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Overall, I was entertained by this story. It started out a little cheesy: rich woman, suspects husband is cheating, what will the neighbors think, but then the plot took off and kept me interested. I was annoyed at some of the main characters choices, she was definately flawed, and some of the plot turns were a bit unbelieveable. But, if you can suspend reality in your mind, this book is a fun ride

Caroline moves into a beautiful house in the Hamptons. She is having the housewarming party when her husband walks in with “the other woman”. Caroline is furious, so she decided to go to the “townie” bar to blow off steam. She meets Aiden, the local “bad boy” and welp, things take off from there. A really quick paced book from Campbell that I enjoyed very much!

Ok, who is telling the truth or is it neither? Is she the one who picks him up to murder her hubby? Is he the bartender who picks her up? Is it love? Is it violent? Is it all of the above?

The story line is semi-predictable, but as it changes voice from chapter to chapter the reader finds the truth is variable. Pet peeve: why does an author repeatedly refer to characters with first and last name over and over, even on the same page? Paid by the word? Think we forgot? It's so annoying and not necessary.

A lot of repetition, too. Did the author think we forgot since the previous page?

Overall good story, but the writing really wasn't as good as I had hoped.

This book was hard to get into. It's just not particularly something I found myself overtly interested in. It was rather boring at parts and the characters weren't interesting to me but it was an okay read.

Who's telling the truth? You might think you know...but keep reading! This was a fun, twisty thriller that kept me guessing all the way through. I'll be looking for more books by this author.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

A Stranger on the Beach by Michelle Campbell is definitely one of those books that took me awhile to get into. It also took me awhile to figure out what was happening and who to trust. The book goes back and fourth between two narrators, Caroline and Aiden. Caroline, in her new beautiful beach house, daughter off at college, and failing marriage finds herself having a passionate one-night-stand with Aiden, the local bartender. Aiden falls for Caroline hard and fast, and becomes obsessive with her, her husband, and her daughter.

Like I mentioned, this book took me awhile to get into and for the first half I really didn’t know what was going on. But once the second half came about, I was able to piece things together and actually wasn’t all that shocked by the ending.

I’d say the last half of the book, I wanted to keep reading, but the first half was a bit confusing and even frustrating at how someone could fall and love and become obsessed with someone else after a one night stand. I wanted more background and character development on Aiden as to why he was like that.

I enjoyed “It’s Always the Husband” much more, but would still recommend this book to fans of psychological thrillers. It gets three stars from me!

Thank you to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book!

Michelle Campbell’s A Stranger on the Beach has a vibe reminiscent of that from the television show The Affair. Set in a moneyed area of Long Island in the Hamptons, there are those who can afford to summer there, and there are those who have never been able to afford to leave. Caroline Stark, who has probably never met a tennis court she didn’t like, falls into the former category, while Aidan Callahan, the hunky local bad boy with a chip on his shoulder bigger than the Montauk Lighthouse, is in the latter group.
For the majority of the book, events are told from both Caroline and Aidan’s points of view (again, shades of The Affair), yet they seem to differ so wildly that the reader’s willingness to plod on is tested (if both narrators are unreliable and/or delusional, how is one supposed to follow along? Too much work for the reader).
Finally, about three-quarters of the way through, the book becomes a true suspense novel, with twists and turns and all the details one had been hoping to have more than a mere passing mention one hundred pages earlier. This redemption came just a bit too late.

I am, as always, incredibly grateful to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with complimentary access to this advance copy in exchange for nothing but my honest review.

A Stranger on the Beach is a mind-bending book. It takes us on a journey between a husband and a wife and the challenges they face - both individually and together. I wondered from the very beginning if there was something that we didn't know that would make a difference... let's just say I figured it out before the author was ready to spill.

Overall, A Stranger on the Beach was a good read and I would consider reading more of the authors work in the future.

