Thriller
Date Published: March 26, 2026
Publisher: Acorn Publishing
But when she learns that a woman who once lived in her family’s new home vanished without a trace, Marlowe becomes obsessed. As strange things happen and neighborly smiles feel like veiled threats, Marlowe can’t shake the feeling that someone is hiding something.
She spirals further into paranoia, fixated on the abandoned case and determined to seek justice. But how can a woman who feels lost find a missing person?
Juggling the demands of her beloved family and her harrowing mental illness, Marlowe doesn’t realize she is caught in a cat-and-mouse game that could cost her everything … including her life.
About the Author
Ashley Hanna-Morgan is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) certified inperinatal mental health (PMH-C). In addition to her work as a psychotherapist, she writes about mental health to advocate for change and inspire hope. In 2016, she wrote The Afterglow, a mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy curriculum that supports parents with postpartum depression and anxiety. In 2017, she published I Gave Birth to My Heart, a collection of poems about the secret anguishes and innumerable joys of
reinventing oneself after postpartum depression.
When she isn’t counseling clients or volunteering with Postpartum Support International, Ashley loves to experiment in the kitchen and spend as much time outside as possible in San Diego, where she resides with her family. In Her Own Backyard is her first novel.
Hi Sylv, Thank you for featuring my cover reveal for In Her Own Backyard on your blog! I so appreciate it and I hope you enjoy the book when it comes out! If you ever want to do a blog post together to connect with your readers, or if there’s every anything I can do to help you, don’t hesitate to reach out. I cannot wait to have conversations with readers about this book. 🙂 Thanks for all you do! ~Ashley Hanna-Morgan