Love Fail Repeat: Book 1
Publication Date: September 9, 2026
A young mother.
A perfect new home.
A voice that should not be there.
Genna thought this house would be a fresh start.
After months of exhaustion, panic, and holding herself together for her baby son, she needs somewhere quiet. Somewhere safe. Somewhere that can finally feel like home. At first, the house gives her exactly that.
Then, through the static, she hears a woman whisper: He’s not safe.
There is no recording. No proof. Nothing anyone else can hear.
But someone knows what happened in this house.
And as the warnings come closer, Genna begins to wonder whether the locked doors are keeping danger out… or keeping her exactly where someone wants her.
LOVE, FAIL, REPEAT — Part I: Not Safe is the first instalment in a three-part domestic psychological thriller about motherhood, control, buried secrets, and the moment protection begins to feel like possession.
A new mother struggles to feel safe after moving to a new place.
Author Alice Bohane delivers Love Fail Repeat, which represents the first installment in a trilogy. It remains unclear why she worries about her 5-month-old son’s safety.
The author provides examples indicating Genna’s rising sense of unease, but there is very little detail provided for the backstory. Melchior is described as her partner, but aside from his profession, not much else is revealed.
Suspenseful elements are woven into the storyline, but the plot needs more development to fully engage readers.
Love Fail Repeat offers the ingredients for a suspenseful thriller, but the entire story is needed for context.
 
I’m a family doctor originally from the outskirts of London, now living in France, where I’ve been based for the past five years.
I’ve been writing fiction since my teenage years, usually in the quiet margins of everyday life. After keeping my stories mostly to myself for a long time, I’ve decided to start sharing them with readers.
My debut novel, Love, Fail, Repeat, is a domestic psychological thriller about motherhood, trust, and the secrets that can hide inside a seemingly safe home.
