Download or read book The Life She Wants Totally Gripping Psychological Suspense with a Heart stopping Twist written by Mel Sherratt and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From behind the curtains, Sarah spotted the man coming out of the house, followed by the woman. It would be strange seeing people in the property. She wondered how much it would change their lives. For now, she would bide her time and hopefully get to know them better. She needed to gain their trust. When I met Richard, I fell for him instantly. He was able to give me everything I had always wanted: the dream house, security and above all, love like I'd never known. We lived a quiet life in the middle of nowhere; we didn't need anyone else. So, when the empty house next door is sold, I am wary. Will our neighbours invade the perfect life Richard has built for us? As soon as I meet Juliette and Danny, I am reassured. Overwhelmed by grief after the death of their young daughter, they have moved in search of a quiet life and a chance to start again. Over dinner one evening, we hit it off instantly and I know they are just the neighbours we need. All is well until Juliette spots a young girl in our garden. Richard convinces her that she is seeing things, that it's the grief taking over. But Juliette won't let it go. She is sure she saw a child. She believes that Richard is threatening her. She starts to think that I'm not safe. I need to convince Juliette that she's imagining it. I need to keep Richard happy. If I am to protect everything I have built for myself, she must never find out the truth. That my perfect life is built on the deadliest lie. A heart-stopping psychological thriller with a truly brilliant twist, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, T.M. Logan and K.L. Slater. Readers love The Life She Wants: 'Woah.... blown away by this one...This one left me guessing until the very end, and I loved it. The twists and turns were shocking yet realistic... I felt my own heart racing... Couldn't read this one fast enough.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Kept me up well past my bedtime, I could not put it down. So many thrilling twists and turns... Just could not put it down... highly recommend. Phenomenal... I was blown away by this book!' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'May possibly be my favourite of Mel Sherratt's books so far!... I was totally immersed after the very first chapter... This truly is one hell of a ride. Oh, and Mel, you owe me a night's sleep, as I couldn't stop reading until I'd finished!!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A totally gripping read that had me reading obsessively until it was finished. I couldn't put it down it was so twisty and unpredictable. I loved it.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Oh my gosh. What a fabulous book. This had my heart racing.' StefLoz Book Blog, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Download or read book The Life She Wants written by J.M. Hewitt and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2021-07-08 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You want to save your marriage. She wants to destroy it. Paula worries that her marriage to Tommy is hanging by a thread. She loves how safe her husband makes her feel, but lately, it seems like he’s pulling away from her, and he keeps avoiding a much-needed conversation about finally having children. When Tommy suggests a cruise getaway for the two of them, Paula is thrilled. He’s fighting for this marriage, and he’s even promised that they will talk about growing their family. It’s Paula’s dream come true. Until the couple meets beautiful Anna. From the moment Anna appears in their lives, things start to go wrong for Paula. She finds herself trapped in a sauna. Her hair is destroyed at the salon. Money goes missing from her cabin. At first, Paula thinks she’s paranoid in suspecting Anna is turning her dream holiday into a nightmare. But soon, it becomes clear that Paula may not be the only woman fighting for Tommy’s affections. How far will Anna go to get what she wants? What lines will Paula cross to protect her marriage? And whose dark past will return to destroy them first? The Life She Wants is a suspenseful psychological thriller with a twist. Perfect for fans of Catherine Ryan Howard, Ruth Ware, and Lisa Jewell. What everyone is saying about The Life She Wants: ‘A FANTASTIC can I say FANTASTIC AGAIN Book!!!!! Now this is what makes me Love reading a psychological novel. Sooooo fast-paced, many twists and turns... More heart-pounding than you can imagine. LOVED, LOVED, LOVED!!! So sad it’s over.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ‘Deliciously indulgent... absolute belter of a novel!! So easy to read, I literally inhaled it! Reading it while cooking, eating, bathing until I had finished it! Then I was left with the emptiness knowing it was the end!... Just mind blowing! Gutted it’s over... Loved it!!’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ‘The perfect thriller! Full of chills, thrills and everything in between this one kept me reading late into the night desperate to know how it ends! Full of fantastic twists and turns, believable characters and a plot like nothing I’ve read before!’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ‘It gripped me, I couldn't stop reading!’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ‘I could not get enough of this book. The author keeps you guessing until the very end... All I can say is I did not see the ending coming. If you love thrillers and books that keep you on the edge of you seat, you will LOVE this book!’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ‘I really loved this book!! It had so many twists and turns. It kept me on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next!! This was my first book by this author, and it won’t be the last!! Quick read!! Highly recommended!! You won’t be disappointed!!’