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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?
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Review
When you meet someone new, you often think that what you see is what you get, but sometimes you could not have been more mistaken…
Why do people not (always) show their true colors? Some do it because they want to hang on to what they have achieved. They say yes or no when it’s expected, they don’t argue. They are afraid of putting a foot wrong and what it will do to them.
Others do it in order to achieve something, to have a better life but at what cost? They lie, cheat and manipulate and it doesn’t matter who they hurt in the process.
Making friends was never easy. Not when you were a child, not now you are an adult. When someone reaches out to you and ‘helps’ you, you feel grateful and think you finally have made a friend. The question is though: is this the kind of friend you want around…?
Some of the chapters take us to ‘before’ where the life of one of the characters is detailed. It’s until much later that the author reveals the name of said character. I had figured it out a bit before that, but I did not mind that. I was not 100% sure and when it was confirmed I was still a bit surprised and a bit proud of myself for my detective work. 🙂
I enjoyed the author’s way of thinking. In my opinion it was sometimes a bit over the top, but it was a very nice read. 4 stars.
Thank you, J.M. Hewitt and Rachel’s Random Resources
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About the author
J.M. Hewitt is the author of five crime fiction novels. Her work has also been published in three short story anthologies. Her books usually incorporate twentieth and twenty-first century events and far-flung locations, and her novels explore the darker side of human behaviour. In contrast to the sometimes dark content of her books, she lives a very nice life in a seaside town in Suffolk with her dog, Marley.
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Author Links
Website: www.jmhewitt.net
Twitter: @jmhewitt
Facebook Author Page: J.MHewittauthor
Instagram: j.mhewitt
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Book Links
Ebook – https://geni.us/TLSWebook
Paperback – https://geni.us/TLSWpaperback
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