Credence -ceviri- - Penelope Douglas May 2026

Cut off from the world, Tiernan is thrown into a raw, primal, and unfiltered environment. The novel explores themes of grief, survival, sexuality, and the blurry lines between familial care and romantic desire. Without giving away too many spoilers, the central conflict involves Tiernan navigating intense, complicated relationships with all three men—each offering her a different kind of connection: brutal, tender, or obsessive.

Penelope Douglas is no stranger to pushing boundaries in the New Adult romance genre, but her 2020 standalone novel, Credence , remains one of her most talked-about and polarizing works. The book gained massive popularity on platforms like TikTok (BookTok) and Goodreads, leading to its translation into multiple languages, including Turkish. Credence -Ceviri- - Penelope Douglas

The story follows Tiernan de Haas, a lonely, 17-year-old heiress who has just lost her parents. With no one else to turn to, she is sent to live with her late father's estranged stepbrother, Jake Van der Berg, and his two sons, Noah and Kaleb. They live in a remote, off-grid cabin in the snowy, isolated mountains of Colorado. Cut off from the world, Tiernan is thrown