“I was floored by the beauty and grace in this compelling story. THE DOOR SWINGS OPEN examines the vulnerability of new love and the danger of entrusting your heart to the wrong person. While sex trafficking is a complex and weighty topic, Lenz writes with a sensitivity that offers empowerment, ensuring readers that like fireflies on the darkest night, the interconnectedness of our world is a beacon of hope.”

“If you want a book with a huge beating heart and vibrant characters, this is it. If you want a book filled with twisty intrigue, adrenaline-spiking action, and mystery that keeps you turning pages into the wee hours, this is that book too. And it manages all this with gorgeous, lyrical prose, no less.”

“Readers, prepare to face your fears. Charlotte’s daring, desperate search for her friend is a dangerous journey through a gossamer-like setting where her own intuition is her most reliable guide. Kristin Bartley Lenz’s masterful crafting is on full display throughout this unforgettable and relevant mystery.”

“A dangerous world lurks just beneath the surface in THE DOOR SWINGS OPEN—an evocative, multi-perspective mystery in which place, memory, and intuition become investigative tools.”

“Days after finishing Kristin Bartley Lenz’s harrowing and powerful THE DOOR SWINGS OPEN, I’m still thinking about what it means to witness. The collective voice of the novel’s many narrators — human and inanimate — is a chorus imploring and empowering us to look where we’ve been told there is nothing, to see what we’ve been taught to avoid, and to tell the story even if we’re supposed to stay quiet…because someone out there needs their story to be told.”