Thriller
Stay Away from Him
2025·336 pages
Divorced mother enters a whirlwind romance with a charming widower and exonerated murder suspect while receiving anonymous threats.
Owned
Owned
Divorced mother enters a whirlwind romance with a charming widower and exonerated murder suspect while receiving anonymous threats.
About
Details
"Had me hooked from the first line. The characters are complex in a way that makes it impossible to tell who to trust." --Tasha Coryell, author of Love Letters to a Serial Killer On the evening she met exonerated murderer Thomas Danver, Melissa Burke let him help put her five-year-old son to bed before coming back upstairs to enjoy the dinner party. Thomas was so nice, and a pediatrician. She didn't know anything then about his wife's suspicious death... Relocating with her 5-year-old son to a n...
What Readers Think
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
Verified
Closed-door/fade-to-black scenes with a few quick descriptions in the lead-up
Violence & gore
Verified
Wife's suspicious death and murder investigation form central backstory; depictions of animal abuse with some detail
Profanity
Verified
Some profanity and adult language throughout
Substance use
Verified
None present
LGBTQ+ Rep.
Verified
Passing mentions of same-sex couple, primarily in the early part of the story; not a major theme
Religious content
Verified
None present
Magic & witchcraft
Verified
None present
Occult / demonology
Verified
None present
Political content
Verified
None present
Self-harm / suicide
Verified
None present
Abuse & suffering
Verified
Ugly divorce and minor animal abuse depicted
Other
Verified
No information found