Becky Flade, Author

Family, friends, and fans: I am living my best possible life. My girls are happy and healthy, my grandbabies bring me so much joy. I've an amazing family and a network of friends who are like family. And my journey as an author has reached new heights: A LOVE RESTRAINED (book 1 in the Philly Heat Series ) is under consideration for movie adaptation; on October 8th, FALL TO PIECES (book 2 in the Philly Heat Series ) won the 2022 RONE Award for best suspense/thriller against some truly talented competition; and today YESTERDAY'S OVER (book 3 in the Philly Heat Series ) released worldwide. I'm already hard at work on book 4 in this series (tentatively titled BEAUTIFUL DANGEROUS ) and I'll be busy over the next few months with that, the survival job, the holidays, you know - life. If you don't hear from me much, that's why. But I'll be on social media if you miss me. Love big and read h...

On a bench at the edge of the Lithia Park playground, someone is stalking two-year- old Emily Michaelson as she plays with her eighteen-year old half-sister, Brandy. The child’s laughter curves through the sunlight, as if on wings. The stalker is more enamored than ever, but aware of Brandy’s vigilance with Emily, knows a kidnapping won’t be easy. Planning to gain Emily’s trust, the stalker gives her a necklace—little girls love pretty things. A few days later, Brandy and Emily arrive at the park for the Children's Health Fair. When the stalker sees them enter the public restroom, the opportunity is seized. Not long after Emily's disappearance, Detective Radhauser finds her rainbow- colored sneakers in Ashland Creek, their laces tied together in double knots. Brandy’s father and stepmother blame Brandy for Emily’s disappearance. Radhauser feels sorry for her, but insists she stay out of the investigation. Brandy can’t do that. She is obsessed with finding out who took ...