Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin for an advance read in exchange for this review.

Beth is on the run.  She's been preparing for this for quite some time.

At the same time, Jeffrey returns home to find his wife missing.  She has left most of her belongings behind, and her car is found abandoned.  Police uncover troubles in Sabine's marriage.  Where is she?  Who is Beth?

A good, solid thriller that had me guessing what the twists were going to be!  I did not guess the ending, which was a pleasant surprise.  It's told in alternating viewpoints, and the author does a good job of not making it confusing, as well as keeping your interest in all of the characters.  Overall a solid read!

I thought I had this book all figured out. I was half right! I smugly decided to hang in there even though I was sure I knew it all and while I was right there was still a delicious surprise or two!!

I REALLY enjoyed this book and I highly recommend it!!

Thank you to NetGalley for giving me this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Loved it! I thought this was a straight forward book and didn’t see the twist until the end. Well done! Highly recommend.

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC

Wow... I'll start off by saying that Kimberly Belle is a phenomenal author. Her writing is perfect and the way she creates the plots and the characters to go with them always leave me wanting more.

I have read all of her books and not one of them has let me down. They are always so full of suspense and twists you don't see coming. Dear wife I have to say is now my favourite book by her now,

It dealt with the realism of abuse and toxic marriages that woman everyday go through. Being in a abusive relationship myself it took me 7 years to have the courage to free myself so reading this hit close to home. You definitely feel the emotion and terror Beth goes through in this novel. I feel that it's a tribute to all the woman who has suffered abuse and have had the courage to get free no matter how long it took.

Even though the story dealt with abuse it was done so in a respectful manner. Everything about this novel was done perfectly and I can't wait to read more of Kimberly belle novels in the future.

O M G
I just read my new favorite book. That was one hell of a story with twists and turns and characters so messed up they make your head spin. I finished this in less than 24 hours it was so addicting!
I went into this not knowing anything about it and i think thats what made it awesome. Unexpected everything.
If you have this on your ARC shelf, read it N O W. If you dont have it, request it, buy it, borrow it come June 25th.
Cheers to Kimberly Belle for everything a psychological thriller should be which is unpredictable, twisty, and full of paranoia, murder and relationships gone wrong.
Posting on goodreads as well.
Thank you #NetGalley, the author and the publisher for my free Arc in exchange for my honest review. Honest review: 10 stars and a standing ovation!!!

Wow, oh wow was this a great book! I absolutely LOVE Kimberly Belle's writing. She definitely knows how to capture her readers from the very first chapter. I was really looking forward to reading this ARC just for the fact that Belle wrote it! The characters were well developed and I can say that I feel like I could connect with them emotionally. The ending was the best part of all! I did not see that one coming. If you are a fan of domestic suspense novels, then this is the book for you!

From the bestselling author of The Marriage Lie and Three Days Missing comes a riveting new novel of suspense about a woman who, in a fight for survival, must decide just how far she’ll go to escape the person she once loved

Beth Murphy is on the run…


Tautly suspenseful and genuinely moving, Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle is exactly the kind of thriller that pushes all the right buttons for me. While it has twists and turns that you won’t see coming, the novel is also a stirring examination of the epidemic of violence against women, in particular – violence perpetrated by their partners.

Told from alternating viewpoints – “Beth” (a woman on the run from her abusive husband), Jeffrey (who comes home to find that his wife Sabine has disappeared) and Marcus (the police officer assigned to Sabine’s case), the novel moves at a rapid-fire pace as Beth continues her desperate journey across the South, and Sabine’s fate grows ever uncertain.

Beth’s tale is the most riveting, and the one I felt most anxious to get back to as the book progressed. Interspersed with horrific, yet subtle details of the abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband, Beth’s story is also one of breathtaking survival and ingenuity. Beth, in the end, is much smarter than anyone may have given her credit for, and (without giving too much away), watching her become the cat instead of the mouse is deeply satisfying in a visceral sense.

With the search for Sabine intensifying, Marcus’ unraveling temper and Jeffrey’s deception, nothing is quite as it seems. After all, who is Beth?

And who is she running from?

While I did guess the twist, I didn’t guess all of it, and Kimberly Belle had me on the edge of my seat, reading straight through the evening to get to the end. This isn’t the kind of thriller that rests solely on the denouement – the journey there is equally as good, and worth the time it takes to get there.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle. What a page turner, the story had me hooked from the beginning paragraph till the unexpected ending. Was thoroughly involved in the lives of Beth, Sabine, Jeffrey and Marcus. Each chapter unraveled another layer of the mystery with many surprising twists. Highly recommended.

Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview the book.

Dear Wife is an exceptional domestic thriller. A woman goes missing. A woman is on the run. Alternating perspectives lead the reader down a path that is sure and steady.... all to find out that there are more twists and turns than you could ever expect. I could hardly put this book down. It was so riveting. I highly suggest it.

This is one of the best books I've ever read, hands down. I cried at the end, something that doesn't happen often. Toward the end when there was a complete flip in protagonists, I was so caught off guard I had to go back and reread. Excellent plot and it was handled in a way that was a wonderful surprise. I blissfully reread portions of this book because the writing is just so damned good!

Wow!!! Interesting characters and some twists I didn’t see coming. This book was hard to put down. I loved the ending and will continue to read books by this author.

