Motherhood Monetized: Author Crystal Quast Explores Toxic Influencer Culture in CBC Video Interview

WATERLOO, Ontario - Rezul -- Following her appearance on CBC's The Morning Edition with Craig Norris, thriller author Crystal Quast is sharing the CBC video interview spotlighting her latest release, Influenced: Serenity Acres.

The fourth volume in her domestic thriller series blends toxic influencer culture, family control and twisted neighbourhood secrets. When motherhood becomes a brand, family becomes content and keeping up appearances turns deadly.

After years of online bullying, Brook Salinger wants to step away from her family's wildly popular YouTube channel. Her mother, Daphne, has other plans. Determined to protect the family brand, she will seemingly stop at nothing to keep her oldest daughter on camera. But when unseen forces lead Brook toward a dark secret, the struggle for control takes a deadly turn.

Readers are calling Influenced: Serenity Acres "a wickedly entertaining cautionary tale about the price of turning private life into public content" and praising its "lovable/hateable" and believable characters. Blending satire with suspense, Influenced can be enjoyed as a stand-alone or alongside Dinked, Shafted and Eye Spied, the earlier volumes in Quast's darkly comic domestic thriller series.

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Find the interview here: CBC Video: Crystal Quast on KW Morning Edition (https://www.instagram.com/p/Der-W9rvhMk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&vrfl=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==&srtk=MzRlODBiNWFlZA)

Order here: Influenced: Serenity Acres (https://bit.ly/4vroaVJ)

Book Details

Title: Influenced: Serenity Acres. Where Secrets Barely Stay Hidden

Author: Crystal Quast

Publication Date: October 15, 2026

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Available: Amazon and other major retailers

For more information, review copies, or interview requests, please contact:

Media Contact: Crystal Quast
Email: dinkedserenityacres@gmail.com
Website: serenityacressecrets.com