THE SIMP NEXT DOOR He thought he was saving her. But she was using him.Everyone in town knows Daniel Mercer as the guy who would do anything for a woman who barely seems to care about him.He pays her bills. Cancels plans when she calls. Defends her when his friends tell him she's trouble. When beautiful, mysterious Vanessa Cole moves in next door, Daniel falls hard—and fast.For the first time in years, he believes someone actually needs him.Vanessa has a troubled past, a jealous ex-boyfriend, and a story for every bruise on her reputation. Daniel becomes her protector, her confidant, and eventually the only person she trusts.At least, that's what she tells him.Then Vanessa's ex disappears.The police arrive at Daniel's door with questions he can't answer. His phone contains messages he doesn't remember sending. His bank account shows payments he never knowingly authorized. And a neighbor claims to have seen Daniel outside the missing man's house on the night he vanished.Daniel insists he's being framed. But every piece of evidence points toward him.As he digs into Vanessa's past, he discovers that her previous relationships ended in eerily similar ways. Every man believed he was the one who could save her. Every man sacrificed something to prove his loyalty.And every man eventually became a suspect.Now Daniel faces a terrifying possibility: Vanessa didn't move in next door by accident. She chose him long before they met.But why?And if Daniel finally stops doing everything she asks, will he uncover the truth—or become her next victim?Because Vanessa has one final secret.She's not afraid of Daniel discovering what she's done. She's afraid of what he'll remember doing for her.