Helpless

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Luckiest Girl Alive and Bright Young Women comes a smoldering erotic thriller with a singular, mind-bending ending.

It's been twelve years since Faye Heron broke Henry Spalding's heart. Henry was her college boyfriend, her first love, but Faye was in danger of being subsumed by him and the intensity of their connection—a connection that took her beyond boundaries she'd only dreamed of crossing.

Now, Faye is one half of a power-producing duo with her Hollywood husband. Henry is a married father running the family business. On the surface, both of their lives have essentially gone to plan.

When a former and beloved college professor suddenly passes away, Faye and Henry find themselves back on campus for the funeral, circling something old and dangerous. Something, if Faye is honest with herself, she has been trying to duplicate for years. But Henry is one of a kind.

The kind who delivers a hypnotic apology for the way things ended.
The kind who suggests they go back to the hotel for a drink.
The kind who drugs and kidnaps her.

When Faye comes to Henry’s remote mountain cabin, she’s beside herself. Has Henry brought her here to punish her? She did, after all, write and star in a lauded episode of television based on their indelicate appetites and vicious breakup. As her week of captivity unfolds, Henry’s wanton demands intensify, and Faye finds herself pulled back into his irresistible gravity. But as Faye and Henry spiral into their old dynamic, a sprawling, years-old mystery begins to take shape—one that will rewrite history as Faye remembers it and reveal an astounding, cataclysmic truth.

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JUL 7
6:00PM
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JUL 9
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JUL 9
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DIESEL, A Bookstore
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Santa Monica, CA 90402
JUL 11
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Godmothers
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JUL 14
6:30PM
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Raleigh, NC 27609
JUL 15
6:30PM
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in-conversation with Laura Sims, moderated by Lynne Constantine (ticketed)

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RJ Julia Booksellers
768 Boston Post Rd
Madison, CT 06443

About The Author

Sabrina Lantos

Jessica Knoll is the New York Times bestselling author of Bright Young WomenThe Favorite Sister,  and Luckiest Girl Alive—now a major motion picture from Netflix starring Mila Kunis. She has been a senior editor at Cosmopolitan and the articles editor at Self. She lives in New York City with her family.

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Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio (July 7, 2026)
  • Runtime: 8 hours and 16 minutes
  • ISBN13: 9781668110751

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