New Releases by Joshilyn Jackson

From the New York Times bestselling author of Never Have I Ever comes the hair-raising story of a mother who moves herself and her daughter across the country to escape a dangerous stalker— but she can’t keep herself and her daughter safe from a monster she can’t identify HIS GAME. HIS RULES. HER LIFE. It started with the letters… For actress Meribel Mills, disturbing fan mail is part of the price of fame. So when she starts getting creepy letters written in fruit-scented marker she’s mostly unfazed. But there’s something different about Marker Man… He’s been in her home… Meribel’s sheets smell of unfamiliar cologne, and objects are changing places inside her house. While the police insist that stalkers hardly ever escalate to violence, Meribel has played the dead girl one too many times on TV to risk becoming her in real life. She and her daughter move from Los Angeles to Atlanta for a fresh start—but no distance is great enough. He’s watching her… Years of being in front of a camera have given Meribel a superpower—she can feel eyes on her, and someone definitely has her in their sights. Could Marker Man have followed her all the way across the country? Suddenly, every man in her life is a suspect and Meribel finds herself in the fight of her life, desperate to protect those she loves as danger closes in from all sides. If he can''t have her, no one can. Look for these other pulse-pounding thrillers by New York Times bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson: Mother May I Never Have I Ever

Verslavende psychologische suspense van de koningin van de plottwist Bree komt uit een arm gezin, maar heeft nu alles waar ze altijd van droomde: een lieve, rijke man, twee slimme tienerdochters, een baby en een prachtig huis. Op een dag ziet ze een oude vrouw bij haar naar binnen gluren. Later die dag ziet ze haar weer, op de parkeerplaats van haar dochters'' school. Vlak daarna is haar slapende zoontje uit de auto verdwenen. Op zijn plaats ligt een briefje: als ze haar baby terug wil, moet ze de instructies precies opvolgen. Bree komt erachter dat de mysterieuze vrouw ook moeder is. Waarom zou een moeder zoiets doen? Wat wil ze? Bree zal alles doen om haar gezin te beschermen - maar wat als de prijs die ze moet betalen haar gezin juist uit elkaar scheurt? ''Spannend en meeslepend. Het duistere geheim in dit boek voelt maar al te waar.'' Publisher''s Weekly ''Een adembenemende race tegen de klok.'' Megan Miranda ''Joshilyn Jackson schiet weer in de roos met dit explosieve, verslavend spannende boek.'' Mary Kubica Over Nooit heb ik ooit: ''Meesterlijk. Je blijft lezen. ****'' VN Thrillergids

NATIONAL BESTSELLER “A finely paced, shrewdly observed, multi-tiered story . . . A thinking (and feeling) reader’s thriller.” –Wall Street Journal "Chilling, thought-provoking, and hauntingly written, Mother May I kept me on the edge of my seat with its breathless race against time." — Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl from Widow Hills Recommended by Buzzfeed • Parade • Country Living • Atlanta Journal-Constitution • Augusta Chronicle • The Nerd Daily • She Reads • BookBub • and more! The New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Never Have I Ever returns with an even more addictive novel of domestic suspense in which a mother must decide how far she is willing to go to protect her child and the life she loves—an unforgettable tale of power, privilege, lies, revenge, and the choices we make, ones that transform our lives in unforeseen ways. Revenge doesn’t wait for permission. Growing up poor in rural Georgia, Bree Cabbat was warned that the world was a dark and scary place. Bree rejected that fearful outlook, and life has proved her right. Having married into a family with wealth, power, and connections, Bree now has all a woman could ever dream of. Until the day she awakens and sees someone peering into her bedroom window—an old gray-haired woman dressed all in black who vanishes as quickly as she appears. It must be a play of the early morning light or the remnant of a waking dream, Bree tells herself, shaking off the bad feeling that overcomes her. Later that day though, she spies the old woman again, in the parking lot of her daughters’ private school . . . just minutes before Bree’s infant son, asleep in his car seat only a few feet away, vanishes. It happened so quickly—Bree looked away only for a second. There is a note left in his place, warning her that she is being watched; if she wants her baby back, she must not call the police or deviate in any way from the instructions that will follow. The mysterious woman makes contact, and Bree learns she, too, is a mother. Why would another mother do this? What does she want? And why has she targeted Bree? Of course Bree will pay anything, do anything. It’s her child. To get her baby back, Bree must complete one small—but critical—task. It seems harmless enough, but her action comes with a devastating price. Bree will do whatever it takes to protect her family—but what if the cost tears their world apart?

