I couldn’t get through this book fast enough! Feverishly turning my virtual kindle pages for the answers and ‘what’s happening’ thoughts going through my mind.

Tessa is a woman scorned. When she accidentally finds oodles of texts on her husbands iPad to another woman, she immediately switches from victim to a woman hell bent on answers- answers from the mistress. So she replies to her on Ethan’s iPad inviting her over to their home amidst a huge tropical storm. Her husband is away on business but the mistress doesn’t need to know that. What comes next is a story of anger, vengeance, and a power struggle between two women who love the same man. The woman who birthed his children, married to him for 20 seemingly happy years, versus the young beautiful, single-mother mistress who manipulates everything to get what she wants.

Who shall win?

Courtney Cole seriously took her story writing to an all new level with this book! It’s suspense at its finest- and not romantic like, at all. I wouldn’t call it that dark as the book cover makes it sort of look. It’s a rollercoaster ride of epic proportions. Power struggle and pain. I ate this up! I’d love to see a follow up novella, by the way!

Durning a hurricane barrelling toward Florida Tessa finds messages and nudes on her husband's iPad from a younger women. Every wife's nightmare! Tessa wants answers and with no cell service or Ethan home she settles for Lindsey, the other woman. Two emotionally driven women fighting for what they feel is Ethan's love ensues. I enjoyed the authors written it was sharp and raw. But parts of the story dragged for me. I found myself skimming rushing to get to the big confrontation between Tessa and Ethan because that's what we're leading up to right? Then the end happened and you had two women that grew from the pain and betrayal, which I liked. But we don't see Ethan. We don't see Tessa's decision and that was a let down.
Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read this. Love the authors writing style

OUTSTANDING! Courtney Cole has given us a story that is believable in that we all, of a certain age, can relate to. We either have lived through a similar situation, or most certainly know someone who has. Maybe not everyone will act to the extreme this protag did, but there are some who would go even further.

There’s no denying the intensity of Courtney Cole’s “Mine.” It’s as if Reba McEntire’s “Does He Love You” and Garth Brooks’ “Thunder Rolls” were put to page. The novel reads quickly and is fascinating. It’s an honest look at what adultery can do to a family and how it is devastating for everyone involved. If the book falters anywhere it is in its ability to land any of the twists. All of the turns are pretty telegraphed and I felt like I saw each of them coming well ahead of their delivery.
That being said, I’d still have no qualms about encouraging anyone to pick up a copy of “Mine.” It’s a perfectly serviceable drama that is made for curling up with on a dark and stormy night.

If this was an early draft, I’d say it has a lot of great potential. However, the plot leaves a lot to be desired. Some of it just isn’t realistic. I think the author had too much of a personal stake in this one. It just read as a soap opera and not a true thriller.

in 2018, Cole's book "Saving Beck" made my best fiction of the year list. Now, Cole has returned with "Mine," a psychological thriller that pits wife against mistress in the middle of a major hurricane. Not only is the rain coming down outside, but the world is crashing on the inside of Tessa's house as well. Told in alternating perspectives from Tessa to Lindsay, we get multiple perspectives on the affair and how we are led to this point. Tension is high and drama is plentiful. I can't wait to see what Cole puts out in 2020 now!

Thank you to Gallery Books for an advance copy. All opinions are my own.

Tessa, a happily married woman, is forced to weather a hurricane raging outside their home when her husband informs her that he won’t be coming home for their romantic weekend alone that Tessa has been looking forward to. Their children are away, and she wanted this time for them. But he informs her he must remain away on business a little longer for work. After securing her home, she goes looking for her iPad instead she finds her husband's iPad and her whole world falls apart when she finds naked photos of another woman and racy text messages between this woman and her husband.

Alone, devastated, angry, and heartbroken, she comes up with a plan. A plan to lure his Lindsay, his mistress, to their home. When these two women are alone in the home together, what will happen?

