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October 20, 2023
Signed with Crooked Lane Books for new thriller
I'm excited to announce I've signed with Crooked Lane Books to publish my second thriller novel, which is expected to release in fall 2024.

I'm very excited to announce that I've signed with once again to publish my second thriller. It's expected to release in fall 2024.
My new novel tells the story of a sole survivor of a cult who tries to uncover the dark secrets of her past, including the unsolved kidnapping of her best friend and the deaths of her fellow cult members, aft...
September 11, 2023
Book review: None of This Is True
Lisa Jewell’s latest psychological thriller is about a woman who finds herself and her family as the subject of her own true crime podcast after meeting a woman with an unsettling story to tell.

In None of This Is True, podcaster Alix Summer meets her birthday twin Josie Fair at a pub by chance as they're separately celebrating their 45th birthdays. When they strike up a working relationship to tell Josie’s complicated life story on Alix’s podcast, dark secrets begin to surface, and Alix finds h...
September 4, 2023
Small town inspiration
Growing up, I spent my summers at a lake not unlike the one in my book, and it was a major source of inspiration when I developed the setting for The Three Deaths of Willa Stannard. I wrote about how the secluded lakeside community and broader area inspired the backdrop of my debut novel in an article published in the Allegan County News. Read it below!

July 26, 2023
The best books about missing children
New reading list available on Shepherd.com.

My debut novel, THE THREE DEATHS OF WILLA STANNARD, includes the cold-case mystery of a missing child. Inspired by this connection, I recently put together a reading list for featuring my picks for the top five books with a mystery about a missing child.
Shepherd is a site that helps readers discover new books. Authors share book recs around a topic, theme, or mood, making it easy to find new books similar to what you've already read and...
July 19, 2023
What I'm reading: July 2023
Here are five titles I’ve added to my TBR pile this summer.

As summer marches on, I love to enjoy a glass of wine on the patio in the evening with a much-anticipated new read. Take a look at the top five books that have rocketed to the top of my TBR pile this summer.
The Only One Left by Riley SagerI’m a little over halfway through this book right now. Sager’s books are an automatic must-read for me every summer, and this one is not disappointing so far. Like his other novels, I can’t begin to ...
July 14, 2023
Barbara's Bookstore signing
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to have a book signing of THE THREE DEATHS OF WILLA STANNARD at Barbara's Bookstore at Yorktown Center in Lombard. I had a fantastic time signing copies and chatting with readers. Thank you to everyone who stopped by the signing to talk with me, and to Barbara's for hosting me!
If you missed this signing, check out more . I hope to meet you and chat all things WILLA!
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ALA conference highlights
I had a great time at the American Library Association (ALA) annual conference in Chicago this past week! I had the opportunity to visit the Dreamscape booth in the Library Marketplace for a book signing.
It was wonderful to get to meet librarians from around the country and share my book and audiobook with them. As both the daughter of a librarian and someone who worked in a library for several years, the folks at this event hold a special place in my heart!
Dreamscape produces the audiobook ...
June 26, 2023
WILLA in the news
THE THREE DEATHS OF WILLA STANNARD released last week, and it’s been amazing to see it mentioned in the media! A few recent articles by USA Today book editor Barbara VanDenburgh highlight my book alongside some top-tier authors.
USA Today | USA Today | USA Today International |June 20, 2023
Pub Day is Here!
It’s finally here: pub day!
When I wrote THE THREE DEATHS OF WILLA STANNARD, I didn’t expect this day to come. It seemed too far-fetched to dream of being a published author.
Today is yet another milestone in a long journey. I first got the idea for this book in 2018. I had a twisty mystery in my head that I needed to put onto paper, but it wasn’t until I wrote the last page that I knew I had to try to get it into readers� hands, too.
I’m so proud of this book and thankful to everyone who’s ...
June 14, 2023
Book review: All the Dangerous Things
Stacy Willingham’s page-turning thriller All the Dangerous Things follows a sleep-deprived mother desperate to find her missing child.

In All the Dangerous Things, a mother with a troubled past, Isabelle Drake, is searching for answers after her young son was taken from his room in the night. One year after his disappearance, Isabelle is distraught, volatile, and not sleeping.
Tense and twisty, All the Dangerous Things is psychological suspense at its finest.
In a desperate attempt to unearth answ...