You Were Never Meant to Read This is a short domestic psychological thriller about surveillance, control, and the moment a woman realizes her inner life no longer belongs to her.
Quiet, intimate, and unsettling, this is a story about what it takes to reclaim yourself without making a sound.
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Forgotten
Ten years ago, Rose vanished. Today, her mother swears she’s come home.
After a fire destroys the house where her toddler daughter disappeared, Julia and her family move into a creaking Victorian across town. To everyone else, it’s a fresh start. To Julia, it’s a sign.
Now, in a snowbound neighborhood, she swears she sees her daughter’s footprints...
What I Did
COMING JULY 2026
She says she didn’t kill him. But her story keeps changing.
Megan Young came to Ireland to escape the past. After a tragedy in Chicago, she accepts an artist residency on a remote stretch of the Irish coast, hoping distance will quiet the memories she can’t stop replaying. Instead, the past follows her.
When a man arrives uninvited...
Out of the Fog
Some journeys change your life. Others destroy it.
Adia was living the dream until a brutal accident turned it into a nightmare. Injured and isolated, she wakes in a remote home under the care of a neighbor who watches her a little too closely. What begins as recovery soon twists into a fight for survival.
Thousands of miles away, Mandy is barely...
Alison Lyle
I write domestic psychological thrillers about bad decisions, quiet control, and what ordinary people are capable of when their masks slip. I’m obsessed with the dark side of human nature—and what’s still hiding underneath.
My stories build tension slowly and deliver twists in moments that make readers stop and rethink everything.
I’ve always had stories to tell, but things got serious when my husband retired and joked he’d done his 25-year shift and now it was my turn. I called his bluff, handed him an apron, and started writing.
I want to tell unforgettable stories—the kind that keep you up too late, holding your breath, wondering how things went so wrong…and why it feels so good to watch. If you’ve ever wanted to be a fly on the wall just to see how dark it really gets behind closed doors, we’ll get along just fine.
Thanks for reading!
Alison
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I write domestic psychological thrillers about bad decisions, quiet control, and what ordinary people are capable of when their masks slip. I’m obsessed with the dark side of human nature—and what’s still hiding underneath.
My stories build tension slowly and deliver twists in moments that make readers stop and rethink everything.
I’ve always had stories to tell, but things got serious when my husband retired and joked he’d done his 25-year...