I’m lying to the man I’m about to marry. I’m not the woman he thinks I am. But my secret’s safe. Isn’t it?
I feel like the perfect bride as I drift across the beach towards my handsome new husband, the sand warm between my toes, my ivory slip wedding dress showing off my suntan. Today is the beginning of my new life. My dark past can no longer touch me.
When I reach my husband, we kiss against the perfect backdrop of the shimmering turquoise sea. The congregation clap and I turn to smile at them.
Then my smile freezes. I see him. Sitting there amongst my loved ones. An uninvited guest who knows the truth about me and the terrible thing that happened ten years ago. The man who won’t ever let me be happy.
And as he steps forward, asking for everyone’s attention, my legs buckle. I know he wants to destroy my perfect new life.
But how can I stop someone who will never let me go? And how far will I go to keep my secrets?
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Review
Lying to someone is never a good start. You constantly look over your shoulder because when there is a person out there who knows what you are hiding, there is always a chance the truth will come out.
There are different kinds of reasons why people kill someone. It can be out of revenge or simply because there are humans who enjoy doing this despicable deed. Those are absolutely totally no nos because they are premeditated. They are planned and thought about and still the killer went through with it.
And then there are the crimes of passion. Someone or certain actions make you see red and you just loose it. Of course this is not done either, but I feel like you can understand the reasoning behind it.
This kind of abuse can mess with your head and you feel obliged to take control, often no matter how or what.
Some say people never change or not completely at least. I can agree with that, but when someone has demonstrated they have behaved for already 15 years now, I think you can say they do have changed.
And still someone feels like they have to dredge everything up again. I can see their point. Justice has to be brought to the victims, but maybe they forget they hurt even more people in the process?
I enjoyed this story very much. The author alternates the past and the present and she had me completely fooled the whole time. 🙂 5 stars
Thank you
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About the Author
Kathryn is the bestselling author of ten psychological thrillers and to date she has sold over one million copies of her books. Her third book, The Girl With No Past spent over four weeks at number one in the Amazon UK chart, and she has also appeared on the Wall Street Journal’s bestsellers list.
With publishing deals in sixteen different countries, Kathryn’s eleventh book will be be published in April 2023. Kathryn writes full time and is now hard at work on her next book.
After twelve years living in London, she now lives in Guildford, Surrey, the place she grew up, with her husband, two children and two crazy cats.
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Book Link
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