Larva by Luca Goodwill

A chance for a real change seems like the perfect escape, until the escape itself becomes the threat.

Would you leave everything for a real change? Think twice. Running from your old life might be the most dangerous decision you'll ever make.

For Lisa, it is no different. She is drowning in a life that has lost all meaning. Desperate for a moment of stillness, she slips away to an abandoned park in the middle of the night — just to breathe.

The last thing she expects is to meet a stranger who sits beside her out of nowhere, with an offer that cuts straight to the heart of everything she's been running from. His words sound too strange to take seriously, but it takes only a few more days before the proposition grows harder to ignore.

There is only one condition. Everything she is, everything she was — must be left behind. Lisa thinks of it as a fresh start. He calls it something else entirely.

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If you're drawn to psychological thrillers with slow burn tension, cult manipulation, and a female protagonist who must fight to survive — LARVA is the book that will keep you turning pages long after midnight.

A gripping debut novel about manipulation, obsession, and the devastating price of chasing a better life — only to wake up in a nightmare.

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Excerpt from Larva © Copyright 2026 Luca Goodwill

She turned to face him, eyes bright with interest.

“I really like your perspective on the world.”

“I'd prefer you to develop your own,” Simon replied. “That would be most valuable to me—especially if you did so among us.”

“What would that involve?”

When the car came to a stop, Simon's eyes met hers.

“To understand who you are, you must abandon who you pretend to be. Only a complete reset, like the others you've met, will allow for true discovery. You'll need to let go of your old life to embrace the new one that awaits you.”