Joshilyn Jackson Books

'What a storyteller! What an original new voice!' Adriana Trigiani

A novel of domestic suspense in which a mother must decide how far she is willing to go to protect her child and the life she loves -- a tale of power, privilege, lies, revenge, and the choices we make, ones that transform our lives in unforeseen ways.Revenge doesn't wait for permission.Growing up poor in rural Georgia, Bree Cabbat was warned that the world was a dark and scary place. Bree rejected that fearful outlook, and life has proved her right. Having married into a family with wealth, power, and connections, Bree now has all a woman could ever dream of.Until the day she awakens and sees someone peering into her bedroom window--an old gray-haired woman dressed all in black who vanishes as quickly as she appears. It must be a play of the early morning light or the remnant of a waking dream, Bree tells herself, shaking off the bad feeling that overcomes her.Later that day though, she spies the old woman again, in the parking lot of her daughters' private school . . . just minutes before Bree's infant son, asleep in his car seat only a few feet away, vanishes. It happened so quickly--Bree looked away only for a second. There is a note left in his place, warning her that she is being is being watched; if she wants her baby back, she must not call the police or deviate in any way from the instructions that will follow.The mysterious woman makes contact, and Bree learns she, too, is a mother. Why would another mother do this? What does she want? And why has she targeted Bree? Of course Bree will pay anything, do anything. It's her child.To get her baby back, Bree must complete one small--but critical--task. It seems harmless enough, but her action comes with a devastating price.Bree will do whatever it takes to protect her family--but what if the cost tears their world apart?

It starts as a game at a book group one night. Never Have I Ever... done something I shouldn't. But Amy Whey has done something she shouldn't. And Roux, the glamorous newcomer to Amy's suburban neighborhood, knows exactly what that is.Roux promises she will go away. She will take herself and her son, who is already growing dangerously close to Amy's teenage stepdaughter, and she will go. If Amy plays by her rules.But Amy isn't prepared to lose everything she's built. She's going to fight back, and in this escalating game of cat and mouse, there can be only one winner.

Someone Else's Love Story is beloved and highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson's funny, charming, and poignant novel about science and miracles, secrets and truths, faith and forgiveness; about falling in love, and learning that things aren't always what they seem—or what we hope they will be. Shandi Pierce is juggling finishing college, raising her delightful three-year-old genius son Nathan, aka Natty Bumppo, and keeping the peace between her eternally warring, long-divorced parents. She's got enough complications without getting caught in the middle of a stick-up and falling in love with William Ashe, who willingly steps between the robber and her son. Shandi doesn't know that her blond god Thor has his own complications. When he looked down the barrel of that gun he believed it was destiny: It's been one year to the day since a tragic act of physics shattered his world. But William doesn't define destiny the way others do. A brilliant geneticist who believes in facts and numbers, destiny to him is about choice. Now, he and Shandi are about to meet their so-called destinies head on, making choices that will reveal unexpected truths about love, life, and the world they think they know.

The hair-raising story of a mother who moves herself and her daughter across the country to lose a dangerous stalker—only to discover that it will take more than distance to escape him.It started with the letters…For actress Meribel Mills, disturbing fan mail is part of the price of fame. So when she starts getting creepy letters written in fruit-scented marker she is mostly unphased and diligently files them along with her other messages from unhinged fans. After all, she’s a single mom approaching forty, not the kind of hot young celeb who sparks dangerous obsessions. But there’s something different about Marker Man…He’s been in her home…Meribel’s sheets smell of unfamiliar cologne, and objects have gone missing around the house. Plus, the letters have become more perverse, with drawings of a naked Meribel tied up or chopped into pieces. While the police insist that stalkers hardly ever escalate to violence, Meribel has played the dead girl one too many times on TV to risk becoming her in real life. She and her daughter move from Los Angeles to Atlanta for a fresh start—but no distance is great enough.He’s watching her…Years of being in front of a camera have given Meribel a superpower—she can feel eyes on her, a creeping sensation like bees inside her skin. And someone definitely has her in their sights. Could Marker Man have followed her all the way across the country?Who else might be watching—her ex-husband? The lover she left behind in LA? Her new neighbor? Suddenly, every man in her life is a suspect, but she can’t keep herself and her daughter safe from a monster she can’t identify. When the paths of all of these men collide, Meribel will find herself alone in the fight of her life, desperate to protect those she loves as danger closes in from all sides.

