I think I will be in the minority with this one because though I love this author, the book missed the mark for me. I did not find it thrilling or suspenseful. For me it was slow and dragged in parts. I did not like any of the characters either. I thought the dialogue was hard to follow - I couldn't tell who was talking and had to reread sections to know what was going on. I definitely will be looking for this author's next book.

Cath, 57, is widowed and mother to Sandy, 32. He thinks his mother has lost her mind because Robin, a man she has known for only 6 weeks, is moving in with her. Robin is in the middle of a divorce and says his wife wants to stay in their home until it sells so he needs a place to stay. Cath has fallen in love with him and Sandy fears she is going to get hurt.

Rebecca and Graham have separated because he made some bad business decisions that resulted in the loss of their home. Graham has gone to live with his parents and Rebecca has taken their children Eddie, 7 and Megan, 9 to live with her sister until she can get a job.

One day, Rebecca happens upon an elderly lady named Dolly struggling to put her bins out so she helps her and offers to drive her home so she doesn’t have to catch a bus in the rain. Dolly is Cath’s mother. While Cath is skeptical of Rebecca since she doesn’t know her, Dolly wants Rebecca to help her in the house and yard, giving her a job. When Dolly trips one day, thankfully Rebecca is there to take her to the hospital. With a broken ankle, Dolly has to move in with Cath at the same time she has to go on a trip. So, Rebecca stays with Dolly at Cath’s house and cares for her. Rebecca is so pleased that she offers her a job cleaning her house.

Meanwhile, Robin is worried about the development projects he has ongoing in Spain and needs to borrow some money. So, Cath immediately gives him a large amount of money.

Sandy and Rebecca both do not trust Robin find his rude and outspoken comments to them offensive. Cath seems to be caught in the middle as Robin acts like a spoiled child. But, we soon learn that things are not as they should be. Whom can you trust?

This is a really good story that should also be a lesson to women (and men) entering into a new relationship. I don’t think it’s wrong at all to check someone out before letting them into your heart. Yes, I guess that a bit of a spoiler, but you really have to read this book to see the whole scenario. I loved it!

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

The Woman in My Home is a well-paced domestic drama about relationships, lies, manipulation and a lesson in how easily we ignore red flags when we want something bad enough.

I really enjoy reading anything written by Kerry Fisher, and her 2017 novel, The Silent Wife is an absolute favourite of mine. I love the way she creates such authentically flawed characters in a way that makes them feel real and relatable.

The story starts a little on the slower side while Fisher lays down the foundation and backstory of our two MC's, but fairly soon suspensions begin to arise, and once they did, I couldn't put it down.

Is Robin really the prince charming he seems to be? Is Rebecca really the godsend single mother she portrays to be?

The Women in my Home is out TODAY and is the perfect domestic thriller for fans of Sally Hepworth or Lisa Jewell

Thank you Netgalley and Bookouture for this dARC in exchange for an honest review.

Are people always as they seem? Who do you trust? Be careful, you never know who is in your home...
This book started s bit more slowly but once I understood each character, it was great!

Cath is independent. She owns her own company and has made her own way. Her son, Sandy, is an adult now. Her mother is doing well, even helping Cath by cleaning for her. Cath has been divorced for years and when Robin comes into her life he is the perfect man!

Rebecca has had almost all that she can take. Her husband has lost all of their money without her knowing it. And now they all have to leave their home. Desperate, she and the kids go to her sisters, but it can't last.

Robin just needs his divorce finalized and his former home to sell then he and his new love, Cath, can get married.

When Rebecca has an opportunity to be helpful, she dives in. Soon it leads to a full-time job working for Cath! Just as she hoped would happen.

Who is The Woman in my Home?

I was given this book to read and review.

The Woman in My Home is an excellent domestic drama that I highly recommend. From the very start this book had me completely sucked in and I really found it difficult to put down. There were times I wanted to actually reach into the book and shake some of the characters. I wasn’t sure who were genuine and who were putting on an act. Whilst this isn’t a very fast paced read it does move along very well which suits the story. A superb read from the very start until the final sentence.

This author is local to me so I have been wanting to read one of her books for a while.

The woman in my home is a great, engaging read. The characters are well written and believable. The plot is intriguing and has a good pace.

I loved to hate the character of Robin, so well written that he was larger than life!

