Novel
When Dreams Cost You Everything
A contemporary emotional suspense novel by Susan Moss.

- Friendship and betrayal
- Secrets and survival
- Being believed
When Dreams Cost You Everything is a contemporary emotional suspense novel about lottery winnings, buried secrets, coercive control, friendship, betrayal and survival.
When a birthday lottery ticket wins millions, it becomes the catalyst for truths that have waited years to surface. As lifelong friendships begin to fracture, Becky Ashford is forced to ask what people will protect, what they will deny, and what they will destroy when money exposes the past.
The novel explores emotional manipulation, loyalty, trauma, memory, justice and the cost of being believed.
Author: Susan Moss
Publisher: Mnemeta Publishing House
Genre: contemporary fiction, emotional suspense, domestic suspense
Some prizes arrive carrying every silence that came before them.
Readers on Amazon
“The characters were relatable and the plot was believable.”
Poppy · Kindle review · 20 August 2026
“Makes it impossible to put the book down once you’ve started reading it.”
Anamaria I · Paperback review · 20 July 2026
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