Desperate housewives meets Killing Eve Het begint als een spel op een avond bij de leesclub. Nooit heb ik ooit... iets heel ergs gedaan. Maar Amy heeft wél iets heel ergs gedaan. En Roux, de charmante nieuwkomer in de wijk waar Amy woont, weet precies wat dat is. Roux belooft dat ze haar met rust zal laten als Amy volgens haar regels speelt. Maar Amy is niet bereid om alles te verliezen. Ze zal terugvechten, en in dit razend spannende kat-en-muisspel kan maar één iemand winnen. ''Veel boeken claimen het perfecte strandboek te zijn. Dit boek is het.'' Wallstreet Journal

“Wonderful—suspense and surprises, real characters, and a scary, ominous backbeat. This feels like the book Jackson was born to write.” —Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author Named a Best Book by USA Today • People • The Wall Street Journal • Time • Entertainment Weekly • Bustle • and many more! From New York Times bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson, a twisting novel of domestic suspense in which a group of women play a harmless drinking game that escalates into a war of dark pasts In this game, even winning can be deadly... Amy Whey is proud of her ordinary life and the simple pleasures that come with it—teaching diving lessons, baking cookies for new neighbors, helping her best friend, Charlotte, run their local book club. Her greatest joy is her family: her devoted professor husband, her spirited fifteen-year-old stepdaughter, her adorable infant son. And, of course, the steadfast and supportive Charlotte. But Amy’s sweet, uncomplicated life begins to unravel when the mysterious and alluring Angelica Roux arrives on her doorstep one book club night. Sultry and magnetic, Roux beguiles the group with her feral charm. She keeps the wine flowing and lures them into a game of spilling secrets. Everyone thinks it’s naughty, harmless fun. Only Amy knows better. Something wicked has come her way—a she-devil in a pricey red sports car who seems to know the terrible truth about who she is and what she once did. When they’re alone, Roux tells her that if she doesn’t give her what she asks for, what she deserves, she’s going to make Amy pay for her sins. One way or another. To protect herself and her family and save the life she’s built, Amy must beat the devil at her own clever game, matching wits with Roux in an escalating war of hidden pasts and unearthed secrets. Amy knows the consequences if she can’t beat Roux. What terrifies her is everything she could lose if she wins. A diabolically entertaining tale of betrayal, deception, temptation, and love filled with dark twists leavened by Joshilyn Jackson’s trademark humor, Never Have I Ever explores what happens when the transgressions of our past come back with a vengeance.

With empathy, grace, humor, and piercing insight, the author of gods in Alabama pens a powerful, emotionally resonant novel of the South that confronts the truth about privilege, family, and the distinctions between perception and reality---the stories we tell ourselves about our origins and who we really are. Superheroes have always been Leia Birch Briggs’ weakness. One tequila-soaked night at a comics convention, the usually level-headed graphic novelist is swept off her barstool by a handsome and anonymous Batman. It turns out the caped crusader has left her with more than just a nice, fuzzy memory. She’s having a baby boy—an unexpected but not unhappy development in the thirty-eight year-old’s life. But before Leia can break the news of her impending single-motherhood (including the fact that her baby is biracial) to her conventional, Southern family, her step-sister Rachel’s marriage implodes. Worse, she learns her beloved ninety-year-old grandmother, Birchie, is losing her mind, and she’s been hiding her dementia with the help of Wattie, her best friend since girlhood. Leia returns to Alabama to put her grandmother’s affairs in order, clean out the big Victorian that has been in the Birch family for generations, and tell her family that she’s pregnant. Yet just when Leia thinks she’s got it all under control, she learns that illness is not the only thing Birchie’s been hiding. Tucked in the attic is a dangerous secret with roots that reach all the way back to the Civil War. Its exposure threatens the family’s freedom and future, and it will change everything about how Leia sees herself and her sister, her son and his missing father, and the world she thinks she knows.

