They are playing a devious game of cat and mouse -- but who's the "cat" and who's the "mouse"?
Rebecca is shocked when she gets a letter from her best friend's husband, Richard Gray. The devilishly handsome and wealthy man had swept Nicole off her feet in a whirlwind courtship and they married quietly in a little stone church in Worcestershire near their new home. But things hadn't been going well when Nicole's suicide is reported to Rebecca and so she heads off immediately to the funeral. Finding herself immediately taken by Richard, his obvious grief and distress over what Nicole had done, Rebecca slowly becomes involved with him and his daughter from a previous relationship, Olivia. What had really gone on between Richard and Nicole and can Rebecca find happiness when her friend could not? NO SPOILERS.
Told in alternating points of view, chapters are narrated in past and present tense by Nicole, Rebecca, Olivia and Richard. The unraveling of their secrets and their plans makes for a very fast-paced read that is hard to put down. You may or may not be surprised by the revelations and climax. As the author says in a letter to the reader at the end, "this is a story about relationships." There's lots of descriptive sex and quite a bit of repetition so the reader can't miss the point about which characters are good and those who are not so quite black and white. To be honest, I didn't relate to any of them but I liked the book. "Controlling relationships are not an easy subject..."
Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for this e-book ARC to read and review. I am looking forward to reading Sheryl Browne's next book and have enjoyed her previous ones as well.
This is a standalone and is not part of any series.
Genre -- psychological thriller -- abusive relationships
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