I have enjoyed Michelle Campbell's books in the past, A Stranger on the Beach was no different. It had a really good beginning-a seemingly strong heroine, beautiful Caroline is wronged by her unfaithful husband begins an affair with a younger man, handsome Aidan, and her life goes to pieces. Aidan is unbelievably naive and he just seemed a little too puppie like in his devotion to the older and elegant Caroline. Caroline is in turmoil over her husband supposed cheating with a trashy Eastern Europe tart. But, don't be fooled-do we really know what is going on? The story telling begins to go back and forth between the two main characters and before you know it someone is accused of murder. Caroline's daughter and one of the investigators get a few chapters to put forth their side of things and it just gets a little too pat. I think the middle to the ending of the book sort of just unraveled. It was not as complex as it could have been--it seemed superficial. Definitely,a good beach read as it keeps your attention-but, unfortunately for me it just was not fantastic.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to read and review.

I liked the characters Michele Campbell created in this suspense/thriller. There were some inconsistencies and some odd chapters and missing words, but I did read a galley and I'm sure these errors will be corrected before publication. While I enjoyed reading this one, I figured it out pretty early on and didn't jump to conclusions like Caroline did. #astrangeronthebeach #netgalley

This was such a fun, fast paced, and suspenseful story! I would definitely love to see this turned into a movie! It had many likeable layers to the story and kept me guessing til the very end! When I wasn't reading it I was thinking about it and trying to figure things out. So fun and twisty. The characters were beautifully fleshed out and the scenery was so well described that I felt like I was right there with them. Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to read an advance copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

The story line was slow and somewhat predictable. A young man with a criminal past falls for a wealthy woman who is going through a divorce. The story goes back and forth from his and her point of view. It's nicely written that the reader sees each person point of view from the same event. It was interesting style of writing as the reader does not know what point of view is the correct one that the author intended. I kept asking myself "so who is telling the truth?". However, the story was so slow. I honestly wanted to read the back of the book to see what's the ending. Main female character was so boring and it's obvious who she really is and what's going on. Even the event of the Russian girlfriend and who she really is, is not enough to captivate me. Overall it was an okay book.

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

I’ve read one other book by Michelle Campbell, She Was The Quiet One and I really enjoyed it. This one I enjoyed even more! A Stranger On The Beach was told in two different viewpoints. One was telling the truth the other wasn’t. This book had so many twists and turns and I just loved it!

Fans of "The Affair" on Showtime, rejoice! A Stranger on the Beach is DEFINITELY the book for you! Told in alternating perspectives from Caroline to Aidan, you will see the same situations play out through both sets of eyes and clue you in to exactly how perception can differ. But just which of the two is relaying the story more accurately - is it Caroline who's husband's shocking affair has left her jilted and seeking out a handsome younger man to get her revenge - or is it Aidan, who feels this socialite has all he ever wanted and will stop at nothing to lock her down? Form your own opinions as you follow the story, but in true Michelle Campbell fashion, the outcome will absolutely surprise you.

Thank you to St. Martins Press for an advance copy. All opinions are my own.

I absolutely love beach themed thrillers. I cannot get enough of them. The beach is so beautiful and peaceful and its very easy to get lost inside a book that has a beach setting. Its also the perfect place for murder and lies and everything horrific. All the heebie jeebies. All of them inside this book. I LOVED it. And if you are looking for a twist, A Stranger on the Beach has it, along with lies, sex, deceit, a very bad hurricane about to wreak havoc on a very glamorous house in the Hamptons, and more sex. The hurricane was symbolic as it wasn't just the weather about to come crashing in, so were the lives of the characters.
The characters were so brought to life off of the pages and the scenery was well created. The book was written in two POVs and each POV as describing the same situation but totally different. I had chills most of this book.
I read this book in one day/night. I cannot wait to read more by Michele Campbell. 5 stars for A Stranger on the Beach.
The cover is also a 5 star. It perfectly depicts the darkness inside this twisted story.
Thank you #NetGalley, the author and the publisher for my free ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for this e-book in return for my honest review. The characters were great, but not very likeable. You have rich, well-to-do Caroline and wrong side of the tracks Aiden. This could go either way and just when you think it's "this" it's totally "that". I tend to always take "sides" in books but this one threw me for a loop! Not at all what I thought during several points in the book. If you like twisty psychological thrillers, this may be up your alley!