HOLY CRAP!!! What an amazing book. I love this Author's writing. So far, this is my favourite. A woman (Sabine) goes missing. An abused woman (Beth) goes on the run from her husband. So many twists and turns and I love roller coasters in books. I did not see the ending coming at all! Brilliant writing. Thanks to NetGalley, Harlequin and the Author for allowing me to read and review this book.

I'm already recommending this book to every psychological fiction lover that I meet, and this book isn't out until June! I can't wait for everyone to be able to read it! I devoured this in only a day or two, and couldn't wait for the conclusion.

Sabine Hardison is missing, and the police are frantically trying to find her. No one knows where she may be, and everyone is confused- from her husband with his hostory of violence, to her concerned lover. As police dive further in to the investigation more clues are revealed, leaving the reader to wonder if she will be found alive or not.

Meanwhile, Beth is on the run. She's on the run from her violent husband and from the home in which she feels trapped. She always has to be on high alert, because one small slip and he will find her. Will Beth be ready if he does?

This book truly captivated me from beginning to end. I loved the entire ride! I did figure out the twist fairly early on, or at least I had an inkling of what it would be, but it was so incredibly well done that it made it even more enjoyable to read on and figure it out.

Reading this book truly convinced me of the talent that Kimberly Belle possesses, and I have purchased a few of her other books now because I can't wait to see what else she has written.

Wooooweeee!! If you’re a mystery/thriller fan like I am, Dear Wife is an absolute must read! My best advice is to go in as blind as possible! Kimberly Belle has brilliantly created a riveting storyline that you will not be able to put down! I have never read Kimberly prior, but consider me 100% wow’ed! I am in awe how well thought-out the plot for the novel is, I cannot get these characters out of my head—so flipping fantastic! Dear Wife is a 5 star gem and I am so excited to dive into all of Kimberly Belle’s prior novels! Most definitely on my 2019 favorites list!

Thank you to net galley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this



For nearly a year, Beth has been planning for this day. A day some people might call any other Wednesday, but Beth prefers to see it as her new beginning—one with a new look, new name and new city. Beth has given her plan significant thought, because one small slip and her violent husband will find her.

I'd like to thank netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review. I enjoyed the author's last book so I was curious to read this as soon as I saw it on here. While I did enjoy it, and it held my interest for the most part, I had to pick it up and put it down and I did enjoy Three Days Missing over this book.

Just finished reading and I’m catching my breath as I get my thoughts together. Wow. Dear Wife is a roller coaster of emotions, a thrill ride with a new shock around every corner. Beth is escaping from her life as an abused wife; her fear, and also her intelligence, are evident in every step she takes, every word she utters as she shares with us the terror that haunted her every day. The search for a missing woman and her attempt to flee a life of pain are on a collision course in this frenetic game of cat and mouse. This book is a riveting psychological thriller, but it is so much more than that...it is a tribute to all women who have been victims of abuse, who must be cunning and courageous to free themselves from those who inflict pain and fill their days with dread, and to regain the power and hope that they’ve lost.

This book was just ok for me. I'm bummed because I really liked The Marriage Lie but unfortunately I just couldn't get into this one. The whole book felt like a game of chase but not an exciting game. The wife left and the husband tries to find her. That's about it... 90 percent of the book where nothing big happened and I found myself not wanting to read anymore. Boo!

For over a year, Beth has been planning for this day; the day she goes on the run. Beth sees it as her new start and she knows that even one small slip up means that her violent husband will find her. A few hundred miles away, Jeffrey returns home to find that his wife Sabine is missing. Her abandoned car is the only clue that the police have and all the signs point to foul play. As the police continue their search, the case becomes more and more elaborate. Sabine’s plans show there is trouble at home and her husband would be better off without her. The detective running the case will stop at nothing to find out what happened.

I loved how the book started off with Beth running away and trying to figure out why she is running and who she is running from. I also enjoyed reading the entire book from Jeffrey, Beth and the detective to see how everything is going for each character. I couldn’t stop reading because I wanted to know who exactly Beth is running from and what the police are going to find out about her. I absolutely didn’t see the ending or the big twist coming, and I loved how different the ending was from the usual thrillers. I loved how many different untrustworthy males there were throughout this novel and how I couldn’t pin point which man was guilty. Once I knew the ending though, I could see all the little clues that the author dropped in throughout the book to misdirect you. I really enjoyed Beth’s character and the different situations that she got herself into trying to keep herself save from her husband. I also enjoyed the characters that she met along the way that were willing to help her along. I would definitely recommend this novel for those who enjoy a twisty thriller!

Pick it up June 25th!

This is a novel you do not want to miss. Kimberly Belle has done it again. I could not put this book down. I was hooked from page one. The story centers around the disappearance of an abused woman. The author expertly crafts the story from three different perspectives, the missing woman, the guilty looking husband, and the detective determined to get to the bottom of it.

Let me just say, my jaw literally dropped at some of the twists. The story telling was so precise I felt like I was right in the book. This was a non stop ride that I never wanted to get off.

Not only was this a great read, spousal abuse is so important to talk about and read about and the author creates complex characters that pull you into the story with such ease before you know it your tearing through the pages to find out whats going to happen to them.

Highly recommend this book and would be fantastic for book clubs discussions