I’m speechless. I honestly don’t think I have the words to put into a review to do this book justice. I’ve just finished and my heads in a spin.

THIS IS AN AMAZING READ.

From start to finish it’s true perfection. The storyline is unique which I as a reader crave for.

I absolutely loved this story. If you enjoy psychological thrillers then I recommend this story. I felt that the author messed with my head and I must say I loved every minute of it. There was times while reading this that I wished I was buddy reading it, wanting to share my thoughts with someone, anyone.

I apologise if my review is a mess but it’s the authors fault. How she expects a normal review after reading Wishing Well I do not know. This is definitely going to be one of my top reads of this year.

Lily White has left me speechless again. Her books always leave me with the ultimate mind f@@k and I’m not even mad about it, nope, not one bit. I always look forward to her books because I know that I am going to be in for one awesome thrill ride, one that I know I’m not going to want to hop off. This was the case with “Wishing Well.” I was sitting here reading the damn book going, how the hell this lady can make you fall in love with a killer. Well let me tell you something, Vincent is that smooth man. Throw in the fact that he’s a sexy Frenchman and you will swoon. Then we have the fact that this book has soooooooo many twist and turns, you will remain intrigued and interested the entire duration of the book. The suspense was palpable man, so much so that I had no other choice but to devour the book. I didn’t know what to expect and I am sure that Meadow felt the same way when she was introduced to Vincent. I will end by saying this, nothing is what it is man, expect the unexpected.
I couldn’t give much away in this review but all I have to say is once you’ve started this book you will lose sleep. You will be entranced in Meadow and Vincent’s world for the duration of the book.

When I first started this book, for me it had a Silence of the Lambs-ish feel to it. I wasn't sure where Lily was going with the story, other than to just tell the story of the serial killer, but instead I was entranced by a story like no other Lily White book out there. It's a psychological roller coaster that will intrigue you, seduce you, and break your heart. Lily gives us such a unique story line with such unique characters. The secrets, the games, the lies....it's sheer suspenseful perfection.

Prepare yourself to get lost in the story and not want to join real life. You'll get sucked in to this twisted fairy tale and never want to leave until the last page

Gah!! I need more stars to give, 5 isn't enough!! I seriously don't know how Lily White does it, everything she writes is golden!! And each time her newest masterpiece becomes my new favorite from her.....and Wishing Well is no exception. It was absolutely phenomenal!! I love how unique the story was, it had me white knuckling my kindle a time or two. It's an edge of your seat thriller like you've never experienced before.

Another masterpiece of male dominance and depravity. No one creates a superbly decadent male character like this author and Vincent is no exception. He’s truly dark and beautiful and yummy. Up to a point. I love the back and forth between Vincent and Meadow in which this story is slowly unveiled with all its cruelty, family drama, tragedy, love, twists and sorrow. Penny is a wonderful character and her development is beautiful. Up to a point. And our sad, tortured soul, Maurice. I think he’s my favorite. Up to a point. This is like a retelling of the beauty and the beast only really twisted. I loved the first 3/4 of the book and then it fell apart. It was like someone else wrote the rest with tons of plot holes and a rushed ending. I didn’t buy Vincent’s sacrifice or Penny’s reason for running. And Maurice turning into Vincent 2.0 and his treatment of Penny and letting Vincent pay? Just no! And what happened in those 7 years for him to become a functioning human? I could go on but I don’t want to give too many spoilers because I still like the book. I will read anything by the author and love it on some level. So don’t let my opinion stop you from reading this book. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC.

OMG Lily White is a freaking genius! This book had me hooked right from the very first page. Vincent is a Manipulation God, he cast a spell on me and is still holding me captive. There were some twists that blew my mind...in a good way ;)

How would you feel if you had the opportunity to interview the man who is on death row for killing your sister and a few others? Would you feel compassion for such a person? Would you even do the interview? I honestly don''t know what I would do but Meadow needs to sit down with Vincent and hear his side of the story and I will admit that at one point I had tears flowing uncontrollably down my face and had to put the book down to regroup.

This is going to be a rather short review because I do not want to give anything away, that being said I will leave you with one more nugget of advice.....be prepared for Vincent to manipulate his way into your heart.