Caroline Stark, the owner of the luxury beachfront house, notices that there is a stranger on the beach, staring intensely at it. At that instant, her gut-feeling tells her that he is a potential thief, and is best to stay away from him. Instead, she walks toward him, and strikes up a conversation. This fateful moment is the beginning of her downfall and changes her life.
Caroline has decided to host a housewarming cum Jason’s birthday party at the beach house. Jason, the husband whom she has married for 20 years, is no-show at first, then showed up with a Russian or maybe Czech woman who apparently is his mistress!
Coincidence or fate? The stranger on the beach is actually tendering bar at the party that day! His name is Aidan Callahan.

Out of frustration, Caroline confides her husband’s infidelity to Aidan. She has even asked Aiden to help to take out her husband!

When the storm approaches fiercely, Aiden rushes to Caroline’s beach house to protect her from Jason who intends to put her in jeopardy. Both men get into a heated altercation, and a violent fight… The next thing Aidan knows is that he is in his truck, covered in blood… What’s actually happened?

As pages turning, there are more secrets and lies! And there is an unexpected twist toward the end of the story!
A Stranger On The Beach is a well-written psychological thriller by the talented Michele Campbell. This is my first book by her and I am loving it. The novel will be on sale in July 2019, and it is a good summer read for fans of suspense/mystery thrillers.
I would like to thank NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the digital ARC of A Stranger On The Beach.

A STRANGER ON THE BEACH affirms that Michele Campbell is most definitely a master storyteller. Two sides of the story are presented by Caroline Starks and Aidan Callahan. The book begins as Caroline observes 27-year old Aidan standing on the beach and staring at her home. Her first impression is that he is a potential thief and confronts him. Other than exchanging names, not much more was said as they parted when it started pouring down rain, but that brief meeting caused Caroline to let her guard down.

Forty-two year old Caroline, a recent empty-nester, has been married for twenty years to Jason, an investment banker who travels a lot for business. Caroline had been an interior designer before her now 18-year-old daughter, Hannah, was born and is now away at college, Caroline feels that she needs to focus on herself. The Starks had recently had an ocean-front house--her dream home--built on the land that once belonged to Aidan’s grandfather.

Aidan has been recently released from prison and is on probation, having served a 10-year sentence for a manslaughter conviction. His brother, Tommy, is the police chief, and has warned Aidan that Caroline is trouble, but Aidan is young and naïve and flattered that he has caught the eye of a rich woman who is the owner of the house on his grandfather’s property.

Caroline is busy finalizing the details for a huge housewarming party which includes the works--caterers, tents, valet parking, and a society magazine photographer. As the time nears, Jason tells her that he will be out of town and will most likely be unable to attend the combination birthday celebration for him and housewarming. Caroline immediately jumps to the conclusion that he is having an affair and later utilizes the GPS tracker on his cell phone to confirm that he is not where he says he is. In addition, when he does show up late to the housewarming, Jason creates a stir as he is accompanied by a Russian woman, a purported business associate, but Caroline and the attendees perceive that he is blatantly having an affair.

Thinking that she is headed for divorce court and discovering that contrary to what Jason had told her, had emptied out their bank accounts, Caroline heads to the bar for the second time in two days where Aidan is a bartender. One thing leads to another, and she and Aidan are headed to her house for a supposedly one-night stand.

This is the third book I have read by this author, the others being SHE WAS THE QUIET ONE and IT’S ALWAYS THE HUSBAND, and this story is the best one yet. They just keep getting better and better. I wish to thank NetGalley for the opportunity to read a pre-release in exchange for an honest review, and look forward to reading more by this talented author. I highly recommend this to all readers who appreciate a well-written story.

This book sounded like it would be really good, and it was! A real page-turner. Caroline is a wealthy wife of an investment banker who just built a large beach house out in the Hamptons. Caroline is a bit annoyed to notice a young good-looking strange man staring at her house multiple times. Is he thinking of robbing it? And so begins the wild relationship of Aidan and Caroline. I grew up on Long Island so I loved the many references to local towns and the LIE and LIRR. While I did predict the ending, doing so did not distract from my enjoyment of the book. Well done, Ms.Campbell!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me with this advance copy.

I was given this arc copy by netgalley in exchange for my honest review it does not impact my review in anyway. This book was an incredible thriller from start to finish. Loved this. The twist and turns happens so fast its enough to give the reader whiplash. Incredible writing. Great book.