A tale of love, deceit, trust and friendship. A very enjoyable read. I will look out for more!

Kerry Fisher knows how to create fantastic characters and a domestic plot that keeps you turning the pages. A story based on trust, love and agenda. I enjoyed every page and will definitely be recommending this title to friends.

The Woman in My Home by Kerry Fisher is a thriller that takes a few twists and turns before arriving at a fairly satisfying conclusion.
It is also a story that starts off as one thing before morphing and becoming something much more. Ultimately, I think the author wants us to understand that men are awful, and women need to stick together to be able to defeat their machinations.
That probably seems simplistic, but considering the twists that occur, I don’t think it is inaccurate.
Cath is excited to have a new beau and moves him into the house quicker than her son and mother would like. The move is complicated by the son’s family situation as well.
Rebecca is at loose ends due to her husband’s bad business deals. She happens to be around when Cath’s mother needs assistance, which leads to her working for Cath.
You really don’t need more detail than that.
I found Cath to be unlikeable, and somewhat of a snob. Like she couldn’t possibly have made a bad decision and everyone else around her just didn’t understand. Honestly, she sometimes came across as a petulant teen.
I think that is why I had a difficult time feeling bad for her when everything started to unravel.
Rebecca was a little bit easier to support, because she had her heart in the right place. Plus, it seemed as if she was a little more astute than Cath.
Perhaps the author was also trying to illustrate that money can’t solve all problems and doesn’t necessarily make someone better or smarter?
Anyway, eventually the women do get it together. I don’t want to give away the climax, but I will say that I wished there had been more oomph behind the comeuppance of the character who deserved it.
After everything else, that fell decidedly flat for me.
But it was still a good read, and I liked how Rebecca stayed true to herself, even as she questioned why she was even bothering to try to help.
The Woman in My Home lacks a bit of focus, but it is still a good thriller that illustrates how the heart can overrule common sense.

What would you do and how far would you go for love? Fascinating story of a woman falling in love with a seemingly perfect man while no one around her seems to be happy for her. And everyone has their own agenda while the story twists and turns with sensitivity and surprises along the way!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC!

I never know what to expect with a Kerry Fisher book, and this one didn’t disappoint. No one is as they seem. So many secrets and lies, so many levels of deceit.

It’s an interesting look into the lives of people in different stages of their life. We have a woman barely surviving day-to-day to support her two children, a woman finding love again after years of being alone, an older woman struggling with her health and memory, and their lives become entangled.

As someone who has been in a relationship with a man that friends and family didn’t approve of, I can absolutely relate to this story. The niggling thoughts in the back of your head, the constant battle to make people see what you see, the wedges it drives between you and the ones you love as you continue to make excuses. So well written.

Another fab read.

I have read and enjoyed Kerry Fisher's books before and this is no exception. I really couldn't put it down! Relatable characters, great writing, good plot - this novel has it all. It kept me gripped, turning the pages right til the end - most enjoyable! Thank you.

I’d like to thank Bookouture and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘The Women In My Home’ written by Kerry Fisher in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

Single mother Rebecca is employed to take care of Dolly, the mother of fifty-seven year-old successful businesswoman Cath Randell. Cath’s happiness is complete when her boyfriend Robin proposes marriage just months after meeting. She’s happy to lend him money to keep his development company afloat as she loves him and after all he has promised to pay it back with interest, so why don’t her family and friends trust him?

‘The Woman In My Home’ is the absorbing story of secrets, lies and deceit and from the first page I was gripped by the characters and their backgrounds. The story is told through the eyes of Cath and Rebecca and the deeper I got into the story the more I was wanting them to join forces and rid the household of an unwelcome presence. The story is beautifully written with relatable characters and a narrative that flows off the page so easily that I devoured it in less than twenty-four hours, the housework forgotten and meals with my Kindle propped up in front of me. I’ve loved everything Kerry Fisher has written but this novel is in a class of its own, well worth five stars and highly recommended.

★★★★★ 4.5 stars (rounded up)

I am excited to be taking part in the #BooksOnTour #BlogTour for Kerry Fisher's thrilling THE WOMAN IN MY HOME.

