1. Looking back, _________________________.

2. _________________ is a treat I give to myself.

3. A new skill I want to learn is _________.

4. One bad habit I want to stop is _________.

1. Looking back, it was a pretty good year.

2. Jelly Belly Jelly Beans is a treat I give to myself.

3. A new skill I want to learn is mastering the new wordpress.

4. One bad habit I want to stop is not eating healthy.

THE LIAR’S WIFE by Samantha Hayes
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Published by Bookouture
Publication Date: November 22, 2018
ASIN: B07GX16TFM
Pages: 358
Review Copy From: Bookouture via NetGalley
Edition: eBook
My Rating: 5

When Ella wakes up in a hospital following a hit-and-run incident, she is scared and confused. Close to tears, her eyes fall on a get-well-soon card on the window sill and the nurse reassures her that her loving husband will be back soon…

But Ella has never been married.

In fact, she has lived alone her whole adult life; working hard, rarely socialising, quietly harbouring a terrible secret from her past.

Fear sweeps through Ella when she instantly recognises the man who enters the ward. He is not her husband, but she knows that she must do as he says and play the part of dutiful wife.

What choice does she have? He was there the night of the fire, he knows her secret too…

This book sure packed a wallop!!!!

Ella Sinclair has a strict routine, work, home sleep, work home, sleep. That is until she wakes up in the hospital after being hit by a van as she was riding her bike home after work. But something is drastically wrong. The nurse informs Ella that her husband has been by her side since she was admitted. The problem is that Ella is not married.

For the past 10 years, Ella has kept to herself. She doesn’t share anything about her personal life nor does she interact with her co-workers socially as she is hiding from her past. That is until she opens her eyes at the hospital and sees that her past has caught up with her.

A thrilling and chilling read from the Prologue to the last word!! A white knuckle experience! The story alternates between the present and what happened 10 years ago. The ending was mind blowing, which I did not see coming. I don’t think I have ever hated a character as much as I did with Jacob.

This is the first book that I have read by this author, however, it won’t be my last. I am putting Ms. Hayes on my “authors to read” list.

If you like psychological thrillers, then I highly recommend this book.

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Wishing you a very Blessed and Merry Christmas surrounded by family, friends, love, laughter and good food!

Mailbox Monday

Sunday:
THE EX by Alafair Burke ~ eBook via Prime
WHAT REMAINS TRUE by Janis Thomas ~ eBook via Prime
Monday:
KEEPING LUCY by T. Greenwood ~ eBook from St. Martin’s via NetGalley
Wednesday:
MY SISTER IS MISSING by Carissa Ann Lynch ~ eBook Witness Impule/Harper Collins via NetGalley

1. Every Christmas, I ________________.

2. The day after Christmas, I ______________________.

3. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and _________.

4. All I want for Christmas is _________.

1. Every Christmas, I tell myself that desserts are non caloric 🙂.

2. The day after Christmas, I like to just relax and read.

3. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and I usually am scrambling wrapping last minute gifts but this year I have everything wrapped..

4. All I want for Christmas is to be with my family.

Mailbox Monday

Sunday:
JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT by Catherine Ryan Hyde ~ eBook via Prime
Wednesday:
THE MILITARY WIFE by Laura Trentham ~ ARC TPB from MacMillan Publishers via GR win
Thursday:
FAMISHED: An Ash Park Novel (Volume 1) by Meghan O’Flynn ~ Amazon d/l
BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS by Kristi Belcamino ~ eBook via Booksweeps
Friday:
A LOWCOUNTRY CHRISTMAS by Mary Alice Monroe ~ Signed HC from Author via win Friendsgiving
RAPID FALLS by Amber Cowie ~ eBook from Lake Union Publishing via NetGalley
FORGET YOU KNOW ME by Jessica Strawser ~ eBook from St. Martin’s Press via NetGalley

1. I really need to ___________________.

2. My favorite Christmas ( or Hanukkah) decoration is __________________________.

3. It’s beginning to look a lot like _________.

4. This time of year, I eat my fair share of _________.

1. I really need to sort through all the Christmas shopping deliveries and start wrapping everything.

2. My favorite Christmas ( or Hanukkah) decoration is our Hallmark dated ornaments.
   We get one every year since we got married and now have 37. I have started the same tradition for my sons and my granddaughter with each one representing something that is significant for the particular year..

3. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas..

4. This time of year, I eat my fair share of cookies.