Wow!!! I couldn’t pry myself away from my kindle and read in one sitting. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this ARC!

I COULD NOT put this book down. I love Sarina Bowen and boy did she deliver! I only wish The Five Year Lie was as steamy as her other books, but I guess the plot made up for that. There were so many twists and turns that I was second guessing who the bad guy was every other chapter. And of course, it wouldn't be complete without a happily ever after. I would read more romance thriller if Sarina Bowen wrote it.

Spicy-hot romantic thriller about a gal dealing with the return of a “dead” ex and all the lies that unravel around them. I am usually more of a psychological, thriller, kind of lady, and this was my first time with this author, but I loved it. Five stars and I will be hitting up her back catalog!

Sarina did a great job at writing this thriller. I enjoyed this side of her. This book sucked me in. There was so much going on and little breadcrumbs dropped throughout the book I was completely invested like Ariel. I did not know who to trust because everyone seemed slimy. The further in, it's obvious who's behind it. Boy Sarina sure put the twists in this book and now has me rethinking having all my Ring cameras!

When Ariel Cafferty receives a message from her child's father she is speechless. Drew disappeared from their lives more than four years ago and an obituary was published soon after. Ariel does not know what to think.When a few more clues turn up, Ariel confides in a work colleague and the two go full on Veronica Mars to get to the bottom of the story. The problem is there are some truths that people close to her would do anything to keep
secret, even at the cost of human life.

Together they work against the clock to find out what really happened to Drew. Fun story, more romance then I expected. Great plot!
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A new direction for a favorite rom-com and MM writer. She hits it out the ballpark in this new thriller. What happens when you receive a text from your missing lover and the father of the child he didn’t know about? Ariel goes down the rabbit hole in seeking answers. Will definitely buy for my library and recommend to my library patrons.