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THE PERSONAL ASSISTANT BY KIMBERLY BELLE

11/29/2022

While this isn't the best book I've read from the author it is relevant in today's world and has a good mystery. Check this out if you enjoy books about social media gone wrong.

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: November 29, 2022
Genre: Mystery and Thriller
Series: None.
Pages: 344 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Publisher.

USA TODAY bestselling author Kimberly Belle returns with a deeply addictive thriller exploring the dark side of the digital world when a mommy-blogger’s assistant goes missing.

When Alex first began posting unscripted family moments and motivational messages online, she had no intention of becoming an influencer. Overnight it seemed she’d amassed a huge following, and her hobby became a full-time job—one that was impossible to manage without her sharp-as-a-tack personal assistant, AC.

But all the good-will of her followers turns toxic when one controversial post goes viral in the worst possible way. Alex reaches out to AC for damage control, but her assistant has gone silent. This young woman Alex trusted with all her secrets, who had access to her personal information and front row seats to the pressure points in her marriage and family life, is now missing

DAISY DARKER BY ALICE FEENEY

10/14/2022

I may have guessed the twist to this one right from the beginning but that didn't stop me from enjoying this creepy and atmospheric mystery!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: August 30, 2022
Genre: Mystery and Suspense
Series: None.
Pages: 340 pages
Format: Hardcover Source: Book of the Month box

The NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR of Rock Paper Scissors returns with a locked-room mystery when a family reunion leads to murder in a delightfully twisty and atmospheric thriller, as seen on the TODAY show.

Daisy Darker was born with a broken heart. Now after years of avoiding each other, Daisy Darker’s entire family is assembling for Nana’s 80th birthday party in her crumbling gothic house on a tiny tidal island. The family arrives, each of them harboring secrets. When the tide comes in, they will be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours.

But at the stroke of midnight, as a storm rages, Nana is found dead. And an hour later, the next family member follows…

Trapped on an island where someone is killing them one by one, the Darkers must reckon with their present mystery as well as their

LOCAL WOMAN MISSING BY MARY KUBICA

9/14/2022

If you're a fan f suburban thrillers and are looking for a book with a shocking twist then this is a must read for you! I devoured this one.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: May 18, 2021
Genre: Suburban Thriller
Series: None.
Pages: 353 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: ROAK win

In this smart and chilling thriller, master of suspense Mary Kubica takes domestic secrets to a whole new level, showing that some people will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried.

People don't just disappear without a trace…

Shelby Tebow is the first to go missing. Not long after, Meredith Dickey and her six-year-old daughter, Delilah, vanish just blocks away from where Shelby was last seen, striking fear into their once-peaceful community. Are these incidents connected? After an elusive search that yields more questions than answers, the case eventually goes cold.

Now, eleven years later, Delilah shockingly returns. Everyone wants to know what happened to her, but no one is prepared for what they'll find…

THE ATONEMENT BY KIERSTEN MODGLIN

8/6/2022

This is one of my favorite trilogies! If you enjoy twisted domestic thrillers then you won't want to miss these books. The Atonement is the conclusion to the series.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: July 1, 2022
Genre: Psychological/Domestic Thriller
Series: The Arrangement series #3
Pages: 232 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

The highly anticipated, nerve-shredding conclusion to the #1 bestselling ARRANGEMENT trilogy…

First, there was THE ARRANGEMENT—a scandalous story about Peter and Ainsley Greenburg’s attempt to fix their marriage, no matter the cost.

Then, came THE AMENDMENT—with their darkest secrets revealed, the couple set out in a treacherous attempt to repair what had been broken.

Now, Peter and Ainsley’s marriage will be put to one final test with THE ATONEMENT.

Ainsley Greenburg has always been a fixer.
But her latest attempt to repair her marriage left it more damaged than ever before.

THE SHADOW HOUSE BY ANNA DOWNES

4/8/2022

The Shadow House by Anna Downes is a thriller that has it all! Creepiness, major twists and turns, and an underlying message that really rounds up the book well.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: April 5, 2022
Genre: Domestic Suspense. Thriller. Mystery.
Series: None.
Pages: 367 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Publisher.

Extraordinarily tense and deliciously mysterious, Anna Downes's The Shadow House follows one woman's desperate journey to protect her children at any cost, in a remote place where not everything is as it seems.

