What happens when a spouse is no longer a partner?

Allison's focus and life mantra is be a good wife, be a good mom. No matter the cost to her - making marriage work, turn a blind eye to what keeps her husband busy, the bills paid.

A catastrophic event forces Allison out of her tunnel vision - confronting the truth of her life, relationships and becoming responsible for her choices.

Throw in a ruthless drug dealer, a vindictive mother in law, an entitled teenager into the plot and you'll read straight through the night.

Allison Tanner had a great life. Her husband ran a successful consulting business and they lived in a nice house and were able to send their daughter to a nice private school.

When her husband ends up getting murdered in a drug related shooting, Allison's life starts to fall apart. Apparently her husband's consulting business was a front for a lucrative drug selling business.

Unfortunately, DEA Agent Banks think Allison knew about and helped her husband sell drugs.

And to make matters worse, her husband owed a lot of money to a drug dealer.

Allison finds herself in a tough situation, and she will have to find a way to get herself and her daughter out of it alive.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thought and opinions are my own.

I was amazed at this story of a wife whose husband is not whom he is supposed to be. A secret life has been going on under her nose, so it isn't going to be easy when she is brought in to clear his debt, especially with the cops keeping tabs on her. It makes you wonder could you do what Allison has to do to support herself and her daughter and keep them both alive? The story was at a good pace, and I did enjoy the characters and the storyline. However, the only issue I honestly had was with Allison's daughter. Her attitude and sass toward her momma were too much for me. It almost made me want to go through the book and snatch that fast little girl right on up. The ending was one I did like.

Enjoyed this book but didn't find it to be an amazing crime novel. Great book for the beach. Found the naivety and behaviour of the central character quite annoying at times and didn't find the book to be at all believable.

The non stop action combined with a plot full of suspense and hold your breath moments make for a great read. In the beginning, I didn't care for the main character, Alison, because she seemed to be just a regular old gold digger but as the story went on I was cheering for her. I voluntarily reviewed an advance readers copy of this book.

I enjoyed reading Blown by Nolon King. I liked the story even though I didn't find Alison or her daughter to be particularly likable. By the end, you do feel for them and everything that they had been going through. There were twists and turns and multiple forces at play pushing Alison to make some tough choices.

This was a very interesting and wild story. Drugs, gang, money, murder all in this psychological thriller suspense story. Definitely a page turner.

This was a bit of a flop for me…

Aside from a plot hole in the end, the dialogue was both unnatural and repetitive at times, and I really didn’t care for any of the characters or the tone of the MC.

This had such a strong premise, but for me, fell short in delivery.

2.5 stars, rounded up.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sterling & Stone for the gifted eARC in exchange for this honest review.

This book has so many layers and so many twists! It really shows how the 'other side' lives, and how people aren't always what they seem. I already bought the rest of the Nolon's novels because his writing is so enticing. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys thrillers and guessing what will happen!

This was a great book. I love the twist in it, The characters were lovely. Kinda makes you feel what if this happened to you!!

Really enjoyed it

This book was great! Full of twists and turns and so many whodonits!!! Just loved it! Alison was an excellent character as well. Couldn’t put it down!!

This book was great! Full of twists and turns and so many whodonits!!! Just loved it! Alison was an excellent character as well. Couldn’t put it down!!

This book kept me on the edge of my seat from the beginning to the end. I was always wondering what Alison would have to do next to keep her daughter safe.

Although the overall story isn't new anymore when youre into the crime thriller/mystery genre, I was still able to enjoy the turn of events. It always excites me of solving and knowing the mystery of finding of who and why everything happened.

I can totally felt the panic in Alison when the turn of the investigation turn to her accusing her of an accomplice of drug dealing and then comes the feeling of protecting her child from all.of it by trying to know the real perpretrator.

This will keep you engaged until the end to know the real story behind the events. Although I really felt that the ending was kind of rushed but still it was an overall good story.

This book didn’t BLOW my mind. The story reminded me of a bad drug deal. The author had the product but failed to deliver……The author executed the right people but not the plot…..

Overall, the story was a quick read but nothing memorable. I would recommend for those looking to get back into reading but not for those who are readers.

Great book thought the pace was good kept my interest through out the whole story line first reading anything by this author and it won't be the last!!

I received a review copy for this book. This book is another fantastic story by Nolon King. The plot is original, interesting, and very suspenseful
Imagine that you are living the perfect life and then you find out that your husband had some shady dealings AFTER he was killed.
If you love suspense and thrillers, then this book is for you!!!.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sterling & Stone for the Advanced Reader Copy in return for a fair and honest review.

I pride myself on being able to choose books that I believe will be a good fit to my preferences, but this one seemed to miss the mark. With that being said please take my review with a grain of salt because I do not believe I was the intended audience for this book.

The storyline, although satisfactory, fell short due to the tone. Although making a well thought out unlikeable character does not alone make it a substandard book, there's a way to do it artfully and with a purpose that keeps a reader hooked without negativity towards the character. Coming from a woman's perspective the way she not only speaks about herself but also those around her does not sit right in my eyes. At the end of the day, due to this it was difficult to finish.

This was fun and gripping and an entertaining read. Maybe it's the name, but I read Alison as if she was Alison Hendrix, one of the clones from Orphan Black, and it worked really well for my brain. My only gripe is the daughter - teenagers don't really act like that, and it was very cringey. Enjoyable, worth the read, and well written. Thank you Netgalley for the eARC!

She can pay with her life … or she can pay with her crimes.
Alison Tanner thought she was living her best life. Her husband’s seven-figure consulting business earned them entry into the country club crowd and paid for her gifted daughter’s tuition at the best private school in the area. She lives in a gorgeous house, drives an expensive car, and she could afford designer clothes, if she cared about fashion at all.
But when her husband, Tom, is killed in a gang-related shooting, it all comes crashing down. Tom’s consulting agency was just a front for his real business: keeping their wealthy neighbors supplied with cocaine, oxycontin, and every other illegal drug money can buy. Tom died owing the local drug lord a lot of money — and now Alison’s on the hook.
Worse, unscrupulous DEA Agent Banks wants her to be his informant in a sting operation and doesn’t care if she survives, as long as he gets his man.
Desperate to protect her daughter from both a vengeful mother-in-law who wants custody and a drug lord who wants her daughter to work off Tom’s debts in the streets, Alison agrees to go undercover, wearing a wire as she sells drugs to her snobby neighbors and learns more about the drug lord’s operation.
If she ever gets out of this, she vows she’ll take her daughter and disappear forever — but her chances of surviving are getting worse by the minute. Does she have a shot at ever living a normal life again, or is everything blown?

This is a brilliant read.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable.
Great suspense and found myself second guessing every thought I had continuously.
Can't wait to read what the author brings out next.
Recommend reading.

I was provided an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher. This is my own hone\st voluntary review.