ARC readers wanted for my steamy locked-room psychological thriller!
Fans of Verity and The Housemaid will LOVE You're Overthinking This, coming November 19 (ARCs will start going out October 1).
THE TIME HAS COME. I’m looking for ARC readers for my steamy locked-room psychological thriller You’re Overthinking This. I know most of my Substack audience is fellow authors, but there are definitely still some readers here from before I split my mailing list in two, so I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss this opportunity if you’re interested.
Here are the deets
It’s a steamy locked-room psychological thriller (standalone) perfect for fans of Verity or The Housemaid.
Team members will get an eARC and exclusive opportunities for print ARCs. You’ll also get access to a team Discord so we can be extremely chaotic together.
It has open-door woohoo, spice level 2. It’s quite unhinged, so you must be 18+ to apply.
eARCs will start going out: October 1, 2026
Release date: November 19, 2026
You can find the summary and content advisories on the application.
Thank you so much for supporting my adult debut (and self-publishing debut)! AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!
Here’s the blurby blurb
She crashes in a blizzard. He offers her shelter. But when she finds a woman in his freezer, she’ll seduce him to survive… or kill him.
Hailey’s on the run from her stalker ex, but crashing her car in a blizzard to avoid a deer was not in her escape plan. Neither was hobbling to a remote cabin and taking shelter with Cameron, a handsome, witty stranger who tends to her wound and makes her feel like she’s dropped into her favorite romance novel at the worst possible moment. She vows not to sleep with him (but is absolutely considering it).
Until she finds a dead woman in his basement freezer.
Now, snowbound in a cabin creaking with something ghostly, seducing a killer might be her only way out alive. That, or killing him. She’s been hunted before and won’t let a man trap her again. But as Cameron cracks open her guarded heart, she starts to doubt her own judgement. Is she falling for a monster or is he guilty at all? Is she overthinking every red flag or trying to justify her feelings? The closer she gets to the truth, the harder she falls, and the more she feels like she’s losing her mind. But if he’s not the killer, someone else is… and they’re watching.
From bestselling author Diana Urban comes a fast-paced, addictive psychological thrill ride perfect for fans of Freida McFadden who want their mind-blowing twists with a side of steam. It’s a romantic suspense with heat like Verity, steamier than The Housemaid, lighter than Haunting Adeline.
A note for fellow authors
Please only apply if you’re genuinely interested in reading and reviewing—and since I know it can feel taboo to review fellow authors’ work, no pressure. I’m mostly sharing this on Substack for my readers still subscribed here. I’ll share PLENTY of behind-the-scenes deets on how I’m recruiting and running my ARC team here after the book launches, so no FOMO is necessary!
A note for readers
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH IT’S TIME IT’S TIME IT’S TIME!!! LET THE CHAOS BEGIN!!! 🫶
