Help Me

by Eva Smith

When twenty-one-year-old Lily Carter wakes up in a hospital bed with no memory of how she got there, she finds a crumpled note in her hand with two chilling HELP ME.

As she struggles to piece together the fragments of her lost memories, unsettling clues begin to surface—frightening whispers in the dark, a flickering streetlight, the echo of hurried footsteps behind her. Then, the text messages Stop remembering.

Someone wants Lily to forget what happened that night. Someone close to her is hiding the truth. And as she digs deeper, she realizes the danger isn’t over—it’s only just begun.

Perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train, "Help Me" is an electrifying thriller filled with shocking twists, dark secrets, and a heroine who will risk everything to uncover the truth.

Who left her the note? Who tried to kill her? And who can she trust—when everyone around her is lying?

6 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 18, 2025

About the author

Eva Smith was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She moved to Brooklyn, NY shortly after graduating from Fayetteville State University several years ago, and taught in the public school system there. Deemed a master teacher, she was taken out of the classroom and assigned the job ?teacher-trainer? and given the responsibility of teaching first year teachers and para-professionals how to teach reading to struggling elementary students. She was subsequently employed by the State University of New York and held many posts during her tenure in the university system, including assistant director of Career Planning and Placement, assistant director of EOC (Educational Opportunity Centers), assistant director of EOP (Educational Opportunity Programs), Counselor for special programs, tutor coordinator and Director of Student Activities. Eva is now a retired college administrator, but before leaving the state of New York, she was appointed by the mayor of Syracuse to the position of First Deputy Commissioner for the department of Parks and Recreation. Now back at home, she teaches in the Cumberland County school system, and spends her free time decorating, entertaining and looking forward to publishing her next books, Angels without Wings, and the Power of Friendship.