Fiction Forged in Fear.

L. M. O’Reilly writes psychological thrillers that cut deep and linger long after the last page.

Her stories explore the dark corners of the human mind—where trauma festers, secrets are survival, and women pushed past their limits finally push back.

A late-blooming author with a background in editing thrillers for others, she brings a scalpel to every sentence and an obsession with emotional wreckage to every story. Her fiction doesn’t ask for comfort. It asks what happens when you’ve had enough.

When she’s not crafting her next chilling twist, O’Reilly runs The Final Girl Collective, an editing studio for thriller and suspense writers who want their work to scar—in the best way.