I've read a few books by Kerry Fisher but none of them had captured my heart like my first read by her "The Mother I Could Have Been" ...until this one. To be honest, I'm not a huge contemporary women's fiction fan but slip in a little mystery or thriller aspect and you'll have me eating out of your hand. There wasn't a huge mystery to this one as we could see exactly what was happening even if some couldn't...but it certainly had that domestic thriller aspect I love. Provoking just the right amount of emotion, I have also wanted to smack some sense into a few characters whilst happily cheering alongside other. I'll say it now...Dolly was my favourite.

I wasn't entirely sure why it was titled THE WOMAN IN MY HOME until about halfway through when the author revealed a huge twist that changed how the reader looked at them...and the bigger picture. Even I, who is rarely hoodwinked, didn't see what one coming.

At fifty-seven years old, Cath has found love again after some thirty years as a single mum and living alone in her sprawling gated mansion complete with pool and tennis court. Having kicked out her womanising husband who found younger women far more attractive, Cath then turned her life around from nothing to a successful businesswoman that proved to be very lucrative indeed. But a time comes in a woman's life when she has made sacrifice after sacrifice so that her child never went without and now said child is thirtysomething and married with his own landscaping business, when she craves that companionship that has been missing from her life since her philandering husband walked out.

Enter Robin. He's handsome, charismatic, easy going and best of all, he loves Cath. Wealthy and charming in equal measure, he is perfect and everything she never thought she could want or hope for again. But is he really?

Thirtysomething Rebecca thought her life was perfect until her husband decided to guarantee the house she was still paying a mortgage on for loans he was taking out for some get-rich-quick schemes. All without telling her. So their marriage over, she packed up what was left of her life with her two young children and kipped on her heavily pregnant sister's settee for the foreseeable. Unfortunately while hubby was living the life of riley by the seaside with his parents, Rebecca was fast wearing out her welcome with her children in a cramped house preparing for a new baby.

After dropping Megan and Eddie at school, Rebecca traipse from business to business looking for any vacancy that will enable her to secure a roof over their heads and put food on the table without relying on her sister and husband's dwindling patience. She then wanders into the affluent Hetherington Close where she meets elderly Dolly struggling with a wheelie bin. The two women get talking and before long, Rebecca discovers that the beautiful house she has just been admiring belongs to Dolly's daughter Cath who owns and run a successful recruitment agency. Not wanting to farewell this kindly old grandmother-type, Rebecca offers to drive Dolly home where she admires her overgrown garden afterwhich she offers to help her get the garden into order for which Dolly agrees to pay her.

When Dolly has an accident resulting in a broken ankle, she moves into Cath's house where Rebecca follows and ends up as a cleaner-cum-housekeeper living in the run-down tennis pavillion in the backyard. Of course, Rebecca is desperate and undoubtedly grateful for Cath's generosity. Over the course of the following weeks, Rebecca is privy to Cath and Robin's growing closeness although aware of son Sandy's reticence of the man.

When some of Dolly's precious jewellery goes missing from her house, Robin is quick to point the finger at Rebecca...after all, she is essentially homeless relying on Cath's good nature without a penny to her name. But Rebecca insists she didn't take the items despite having plenty of opportunity to steal them.

And then Robin's property development threatens to grind to a halt and his ex-wife is upping the stakes delaying the divorce and sale of their marital home. Despite Robin's pleas, she appears to be out for as much as she can swindle out of him putting him in a quandary...particularly as he and Cath intend to marry in just a couple of months' time.

Until one morning, there is a surprise visit that will set the ball in motion to turn everything on its head, revealing a twist I didn't see coming!

THE WOMAN IN MY HOME is a complex tale of secrets, lies, manipulation and betrayal. There is mystery, tension and even better, an unreliable narrator you don't know whether to believe them or not. Riddled with red herrings and misconceptions, the author deftly guides us up blind alleys for the ride of our lives. Her storytelling is compelling, her narrative sharp and witty - especially with Dolly and some of Rebecca's quips.

The story unfolds through Cath and Rebecca's eyes which gives the reader two very different perspectives and circumstances. It is humbling to note that Cath never forgot her beginnings or how difficult it was to rise above her husband's mistakes to make a life for herself and son Sandy. So she was very understanding of Rebecca's predicament despite Robin's constant probing that they know nothing about her.

Well paced with a plethora of secrets woven within, THE WOMAN IN MY HOME does explore a very different side to life with desperation, loneliness and homelessness along with secrecy, lies and deception. And while this type of story is not unique, the way in which Kerry Fisher has portrayed it is quite original.