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ‘So glad I discovered this author, an unputdownable thriller that kept me hooked right until the end. Fantastic characters, a great plot and the twists kept me hooked. Loved it!’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ‘Suspenseful, full of mystery and twists and turns that I could not predict. I am definitely going to be reading more from this author.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ‘This was a very entertaining read with comparisons to The Last Mrs Parish that I absolutely loved... This was great fun.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Download or read book Taunting the Dead written by Mel Sherratt and published by Thomas & Mercer. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nine out of ten murders are committed by someone the victim knows. So when Steph Ryder has her head bashed in within earshot of her family and friends, D.S. Allie Shenton begins her investigation close to home. Soon the lies, backtracking, and secrets multiply as each of the suspects tries to cover up their actions on that fateful night. Before long, Allie homes in on Steph's ambitious and powerful husband, Terry. Convinced he's hiding something, she interviews him again and again; only to find that she is falling, despite herself, for his smooth charms. As the trail grows hotter, along with Allie's feelings, the web of deceit pulls tighter and more bodies begin to pile up. Allie must race against time to uncover the shocking truth before she becomes the killer's next victim."--Amazon.com

Download or read book What She Did written by Carla Kovach and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2021-09-20 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you think you did something terrible? Would you tell? I live a small life: a one-bedroom apartment, clothes that help me blend into the background, just a few friends who don’t know my whole story. Everything has to be simple, ordered, in its place. It gives me the illusion that I’m in control. Even though I know I never can be. Twenty years ago, I lost everyone I ever loved, and they say it was all my fault. I’ve tried to make sure I could never hurt anyone again, but it’s hard to live any kind of life without letting anyone get close to me. And then come the sirens; the knock at the door. If I’d done something terrible, I would know, wouldn’t I? An absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller that’ll keep you reading long into the night. Perfect for fans of C.L. Taylor, Teresa Driscoll and Lisa Jewell. What readers are saying about What She Did: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An absolutely brilliant psychological thriller!!… I was gripped from the first page and definitely didn’t see the ending coming. Worth more than five stars.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I am blown away by this book, the twist and turns are mind-boggling!… BRILLIANT… If I could, I would give it more than 5 stars.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Outstanding read. Kept me hooked!’ Hampshire Book Lover ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Breathtakingly good. I raced through it in one evening!’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This book comes out of the traps fast and doesn’t let up at all.’ @Its_Because_She’s_Vegan ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was intrigued from page one and it didn’t let go till the end!… This is the best book I’ve read all month.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Excellent! It was so hard to put down… So many twists and turns kept me coming back for more!’ @booksandbrunchpodcast ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘One of the best thrillers I’ve read all year! I was absolutely on the edge of my seat.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I loved this fast-paced, gripping read.’ Fiction Vixen Reads ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow, what a book. I was blown away by this story.’ @bookloversanonuk ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Thrilling and tense story that keeps you turning the pages and guessing until the shocking ending… An absolutely gripping thriller.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow! Truly a page-turner.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Completely gripping.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Fantastic read. I couldn’t put it down.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What an ending!!’ Goodreads reviewer

Download or read book The Next Girl written by Carla Kovach and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2018-04-02 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Missing Daughter written by Kiersten Modglin and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2021-11-08 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When I wake up with the sun in my eyes the morning after my daughter's birthday party, I know something is very wrong. I go straight to her room but feel a surge of panic when I see an empty bed. Downstairs everything is totally quiet, and the front door is locked. Why didn't I hear her scream? Who took our little girl? My husband says I've been struggling since Skylar was born and that sometimes I forget things. But I remember every moment of my daughter's party-including him locking the door after our family and friends left. Yes, we both had a drink and I slept heavily but I know I would have heard my child cry. A good mother always does. My therapist says I need to stand up for myself. She wants me to confront my husband about the woman I heard him talking to the other night when he thought I was asleep. And about the child's toy that I found that does not belong to Skylar. Is he hiding something? But as the hours race by I soon realize I was totally wrong about everything that happened that night. I thought I'd put my past behind me long ago but I was wrong. All I know is this: I'll do whatever it takes to save my child. Will you believe me? A heart-pounding, unbelievably twisty psychological thriller that will have you sleeping with the light on! Fans of Gone Girl, Behind Closed Doors and The Stepdaughter will be utterly gripped. What readers are saying about Kiersten Modglin: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Wow! Wow! Wow!... I'm completely blown away... OMG! I never saw that ending coming! Left me with my jaw on the floor." