What a fascinating book. I was impressed by the storyline and the characters were all well written and complex. Where there are complex storylines combined with intriguing characters the reader experience is magnified tremendously. To have a book that is well written as well as entertaining is a delight. Reading is about escaping your world and entering another one. The word building was phenomenal in this book. Here I forgot about my own life and was immersed in the world created by the author. I would recommend this book.

Such an emotional book. I am shook. Romance at is best! I highly recommend this one if you want strong emotion!!!

I have read most of Megan Hart's books and thoroughly enjoyed each one. She is such an amazing storyteller. I really enjoyed All the lie we tell. Megan Hart always manages to make the reader feel like they have a connection to the characters. This book is filled with raw emotion, like many of her books. A good read, you will not be disappointed. .

This story hurt there were times I wasn't sure I could do it. Good story.
Thanks Netgalley for the Arc

Having read only one other title by Megan Hart (The Favor), I went into All the Lies We Tell with high hopes of enjoying it, and boy was I not disappointed. Megan Hart has a very distinct writing and storytelling style that is refreshing, dark, and leaves you feeling conflicted for days on end as you mentally digest what you've read. To sum up my feelings, I like this aspect of her books so much. And I don't want to say her books are formulaic--because they really aren't--but comparing The Favor and All the Lies We Tell, I can see some similarities that might be a staple to her stores: kids who are neighbors growing up and having complicated romantic relationships that have betrayal and accidents at the heart of their problems. (That was a poor summation, but there you have it.)

With All the Lies We Tell, in particular, I liked the burn between Alicia and Niko. It was sexy, it was hot, it wasn't meant to last, and--in a way--it was almost trespassing into forbidden territory because she and Ilya, Niko's younger brother, had been married and things fell apart between them. But with all the mess between them, I rooted for Alicia and Niko.

Two of my favorite aspects of Megan Hart's writing, which are HUGE in this book, is how she brings angst out from the dusty depths of my punk rock infested closet and gives it a fresh, mature feel, and how she uses alternating past and present timelines. With the angst, she doesn't make it cool, not like how we were as kids trying to be something else. Oh no, she makes it real, tangible, alive and not at all attention grabbing. It simply is. And with the timelines, they flow so well. I was never lost or left confused as to where I was. I was just floating along in time as Megan led me through her story. And it all together, the angst, the messy love, the different timelines, it all worked well for me.

Do I recommend? Yes. Absolutely, yes.

I thought this would be a good book. A book where even after the divorce the ex can fall for the once married to my brother female. Sorry for me that did not happen.

LOVED this book! Would recommend it to all my friends.

This was not the book for me and, although I really tried, I just couldn't enjoy it.
It was well written, so that wasn't the issue at all and I still recommend anyone that likes the blurb to give it a go.

This story is so heart breaking and complicated I dont know that I care to finish. As with all Megan Hart books it really tears you up inside, but this one just didn't catch me, while I empathized with the characters, none of them makde me feel anything more than surface emotions, I didn't connect they were all just a but too cold for me and their intertwined backgrounds didn't work for me either. Maybe it was just me

This book intrigued me so much and as a first-time reader of this author, I had to purchase a few copies of some of her other work. She has become a favorite of mine now. Thank you so much.

All the Lies We Tell by Megan Hart is a novel about lust and love and family and finding out too late who you really love. Why in premise, brothers in love with sisters and then ending up with the wrong ones, may seem a little stretched, Hart's ability to tell the tale makes this one engaging and bittersweet.

"...It's Babulya,' Niko said with an edge in his voice. 'She's...they say she doesn't have long to live. You need to get over there right away..."

Alicia Harrison's marriage to Ilya Stern was doomed from the beginning. The ghost of Alicia's older sister haunted their relationship from the very beginning. No matter what Alicia did, she could never be Jennilynn. In life it was difficult, but in death, the spectre of Jennilynn was far too much to overcome. Alicia and her sister Jennilynn. Ilya and his brother Niko. Two sets of siblings, growing up on the same street in two homes across from one another. But then Jennilynn goes missing and Niko leaves and all that is left is the broken pieces. The pieces that are Ilya and Alicia. But they could not repair the broken parts of one another. They could only cut themselves on them. Alicia and Ilya divorced but live across the street from one another and in this small town, they are still considered married. Alicia finds herself responsible for the immature acts of her ex-husband. Their business, built while they were married, keeps them together on a daily basis. But the emptiness that is in Alicia's soul is opening and there has to be more for her than living in this small town, caring for a man she does not love, and trying to be the sister that is gone from them all.