And then there was the ending. It wasn't what I expected...but it highlighted the reality and left readers with a sense of wondering. Although I don't normally like loose ends, this one dangled like a promise of what was to come. It's up to us to decide, I guess.

I thoroughly enjoyed THE WOMAN IN MY HOME and didn't want my time with Rebecca, Cath, Dolly or Sandy to end. A delightful read that I thoroughly recommend.

I would like to thank #KerryFisher, #NetGalley and #Bookouture for an ARC of #TheWomanInMyHome in exchange for an honest review.

This review appears on my blog at https://stinathebookaholic.blogspot.com/.

Another good book by Kerry Fisher. It’s a case of ‘if something (someone) is too good to be true, then it usually is. Cath is a strong i dependant woman who falls very quickly for Robin. None of her family and friends take to him, and their instincts were right. Too many spoilers here already so I won’t add any more!

Cath was an empty nester but suddenly her house has become quite crowded. Her boyfriend, son, and mother move in. Not To mention a down in her luck lady with two children. They all want something, but who is the fleeced, user, and con artist? I suspected the culprit from the beginning. I couldn’t understand why Rebecca didn’t reveal,the truth until I discovered her angle.
I thought Cathnwas way too naive and trusting, but Dolly was a hoot. I tend to gravitate toward the outspoken, crusty characters in stories.
Maybe the Woman in My House is just what Cath needs.

The Woman in My House by Kerry Fisher

Cath is fifty-seven years old, a single mother to a thirty-two-year-old son, Sandy. Cath has not been in a serious relationship for over twenty years. Cath thought love at her age is impossible and she will be single for the rest of her life, until she meets Robin; Robin is so caring and affectionate, he makes Cath feel like she is the only woman in the world, he says he loves her and cannot live without her, he wants to marry her but needs his divorce to go thru first. Robin is planning their wedding but needs Cath to give him money to pay for it until his house is sold then he will pay her back.

Rebecca’s dreams have just gone down the toilet; her husband, Graham, has lost their family home to a failed business and she now can not trust him anymore so they are getting divorced. Graham is moving in with his parents while Rebecca with her two small children, Megan and Eddie, move in temporarily with her sister and brother-in-law. Rebecca needs to find a job quickly and while out looking for work she bumps into Dolly a dear old lady who was at her daughter Cathy’s house struggling to take the bins out. Rebecca gives Dolly a hand with the bins and is soon employed by Cathy to clean her house and help take her mum, Dolly to appointments and clean Dolly’s house as well. Rebecca is so happy to finally have a job. But Rebecca is hiding secret, she did not bump in to Dolly by accident. Rebecca is out for revenge.

I loved this book! It took just a few chapters for the story to get exciting. This is the first book I have read by Kerry Fisher but I have already purchased two more of her eBooks to read.
I would like to thank Net Galley and Bookouture for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

I absolutely loved this book.
It’s so much more than what the title says. I didn’t want to finish it. So many twists and turns. You wanted things to work for Rebecca.

I’d ensure you got all jobs done as once you start this boo, you won’t be able to put it down.

Highly recommend this book.

Thank you to NetGalley, Kerry Fisher and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

⭐️3.5 stars rounded up ⭐️

I loved this book and the premise of it, but some of the plot seemed a bit too obvious. However, it redeemed itself with a certain twist I didn’t see coming and I was overall satisfied by the end. I think it’s perfect for a quick read

Loved the characters in this book, very relatable which makes the story enjoyable. Loved it. Perfect holiday read.

Thanks for the advance copy.
.I'll be looking out for this author again

Entertaining and twisty thriller

Cath is having fun with her new boyfriend and Rebecca is homeless because of her husband’s stupid ideas. Two very different women whose lives are about to come together.

In this involving and fast moving thriller there are few characters, but plenty of concerns about those there are. Is Rebecca the hard working person she seems to be or does she have an ulterior motive. Is Robin the wonderful guy he seems to be. Can Cath cope with son and mother family issues.

Lots going on, that kept me keen to get back to reading this great thriller – oh and there are some brilliant twists!
I found this a great entertaining read, in that I loved the storyline, was suspicious about many of the characters, and it totally took me out of my world, and immersed me in what was going on.

Another great book from this wonderful thriller writer. 4*s, probably should have given it 5*!