Our Beautiful Mess

Connie eagerly anticipates the return of all her daughters for the holidays, delighted that her quiet nest will be lively again. Fran, a university student, arrives with new boyfriend Zac, but Connie’s relief turns to dread - Zac bears an uncanny resemblance to a man from her past whose allure nearly destroyed her marriage. Our Beautiful Mess, Volume 1 of Adele Parks’ psychological suspense series, plunges into a family on the brink.

Fran’s surprise pregnancy announcement sends shockwaves through the household. Desperate to protect her family, Connie struggles to bury her own dangerous secrets, but she is not the only one with something to hide. In this domestic thriller, layers of mistrust and hidden truths build inexorably toward a catastrophic climax that will leave one of them paying the ultimate price.