This book had so many twists and turns and I loved it!

A wife cheats on her husband. She wants to be forgiven and they go to therapy. Sounds straightforward, right? Not in this book!

The wife has secrets, the husband has secrets and everyone around them has secrets- even their therapist! The story is told from multiple points of view. I thought I knew where this story was going, and what the secret was, but no.. because there were more secrets and then more.. This was a crazy, fun story with some real twists.

I want to thank the author, the publisher and #netgalley for the ARC which did not impact my review. I really enjoyed this book!

The Golden Couple
A Novel
by Greer Hendricks; Sarah Pekkanen

OMG!! I was in the zone with this read. And the ending? Just made me drop my reader. What a brilliantly, on the spot read. I want to see how it would look on the BIG screen. Mystery, suspense, and wowsa it was a home run.

This is a thriller with unreliable narrators and lots of twists and turns. I'm not sure I'll remember the plot forever, but I sure had fun turning the pages!

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

WOW! What can I say... But WOW. Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen have managed to knock it out of the park - again.

I have loved all their books this far - and The Golden Couple did not disappoint.

I love their writing style and characters. Every time I thought I figured it out - there was another twist.

Run, don't walk, to pick up this book. You won't be disappointed!

4/5 stars. I have recently discovered Greer Hendricks and love her books! Every single one I have read I cannot put down once I’m halfway in! This book follows Marissa and Matthew through their marriage counseling with Avery due to infidelity. I had no idea what was going to transpire at the end, and was not disappointed!

When Marissa and Matthew Bishop show up at the door of renegade therapist Avery, she is struck by how ideal their life is...other than the fact that Marissa has had a one-night stand and feels like she must tell her husband so they can move forward. Avery claims she can fix any issue with her unusual ten-session protocol, but the Bishops might just give her a run for her money. In the very complicated web of the Bishop's lives are they the spiders...or the prey? And can Avery outrun her own demons for long enough to find out?

The Golden Couple, the newest by Greer Hendricks, was my fifty-second read of the year thus far. And it was by far my favorite! In a genre that feels more and more formulaic and predictable, the authors have managed to carve out something totally unique and fresh. There are so many characters, and I found myself obsessing about everyone's stories and how they intersect. A totally fresh take on a domestic thriller, The Golden Couple will definitely be a top book of 2022. You'll find yourself drawn in by the unique concept and you'll stay for the crisp and sophisticated writing, complex characters, and continual plot additions. I can't recommend highly enough!

Thank you to the authors, St. Martin's Press, and NetGalley for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

I’m once again blown away by the talented words both Greer and Sarah create. Greer and Sarah kept me guessing the entire time. With each new character introduction I thoroughly questioned the reason for this characters introduction. I grew suspicious of each character wondering what purpose they served. Greer and Sarah are keeping me on my toes with anticipation for the unexpected. This is one of those reads where the author controls every aspect of the story. There’s no expected process or pattern to the delivery it’s in a league all its own. I’m loving every minute of it.
Greer and Sarah cleverly structured Avery’s character building her first as a therapist then as an investigator.
Greer and Sarah used an interesting investigative approach in The Golden Couple. Both are good at playing devils advocate. They voiced all my same concerns leaving me at square one wondering which direction to direct my thoughts.

The story alternates between Marissa and Avery. It’s a character driven story with both these female characters as the driving force of the storyline. There’s two storylines unfolding and woven together to create one incredible outcome.

Marissa and Matthew are known as the Golden Couple, but every marriage has secrets and this couple is no exception. Your about to experience firsthand what tarnishes this marriage in couples counseling with an unconventional, unorthodox, unlicensed therapist. Her methods are anything but ordinary. Avery offers a different approach or tactic in the way she brings couples back together. Avery is hands-on using a ten session process. Forget the typical formatted methods other therapists use because Avery is here to teach Marissa and Matthew the lengths she’s willing to go to gather information.

Greer Hendrix and Sarah Pekkanen are a powerhouse duo! I’m never disappointed when I’ve finished one of their books. When I see their names, I know I will be up late to finish the story.

Nothing is quite as it seems with this Golden Couple. Secrets running amok and nothing adding up.

A great, thought provoking story. A real nail biter as you try to figure things out.

I highly recommend it!

Thank you St Martin’s Press and NetGalley for allowing me to read this great book early in return for an honest review.
My only complaint about this book is that it stole my Sunday. I was unable to put it down. This story grabbed me immediately and brought me through twists and turns I didn't see coming. Avery is a "therapist" who has a reputation for fixing you in ten sessions. When a couple that appears to be perfect comes into her office for help she had no idea what a roller coaster ride this would be. This was an well plotted thriller with an ending that truly surprised me. It will come out on March of 2022. I highly recommend putting it on your TBR.

