After reading Michele Campbell's two most recent books The Wife Who Knew Too Much and A Stranger On the Beach, I know I can count on her books to provide a fast-paced, crazy escape from reality. I am quickly becoming a big fan of Michele Campbell's writing.

The Wife Who Knew Too Much grabbed me right from the beginning, and really never slowed down. The story begins with an omimous diary entry written by Nina, who is married to Connor, but then quickly turns to our main character, Tabitha, Connor's summer love from long ago. This book has it all: romance, stalking, murder, kidnapping, bad decisions, and lots of wealth.

The narration shifts easily from past to present, and the story is told mostly in the voice of Tabitha in the present, but sometimes through Nina's diary or an omniscient narrator when we're diving into Nina's past.

The characters are fun and flawed. They make bad choices, get into trouble, fall too deeply in love, trust the wrong people...and it works so well in this book.

During the course of The Wife Who Knew Too Much, I changed my mind several times about what I thought really happened. In the end, I had things party figured out, but not entirely. The ending was mostly satisfying, although I did come away with a couple of unanswered questions.

The Wife Who Knew Too Much does require some suspension of disbelief. I say, just lean into it and enjoy the story. Step into the world of over-the-top wealth combined with a long-lost first love, and see how fun this book is.

Thank you to NetGalley, author Michele Campbell, and publisher St. Martin's Press for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Michele Campbell did not disappoint with this book!!
It’s a total guessing game from start to finish of “whodunnit” and I LOVED IT!
I was torn between cheering for the main characters and then questioning them all at the same time.
I literally was so sad when it ended because it reads like a movie! I could picture every scene perfectly and every character was so convincing! I mean, what single girl doesn’t dream of an old flame walking back into their life, sweeping them off their feet, and moving them into luxury?!
This probably ranks up there as my favorite Michele Campbell book and was a perfect read to get me through this quarantine! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This book sucked me in from the very beginning. I really liked the premise of this story. This was a quick, engaging read. The biggest drawback to me was the main character. I just couldn’t connect with Tabby. I didn’t love how she so easily jumped in with both feet with Connor, but I know that was needed to get the book going. It just felt kind of juvenile- almost like something I would see in a YA book. I do look forward to reading more by this author in the future!

Another fantastic book by Michelle Campbell. This book kept me hooked right from the beginning. This author knows how to draw the reader in and keep them interested. She knows how to develop the characters to the point where the reader can either love them or hate them. With this book, the main character remained naive throughout the book but yet exhibited strength when needed. She (Tabitha) fell in love with Conner who was wealthy growing up and then in his married life to Nina Levitt. For me, I never warmed up to him until the very end. I didn’t trust him and that’s exactly why I love this author with her way of putting her heart and soul into these characters.
I’m definitely looking forward to reading more of her books.

A twisty tale full of love, sex, money and betrayal!

Tabitha is poor girl waitressing at the country club when she meets the rich and handsome Connor. They begin a steamy teenage love affair that consumes them both. However, it ends tragically due to clashing class differences. Fast forward thirteen years, and Tabitha is still a struggling waitress while Connor has married an extremely wealthy and powerful woman. When their paths cross again all these years later, their feelings for each other are still just as strong. Only problem? Connor is still married! When his wife tragically dies from an apparent suicide it seems as though the star crossed lovers will finally get their happily ever after. But could it really all be that easy? Of course not! The mystery begins when Tabitha finds the diary of Connor's late wife.

This is a well written story with engaging characters.
For me, personally, it was a little too sentimental. (What can I say...I'm just cold hearted!)
Overall, though, great read.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a gripping read that builds upon it’s story and ups the suspense from the get-go. Tabitha is thrilled to see the love of her life walk back into her life years later while she works in a restaurant. She already knows he’s married to a famous, rich woman. After starting an affair, his wife dies, Tabitha marries him, and it should be perfect bliss...except for the fact that he might have been responsible for his wife’s death.

There are plenty of twists along the way of this read, and I was highly absorbed as things got crazier and crazier. Some of the characters were so despicable, but that’s par for the course in these types of novels, right? The ending was a bit beyond belief, but I really enjoyed this overall. I look forward to the author’s next suspense novel.

Thanks to Michele Campbell, St. Martin’s Press, and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to #Netgalley and @StMartinsPress for an advanced copy of The Wife Who Knew Too Much.

I've been finding it difficult to get into books the last couple weeks due to some anxiety and I fell right into this one with no problems at all. In fact I couldn't put it down. A quick and easy read was exactly what I needed to break my funk.

This is my second Michelle Campbell book and she just keeps getting better.

Tabitha and Conner fell in love as teenagers and now haven't seen each other in years. He's married to a wealthy and famous woman who is much older than him. Tabitha still lives in the same small town and is a waitress trying to escape some bad choices. Then Connor shows up at her restaurant and sparks fly once again. Little does Tabitha know that Connors martial status will be the least of her worries in the upcoming months.

