Thriller: Home Invasion - Silent Siege

Silent Siege: Cracks in the armor reveal the dawn's harsh truth.

Story Dossier + Outline

Premise:

A luxury villa becomes a battleground for a businesswoman and her assistant when enigmatic invaders bypass the elite security internally and target their hidden anxieties, compelling feigned surrender to uncover motives as dawn unmasks irreversible mental fractures.

✨ Genre: Home Invasion Thriller

✨ Tropes/Themes: Home security system overridden from inside, Dawn escape exposes lasting psychological damage, Victim feigns compliance to gather intelligence, Intruders exploit emotional weaknesses of occupants, Mystery of intruders' true identities, Sensory overload as intimidation, Unexpected twists in loyalties, Haunting memories impeding recovery.

✨ POV & Structure: 1st person past tense dual POV, alternating between protagonists, structured in a 5-act narrative arc building from setup to climax and resolution.

✨ Vibe: Mysterious and disorienting, crafting a web of unknowns that heightens unease and revelation. Focused solely on plot intricacies without romance, it conveys a vibe of creeping dread and intellectual pursuit. Content leans into mind-bending puzzles and emotional fallout, with edges of implied horror.

✨ Book Size: Novel (60,000-100,000 words)

✨ Chapter Count: 45 Chapters

✨ Word Count: target 1800-2200 per chapter

✨ Heat Level: No Romance (plot-focused, no romantic elements)

What you get:

✅ Complete Premise with core concepts and Narrative Physics Architecture

✅ Complete Story Dossier — including detailed characters, relationship arcs, locations and objects, world rules and histories, multiple subplots, and market researched genre and style guides.

✅ A detailed 45 chapter outline.