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A night spent sleeping on dirt and leaves is not how Claire Matchett expected to spend her vacation. She thought this would be a break. A week of hiking and hot tubs with two other couple friends. Then Claire’s minivan breaks down on a lonely dirt road. With no cell reception, the group has no choice but to hike the rest of the way to their hotel. But it turns out the woods aren’t as easy to navigate as they thought. Hours later, they are lost. Hopelessly lost. And as they navigate deeper into the woods, the members of their party are struck down mysteriously one by one.

Two women. An office filled with secrets. One terrible crime that can't be taken back. Dawn Schiff is strange. At least, everyone thinks so at Vixed, the nutritional supplement company where Dawn works as an accountant. She never says the right thing. She has no friends. And she is always at her desk at precisely 8:45 a.m.

Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her crumbling life in the rearview mirror. So she hits the road, planning to stay with her brother until she can figure out her next move. But she doesn't realize she's heading straight into a blizzard. She never arrives at her destination. Stranded in rural Maine with a dead car and broken ankle, Tegan worries she's made a terrible mistake. Then a miracle occurs: she is rescued by a couple who offers her a room in their warm cabin until the snow clears. But something isn't right.

Talia Kemper is on death row for murdering her husband. She had an alibi and no known motive, yet Talia’s unwavering protestations of innocence have always been ignored. Then one day in the visiting area, she sees a recognizable stranger she’s certain is her husband. It turns out the man she’s been convicted of killing may not be dead after all. But as the days tick away toward Talia’s execution, what will it take for her to be believed?

Choose from over 20 possible endings in this Pick Your Poison Adventure story! You're broke. You have no way to pay your rent, and you're about to be evicted. Fortunately, your friend has offered you a job working as a waitress at a dinner party . . . at an isolated mansion way out on Peyton's...

Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward. Amy has been dreading her evening working on Ward D, the hospital’s inpatient mental health unit. There are very specific reasons why she never wanted to do this required overnight rotation. Reasons nobody can ever find out. And as the hours tick by, Amy grows increasingly convinced something terrible is happening within these tightly secured walls.

Everyone has secrets. YouTube baking sensation April Masterson knows the secret to the perfect gooey brownies. Or how to make key lime squares that will melt in your mouth. But if you keep watching her offline, you may find out some other secrets about April; secrets she’d rather you didn’t know - like where did her son go when he snuck out of the house? What was she doing with the local soccer coach behind fogged windows? And what’s buried in her backyard?

Quinn Alexander has committed an unthinkable crime. To avoid spending her life in prison, Quinn makes a run for it. She leaves behind her home, her job, and her family. She grabs her passport and heads for the northern border before the police can discover what she's done. But when an unexpected snowstorm forces her off the road, Quinn must take refuge at the broken-down, isolated Baxter Motel. The handsome and kindly owner, Nick Baxter, is only too happy to offer her a cheap room for the night.

Sie schwört auf ihre Unschuld. Aber jeder hat Leichen im Keller. Nora Davies hatte keine Ahnung, dass ihr Vater jahrelang Frauen im Keller ermordete, während sie oben in ihrem Zimmer Hausaufgaben machte. Bis eines Tages die Polizei vor ihrer Tür stand. Jahrzehnte später sitzt ihr Vater immer noch hinter Gittern, und Nora selbst ist eine erfolgreiche Chirurgin mit einem ruhigen Privatleben. Niemand weiß von ihrer Vergangenheit, und sie wird alles dafür tun, damit es auch so bleibt.

Hun leder efter den perfekte mand. Han leder efter det perfekte offer. Sydney Shaw har som alle andre kvinder i New York ringe held med at date. Hun har set det hele: mænd, der lyver på deres datingprofil, mænd, der lader hende betale regningen, når de er ude at spise, og værst af alt mænd, der ikke kan klappe i om deres mødre. Men endelig får hun jackpot. Hendes nye kæreste er helt perfekt. Han er charmerende, flot og arbejder som læge på det lokale hospital. Sydney er helt overvældet.

Mareridtet, hun flygter fra, er intet sammenlignet med det, der venter hende. Tegan er gravid i ottende måned. Hun er alene og ønsker desperat at lægge fortidens kaos bag sig. Hun pakker bilen, tager afsted og planlægger at bo hos sin bror, indtil hun er kommet på benene igen. Hun når aldrig frem til sin destination. Strandet i Maine med en bil, der ikke kan starte og en brækket ankel, begynder Tegan at blive overbevist om, at det var en fejl at tage afsted. Så sker der et mirakel: Hun bliver reddet af et par, som tilbyder hende et værelse i deres varme hytte, indtil snestormen driver over.

