BooksChatter: ☀ One Of Us: The Village [3]

Thank you for joining us on the Release Celebrations for One Of Us, a Post-Apocalyptic Psychological thriller by Rachel McLean (2 August, Catawampus Press, 245 pages).

This is the third book in The Village series.

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below, as well as full details of the series.

Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀), and reviews (✍).

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Synopsis

‘Leave, or die.’

Jess Dyer has won safety for her sister-in-law Ruth and proved her worth as the leader of her refugee community.
Sarah Evans has stood up to her parents and discovered who she can trust.

But the villagers still aren’t welcome. When the local population expresses its anger, can Jess keep everyone safe? And can she hold it together as Steward when someone she loves dies?

And how will Sarah react when her new fiancee Martin receives death threats, telling him he must leave her, and their village?

'One Of Us' is a gripping thriller about belonging and acceptance. It’s the third book in the Village trilogy, and the sequel to Sea Of Lies.

Teaser: KCR Preview

'Leave, or Die'
Is anywhere safe?

One Of Us
Available NOW!

The Series: The Village

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After the Flood [0.5]

Catastrophic floods have devastated England and left Meg's home underwater.
She persuades her son Martin to escape by boat. But after he's gone, she hears voices downstairs. Looters are looking for money - and her gun.

Will Meg survive?

[Published 24 December 2017, 15 pages]

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Thicker Than Water [1]

Six years on, they thought they were safe...

Floods have devastated England.

Jess has fled her London home, and made a new life in a refugee village with her brother Ben and his wife Ruth.

Scraping out an existence here on the wild North Yorkshire coast is tough, but six years on, they’re surviving.

Until Jess answers a distress call at sea, bringing strangers to their community…

And putting the entire village in danger.

When the new arrivals kidnap Ruth, Ben descends into grief. Jess must calm their community and mount a rescue mission.

But can she find Ruth before it’s too late? And what’s the connection between Ben and the kidnappers?

You’ll be gripped by Thicker Than Water, an intelligent, fast-paced thriller about family, belonging, and revenge.

[Published 7 May 2018, 372 pages]

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Sea of Lies [2]

He abducted her…
He fell in love with her…
He helped her escape…
Can she trust him?

Sarah has returned home after being kidnapped and held in a dilapidated farmhouse by a group of men.

With her is Martin, who turned against the other men to help her escape.

He says he’s not like them, and claims to be in love with her.

Can Sarah trust Martin? Does she share his feelings?

Or should she listen to her father, himself deceitful and abusive, and turn her back on the relationship?

Sea of Lies is a chilling and twisty psychological thriller about secrets, trust, and a family falling apart.

[Published 15 March 2019, 352 pages]

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About the Author

My name's Rachel McLean and I write thrillers that make you think.

What does that mean?

In short, I want my stories to make your pulse race and your brain tick.

Do you often get through a thriller at breakneck pace but are left with little sense of what the book was really about? Do you sometimes read literary fiction but just wish something would damn well happen?

My books aim to fill that gap.

If you'd like to know more about my books and receive extra bonus content, please join my book club at rachelmclean.com/bookclub. I'll send you a weekly email with news about my writing research and progress, stories and bonus content for each book. And I'll let you know when my books are on offer.

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