Books like Her Darkest Nightmare by Brenda Novak

Stephen King’s ‘Nightmares & Dreamscapes’ is a gripping anthology of new and previously published short stories that straddle horror, suspense, and dark humor, weaving tales of vampires, zombies, crime, and the macabre, all set against the backdrop of King’s famed Castle Rock.

Veteran sniper Bob Lee Swagger returns to the U.S. to investigate a murder that places him against powerful adversaries, blending sharp suspense and crime investigation.

A French crime thriller where detectives probe murders linked to the motion‑picture industry, exploring the clash of good and evil, and the darker side of cinema.

Samantha Rochard, a devoted child‑care nurse, faces danger when she believes a boy is threatened by his influential father. To protect him, she must trust a former lovesick officer, John Waltham, and rely on faith to navigate the peril.

In the bustling academic community of Seattle, a shocking murder involving female college teachers sets off a tense, psychological thriller that peels back the hidden layers of academia and exposes the dark undercurrents within.

After her mother’s death, estranged son Keith returns to Fairham Island to confront a legacy of secrets and a possible murder, balancing the weight of a fortune and a family empire.

Jenna Livingston: age 32. Divorced. Mother of eight-year-old Ryan. And...pregnant. She's Pregnant by Her Ex-Husband. A Man She has Reason to Fear... With her son, Ryan, Jenna's moved back to Mendocino, where she's living and working at the Victoriana Bed and Breakfast. It's owned by the elderly Durhams - whose grandson, Adam, was her first love. And, in some ways, her last... But that was 15 years ago, before Adam abandoned her and his family for the bright lights and big city. For a successful career and a fast-track life. When Adam and Jenna rediscover each other, he wants her back. But much as Jenna knows she could love him again, she also knows there are too many obstacles between them. Too much history. Too many expectations. And now...her baby. But Adam's a Very Determined Man. A Man She has Reason to Love...

A tense wilderness mystery set in Maine, where a game warden investigates a cold murder and uncovers a web of secrets.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

Four-year-old missing child found in grave 20 years later sparks a mystery in small Ohio town.

After fourteen years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit, Virgil Skinner is released to protect his family and assists the California Department of Corrections in thwarting a gang’s takeover of the state’s most dreaded supermax.

After decades in a Louisiana town, former cop Romain Fornier is drawn back into a violent mystery when psychological profiler Jasmine Stratford suspects he may have killed the wrong man in her sister’s kidnapping case.

Cold‑case detective Allie McCormick returns to her hometown of Stillwater, Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of Reverend Lee Barker—a case that may involve his stepson, Clay Montgomery, and a dark secret that threatens justice.

Private detective Keye Street faces a challenge when her cousin's house is invaded by a stranger.

After surviving a brutal attack, Skye Kellerman joins a crime‑victim support group, only to face her assailant again when he is released from prison, forcing her and a Sacramento detective to confront a dangerous rapist.