Join a book club that is reading Stillhouse Lake (Stillhouse Lake, 1)!

Flowery Branch Book Club

A book club for those who love to escape into a magical realm after their 9-5!

I would love to host a monthly book club meeting with food & wine! I am vegan so there will def. be vegan/vegetarian options.


Add me on Instagram to get in touch! ✨

@flowerybranchbookclub

Stillhouse Lake (Stillhouse Lake, 1)

An Amazon Charts and USA Today bestseller.

Gina Royal is the definition of average--a shy Midwestern housewife with a happy marriage and two adorable children. But when a car accident reveals her husband's secret life as a serial killer, she must remake herself as Gwen Proctor--the ultimate warrior mom.

With her ex now in prison, Gwen has finally found refuge in a new home on remote Stillhouse Lake. Though still the target of stalkers and Internet trolls who think she had something to do with her husband's crimes, Gwen dares to think her kids can finally grow up in peace.

But just when she's starting to feel at ease in her new identity, a body turns up in the lake--and threatening letters start arriving from an all-too-familiar address. Gwen Proctor must keep friends close and enemies at bay to avoid being exposed--or watch her kids fall victim to a killer who takes pleasure in tormenting her. One thing is certain: she's learned how to fight evil. And she'll never stop.

BUY THE BOOK

299 pages

Average rating: 7.65

148 RATINGS

|

5 REVIEWS

Community Reviews

j81rose
Jan 31, 2025
8/10 stars
Looks like there are 7 books in this series! I'm excited for a 2nd one, at a minimum!! This was fast-paced as all get out. Some chapters longer than I enjoy, but this was a great thriller!! I was living in the mind of Gwen - I trusted NO ONE! Did I have a pretty good idea of what was going on midway? Yes. But was I thrown off repeatedly until the end? Also yes. This was a thrill of a read and the perfect way to end my January reads!
noelleabd
Jan 28, 2025
10/10 stars
I really enjoyed this book! It was a short read and overall was so well written. I enjoyed the characters and always kept me engaged throughout the story.
MoreReadsAdmin
Apr 02, 2024
5/10 stars
Engaging plot and character development. The author does a great job with building suspense. There were some parts of the book though that were a bit ridiculous, but it wasn’t too bad. I enjoyed the read and would recommend.
SLiM254
Aug 18, 2023
9/10 stars
Gwen has taught me that family always comes first. She has a good fighting spirit.
Natlamm
Feb 16, 2023
8/10 stars
The only thing I had issues with in this book was how anyone could think this woman knew what her serial killer husband was up to and helped him no less... anyone with any knowledge of sociopaths knows they are charismatic and “likable” they make fooling people their art. But more importantly they usually WORK ALONE. Aside from the Karla Homolka case there’s rarely a serial killer duo. So having people sickeningly threaten this family just doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. In my opinion all she had to do was show the police the “sick-o patrol” and seems they would have protected them. But if I just let the story make the rules then it’s a great thriller. And I’ll def read/listen to the second book.

See why thousands of readers are using Bookclubs to stay connected.