Evie Porter has everything a nice Southern girl could want: a doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence, a tight group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn’t exist.
The identity comes first: Evie Porter. Once she’s given a name and location by her mysterious boss, Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the mark: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle is the job.
Evie isn’t privy to Mr. Smith’s real identity, but she knows this job isn’t like the others. Ryan has gotten under her skin, and she’s starting to envision a different sort of life for herself. But Evie can’t make any mistakes—especially after what happened last time.
Evie Porter must stay one step ahead of her past while making sure there’s still a future in front of her. The stakes couldn’t be higher—but then, Evie has always liked a challenge. . . .
Evie Porter has everything a nice Southern girl could want: a doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence, a tight group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn’t exist.
The identity comes first: Evie Porter. Once she’s given a name and location by her mysterious boss, Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the mark: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle is the job.
Evie isn’t privy to Mr. Smith’s real identity, but she knows this job isn’t like the others. Ryan has gotten under her skin, and she’s starting to envision a different sort of life for herself. But Evie can’t make any mistakes—especially after what happened last time.
Evie Porter must stay one step ahead of her past while making sure there’s still a future in front of her. The stakes couldn’t be higher—but then, Evie has always liked a challenge. . . .
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Crafting high-stakes psychological thrillers and intricate young adult mysteries, the author gained widespread international acclaim with the #1 New York Times bestselling thriller First Lie Wins. Ashley Elston transitioned from a career in professional photography to fiction, producing a diverse catalog that spans both young adult mystery-romances and complex adult thrillers.
First Lie Wins served as her breakout adult fiction debut, earning a selection for Reese's Book Club and publication in over thirty languages.
Before becoming a full-time fiction writer, Ashley Elston studied general studies at Louisiana State University Shreveport and worked for many years as a wedding photographer. She lives in Shreveport, Louisiana, with her husband and three sons. Her professional background in visual storytelling provided a foundation for narrative framing, which she brought to her writing career.
Elston initially established her career in young adult literature, publishing six YA novels that earned critical accolades and broad readership. Her transition to adult suspense marked a major expansion in her publishing footprint, leading to international translation rights in dozens of languages and screen development deals.
Elston's writing style is characterized by fast-paced plotting, shifting identities, cat-and-mouse dynamics, and carefully constructed plot twists. In her young adult fiction, she frequently explores witness protection, secret identities, family bonds, and romantic comedy, demonstrating flexibility across genre boundaries.
In her adult psychological thrillers, she focuses heavily on moral ambiguity, deceptive motives, high-stakes tradecraft, and procedural tension, keeping readers guessing through multi-layered secrets and structured alibis.
2 books in catalog
Crafting high-stakes psychological thrillers and intricate young adult mysteries, the author gained widespread international acclaim with the #1 New York Times bestselling thriller First Lie Wins. Ashley Elston transitioned from a career in professional photography to fiction, producing a diverse catalog that spans both young adult mystery-romances and complex adult thrillers.
First Lie Wins served as her breakout adult fiction debut, earning a selection for Reese's Book Club and publication in over thirty languages.
Before becoming a full-time fiction writer, Ashley Elston studied general studies at Louisiana State University Shreveport and worked for many years as a wedding photographer. She lives in Shreveport, Louisiana, with her husband and three sons. Her professional background in visual storytelling provided a foundation for narrative framing, which she brought to her writing career.
Elston initially established her career in young adult literature, publishing six YA novels that earned critical accolades and broad readership. Her transition to adult suspense marked a major expansion in her publishing footprint, leading to international translation rights in dozens of languages and screen development deals.
Elston's writing style is characterized by fast-paced plotting, shifting identities, cat-and-mouse dynamics, and carefully constructed plot twists. In her young adult fiction, she frequently explores witness protection, secret identities, family bonds, and romantic comedy, demonstrating flexibility across genre boundaries.
In her adult psychological thrillers, she focuses heavily on moral ambiguity, deceptive motives, high-stakes tradecraft, and procedural tension, keeping readers guessing through multi-layered secrets and structured alibis.
