Nicci Brighten

An immigrant doctor, fearing deportation and living off the grid, stumbles upon the body of a recently kidnapped politician.

Kate is stuck in a dead-end warehouse job, when she receives a mysterious message. But with a boss this controlling, building a friendship is hard, especially when the other person is trapped across the universe.

Barbara adjusts to her new life behind bars, her crimes start to haunt her. Her new cellmate Evelyn is about to start an obsessive and ghostly friendship with her, one that Barbara cannot escape from.

Jane suffers from haphephobia (the pathological fear of touch), tormented by years of loneliness and isolation she orders a synthetic love doll online to nightmarish consequences.

Set in 14th century England, Agnes has lost the sense of touch. Reality and time bend beyond recognition.