The first half of the book was fantastic. The second half was a little all over the place but still enjoyable. 4 stars.

First the positives: this book is really easy to get into and keeps your attention. The negatives: I strongly dislike sex scenes in books even if they aren't too explicit. I found the main character Tabitha immature and very teenagerish. I'm sorry this book just did not work for me. Thank you to St. Martin's press and Netgalley for providing this ARC.

This is my first Michele Campbell book and I can certainly see why she is a popular thriller author. I was drawn immediately into the story from the first pages and found the entire novel to be propulsive and compelling at every turn. Just when I thought I had it all figured out, BAM, another twist. I loved the continual twists and turns that kept me breathlessly turning the pages.

Campbell keeps you guessing until the very end. Every chapter had me changing my mind and wanting to read further and further in this classic "who dun it" book. Wealthy Nina Levitt dies mysteriously after writing a diary entry. Who can you trust? Who had their hands dirty? Who wanted her millions? Was it her too young husband? You must read to find out. A suspense drama that is impossible to put down will have you page turning until you are finished.

The Wife Who Knew Too much was excellent. It had suspense, fun and mystery in every chapter. It pulled me in from page 1. An ending I didn’t see coming kept me reading.

A haunting thriller with several story lines that all come together for a stunning finale. Realistic characters bring the story to life and add mysterious notes to this lovely novel.

3,5 stars

This was an interesting story that gave me a few hours of reading that made me forget the woes of the world while I concentrated on the woes of our main protagonist, Tabitha Girard. Poor Tabitha, a struggling waitress, left years ago by her one true love, Connor Ford. However, one day as fate would have it, who strides into the dinner where Tabitha works but Connor. They immediately reconnect, each pledging their undying love that never went away from all those years ago. There is one tiny problem though for Connor is married to an enormously wealthy woman, Nina, and smart as she is, she has an ironclad prenup agreement where if Connor leaves her or is unfaithful, he doesn't get a dime.

And then once again fate intervenes and when Tabitha finds herself pregnant and Connor not exactly responsive to her, she seeks him out at the Ford's massive estate in Southampton at a Fourth of July gala. Unfortunately, Tabitha's ex husband is also on Tabitha's trail so he too winds up at the party, unwanted guest as he an Tabby are and things get very interesting as later Nina is found drowned and thought to have committed suicide. Things get complicated, messy, and definitely convoluted.

There are times I have found when you want to jump inside the pages of a book and shake some sense into one of the characters. That was me with Tabitha. She missed so many clues, so many things that ensured she would be set up as a patsy for the death of Nina.

This story was pure escapism for me. It was flighty enough to keep me going and given the times we are living in, flighty and illogical stories might just fit the bill for many of us.

Thank you to Michele Campbell, St Martin's Press, and Net Galley for a copy of this book.

Lost love, reconnections, betrayal and murder make for good read. Nina is richer than rich and married to Connor. Tabitha is Connor’s teenage love. Nina takes her own life and Tabitha and Connor can finally be together. We get different POVs including opening up with Nina’s diary which sucks you in right away. An engaging read that kept me hooked throughout.
Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for the arc.

Thank you fro the advance copy!
While I enjoyed this book, lots of twists and turns, I found the main character to be annoying. Honestly, every move she made was dumb! But it was quick paced and kept my attention. I would recommend this book .

The Wife Who Knew Too Much: A Novel
by Michele C. Martinez

Nina Levitt is the prominent widow of real estate tycoon Edward Levitt.
Nina is throwing her lavish annual 4th of July party and she should be enjoying her guests. But Nina has something more important to do. She is writing in her diary to leave a message that in the event of her untimely death that it is foul play. And it was her husband Connor and her that were responsible.
The next day Nina Levitt is found dead, floating in her pool.
Tabitha knows Connor. Thirteen years ago, Connor spent his summer days lounging by the country club pool with his many cousins. Tabitha was a pool girl working at that same country club. It is hard not to notice him and when he strikes up a conversation with Tabitha, she is smitten. When he invites her to come and listen to him play with his band, she can’t say no even though as a staff member she isn’t allowed. What follows is a relationship that Tabitha only dreamed of. She sneaks out of her grandparents’ house at night to meet up with him. They are in love. But when Connor sneaks her into his grandmother’s estate, one time too many, their relationship is discovered. She quickly learns the outreach of his grandmother Nell, and she never sees him again.
That is until Memorial Day weekend 13 years later, when Connor walks into the restaurant where Tabitha is working. Are her eyes playing a trick on her? Assigned to his table she approaches him with both trepidation and excitement. All those old feelings are rising to the surface and she tries desperately to push them away. He is after all married to the famous Nina Levitt.
Connor proclaims that his love for her never died and that letting her go all those years ago was the biggest mistake he ever made. They continue the conversation after Tabitha leaves work and although her mind is telling her to run, her heart is telling her to stay. Their love is reignited, and Connor says he will tell Nina about their love and leave her.
But Connor signed a prenup and if he leaves Nina or is caught cheating on her he will lose millions. How far will he go to be with his one true love?