This was an entertaining and extremely fast read. It also felt like a lifetime or made for tv movie. This is a book which will have the reader questioning what he or she would do in this situation. Your spouse of twenty years is having an affair, how would you react? What would you do?

I don't know a lot about Hurricanes but in one scene, Tessa can barely see to drive and decides not to turn around and leave due to not being able to see, then the mistress willingly gets in her car and drives to Tessa's home thinking she is seeing Ethan. All I could think it this guy must be great in bed for her to risk her safety to drive around in a Cat 4 Hurricane. Seriously, not all things seem plausible, but people do risky things for love all the time.

Fast read, but also a little of a train wreck. I can see this being a lifetime-type movie. In some ways this reminded me of the movie called Obsessed. Not the same premise but deals with infidelity and two women...well, read the book and/or watch the movie. Fast read, but will I remember it, No. But it was entertaining. Pure escapism. This one might stir up feelings about infidelity whether you have ever been on the receiving end, or you were the cheater, or the other party. Either way, be warned. Revenge on the mistress.... hmmm, maybe it's just me but my spouse would be the one in trouble with me. But everyone reacts differently. Nuff said.

Thank you to Gallery, Threshold, Pocket books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.

A friend recommended this author and when I read the blurb for this book, I knew it was something I wanted to read. The concept is complex and real. The author has given us a glimpse into a woman’s life when she’s experienced the greatest betrayal.

Overall, I enjoyed the story. The authors writing is clean and the whole time I was reading MINE I got the feeling the author had experienced some of these feelings firsthand. However, this book left me with more questions than answers. But maybe that was just me.

This book was fascinating! It had just the right amount of creepiness that I couldn’t stop reading! I will definitely be reading more of this authors work!

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

Oh man I hate giving bad reviews. I know writers work long hours to put together these labors of love and I often feel unworthy to critique those works. That being said, this book is really unbearably bad.

This book reads more like a scorned woman's revenge fantasy that is meant to remain a fantasy because it's too outlandish to bring to fruition. This story is absurd and unbelievable and so ungrounded in real life that it's cringe worthy.

1.5 Stars ⭐


I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book was pretty enjoyable to read. I really liked that at the end the author was honest abt the fact that something similar had happened in her actual marriage and what she gained from it—what they both gained from it. Sure, you should be mad at the person who broke the vow, but it’s so much easier to hate someone you’ve not loved and raised babies with and been best friends with for 20 years. The human conditioning is a strange and messed up thing, being able to surpass those reptilian brain impulses and societal pressures and decide what is right for YOU and your relationship and family is a very personal exploration and decision. This book exposes and explores the real shades of grey that exist in relationships sometimes.

Wow! What a gripping read! One that makes you gasp out loud and cheer for someone who has obviously lost their mind, and needs to quit, but you are hoping that she don’t! It’s vicious roller coaster ride, which makes you gasp a bit and flip pages like a mad woman! I also thought it had some important lessons, instead of being just disturbing thrills, but hit real in someone enduring an affair!
Will highly recommend in Chapter Chatter Pub and use in a challenge!

Well, this one kept me up way too late! Though I genuinely disliked all of the characters and was horrified by their behavior, I was really invested in what was going to happen to them. I really enjoyed the surprise ending!

When Tessa Taylor unlocked her husband Ethan’s iPad to discover nude photos from a twenty-six-year-old bombshell named Lindsey, her seemingly perfect life came to a screeching halt.





Thank you to net galley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this book it was a very good read first time reading anything from this author

Mine by Courtney Cole plot line revolves around infidelity, and for some that is difficult to read about. However, Cole gives this particular story line a lot of oomph when the betrayed wife decides to exact revenge on her husband's mistress. While this is all fine and dandy, and really who could blame Tessa, the premise itself was a little surreal. First off Tessa is riding out a Cat 4 hurricane in her beautiful home on the water in Florida. That required a certain fantastical mindset, as you would have to be a little crazy to do that. Then Tessa lures her husband's mistress to the house during the storm, and begins to torment, demean and destroy. Fair enough, but again not entirely believable or realistic. In fact the mistress would have every right to press charges against Tessa. I understand the premise and motivation behind the book, but found the execution wanting. That Tessa did not really have a major confrontation with her husband, who indeed is at fault for the whole mess was overwhelmingly implausible. Not realistic at all. Real life is never that neat and tidy. Overall not bad, maybe a fun fantasy for wronged wives, but not the best representation of infidelity and its aftermath. Not a thriller either in the truest sense, both main characters came off as unhinged and crazy, and all of it over a man.

