What begins as a quiet summer vacation in 1985 quickly unravels into something far darker. This chilling new release follows eleven-year-old Emma as imagination, memory, and psychic visions collide—revealing a truth that may be hiding inside her own family.
Celebrating Release Day
To mark the release, we’re hosting a live book release party tonight at 6PM EST on YouTube, where readers can join us in real time to celebrate, chat about the book, and dig into the inspiration behind the story.
The celebration continues beyond release night with an in-person book signing on February 26 at Barnes & Noble on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. It’s a chance to meet the author, get your copy signed, and connect with fellow readers who love dark, unsettling stories that linger long after the final page. And on March 4, she’ll be at The Last Bookstore in LA!
About the Book
Grandma’s Little Secret
When imaginative eleven-year-old Emma and her parents and friends go to a remote island in the Pacific Northwest during the summer of 1985, she thinks it’ll be a normal family vacation.
But when she starts dreaming of her loving Grandma Virginia killing people, she realizes there’s more to the sweet matriarch than she thought. And when she has a premonition that her grandmother intends to kill her husband, she knows she has to take matters into her own hands.
When she foils Virginia’s first plan to murder Grandpa Roy, Emma becomes a target herself.
Allied with her friends, Emma must differentiate between make-believe and psychic visions to try to save both her grandfather’s life and her own.
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Written by Becca C. Smith, the novel captures the unease of childhood intuition and the terrifying possibility that sometimes, children see what adults refuse to acknowledge.
Inspired by True Crime
What makes Grandma’s Little Secret even more unsettling is that it is inspired by a true crime. The real case that influenced the story is explored in a documentary available on the author’s YouTube channel, offering readers a deeper look at the events that helped shape the novel.
This connection between fiction and reality adds an extra layer of tension to the story, blurring the line between imagined fear and real-world horror.
Join the Celebration
Whether you’re tuning in live for the release party, planning to attend the book signing, or diving straight into the story, we’re thrilled to share Grandma’s Little Secret with you.
Some secrets surface slowly. Others come to you in dreams.
Are you ready to discover Grandma’s Little Secret?
