Debut author Julia Bartz turns a hopeful writer's dream come true into a cutthroat psychological nightmare in "The Writing Retreat." When Alex receives an invitation to an exclusive one-month writers' retreat from horror extraordinaire Roza Vallo, she jumps at the opportunity to kick-start her dreams of becoming an author. However, Vallo's retreat has an untraditional twist: only one of the five writers will gain a one million dollar advance for publication, which they will compete to earn by writing an entire novel from start to finish during their stay. As if the competition aspect wasn't intimidating enough, Alex struggles with hostility from writer and former best friend, Wren. Complicating matters, she grows suspicious of ulterior motives when a fellow writer disappears in a snowstorm. Becoming the winner of this retreat could be life-changing for all participants, and it seems someone is willing to take lives to win.
Release date: Feb.21
