Mr. Right who was meant to be her forever partner, Alexis says yes when he asks her to marry him. Why wouldn’t she?
But once they’re married, Marcus grows distant and resembles little of the charming man who swept her off her feet. Who is this stranger she’s married? Determined to uncover the truth, Alexis begins to carefully unearth the secrets in her husband’s life. When she makes a horrifying discovery—his first wife is missing and suspected dead—Marcus suddenly disappears without a trace.
Now, in this gigantic house in an isolated neighborhood with no family and friends nearby to help, a terrified Alexis waits for her intruder to return. She’s trapped in the dream home that has become a nightmare, unsure who Marcus really is . . . and what he’s capable of doing.
About the author
Connie Briscoe has been a full-time published author for more than twenty-five years. Over that time, she has written nine books, plus YOU NEVER KNOW (HarperCollins, Amistad, 2023), her first domestic suspense novel, and a photo-essay book on stylish Black seniors (STEPPING OUT, Penguin Random House, Potter, 2023).
Her work has been published globally, hitting the bestseller lists of the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and Baltimore Sun amongst many other publications. She has been featured in numerous articles and profiles, as well as on television programs such as Good Morning America.
She was born with a mild hearing impairment but has never let that hold her back. After progressively losing more of her hearing, several years ago she had a cochlear implant and it restored much of what she had lost. She believes that the challenges of dealing with a hearing loss helped make her stronger, more resilient, and more determined to reach her goals.
In her spare time, she enjoys reading, crafting jewelry, and traveling.
About the Moderator
Victoria Christopher Murray is the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of more than 30 novels, including the New York Times Instant Best Seller, The Personal Librarian. She has been writing novels full-time for over twenty years.
A native New Yorker, Victoria Christopher Murray attended Hampton University in Virginia where she majored in Communication Disorders. After graduating, Victoria attended New York University’s Stern Business School where she received her MBA in Marketing.
Over her career, Victoria has received numerous awards including the Phyllis Wheatley Trailblazer Award, eleven African American Literary Awards and five NAACP Image Award nominations. In 2016, she won the Image Award for Outstanding Literature for her social commentary novel, Stand Your Ground.