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "WOW, WOW, WOW... Completely blew my mind... I devoured this in one sitting... Keep them coming Kiersten! You just keep getting better and better!!!!" NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This book is literally like jumping in the car and pedal to the metal all the way to the end!... It is full throttle from page one. I read it in one sitting and I'm sure you will too... It left my jaw hanging open several times. I actually screamed out loud." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Wow!... This book I literally read in 2 hours because I could not put it down... I thought I had it figured out like oh yeah this is the usual thriller but bam 2 twists I never could have imagined." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Whoa I did not see that coming... When you think you have it all figured out-SURPRISE!" Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I couldn't put this book down until I finished reading the very last page! Oh well, who needs sleep!!!" Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Heart pounding... Will make you feel like you have run a mile in under a minute." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This was the best book ever!!" Goodreads reviewer

Download or read book The Sense of an Ending written by Julian Barnes and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-10-05 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A novel that follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he never much thought about—until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James at his best, and is a stunning achievement in Julian Barnes's oeuvre. Tony Webster thought he left his past behind as he built a life for himself, and his career has provided him with a secure retirement and an amicable relationship with his ex-wife and daughter, who now has a family of her own. But when he is presented with a mysterious legacy, he is forced to revise his estimation of his own nature and place in the world.

Download or read book Tear Me Apart written by J.T. Ellison and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The follow-up to her critically acclaimed Lie to Me, J.T. Ellison’s Tear Me Apart is the powerful story of a mother willing to do anything to protect her daughter even as their carefully constructed world unravels around them. One moment will change their lives forever… Competitive skier Mindy Wright is a superstar in the making until a spectacular downhill crash threatens not just her racing career but her life. During surgery, doctors discover she’s suffering from a severe form of leukemia, and a stem cell transplant is her only hope. But when her parents are tested, a frightening truth emerges. Mindy is not their daughter. Who knows the answers? The race to save Mindy’s life means unraveling years of lies. Was she accidentally switched at birth or is there something more sinister at play? The search for the truth will tear a family apart…and someone is going to deadly extremes to protect the family’s deepest secrets. With vivid movement through time, Tear Me Apart examines the impact layer after layer of lies and betrayal has on two families, the secrets they guard, and the desperate fight to hide the darkness within. Don’t miss It's One of Us, the next page-turning thriller from New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison!

Download or read book The Memory written by Lucy Dawson and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2018-12-06 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘WOW WOW WOW... what a book, I started this book this morning and I have finished this evening… completely gripped me… be prepared to be give up your day, YOU WILL NOT WANT TO PUT IT DOWN!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars I look down at her, lying fast asleep – always my little girl, and so beautiful. She gives a low moan as her head turns restlessly on the pillow. It reminds me of the soft growl of a cornered animal. Where is my poor child? What is she dreaming? People always notice my daughter, Isobel. How could they not? Incredibly beautiful... until she speaks. An unsettling, little-girl voice, exactly like a child’s, but from the mouth of a full-grown woman. Izzie might look grown-up, but inside she’s trapped. Caught in the day it happened – the day that broke her from within. I know why my daughter is the way she is. There’s nothing I could have done to save her... is there? An unputdownable psychological thriller about families and secrets, perfect for fans of Gone Girl, Shalini Boland and Lisa Jewell. Readers absolutely love The Memory: ‘A nail-biting novel that will drag you in quickly and only let’s up on the very last page! Such a great, intense book!’ Cloud of Thoughts, 5 stars ‘This is Lucy Dawson's best!... starts with a bang and twists and turns all the way through… definitely a suspenseful thriller.