C'est une chance inespérée pour Millie d'avoir décroché un nouveau travail. Chez les Garrick, un couple fortuné qui possède un somptueux appartement avec vue sur New York, elle fait le ménage et prépare les repas dans la magnifique cuisine. Cela paraît trop beau pour être vrai. Et effectivement, la femme de ménage ne tarde pas à déceler quelques ombres au tableau... Son patron, Douglas Garrick, est d'humeur de plus en plus changeante. Et pourquoi sa femme Wendy reste-t-elle toujours enfermée dans la chambre d'amis ?

There are only three things in this world that are certain: death, taxes, and babies. Nobody knows this truth better than Emily McCoy, a third year resident working in Baby City, the affectionate nickname for the busy Labor and Delivery unit at a New York City hospital. On a typical day in Baby City, Emily delivers more babies than the number of hours of sleep she manages to squeeze in that night. And definitely more than the number of dates she's been on since she started her training in OB/GYN two years earlier.

Chaque jour, Millie fait le ménage dans la belle maison des Winchester, une riche famille new-yorkaise. Elle récupère aussi leur fille à l'école et prépare les repas avant d'aller se coucher dans sa chambre, au grenier. Pour la jeune femme, ce nouveau travail est une chance inespérée. L'occasion de repartir de zéro. Mais, sous des dehors respectables, sa patronne se montre de plus en plus instable et toxique. Et puis il y a aussi cette rumeur dérangeante qui court dans le quartier : madame Winchester aurait tenté de noyer sa fille il y a quelques années.

A jovem Cassie Donovan, de 26 anos, ganha a vida administrando, junto com uma amiga, a livraria que herdou dos avós. O negócio vai tão mal que Cassie passa cada minuto pensando em estratégias para reerguê-lo, e não tem tempo para mais nada. Principalmente para namorar. Até que Joel Broder entra na loja. Os dois ficam imediatamente atraídos um pelo outro, e já no primeiro encontro ele parece ser o homem perfeito. É gentil, bonito, romântico e, o melhor de tudo, fica louco por ela.

Todos los días friego la preciosa casa de los Winchester de arriba abajo. Recojo a su hija del colegio y preparo deliciosas comidas para toda la familia antes de subir a cenar sola en mi minúscula habitación del piso superior.

La petite maison de Casey dans la nature sauvage n'est pas conçue pour résister à une grosse tempête. Elle découvre une jeune fille tapie derrière la fenêtre de sa cuisine, couverte de sang. La jeune fille refuse d'expliquer d'où elle vient et ne lâche pas le couteau qu'elle tient dans sa main droite. La jeune fille cache un sombre secret, un secret pour lequel elle est prête à tuer. Et si Casey se rapproche trop de la vérité, elle risque de ne pas vivre assez longtemps pour voir le soleil se lever le lendemain matin.

She’s got a great job at a VA Hospital, an adorable daughter, and a loving husband. Granted, it would be wonderful if her preschooler wouldn’t wake her up at three in the morning, and it would be a miracle if her husband would change the toilet paper roll once every millennium. Still, in most ways, she has the ideal life she’d always imagined. Then Jane discovers that Dr. Ryan Reilly is the VA’s newest vascular surgeon. Dr. Ryan Reilly, a.k.a. sexy surgeon, a.k.a. the biggest jerk she ever loved.

My husband is dead. I attended his funeral. I watched his casket be lowered six feet into the ground. (Actually, it may have been only five feet, but that still seems like more than enough.) And then we ate an array of finger sandwiches and deviled eggs and miniature beef wellingtons that cost more than my first car. My point is, Grant is gone. And so are all his many, many deep, dark secrets which I never really ever bothered to ask him about. He is never coming back.

Après avoir été au service des autres en tant que femme de ménage, Millie s'est enfin construit une vie à elle. Elle vient même d'emménager dans une belle maison, dans une petite impasse chic et tranquille, avec son mari et ses deux enfants. Mais son rêve d'une vie paisible est rapidement terni par la rencontre de ses voisins. Il y a Suzette, bien trop snob et aguicheuse, son insipide mari, mais surtout leur terrifiante femme de ménage au regard perçant et au comportement plus que suspect.