She came home to start over.
But the past was already waiting for her.
When successful tech entrepreneur Lauren McElroy moves her family back to Austin after inheriting her parents’ fortune, she believes the hardest part of her life is finally behind her. New house. New business. New beginning.
Until a scarecrow appears in her moving truck.
Then come the disturbing emails.
The whispers from the past.
And the stranger who slips straw into her son’s backpack with a chilling message: good luck in your new home.
Someone knows what Lauren did as a teenager.
Someone remembers the night at the pumpkin patch.
And someone wants her to suffer for it.
As paranoia twists into obsession, Lauren is forced to confront the toxic relationship she thought she escaped long ago — and the terrifying possibility that the most dangerous person in her life never really let her go.
Dark, addictive, and packed with shocking twists, Pretty Little Scars is a razor-sharp psychological thriller about guilt, manipulation, buried secrets, and the monsters we carry inside ourselves.
Perfect for fans of Gone Girl, The Housemaid, and Behind Closed Doors.
Tracey Stubbs writes dark, emotionally charged psychological thrillers filled with buried secrets, unreliable characters, and relationships that blur the line between love and obsession. Her stories explore the hidden fractures beneath seemingly perfect lives, combining fast-paced suspense with haunting emotional depth.
Known for atmospheric tension, shocking twists, and deeply flawed female protagonists, Tracey Stubbs creates page-turners that keep readers guessing until the final chapter.