Chandler Baker

“Honest, timely, and completely thrilling.” —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club x Hello Sunshine book pick) “Part page-turning thriller, part smart examination of the #MeToo movement, part feminist rallying cry...Whisper Network is the satisfying “beach read” we’ve earned.” —The Daily Beast Sloane, Ardie, Grace, and Rosalita have worked at Truviv, Inc. for years. The sudden death of Truviv’s CEO means their boss, Ames, will likely take over the entire company. Each of the women has a different relationship with Ames, who has always been surrounded by whispers about how he treats women. Those whispers have been ignored, swept under the rug, hidden away by those in charge. But the world has changed, and the women are watching this promotion differently. This time, when they find out Ames is making an inappropriate move on a colleague, they aren’t willing to let it go. This time, they’ve decided enough is enough. Sloane and her colleagues’ decision to take a stand sets in motion a catastrophic shift in the office. Lies will be uncovered. Secrets will be exposed. And not everyone will survive. All of their lives—as women, colleagues, mothers, wives, friends, even adversaries—will change dramatically as a result. "If only you had listened to us,” they tell us on page one of Chandler Baker's Whisper Network, “none of this would have happened." “Exciting and sprinkled with razor-sharp insights about what it is to be a woman today, Whisper Network is a witty and timely story that will make you cheer for sisterhood.”—Liv Constantine, USA Today bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish

A Novel

Whisper Network

From the New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Network comes a novel that asks: to what lengths will a woman go for a little more help from her husband? Nora Spangler is a successful attorney, but when it comes to domestic life, she finds she’s always the one doing more. She packs the lunches, schedules the doctor appointments, knows where the extra paper towel rolls are, and designs and orders the holiday cards. Her husband works hard, too...but why does it seem like she is always working so much harder? The Spanglers go house hunting in Dynasty Ranch, a nice suburban neighborhood where Nora meets a group of high-powered women—a tech CEO, a neurosurgeon, an award-winning therapist, a bestselling author—with enviably supportive husbands. When she agrees to help with a resident’s gruesome wrongful death case, she delves into the lives of the women there. She finds the air is different in Dynasty Ranch. The women aren’t hanging on by a thread. They swear by an unorthodox method of couples’ therapy that has transformed their relationships. Even as she fears digging up the secrets at the heart of her own marriage, Nora is tantalized by the possibility of a life that’s under control. The men seem strange. But maybe they’re just evolved. Soon Nora is relishing that her husband now shoulders half the load at home. But something is deeply wrong in Dynasty Ranch. As the case unravels, Nora uncovers a plot that may explain the secret to having-it-all. One that’s worth killing for. Smart, sharp, and timely, this novel imagines a world where the burden of the “second shift” is equally shared – and what it might take to get there.

The Husbands

Wesley King

A witty and thought-provoking YA love story set during the COVID-19 quarantine, written by two NYT bestselling authors, with shades of Five Feet Apart and Anna and the French Kiss. Maxine and Jonah bump into each other in the canned goods aisle of the grocery store just as the state of California is going into lockdown, when everything changes completely. Could there be a worse time to meet? Max's part-time job at a supermarket is about to transform into a hellish gauntlet. Jonah's preexisting anxiety is about to become an epic daily struggle. As Max, Jonah, and their friends live together but apart through hijinks, humanity, and heartbreak, Hello (From Here) cuts across urgent matters much bigger than a teenage crush. Differences of class, privilege, mental health, and sacrifice are thrown into stark relief by the profound and personal stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic. As thoughtful, probing, and informed as it is buoyant, romantic, and funny, Hello (From Here) looks at the first two months of the quarantine and adds falling hopelessly in love to the mess.

Hello (from Here)

I wonder if for the rest of my life, I'll be haunted by beautiful days. On one cloudless, radiant summer afternoon, Lake Devereaux lost everything. The car crash claimed the lives of her best friend and boyfriend, the people who had become her family after her own fell apart. But she doesn't have to lose them both. The development of resurrection technology has changed the world. Under the new laws regulating the process, each person gets one resurrection to be used or forfeited on their eighteenth birthday. Mere weeks away from turning eighteen, Lake faces an impossible choice. Envisioning life without one of the people she loves most is shattering enough, but Lake carries an additional burden: years ago, under family pressure, Lake secretly-and illegally-promised her resurrection to someone who isn't even dead yet. The search for answers about her future draws Lake more deeply into the secrets of her past until she begins to question everything about those closest to her. Betrayals and hurts both new and old threaten to eclipse the memories she once cherished. Then Lake meets a boy unlike anyone she's encountered before, who unflinchingly embraces the darkest parts of her life . . . and who believes that all resurrections are wrong. Which path is the right one? And how can Lake start to heal when she can't move on?