Then Babulya dies and the final ties that bind them together begins to unravel. Babulya was Ilya's and Nikolai's grandmother and the woman who raised them and Alicia alike. Now, with her passing the whole clan is coming home. And now, Alicia will be face to face with the brother she let go and the one she stayed with. She will have to face the truth of her desires and the lies she made herself believe all those years before.

What Alicia feels for Nikolai is what she once made herself believed she felt for Ilya. But after all this time will they continue to deny the truth. But she knows Nikolai, he will not stay and she cannot leave. All they can share is a brief time of pleasure. But can they keep it secret from the rest of the family and will it be enough.

Megan Hart is a storyteller whose talents and craft are on full display. She infuse erotica, romance and human angst into a tale of lost love and grief. She also offers her characters the hope that change can happen if they are willing to take the chance. Change that comes with heartache and risk but with the rewards of love and happiness.

For Alicia, the reward is not the love of Nikolai. It is in fact the chance to take her life back. From the responsibilities of her broken marriage and the failing business that ties her down. From the grief and obligations of her sister's memory and for once, to live her life for herself. Nikolai is simply the catalyst. The spark that makes her believe that she a right to live. A right to find herself and her own happiness.

Megan Hart writes beautiful erotic romance, but what makes it so; is that Megan Hart can create characters you will care about.

Another good read from Hart.

Two sets of siblings involved in each other's lives with unspoken feelings that lead to decisions that will complicate their lives.

This one was just an Okay read for me honestly. There are so many books out there like this and I wanted it to stand out and be better but I felt like it was just an average contemporary romance.

All The Lies We Tell is a complicated and intense family drama from Megan Hart. Hart has a special skill for writing stories that run such a complex gamut of emotions, sometimes it’s hard to keep up, and this book was no different.

While the romance was a large part of this book, it wasn’t the sole focus. This book depicts two families with a long history, a history of love, guilt, tragedy, and broken relationships. I was drawn into this story quite easily, eager to learn the backstory of these flawed people, and I was constantly waiting for something. I’m not sure what, but I knew something was simmering just underneath the surface of this story.

Megan Hart is a fabulous story teller, and the way she blends together the past and the present is remarkable. She wove a tangled web, and the reader can’t help but get trapped in it. There is a lot of drama, a lot of tension, and nervous energy that is pervasive throughout this book.

For me, this book has an almost voyeuristic quality to it. I felt like a fly on the wall on Quarry Street, seeing things I wasn’t necessarily supposed to see. Yet I couldn’t look away.

I don’t feel that all my questions have been answered, and I have suspicions about the turns this story can take. I’m glad that the sequel, All The Secrets We Keep, is available for me to get right into.

As for the narration for this book, I felt it was fantastic! Kate Rudd did a stellar job bringing this story to life. Her portrayal of each character kept me engaged and made for truly vibrant characters. She truly gave each player in this story their own unique voice, making the listening experience all the more real. I’ll definitely be looking up more of her work.

Megan Hart delivered a story that is outside of my usual box with All The Lies We Tell, and I’m glad I picked this one up. I’m anxious to know more about these families and the secrets they keep.

It took entirely too long for the plot love to start. I put this book down so many times I didn't think I'd pick it back up.

Everyone knew Alicia Harrison’s marriage to Ilya Stern wouldn’t last. They’d grown up on a remote stretch of Quarry Street, where there were two houses, two sets of siblings, and eventually, a tangled mess of betrayal, longing, and loss. Tragedy catapulted Allie and Ilya together, but divorce—even as neighbors—has been relatively uncomplicated.

Then Ilya’s brother, Nikolai, comes home for their grandmother’s last days. He’s the guy who teased and fought with Allie, infuriated her, then fled town without a good-bye. Now Niko makes her feel something else entirely—a rush of connection and pure desire that she’s been trying to quench since one secret kiss years ago. Niko’s not sticking around. She’s not going to leave. And after all that’s happened between their families, this can’t be anything more than brief pleasure and a bad idea.

But the lies we tell ourselves can’t compete with the truths our hearts refuse to let go…



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Not the normal genre of books that I read but I do have to admit that I found ALL THE LIES WE TELL entrancing. Jumping between the past and present, we are able to see just what caused Alicia, Ilya and Nikolai to become the people that they are.


It always should have been Alicia and Niko but after he left without a word, she ended up married and divorced from Ilya. Now Niko is back and they both have to discover whether their attraction is due to their past or does the past just deepen their current connection.