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘WOW WOW WOW… what a book… talk about drawing you in, completely gripped me, had no idea who to believe… My head is still spinning from the twists and turns… highly recommend it but be prepared to be give up your day, YOU WILL NOT WANT TO PUT IT DOWN!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘My heart was in my mouth reading The Memory – Dawson absolutely got me and held on tight. So compelling I couldn’t put it down. Another absolute cracker.’ Angela Clarke ‘I've just finished The Memory and am absolutely blown away… A dark and mysterious book… it creeped me out when I was reading late at night! I loved every second of this book. It was utterly compelling. The characters perfectly constructed, the secrets brilliantly revealed. An excellent read, perfect for these cold, dark evenings!’ Vikki Patis, author of The Diary, 5 stars ‘I had no idea where things were going and no idea how it would all end. There are a couple of big surprises and at least one genuinely chilling scene… Highly recommended.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars ‘Kept me glued to the pages from start to finish. This is a well-written psychological thriller that will play with your mind.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars ‘A 5 star read!… This was full of paranoia, deep dark secrets and a huge secret that made me fall off my chair!... Twisty, dark, deep, sometimes heartbreaking… 10 dark stars.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars ‘A story that had me hooked and I read it in one day because I did not want to put it down.’ Goodreads Reviewer ‘I read this book with difficulty putting it down, the twist that kept going from chapter to chapter, you really didn’t know what to expect… Written very well, I would recommend it.’ Goodreads Reviewer ‘Buckle up this was quite the entertainer!... A fantastic suspenseful thriller.’ Goodreads Reviewer ‘The ending of the book was unexpected, took my breath away.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars ‘A very good psychological thriller… makes you keep turning the pages unable to put the book down till you reach the end. It was a quick read for me and I read it in one sitting making it a book I really enjoyed.’ Goodreads Reviewer ‘I loved this book, it had me completely turned around and I didn’t see what was coming. A compulsive read.’ For the Love of Books

Download or read book My Perfect Husband written by Georgina Cross and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2024-05-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My sister is dead. Did I marry her killer? The moment I first gazed into Alex's soulful gray eyes, I knew I'd met the man I wanted to spend my life with. When my beloved sister vanished, Alex put up posters and wiped away my tears after bad dreams. He put me back together, and I'm so glad I married such a good man. But when police find my darling sister dead and pull a crumpled photo from her pocket, my world falls apart. In the faded image, I see my husband's familiar face smiling back at me, his arm around my sweet sister. Alex told me they'd never met. The picture was taken in the café where she was last seen. So why was he with her the day she died? And now I've uncovered the truth, I wonder if I'm next... If The Housemaid, The Wife Between Us or The Woman in the Window had you totally gripped until late at night, then you'll love this utterly unputdownable psychological thriller from Amazon charts bestseller Georgina Cross. What readers are saying about Georgina Cross: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "WOW!!!!... Absolutely gripping... I was absolutely hooked from beginning to end... Couldn't put it down until 2am... My heart was absolutely pounding throughout and I was on the edge of my seat... My mind was absolutely blown." Bookworm86 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Loved!!!!! Shocked!!!!! Speechless!!!!!... I couldn't put down for the life of me. This one had it all... It left me guessing the whole way through... I raced right through this one like there was no tomorrow... That ending was a shock of all shockers... I would've never guessed it in a million years. It truly made the book." Blue Moon Blogger ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I absolutely loved this! I am still lifting my jaw from the floor, that ending was AMAZING. I literally read this book in two days." Goodreads reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Oh my word what a brilliant book this is... A fast-paced psychological thriller which I couldn't put down... Brilliantly addictive, I was holding my breath until the very last page." NetGalley reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Utterly addictive... Blew me away... Grabs the reader by the throat and doesn't let you breathe until the end... I read this book in one sitting. I stayed up until midnight devouring the action!" NetGalley reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Had me hooked from the beginning... Clear your schedule because once you pick it up you won't be able to put it down. This book is one that you will recommend to all of your friends and will read it again and again because one time just won't be enough. I loved this book." Goodreads reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Well I did not see that one coming my goodness!!!... It was genius!!... Had me gripped to my core. I could not put it down!!!... The twist had my jaw on the ground." Goodreads reviewer