If you enjoy dark reads I highly recommend this book, and if you haven't read a Lily White book before be prepared because you are in for a treat!

Storyline: 5
Angst: 3
Tissue: 1
Value: 5
Panty Scorching: 5
Over All Rating: 5 Stars
Kindle eArc provided by Netgalley

With just three days until execution, Meadow Graham has been allowed to interview death row inmate, Vincent Mercier. Vincent is charismatic, cunning and brags about the game he was playing with her twin sister that ended up in the deaths of four people. With both holding onto secrets, will Meadow find out the truth before it’s too late?

“Vincent was a gold medalist in attraction, temptation personified, a weapon of cruel seduction that had been honed until wickedly sharp. It was through desire that he distracted and addled the mind, unrepentant for the cheap use of human instinct.”

Whoa! My heart was on edge as I started this tale of Meadow interviewing her twin sister’s killer on death row. As he leads her on a cat and mouse chase of the truth of what led up to her sister dying that tragic day, my emotions were jumping all over the place. I started trying to second guess and dreading what happened next. But I could not stop racing to what new information I might discover next! And when Vincent would speak in French I was switching to Google Translate so I could know every sexy phrase he was saying to Meadow. The premise for this story was just so different and refreshingly dark. Could a person be so manipulative? And what is the truth? This twisted romantic story is about emotional sacrifices and the cruelty of fate. I literally could not put it down until I read the very end.

Why do I love these dark and twisted books with questionable ethics and nonredeemable characters? I seem to be drawn to the flaws and sadistic urges and how they react to the outside world. And Lily White’s books are perfect examples of my secret fascination.

Oh wow can If I could give this book more than five stars I would.
One of my Top 5 reads of 2018 #PsychThriller
Can I just say I love this cover?
Meadow Graham goes to interview Vincent Mercier an inmate on death row. She has 3 days to hear his side of the story and to learn why he killed her twin sister plus three other people.
How will Meadow be when she came’s face to face with her sisters killer

I not sure what it says about me but I fell hard by the end of the story for Vincent. His story is full twists and turns, Lies and secrets. Will he be able to keep all his secrets or will Meadow finally get him to confess all.
Meadow is has her own secrets, will they be discovered? I really like Meadow, such a great character.
This story was so good so many twists and turns I really did not see coming.

The perfect timing of a fairy tale is tied to its tragedy…

I really loved this story from Lily. I was hooked from the start one of the best storylines I have read in a long time. I stayed up half the night reading I really could not put it down such an amazing read.

This book is Absobloodylutely Amazing!

Wishing Well is an exhilarating romantic suspense. Is twisted, dark, nail biting and heart-touching. It'll keep you at the edge-of-your-seat the entire time!!

Be warned, expect the unexpected!!

The story is brilliantly well written, an intense and well thought out plot. The story is filled with gritty suspense, devastated events, characters you will love and hate, and enough sexual tension to set to the pages on fire.

I highly recommend this book to all lovers of DARK ROMANCE.
This story is not for the faint of heart. I thought my heart stopped when .... never mind, not going to go into too many details. You'll have to read the book to see what I'm talking about.

ARC Kindly provided by the Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!

I received a copy of this book from the author/publisher to review for Stephanie's Book Reports.

The perfect timing of a fairy tale is tied to its tragedy. Journalist Meadow Graham is invited to interview death row inmate, Vincent Mercer. Given three days to hear his sordid confession, Meadow seeks to learn why a wealthy hotel owner killed four people, including her twin sister. Sensually exotic and enigmatic, Vincent details his deception while bragging about the amusement he took in manipulating Meadow's sister. Their interview is a battle of wills. His story is a twisted web of coercion and lies. And the tragedy is too perfect to be real. Will Meadow discover all of Vincent's secrets while she fights to protect her own.

