Stephanie Wrobel

Revenge. The motive fuels major crimes and petty forms of aggression. I was inspired by Alison Gaylin’s excellent book on maternal revenge, The Collective, to investigate revenge as motive and means to keep a story moving.

This ongoing struggle to master fear, and to inspire others to do the same, forms the backbone of this complex psychological thriller. Told from multiple perspectives, Stephanie Wrobel’s sophomore novel is a dazzling feat of sleight of hand.

As a reader, I like to roam around the minds of people I’m sure I’ll never understand. I want the author to prove me wrong, to make me empathize with schemers, cheaters, and liars. I find society’s outliers much more fascinating than everyday people like you and me.

Oh, yes. I agree. It’s really tempting to pull the comforter over your head and hide until all this is over. The world seems very crazy right now, and … how do we deal with that? Here’s one thought.

Moose has been by my side even longer than I’ve been an author. My husband and I moved to Boston in August 2016 so I could attend the MFA program at Emerson College.

If, like me, you were thoroughly let down by Amazon’s Nine Perfect Strangers, you’ve likely been looking for another wellness-fuelled thriller ever since.

In this exclusive interview with The Big Thrill, THIS MIGHT HURT author Stephanie Wrobel discusses how to create a good villain, cults, and her writing process.

Stephanie Wrobel’s top nonfiction picks for writers and readers preparing to dive deep into cults.

In “This Might Hurt” we meet first meet Natalie, an executive living in Boston. She focuses most of her energy on her career because she’s lonely and unfulfilled with her regimented life.

While her sister Nat is successfully climbing the corporate ladder in Boston, Kit has embraced life on a remote Maine island, where she enjoys the structure imposed by the leaders of Wisewood.

With a mysterious leader of a group that might not be so benevolent, multiple narrators and two different timelines, there’s a lot going on, but it all blends together well into a taut psychological thriller. It’s a concoction of cult of personality, secrets and lies. Wrobel can write a mind twister.

In Wrobel’s gripping new psychological thriller, sisters Natalie and Kit become estranged after their mother’s death – and after Kit disappears into the clutches of the cult-like Wisewood wellness retreat, which also has Natalie in its crosshairs.

Wrobel’s latest opens with a suspenseful bang and successfully leaves readers wondering what on earth is up with Wisewood. Natalie Collins’ younger sister has been missing for over a year…

I was a very enthusiastic fan of Wrobel’s first book, a very twisted and delightful tale of a mother and daughter with an unusual but undeniable bond: the mother had caused or helped her daughter fake illnesses for attention and sympathy.

February is finally here, and it’s bringing a truckload of must-read books with it. From highly-anticipated sequels to some of the year’s most notable debuts, these titles all deserve a spot on your bedside table.

Did you watch Yellowjackets and are now yearning for more brilliant thrillers? Then this book may be for you.

Once upon a time, there was a bookshelf just waiting to be filled… Sounds like the beginning of a great love story between you and some of February’s best new reads, right?

February brings a lineup of heartwarming romance novels, mesmerizing historical fiction, short stories inspired by the pandemic, and nostalgic non-fiction, all from a mix of debut authors and award-winning writers.

Another year, another round of books to read. I gotta say, if you’re thinking about making a goal to read a certain number of books in 2022, there is no shortage of good novels out there.