Drowning in Paper Flowers: The twisty domestic thriller of 2026 with the ending you won't see coming!
E.L. Westbury
Jun 2026 · Orion · Narrated by Jessica Taige
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THE LIE: Ruby Powell is perfect. She lives in her dream home in the most affluent neighbourhood in Dallas. She's a doting mother, a devoted wife, and a respected member of her community. She takes pride in serving as the president of both her son's elementary school PTA and her daughter's high school soccer Booster Club. Her kids adore her, and her husband is still her best friend after eighteen years of marriage.
THE TRUTH: Ruby Powell is a middle-aged housewife, living in a house she's grown to despise. She detests her husband, who is engaged in a long and ongoing affair. Her teenage daughter loathes her, and her sweet, gentle six-year-old son suffers from PTSD after being the victim of a kidnapping as a toddler. And she's addicted to anti-anxiety meds, due to a recurring nightmare that has started to blur the distinction between fact and fiction.
As Ruby's carefully crafted facade begins to crumble, the discovery of a body threatens to bring a terrible, long-held secret to light...
A nightmare.
An affair.
A dead body.
A lifelong secret.
And the ending you never saw coming.
THE TRUTH: Ruby Powell is a middle-aged housewife, living in a house she's grown to despise. She detests her husband, who is engaged in a long and ongoing affair. Her teenage daughter loathes her, and her sweet, gentle six-year-old son suffers from PTSD after being the victim of a kidnapping as a toddler. And she's addicted to anti-anxiety meds, due to a recurring nightmare that has started to blur the distinction between fact and fiction.
As Ruby's carefully crafted facade begins to crumble, the discovery of a body threatens to bring a terrible, long-held secret to light...
A nightmare.
An affair.
A dead body.
A lifelong secret.
And the ending you never saw coming.
THE LIE: Ruby Powell is perfect. She lives in her dream home in the most affluent neighbourhood in Dallas. She's a doting mother, a devoted wife, and a respected member of her community. She takes pride in serving as the president of both her son's elementary school PTA and her daughter's high sc...
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E.L. Westbury is a wife, mother of five (three humans and two fur babies), and a vanilla latte enthusiast. After years of scribbling story ideas on coffeehouse napkins and finding a hundred ways to describe a single smile, she finally sat down and poured her heart into her first manuscript. Even though most of her stories are packed with twists, turns, snaps, crackles, and pops, at heart she's a hopeless romantic. When she isn't writing, she's trying to convince her husband to watch The Notebook for the hundredth time, laughing at her kids' attempts to teach her Gen Z slang, or curled up on the couch covered in dog kisses. She lives in Texas but often escapes to Colorado, where she finds peace in wildflowers, red wine, and mountain air.
E.L. Westbury is a wife, mother of five (three humans and two fur babies), and a vanilla latte enthusiast. After years of scribbling story ideas on coffeehouse napkins and finding a hundred ways to describe a single smile, she finally sat down and poured her heart into her first manuscript. Even ...
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