Le karma, ça ne se contrôle pas... Paula Vauss a passé sa petite enfance sur les routes, brinquebalée par sa mère, Kai, une hippie qui a toujours eu le don d’embellir leur quotidien grâce à aux contes qu’elle invente. Mais lasse de cette vie, et désireuse de trouver une stabilité, Paula commet un jour l’irréparable et Kai se retrouve en prison, brisant le lien extrêmement fort qui les unissait. Malgré cette enfance chaotique, Paula s’en est sortie et est devenue avocate, spécialisée dans les divorces de riches personnalités à Atlanta. Elle n’a vu sa mère depuis 15 ans mais lui verse régulièrement de l’argent, sans jamais recevoir de réponse. Un matin pourtant, Paula trouve dans sa boîte aux lettres une note mystérieuse de Kai, qui lui indique qu’elle part en voyage... Paula se lance alors sur les traces de sa mère, priant pour qu’il ne soit pas trop tard. Elle, l’experte en divorces, doit maintenant trouver le moyen de réunir une famille – la sienne... Roman enlevé et onirique, Tout en bas de l’univers, met en valeur le rôle fondateur du conte dans la construction de notre identité, et réussit le pari d’aborder des thèmes graves avec légèreté, poésie et humour. A propos de l’auteur : Joshilyn Jackson est l’auteur de six romans acclamés par la critique et régulièrement inscrits sur la liste des best-sellers du New York Times. Ses ouvrages ont déjà été traduits dans une douzaine de langues. On en parle : « Un texte fulgurant et inspirant, qui met en valeur notre capacité à nous reconstruire et à aider les autres grâce à l’amour, au pardon et au pouvoir du conte. » Kirkus Review « A lire absolument. » The New York Times

"Os personagens não convencionais no livros de Jackson muitas vezes fornecem estudos instigantes de amor e lealdade; esta leitura obrigatória contempla também o poder transformador da narrativa". ( The New York Times) "Jackson nos oferece mais uma história peculiar que combina escrita requintada, personalidades vívidas e narrativas imaginativas. Tudo isso sutilmente contemplando corrida, romance, família e a si próprio. Um olhar lancinante e, em última análise, edificante para as pessoas sofridas que curam a si e uns aos outros através do perdão, do amor e do poder de histórias." ( Kirkus Reviews) "Uma história contemporânea, realista e com um mistério a conduzi-la. Uma excelente leitura" ( Publishers Weekly) Neste comovente e espirituoso romance da autora best-seller do The New York Times, Joshilyn Jackson, conta a história de Paula Vauss, uma advogada independente, especializada na área de divórcios que conhece o poder da família e de suas relações interpessoais ao receber uma mensagem secreta de sua distante mãe. O oposto de todo mundo é uma emocionante narrativa sobre a força do amor e o poder que certas histórias têm de moldar e transformar as nossas vidas. É uma história sobre a própria história; sobre como fábulas bem contadas nos conectam, nos separam e nos definem. E também sobre como os términos e começos que escolhemos podem nos destruir... e nos tornar inteiros. Escrito com afiado humor e pungentes insights, esta é a mais recente obra da autora queridinha do The New York Times em sua melhor forma.

