Böcker av Trish Arrowsmith

At twenty-six years of age, Kathleen has almost everything she needs: a fulfilling teaching career, a new car, and a recently purchased home. She dedicates her free time to her students, supporting them in a manner she never had growing up. Her days are filled with love and hope, but her nights are empty without a family to call her own. While spectating the first home baseball game of the season, she meets a man that she believes will change her evenings in the best possible way. With no children of his own, he committed his free time to bringing his young nephew to watch the game, hoping to encourage him to play. Kathleen is immediately drawn to him and sees him as a true family man.Maxwell is handsome, successful, and charming. When he proposes marriage shortly after they begin dating, Kathleen is eager to accept as the desire to start her own family consumes her. Within months of their marriage, Maxwell's sweet, doting personality gives way to a more sinister, controlling side. Kathleen quickly realizes that while she was looking for a partner, Maxwell was looking for someone who existed solely to fulfill his needs.When he suggests a move to the country, Kathleen is hesitant to leave her job but believes the change of atmosphere will be an opportunity to bring them closer together. She soon realizes the isolation of the countryside only serves to enhance his power over her. It doesn't take long for her to learn the devastating truth of who her husband really is, and she finds herself left with two choices: She can try to escape and hope he doesn't find her, or she can stay and fight the battle in which all odds are against her.

Identical twins. Opposite personalities.For Holly and Monica, life was never easy while growing up. The similarities between the two sisters ended with their looks. Holly was the reliable one, the one their parents could always count on. Monica was a rule breaker who caused trouble wherever she went. The day after their high school graduation, Monica left home and never looked back... until nearly twenty-five years later. She appeared on Holly's porch, unannounced, demanding she look after her teenage daughter before vanishing again.Seeing no other choice, Holly takes Paige into her home and her life slowly turns upside down. Items start to go missing, she forgets important deadlines, she's confronted with emails she doesn't remember sending. Still emotionally vulnerable from a tragedy that took place thirteen years prior, everyone around her begins to wonder if she is, once more, spiraling out of control.Holly tries to blame her misfortunes on her twin, just like she always had, but without any proof, her family and friends don't believe her. With everyone in her life suddenly fighting against her, Holly must find a way to protect her own child and save her marriage and the career she worked so hard for. But how can she save herself when she doesn't trust her own sanity? The truth behind the disturbances is right in front of her if only she would ask the correct people... the children always know.

Book 2 (Altered Views Duology)Maxwell wasn't born a monster. He was a warrior, a protector.Growing up, he always had the best of everything: the hottest toys, lavish vacations, a loving family. He was a strong athlete, got good grades. He had a great future ahead of him. At least, that's how it seemed from the outside. Behind the façade of their luxurious home and black-tie events, the Lewis family harbored more secrets than anyone should bear. As a child, Maxwell only understood enough to know he needed to protect his brother from both the truth and their parents. When he needed his own protection, he sought it from his grandmother. They had a close relationship and a deep level of trust. His relationship with his grandfather was not the same. During his teenage years, Maxwell longed for a deeper connection with him. He wanted a strong, male role model, someone he could look up to. Knowing how important the family's library was to his grandfather, Maxwell thought taking an interest in the books would help them form that bond he so desperately needed. He was not prepared for the truth he found hidden within the pages. His hope for a connection with his grandfather was destroyed, his trust in his grandmother was shattered. Already in a fragile state of mind, Maxwell was left with two choices: he could keep the secrets to himself and continue on the way he had been, or he could use the knowledge to his advantage and create the life he knew he deserved.

Closing her tattoo shop in the city to reopen it in a small town was just the change Dakota Maddison needed. Longing for a quieter life, she traded her sixth-floor apartment for a house with a porch and view of the beach. While she was busy putting finishing touches on her shop for the grand opening, local law enforcement knocked on her door. Dakota expected a friendly welcome to the neighborhood but was instead met with a warning to not leave town. A competitive swimmer's body had been found floating in the pool at the recreation center and Dakota was the prime suspect in the murder. Already overwhelmed with needing to organize her home and shop, welcome her guest artists, and entertain her best friend, Declan, and his cat, Diesel, her desire for a calmer lifestyle was all but forgotten when she was forced to add sleuthing to the list. Every new piece of evidence pointed directly to her, and the town sheriff and many residents were determined to see her found guilty. Will Dakota be able to find a way to clear her name, maintain her freedom, and keep her business afloat?

Sometimes change can forge a path to a new beginning... Other times, it leaves a trail for your past to follow. Lawrence Rockefeller, known as "Rock" to most, is doing his best to embrace the recent changes in his life: marriage, a newborn daughter, a promotion to Lead Detective, and a new work partner. At home, he's struggling with the idea of being a "family man" rather than a carefree bachelor. At work, he's trying to earn the respect of his captain while learning to trust his new partner, Dixie. When a call comes in from a frantic mother reporting a missing infant, Rock believes it will be a simple custody case. His hope for an easy closure diminishes when Dixie finds three mismatched mittens strung across the window in the baby's nursery. Rock knows this is a message from the kidnapper and after years of working missing persons' cases, he's aware of the limited amount of time he has to bring the child home alive.As the days and weeks pass by, more reports of missing infants come in and Rock finds himself falling victim to the emotional pull of the case. He's battling a reporter determined to ruin his career, trying to find the person that's been watching his wife and daughter for over a year, and uncovering secrets about his partner's personal life, all while convincing his captain that he's still capable of performing his duties.Upon receiving a letter threatening his family, Rock must determine whether it came from the stalker or the kidnapper looking for their final victim. His time is almost up.