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New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger returns with a heart pounding standalone thriller about three women who find themselves on Heart Island and on a collision course none of them could have seen coming. Kate and Emily's lives couldn't be more different. Kate is riding high on success, having surprised her naysayers and written a popular novel based on a family love story that ended in tragedy, while Emily is in a dead-end job and is involved with the wrong man. Still, without knowing each other, they head to the same point on the map: Heart Island, an idyllic place in the middle of a lake in the Adirondacks, currently owned by the indomitable Birdie Burke. But the island has a terrifying history, one that that the three women will have to face before their time there runs out. DARKNESS, MY OLD FRIEND: Lisa Unger's last Vintage mass-market paperback hit The New York Times extended bestseller list its first week out the gate and is currently in its fifth printing. STANDALONE: Heartbroken is Unger's first purely standalone thriller in a while, which makes it a perfect entry point for new fans in paperback. There is however, one meaningful cameo that is sure to please the old fans. AUTHOR: Lisa Unger continues to grow her online fanbase with active Facebook and Twitter accounts. TIMING: Unger's new hardcover (a standalone) is scheduled for summer of 2013. About the Author Lisa Unger is an award-winning New York Times and international bestselling author. Her novels have sold over one million copies in the United States and have been translated into twenty-six different languages.