This book was very good just like there other books. I could not figure out the ending Thank you to Netgalley for the preview of this book

The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen is a thriller that had me on the edge of my seat and guessing the entire book. Marissaqqq and Matthew are a married couple facing a few obstacles in their marriage. In an effort to repair their marriage, Marisa reaches out to therapist, Avery for assistance. Avery conducts an unconventional, 10 treatment method that is proven to help. From the very first session with Avery, secrets are revealed and all three are set on a new collision course. What other secrets will be revealed and who will be hurt from the disclosures.

Hendricks and Pekkanen NEVER disappoint!!! I was so excited to have a chance to read this early, I just couldn’t wait, and I’m so glad. This book is twisty, weird, messed up in all the right ways, and simply unputdownable!!!

Loved this book. Couldn’t put it down. Good character development. Kept you guessing till the end. Thank you to Netgalley for prerelease copy in exchange for honest review

Gee whiz, you could've warned me that I'd be up half the night worrying about these fictional characters.. These authors have a knack for writing realistic characters. The antagonist had me completely fooled right up until the heroine figured it out. Knowing that it took her as long as I did to solve that mystery made me feel closer to her. At one point, I cried out to the main character, "No, no no!" and my husband asked what was wrong.

As I spent a lot of time hanging out in D.C. after college, I loved the mention of both familiar and not-so-familiar landmarks as well as the fictional places that I found myself looking up. The only disappointment was that Marissa's shop does not exist (which should be a relief as I think 3-figure bangles are a bit out of my price range anyway).

This book gets five well-deserved stars for providing me with a much-needed escape. I would love to see a series with Avery at the helm with key characters from THE GOLDEN COUPLE making guest appearances. That's a series I would ignore everything else to binge-read.

Avery is a therapist whose license has been taken away due to unethical methods of practice. Despite this, she is still popular, and is sought out for help by Matthew and Marissa, who need assistance in repairing their marriage after Marissa has had an affair. However, Avery has a few secrets of her own she must deal with at the same time.

Let me say that I have now read every one of Hendricks and Pekkanen's books and I have never rated any of them less than 4.5 stars. I'm obsessed with their writing and the creativity that they put into their thrillers. At this point, I think that the therapist trope has been done a lot lately and the thriller/suspense market is pretty saturated with them, but THIS was a totally unique spin on it. It didn't feel overdone or mundane here - I was LOVING it.

The plot was complex. There were so many moving pieces, storylines and characters interwoven into the story to pull off the entire thing. I just loved every minute. That being said..

This would have totally been a 5 star if I had not guessed who was behind the madness by 20%. Normally, with their books, I'm absolutely thrown for a loop at the end. With this one, I KNEW who it was and you couldn't tell me any different. Once I was convinced of this, I looked for the clues, and it was easy to find supporting evidence for it.

Did it take away from my total enjoyment of the book? No. It was still so, so good and the writing in all of their thrillers is just LOVELY. But damn, I was so disappointed in the end when I found out I was right!!

VERDICT: 4.5 STARS

Thanks to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for an ARC of this one. And as always - please sign me up for EVERYTHING they write in the future!!!!

Thank you NetGalley for the ARDC in exchange for a few review.

Avery is a therapist with a protocol that fixes couples in 10 unusual sessions. When Marissa and Matthew attend her sessions nothing is off limits, and startling secrets are revealed!

I enjoyed the well written characters in this book, and the way the story twisted and turned. I was a little lost (and not as interested) by one of the threads regarding Avery and a pharmaceutical company), but regardless this was a fun book to read!

This story is spellbinding which takes us through the exclusive area of Chevy Chase, DC -- known for expensive homes, nannies, housekeepers, private schools, high-end stores, lawyers and therapists.

Avery, who lost her license as a therapist is now a consultant who advertises: "an intensive short-term course which changes lives." Can she succeed with her new clients that look like they walked out of Saks with amplified love in their hearts? It's the "Golden Couple."

Unfortunately, as it is revealed in this book, nothing is simple in this business. Right away, Marissa tells her husband, Mathew, that she just had a one-night affair with someone from the gym and she says she's sorry. As expected, he's angry and trying not to explode. Avery explains, "To help you, I need to really know you. Not just what you tell me." That's when everything gets interesting with lots of twists and turns.