This is Not the End

Stella Cross's heart is poisoned. After years on the transplant waiting list, she's running out of hope that she'll ever see her eighteenth birthday. Then, miraculously, Stella receives the transplant she needs to survive. Determined to embrace everything she came so close to losing, Stella throws herself into her new life. But her recovery is marred with strange side effects: Nightmares. Hallucinations. A recurring pain that flares every day at the exact same moment. Then Stella meets Levi Zin, the new boy on everyone's radar at her Seattle prep school. Stella has never felt more drawn to anyone in her life, and soon she and Levi can barely stand to be apart. Stella is convinced that Levi is her soul mate. Why else would she literally ache for him when they are apart? After all, the heart never lies...does it?

Alive

Oh. What. Fun.

"When science prodigy Tori Frankenstein accidentally kills a teen boy in a midnight car accident, there's only one thing for her to do--use her science project to bring him back to life"--

Teen Frankenstein: High School Horror

Big Bad

ISN'T PARENTHOOD ALL ABOUT SACRIFICE? 'Sharp, original, wickedly astute' Ashley Audrain, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Push 'Deliciously dark, Baker's novel exposes all the little horrors of motherhood.' Kirsten Miller, author of The Change Darby, Mary Beth, and Rhea are on personal quests to reclaim aspects of their identities subsumed by motherhood - their careers, their sex lives, their bodies. Their children, though, disrupt these plans when an unsettling medical condition begins to go around the Little Academy preschool: the kids are craving blood. Then a young teacher is found murdered, and the only witnesses are ten adorable four-year-olds. But as the police draw closer to the truth, it soon becomes clear that the children aren't just witnesses, they're suspects . . . and so are their mothers. Part murder mystery, part motherhood manifesto, CUTTING TEETH explores the standards society holds mothers to - along with the ones to which we hold ourselves - and the things no one tells you about becoming a parent. 'Bestseller Baker takes readers on a stomach-dropping emotional roller coaster in this suspenseful and darkly comic tale of motherhood and murder... a wicked thriller'. - Publishers Weekly

No parent could have expected this...

Cutting Teeth

High School meets classic horror in Chandler Baker's contemporary twist on Robert Louis Stevenson's Jekyll and Hyde.

Teen Hyde: High School Horror

Das Ende ist erst der Anfang

For a family trying to make an isolated farmhouse into a home, fear and rage are getting harder to control in a primal short story by the New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Network and Cutting Teeth.

The Strauss family is on knife’s edge. Sam is a resentful stay-at-home dad. Rachel feels the restlessness in her blood returning. Their children are getting out of hand. And a recent mudslide has forced the wolves out of the woods to look for food. As dusk falls and tensions rise, the family must come together to survive the night—from the threats outside and those within.

Chandler Baker’s Big Bad is part of Creature Feature, a collection of devilishly creepy stories that tingle the spine and twist the mind. They can be read or listened to in one petrifying sitting.

Creature Feature (#6)

Big Bad 

Zmowa milczenia

Lena has always preferred to stay safely in the shadows and out of the spotlight, but now, dealing with the loss of her friend Marcy and faced with her father's new girlfriend, she feels like she's on the verge of disappearing completely. Then Chris shows up.