Una abogada ferozmente independiente, experta en divorcios, descubre la importancia de la familia y de los vínculos personales cuando recibe un enigmático mensaje de su madre, con la que no se habla desde hace años, en esta novela ingeniosa y agridulce. Una historia de profundas resonancias sentimentales acerca de la perdurabilidad del amor y del poder de la narración para conformar y transformar nuestras vidas. Nacida en Alabama, Paula Vauss llevó durante sus primeros diez años de vida una existencia itinerante junto a su madre, Kai, una joven de espíritu rebelde que mezclaba en sus cuentos la mitología hindú con la tradición oral sureña para reinventar, a lo largo de su periplo, la historia de ambas. Todo eso, sin embargo (incluido el nombre que recibió al nacer, Kali Jai), cambió drásticamente cuando Paula contó su propia historia: un relato que condujo a Kai a prisión y a Paula a un hogar de acogida. Separadas, roto el intenso vínculo que las unía, ambas seguirían guardando celosamente sus secretos. Mucho después, convertida en una implacable y próspera abogada matrimonialista afincada en Atlanta, Paula seguía pagando la deuda kármica que había contraído con Kai, a la que no veía desde hacía quince años. Hasta el día en que su madre le devolvió el último cheque que le había enviado, junto con una nota desconcertante: Me voy de viaje, Kali. Vuelvo a mis orígenes. La muerte no es el final. El final serás tú. Volveremos a encontrarnos y habrá historias nuevas que contar. Ya sabes cómo funciona el karma. Poco después, el secreto mejor guardado de Kai llamó literalmente a la puerta de Paula, dando un vuelco a su vida y transformándola de hija única en hermana mayor. Ansiosa por encontrar a su madre antes de que fuera demasiado tarde, Paula emprendió un viaje de descubrimiento que la llevó de vuelta al pasado y la obligó a internarse en los rincones más profundos de su corazón. Con ayuda de Birdwine, su exnovio, un intrépido y huraño detective privado que seguía enamorado de ella, esta mujer brillante, especializada en romper familias, tendría que descubrir cómo recomponer la suya propia. Distinto a todostrata del hecho mismo de narrar, de cómo las historias que contamos nos unen, nos separan y nos definen, y de cómo los finales y los principios que elegimos pueden destruirnos pero también conducirnos a la plenitud. Dotada de un afilado sentido del humor y de una conmovedora capacidad de introspección, Distinto a todos reúne las mejores cualidades narrativas de Joshilyn Jackson. Joshilyn Jackson es autora de seis novelas anteriores con las que ha alcanzado la lista de los libros más vendidos del New York Times, entre ellas Hay dioses en Alabama. Sus libros han sido traducidos a doce idiomas. Actriz profesional antes de consagrarse a la escritura, Jackson es también una reconocida narradora de audiolibros. Actualmente reside en Decatur, Georgia, con su marido y sus dos hijos. «The Opposite of Everyone es una novela tan absorbente, hábil e inteligente que resulta tentador leerla de un tirón, hasta el final. Los lectores cuidadosos disfrutarán de los intrincados estratos de la narración, cuyos hilos argumentales, tanto reales como míticos, se enriquecen y contraponen formando una trama compleja. Jackson se inspira en el folklore rural de Alabama y en la antigua mitología india y entrelaza impecablemente relatos diversos para crear un crescendo que parece salido de un cuento de Flannery O’Connor: sorprendente, ineludible y maravillosamente auténtico, en el pleno sentido de la palabra. Me encantó este libro y a ustedes también les encantará.» Sara Gruen, autora de Agua para elefantes y El agua de la vida

A fiercely independent divorce lawyer learns the power of family and connection when she receives a cryptic message from her estranged mother in this bittersweet, witty novel from the nationally bestselling author of Someone Else’s Love Story and Gods in Alabama—an emotionally resonant tale about the endurance of love and the power of stories to shape and transform our lives. Born in Alabama, Paula Vauss spent the first decade of her life on the road with her free-spirited young mother, Kai, an itinerant storyteller who blended Hindu mythology with southern oral tradition to re-invent their history as they roved. But everything, including Paula’s birth name Kali Jai, changed when she told a story of her own—one that landed Kai in prison and Paula in foster care. Separated, each holding secrets of her own, the intense bond they once shared was fractured. These days, Paula has reincarnated herself as a tough-as-nails divorce attorney with a successful practice in Atlanta. While she hasn’t seen Kai in fifteen years, she’s still making payments on that Karmic debt—until the day her last check is returned in the mail, along with a mysterious note: “I am going on a journey, Kali. I am going back to my beginning; death is not the end. You will be the end. We will meet again, and there will be new stories. You know how Karma works.” Then Kai’s most treasured secret literally lands on Paula’s doorstep, throwing her life into chaos and transforming her from only child to older sister. Desperate to find her mother before it’s too late, Paula sets off on a journey of discovery that will take her back to the past and into the deepest recesses of her heart. With the help of her ex-lover Birdwine, an intrepid and emotionally volatile private eye who still carries a torch for her, this brilliant woman, an expert at wrecking families, now has to figure out how to put one back together—her own. The Opposite of Everyone is a story about story itself, how the tales we tell connect us, break us, and define us, and how the endings and beginnings we choose can destroy us . . . and make us whole. Laced with sharp humor and poignant insight, it is beloved New York Times bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson at her very best.

