The Au Pair Psychological Suspense: Almost Gone / Almost Lost

The Au Pair #1-2

by Blake Pierce

A bundle of books #1 (ALMOST GONE) and #2 (ALMOST LOST) in Blake Pierce’s Au Pair Psychological Suspense Mystery series! This bundle offers books one and two in one convenient file, with over 100,000 words of reading.

In ALMOST GONE, when 23 year old Cassandra Vale accepts her first job as an au pair, she finds herself placed with a wealthy family in a rural estate outside of Paris, and all seems too good to be true. But she soon discovers that behind the gilded gates lies a dysfunctional family, a twisted marriage, troubled children, and secrets too dark to air. Beneath the opulence lies a dark web of malice, one Cassandra finds all too familiar, triggering dreams from her own violent and tortured past, one from which she desperately runs. And when a grisly murder tears the house apart, it threatens to take down her own fragile psyche with it.

In ALMOST LOST, when a divorcee vacationing in the British countryside puts out an ad for an au pair, Cassandra Vale, 23, broke, still reeling from the ruins of her last placement in France, takes the job without hesitation. Wealthy, handsome and generous, with two sweet children, she feels nothing can go wrong. But can it? Treated to the best England has to offer, and with France out of sight, Cassandra dares to believe she finally has a moment to catch her breath—until a startling revelation forces her to question the truths of her tumultuous past, her employer, and her very own sanity.

A riveting mystery replete with complex characters, layers of secrets, dramatic twists and turns and heart-pounding suspense, The Au Pair psychological suspense series will have you turning pages late into the night.

Genres: Thriller, Mystery

521 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 18, 2020

About the author

Blake Pierce is author of the bestselling RILEY PAGE mystery series, which includes seven books (and counting). Blake Pierce is also the author of the MACKENZIE WHITE mystery series, comprising four books (and counting); of the AVERY BLACK mystery series, comprising four books (and counting); and of the new KERI LOCKE mystery series.

An avid reader and lifelong fan of the mystery and thriller genres, Blake loves to hear from you, so please feel free to visit www.blakepierceauthor.com to learn more and stay in touch.

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eh, I'm not sure whether or not this series is for me. It may have been a better experience if I had had a break between the first and the second books. The first book ended up having quite a bit of suspense for me due to the fact that we didn't know if the protagonist was a reliable narrator, as well as the fact that the remote setting offered additional possibilities for creepiness, not knowing if this series was supposed to have a horror-ish component. However, after the first book, I knew what to expect in the second book. While I want to empathize with the main character and not victim blame, especially because I can intellectually comprehend how her circumstances and misogyny result in making poor decisions, despite trying to do the best that she can, it was hard to read the main character make the same mistakes in book two as in book one. I also had a hard time, because the power dynamics that the main character struggles with are ones that are very common in service workers, especially those who are low income/immigrant/of color in everyday settings, not in picturesque European settings where someone was looking for a sweet job while traveling which publishers presumably thought would sell better #privilege

Also, this series *really* needs a CW. Nearly every type of abuse is contained in the first book.

[Ashley Hedden · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Au Pair Psychological Suspense: Almost Gone / Almost Lost (The Au Pair #1-2) was a great read by Blake Pierce. Almost Gone (The Au Pair #1) was a great read by Blake Pierce. 23 year old Cassandra Vale accepts her first job as an au pair. She's convinced that she's finally found a fresh start. She's placed with a wealthy family in an estate outside of Paris. She soon discovers that behind the gates is a dysfunctional family, a twisted marriage, troubled children, and many dark secrets. There is a dark web of malice in the house that Cassandra finds too familiar. It triggers dreams from her own violent and tortured past, the same past that she's desperately running from. A grisly murder tears the house apart and it threatens to take down her psyche with it. Almost Lost (The Au Pair #2) was a great read by Blake Pierce. Cassandra is still reeling from the last placement in France. She meets a divorcee that is vacationing in the British countryside that puts out an ad for an au pair. Everything seems to go great until a startling revelation forces her to question the truths of her past, her employer and her sanity. I enjoyed reading this book and cant wait to read more by the author.

[Chez · Rating 5 out of 5]

I only received book 1 of this series Almost Gone and really enjoyed it,it kept you wondering as to whether Cassie was to make it or lose it completely I'll pick up book 2 when I come across so I can see how Cassie gets on in the future.