Beneath The Surface By Emily Mcintire May 2026

The setting feels claustrophobic and atmospheric, where everyone has a motive and the "perfect" facade of the town is rotting underneath.

Unlike the Never After series, which focuses on villainous protagonists in reimagined lands, Beneath the Surface is grounded in reality. It’s a "slow-burn" in terms of emotional trust, but a "fast-burn" in terms of physical chemistry and plot pacing. He falls first (but fights it). "Touch her and you die." Murder mystery subplot. Tragic pasts and redemption. Beneath the Surface by Emily McIntire

is a standalone romantic suspense novel by Emily McIntire that swaps her usual "fractured fairytale" tropes for a gritty, high-stakes mystery set in a small town. The Premise The setting feels claustrophobic and atmospheric