{"product_id":"the-girl-who-came-before-emma-neiss-9798994383117","title":"The Girl Who Came Before","description":"\u003cp\u003eTessa Grey captures other people's perfect moments while her own life blurs past in a haze of prescription bottles and quiet evenings alone. She has a cat who purrs when the mood strikes, a best friend with no filter, and a routine that feels comfortable. Safe. Forgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen she meets Adrian, and everything shifts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdrian Mercer is handsome and attentive. He remembers every detail Tessa shares; he makes her feel seen in a way she'd stopped believing was possible. Falling for Adrian isn't a choice. It's inevitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Tessa finds a crumpled note in Adrian's apartment with the name \"Kate\" scrawled across it, his dismissive shrug doesn't match the tension in his jaw. Then other reminders of Kate begin surfacing, and the more Adrian insists Kate's no one, the less Tessa believes him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Tessa pulls at the threads of Adrian's past, her carefully built life begins to unravel. She discovers Kate disappeared two years ago, and Adrian refuses to say what happened. His devotion feels so real, but the red flags keep mounting. And the closer Tessa gets to the truth, the more she realizes Kate's story didn't end two years ago. It might just be beginning again, this time with her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE GIRL WHO CAME BEFORE is the first installment of a duet. Blending slow-burn tension with twists that cut deep, this romance novel will appeal to readers who enjoyed Freida McFadden's The Housemaid and Colleen Hoover's Verity. The story ends on a cliffhanger, with the second book completing Tessa's journey (releasing soon).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma Neiss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994383117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma Neiss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Emma Neiss","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852948877567,"sku":"9798994383117","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-girl-who-came-before-emma-neiss-9798994383117","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}