Oh, I loved this book. It was on my AmaZon list for its release date, so I was thrilled to receive an ARC. I love an unreliable narrative, and this book had not one, but two. I don't want to give too much away, but this was well written and I couldn't put it down. Definitely worth the read.

I loved the beginning of this book. so many twists and turns but somewhere towards the ending it just went off the end and I couldn’t grasp it.

From the moment she saw him standing on the beach staring at her beach house, their fate was sealed.
Caroline and Jason are an “it” couple. They have an apartment in the city and a beautiful beach house on the ocean. They are both beautiful. And successful. And rich. Other than good looks, they are everything Aiden isn’t. And have everything Aiden doesn’t. Bitter about the big beach house built on his grandfather’s land, he still can’t help staring at the beautiful house longingly. But Aiden is an ex con who works as a bartender; he will never own a house like that.
But maybe part of that dream isn’t out of reach for him. Maybe he can’t have the house. But maybe, just maybe he could have the wife. Aiden can’t believe is luck when Caroline turns her attention his way. That perfect relationship Jason and Caroline have has developed a crack after their housewarming party turns ugly and soon after, Caroline finds her way into his bar to drown her sorrows and ends up with more than she was bargaining for. A moment of drunken revenge turns into a nightmare.
He’s desperate and obsessed with her. She’s mortified and frightened. And then two stories come into play. Same events are narrated by both Aiden and Caroline. But told entirely differently. Which is the truth? Or is it somewhere in the middle?
This story is so cleverly written. I was engaged throughout as I tried to figure out the truth. I didn’t want to put the book down while my head tried to wrap around what I thought was true and what I suspected. This book is full of suspense and intrigue and you will want to stay up until this one is finished.
4 1/2 stars for me.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me the privilege to read and review this book by sending me a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

If you're looking for a great new thriller, this is it! Told by conflicting POV it kept me turning the pages all night. I could not tell who was lying. Great twists especially at the end! I've read other books by this author and she just keeps getting better.

A Stranger on the Beach is a twisted tale of what happens when love and marriage go wrong. Carolyn is about to have the housewarming party of her dreams, as she and her husband Jason are ready to move into an exclusive beach house. When Jason shows up to the party with another woman, it's apparent to everyone that he's having an affair, and he soon confirms that by walking out on Carolyn. Aiden is a bartender from the party, who is young and attractive, and could he possibly be flirting with Carolyn? When Carolyn has too much to drink, an innocent night of flirtation with Aiden turns into a one night stand. Suddenly, Aiden seems much more interested in it being more than Carolyn would like, and it's a question of what Carolyn has gotten herself into.

The story is told from Carolyn and Aiden's point of view. Aiden's obsession with Carolyn takes a dramatic turn for the dark side when Carolyn tries to break things off and reconcile with her husband. Could he be responsible for hurting Jason? The thing that pulled me in the most was the fact that both points of view were diametrically opposed. That's the question for me that kept me flipping pages, which one of these two is the unreliable narrator or are they both? It's hard to say much more about the story without giving something away, but I will say the story kept me engrossed from the first page to the last and I didn't see that ending coming.

I had a lot of thoughts as I was reading this one about what was really going on. I went back and forth between thinking that Aiden and Carolyn each were guilty, but I never figured out the whole plot. This book won't be published until July and I could definitely see it being a terrific beach read, though it held my attention on a cold January night. Kudos to the author, even after reading the final page and thinking about what I'd read, there were no obvious clues that I missed staring me in the face.

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

I read a lot of these trailers, and I understand you have to come to them with suspension of disbelief, but I just cannot believe the last 20% of this book. It’s been an hour since I put it down and I’m still confused. Nothing about the first 3/4 of this book in anyway led up to that ending, and now I’m just irritated and I feel like my time has been wasted, which is a real shame as I had been loving it up to that point. I did the math, if the first 3/4 were four star and the last quarter was one star, that’s three stars on average. So, three unenthusiastic stars then

A Stranger on the Beach by Michele Campbell is a twisted story of two strangers on the beach meeting. A married woman pursuing a younger man and the fallout it entails.
But who killed her husband?
Fascinating and mind blowing!

A Stranger on the Beach by Michele Campbell is a psychological thriller. The story is told from the alternating viewpoints of Caroline Stark, a wealthy socialite who weekends at her beach house and Aiden Callahan, the bartender and one-night stand Caroline picks up from the local bar after suspecting her husband is cheating. Aiden, who it seems has lost touch with reality, becomes obsessed with Caroline and begins stalking her after Caroline tries to end the affair and reconcile with her husband.

This book was just okay. It was an easy, simple read but I found the writing rather amateurish and at times and dragged on. I lost interest about halfway through and had a hard time finishing it. I was disappointed since this isn’t Campbell’s first novel and I really enjoyed her novel It’s Always the Husband (read the review here https://bit.ly/2N8ZRbH), so I had similar expectations. I rate this novel 2.5 out of 5 stars.

