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  Two strangers. One island. What could possibly connect them? Susan Keller is a devoted wife and mother whose children have left home for college. On a weekend island getaway with friends, she begins to wonder what life might look like if she were free to start again. Ethan Morro works two exhausting jobs to support his wife and young children. Every day he watches wealthy tourists live the life he feels was meant for him. When tragedy strikes the island, investigators begin searching for answers. But what could possibly connect these two strangers? And what secrets were they both carrying that led them there? A chilling psychological suspense about desire, resentment, and the dangerous secrets people carry beneath ordinary lives. My Review This is more than just a psychological thriller; there is depth to the story as well. In fact, while what happened to Susan is horrible, the person responsible, I felt some symphony towards as well. I could see how everything leading up to the ...

  Trusting her in-laws was her first mistake. Julia Rose, an acclaimed millionaire fantasy author, wife, and mother to a young boy, disappears on a family cruise. Did someone push her overboard? Or did she fall? Three years after the incident, a young beautiful woman shows up in Manhattan, calling herself Annie Adams. With the help of Julia’s former attorney, Annie establishes herself as the new estate manager of the Rose family. But Annie didn’t take the job to make Julia’s widow richer. She is in the city to find out who tried to kill Julia and why, and make them pay. When her dedication turns into obsession, Annie has to decide if she is willing to pay the high price for bringing justice. My Review I thought this was a good book. Although, I would call it a bit of a "sleeper thriller". What I mean is that it moved at a slower pacing than I would have liked my psychological thriller to move at. The build up took quite a while to get there. It seemed like I kept waiting and ...

Description What if you found out that your whole life is based on a lie? If I Had Two Lives is a twisted tale of family secrets and the darker side of human nature that will leave you wanting to research your family history. Vicky Collins has a seemingly enviable life. She is a successful agent for the FBI and lives with her social-media star and real-estate entrepreneur boyfriend in an upscale neighborhood of San Diego. But appearances can be deceiving. When Vicky is recruited to an elite unit at the FBI to investigate the possibility of a serial killer that piggybacks his killings on the crimes of other murderers, her life begins to spiral out of control. To complicate things further for Vicky, a routine background check at the FBI reveals a sibling DNA match—a brother she didn’t know existed. Determined to unravel the mystery of her past and to find her long-lost brother, Vicky retraces the boy’s footsteps throu...