• A search for meaning leads to cult in new novel

    February 2022

    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.

  • A cult, sisters and suspense

    February 2022

    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.

  • USA Today’s 5 books not to miss

    February 2022

    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.

  • Buzzfeed’s Best Books Releasing in February 2022

    February 2022

    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…

  • BookBub’s The Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2022

    February 2022

    If you love stories that keep you guessing — and keep you turning the pages — we have the perfect book list for you! We’ve rounded up the biggest, buzziest, most highly anticipated mysteries and thrillers 2022 has to offer.

  • Bustle’s Most Anticipated Books Of February 2022

    February 2022

    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.

  • Betches’ 22 Books You Need To Read In 2022

    January 2022

    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.

  • PureWow’s 12 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in February

    January 2022

    Sisters Natalie and Kit haven’t spoken in months, since Kit discovered Wisewood, a self-help group where guests commit to spending six months off the grid on a private island off the coast of Maine to become their “Maximized Selves.”

  • Newsweek’s 22 Books to Look Forward to in 2022

    January 2022

    The mastermind behind last year’s Darling Rose Gold returns with a second, equally sinister feat. This Might Hurt starts as a slow burn that crackles with sinister energy as we’re brought to the serene, unplugged oasis of Wisewood.

  • Goodreads Readers’ Most Anticipated Mysteries of 2022

    January 2022

    Anticipation, in the world of books, is part of the fun. Consider the feeling you get when you find out your favorite author has a new book coming out in a few months. It’s a day brightener, isn’t it? It makes the future a little easier to contemplate.

  • Crime by the Book’s Most Anticipated Early 2022 Crime Books

    January 2022

    Press pause on reading this blog post and pre-order Stephanie Wrobel’s outstanding sophomore thriller THIS MIGHT HURT right now. I loved Stephanie’s debut thriller DARLING ROSE GOLD, but trust me when I tell you, she’s upped the ante on her own work in THIS MIGHT HURT.

  • Parade’s 30 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2022

    December 2021

    A self-help cult focused on overcoming fear, an off-the-grid sojourn on the coast of Maine, two sisters and enough psychological twists and turns to keep you committed—welcome to This Might Hurt.

  • Indigo’s Most Anticipated Books of 2021

    October 2021

    From the national and USA TODAY bestselling author of Darling Rose Gold comes a dark, thrilling novel about two sisters—one trapped in the clutches of a cult, the other in a web of her own lies.