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Reviewed: February 18, 2019. Novel Publish Date: July 23, 2019.

This book was awesome! Had me hooked right from the get. A married woman who has had a one night stand begins being stalked by her one night stand in this crazy thriller. A secret that can’t be kept hidden.

A Stranger on the Beach is a compelling domestic thriller about a woman, Caroline, who has a one night stand with Aidan, after she finds out her husband has been having an affair. What follows is a mess of events told through Aidan and Caroline's conflicting accounts. I couldn't put this one down, starting the book with a dislike for most of the characters, but changing my mind about one in particular as the story unfolded. I would recommend this psychological/domestic thriller to those who enjoy this genre. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced reader's copy, in exchange for an honest review.

Michele Campbell has done it once again! I am totally blown away! I read the first 40% of A Stranger on the Beach in one sitting and then I literally had dreams about where this novel would go the entire night through. So of course, as soon as I woke up, I grabbed my kindle and spent the day finishing this twisty tale and boy was I wow’ed! I don’t want to get into details because with any mystery/suspense it’s always best to go in as blind as possible, but trust me this won’t be a novel you figure out quickly which is true testament to Michele Campbell’s fantastic writing! A Stranger on the Beach is a 4.5 star novel that is unputdownable! Michele Campbell has solidified herself as an automatic 1-click author- an absolute must read!

A twisting story of deceit that changes at the storm tides come in.. The perfect crime with flaws. This story kept me turning pages faster and faster to try and figure out the real story.

Caroline notices a handsome, young stranger standing outside her stunning, new beach house. He is a local.....with a history. He is a bit mysterious and dangerous, and Caroline can't seem to keep away from him.
The plot was immediately interesting and drew me in. Throw in a cheating husband, a doubting daughter and Caroline's perfect life quickly unravels. The story follows Caroline's perspective but we are also allowed to know the thoughts of Aidan, the mysterious stranger. At times, their perspectives conflict and they become unreliable narrators. You're not sure what is actually happening and what are merely the beliefs of an unsound mind. A plot twist at the end genuinely surprised me but I felt that everything wrapped up too neatly and quickly...and a bit unrealistically.

Absolutely fabulous book. I loved it. Caroline has what seems to be an envious life until it is gone. Aidan is a handsome bartender with a shady past. I really didn't envision the events that took place but they kept me hooked until the end. I highly recommend this book. Thanks to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press and the Author for allowing me to read and review this book.

I received this book "A Stranger On The Beach" from NetGalley and all opinions expressed are my own. The end was horrible!!!!!!!! The storyline was all over the place. I couldn't figure out what was really happening in places. I figured out what was going to happen but the writing was confusing. I didn't like the characters at all! Ugh just wanted to be done reading this.

Michele Campbell is in fine form with A Stranger on the Beach which is a follow-up to It's Always the Husband and is an equally good read!

A Stranger on the Beach
Michelle Campbell
Description
From the bestselling author of It's Always the Husband comes a novel about a love triangle that begins on a fateful night...
There is a stranger outside Caroline's house.
Her spectacular new beach house, built for hosting expensive parties and vacationing with the family she thought she'd have. But her husband is lying to her and everything in her life is upside down, so when the stranger, Aidan, shows up as a bartender at the same party where Caroline and her husband have a very public fight, it doesn't seem like anything out of the ordinary.
As her marriage collapses around her and the lavish lifestyle she's built for herself starts to crumble, Caroline turns to Aidan for comfort...and revenge. After a brief and desperate fling that means nothing to Caroline and everything to him, Aidan's obsession with Caroline, her family, and her house grow more and more disturbing. And when Caroline's husband goes missing, her life descends into a nightmare that leaves her accused of her own husband's murder.
A Stranger on the Beach is Strangers on a Train meets Fatal Attraction in Michele Campbell's edge-of-your-seat story of passion and intrigue.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martins Press for the advance copy of this wonderful novel.
WOW, this book started out with me not connecting in any way with Caroline or Aiden. It was like a wild train, started slow and just being to take up speed. It was she said, he said thing with pov from both. But, the pov had different pov?
It was a good read. Never guessed until the end.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martins press for giving me the chance to read and review and ARC of this title. This is the second book I’ve read by Michele Campbell and I do believe I’ve become a fan of hers. The style reminded me quite a bit of the show The Affair and how it would show two sides of the story. I love that because you’re kept guessing up until the climax. I really enjoyed this and I’d recommend it.

I can't say that I enjoyed this book at all. It reads like a bad Lifetime movie. Completely unbelievable.

Started off strong but by halfway I knew what was going on. It was a great idea but seemed to get muddled as the story went on. Also one character's behavior kept becoming more outlandish that it was hard to suspend belief.