Buckle up for a twisted ride that is bonkers, fast-paced, and highly unputdownable!

Meet the ladies of Presidio Terrace:

Georgia St. Claire has been married two times, and both husbands met unfortunate demises. Although Georgia says she’s innocent of any wrongdoing, many people call her the “Black Widow”. She’s about to marry for a third time. She’s never been so in love. Maybe third time is the charm?

Erin King, Georgia’s best friend, is a news anchor and is also head of the Presidio Terrace Homeowner’s Association. Fed up with work, she walks out of her job and decides to spend some time being a trophy wife to her hardworking husband, Mason. Too bad he rarely has time for her.

Brooke Davies is the new gal on the block. A mystery writer, she is quickly welcomed into Georgia and Erin’s inner circle. Brooke and her husband sleep in separate rooms. She also has some secrets she alludes to. You would never know this by looking at her. She seems perfect.

In fact, all of these ladies and their lives seem perfect...but looks can be deceiving. People can be deceiving too. Georgia, Erin, and Brooke will find that out at a pre-wedding celebration that sets off a chain of dramatic, and possibly deadly, events.

Apologies for being a bit vague, but it is best to go in blind here. This book is just what I needed right now. It’s devious, scandalous, and wickedly delicious! I ate it all up and was still hungry for dessert. Told from the POVs of the three main characters, it is easy to get to know each of them...and easy to suspect each one of unsavory secrets. And secrets galore there are. Author Kristin Miller superbly reveals them throughout the story.

Some plot elements are a little over the top (not a surprise with a title like this one), but I was here for it! I wanted the drama. I wanted the intrigue. I wanted the twists. I got them all! Do these friends have any redeeming qualities? Read it and find out. This may not be for everyone, but I had a blast reading it. It would make a succulent movie or TV series.

4.5 stars

Thank you to Ballantine Books for providing me a widget to download this book through NetGalley. It will be published on: 7/20/21.

Review also posted at: https://bonkersforthebooks.wordpress.com

DNF @ 50%
I was so excited for this one because it sounded a lot like desperate housewives (one of the GREATEST shows of all time) but this really fell flat and i couldn’t even finish it. It starts out promising enough but I really did not like the writing - it was very basic and juvenile and the dialogue was so insufferable and unrealistic.

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book received in exchange for an honest review.

Brooke, a mystery writer, and her husband, a tech giant, are new to the block. Their new neighbors are the interesting bunch of trophy wives. The story begins with one neighbor, Georgia in the hospital as the result of a tragic accident. She is known as the Black Widow due to the suspicious deaths of her previous two husbands. The story focuses on the three trophy wives and solving if Georgia has struck again.

I started and finished this book in just two days. The author's use of three narrators, while also maintaining the fluidity of the story kept me hooked and wanting more. I found it to be a quick and entertaining read and the end paid off for me. It was not entirely what I had expected and I can't say the same for books of this genre!

4⭐️

This book was consumed in less than 24 hours. I could. not. stop. reading. I finished this book and stared at the wall for a good 10 minutes because my brain was genuinely short circuiting from the twist. It’s not often that I’m caught off guard but this book does an absolutely fantastic job of keeping you guessing. Little nuggets of information are dropped as we start to get to know our three trophy wives Erin, Georgia, and Brooke. Georgia, otherwise known as the Black Widow, due to 2 husbands unfortunately meeting an untimely death, is getting married for a third time. They say the third time is a the charm right? Some would say yes, but in Georgia’s case that’s just not true. Girlfriend could not catch a break. I loved the banter of these characters. I loved the secondary characters and the parts they play in the unfolding events leading up to Georgia’s wedding day. I gave this one four stars simply because I want more! Honestly if you haven’t already added this to your TBR, you are missing out! The Sinful Lives of atrophy Wives hits shelves July 20, 2021!

Recommended for: March Murder reads, Desperate Housewives Energy, Mind Blown vibes 🤯

As always- thank you to @netgalley and @Ballantine books for allowing me early access to this ARC!

