The Settlement: A Domestic Suspense Novel

By L.K. HART

Twenty-five years. A perfect marriage. A perfect lie.
Eleanor Ashworth has the life she always wanted-a successful husband, a beautiful home, and a pottery studio where she can escape the pressures of her husband's powerful family. She thinks she knows everything about Daniel, the man she's loved for twenty-five years.
Then she's served with divorce papers on a Tuesday morning.
No warning. No explanation. No answer when she calls.
As Eleanor searches for answers, she uncovers secrets that have been buried for decades. A fatal car accident that was never investigated. A child who was erased from the family. A hidden fortune that's been moved to a secret offshore account.
And a recording that holds a confession-a confession that could destroy everything.
As the walls close in and the lies pile up, Eleanor discovers that the divorce isn't what it seems. It's a distraction. A trap. And a desperate attempt to protect a truth that someone is willing to kill for.
Because the Ashworth family has buried secrets for fifty years.
And one of them is murder.
THE SETTLEMENT is a twist-filled domestic suspense novel, with a gripping story of marriage, betrayal, and the devastating cost of keeping the past hidden.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HD52LZLM
• ISBN13: 9798191060095
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"