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Emerald O’Brien is a Canadian bestselling author who grew up just east of Toronto, Ontario. She graduated from the Television Broadcasting program at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario.

With over 30 novels published to date, she hopes to give readers some of what great books have given her, including subverted expectations, characters to root for, and time to get caught up in another world.

When Emerald is not reading or writing unpredictable stories packed with suspense, she loves baking, bonfires, binging Netflix shows, and spending time with family.

A horror movie enthusiast, Emerald can be found watching them at the movie theatre with her best friend or while cuddled up on the couch with her favourite snacks.

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Average rating: 4.09 · 14,541 ratings · 1,660 reviews · 35 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Girls Across The Bay (Knox and Sheppard, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 5,178 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lies Come True (Avery Hart Trilogy, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,272 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Assistant's Secret 3.97 avg rating — 1,213 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secrets They Keep (Knox and Sheppard #2) 4.23 avg rating — 782 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The One Who Watches (Knox and Sheppard #4) 4.19 avg rating — 752 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What She Found 3.88 avg rating — 712 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Every Last Mark (Avery Hart Trilogy, #3) 4.38 avg rating — 405 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bare Your Bones (Avery Hart Trilogy, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 396 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All the Dark Corners 3.95 avg rating — 331 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Heard You Scream 3.90 avg rating — 326 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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ARC Readers Wanted for Domestic Suspense Novel

Bestselling authors Emerald O'Brien and Meghan O'Flynn are thrilled to bring lovers of dark domestic suspense a co-written novel releasing May 6, 2025.
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Series by Emerald O'Brien

Locke Industries (2 books)
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Knox and Sheppard (5 books)
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Avery Hart Trilogy (3 books)
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The Skull Serial Killer (5 books)
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4.19 avg rating — 358 ratings

Darkness Follows Duet (2 books)
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There's so much I want to say about this one, but to avoid spoilers, I'll leave it at this: Witty, suspenseful, and utterly gripping, Erased is both highly relatable and unlike any story I've read before. We're pulled into the perspective of Lila, a wo ...more
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“He said good people do bad things, and bad people do good things, but what makes a person good isn’t their intentions. It’s their actions.”
― Emerald O'Brien, The Girls Across The Bay

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“The past is never what it seems. Not even our own memories accurately process everything we’ve been through. Time and other experiences warp the facts. Secrets and lies distort whatever truth we thought we knew to begin with, but each experience leaves us with a feeling. Some complex—feelings at odds with each other—but they’re the way we truly remember things.”
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“over. No guiding voice before the story had been written. I shouldn’t have made a promise. But I did. “What do I have to do?” Madigan asked. Find the flaw, Madigan. Her first foster father’s words echoed in her mind through all the years after she and her sister had”
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Emerald’s Quotes

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West

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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

tags: action, change, inspirational, misattributed-to-gandhi, philosophy, wish

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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

tags: darkness, drive-out, hate, inspirational, light, love, peace

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“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft