‘One perfectly “delicious” thriller!… The ingredients work beautifully together, perfectly blending secrets, red herrings, lies, jealousy, and revenge all together for one magnificent feast.‘ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The job of her dreams… the family of her nightmares.

When Julia Fouquet lands a job as a private cook for a wealthy family in Malibu, she thinks she’s living the dream.

But her new employer, Erica Drake, is far from the glamorous star Julia expected. Her moods range from fawning to furious in an instant and most mornings start with a glass or two of rosé. Her erratic behaviour soon makes Julia wish she’d never set foot in their expansive, beach-side home.

As the family’s secrets bubble to the surface, Julia must keep a cool head. She’s a chef, after all. Pressure comes with the job. And she’s worked hard to get so close to the picture-perfect Drakes. If they figure out her secret now, her carefully laid plans will go up in flames…

A gripping and utterly compulsive read that will have you racing toward the last dramatic page. Fans of The Housemaid, The Perfect Marriage and anything by Lisa Jewell will be up all night reading The Private Chef.

Readers adore The Private Chef:

‘SHE DID IT AGAIN! This story had me addicted from the very first chapter & I did not want to put it down!… Verant will be an automatic read for me from now on!‘ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘This was a “chef’s kiss” of a novel… it had everything… I found myself tied up in knots trying to work out who was telling the truth and who was lying.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Twenty years ago Ed Finch – America’s most notorious serial killer – used the Bay Area as his hunting ground. Now he’s back.

When his daughter Margot, a homicide detective with the San Francisco Police Department, receives a phone call from his lawyer, she learns that Ed has been transferred to death row at nearby San Quentin. And he wants to see her. He’s hinting that there’s another kill to his name – a murdered woman no one connected to him until now. If she comes to visit, he’ll tell all.

So now she’s in her car outside the gates of the maximum-security prison, counting slowly to ten like her therapist taught her.

Every instinct tells her to turn around. But she’s spent her life trying to atone for her father’s crimes. She can’t turn down the chance to solve a case that has baffled the SFPD for decades, and give closure to the girl’s still-grieving family.

Even if it means facing the one person in the world she fears most…

A tale of cunning plans with a little bit of Stockholm Syndrome and quite a bit of Murphy’s Law

There was Fatboy (arson) who wasn’t fat. There was Shorty (assault) who wasn’t short. There was Jason (fraud) who lived in a world of his own.

It had all seemed so simple when the man in the grey suit explained it – get the girl, hold the girl, take the money, release the girl. The kidnapping went according to plan but nothing is simple in life and Sara had plans of her own.

Marcus McKay intended to become Prime Minister but then the ransom note arrived.

Somehow Detective Inspector Mike Prescott had to sort it all out.

Then there was the mystery of Ferdinand the Cow.

“When the Trees Started Falling by A.D. Popovich is a gripping environmental thriller set against the backdrop of climate chaos.”
—Readers’ Favorite

A riveting disaster thriller that will have you pondering—Earth’s fate!

Luna Lewis reluctantly returns to her rural childhood home to appease her fanatical climate activists’ parents this one last time. Hours later, she is blindsided with horrid disbelief as the house bursts into flames. She should be home, safe in her Sacramento apartment, prepping for the most important job interview of her career. Instead, she must save Rogue from the fire!

Roxie Romero is excited to take her first vacation in years, but the raging forest fire derails her plans. She hitches a ride on a renovated school bus with her neighbors in the nick of time. But can it keep her safe from the extreme weather events coming their way?

Jackson Jones, a retired handyman, sets off to help a friend clear his property after one of those rare derechos had taken down a swath of trees. Due to the intolerable February heat dome, a compelling doomsday sensation warns Jackson the weather is—broken. As in global warming, climate change, or whatever the politically correct term is this week.

The ill-fated evacuees struggle to outrun winter wildfires, ferocious micro bursts, spontaneous blizzards, and landslides. Meanwhile, they inadvertently find themselves on the run from the FBI as well. With the Internet down and nowhere to turn, they must rely on their wits, instincts, and a bit of luck. Their plight intensifies when they learn these deadly weather events are merely the tip of the iceberg.

For the world they know, is crumbling apart—in every possible way.

If you enjoy enthralling adventures of surviving against all odds, you’ll want to read this edge-of-your-seat thriller. The author puts you in the driver’s seat along with the hapless climate refugees held hostage by the weather whiplash pummeling the country—if not the entire planet.