I enjoyed this book and it caused me to rethink some things that I have done in the past and how they are effecting my current life. I do feel that any of my readers that enjoy contemporary romance will enjoy this book though it is a bit deeper then a lot of what you find in that genre.


*** I received this book at no charge from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions expressed within are my own.

Not very enthused with this book.  It was a little dreary.  Even though I liked the story, I didn't like the characters very much.  What I did like was that the story is very convoluted, and the character's lives made me reflect. The story takes place in a little town in New Jersey called Quarrytown.  And this town had, you guessed it, a quarry.  It is used as a beach and there's a dive shop called Go Deep.  They do dive classes, dive trips, etc.  All the characters live in, yep,  Quarry Road, and it involves two families who are neighbors, have known each other all their lives, and the kids, two sisters and two brothers, have unrequited feelings.

The action takes place in two time frames; alternating chapters take place in the present, the others take place around 20 years ago.  You don't understand a thing at first, and as the flashbacks occur, you start understanding some of the actions that the characters are taking in the present.  Of course, if I go into the past actions, I would be spoiling the book, so won't go there.  All the characters are involved in some way.  Alicia is Ilia's Stern ex-wife.  She's unhappy, she's been yearning to be free to travel and yet is still stuck in Quarrytown.  Her ex-husband is co-owner with her of the quarry and the dive business.  He's some sort of loser, player, lazybones, who coasts through the jobs, doing the diving classes and trips, and leaves her the dreary job of managing the business.  She does the finances, the scheduling, trip coordination, all the boring job, while he gets the perks of traveling.  Nikolai Stern is Ilia's brother.  He left right after high school, travelled the world doing odd jobs around and ended up working in a kibbitz in Israel.  He comes to town suddenly to attend to their grandmother's last days.

Alicia and Ilya have a strange relation, more like fighting siblings than an ex-couple.  They grew up together, were married for ten years, are now divorced and are still neighbors across the street. They get along mostly but squabble a lot. Nikolai and Alicia have a strange vibe and I got the feeling there was something there when they were kids but the marriage to Ilya killed any expectations.  At this time, I had no idea why the heck Alicia married Ilya.  That understanding comes later, in one of the flashback chapters.

Galinda, Ilya's and Niko's mother, arrives back to town for her mother's funeral, and she's another uneasy element, because she was not the best of mothers.  Martha, a former step sister also arrives in town for the funeral.  Her father was briefly married to Galinda when she was 12 years old, and she kept contact with the grandmother only.  She has a second agenda in her visit and in time it comes out. Galinda assumes ownership of the house where Ilya lives amd assigns Niko to update the house. She had lived in North Carolina for over twenty years and siddenly decided to move back home. She's a strange character, and her intentions are not completely revealed in the book, so she remains sort of a mistery.

The feeling that comes out stronger in this book is yearning.  All these characters took decisions, based on a tragedy that occurred 20 years ago, and it has shadowed their lives.  Instead of dealing and overcoming the situation, they lived through the situation, and they are still heavily affected. There's a strong feeling of "should haves" about actions they didn't take years ago, and that lack has caused this big hole in their souls. Therefore, their conversations, their interactions, are fraught with disillusion, yearning, and a sort of cowardice to confront their inner desires. I felt some situations kept going in circles, generating discord, but no resolution. And then, all of a sudden, it got fixed. And I had no idea what happened!

My review was published at All About Romance on July 7, 2017.

An emotional read with many flashbacks throughout. I enjoyed the depth of the characters, but much of the story seemed predictable. Filled with love and guilt- perfect segue into the next book.

I find myself struggling to review All the Lies We Tell. It’s very well-written, and I felt that both Alicia and Niko’s stories and relationship, both past and present, were interesting, but it moved very slowly. I found myself struggling to stay interested. The use of flashbacks, not usually a problem for me, took me out of the present story to a point I found it disruptive to the flow. The fact that the past heavily influences the present story complicates matters. It doesn’t necessarily make sense, but it took me out of the story too many times; I found it difficult to really connect to any of the characters. While a few of the characters aren’t particularly likeable, others are. Yet, I just couldn’t find it in me to care too much about any of them. By the end I was frustrated by everyone’s inability to ask for what they wanted and failure to move on. I couldn’t muster up much emotion for the resolution. I wish I could be more enthusiastic, but I honestly can’t. All the Lies We Tell isn’t bad, it just never grabbed my attention like I wished it had.