Nonny Frett understands the meaning of "between a rock and a hard place." She's got two mothers, "one deaf-blind and the other four baby steps from flat crazy." She's got two men: her husband, easing out the back door; and her best friend, laying siege to her heart in her front yard. She has a job that holds her in the city, and she's addicted to a little girl stuck deep in the country. And she has two families: the Fretts, who stole her and raised her right; and the Crabtrees, who lost her and won't forget how they were done wrong. In Between, Georgia, population 90, a feud that began the night Nonny was born is escalating, and a random act of violence is about to ignite a stash of family secrets. This might be just what the town needs, if only Nonny wasn't sitting in the middle of it.--From publisher description

In der winzigen Kleinstadt Between in Georgia kennt jeder jeden. Und zwischen den Fretts und den Crabtrees gibt es eine lange Geschichte von bösem Blut. Die Familien hassen sich seit Jahren, aber als die fünfzehnjährige arme Hazel Crabtree ihre unerwünschte Tochter mitten im Wohnzimmer ihrer Nachbarin Bernese Frett zur Welt bringt, wird das kleine rothaarige Crabtree-Baby sofort von Berneses Schwester Stacia adoptiert. Die drei Frett-Schwestern, Bernese, Stacia und deren Zwillingsschwester Genny, kümmern sich liebevoll um die kleine Nonny. Aber sie ist kaum aus den Windeln heraus, als ihre biologische Großmutter Ona Crabtree Verdacht schöpft, Nonny könnte in Wirklichkeit vielleicht eine Crabtree sein. Von da an steckt Nonny immer mitten in der Familienfehde und hat genug damit zu tun, die Friedensstifterin zu spielen. Als Erwachsene muss Nonny ihr eigenes chaotisches Leben und ihren Fast-Exmann verlassen, um nach Between zurückzukehren, bevor die Dinge außer Kontrolle geraten. Dort lernt sie dass die Fretts nicht unbedingt die anständigen Bürger sind, als die sie sich ausgeben, und dass nicht alle Crabtrees übel sind. Schließlich steht sie nicht mehr nur zwischen zwei Familien, sondern auch zwischen zwei Männern …

Laurel Gray lebt mit Mann und Kind in einer typischen Vorstadt in Florida. Eines Nachts treibt die Leiche der 13-jährigen Freundin ihrer Tochter im Pool der Familie, und die vermeintliche Idylle zerbricht. Nur eine kann Laurel in dieser Krise helfen: ihre tatkräftige Schwester Thalia, mit der sie eine lange Hassliebe verbindet und die wie eine Naturgewalt in den Alltag der Grays einbricht. Joshilyn Jackson zieht ihre Leser unaufhaltsam in diese Geschichte zweier Schwestern, die zeigt, dass Blut wirklich dicker ist als Wasser.

Z empatią, wdziękiem, humorem i przenikliwością autorka Bogów Alabamy prezentuje przejmującą, przepełnioną emocjami powieść o amerykańskim Południu, w której konfrontuje się z prawdą o przywilejach, rodzinie i różnicą pomiędzy naszymi wyobrażeniami a rzeczywistością, jeśli chodzi o nasze pochodzenie i to, kim naprawdę jesteśmy. Superbohaterowie od zawsze byli słabością Lei Birch Briggs. Pewnego zakrapianego tequilą wieczoru podczas zlotu fanów komiksów ta rozsądna zazwyczaj rysowniczka daje się uwieść przystojnemu i anonimowemu Batmanowi. Okazuje się, że ten odziany w pelerynę obrońca ludzkości zostawił po sobie coś więcej niż miłe, niewyraźne wspomnienie. Leia spodziewa się dziecka – co dla trzydziestoośmiolatki jest zaskoczeniem, ale wcale nie nieprzyjemnym. Nim jednak wiadomość o czekającym ją samotnym macierzyństwie (oraz tym, że jej dziecko jest dwurasowe) przekaże swojej konwencjonalnej rodzinie z Południa, sypie się małżeństwo przyrodniej siostry, Rachel. Co gorsza, okazuje się, że ukochana, dziewięćdziesięcioletnia babcia, Birchie, traci rozum, ukrywając demencję z pomocą Wattie, najlepszej przyjaciółki od czasów dzieciństwa.