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced digital copy of this book in exchange for my review.

This is a fun "palate cleanser" to read between heavier more realistic books and for that I liked it a lot!!

Three women live in an ultra-secure gated community with rules for EVERYTHING. Well, everything except murder and mayhem!!

One, the so-called Black Widow, has buried two husbands, both incredibly rich, and is about to marry a third, the richest of them all. Another is a local TV personality whose ego is being battered by the sad fact that she is getting older - and it shows. The third is the brand-new wife of an uber wealthy older man with whom she had an affair which ended his long marriage.

The original two are "besties" and soon adopt the newcomer, which leads to several unbelievable and improbable situations.

Again, a GREAT palate cleanser when you just need something light and not requiring brain power.

The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives by Kristin Miller is one of those books that I’ll be talking about for a long time! It’s absolutely addicting! I loved the characters, the twisted plot, & the shocking ending. This book deserves more than five stars!

3.5/5 Despite this being a soap opera-esque, highly dramatic story, I still enjoyed this thriller that was centered upon three wealthy women in Northern California. I appreciate thrillers told from multiple perspectives, so I enjoyed reading from the viewpoints of both news-anchor-turned-stay-at-home-wife Erin and newcomer/shiny new trophy wife Brooke. That said, both of these narrators felt very flat and their storylines, particularly Erin's, left much to be desired. On top of this, both of their husbands were completely unlikeable. Regardless of my inability to connect with a character, I couldn't put the book down! This is a testament to Miller's writing, which was fast-paced and left me wanting to figure out what was happening and what the truth was.

Although I felt there were some unanswered questions and that some things came together too easily or perfectly, I still enjoyed reading this story. The plot and details that moved the story along were ridiculous and completely farfetched at times, but the fast pace and quick turns of events towards the end helped push my rating up. I was far from bored while reading and would definitely pick up another book by this author.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me!

Loved it! This book is like watching any of the Real Housewives...a wonderful guilty pleasure! Colorful, beautifully flawed characters and a who done it you’ll never figure out. This would make a great movie! Grab a copy for you next beach read!

This book would be great for those who follow the Real Housewives TV series.

The story follows 3 women of a very prestigious subdivision that only the wealthiest, most elite live.

The Black Widow is one of the women you’ll follow as you try to figure out if she really killed her husbands or were they really just accidents as she claims.

There’s the news anchor that loves to gossip and gave Black Widow title to her neighbor.

And finally there’s the author that finds the other two fascinating enough to want to put them in her book. (I hope you don’t find that as a spoiler)

The lives of these women seem so petty and simple on the surface but they are really anything but.

What an amazing novel! It brings to mind the works of Jilly Cooper and Jackie Collins, with a modern twist on the lives of the rich an famous. Absolutely delightful!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for “granting my wish” with an eARC in an exchange for my honest review.

This was such a fast, addictive, don’t want to put it down, read! A true guilty pleasure. I needed to find out what the wealthy women who lived in the ultra rich , exclusive gated community were up to and why.

You’ll be hooked from the first chapter. Who is the black widow? And why are all of her husbands dying?! She’s getting married again and at their pre wedding celebration party, her fiancée goes missing. A new neighbor happens to see something questionable, and the whodunnit begins. The twist at the end was unexpected and made the book that much better!

The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives follows three “trophy wives.”

First there is Brooke Davies, who is a mystery writer and is married to an older man, who’s a tech millionaire. Jack has been extremely controlling, and now that Brooke is befriending the other women, Jack worries he’s looking he grip on her.

Then there’s Erin King who has quit her job as a news anchor to try to keep her plastic surgeon husband interested.

And finally, theres Georgia St. Claire, who’s previous two husbands have died and now she’s on her third marriage.

The story is told in the perspective of all three women, though a majority of the story is in Erin and Brooke’s point of view, in first person. I love the writing of this and got hooked on this book from the first page when we open with Georgia in a hospital bed six days before the start of the novel, and it has us questioning the entire novel, how did she get there? As we continue reading, we find out that Georgia being in the hospital isn’t the “tragic accident” mentioned in the synopsis, there’s much more to it than that!

**Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read this early. Review to be posted on blog an

As I was reading this, I was thinking ‘who would want to be a trophy wife?’ Once I finished the last page...I thought...not a bad gig after all.
Three women live in the luscious California gated community. Wives of the rich. Homes decorated so beautifully. No one has small children- they mess up homes and disrupt the neighborhood.
These women are meant to be arm candy. Spend their husbands wealth and be perfect in every way. Except for a The Black Widow- she’s thought to have killed her first two husbands although both were ruled as accidents.
When Brooke moves in- she is whisked into the same life. She writes her books in her spare time and brunches/mimosas with her new friends as well. Life is good.
Until Georgia (The Black Widow) new fiancé is found missing...with a ransom. Is she up to her old tricks or is someone after her?
You will not figure out this twist until it hits you in the face. My favorite kind of thriller.

Erin, Georgia and now Brooke could be called trophy wives. They are rich, beautiful and are married to handsome successful men. Well, not Georgia, yet. She was married twice previously. Both men rich and successful, both men dead. One died falling down the stairs. The other died by a self inflicted gun shot to the head. Her fiancee, Robert, is wealthy and handsome. They will be getting married in a few days. It seems he isn't scared of the "black widow" as his wife.
Erin is married to Mason a plastic surgeon. Everything seems perfect in their world. Except he's a cheat and a liar.
Brooke is married to Jack. She writes books and he owns a successful business.
They are happily married, but don't actually have the traditional marriage.
I think it's time to get rid of another husband. Hmmm, who to call.
A great story with great twis and turns. I enjoyed reading this book. I was given this book to read and review by the publisher.
Recommended.

I was not a fan of this book. The story was so unbelievable, and I can get over a few plot holes that just don’t make sense to me. The ending is way too much of a stretch. The author seemed to want to promote females sticking together, but these women were just the worst.

What happens behind the gates in the uber-rich San Francisco neighborhood of Presidio Terrace? As we follow the lives of several women in this exclusive local. Think Dynasty or Dallas from the ’80s, except with a darker suspense side. The twisty lives these women lead, and the ugly they married, as the author, says “the women who are perfectly flawed.”

I devoured the story, and I do recommend it. The story is entertaining and a page-turner, always on my toes.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballentine for the advance copy; this is my voluntary review.

This review will go to Goodreads about June 30, 2021, and Amazon on Release Day, July 30, 2021.

I really enjoyed this book and loved how descriptive the author was with the three main characters, each holding their on dark secret! So many twists and turns and I definitely didn't see the conclusion coming! One of the few mysteries I read that I was completely shocked by!

The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives by Kristin Miller is a complicated, ominous, at times humorous, compelling read. Georgia, Brooke, and Erin are not very appealing characters and at times downright horrible but you want to keep turning the pages to find out what they are going to do next. Interesting twist at the end. Entertaining psychological drama.

Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview the book.

Kristin Miller is a new-to-me author and now I cannot wait for more! The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives was a dark, twisty and delicious read. Brooke and her tech-billionaire husband move into a stunning gated community, known for its excellent security and, somewhat surprisingly, a woman called The Black Widow. Brooke is keenly interested in this woman, Georgia, from the time their realtor mentions her. As it turns out, Georgia has had 2 husbands die under suspicious circumstances, and she is set to tie the knot once again. Much to Brooke’s delight, Georgia and her best friend Erin take a liking to her immediately and take her under their wing. However, it’s not all mimosa-soaked mornings and yacht parties in Presidio Terrace. With slow-burn marital suspense, a kidnapping, deceit and murder, this one will having you reading until the wee hours.

I received an ARC of #thesinfullivesoftrophy wives by #kristinmiller courtesy of #netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Whew, this is a thrill ride with lots of twists, especially the one at the end that really blindsided me. Very entertaining read. Thank you very much to the publisher and netgalley for this arc in exchange of an honest review..