Victoria Helen Stone

bestselling author of emotional suspense

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How to Start a Love Affair with Audiobooks

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I was an audiobook failure. Not a failure at writing the books, mind you, but at listening to them. I could never manage to get through more than a chapter or two, and then my interest would fizzle out and I wouldn’t go back. I’d try and fail every time. But I desperately wanted audiobooks in my ear while I was cleaning or driving or walking! So I trained my brain by starting small.

Want to learn how to go from audiobook failure to audiobook addict? Read more at CrimeReads! Recommendations included!

Problem Child Is Out Now!

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Problem Child is in stores now! You can get the second Jane Doe Thriller in paperback, audiobook, and on Kindle!

I’m so excited about this book, and I hope you enjoy taking another wild trip with Jane as much as I did. Publishers Weekly gave Problem Child a STARRED REVIEW, and said “Outstanding… Readers will find vicarious joy in Jane’s petty vengeances and unabashed meanness to anyone who tries to take advantage of her. Stone turns some very dark material into an upbeat tale.”

Upbeat vengeance! How’s that for a treat?

She’s cold, calculating, and can deceive with a smile. Jane Doe is back in the Amazon Charts bestselling series—and this time she’s met her match. Try out the second Jane Doe thriller today!

Huge News! A TV Deal for Jane Doe!

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I’m extremely excited to announce that I have struck a deal for the television rights to Jane Doe! Sony Pictures Television will be producing, along with executive producers Seth Gordon (The Good Doctor, Atypical, Sneaky Pete) & Julia Gunn of Exhibit A Entertainment! I can even add that it is currently “in development,” thanks to the hard work of Exhibit A and my wonderful agents Amy Moore-Benson and Conrad Sun of Meridian Artists!

This has been an amazingly exciting development in the Jane Doe series… which is why I completely forgot to post it here for a few months. 😉 Stay tuned for more progress! And don’t forget that your new bestie, Jane is back. The second thriller in the Jane Doe series, Problem Child, will be out March 24th!

Are Suspense and Romance So Different?

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I recently wrote an essay for the wonderful CrimeReads site about my experience moving from writing romance to writing suspense. It’s been such a treat to stretch my wings and hone new skills in an unfamiliar genre. But it wasn’t quite as unfamiliar as you’d think.

“Love stories and scary stories are opposites for a reason: They’re flip sides of the same coin. They each tap into the most basic human drives: to survive and to mate.”

I don’t have a good story about the first inappropriate book I read at too young an age. There were so many books around my house from so many genres, I couldn’t even tell you what kind of inappropriate it might have been. It was probably a steamy historical romance, but it could just as easily have been a Stephen King novel or an intense Dean Koontz thriller clutched in my twelve-year-old hands at 1 AM on a school night. My mom loved reading both horror and romance, so I had plenty of access to both…

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False Step is out now!

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The new Amazon Charts bestselling novel, False Step, is available now! Publishers Weekly calls False Step a “cleverly plotted thriller” and adds “Danger and savage emotions surface as [Veronica] discovers that she’s not the only one whose life is built on secrets and lies. Stone keeps the reader guessing to the end.”

Already a Kindle #1 bestseller!

Get False Step in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, Audible, MP3 or CD.
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False Step Cover

Jane Doe Featured on Buzzfeed!

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Jane Doe was included on Buzzfeed’s 18 Underrated Books to Squeeze in As Soon As You Possibly Can!

“If you’re a woman, you need to read this book. It’s a story about a sociopath who loses the only person she’s ever loved, and the story of how she gets her revenge. This book has suspense, comedy, and a sweet romance element. It’s been a week since I read it and I still go back to rereading sections because this story sticks with you in a strange way.” 

I’m also thrilled to report that Jane Doe was reviewed in the Parkersburg News and Sentinel! “A woman makes herself into the perfect girlfriend for a man — so she can destroy him in “Jane Doe” by Victoria Helen Stone… A deliciously dark story with a chilling heroine, readers will enjoy seeing how far Jane will go for her revenge.”

Try Jane for yourself today!