New York Times bestselling novelist Joshilyn Jackson presents The New Voices in Fiction Sampler: Summer Selection. This free e-book sampler is a curated volume of excerpts from new and upcoming titles by debut fiction authors you''ll want to get familiar with early on. The New Voices in Fiction Sampler: Summer Selection includes: An Introduction from Joshilyn Jackson and an excerpt from her latest novel, Someone Else''s Love Story, on sale now. And excerpts from: The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor Up at Butternut Lake by Mary McNear The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta The From-Aways by CJ Hauser Thorn Jack by Katherine Harbour Last Night at the Blue Angel by Rebecca Rotert Don''t Try to Find Me by Holly Brown Ice Shear by M.P. Cooley The Home Place by Carrie La Seur Season of the Dragonflies by Sarah Creech Someone Else''s Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson

Someone Else''s Love Story is beloved and highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson''s funny, charming, and poignant novel about science and miracles, secrets and truths, faith and forgiveness; about falling in love, and learning that things aren''t always what they seem—or what we hope they will be. Shandi Pierce is juggling finishing college, raising her delightful three-year-old genius son Nathan, aka Natty Bumppo, and keeping the peace between her eternally warring, long-divorced parents. She''s got enough complications without getting caught in the middle of a stick-up and falling in love with William Ashe, who willingly steps between the robber and her son. Shandi doesn''t know that her blond god Thor has his own complications. When he looked down the barrel of that gun he believed it was destiny: It''s been one year to the day since a tragic act of physics shattered his world. But William doesn''t define destiny the way others do. A brilliant geneticist who believes in facts and numbers, destiny to him is about choice. Now, he and Shandi are about to meet their so-called destinies head on, making choices that will reveal unexpected truths about love, life, and the world they think they know.

A young mother must grow up fast to protect her savant son in this short story by the New York Times–bestselling author of Someone Else’s Love Story. Shandi Pierce got pregnant when she was only seventeen years old. She instantly fell in love with her son Natty, but four years later she’s still more parented than parent. She lives with her mom, her dad pays her bills, and her best friend, Walcott, acts as her white knight. But Natty is no ordinary kid, and when his savant behavior catches the attention of an obsessive stranger, only Shandi sees the true menace. To protect her boy, Shandi must figure out how a daughter with a son can remake herself into a true mother. In this e-original short story, Joshilyn Jackson returns to the world of Someone Else’s Love Story to give a fierce and funny character a standalone adventure of her own.

Laurel Gray lebt mit Mann und Kind in einer typischen Vorstadt in Florida. Eines Nachts treibt die Leiche der 13-jährigen Freundin ihrer Tochter im Pool der Familie, und die vermeintliche Idylle zerbricht. Nur eine kann Laurel in dieser Krise helfen: ihre tatkräftige Schwester Thalia, mit der sie eine lange Hassliebe verbindet und die wie eine Naturgewalt in den Alltag der Grays einbricht. Joshilyn Jackson zieht ihre Leser unaufhaltsam in diese Geschichte zweier Schwestern, die zeigt, dass Blut wirklich dicker ist als Wasser.