I am just not even sure where to start with this review. Shockingly this was not a five star read for me and I am usually shouting read Lily White from the mountains. Now do not automatically think this is a bad book because it is not. It is actually good but I just had the hardest time getting into it and staying there. I can no pinpoint why and it is driving me bonkers. This is a story told from the present time in a prison interview room while Vincent is on death row and about to be executed in three days. These interactions are between Meadow and Vincent. However Meadow has Penny's diary and it will flash back to Meadow retelling the story from Meadow's point of view and from Vincent recalling the past. I do not want to give anything away but I will say that Vincent had a bet with his friend that he could train any woman to be his slave and he picked Penny who was homeless and had nothing but he clothes on her back off the street. I do not want to give anything away so that is all your getting out of me and I am still not so sure the ending is what I think it was. I keep going in a different direction and you will see what I mean when you get there. If you like a book that will leave your mind in a mess then this is the book for you. Usually I am all breathless but I just didn't have that moment with this book. Like I have said it was me and something about the book. If only I could figure that out I'd have discovered a lot of things today.

All fairytales that have the Princes riding on White steeds to rescue the Damsels in distress....well Lily has upended them ALL! because she created her own Beauty and the Beast(s). A master storyteller redefining the distressed and the rescuers. Never thought I'd see the day to see myths shattered and Fables reinvented!
" In this particular fable - although there is a prince, there is a maiden, there is a villain, there is a kiss, and there is a sunset - the perfect timing is tied to its tragedy.” 
I bet Lily doesn't have Cookie Cutters in her kitchen drawers, cause they ain't any in her writing shelves!!! Trust her to deliver one stunner after the other and all super mind bogglers. That's the only constant and consistent ingredient in her books -ample amount of shock factor and generous dosage of mindfucks...enough to give you Heartburn. Cause she doesn't create simple asshole alpha men, no sirreee....she makes them sometimes frustratingly indestructible (Aidan) or coal-hearted unredeemable(Joseph). Then there are times when an "almost tender" side of hers comes to light, she can also create the beautiful colourful soul of Holden Bishop and now we get Vincent Mercier. I don't know how people will respond to this character but for me he was a weighed down soul. 
Vincent is an arrogant ass of a business man, transplanted, rather reluctantly from his beautiful Paris home in a concrete jungle in the states.Though Lily doesn't wanna name it, I'll call it Chicago. And as all typical assholes go, he's an overconfident, ruthless dominant, taking pleasure in cutting down his opponents to size and bringing women to their knees.
Other people would refer to him as a sadist, a plague, a scourge that should be eradicated from the world for having so thoroughly polluted the men and women he ran across, but he was simply a scoundrel, one who could tantalize with a secretive smile, one who knew how to stroke and kiss, to mold and shape those who had the misfortune of knowing him. 
On a constant lookout for his next thrill, next readily submitting object of sexual gratification, and a missing Je Ne Sais Quois piece of the puzzle, an entity from his life .
The story has so many facets to it, so many interactions that happen between 3 main characters, it's tough to demarcate the boundaries, because they're intermingled. One dynamic has repercussions on the next one. All their lives are enmeshed together and interdependent. It's like a Hall Of Mirrors, if it makes sense. What you see from an angle has another image hidden, visible from only another vantage. Very fluid and constantly morphing relationships, from lascivious to revivifying, pleasures of the skin clashing with remedies of the soul....its a constant tussle. I was rooting for all 3 at one point or the other.
In the midst of it all is a Game of Mexican standoff being played between Vincent and Penny. They're both sitting down at the game of chess of secrets. Each move involves divulging truths and this dangerous Quid Pro Quo will bring the skeletons tumbling out of the closets. I had many a WTF moments listening to both recounting the fateful incidents that would forever change the lives of Penelope and Vincent and the people attached to them. I was looking for closure, turned out I opened Pandora's Box and was so surprised at the troubles that poured out!!
Out of all the characters , i fell head over heels for tortured Vincent the hardest. He was a wounded soul trying to right the wrongs that had been done to him and his family. His volunteering for the Cross to bear was heart-rending and agonising to watch(read)
I bawled, real loud at the some scenes and that drove my hubs crazy with worry. He thought I was having chest pains. Well...i was having them, but for entirely different reasons !!*eyeroll*.his opinion-It's just a book !*gasp* (I need a new bookish husband!) 
Vincent is the most fascinating a character in Lily's stable of alphas. He's a rogue, a rascal, a handsome 
Other people would refer to him as a sadist, a plague, a scourge that should be eradicated from the world for having so thoroughly polluted the men and women he ran across, but he was simply a scoundrel, one who could tantalize with a secretive smile, one who knew how to stroke and kiss, to mold and shape those who had the misfortune of knowing him. I seriously had my heart stolen by him, crushed by him and bleeding FOR him , all in a matter of a few hundred pages. A very memorable person I've ever read.
Penelope or Penny was a butterfly, spreading her wings in borrowed sunshine
un papillon dans le vent. she's a breath of fresh air, innocent and sometimes naive at heart, very compassionate and gracious. Her growth from a homeless girl to a homemaking soul was steady and gradual. Unaware of her own strengths, she became a crutch for others to lean on and that's her hidden talent
There are a couple of other, very crucial characters that you have to read the book, to meet. 
This book stands apart in Lily's Treasure Chest,because it simply overflows with emotions. It soaks into your soul and flows out through your eyes and that's a refreshingly different side of hers we get to see, and I LOVED it !!! 
And then at the centre if it all is the Wishing Well ! Filled with so many pennies & so many secrets. Around it trysts take place, kisses are stolen,secrets are buried and identities are lost.
“Tu faites un vœu, et espérons que cela devienne réalité.”
You make a wish, and hope it comes true... just be careful what you wish for
I need to mention something here, I was expecting Vincent to turncoat or renege on some situations, and was horribly surprised by Penny turning over an old leaf !! This unusual change of characterisation is novel, yes. Unexpected , yes. And was it welcome, not by me !!!
So I'll throw a penny and wish that Lily writes another book, cause even though it's a complete standalone book, I want more !!
So buy the book, meet the indomitable Vincent Mercier, but be careful falling in love with him. Cause A) has MINE !! & B) he WILL shatter your heart in a million pieces, for sure !
A monster... 
A beast... 
A man too dangerous for the world... 
Oh Come on now, would you expect any less from a #LilyCraft book !
Every book by her is anxiously awaited and acutely read, it's with absolute, utter delight that I closed the BEST BOOK by her , 
5 "Everything comes with time" stars

