The Belladonna Dozen

In the quiet community of Spur Lake, twelve women have spent thirty years together as mothers, wives, neighbors, and friends. They've raised children, held down jobs, hosted parties, and learned to hide behind polite smiles. And then they found a cure for their inescapable boredom. Every year, the Belladonna Dozen gather to draw anonymous Dares from a black velvet bag. What started as a harmless thrill has twisted, over time, into something darker-a ritual of humiliation and revenge where old grudges wear the mask of friendship, and loyalty is measured by how far you're willing to go. A decade into the game, Edie Monroe discovers that one of the Dares hides a deadly intent, and she realizes that, in friendships this tangled, every woman has a motive. Every woman has opportunity. And every woman has secrets worth killing to protect.