The kindness has rules. The neighbors always wave. They always smile. And they always know exactly what you said behind closed doors. When Megan and Todd Miller find a house on Rambling Rose Dr - a quiet cul-de-sac with perfect lawns and a price too good to pass up - it feels like fate. The neighbors arrive with casseroles and welcome cards. Wednesday dinners become tradition. Everyone knows your name. But Megan starts noticing things. The lawns all mowed at the same hour. The seats assigned at dinner. The questions about the previous owners that no one will answer. And Deena, the neighborhood matriarch, whose warmth feels less like kindness and more like a leash. When Megan learns what happened to the last woman who didn't fit in, she realizes the low price wasn't a deal. It was bait. Now she has to decide what she's willing to lose to get out - her home, her marriage, or herself. The Good Neighbors is a slow burn domestic horror novelette about the terrifying cost of belonging and the people who make sure you never leave. The first book in the Rambling Rose Horror Series, perfect for readers of psychological suspense, suburban horror, and stories where the scariest monster is the person waving from across the street.