A HOUSE WITH DEADLY SECRETS.

A MOTHER WHO'LL RISK EVERYTHING TO BRING THEM TO LIGHT.

Alex, a single mother-of-two, is determined to make a fresh start for her and her children. In an effort to escape her troubled past, she seeks refuge in a rural community. Pine Ridge is idyllic; the surrounding forests are beautiful and the locals welcoming. Mostly.

But Alex finds that she may have disturbed barely hidden secrets in her new home. As a chain of bizarre events is set off, events eerily

THE YOUNGER WIFE BY SALLY HEPWORTH

4/5/2022

Nothing is as it seems in Sally Hepworth’s latest domestic thriller! If you’re a fan of Liane Moriarty’s novels, this author is who you should be reading!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: April 5, 2022
Genre: Domestic Suspense.
Series: None.
Pages: 348 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Publisher.

New from the author of The Good Sister, the breakout New York Times bestseller and “stunningly clever thriller” (People), comes Sally Hepworth’s latest novel of domestic suspense about the tangled vines of family secrets.

THE HUSBAND
A heart surgeon at the top of his field, Stephen Aston is getting married again. But first he must divorce his current wife, even though she can no longer speak for herself.

THE DAUGHTERS
Tully and Rachel Aston look upon their father’s fiancée, Heather, as nothing but an interloper. Heather is younger than both of them. Clearly, she’s after their father’s money.

THE FORMER WIFE
With their mother in a precarious position, Tully and Rachel are

THE AMENDMENT BY KIERSTEN MODGLIN

3/26/2022

The Amendment is the perfect follow up to The Arrangement and I read it in one sitting! If you’re a fan of twisted psychological thrillers, then you won’t want to miss these books!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: February 1, 2022
Genre: Twisted Domestic Thriller
Series: The Amendment series #2
Pages: 214 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

The dark, scandalous, and completely twisted sequel to Kiersten Modglin’s #1 bestselling domestic thriller, THE ARRANGEMENT…

First, there was the arrangement.

A simple, yet salacious fix to the problems looming in their marriage.

But when things took a tragic turn, Peter’s and Ainsley’s lives quickly fell into disarray.

Now, their secrets have been exposed.

They know the truth—about each other and their marriage.

As they struggle to move on from their past and the damage they’ve caused, new problems begin to surface.

Someone they love is hiding a catastrophic secret. The fragile

THIS MIGHT HURT BY STEPHANIE WROBEL

2/22/2022

Stephanie Wrobel blew me away with her debut novel, Darling Rose Gold. Unfortunately, this one didn’t do the same. This is a slow-moving novel with so many pieces that I felt like I was putting together a puzzle. That’s not something I enjoy when reading.

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: February 22, 2022
Genre: Suspense
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 331 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Publisher.

From the USA Today bestselling and Edgar-nominated author of Darling Rose Gold comes a dark, thrilling novel about two sisters—one trapped in the clutches of a cult, the other in a web of her own lies.

Welcome to Wisewood. We’ll keep your secrets if you keep ours.

Natalie Collins hasn’t heard from her sister in more than half a year.

The last time they spoke, Kit was slogging from mundane workdays to obligatory happy hours to crying in the shower about their dead mother. She told Natalie she was sure there was something more out there.

And then she found Wisewood.

THE ARRANGEMENT BY KIERSTAN MODGLIN

2/2/2022

The Arrangement is an unexpectedly twisted read!! I am so glad a friend of mine on Instagram recommended this one to me. I know I’ll be reading this author’s work for years to come!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: January 28, 2021
Genre: Domestic Thriller
Series: Arrangement Novels #1
Pages: 228 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

The arrangement was just meant to fix their marriage.
No one was supposed to get hurt.
But when the rules of this open marriage are broken, the consequences are sinister.

Ainsley Greenburg is a fixer.
It's what she prides herself on.

So, when she realizes her marriage is at its breaking point, she makes a decision to repair it, no matter the cost. Approaching her husband to propose the arrangement is supposed to be the hard part, but Peter agrees to the salacious plan almost immediately.

The rules are simple:

They will each date someone new once a week.
They will never discuss what happens on the dates.

Soon, though, the rules are broken, turning terrible mistakes into unspeakable consequences.

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