Kein Sex, keine Lügen und kein Zurück Arlene Fleet hat Gott drei Dinge versprochen, bevor sie nach Chicago aufs College ging: Sie wird keinen Sex mehr haben, sie wird nicht mehr lügen, und sie wird niemals mehr in ihre Heimatstadt Possett in Alabama zurückkehren. Alles, was sie im Gegenzug dafür erwartet, ist ein Wunder: dass die Leiche von Jim Beverly nie gefunden wird. Doch nun taucht eine allzu neugierige ehemalige Mitschülerin bei ihr auf, und Arlenes Freund will unbedingt ihre Familie kennenlernen. Der Finger des Schicksals zeigt nach Süden, wo die Wahrheit auf Arlene wartet ... Eine herrlich tragikomische Geschichte von Freundschaft, Mord, Liebe und Betrug, mit einer sympathischen Heldin, deren Flucht vor ihrer Vergangenheit ebenso lustig wie herzzerreißend ist.

A Grown Up Kind of Pretty is a powerful saga of three generations of women, plagued by hardships and torn by a devastating secret, yet inextricably joined by the bonds of family. Fifteen-year-old Mosey Slocumb -- spirited, sassy, and on the cusp of womanhood -- is shaken when a small grave is unearthed in the backyard, and determined to figure out why it''s there. Liza, her stroke-ravaged mother, is haunted by choices she made as a teenager. But it is Jenny, Mosey''s strong and big-hearted grandmother, whose maternal love braids together the strands of the women''s shared past -- and who will stop at nothing to defend their future.

Read this "enthralling" portrayal of the measures a mother will take to right the wrongs she''s created while reigniting her rough and tough Texan bravery (Kathryn Stockett, bestselling author of The Help). Rose Mae Lolley''s mother disappeared when she was eight, leaving Rose with a heap of old novels and a taste for dangerous men. Now, as demure Mrs. Ro Grandee, she''s living the very life her mother abandoned. She''s all but forgotten the girl she used to be-teenaged spitfire, Alabama heartbreaker, and a crack shot with a pistol-until an airport gypsy warns Rose it''s time to find her way back to that brave, tough girl . . . or else. Armed with only her wit, her pawpy''s ancient .45, and her dog Fat Gretel, Rose Mae hightails it out of Texas, running from a man who will never let her go, on a mission to find the mother who did. Starring a minor character from Jackson''s bestselling Gods in Alabama, Backseat Saints will dazzle readers with its stunning portrayal of the measures a mother will take to right the wrongs she''s created, and how far a daughter will travel to satisfy the demands of forgiveness.

Laurel Gray Hawthorne needs to make things pretty, whether she''s helping her mother make sure the literal family skeleton stays in the closet or turning scraps of fabric into nationally acclaimed art quilts. Her estranged sister Thalia, an impoverished Actress with a capital A, is her polar opposite, priding herself on exposing the lurid truth lurking behind middle class niceties. While Laurel''s life seems neatly on track--a passionate marriage, a treasured daughter, and a lovely home in suburban Victorianna--everything she holds dear is suddenly thrown into question the night she is visited by the ghost of a her 13-year old neighbor Molly Dufresne. The ghost leads Laurel to the real Molly floating lifelessly in the Hawthorne''s backyard pool. Molly''s death is inexplicable--an unseemly mystery Laurel knows no one in her whitewashed neighborhood is up to solving. Only her wayward, unpredictable sister is right for the task, but calling in a favor from Thalia is like walking straight into a frying pan protected only by Crisco. Enlisting Thalia''s help, Laurel sets out on a life-altering journey that triggers startling revelations about her family''s guarded past, the true state of her marriage, and the girl who stopped swimming. Richer and more rewarding than any story Joshilyn Jackson has yet written, yet still packed with Jackson''s trademarked outrageous characters, sparkling dialogue, and defiantly twisting plotting, The Girl Who Stopped Swimming is destined both to delight Jackson''s loyal fans and capture a whole new audience.

Nonny Frett understands the meanings of "rock" and "hard place" better than any woman ever born. She''s got two mothers, "one Deaf-blind and the other four baby steps from flat crazy." She''s got two men: her husband, who''s easing out the back door; and her best friend, who''s laying siege to her heart in her front yard. She has a job that holds her in the city, and she''s addicted to a little girl who''s stuck deep in the country. And she has two families; the Fretts, who stole her and raised her right, and the Crabtrees, who lost her and can''t forget that they''ve been done wrong.