It is a pure coincidence that Alice makes the acquaintance of Dominic Gill. After her former fiancé had cancelled their wedding only days before it was supposed to take place, she didn’t really expect to meet anybody else to fall for. Dominic seems to be totally crazy asking her to marry him only weeks after they got to know each other, but why wait any longer if you feel it’s the right thing to do? Yet, there are some things they should have discussed before making the big step, e.g. do they want to have a baby, and it would have made sense to meet his mother and brother, but Alice does not worry too much about these things. Then one evening the police knock at her door and inform her about her husband’s death. When she comes to identify him, Dom’s brother is there insisting that the dead body does not belong to Dominic Gill. So who was Alice married to?

“The Man She Married” is a fast-paced thriller that shows how easily even intelligent and self-confident people may fall prey to fraudsters. As a reader, you are well aware of what is going on and at times, I got really annoyed with Alice’s mindlessness and naiveté, yet, I cannot say for sure that blinded by love I would assess Dom’s behaviour differently. With the main character’s sudden death, I wondered what else there was to come, but unexpectedly, Alison James made the hunt for Dominic’s real past as interesting as his deception of Alice.

Even though I have some doubts if it really is that easy to get fake identities or to take over somebody else’s life and to manage to keep up the facade of two lives simultaneously, I found it a gripping and spell-binding read.

Alice couldn’t believe her luck when she ran into Dominic in an elevator. It’s hard to meet someone organically in today’s world of technological dating. They were married after a brief dating time and even a shorter engagement time. After two years of marriage, Alice started to find small lies in their relationship. However, she put it out of her mind until the day the police showed up to announce her husband had died. So the story started to unravelled.

The style of writing goes back and forth between then and now and Dominic and Alice’s point of view. It started with a mystery, then the story gradually revealed the motive. It’s a cross between ‘Catch Me if You Can’ and ‘American Psycho.’ Alice is too easily trusting. Although usually it is said that the wife is last to know. However, Alice had more than enough resources to find out exactly what Dominic was up to. There were too many red flags that she ignored. I find it a little hard to believe that it took Alice that long to figure things out. As for Dominic, he made too many mistakes in order for law enforcements not to discover him sooner. Even if it crosses multiples countries. If a person in Dominic’s pass can figured things out with just a tap of a keystroke so can INTERPOL. It was a pleasant story to read, but there were many events that made this story not very believable.

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

Very good book! At the beginning I really disliked the main character, but as the story grew, I realized she is just like a lot of women. This is an easy read, I didn't put it down until I was done.

Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. Also, to the author, for letting me read an early release.

The man she married by Alison James.
A very enjoyable read with some good characters. A few twists. I had a theory of my own but I was wrong. 4*.

I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review. I have read a few other Alison James's books before and have always enjoyed them, this one just as much. Just when you think you meet the man of your dreams, have a whirlwind courtship, get married, and then eventually get pregant, your husband passes away... but is the man you married really the man he said he was? With so many plot twists and turns, this book will keep you interested until the very end.

Devoured this book in one sitting so tense so well written. My favorite type of book multilayered kept me guessing till the end.#netgalley#bookouture.

Wow absolutely loved this book . I was surprised when you found out what the husband was up to half way through the book and thought the book thereafter wouldn’t be very interesting but I was wrong . Loved all the story and the following build up with the husband was fantastic. Never saw the twist at the end coming . I highly recommend this book and will be reading more from this brilliant author

Didn't take me long to devour this book. Keeps you on your toes, twists I loved then! Worth the read.

Thanks to the publisher and net galley for an early release of this book.

Alison James' thriller is enthralling. The first part details Alice's story. Her rushed marriage to a man she barely knows and he keeps,it that way. He has many secrets and plus one final disappearing act. The second part is the story of her husband who uses several aliases, but he's a dirtbag. The third part is what happens in the aftermath. The novel revealed a few twist I had not predicted so it kept my attention.

"Oh, what a tangled web we weave
When first we practise to deceive!"
--Sir Walter Scott

I've read, and enjoyed, two other books by this author. So when the publisher made an advance copy available for review, you bet your boots I jumped at the opportunity. And once again, I was not disappointed.