4.5 stars

I love the romantic suspense books Lily White gives her readers. They are captivating and intriguing stories. In Wishing Well, we get a story about a journalist and the death row inmate that killed people, including her sister. She wants to know his secrets, but at what cost?

This is one review where I want to talk about everything, but everything is a spoiler. Where do I even start? Vincent Mercier is set to die in death row in days. Meadow Graham is the journalist set to interview him before this happens. But also, the sister of one of his victims. But this story is so much more. It is twisted and dark and so unexpected.

Wishing Well is not a fairy tale. There are so many twists and turns in this story that were so unexpected. Secrets and lies at every turn. Even as I was shocked, I could not stop turning the pages. I was stunned and left dazed. A must read for all Lily White fans!

5 Quid Pro Quo Stars!!!

I don’t know how Lily White does it but she does. This book has now moved The Director by Lily White out of first place for my favorite books by this author. Like I’ve said before… with Lily White books, you have to read them word for word. Take in the meaning of each and every word typed. You will thank me in the end!

You don’t know fear until you’ve traipsed through darkness. You don’t know desolation until you’ve been tossed to the wolves.

You don’t know pain until you’re shown just how disposable you are…

Meadow Graham has waited for this day to come! Finally granted an exclusive interview with Vincent Mercier. The man who brutally murdered her sister and 3 others.

Will 72 hours alone with Vincent Mercier bring the closure that Meadow is hoping for? Or will Vincent manipulate Meadow just like he did her sister and the others?

I totally pictured during this interview, Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs… Vincent gave me the chills yet was a total turn on at the same time. While Meadow was the head strong, tough as heck back bone journalist who blushes at comments that Vincent makes…

I absolutely loved reading both sides to the story. As I felt like we got even more to this great story by hearing how each felt at the time.

What I didn’t expect in this story was the way it chained me to my couch… As I could not stop reading this one. As the story unfolded right in front of us, the layers peeling back, the emotions that were revealed…I could not stop reading.

What blindsided me was the letter. Insert box of Kleenex here… The tears were flowing…

What would a person do for the ones they love? Besides sheltering the Monster in the basement allowing only certain people to enter…would you give it all up in the name of Love?