I received an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review

Wow what a duo of crazy ladies. The resolution was a bit Pollyanna and this was more of a Lifetime movie melodrama than anything close to a thriller, but you will enjoy the ride with these two, that’s for sure.

Mine by Courtney Cole is a stunning, seat of your pants type of thriller. Tessa and Ethan have been together for over 20 years. They love each other, they have three children, a successful marriage, successful businesses, they are best friends - they have a life together. All of that is ruined the day Tessa finds nude photos of another woman on Ethan's iPad.

Tessa is more than devastated, she's enraged, furious, a little insane. It sure looks like Ethan is having an affair, is he? Tessa goes a bit off the rails and decides to lure the mistress, Lindsay, to her home during a hurricane. What happens when both wife and mistress are trapped together, literally and figuratively, by circumstances of their own making?

This one kept me guessing, and it made me ill to read about Ethan's unfaithfulness. The opening chapters were heart wrenching. I think this book will have women questioning what they would do if their previously loving husband had an affair. How would you react?

Highly recommended, you won't want to stop reading this book. You will have to know who will win the clash between wife and mistress. Very good.

I remember when Courtney first talked to me about this book and the circumstances that came along with it. I was so excited because I knew she was THE writer for this type of book. Then I remember her saying that it was picked up by a publisher and being so proud of her. That never changed. Courtney Cole is an excellent story teller no matter what she is writing. There is not a thing that she is afraid to tell us and for that I am always grateful. Mine was no exception.

But…after reading the final version of Mine, I was left unsatisfied. I read through a couple reviews and saw where a lot of people really enjoyed how the ending was wrapped up but I can’t help thinking that I wanted more from it. The ending was just rushed. I felt like us, as readers deserved the confrontation between Tessa and Ethan that needed to happen. We never got it. After all that we went through with Tessa and Lindsey, I felt like Ethan was a huge driving force of these catastrophes and him being involved and confronted was an absolute must.

This is the book we, as spouses, are all afraid of. Courtney Cole does an incredible job at making both Tessa and Lindsey emotionally driven characters. But I think seeing their characters grow and develop was my favorite part of it all. She could have chose a hundred different directions for these two women to go but ultimately I was happy with the direction she went with for both of the female characters.

The plot of the book wasn’t near as strong as it potentially could have been. At times I found myself wondering what was even the point of what was actually happening. When it was all said and done, I read Mine in about a day which is always a good sign. It’s a fun read that doesn’t require much from you to keep track of characters or plot-line. If I am ever going to read a book that involves cheating of any type, it will always be from Courtney Cole and her amazing gift of great story telling.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and enjoy yet another Courtney Cole novel!

I could not put this book down. Now this was what a thriller is supposed to be.
Thanks Netgalley for the Arc

What would you do if you were facing the ultimate betrayal? What would you do if you had the means and the power to right a wrong (done to you) with impunity? Would you cross a line, or perhaps take things a little too far? Because that's exactly what happened...When Tessa Taylor innocently opens her husband's Ipad (when she couldn't find her own), to her complete shock and mortification, there is an explicit text and not only that, a nude picture of a young blonde woman. Baffled by what's she discovered and coincidentally alone in her large Florida home in the wake of a Category 4 hurricane, Tessa decides she needs some company to ride out the storm. Little does Lindsey know when she gets that fateful text who's on the other side...

Brilliant psychological thriller and revenge plot. Highly recommended!