Helpless: A Novel

Faye Heron has built a successful life as a Hollywood producer, but the memory of her intense college relationship with Henry Spalding still haunts her. Twelve years after their shattering breakup, they reunite at the funeral of a beloved professor, and the old, volatile chemistry immediately resurfaces. Henry’s charm quickly turns menacing when he drugs and abducts Faye, taking her to a remote mountain cabin where his controlling demands escalate day by day.

In this gripping psychological thriller and romantic suspense novel from Jessica Knoll, captivity blurs into a dangerous rekindling of obsession. As Faye navigates Henry’s manipulations, fragments of their past collide with a sprawling mystery that challenges everything she thought she knew. Helpless: A Novel delivers a twisting, high-stakes story of power, desire, and long-buried secrets that will shock readers until the final revelation.