{"product_id":"it-takes-a-village-by-alyssa-cole","title":"It Takes a Village by Alyssa Cole (Hardcover) (PREORDER)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiction - Thrillers - Suspense - African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELEASE DATE: 2\/9\/2027 (WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER'S WAREHOUSE)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times bestselling author Alyssa Cole is back with another chilling thriller, set in the world of her megahit When No One Is Watching.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was too good to be true.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEboni Goodman has earned her Master’s in Social Work… only to be stuck delivering groceries. So when she lands a position as Administrator for an experimental village designed to reduce homelessness, she’s thrilled. Her stubborn optimism has finally borne fruit, and she is ready to change lives―starting with her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcept the South Jersey town isn’t exactly welcoming of their new neighbors. Eboni is determined to prove the program works, even when the hostility outside the gates is nothing compared to the glitches happening inside the village. And the only person she can rely on is Michael, a broody security guard and former local who's only recently returned to town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the town's buried history comes to light and strange occurrences stack up, cracks begin to show in the organization’s philanthropic facade. Eboni and Michael are pulled into a web of intrigue that threatens not just the program but everyone living there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter all, it takes a village…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR BIO: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlyssa Cole\u003c\/strong\u003e is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestselling author of thrillers and romance novels. Her debut thriller, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen No One is Watching\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was the winner of the 2021 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original and the Strand Critics Award for Best Debut. Her twisty psychological thriller, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne of Us Knows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was the winner of the 2025 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Fiction. Her books have received critical acclaim from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Library Journal, BuzzFeed, Kirkus, Booklist, Jezebel, Shondaland, Vulture, Book Riot, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Alyssa lives in France with her husband and their menagerie of animals. When not writing, she sings in a rock choir, practices artistic roller skating, and battles her nemesis, the French \"r.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"It Takes a Village is one of my favorite thrillers I've read this year. It's a pitch-perfect follow up to When No One is Watching. You'll be up all night reading and thinking twice the next time you open your favorite chatbot.\" - Kellye Garrett, award-winning author of Missing White Woman and Like a Sister\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Alyssa Cole pulls no punches in this sharp, propulsive, and chilling commentary on the entwined threads of technology and power. A stunning read!\" - New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wildthorn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669489455297,"sku":"9781250478580","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/7522\/1441\/files\/9781250478580.jpg?v=1790801086","url":"https:\/\/www.bookhavenbooks.com\/products\/it-takes-a-village-by-alyssa-cole","provider":"Book Haven Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}