While reading, it felt like driving down the non-stop traffic jams of the DC streets trying to avoid unexpected moves through lane changes. Some of the restaurants and the bookstore, Politics and Prose, got a good plug. The story has all kinds of hints keeping the reader imaging what will happen at the end.

It's exciting to the max and will please new readers and many followers of the two well-known authors. Together, they have created a suspense that turns pages and immerses the reader into a part of DC that looks sophisticated but hides the dark side. It was said that, "Sometimes we need to look at our lives from a different angle to recognize the dysfunction and damage certain relationships are causing." And as promised, Avery steps right in.

My thanks to authors: Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for allowing me to read this advanced copy with the expected release date of March 8, 2022.

What a wild and crazy thrill ride! This book hooked me from the very beginning and did not let go until the last twist. Flawless writing and seamless delivery. Characters were terrific! Some were easy to love and others I just didn’t get comfortable with. Great premise and love the rebel therapist as well as her role throughout the story. Can’t recommend this book enough.
Big 5 stars from me!
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book

Things aren't always like they seem in this electrifying book. Therapy had changed!
Intense must read story! Nothing is as it seems.

THE GOLDEN COUPLE
BY GREER HENDRICKS AND SARAH PEKKANEN

I do enjoy a cleverly written psychological thriller sometimes especially written by the dynamic duo of Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. They have managed to outwit me by the explosive conclusion that I never suspected which is always a good thing. "The Golden Couple," was a novel that when reading the synopsis really intrigued me and I was so happy to see it on my dashboard. It wasn't at all what I was suspecting and drew my interest to want to read it. I was hoping for more storytelling about the psychologist with several patients rather than mostly focusing on one family. I love reading about psychologists and how they help their patients. That was the main reason why I wanted to read this because I have a degree in psychology myself. I didn't get my Master's degree which would have given me more training to help people who seek out a therapist to help them fix the various issues that in this case was a woman named Marissa who was forwarded this particular therapist named Avery. Avery has lost her license due to her unconventional methods that she specializes in fixing her patients problems in just ten sessions. That is what drew my interest for wanting to read this. I knew that her method was unconventional and it piqued my imagination.

I was happy to discover that these two Author's delivered in holding my rapt attention from the very first page until the last one. This novel's plot succeeded in supplying multiple red herrings and a narrative with plenty of the twisty turns that I enjoyed the process of reading this and was never bored. Another positive aspect was the character development being believable as well as a great plot.

Marissa seeks out Avery whose ten session promise of fixing her marriage with her husband Mathew. They do appear on the surface to be a "Golden Couple," but there are many dark secrets and murky undertones to make Avery suspect that Marissa and Mathew are not being totally honest. I loved how Avery investigated their lives without causing Marissa and Mathew to suspect that she was highly a sleuth along with her practice.

During their first session Marissa admits to an infidelity that only happened one time during their long marriage which angers Mathew. She doesn't supply the name of the man that she had the one discreet fling with during the first session. She really never had to disclose that she cheated on her husband because he wasn't suspicious we are led to believe. She had pure intentions of coming clean with Mathew because she wanted her marriage to return to a trusting relationship or perhaps she was feeling guilty. Marissa and Mathew have a long history together as they fell in love when they were teenagers. They have one child named Bennett who is adorable.

I loved how Marissa was such a good mother to her young son. I also loved Avery's devotion to her dog who she rescued. What makes this such an excellent psychological thriller is none of the character's are who they seem which keeps the reader in the dark and wanting to turn the pages. I loved that it kept me so involved that I read this in one sitting not noticing the time I spent immersed and putting off errands that I had wanted to do besides read. It was such a beautiful day and I wanted to get out and enjoy the weather getting things that I need to do, but since starting this novel I couldn't put it down. If you are a fan of unpredictable psychological thrillers then this is one you don't want to miss. These two Author's are very talented and it read like it was written by one person not two. I read and reviewed another great work of their's called "An Anonymous Girl," which I also recommend highly if you love a great mystery that keeps you clueless to how things will transpire.

I have a pretty great list of books to read and I picked this one to read first because I loved the premise and I knew that I would really love it. I can't wait until these two talented Author's produce another suspense filled novel in the future. I will definitely read whatever they write because they never disappoint me. I will look into whether there are other novels that I have missed and read them right away.

Publication Date: March 8, 2022

Thank you to Net Galley, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen and St. Martin's Press for providing me with my ARC and a highly entertaining psychological thriller in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.

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