Inside Outside

Some secrets are buried. Others are right outside your door. Leslie has spent years watching life from the sidelines. A successful romance novelist hiding behind oversized clothes, late-night grocery runs, and carefully constructed routines, she's still haunted by her husband's betrayal and recent collapse of her marriage. Just as she puts some of the pieces back together, an unexpected encounter with her ex-husband and his new family sends her spiraling.
Leslie becomes increasingly fixated on the people around her, especially a troubled teenage girl named Selena. Selena is smart, resilient, and carrying more burdens than any teenager should. Even from afar, she appears vulnerable in a crowd as she desperately fights to protect the people she loves. Selena has learned that survival often comes at a terrible cost. As the lives of these two damaged women collide, long-buried secrets begin to surface.
What starts as concern soon becomes obsession. What appears to be rescue may actually be control. And the line between protection and possession grows dangerously thin. Told through alternating perspectives, Inside Outside is an emotionally gripping psychological domestic suspense novel about loneliness, obsession, family secrets, trauma, motherhood, resilience, and the powerful human need to belong.
Featuring deep and complex female characters who possess many secrets, this compelling story explores the thin line between helping someone and needing them to need you. Content Note: This novel contains mature themes including trauma and mental health challenges. Please take care when reading.