The Paris Widow is JUST what I wanted, and what I love in a summer thriller - fast paced action, twists and a plot full of intrigue and drama.

Kimberly Belle delivered in this one - I absolutely devoured this book in one morning, because I was fully obsessed in figuring out all the secrets the characters were hiding and seeing how the drama all unfolded. I love a little spy-caper vibe in a thriller and this story does a good job of weaving that energy into the story without it being too fully over the top and unbelievable. Serving up messy characters who are making some hugely questionable decisions, and a side cast of can-you-trust-them characters, you can't help but be invested in the intrigue.

The pacing in this book is spot on, and I was so, so satisfied with the twists and turns that pop up at just the right times. I don't want to offer even a hint of a spoiler, but I will say that this is PEREFCT, summer popcorn thriller reading and is an absolute YES for your TBR pile.

Many thanks to the publisher for my copy.

First, big thanks to NetGalley & Harlequin Trade Publishing | Park Row for the ARC copy of this one, which is out now as of 6/11!!

This one had a great, strong opening for me. I was very intrigued with where our first character was headed & what lay in store for them, but unfortunately that character fell flat for me. I wanted more from her & to see what she was capable of, but she felt very back and forth. One minute she was a badass, the next she waS quite whiny and incapable.

Overall this was an enjoyable read though. Slightly predictable, but it didn't take the whole story away. There were still a couple of things I did not see and it was a fun read!

This is the first book that I've read by Kimberly Belle. I plan on reading more of her books.

The book is about Adam and Stella Knox who have been married for four years. .Adam owns an antique store in Atlanta.
They went on a three week trip to different countries. On the trip Adam found items to sell in his store. Before they checked out of the hotel to go home, they stopped at a Parisian cafe. On the way back to the hotel, Adam tells Stella he left his sunglasses at the cafe. He tells her to go get their bags at the hotel and he'll meet her there. On the way to the hotel, she hears a big explosion. She tries unsuccessfully to reach Adam on the phone. Stella returns to the cafe to find that it was the site of the explosion. His body wasn't found with the other victims. There are a lot of twists and turns as she searches for Adam. ~ she's told that Adam was the target of the bombing ~ authorities say he was selling blood antiquities? ~ what other secrets was he keeping from her? She doesn't know who she can trust. And Stella was keeping secrets of her own. Is Adam still alive? You'll have to read the book to find out.

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

I was fortunate enough to have received this ARC from NetGalley.

When Stella planned to join her husband on his travels collecting historical art pieces, a bombing was not on the agenda. After forgetting his sunglasses at the Cafe, Adam. Stella's husband goes back to retrieve them. Coincidentally, this is the same time a bomb goes off at the same location. While desperately searching for her husband, Stella learns from the police that her husband had been selling art and goods on the black market. Who is this man that she married?


Wonderful novel, easy read. Thriller mixed with a romantic edge, what's not to love. I have no previous experience with this authors work but will definitely look into more. She has such a way of conjuring up vivid images with her words.

Stella and Adam are on a dream vacation and things are perfect. Until they aren’t. A bombing in Paris results in Adam being a missing person. Stella is beside herself of course and is looking for answers. But she’s in for more than she bargained for when it comes to finding the truth. A fast-paced, exciting international adventure!

Quick pace thriller! The ending was a little sloppy but it kept me interested! Definitely recommend to others!

From the very beginning, this book had a hook on me. It was a great thriller that kept me guessing all along. I could not put it down and stayed up until almost 2 am just to finish. Not everything is as it appears and this book took me on a wild ride to sort out the truth!

Kimberly Belle is a new favorite author! I love the way she adds so much intricate detail to her books. Thrillers can be quite repetitive but I felt this storyline was pretty well thought out with spots that left me saying- huh, well, so that's how that works!!

I really liked the Oscar Wilde quotes at the beginning of the chapters. It made each chapter se more significant with the message at the beginning of Adam's chapters.

My only gripe is that a couple of the characters needed more backstory. The ex boyfriend seemed a bit raw and kinda out of place in the story. There was great potential but I needed more in that department.

Overall I'm excited to add a new author to my list of auto- buys!!

This novel was such a pleasant surprise! I went in relatively blind, and I am so glad I did. I loved the setting, plot, characters - everything. Five stars!

I appreciate the publisher and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

4.5⭐️ What a ride! I loved this! The plot line kept my attention from page one!

Adam and Stella are taking a trip around Europe when Adam is involved in a cafe bombing and Stella doesn’t know whether or not he’s dead or alive. As the story unfolds, Stella starts to learn devastating secrets about her husband, but she will stop at nothing to uncover the truth about what happened and who her husband really is.

I loved the little chapters with Adam’s POV. It just added more tension and backstory to the book. This was so adventurous, tense, and thrilling all at once. I also loved Stellas’s strong and bad ass character! Furthermore, I liked that the story had short chapters. What a great read!

Thank you to Net Galley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for this e-copy in exchange for this honest review.

Kimberly Belle knows how to write the perfect setting! I love how I felt like I was truly in another country while reading and I loved the twists and turns the story took. I did find some things to be a little over explained but this was a really fun one and something great for someone to pick up that’s new to thrillers!