The Wife Who Knew Too Much by Michele Campbell is a twisty whodunit that will have you questioning everything, and everyone, you thought you knew. This is my first read from this author, but I am certainly intrigued enough to seek out more in future.

Tabitha is working at a country club when she first meets the charming Connor Ford. A summer romance ensues, and even though the relationship is deemed unacceptable by both of their families, Tabitha (Tabby) knows that she has fallen in love with her soulmate. But alas, the two are driven apart by their differing circumstances, and each go on to marry other people, in Tabitha's case a drug dealer, and in Connor's, the wealthy and controlling Nina. Yet Connor continues to carry a torch for Tabby, and when Nina purportedly takes her own life, the path seems clear for them to finally be together. That is, until a note, seemingly from beyond the grave, has Nina casting aspersions, and accusations, pertaining to her death.

This is a novel that will keep you on your toes as you struggle to separate fact from fiction, and truthtellers from deceivers.

Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for this ARC.

I rate this book 3 1/2 stars
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It's Always The Husband was my first book from this author and I am thankful that @netgalley and @stmartinspres gifted me the eARC of The Who Knew Too Much in exchange for my honest review. ⁣
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Tabitha Girard and Connor Ford had a whirlwind romance one summer while Tabitha was working as a pool girl at Connor's country club. Connor meant everything to Tabitha and she never really got over him. ⁣
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Years later, when Conner came back into Tabitha's life, he was older and richer and married for money. ⁣
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Connor's wife, Nina, takes her own life and frees Connor and Tabitha to get back together and get married. But all glitter is not gold, and Tabitha soon finds Nina's diary and questions if Nina really did in fact kill herself. ⁣
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Who is Connor? Why did he really marry Nina? Is Tabitha really his true love? ⁣
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I loved the twists and turns in this book! I found myself having a hard time putting it down near the middle - end. ⁣
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I didn't like that Tabitha and Connor had an affair and then proclaimed undying love for each other. They had not seen each other since they were teens and a lot changes in that amount of time. ⁣
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I found Tabitha frustrating in some of the decisions she made and I didn't really like Connor. Even in the end, I found him frustrating. 🙊 I wanted to feel attached to their characters but I didn't. ⁣
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Without giving anything away, the best part of the book is the twists. Definitely worth reading though!! ⁣
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A great thriller of a novel that will leave you hooked as you read through the pages. I enjoyed reading about Tabitha and Connor's past and often felt sorry for their chance of a life of love together. Fast forward many years later, they are now adults, and Connor is married to a rich and successful woman and living a life of luxury. Connor bumps into Tabitha all these years later at her place of work and she cannot believe she is staring at the man she loved and lost all those years ago. Can it truly be him?

I loved the suspense and thrills that build up as you read through the chapters. Not everything is as it appears to be, not everyone is who they pretend to be, and what you learn about some of these characters will shock you. I loved the suspense of the storyline and watching it all unfold. A definite must-add to your TBR list for 2020.

Curiosity..........and all that.

Gonna get 'cha in a lotta trouble.

The Wife Who Knew Too Much plays out with the inner nudge of a female persuasion to always draw aside the curtain. We all seem programmed to not let sleeping dogs lie. Why do we poke at something relentlessly until it sinks its teeth into us?

Tabitha Girard leans against the wall of The Grill for a moment's reprieve from a heavy night of waitressing. Her shift is almost over, but her feet just want to find the door. That's what she has left after a failed marriage to the devious Derek Cassidy who's doing time in prison.

Tabitha makes one last run to take the drink order from a young man at the bar. When he turns around, she almost faints. It's Connor Ford. She and Connor had quite the relationship back in high school. That very night, Tabitha and Connor are destined to re-create old times back at the ski resort lodge where Connor is staying. Ah, Tabitha, you should have closed out this guy's tab and left it on the bar.

Michele Campbell creates an entertaining novel wrapped around the games that people play. But there seems to be the usual formula happening here. Guy and girl rekindle romance only to have deep, deep secrets float to the surface. Girl starts sinking quickly into this quicksand when she can't leave well enough alone. It was a 3.5 for me kicked up to 4 stars. Campbell knows her way around a novel, but I'd sure like to see her grab something less predictable and more involved. I'm looking forward to a puzzle packed one in the future.

I received a copy of this novel through NetGalley for an honest review. My thanks to St. Martin's Press and to Michele Campbell for the opportunity.