Overview
She knows what it’s like to be left behind. That’s why she said yes.
When a silent little girl is abandoned at court, Anna isn’t the obvious choice to take her in. But something about the child feels painfully familiar—and impossible to walk away from.
She thinks it’s temporary. Just until the system finds a better option. But then a figure from her past resurfaces—the one she thought she’d escaped for good.
He’s watching. Waiting. And the closer he gets, the more Anna’s carefully rebuilt life begins to splinter.
The girl won’t speak. Anna won’t run. But protecting her means facing the darkness she’s spent years trying to forget.
Selfish is a tense psychological thriller in the When Bad Things Happen series—gripping, intimate stories of ordinary women whose lives are upended by betrayal, danger, and the unexpected.
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Praise for the When Bad Things Happen Series:
★★★★★ “The characters are normal people that are you and me and my neighbors and my friends and family. The characters are us. All of us.”
★★★★★ “These books are addictive. I just keep wanting to read more!”
★★★★★ “This book series is one you start and can’t put down. Recommend it.”
★★★★★ “This story grabbed me and wouldn't let go... it kept me up way too late many nights because I couldn't put it down.”
★★★★★ “Kept me up all night, in a good way, to finish it.”
★★★★★ “The story is compelling to the point of me not being able to do anything but read until I found out how it ended.”
★★★★★ “Edge-of-your-seat reading that you can't put down.”
★★★★★ “It was a believable plot with the main character so well defined it was like you knew her.”
When a silent little girl is abandoned at court, Anna isn’t the obvious choice to take her in. But something about the child feels painfully familiar—and impossible to walk away from.
She thinks it’s temporary. Just until the system finds a better option. But then a figure from her past resurfaces—the one she thought she’d escaped for good.
He’s watching. Waiting. And the closer he gets, the more Anna’s carefully rebuilt life begins to splinter.
The girl won’t speak. Anna won’t run. But protecting her means facing the darkness she’s spent years trying to forget.
Selfish is a tense psychological thriller in the When Bad Things Happen series—gripping, intimate stories of ordinary women whose lives are upended by betrayal, danger, and the unexpected.
____________________________________________
Praise for the When Bad Things Happen Series:
★★★★★ “The characters are normal people that are you and me and my neighbors and my friends and family. The characters are us. All of us.”
★★★★★ “These books are addictive. I just keep wanting to read more!”
★★★★★ “This book series is one you start and can’t put down. Recommend it.”
★★★★★ “This story grabbed me and wouldn't let go... it kept me up way too late many nights because I couldn't put it down.”
★★★★★ “Kept me up all night, in a good way, to finish it.”
★★★★★ “The story is compelling to the point of me not being able to do anything but read until I found out how it ended.”
★★★★★ “Edge-of-your-seat reading that you can't put down.”
★★★★★ “It was a believable plot with the main character so well defined it was like you knew her.”
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