Alone

A slow-burn psychological thriller set in an isolated farmhouse in winter, where a fiercely independent widow's estranged daughter comes home asking questions. Family estrangement, buried guilt and a house where the past won't stay quiet.Some Houses Keep Their Secrets Long After The Doors Are Locked.Irma Willoughby has always been fiercely independent. But as winter closes in, the silence of her isolated farmhouse grows heavier. A stark reminder of her recent widowhood and years of estrangement from her children. The house she refuses to leave holds more than just memories.Then her daughter Hilary returns, unannounced and full of questions. She says she's worried, but Irma can feel the tension. The way she asks about Irma's late husband. About the brother who died so long ago. About things better left unspoken.As the temperature drops, strange disturbances begin to stir. A cellar door left open. Family photographs moved. Her husband's old pipe reappearing without explanation. The past isn't just haunting Irma. It's clawing its way to the surface.With trust fraying, Irma faces the one truth she's never dared admit: the greatest threat may not come from outside, but from within her own family.Alone is the first book in the Breaking Point series, for readers who love unreliable memories, fractured families and isolated-house suspense. Perfect for fans of Ashley Audrain, Lionel Shriver and Gillian Flynn.