What happens when the bruises fade, but the questions remain?

In this bold, unflinching novel, Caren Cross introduces us to a group of women bound not by friendship, but by pain — and the shared question that haunts them: Why didn’t I see it coming?

When NYPD Detective Janine Carter starts a support group for women who’ve escaped abusive relationships, she expects tears, maybe even healing. But what unfolds is something far more raw. As the women peel back layers of denial, hope, and heartbreak, they uncover chilling parallels in their stories — patterns of manipulation, subtle warning signs, and a society that taught them to romanticize red flags.

Each meeting becomes a confessional, a revelation, and ultimately a reckoning. These are not weak women — they are survivors. And together, they begin to reclaim their voices, rewrite their narratives, and shatter the lies that kept them chained.

But You Saw It Coming! is not just a story — it’s a mirror, a message, and a movement. With piercing insight, dark humor, and uncompromising honesty, Caren Cross delivers a novel that will leave readers rethinking love, control, and what it truly means to heal.

Powerful. Raw. Necessary. This is the book we didn’t know we needed — until now.