If you love books that get your mind thinking…understanding that things are not always black and white. In the society that we live in, there has got to be grey too. This is a page turning romantic suspense book that was done perfectly!!!

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Oh my gosh!!! Lily White slays me! She absolutely SLAYS me!!! She hooked me from the first word and continued to pull me into a dark, dangerous and twisty world, chewing me up and then spitting me out where I didn’t know what the heck I had just lived through. This book freaking twisted me in every direction making me constantly try to peek around corners to see what was going to happen next and never giving me what I was expecting but slamming me with more twists until I’m now left in a soggy mess of tears.

I can’t even express what an incredible read this is! Don’t read summary reviews! Go into this totally blind. Yes, you may think at times you know what’s going to happen but there is no certainty for it will be just supposition. Each portion gives a little then takes it away until your gasping to just get to the last page to learn how this all ends.

This is not a perfect little fairy tale with all its traipsing’s. This is hard edged and cruel. It’s a story of unconscionable actions that lead to pain and anger and death. You will find yourself not wanting to blink in case you miss a moment, a word, a touch. When you turn the final page, you’ll be yearning to go back to page one to begin the tale all over again.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

"All good things come with time."

This is not just a battle of wills, it is the battle of spell casted by the master puppeteer, the spider weaving his web around the fly that desperately is looking for the scissors to cut free, the fly "crawled into the spider’s web when he’d done nothing but crook his cruel finger to invite me."

I'm so sad! This is not the ending I wanted. I was soooo rooting and hoping for an impossible twist that would end in a HEA family!

"You don’t know fear until you’ve traipsed through darkness.
You don’t know desolation until you’ve been tossed to the wolves.
You don’t know pain until you’re shown just how disposable you are..."

I really do not know how to review without giving away spoilers, I just highly recommend reading this masterpiece (again) from Lily White.
The story of the Mercier & Graham family will keep you pinned to your book, it will gut you and stay with you.

"Psychopaths don’t love.
Sociopaths care only for what they can toy with as long as it amuses them.
Schizophrenics develop delusions that can, sometimes, make it impossible for them to believe that another person might love them in return."

Perfection Absolue!!! Cinq étoiles !!!

Lily does it to me EVERY SINGLE TIME. Screws with my.mind, dam woman your good. This book is why Lily is one of my favourite authors.

When the story started, I had it all figured out. Thought I knew which way the story was going. I was hooked from the beginning. Then......it all takes a turn. What was up is down; what was in is now out. I could not turn the page fast enough.

The story is intriguing, sexy, hot, and touching. I was floored with the emotion that poured out me while reading. Lily brought me to tears. Dam girl!!!

Then I knew it was coming!!! Knew Lily was pkaying with me. Knew to look for the twist. But yet she still shocks me. I love reading Lilly's books and having the ah ha moment then the confused Scooby Do sound. Every. Single. Time. It's perfect, just what you want when you read a romantic suspense.

Love how the story was told, hearing from both Vincent ( sigh ) and Meadow. Oh Vincent, I really fell for that man.

Lily has given us another 5 star blow your mind story. Expect the unexpected.

OHHHH MYYYYY GAAAHHHHHH...

STOP

GOOO ONE CLICK WISHING WELL RIGHT.NOW!!!!
(release date is April 18, 2018)

DON'T READ ANY REVIEWS...GOOO IN BLIND!!!!
I didn't even read the synopsis. I just know how much I love Lily White's books and I just started reading!!!!

I tell you, I feel like I will not be able to move past this book. Holy Shit....my mouth will be hanging open for days!!! lol How can I do a review for you ladies???? haha

Hmmm...let me say this. The book starts off with a journalist speaking to a man on death row. She wants answers and he wants to tell his story...to her. Lily takes you on a crazzy ass wild ride of past and present. I even had to re-read the last several chapters cuz holy shit, I couldn't believe what I had just read!!!!! LIKE MY MOUTH WOULD NOT SHUT, I WAS IN SHOCK, HELL I AM STILL IN SHOCK...LOL

I gave Wishing Well 5 thousand..."at times I thought I was reading snippets of Silence of the Lambs" Stars!!!! Good lawdd almighty...I think I want to go back and re-read the whole damn book cuz I don't think I can move on!!!

quid pro quo

NOUN
a favor or advantage granted or expected in return for something.

