When infamous chef, restaurateur, and television personality Maria Capello's husband died, whispers claimed Maria murdered her husband to build her culinary empire on his bones, and that there was a reason his body was never recovered. Yet for the past few decades, the Capello family maintained their silence --- until now. Thea Woods has no idea why she was chosen to work with Maria on her memoir. Spirited away to the Capello's rustic upstate farm, she's soon embroiled in the mystery --- and cut off from the rest of the world. Something's not quite right with the close-knit clan, and Damien Capello isn't the only one to go mysteriously missing over the years. As the true story of Maria's past unfolds, Thea finds herself trapped. Because there are reasons why Damien's body was never found...and why, in over 30 years, Maria Capello has never revealed the secret ingredient in her most famous recipe.

Anna Victoria Alcott is desperate to have a family. But as she tries to balance her increasingly public life as an indie actress with a grueling IVF journey, she starts to suspect that someone is going to great lengths to make sure that never happens. Crucial medicines are lost. Appointments get swapped without her knowledge. Cryptic warnings have her jumping at shadows. And despite everything she's gone through to make this pregnancy a reality, not even her husband is willing to believe that someone is playing twisted games with her. Then her doctor tells her she's had a miscarriage --- except Anna is convinced she's still pregnant despite everything the grave-faced men around her claim. Vague warnings become direct threats as someone stalks her through the bleak ghost town of the snowy Hamptons.