The Bride Collector
By LonAnthony Phillip Parker
Elias Vance is perfect in all the wrong ways, charming, poetic, and devastatingly attentive. He finds women at their breaking point, becomes the man they always prayed for... and just when they believe he's about to propose, he vanishes.
Days later, they're found in a white bridal gown, eyes closed, lips painted crimson.
He is The Bride Collector.
Detective Celeste Monroe knows predators like Elias. She grew up with one. She fell in love with one. Her scars are the reason she's a brilliant profiler, and the exact reason she's vulnerable to the kind of man who mirrors wounds instead of healing them.
When Celeste uncovers an abandoned chapel filled with mannequins, wedding rings, and a gown made specifically for her, she discovers the truth:
She was never meant to catch him.
She was meant to complete him.
As the countdown to his final ceremony begins, Celeste is thrust into a deadly psychological war, one where every word he speaks, every memory he mirrors, and every vow he whispers pulls her closer to becoming his last bride.
But even in death, some vows don't stay buried.
The Bride Collector is a chilling, addictive psychological thriller about obsession, trauma bonding, and the dangerous men who weaponize love. Perfect for fans of The Silent Patient, Gone Girl, and You.