Woman Down: A Novel

A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.In this twisty thriller from New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, a frustrated author looks for her muse in a remote hideaway, but what she finds defies all expectationsand reality.Her words used to set the page on fire. But a viral backlash over her latest film adaptation forced Petra Rose to take a hiatus, resulting in missed deadlines and an overdue mortgage. Branded a fraud and famehungry opportunist, she learned the hard way what happens when the internet turns on you. And shes been uninspired to write ever since.Now, with her next suspense novel outlined and savings nearly gone, she retreats to a secluded lakeside cabin, hoping to find inspiration. Its Petras lastditch attempt to save her careerand herself.Then he shows up.Detective Nathaniel Saint arrives with disturbing news, his presence igniting a creativity in her she thought long since burned out. Petras words return in a rush, and her fictional cop character begins to mirror the very real cop whos becoming her muse.Their research sessions blur the lines between fantasy and reality. Each glance, every touch pulls Petra deeper into a world she thought shed never lose herself in again. Shes never felt more alive. But inspiration this powerful comes at a cost.When Saint starts taking his role in her career a little too seriously, Petras forced to confront the chaos she created. But doing so could cost her more than the reputation shes been trying to salvage. The reputation the world wrote for herthe reputation only she can reclaim.