"An absorbing tale of dark psychological suspense." -KIRKUS
"A character-rich thrill ride." -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"Equal parts fascinating and painful, BUTTERFLY PINNED delivers both a striking thriller and a profound exploration of toxic love and trauma." -CHANTICLEER BOOK REVIEWS
"BUTTERFLY PINNED is a beautifully written and haunting psychological thriller that explores identity, power, and the consequences of misplaced trust. Leslie Liautaud took me on a gripping and heartbreaking journey, as Marin's transformation kept me turning pages well into the night-impossible to put down!" -PATRICIA HEATON, Emmy Award-winning actress (Everybody Loves Raymond, The Middle)
"It was thrilling, unsettling, and impossible to put down. BUTTERFLY PINNED is Euphoria meets Gone Girl-a psychological thriller that hooked me from the first page and didn't let go until the final, satisfying twist." -KRISTIN CAVALLARI, New York Times bestselling author of Balancing In Heels
"BUTTERFLY PINNED is hands down one of the best novels I've read in years. At once a sexy psychological thriller and a meditation on power and obsession, Leslie Liautaud's tour de force slithers into your soul and never leaves. Add this one to your must-read list." -RICK TREON, international bestselling author of Deep Background
"An unflinching psychological portrait of the all-too-common casual descent into traumatic relationships and events, coupled with a map of the complex path to reclaiming grounded identity and autonomy. Butterfly Pinned deftly illustrates how manipulation can masquerade as intimacy, and how disoriented victims often carry misplaced guilt and self abandonment as part of their survival strategy. As a professional with an orientation to human optimization through the lens of depth psychology, I found Marin's journey both heartbreaking and powerfully authentic-a necessary story that sheds light on the insidious nature of coercive dynamics and what the fierce inner work of healing truly requires: radical honesty, self-trust, and meaningful connection. This novel doesn't just thrill-it illuminates what is possible for anyone who has found themselves embroiled in a twisted reality through which they struggle to see the truth of themselves." -Christine Owenell, author of Alchemy of Chaos
"Author Leslie Liautaud crafts a dark, real-world fairy tale where the enchanted castle-with its beautiful queen, dazzling entertainments, and obedient courtiers-slowly reveals itself as a house of horrors almost impossible to escape. Like its bewitching villainess, BUTTERFLY PINNED casts a spell: the pages almost turned themselves." -CLARA SNEED, author of Before We Turn to Dust
