I’m delighted to announce that Madison Harper book 9 – As They Lay Sleeping – is now available to pre-order on Amazon in ebook. It will be published on November 6th 2025, just as we’re all settling down to enjoy cozy dark evenings! (Paperback and audiobook links only become available during publication week.)

Here’s the cover and blurb:

Tucked under her blanket, a teddy placed on the pillow beside her, the little girl could be sleeping. Madison’s blood runs cold as she stares at the crime scene. Not wanting to believe what she’s seeing, she vows to bring the child’s twisted killer to justice…

Detective Madison Harper is about to be the happiest woman in the world. As she walks down the aisle toward her fiancé Nate, a bouquet clasped in her hands, she can’t believe she’s finally getting to marry her soulmate. But before they can exchange vows, a shot echoes through the air and screams ring out. Someone drops to the ground in a pool of blood…

The next day, still dazed from the fallout, Madison is called to another crime scene. Local woman Denise and her young daughter Lucy have been found dead in their home. Dressed in yellow pajamas, the little girl is on her stomach, her face hidden by her fine blonde hair. Her mother lies still down the hall, as if resting. What kind of monster would do this?

With two potential killers on the loose in a town reeling with shock, Madison receives a threat from the wedding shooter which turns the entire case upside down. With time running out before another life is lost, can she get justice for the victims and stop two cold-blooded killers in their tracks?

This is the penultimate book in the series, with book 10 being the final. Although it could keep going for many more books, I’ve decided now’s a good time for the series to end as Madison and Nate have everything they’ve ever wanted and I’d like to leave them in a good place since they deserve it after all they’ve been through! I don’t know if I will return to the series sometime in the future, but for now, it’s time for a break. I’m currently writing the final book, which will be published in May 2026. I’ll post here where it’s available to pre-order, sometime in February.

Thank you so much for sharing this journey with me (and the characters). I always write with my readers in mind and I’ve been amazed and humbled by how much you enjoy the books. I hope you enjoy book 9!

Take care,

Wendy

My latest standalone psychological thriller is out today on Amazon!

I hope you’ll enjoy following Officer Scott Walker in his fraught search to find out what’s happened to his ex-girlfriend and her young daughter. Scott’s taking a leave of absence from work while he battles depression and struggles to find a reason to stay alive. Even Maggie, his lovable chocolate Labrador, can’t lift him out of it. But when he watches the news and learns that Julia has been abducted from her small town, he suddenly has a reason to get up in the morning. He needs to find her before the local police or internet sleuths do. Because he’s always suspected there’s something wrong with Julia Bowers. And if she’s ever backed into a corner, she might try to take him down with her.

Content warning: This book includes the discovery of a suicide and the discussion and portrayal of suicidal ideation.

Thanks so much for your continued support. I know most of you don’t like waiting for the next Madison Harper book, but every now and then I get the urge to write something different, so thanks for sticking with me (and Madison) during those breaks.

You might be pleased to know that I’ve just finished writing book 9 in the Madison Harper series, which will be released in November 2025. As soon as it’s titled and available for pre-order, I’ll update the details here on my website.

Take care,

Wendy

My latest book is now available to pre-order on Amazon! Please Don’t Find Me is a standalone psychological thriller, out 22nd May 2025.

Here’s the official description:

My heart is hammering furiously as the bedroom door creaks open. The second I see my husband’s lifeless body, I know I have to run. And no-one can ever find us.

There are three things I know to be true.

ONE. My husband knew my secret.

TWO. Now he’s dead, my daughter and I are in danger.

THREE. I will do anything to protect my child, whatever the cost.

We need to vanish. But first, it has to look like we were taken.

I move through our house, pushing over chairs and rummaging violently through drawers. I pull out items Robert and I bought together and throw them across the room. As a final touch, I leave Avery’s sneaker abandoned on the ground outside.

It’s important there’s no trace. But if I could leave a message behind, it would be this:

If you look for me, you won’t like what you find.

I hope you enjoy it!

Take care,

Wendy