How would you feel if you were on a beautiful European vacation with your husband of four years and a horrific accident happens that leaves you devastated and your husband dead? Mysterious people are coming out of the woodwork telling you stories about what your husband was doing for a living. They also said that the accident that killed him was not an accident. He was the target of the bombing. You are finding out more and more about his antique business and you realize that he was doing illegal things. This story is very interesting and very thrilling. You never know what will happen next. It is told in the point of view of the couple with Stella having more chapters than Adam. I never realized that things are happening in real life but after reading the author's notes they do. It is a great read. I highly recommend it.
Thanks to #netgalley, #ParkRowpublishing and @Kimberlysbelle for an ARC of this great book.

I became so ENGROSSED with this THRILLING and suspenseful thriller! Such a fast read that I could NOT put down!

Stella and Adam Knox are on a European vacation when a bomb explodes and Adam goes missing. The investigator tells her that he may have been the intended target, and Stella discovers her husband has been hiding many secrets.
Who can Stella trust? Who is this man that she married?

My thoughts:
Nail-biting and full of suspense, I really enjoyed this fast-paced read. I loved the ending, it was absolutely perfect!

3.5 Stars The Paris Widow is an exciting mystery about the dark underbelly of the art world, stolen antiquities and second chances.

Stella has left her old life behind and has finally found the love of her life. Her husband, Adam, is a handsome, charismatic, sweet, methodical thinker who deals in antiquities. When he goes missing after an explosion at the Parisian cafe they had just eaten in, Stella is in a state of shock. After digesting what happened, she realizes that too many details aren’t adding up.

As Stella searches for Adam and the answers surrounding the increasingly mysterious circumstances she finds herself in, Stella vows not to leave Paris without Adam, no matter what— In the days that follow, her life is in imminent danger. Still, she is fearless in finding the answers. And the more she finds out, the more questions arise— what has her husband been hiding from her? Our past always finds us—

This story is relatively short but immensely engaging and entertaining. There are layers of intrigue, betrayal, scheming, lies and tension, but also a more in-depth look at human motivation, the complexities of fully trusting and of love, and ultimately, second chances at life and the choices we make to set us on that journey.

I want to thank NetGalley Harlequin Trade Publishing, Park Row, for the e-ARC
in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are mine.

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This is not a bad book but it’s not amazing either.
Good story but missing a bit of action and thriller to the story.
We found out the punch too early in the book and it lost some of the thrills.

Really enjoyed the setting of this book, a dream vacation in Paris the city of love. And the suspense in the beginning was top notch but then quickly went downhill. The relationship between Stella and Adam seemed farfetched and overdone (I'm not a romance fan). Stella grated on my nerves and then infuriated me when her ex comes back into the picture! I lost interest in the rest of the story as it felt thrown together and disjointed. I've enjoyed other books by Kimberly Belle but I don't recommend this one. My thanks to the publisher for providing a review copy via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

This book was SO good!  It was a total page-turner that I couldn't put down.

Stella Knox has finally found the love of her life.  Adam is a nice, normal guy and so different from her ex.  They're on a dream vacation around Europe, and things couldn't be more perfect until Paris.  An explosion rattles the city square, and Adam goes missing.  He may be injured or dead.  As the police start to investigate, Stella finds out Adam has actually been on their radar for a while.  He's been dealing rare and stolen antiquities.  He has some criminal clients who are currently not happy with him.  Was he the intended target of the explosion?  Stella is determined to stay in Paris until she finds out the truth.  But it seems like someone is trying to stop her.  Is there anyone she can trust to help?

I totally devoured this well-written, fast-paced, twisty thriller. The plot was extremely engrossing, and I loved the blood antiquities angle.  It made for a very interesting read.  There's tons of action filled suspense.  If you're looking for a totally bingeable thriller that will transport you to Europe, look no further.  I highly recommend this one!

Adam and Stella have been traveling all over Europe, blissfully still in love after four years, but then a bomb goes off and Adam goes missing. Stella is panicked and desperate in her search for him and it becomes apparent, Adam wasn’t just the nice, normal guy she thought she married. However, Stella has secrets of her own, too.

As Stella digs deeper into Adam’s past, it’s not clear who she can trust. There are those who think she was involved with Adam’s business, and that she knows more than she’s letting on putting her in danger, as well.

The Paris Widow was an engrossing, action-packed mystery unfolding all over Paris, and parts of Europe, a glamorous backdrop to exciting story! I felt like a lot of the revelations were easy to spot, but the story was still a fun page-turner! A perfect thriller to sink into this summer!

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this book!
I expected more from this book to be honest. It took me a while to get through, and while I was interested in the plot I found myself not really caring to finish it.
I did really enjoy the ending though and I like how it all came together in the end.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC! My heart is still racing from this book. Stella and Adam are on a three-week European vacation. While in Paris, Adam is a victim of a horrific accident. As Stella tries to put the pieces together of what happened to Adam, she finds herself caught up in a dangerous world built on deceit, lies, and murder.