Download or read book The Silent Mother A Completely Gripping Psychological Thriller with a Heart stopping Twist written by Liz Lawler and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2021-10-08 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I'm so very sorry. But your son is dead.' As I hear the words every mother dreads my pulse races and I go cold. But even as my world turns upside down I know the things I'm being told just don't add up. I have to find out what really happened the night my beautiful boy died... The police tell me it was a tragedy no one could have prevented. But then they reveal the terrible things Tom was keeping from me. The person they describe is nothing like the decent, honest man I raised. Newly qualified as a doctor, Tom had such a bright future ahead of him. A mother knows her own child. And I'm determined to prove my son's innocence. It's the last thing I will ever be able to do for him. So I have come to the city where he lived and moved into his empty flat under a different name. When I discover his diary, it becomes clear his death wasn't an accident. And as I get to know Tom's friends and neighbours I realise they're all keeping secrets. But as I get closer to the truth, I realise my life is in danger too... Unbelievably addictive and totally gripping with a twist you won't see coming, The Silent Mother is a book you won't be able to put down. Fans of The Perfect Couple, B A Paris and JP Delaney will be absolutely hooked from the very first page. Readers are gripped by The Silent Mother: 'Totally gripping, chilling and with a twist you won't see coming. WOW... extremely compelling and addictive... I simply devoured...brilliant.' Oh.Happy.Reading, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Loved... dark and fast paced thrilling read, I could not tear my eyes away... twisty and unpredictable and I didn't see the ending coming at all... blew my socks off.' NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Clever, twisty, and altogether spine-chilling! This book had intrigue, suspense, drama, and a gripping storyline! I definitely recommend reading this book!' Avid Reader, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Amazing... Wow what can I say... this book really did hook me from the start... gripping.' NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'OMG what a book... hooked from page one. A very fast-paced psychological thriller which keeps you on the edge of your seat all the way through. Loved.' NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A dark and twisty ride that grips you from the first page. It's every mother's nightmare and I really felt for her. Such a well written book.' NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Download or read book On a Quiet Street written by Carla Kovach and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2024-01-15 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every family has its secrets. Some are more deadly than others… I live on a quiet tree-lined street with my perfect husband Cain. But when 18-year-old Charlotte knocks on the front door, what she says has me questioning just how well I really know my husband. ‘I was adopted as a baby and I’m looking for my biological parents. I was told they live here.’ My heart races as I fear Cain has been keeping a huge secret from me. Does he have a child he never told me about? And has he been lying all these years? I can’t trust anything Cain says. Desperate for answers, I agree to meet Charlotte in secret. But it’s Charlotte who is full of questions: about our lives, our relationship. It’s only when she lets slip the name of the road I used to live on, that I realise how much she knows about me, too… Cold fear floods through my body. My husband may not have told the truth, but his lies are nothing compared to mine. If Charlotte knows my darkest secret, my whole life could fall apart. How far will I have to go to keep the truth hidden? If you loved The Housemaid, The Perfect Marriage and Gone Girl you will be absolutely gripped by this heart-stopping psychological thriller. What readers are saying about On a Quiet Street: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow, wow and more wow!!!! I couldn’t put this one down for the life of me. I read this in just a few sittings. I had to finish it and quick… That ending was shocking and left me totally speechless… I thought my head was going to explode by the end… the heart attack of an ending, I couldn’t believe it. Never would I have ever guessed that in a million years. I knew something big was going on, but OMG, when I found out what it was.’ Blue Moon Blogger ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This story had me in complete turmoil… I couldn’t stop reading… The storyline blew me away and certainly had me on the edge of my seat and my heart pounding… Superb.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow, this was a page-turner… There is so much tension and you are kept guessing over and over… Could not get enough of this. An amazing book from an amazing author.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Carla Kovach does it again! So many secrets and lies. The tension and twists were off-the-charts great.’ NetGalley reviewer ‘There were times while reading it that if I heard a noise in the house, I would jump out of my seat. I had a hard time putting it down… It gave me quite a bit of heart palpitations and hot flashes… It’s a rollercoaster with a lot of loops. Love it, read it, get freaked out if you hear a noise.’ @blissfullychaoticbookreviews ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This thriller is not to be missed.’ @bookloversanonuk ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What a fantastic thriller full of secrets and deception, the plot is full of twists and turns which had me on the edge of my seat and made me read well into the night!… Wow, what an ending… A brilliant book with lots of suspense, deception and lots of compelling twists and turns!’ @arcreviews_by_m ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This book had me hook, line and sinker… Compelling.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘Oh my word, what a book. It had me up till late into the night… An absolute rollercoaster of a ride.’ Goodreads reviewer

