The Organ Donor's Wife
by Ashley Lynn East
Ashley Lynn East writes witty, heartfelt, and slightly unhinged stories about complicated women, messy love, and the entertaining disasters that come with both. When she’s not plotting fictional drama, she’s chasing her adorable son and ever-enthusiastic miniature schnauzer, or daydreaming about her next book.
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Ashley is a debut novelist with a background in the medical profession, lending her expertise to the accuracy of her story as she explores how women reclaim autonomy in the face of violation.
Follow her on Instagram, TikTok, and Threads at @ashleylynneastauthor for bookish updates and behind-the-scenes fun.
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The feminine rage of GONE GIRL meets the medical gaslighting of DELICATE CONDITION in this voice-driven story where betrayal breeds obsession, rage demands retribution, and justice comes with a body count.
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In an 80,000 word “femgore” novel that fuses visceral body horror with the emotional precision of psychological suspense, Vanessa Ellison has survived cancer and then unexpectedly loses her husband in a car accident—one that nearly takes her best friend, too. Desperate to save her, Vanessa signs over her husband’s heart to keep her best friend alive.
Believing the worst is behind her, Vanessa goes in for a check-up after weeks of fatigue and abdominal discomfort—only to learn the unthinkable: she’s missing several organs. Through a series of nightmarish revelations, Vanessa discovers that her surgeon and late husband had been working together to harvest and sell her organs on the black market. Without her consent.
In the aftershock, only one thought remains: she wants her organs back.
What follows is a grisly, darkly empowering journey mixed with social commentary on medical gaslighting, betrayal, and body trafficking, where Vanessa reclaims not only the stolen pieces of herself, but the agency she was stripped of.
THE ORGAN DONOR’S WIFE is a feminist horror novel with subtle tones of humor that explores how the female body is commodified and what happens when a woman refuses to stay a victim. As Vanessa exacts her revenge, she finds herself drawn to the detective hunting her down, a sapphic connection that blurs the line between justice and desire. It will appeal to fans of Jennifer’s Body (2009), Promising Young Woman (2020), and Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008).