Publication Date: December 2, 2025
NO ONE’S AROUND FOR MILES…
One year ago, Iris’s world turned upside down. Haunted by nightmares of her mother’s traumatic death, Iris has become a sleep—deprived, jittery version of herself who she hardly recognizes anymore. So when she’s given the opportunity to get away from the crushing grind of reality for a relaxing week with her partner and his close—knit group of friends, she jumps at the chance.
But after she arrives early to the remote lake house in the Catskills, things take a dark turn. Alone in the cabin in the middle of the night, Iris sees a blood—covered man burying something—or someone—in the mud behind the deck before entering the house. But the daylight reveals nothing, the dirt unturned and the house pristine.
As strange and increasingly disturbing discoveries begin to stack up, her fellow house guests refuse to take anything Iris has to say seriously, and she begins to suspect that someone might be gaslighting her. If the stress hasn’t finally gotten to her, that is. Determined to uncover the truth, Iris finds herself drawn into a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Is it all in her head, or is there really a killer among them? Can she trust anyone…even herself?
A staycation threatens to push an already stressed woman over the edge as she joins her boyfriend’s pals at a lake house.
Authors Amber and Danielle Brown turn up the psychological thrills in The House Guests. Not only does Iris suffer from debilitating insomnia, but grief over her mother’s death has taken its toll.
From the very moment we discover her boyfriend is dropping her off alone while he deals with a sick relative, followed by Iris not packing her glasses, the stage is set for drama.
While Iris claims she saw something sinister, the rest of the group blows her off. By the time they realize she’s telling the truth, it is too late.
Whether it’s the relationship drama or the gaslighting, the twists keep coming until the end.
The House Guests highlights a nightmare vacation full of lies and deceit.
Amber and Danielle Brown both graduated from Rider University where they studied Communications/Journalism and sat on the editorial staff for the On Fire!! literary journal. They then pursued a career in fashion and spent five years in NYC working their way up, eventually managing their own popular fashion and lifestyle blog. Amber is also a screenwriter, so they live in LA, which works out perfectly so Danielle can spoil her plant babies with copious amount of sunshine.
