News from Victoria!
First Trade Review!
So excited to report that the first trade review for FOLLOW HER DOWN is in!
Midwest Book Review says, “A simply riveting novel of suspense… a complex and deftly crafted story built upon decades of doubt, fear, and suspicion that will not allow a woman overcome her trauma at the unexplained loss of her sister and the mysterious and possibly linked death of her ex-husband. Original and fascinating from start to finish, Follow Her Down is a strongly recommended pick for personal reading lists and community library conspiracy suspense/thriller fiction collections.”
Follow Her Down is out on June 4! If you pre-order today, I’ll show up at your house bright and early on 6/4/24! Only in book form, I promise.
Follow Her Down in The Nerd Daily!
Follow Her Down is featured in “Seven Hot Domestic Suspense Books for Summer” by Elka Ray in The Nerd Daily!
Elka says, “When Elise’s wildly wealthy former lover is found murdered, Kyle’s convinced his death is linked to their sister’s. Not only is Elise a suspect in her ex’s killing, but she finds herself forced to ask questions she’d rather keep avoiding. Like Elise, I never knew where things were heading. If you like strong and complex female leads and tales of unsettling power dynamics, FOLLOW HER DOWN is great summer-cabin-reading.”
Follow Her Down is out on June 4 and you can pre-order here! And be sure to check out Elka Ray’s debut suspense, Friend Indeed.
Follow Her Down out June 4!
My latest suspense has a cover and a pre-order link, and June 4 is inching closer!
Reviewers, FOLLOW HER DOWN is now available for request on NetGalley. I’m thrilled to be working with both @thrillerbookloverspromotions and @kayepublicity this time around.
This book has it all: a 25-year-old murder, a complicated & cussing heroine, older brother’s best friend 😏, Bigfoot, deadly conspiracies, dysfunctional families, a creepy billionaire, and a tiny-home resort in the mountains. Hey, summer will be here before you know it! (She says while looking out her window at a snow squall.)
“The murder of Elise Rockwood’s sister shattered her family. Their mother’s anxiety kept her housebound. Elise’s paranoid brother, Kyle, saw conspiracies everywhere. Elise numbed her grief in an aimless lifestyle that left her emotionally broken. All of them victims. A local boy eventually confessed, but the damage was already done.
Years later, Elise is reinventing herself. She’s bought a mountain lodge to be close to home again and to find stability. Not even an email from her ex tempts her into revisiting the past. But Kyle won’t let it go. He still believes there’s more to their sister’s murder—and the confession—than meets the eye. When Elise’s ex is found dead in the same forest where her sister went missing decades before, Elise is finally willing to listen.
The traumas of the past are reemerging. So is the truth. Elise’s greatest fear now is who will survive it…”
Follow my writing process!
Hi all! Over on Instagram, I’ve started a video diary from day ONE of plotting and writing my 2025 suspense. I haven’t pitched this story to my publisher yet, so it could all fall apart, but that’s part of the fun, right? The working title for now is Bald-Faced Liar. Follow along with #VHStone2025 on Instagram! Or get links to the videos on Threads! Hope to see you there.
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Book Club Questions – At the Quiet Edge
Hi all! I got a request for some book club questions for At the Quiet Edge, so I’ve brainstormed a few for you here! Careful, there is one spoiler in the questions, so I’ve marked it with a warning. Happy reading!
- How did the setting of At the Quiet Edge —a self-storage facility at the edge of town— influence your response to the story? How did it contribute to the plot in ways other settings might not have?
- Did the small town of Herriman feel different from other small town book settings? How did it compare with your own experience of small towns? Are there reasons for any differences?
- Was Lily’s withholding of information from Everett right or wrong?
- Were your reactions different when experiencing fear and danger through Everett’s eyes than they were through Lily’s point of view?
- How did Lily change by the end of the book?
- [SPOILER]…….. Did you-know-who redeem himself? Do you think his new relationship with Everett will be beneficial?
- Which character did you most identify with?
Cover Reveal! THE HOOK!
My latest dark suspense, The Hook, hits shelves on May 23, 2023. Just last week, I saw the cover for the first time, and when I tell you I screamed with delight, I really SCREAMED WITH DELIGHT! A scarlet red cover? Yes please.
Are you ready for the deets? Or do you want to pre-order right now?!? Or do you just want to see this gorgeous artwork?
Three betrayed women with revenge in common channel their fury in a twisting novel of psychological suspense by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Jane Doe and False Step.
A women’s boxing class is the perfect place for betrayed wife Katherine to work out her aggressions. Ideal, too, for Geneva, a teacher disgraced and ruined by a vengeful ex, and Luz, a software engineer battling an unjust system. Maggie, their instructor and mentor, guarantees she can right the wrongs they’ve endured. And if Katherine, Geneva, and Luz really want to unleash their rage, they must do what Maggie says.
Each woman’s secret task has its risks. Call it justice. Call it revenge. It’s bound to be worth it—if no missteps are made. As they take the leap to reclaim what they’re owed, their lives are turned upside down. Because no one could have guessed that it would all end in murder.
Now, coming together to harness their power, Katherine, Geneva, and Luz fear that the game they’ve been playing is playing them.
Order now and The Hook will be in your home, ready to read on May 23!