Stay Away from Him

On the evening she met exonerated murderer Thomas Danver, Melissa Burke let him help put her five-year-old son to bed before coming back upstairs to enjoy the dinner party. Thomas was so nice, and a pediatrician. She didn't know anything then about his wife's suspicious death...Relocating with her 5-year-old son to a new city after an ugly divorce, Melissa Burke isn't looking for a new relationship right away—only distance from her ex, and space to rest and heal from the emotional scars of a broken marriage. But an unexpected relationship is exactly what she finds at a friend's dinner party when she meets Thomas Danver, a charming widower who asks for her number at the end of the night. Intrigued, Melissa learns from her neighbors that Thomas is a dedicated father of two girls, one of the most respected pediatricians in the city—and an exonerated murderer.

"DeYoung masterfully balances narrative tension with razor-sharp insight into the dark corners of the human mind. This is suspense at its most chilling--and most unforgettable." -- Amy Pease, author of Northwoods

"I couldn't put this book down! Fast-paced and hauntingly tense, this book will linger with you long after the final page." -- Jaima Fixsen, author of The Specimen

"Stay Away From Him had me hooked from the first line. The characters are complex in a way that makes it impossible to tell who to trust." -- Tasha Coryell, author of Love Letters to a Serial Killer