By Kelly Bridgewater
Welcome to the Blog Tour for The Girl Upstairs by Jessica R. Patch, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: The Girl Upstairs
Author: Jessica R. Patch
Publisher: Harlequin Love Inspired Trade
Release Date: April 28, 2026
Genre: Psychological Thriller
"Jessica R. Patch weaves a dark, twisty tapestry that’s both unsettling and unexpectedly hopeful. Masterful." –New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan
Gwen McDaniel’s life is broken. But she knows the perfect place to fix it. Cold Harbor, Maine, an idyllic small town with views of Acadia National Park, is where she used to vacation with her parents as a child. Here, she and Steven can start over, renovating their cliff-side fixer-upper while patching up their marriage. Soon, everything will be better.
Except from the moment they arrive, Gwen sees and hears things, and it’s more than just the drafts and shadows that are part of any old house. Steven downplays her fears, warning her not to fixate on problems as she has in the past. But Gwen spent years as a homicide detective, and her instincts don’t lie. Something happened here. Proof comes when she rips up the attic’s carpet to discover a chilling message carved into the wood underneath.
As Gwen delves into the history of the house and the Cold Harbor community, she begins to piece the fragments together. And gradually, a terrifying picture emerges: A missing girl. A house of horrors. And a dark, decades-old nightmare that is more haunting than Gwen ever imagined…
My
Thoughts:
The
Girl Upstairs by Jessica R. Patch is a thrill
chase to the surprise ending. I love watching Gwen, the heroine, work on
solving the mystery of the house she moved into. Patch does a wonderful job at
creating a husband that appeared to be mysterious, but supportive at the same
time. My favorite part of the story is the multiple surprises that Patch puts
into the story. It starts like a normal story of an ex-detective, but trust me,
surprises abound. I like the small town feeling that comes together to
celebrate Halloween instead of it being Christmas like most stories when they
feature a small town. The setting was perfect for the story. I really enjoyed
this story. Patch has been writing the type of stories that I love. Thrillers
with a touch of heart. I hope she keeps writing stories that I want to own. She
always surprises me too, which is really hard for majority of authors to do
know since I read so widely in this genre. Overall, The Girl Upstairs by
Jessica R. Patch is a unique, surprising thriller that I could not put down. I
highly recommend this for readers of mysteries.
I received a complimentary copy of The Girl Upstairs by Jessica R. Patch
from Love Inspired Suspense, and the opinions stated are all my own.
My
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
PURCHASE LINKS: Goodreads | Harlequin.com | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Bookshop | BookBub
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About the Author
Whether weaving inspirational stories of danger edged with romance or crafting chilling thrillers that probe the shadows of the human heart, Jessica delivers fiction that thrills while shining light in the darkest places.
She makes her home in Northwest Mississippi, where she enjoys life with her family, a good cup of tea, and dreaming up her next edge-of-your-seat story usually over tacos and queso.
You’re invited to join the Patched In community at her website: jessicarpatch.com and receive a FREE short thriller, Nobody Has to Know.
Tour Giveaway
(2) winners will each receive a signed copy of The Other Sister and a $10 Amazon gift card!
Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight April 27, 2026 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on May 4, 2026. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only for the print copy. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
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Sounds like a book I would enjoy.
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