Teen Phantom: High School Horror

Le ribelli

Bestseller do New York Times Escolha do club de leitura da Reese Whiterspoon Escolha do editor da Amazon Escolha da Oprah ́s Magazine Mentiras serão reveladas Segredos serão expostos E nem todos sobreviverão Sloane, Ardie, Grace e Rosalita trabalham, há anos, na Truviv, Inc. As quatro sempre se ajudaram, passando por promoções empolgantes, reuniões intermináveis, casamento, maternidade, pórcio e os desafios impostos pela política do escritório. Também têm os seus segredos. A morte repentina do CEO da empresa significa que o seu chefe, Ames, vai ser promovido. Cadauma delas tem uma relação diferente com Ames Barrett, que sempre foi alvo de boatos sobre a forma como trata as mulheres. Até agora, todos os rumores foram ignorados, e até escondidos, por aqueles que estavam em posição de fazer algo a esse respeito. Mas o mundo está a mudar e as quatro mulheres veem a nova situação com outros olhos. Quando descobrem que Ames se comporta de forma estranha com uma colega, decidem não ignorar o que se passa. Já viram o suficiente e, desta vez, não ficarão caladas. Essa decisão provoca uma mudança catastrófica no escritório, e as suas vidas – como mulheres, colegas, mães, esposas, amigas e até adversárias – estão prestes a mudar drasticamente. Os elogios da crítica: «Divertido e feroz, tem todos os ingredientes para um thriller delicioso e muito atual.» — The New York Times «A estreia de Chandler Baker não é só um thriller, é um hino a todas as mulheres que encontraram barreiras... Inteligente, eloquente e engenhoso.» — Library Journal «Uma leitura fresca e compulsiva cujo brilho reside no facto de, à superfície, existir uma camada inconfundível de raiva justa. Excelente, a todos os níveis.» — Kirkus «Baker reflete os dilemas de ser uma mulher moderna... O resultado é um thriller de leitura compulsiva, com uma mensagem poderosa. Não perca.» — Booklist «Honesto, oportuno e extremamente emocionante.» — Reese Witherspoon «Vívido e convincente, oferece um testemunho do verdadeiro preço da ambição feminina no local de trabalho... De tirar o fôlego!» — USA Today «Ágil, incisivo e pertido.» — The New York Post «Uma história extremamente pertida e empoderadora.» — The Daily Beast «Para além de conter os melhores ingredientes de um thriller, este romance enceta ainda uma conversa sobre o que é preciso para desafiar um homem poderoso.» — Newsweek

Rede de segredos

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. A fresh, fierce and furious thriller of working motherhood, female friendship and what it means to be a wife, mother, colleague, woman Sloane, Ardie, Grace, and Rosalita have worked at Truviv, Inc. for years. The sudden death of the CEO means their boss, Ames, will likely take over the entire company. Ames has always been surrounded by whispers about how he treats women. Those whispers have been ignored, swept under the rug, hidden away by those in charge. But the world has changed, and the women are watching this promotion differently. This time, when they find out Ames is making an inappropriate move on a colleague, they've decided enough is enough. Sloane and her colleagues' decision to take a stand sets in motion a catastrophic shift in the office. Lies will be uncovered. Secrets will be exposed. And not everyone will survive. 'A delicious and timely thriller' New York Times Book Review 'A workplace murder mystery that happens in today's #MeToo era. It's honest, timely and completely thrilling - I was so surprised to find out who the murderer was!' REESE WITHERSPOON 'If you love Big Little Lies try Whisper Network. Part workplace thriller, part feminist call to arms...It's The Firm meets 9 To 5' Grazia 'Fast, sharp and funny' New York Post **Contains BONUS extract from Chandler Baker's riveting new novel, THE HUSBANDS**

A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick

Robert Lewandowski

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER “Jaw-dropping ... A darkly comic send-up of motherhood.” —People “With devourable writing and pitch-perfect humor, Cutting Teeth is a sharp, original, wickedly astute look at the sting of modern motherhood.” —Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of The Push New York Times bestselling author Chandler Baker's Cutting Teeth is a witty, thrilling story of parental love that asks: is there anything a mother won’t do for her children? Darby, Mary Beth, and Rhea are on personal quests to reclaim aspects of their identities subsumed by motherhood—their careers, their sex lives, their bodies. But their children disrupt their plans when an unsettling medical condition begins to go around the Little Academy preschool: the kids are craving blood. Then a young teacher is found dead, and the only potential witnesses are ten adorable four-year-olds. Soon it becomes clear that the children are not just witnesses, but also suspects . . . and so are their mothers. As the police begin to look more closely, the children’s ability to bleed their parents dry becomes deadly serious. Part murder mystery, part motherhood manifesto, Cutting Teeth explores the standards society holds mothers to—along with the ones to which we hold ourselves—and the things no one tells you about becoming a parent.

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