The Family

All Families Have Secrets. Some Kill For Them.Book-smart, broke and toting a self-deprecating sense of humor, Esther Holland is nobody's idea of a seasoned seductress. She's more comfortable with a worn-out paperback than a cocktail dress, and her only experience with high-stakes intrigue comes from late-night movies.When the enigmatic Caron recruits her into the Family-a secret sorority where smart, beautiful women master the art of deception-she is christened "Star" and dropped into a fairytale of glamour and luxury. But once a high-stakes assignment goes horribly wrong, the velvet curtain is torn away, plunging Star into the Family's dark secrets and striking midnight on her new life.Armed with only a notebook and a knack for noticing what she shouldn't, Star begins her own unique style of investigation and learns that in the Family, the most devastating truths don't exist between the lines-they're hidden in the margins.A slow-burn mystery of loyalty and deception, The Family is a story about what happens when the right girl starts asking the wrong questions. Ric Perrott has spent his life telling stories-first as excuses to his mother, then in lines of code, and now with words on the page. A lifelong gamer, musician, and voracious reader, he finally decided it was time to let the dice roll and share the tales that have been questing through his imagination for decades. His short story Pick Up the Pieces is available now, and his debut novel The Family will be published by Mirelune Press on December 9, 2025.When he's not writing, Ric can usually be found strumming a guitar, holding a controller, or losing track of time in a fantastic book. He lives in Florida with his family, a Goldendoodle named Milo, and more unfinished ideas than he'll ever honestly admit to.