Chapters flash from "then" and "now" primarily for main character Alice, who runs her own successful catering business. Not one to trust relationships ever since a former fiance left her almost at the altar, she's a bit hesitant when she meets handsome and eligible Dominic. But not for long; early on, he convinces her of his love by proposing marriage - followed by asking to move into her beautiful home in London.

For the most part, happiness abounds for the first three years of their marriage - and Alice is overjoyed to learn she's pregnant. But just as she's planning the perfect Valentine's Day dinner to celebrate the news, she gets a knock at her door and it's not good news: Her husband has been in a terrible accident and is dead.

Alas, the news gets worse. Despite his plausible excuses, Alice has always been a little curious as to why Dominic has kept her from meeting his brother and mother. In fact, he may have had good reason. When said brother comes to identify the body, both he and Alice get the shocker of a lifetime: The body is the guy Alice married, but according to the brother, it's not the real Dominic.

Say what? At this point, "oops" is an understatement. Dominic's brother is certain it's not his brother, while Alice certainly knows it's the man she was married to for three years. So who is he, really? At this point, Alice realizes she's been living with some kind of liar - but he's also the father of her child. Now, the important thing is to determine who he really was.

In the end, the only option is to hire a private investigator - but a very busy and reluctant one at that. And it is at this point that I'll stop my review; if you want to learn more - and I hope you do - you'll just have to read it for yourself. Well done!

I read the synopsis for The Man She Married and could feel the blood in my veins. I knew I had to read this story it sounded so fresh, so thrilling and overall so interesting! Thank you Bookouture for approving my request, you’re auickly becoming one of my favourite publishers. :)

Right so here we go...

The first section of the story is fantastic. I loved it, there’s a great deal of suspense that amps up the overall feeling and left me on edge, the second part loses this feeling a little but it’s still strong and then we get onto the final section which I wasn’t a fan of. It was just tying up ends which didn’t work well for the book since the beginning quickly became the best part. If that strong start could be held I would rate this as one of my best books of 2019 but for now it just gets a solid four stars.

Incredible and average all at once but I’m holding on to the originality of the plot and giving this a high rating.

Could hardly but this book down, read it in a few hours. So many twists and turns, kept me guessing all the way through! Definitely worth a read!

Another great book from Alison James. Fast paced story full of twists and turns throughout. I couldn’t put it down and read it in a day.

After many ups and downs in love, Alice has finally found what she was looking for. The perfect life with the perfect husband and a baby on the way. Life Is good. But then her world is turned from what she always dreamed of to a nightmare. The police come to tell her that her husband is dead. Dominic is dead. But is Dominic really Dominic? Not according to the real Dominic's family. So who was he? Why did he die? And what does this mean for Alice.

A really fast paced, decently written thriller. This was an easy read. I didn't get too attached to the characters and the writing was choppy in places, but I enjoyed it overall.

This is a book full of twists and turns it will keep you guessing til the end. I enjoyed the piecing together the story little by little.

What do you do when your husband of 3 years dies leaving you pregnant? What would you do if it was proven that the name he was using was from a stolen identity? How do you track down someone when all they told you was a lie?

Thanks to Netgalley for complimentary copy. Thoughts and opinions my own.

The Man She Married by Alison James is a compulsively diabolical thriller that had me firmly in its grasp from the very first page. The twists just kept coming, and I tore through this one at warp speed in a desperate bid to unravel it all. The boxes have all been ticked with this gripping and addictive read.

Alice has all but given up on finding love when a chance meeting in an elevator puts her directly in the path of Dominic Gill, who is successful, charming, and attentive. Alice is quickly smitten, and the two enter into a hasty marriage. Initially, all is bliss. But as time goes by, doubts about some of Dominic's behaviours begin to bother Alice, even though her husband is always ready with a plausible explanation. Yet how well do we really know those with whom we share our most intimate moments? I devoured this novel in a matter of hours trying to find out,

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC.