Helpless: A Novel by Jessica Knoll

A Smoldering Erotic Psychological Thriller with a Mind-Bending Ending from the Bestselling Author of Luckiest Girl Alive

From New York Times bestselling author Jessica Knoll (Luckiest Girl Alive, now a Netflix film, and Bright Young Women) comes Helpless — a dark, twisty, and wildly addictive erotic thriller about obsession, toxic love, and the secrets that refuse to stay buried.

Twelve years after Faye Heron broke Henry Spalding’s heart, the two are thrown back together at their college professor’s funeral. Faye has built a glittering Hollywood life as an actress, writer, and producer — married to a powerful husband and seemingly in control of everything. Henry is a married father running the family business. On the surface, both have moved on.

But one look reignites the dangerous, all-consuming connection they once shared — a connection that pushed Faye beyond every boundary she thought she had. What begins as a charged reunion spirals into something far darker when Henry drugs and kidnaps her, taking her to a remote mountain cabin.

Trapped in their old dynamic, Faye is forced to confront the truth about their past — and a sprawling mystery that will rewrite everything she thought she knew. With Henry’s demands intensifying and old appetites resurfacing, Faye must decide how far she’ll go to escape… or if she even wants to.