Published by Bookouture on September 7, 2023
Format: eARC
Source: Net Galley
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Also by this author: The Caretaker, The Stolen Child, I'm Following You, You Can't Hide, Her Husband's Secret, The Wife in the Photo, The Better Mother, The Waitress
As we welcome the Rowe family to our beautiful clifftop hotel, a shadow passes over my husband’s face. In that moment I see my husband is hiding a terrible secret. Has he put us all in danger?
Mark and I pride ourselves on giving visitors to our hotel, high on the rugged Maine cliffs with views of the ocean, a vacation they won’t forget. But the Rowes are strangely over-familiar when they arrive with their teenage daughter. The wife puts a hand on Mark’s forearm and her husband meets my eyes with a knowing look as I hold my little son tight. They gush that they loved their previous stay here… But I’m certain I’ve never seen them before.
Mark reassures me that the Rowes are just being friendly. We have so many visitors, maybe we forgot meeting them. When I am locked in the master bedroom for over an hour, he later soothes my panic and says it was just an accident. But I know one of the Rowes was out in the hallway listening to me cry for help. I hear one of them whispering a lullaby to my baby on his monitor. I cannot trust these people.
But as the relentless icy rain gives way to the biggest blizzard of the season and we become cut off, I realize my son and I are trapped. Mark knows more about the Rowes than he’s letting on. I’ll do anything to protect my gorgeous baby boy. But how far will I have to go, to keep him safe?
Jesus!! I need a sequel! I need to know what is going to happen next!! What an end!! Eek!!
Emily is and always will be a go-to author for me. Her tales are twisty, her writing is inclusive, and she always gives you a wide ride!! Although I don’t know that I have any words right now that are new and fresh to say about her and her books!
This was a thrill for a minute, as everyone was playing a game of cat and mouse and I mean EVERYONE! There are overarching agendas everywhere, and your mind is filled with trying to figure out who is going to come on top! If anyone!
With the pretext of a hotel and a trip away, things go dark quickly as we see the past unfold, not told. I had my theories and it all kept changing with every flick on the Kindle. My mind was boggled as to whom I should trust, especially when you are in the heads of all the different characters…apart from Tim! So glad we didn’t stray there!
I thoroughly enjoyed this vindictive little tale, and I defo need that sequel! I felt the cold of the hotel as the building had its own persona as it aided the different characters. And that final twist, with that final truck! Jeez!
Aaahhhh I have no words, the author sucked me in and spat me out. Mind blown!
Until the next adventure xxx
My thanks to Bookouture for the tour invite and to the author and publisher for a copy of the book in return for my honest and unbiased review
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