It Takes a Village // (Pre-order, Feb 9 2027)

New York Timesbestselling author Alyssa Cole is back with another chilling thriller, set in the world of her mega hitWhen No One is Watching.

It was too good to be true.

Eboni Goodman has earned her Masters 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, shes thrilled. Her stubborn optimism has finally borne fruit, and she is ready to change livesstarting with her own.

Except the South Jersey town isnt 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.

As the town’s buried history comes to light and strange occurrences stack up, cracks begin to show in the organizations philanthropic facade. Eboni and Michael are pulled into a web of intrigue that threatens not just the program but everyone living there.

After all, it takes a village

Alyssa Cole is aNew York TimesandUSA Todaybestselling author of thrillers and romance novels. Her debut thriller,When No One is Watchingwas 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,One of Us Knows, was the winner of the 2025 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Fiction. Her books have received critical acclaim from theNew York Times, Library Journal, BuzzFeed, Kirkus, Booklist, Jezebel, Shondaland, Vulture, Book Riot,andEntertainment Weekly. 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.”

• Publisher: Wildthorn
• Publish Date: February 09, 2027
• Pages: 464
• Language: English
• Type: Hardcover
• EAN/UPC: 9781250478580
• Dimensions: 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt
• BISAC Categories: Mystery, Popular Fiction