*CLAP....CLAP...CLAP* Great Book Lily White!!!! Thank you for another "eff with your mind and heart" read!!! xoxoxoxoxo

“You make a wish and hope it comes true...”

This is one of my favorite reads of 2018. It was gripping, devastating, and beautifully wrong. I completely fell in love with the characters and their stories. Each.and.every.one.of.them. I need more, Lily!!

“Once upon a time, there was a dirty girl on the streets and the man who would make her his...”

Vincent Mercier has three days until his execution. He grants Meadow Graham the interview of a lifetime. She will hear his version of the story and learn why he killed four people, one of which is her twin sister. Will Meadow learn his secrets before the time comes for her to reveal her own?

“….in this particular fable, there is a prince, there is a maiden, there is a villain, there is a kiss, and there is a sunset – the perfect timing is tied to its tragedy.”

This book will have you hooked from the first page. It’s so well put together and had me on the edge of my seat. I couldn’t put it down until I learned Vincent and Meadow’s secrets. Thank you so much for providing me with an ARC, Lily!

***5 ‘You Make A Wish, And Hope It Comes True’ Stars***

Lily White has done it again!

Wishing Well sucked in me from the start, frustrated the hell out of me numerous times (for reasons we’ll kind of address *BSEG*) gave me the FEELS (Yeah, didn’t necessarily expect that either) and left me with a weird mix of ultimate satisfaction with THAT ending while in my head I was thinking “But, but…” Simply put, the mind fuck was real and I absolutely adored it!

Vincent is an enigma, complex and yet simple, and that made him absolutely fascinating. The range of feels I had for this man were crazy. I was wary of him, hated him, hurt for him and in a strange way loved him. Meadow is tenacious and broken, but determined to gain some closure for herself and her twin. I loved her strength and the empathy I had for her as she learned of all that happened to her sister knew no bounds. The battle of wills these two engage in was as sexually charged as it was emotionally charge and reminded me of a fencing match where the opponents parried back and forth, teasing out the weak spot and then going in for the winning strike when the other least expected it.

As for the story. I was hooked, not gonna lie, but there were moments in the beginning where things moved so slow, it was excruciating and I had to put the book down. Not because I was frustrated as all get out, at least not totally, but because if I didn’t I would skip ahead (even to the end ~ I know bad reader/reviewer *slaps own hand*) and this is NOT a book you want to do that with because you will miss something. But then that point came where I didn’t want to put it down, in fact I got kinda pissy when I had no choice but to stop reading, and what you end up with is a story that is so much more than the sum of its parts and has you craving more.

I know, another vague, non spoilery and probably verbal vomit-y review, but it is necessary because (queue the groans) you HAVE to go into this book as blind as possible. As it is, I probably said too much, but it is what it is. This really was a well written and well balanced read. You get a little romance, a little smexy, some humor, and a good dose of heart even as your anticipating what will be coming next from the various players in this twisted tale. And that ending? Despite my inner...turmoil...it is a fitting end.

I absolutely love Lily White's genius mind!! I swear each book she writes always transports you into a world where you are guaranteed to be exhilarated and shocked. The minute I opened Wishing Well I knew she was going to blow my mind. This novel was dark, heartbreaking, sexy, sordid but so sensual and mysterious. I lost myself in this story in one sitting and never came up for air. I absolutely fell in love with the characters and could not get enough!!

Without giving away ANY spoilers, journalist Meadow Graham is invited to interview death row inmate, Vincent Mercier, the man who murdered four people including her twin sister. She yearns to hear his confession and the missing details surrounding the tragic death of her sister. But with every secret and detail revealed, will she realize that both truth and lies are often twisted into a tragic fairytale with an ending no one could see coming?

I absolutely FLOVED this story! I thought it was so unique and suspenseful. I was holding my breath every other second waiting for bombs to be dropped. Lily White really is the master of mindfks as what you perceive as truth is really a mirage. This story completely sucks you in and immerses the reader into a den of family secrets and subterfuge. It is a game of pawns, kings, maidens and villains and what you see isn't always what you get. This story was brilliant!! Bravo!! 4.5 stars!! ~Ratula