Charlotte Valentine
Charlotte Valentine grew up in the north of England before studying Law in London. She worked in banking before studying for her MA in Literature, which inspired her to write herself. She published her debut novel, The Cerberus Affair, in 2020, which was an Amazon Top 100 Crime, Thriller & Mystery Best Seller. In 2023 she co-wrote psychological thriller He Walks Past My House with Amanda Hopewell which was published in their author name of Valentine and Hopewell. It was a Top 10 Bestseller in psychological fiction and they are now working on their next novel together. Charlotte's next solo project is a collection of mystery, suspense, and romance short stories, Midnight Mixology, which will be published in late 2024. She has also previously edited and published Unlocked, a collection of short stories by new writers which were written during lockdown. Charlotte now splits her time between the UK and Spain - where she shares her home with her son and six rescued cats!
Thriller & Romantic Suspense
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The Cerberus Affair
He Walks Past My House
THE CERBERUS AFFAIR Three threats, two options, one seemingly impossible choice. One woman’s determination to discover the truth, whatever the risk.
Catherine Preston, an ex-investigative journalist, vows to expose those responsible for the death of her friend - a UK junior health minister tipped as a future Prime Minister. His wife believes he was murdered, despite officialdom insisting he died of natural causes. Catherine finds herself drawn into a sinister web of corporate corruption and murder, and into the controversial world of cutting-edge genetics research. With so much money at stake those involved in the conspiracy will silence anyone who crosses their path, including Catherine. Can she discover who, or what, lies behind the mysterious Cerberus? And what will she risk to protect a game-changing scientific breakthrough and the life of the man she loves?
THE CERBERUS AFFAIR Where romantic suspense and a secret conspiracy combine in one intriguing thriller.
HE WALKS PAST MY HOUSE A psychological suspense drama where love is not always what it seems.
Four lives entwined. A secret that binds them together, with deadly consequences for the future. How far will they go for revenge?
He walks past my house every day. I wait for him. And I watch.
“Today should be my wedding day, the happiest day of my life. But my fiancé decided he had somewhere better to be.”
“I know the fabric of love is fragile and yet I never saw the stitches break.”
When Sandie’s dream man, Garrie, abandons her to move in with Emily across the road, she is heartbroken.
But watching Garrie walk past her house every day, she knows that something isn’t right. Garrie disappears for days, and Emily is far too perfect.
Suspecting they’re both hiding a secret that brought them together, Sandie is determined to find out what lies in their past and what’s going on behind the front door of Number 12.
When she discovers a hidden child’s room and an abandoned toybox, she starts to unravel their secret and is horrified to discover it also involves her.
“I don't know what frightens me the most; the living or the dead.”
“I keep moving, blindly, because I know one thing. When I finally stop running, wherever I am will be better than where I’ve been.”
Even the most perfect love can be deadly.
And betrayal always comes at a price.