Download or read book The Story Of An Hour written by Kate Chopin and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mrs. Louise Mallard, afflicted with a heart condition, reflects on the death of her husband from the safety of her locked room. Originally published in Vogue magazine, “The Story of an Hour” was retitled as “The Dream of an Hour,” when it was published amid much controversy under its new title a year later in St. Louis Life. “The Story of an Hour” was adapted to film in The Joy That Kills by director Tina Rathbone, which was part of a PBS anthology called American Playhouse. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Download or read book I Know This Much Is True written by Wally Lamb and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-06-03 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his stunning debut novel, She's Come Undone, Wally Lamb won the adulation of critics and readers with his mesmerizing tale of one woman's painful yet triumphant journey of self-discovery. Now, this brilliantly talented writer returns with I Know This Much Is True, a heartbreaking and poignant multigenerational saga of the reproductive bonds of destruction and the powerful force of forgiveness. A masterpiece that breathtakingly tells a story of alienation and connection, power and abuse, devastation and renewal--this novel is a contemporary retelling of an ancient Hindu myth. A proud king must confront his demons to achieve salvation. Change yourself, the myth instructs, and you will inhabit a renovated world. When you're the same brother of a schizophrenic identical twin, the tricky thing about saving yourself is the blood it leaves on your bands--the little inconvenience of the look-alike corpse at your feet. And if you're into both survival of the fittest and being your brother's keeper--if you've promised your dying mother--then say so long to sleep and hello to the middle of the night. Grab a book or a beer. Get used to Letterman's gap-toothed smile of the absurd, or the view of the bedroom ceiling, or the influence of random selection. Take it from a godless insomniac. Take it from the uncrazy twin--the guy who beat the biochemical rap. Dominick Birdsey's entire life has been compromised and constricted by anger and fear, by the paranoid schizophrenic twin brother he both deeply loves and resents, and by the past they shared with their adoptive father, Ray, a spit-and-polish ex-Navy man (the five-foot-six-inch sleeping giant who snoozed upstairs weekdays in the spare room and built submarines at night), and their long-suffering mother, Concettina, a timid woman with a harelip that made her shy and self-conscious: She holds a loose fist to her face to cover her defective mouth--her perpetual apology to the world for a birth defect over which she'd had no control. Born in the waning moments of 1949 and the opening minutes of 1950, the twins are physical mirror images who grow into separate yet connected entities: the seemingly strong and protective yet fearful Dominick, his mother's watchful "monkey"; and the seemingly weak and sweet yet noble Thomas, his mother's gentle "bunny." From childhood, Dominick fights for both separation and wholeness--and ultimately self-protection--in a house of fear dominated by Ray, a bully who abuses his power over these stepsons whose biological father is a mystery. I was still afraid of his anger but saw how he punished weakness--pounced on it. Out of self-preservation I hid my fear, Dominick confesses. As for Thomas, he just never knew how to play defense. He just didn't get it. But Dominick's talent for survival comes at an enormous cost, including the breakup of his marriage to the warm, beautiful Dessa, whom he still loves. And it will be put to the ultimate test when Thomas, a Bible-spouting zealot, commits an unthinkable act that threatens the tenuous balance of both his and Dominick's lives. To save himself, Dominick must confront not only the pain of his past but the dark secrets he has locked deep within himself, and the sins of his ancestors--a quest that will lead him beyond the confines of his blue-collar New England town to the volcanic foothills of Sicily 's Mount Etna, where his ambitious and vengefully proud grandfather and a namesake Domenico Tempesta, the sostegno del famiglia, was born. Each of the stories Ma told us about Papa reinforced the message that he was the boss, that he ruled the roost, that what he said went. Searching for answers, Dominick turns to the whispers of the dead, to the pages of his grandfather's handwritten memoir, The History of Domenico Onofrio Tempesta, a Great Man from Humble Beginnings. Rendered with touches of magic realism, Domenico's fablelike tale--in which monkeys enchant and religious statues weep--becomes the old man's confession--an unwitting legacy of contrition that reveals the truth's of Domenico's life, Dominick learns that power, wrongly used, defeats the oppressor as well as the oppressed, and now, picking through the humble shards of his deconstructed life, he will search for the courage and love to forgive, to expiate his and his ancestors' transgressions, and finally to rebuild himself beyond the haunted shadow of his twin. Set against the vivid panoply of twentieth-century America and filled with richly drawn, memorable characters, this deeply moving and thoroughly satisfying novel brings to light humanity's deepest needs and fears, our aloneness, our desire for love and acceptance, our struggle to survive at all costs. Joyous, mystical, and exquisitely written, I Know This Much Is True is an extraordinary reading experience that will leave no reader untouched.

