SURVIVAL INSTINCTS

When Anne, her daughter, and her mother are kidnapped and held hostage by a psychopath in a remote Vermont cabin, the three women need to draw strength from each other to survive.

FOURTEEN YEARS BEFORE THE CABIN: Twenty-something Anne meets the man of her dreams right out of college, but after a whirlwind romance and marriage, things begin to take a turn. Why is Ethan suddenly so moody? And will their marriage endure?

A WEEK BEFORE THE CABIN: After surviving a lot of obstacles, Anne and her twelve-year-old daughter, Thea, are safely living in Vermont. Anne is a successful therapist, Thea has friends at her new school, and they receive an endless stream of love, support, and baked goods from Anne's mother, Rose. When Thea takes to brooding and showing classic signs of teen angst, a trip for the three women seems like the perfect chance to bond.

THE CABIN: A man follows the three women on a hike, and drags them to a cabin in the woods. And just like that their peaceful weekend away turns into a horror story. It isn't clear what this man wants from these women, or how he connected to them if at all, but it is increasingly clear that they won't all get out of the cabin alive.

Jen Waite is the author of the international bestseller, A Beautiful, Terrible Thing (Plume, 2017). She lives in Maine with her young daughter.