Download or read book Rewind written by Catherine Ryan Howard and published by Blackstone Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PLAY Andrew, the manager of Shanamore Cottages, watches his only guest via a hidden camera in her room. One night the unthinkable happens: a shadowy figure emerges on-screen, kills her, and destroys the camera. But who is the murderer? How did they know about the camera? And how will Andrew live with himself? PAUSE Natalie wishes she’d stayed at home as soon as she arrives in the wintry isolation of Shanamore. There’s something creepy about the manager. She wants to leave, but she can’t—not until she’s found what she’s looking for ... REWIND Psycho meets Fatal Attraction in this explosive story about a murder caught on camera. You’ve already missed the start. To get the full picture you must rewind the tape and play it through to the end, no matter how shocking ...

Download or read book Bring Me Back written by B.A. Paris and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE NEW TWISTY, GRIPPING READ FROM B.A. PARIS, THE AUTHOR OF THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING NOVELS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND THE BREAKDOWN “We’re in a new Golden Age of suspense writing now, because of amazing books like Bring Me Back, and I for one am loving it.” —Lee Child "[An] outstanding Hitchcockian thriller.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) She went missing. He moved on. A whole world of secrets remained—until now. Finn and Layla are young, in love, and on vacation. They’re driving along the highway when Finn decides to stop at a service station to use the restroom. He hops out of the car, locks the doors behind him, and goes inside. When he returns Layla is gone—never to be seen again. That is the story Finn told to the police. But it is not the whole story. Ten years later Finn is engaged to Layla’s sister, Ellen. Their shared grief over what happened to Layla drew them close and now they intend to remain together. Still, there’s something about Ellen that Finn has never fully understood. His heart wants to believe that she is the one for him...even though a sixth sense tells him not to trust her. Then, not long before he and Ellen are to be married, Finn gets a phone call. Someone from his past has seen Layla—hiding in plain sight. There are other odd occurrences: Long-lost items from Layla’s past that keep turning up around Finn and Ellen’s house. Emails from strangers who seem to know too much. Secret messages, clues, warnings. If Layla is alive—and on Finn’s trail—what does she want? And how much does she know? A tour de force of psychological suspense, Bring Me Back will have you questioning everything and everyone until its stunning climax.

Download or read book Invisible Victim written by Mel Sherratt and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2021-06-28 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Let me out! Please!' I shouted, banging on the door. How had I got here? What day was it? I couldn't remember anything. But I knew I had become the fifth woman to be abducted. As my eyes adjust to the darkness, I'm filled with dread. Everything looks just like the others described: a small hole in the door, a mattress and a narrow window allowing only a small chink of light. The jewellery given to me by my loving husband has gone and I'm in someone else's clothes. Just days before, I had interviewed the third victim for the local paper. She couldn't stop shaking. Her story was the same as those before her: an ordinary woman, locked away for ten days then released with no explanation, and nothing - nothing she could think of - to link her to the others. Throughout the ordeal, her abductor stayed eerily silent. I tell myself I'll be safe in ten days. But I can't help thinking of the fourth victim who is still missing. And then I hear the voice coming through the door. 'You said everything would be fine. But it wasn't was it?' It is then that I realise. If I am to make it out alive, I need to revisit a dark secret of my own that I have spent a lifetime trying to forget. An absolutely unputdownable psychological thriller with a truly brilliant twist, perfect for fans of Teresa Driscoll, T.M. Logan and C.L. Taylor. What readers are saying about Invisible Victim 'OH MY GOSH... I have a reading hangover from the amount of sleep I lost just to finish... So many emotions are swirling around in my brain... a dark and gritty read... I totally didn't see the twist coming. A heart-wrenching psychological thriller that will stay with me for a long time.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'Wow! What an awesome book! I loved this crazy thriller and so will you!... I was not able to put it down!... Wow what a story! Amazing.' oh.happy.reading, 5 stars 'A fast-paced thriller that will have your heart racing until the very end. A chilling, heart-pounding thriller that will surely keep you up at night! I will surely be recommending this one to everyone this summer.' Two Girls and a Book Obsession, 5 stars